U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, Drewe, Pitblado, Carlyle, Mahorn, Frailing, De Silva, Duke-McKenna, Armstrong, Bansal-McNulty, Mema Andy Impey’s young U23’s side opened their league campaign with a home game against Hull City at the KiyanPrince Foundation Stadium. Dillon De Silva supplied the first goalscoring attempt of the afternoon when his beautifully curled- shot Continue reading
In Memory of Paul Shepherd
I first remember Paul from the old Loft days in the 1960’s and sadly, the last time was to be two years ago in St. Mellitus Church for Emily Capell’s gig there as part of the Hanwell Hootie Music Festival. It was at the Cambridge pre-season away game in July that I learned of Paul’s Continue reading
QPR (3) – Coventry City (0) – ‘No Attack City Lucky to Escape so Lightly’
Team: Springett, Woods, Ingham, Petchey, Rutter, Angell, Dawson, Longbottom, Smith (E), Locke, Kerrins Attendance: 9,246 Following a 2-1 win at Walsall the previous Saturday, the R’s took on Coventry City at Loftus Road on 2nd November 1957. This match report appeared in the Coventry Evening Telegraph two days later: ‘For almost 90 minutes Graham Spratt Continue reading
QPR Women (6) – Stevenage FC Women (0)
Team: White, Redhead-Ling (Cutler), Lewin, Grieve (Jordinson), Maloney, Searle, Blodgett, Kumaning, Hennessy (Pope), Hall (Edwards), Curr (Moore) Following their magnificent Capital Cup victory in May, the QPR Women also achieved promotion to the FA Women’s National League and it was confirmed that home games for the 2021/22 season would be played at the Powerday Stadium, Continue reading
‘Friday Night is Rangers Night’ and a Hat-Trick for Brian Bedford against Barnsley
Team: Smith, Brady (P), Nash, Malcolm, Brady (R), Hazell, Morgan (I), Keen, McAdams, Bedford, McLeod Attendance: 3,364 On the 9th December 1964, the R’s lost an FA Cup replay 1-2 at Peterborough. At the time the Club were experimenting with Friday night home games (‘Friday Night is Rangers Night’). So, two days later, on a Continue reading
6th August 2005 at the KC Stadium: “It changed what had been a great Atmosphere”
On 6th August 2005, the R’s travelled to the then KC Stadium, for the opening match of the season. ‘The Times’ reported on the infamous chanting that afternoon from a section of home fans to our left: ‘Adam Pearson, the Hull City chairman, had pledged to conduct a “full and thorough” investigation in conjunction with Continue reading
Hayes & Yeading United (4) – QPR U23 (1)
Team: Parker, Jude-Boyd, Pitblado, Pitts-Eckerson, Mahorn, Iaehen, Mema, Duke-McKenna, Kendall, Bansal-McNulty, Ajose Attendance: 210 Rangers created the first real chance of the match after five minutes following good work by Bansal-McNulty on the right-flank. His pass into the box set up Charley Kendall, but the R’s striker’s effort hit the side netting. QPR continued to Continue reading
QPR’s first ever League Cup Match ended in a 2-2 Draw against Port Vale
Team: Pinner, Woods, Ingham, Carey, Rutter, Cockell, Barber, Lazarus, Bedford, Bottoms, Clark Attendance: 6,600 Rangers travel to East London this Wednesday to take on Leyton Orient in the first round of the Carabao Cup. Apparently, the idea of a ‘League Cup’ came from Stanley Rous and the Football League Secretary at the time, Alan Hardaker, Continue reading
QPR’s 1900 FA Cup Encounter with Millwall. ‘The Home Supporters of course knew nothing about a Postponement until arriving at the Gates’
QPR’s 1899/1900 FA Cup involvement began on 23rdSeptember with a 4-2 home win against London Welsh. Fulham, West Hampstead, the Civil Service and Luton Town were then defeated in the qualifying rounds. A famous victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in round one followed. The Rangers were then drawn against Millwall Athletic in round two. The match Continue reading
‘Drivers Beware: Beware of Animals…And Beware of Queen’s Park Rangers!’
The picture shown below appeared in the weekly football magazine, ‘Soccer Star’ on 7th January 1966: ‘Setting the Third Division alight these days are Queen’s Park Rangers pictured here, enjoying a sprint over the snow topped turf in a well-known nature reserve (or should it be first team?). Leading the rush are Stuart Leary (left) Continue reading