Fulham (2) – QPR (2) – ‘Danger from Flying Bombs – Spotters shall be Stationed to give Warning of imminent Danger…’ 

Football League South  Team: Brown, Rose, Abel, Smith, Ridyard, Mallett, Jones, Sibley, Heathcote, Fitzgerald, Burley  Attendance: 8,000  On 9th September 1944, QPR travelled to Craven Cottage. Included in the Rangers line-up were two guest players. Jones at No.7 was a West Brom player and Sibley at No.8 was attached to Southend United.  Ben Burley has Continue reading


Peterborough United Reserves (1) – QPR Reserves (1) 

Football Combination  Team: Spence, Woods, Newcombe, Cockell, Jones (A), Walker, Barber, Bottoms, Razzell, Collins, Bateson  Attendance: 6,754  On Monday, 22nd August 1960, the Rangers reserves travelled to London Road to take on Peterborough United.  This is from the ‘Club Chatter’ section of the match programme:  ‘Tonight, we play our first ever Football Combination home match Continue reading


QPR Development Squad – Premier League Cup Winners after a 3-1 Win Over Brentford 

Premier League Cup Final  Team: Salamon, Putman, Da Silva, McDowell, Wilkie, Tuck, Dillon, Morgan, Bennie, Murphy, Sutton  Subs: Halliday, McCann, Petrie, O’Brien, Vaughan  After disposing of Burnley in the semi-final, Paul Furlong’s side then faced Brentford at Loftus Road.  With many fans still taking their seats, the first shot of the evening was provided by Continue reading


QPR (2) – New Brompton (1) – ‘Unpleasant Game at Park Royal’ 

Southern League Division One  Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Mitchell, Lintott, Downing, Rogers, Cannon, MacDonald, Drake, Barnes  Attendance:  2,000  On 26th October 1908, Rangers took on New Brompton at Park Royal. The following report appeared four days later in the: ‘St. Pancras Guardian & Camden & Kentish Town Reporter’  ‘The meeting of New Brompton and the Rangers Continue reading


QPR Development Squad (2) – Burnley U21 (0) 

QPR Development Squad (2) – Burnley U21 (0)  Premier League Cup Semi-Final  Team: Shepperd, Putman, Da Silva, McDowell, Wilkie, Tuck, Bennie, Morgan, Kolli, Murphy, Sutton  Subs: Halliday, Leahy, Dillon, Petrie, O’Brien  After knocking out West Brom in the previous round, Rangers then faced Burnley in the semi-final at Loftus Road.  Ninety seconds or so in Continue reading


QPR Development Squad (1) – Brentford U21 (5) 

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Halliday, Leahy, Da Silva, Manufor, McDowell, Talla, Petrie, Neill, Vaughan, O’Brien, Sanyaolu  Subs: Clark, Balogun, Coomes, Neziri, trialist  On a very warm afternoon at the TSG Training Centre, the team sheet revealed that the strong Brentford starting line-up included the likes of £10m signing Gustavo Nunes, South Korean international Continue reading


QPR U18 (2) – Barnsley U18 (2) – And on the Adjacent Pitch it was a 2-1 Win for the Development Squad over Cardiff City

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Fittall, Friel, Majesty, Street, Cuthbert, Tarbotton, Neziri, Neill, Sanyaolu, trialist, Strachan Subs: Radojevic, Keita-Turay, Hamid, Ikoroha, Moore Most of the regulars had decided to watch the Development Squad take on Cardiff City, whilst Chris Hewitt and I opted for the U18’s game on the adjacent pitch. In the opening Continue reading


Norwich City Women (3) – QPR FC Women (0) 

FA Women’s National Leaue One (South-East)  Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, Hill, Stanley, D’Santos, Dzyadyk  Subs: Hennessy, Owen, Makowska, Munro, Leach  Attendance: 3,160  Good to bump into Philip Cross pre-match, who had made his way over from Dungannon in Northern Ireland.  The hosts created their first attempt at goal six minutes into Continue reading


QPR U18 (0) – Cardiff City U18 (7) 

U18 Professional Development League 2  Team: Taylor, Skeete, Majesty, Street, Cuthbert, Tarbotton, Scarlett, trialist, Sanyaolu, Brunson, Neziri  Subs: Fittall, Sandiford, Boddy, Edouard-Marisson  On an overcast, blustery afternoon at the TSG Elite Training Centre it was the hosts who provided the first attempt on goal. The Rangers trialist’s strike from over 20-yards was parried behind by Continue reading