The following article was written by Clifford Webb and appeared in the Daily Herald on 7th December 1946: ‘A supporter of Queen’s Park Rangers has staved off the threatened transfer of Joe Mallett, one of the club’s most consistent forwards, by coming along with the offer of – a three-bedroomed flat! Mallett, married and with Continue reading
QPR Women (0) – Billericay Town Women (3)
Women’s FA Cup – 2nd Round Team: Francis-Pownall, Petit, Searle, Jordinson, Grieve, Lewin, Pope, Hennessy, Curr, Moore, Hall On a bright but very cold afternoon at the Powerday Stadium,it was the visitors who provided the first attack, which resulted in their effort hitting the side-netting. This was soon followed by a shot that narrowly evaded Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Oldham Athletic U18 (1)
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Cant, Anthony, Bagan, Hamid, Harrack, Hawkins, Bala, Cotter, Danso, Murphy, Dougui Subs Not Used: Salamon, Luzinda, Brown, Sackey, Sacopon. (Also listed on the team sheet was Omar Eisa) The Latics had reached the 3rd round after their impressive 3-1 victory at Bradford City. Alan Barnes told me that midfielder Continue reading
“Rock ‘n’ Rollers did no Harm” – Manager of the Gaumont Cinema, Shepherd’s Bush in 1956
Formerly the Pavilion, the cinema at 58, Shepherd’s Bush Green reopened in 1955 as the Gaumont. ‘Rock Around the Clock’ was released a year later in the UK. The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 31st August: ‘Reports of near-riots at the Gaumont, Shepherd’s Bush, when ‘Rock Around the Clock’ was shown Continue reading
QPR Women (2) – Enfield Town Ladies (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Petit, Searle (Wardlaw), Lewin, Grieve, Maloney, Pope, Hennessy, Curr (Davies), Moore, Hall On a very cold night at the Powerday Stadium, the R’s met Enfield Town in what was QPR’s first league fixture since the end of September. It was the visitors who provided the Continue reading
In Memory of our Mate, Keith Davies – ‘He will always be there at the Rangers, Part of the Pre-Match Conversation…’
The very sad passing away of top QPR man and great bloke, Keith Davies sadly came as no surprise. With heart, bowel cancer and movement problems, especially over the last 2/3 years, Keith did so well to get to home games with difficulty, up until the 2019/20 season, pre-Covid. I met Keith in 1964. We Continue reading
QPR (1) – Luton Town (0): ‘The Rangers’ Raids chiefly came through the splendid use made by Birch of his Wingers’
Team: Hebden, Pierce, Plunkett, Hirst, Richmond, Pigg, Ford, Birch, Johnson, Middleton, Spottiswood Attendance: 5,198 On 19th September 1925, Rangers took on Luton Town in a Division Three (South) league fixture at Loftus Road. “Crusader’s” match report appeared in the Beds & Herts Pictorial three days later: ‘One might almost repeat exactly the report of the Continue reading
QPR Women (11) – Bromley Ladies (0)
Women’s FA Cup – 1st Round Team: Francis-Pownall, Petit (Maloney), Searle, Carolan, Grieve, Lewin, Pope, Hennessy (Blodgett), Moore, Hall, Curr(Nygaard-Parsons), Subs Not Used: White, Jordinson The R’s had reached the 1st round of the FA Cup after knocking out Caversham United in a preliminary tie last month. 16-year-old Mya Francis-Pownall made a further appearance in Continue reading
QPR Reserves (4) – Arsenal Reserves (4)
The Neville Ovenden Football Combination Team: Stejskal, Finlay, Herrera, Doyle, Witter (Bedrossian), Ready, Bailey, McEnroe, Thompson, Gallen, Meaker Attendance: 600 On Tuesday 2nd February 1993, QPR Reserves took on Arsenal at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the local press: ‘QPR Reserves scored a thrilling 4-4 draw with Arsenal at Loftus Road Continue reading
We Will Remember Them
The following servicemen had at some point in their careers played for Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club, and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Albert Edward Bonass: He joined the R’s in 1939 from Chesterfield. After serving as a reserve police officer, Albert joined the RAF but lost his life when his Stirling Continue reading