My thanks to Dougie Gray for alerting me to this amazing story on Facebook. The article had appeared in the Acton Gazette on 11th July 1958: ‘A little grey-haired woman of 73, who survived the Titanic disaster, this week broke a 46-year silence when she spoke to me about the night 1,500 people perished in Continue reading
Wealdstone (6) – QPR Development Squad (2)
Pre-Season Friendly – July 29, 2025 Team: Salamon, trialist, Friel, McCann, Balogun, trialist, Petrie, Dixon-Bonner, trialist, Pearman, Coomes Used Subs: Cuthbert, Neziri, Scarlett, Boddy, Dillon Sub Not Used: Halliday Attendance: 615 The kick-off was originally set for 7.45, but this was changed to 7.30 a couple of days before the match. Wealdstone, who included former Continue reading
In Memory of Gordon Jago MBE
Gordon Jago was born on 22nd October 1932 in Poplar, East London. After playing for non-league Dulwich Hamlet, Gordon then moved to Charlton Athletic in 1954. He coached Fulham at the end of his playing days before managing Eastbourne United. In 1967, Gordon then began what was to be his long association with coaching/managing in Continue reading
Hanwell Town (3) – QPR Development Squad (2)
Pre-Season Friendly Team: Warren, Friel, trialist, Cuthbert, McCann, Dyke, Neziri, Dixon-Bonner, trialist, Talla, Coomes Subs: Halliday, Adjetey-Brew, Balogun, Aoraha, trialist, Boddy, Scarlett Attendance: 372 In goal for the Geordies was 37-year-old Sam Beasant, son of Dave Beasant. Eighteen-year-old Charlie Warren was the Rangers keeper, and the outfield players included Elijah Dixon-Bonner plus two trialists. Meanwhile Continue reading
Winchester City (2) – QPR Development Squad (2)
Pre-Season Friendly First-Half: Halliday, Putman, Wilkie, McCann, Leahy, Aoraha, trialist, Kennedy, trialist, O’Brien, trialist Second-Half: Halliday, Adjetey-Brew, Cuthbert, McDowell, Friel, trialist, Dyke, Neziri, trialist, Talla, Coomes At one point I didn’t think we would make it to the Charters Community Stadium as signal failure at Waterloo Station was causing chaos! The Stadium was developed last Continue reading
QPR (1) – Brentford (0) – ‘He Banged it into the Net after Williams had Made an Ineffective Effort to Save’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Lintott, McLean, Downing, Pentland, Cannon, Walker, Gittins, Barnes Attendance: 10,000 On 7th March 1908, Rangers’ opponents at Park Royal were Brentford. The following match report appeared in the Middlesex Chronicle a week later: ‘The meeting of these clubs at Park Royal in the Southern League on Saturday Continue reading
Chelmsford City (0) – QPR Development Squad (2)
Pre-Season Friendly First-Half: Halliday, Friel, Balogun, Wilkie, Adjetey-Brew, Kennedy, Dyke, O’Brien, Vaughan, Talla, Petrie Second-Half: Halliday, Trialist, Cuthbert, McDowell, Leahy, Trialist, Neill, Sanyaolu, Neziri, Trialist, Coomes Attendance: 575 Chelmsford moved to the Melbourne Stadium in 2006. There is small, old stand behind one of the goals and at the other end there is an uncovered Continue reading
Happy Memories of QPR’ by Alderman W. H. Church – ’On Special Occasions We Hired Motor Coaches & Horse Driven Vehicles’
QPR Development Squad (3) – Oxford City (2)
Pre-Season Friendly First-Half: Halliday, Trialist A, Balogun, McDowell, Leahy, Petrie, Trialist B, Aoraha, Talla, Coomes. Trialist C Subs: Cuthbert, Tarbotton, Sanyaolu Second-Half: Halliday, Friel, Wilkie, Cuthbert, Adjetey-Brew, Sanyaolu, Dyke, Tuck, Vaughan, O’Brien, Kennedy Sub: Neill On a hot evening at the TSG Training Centre, the Development Squad took on National League North side, Oxford City. Continue reading
QPR (4) – Hanwell (2) – ‘And Five Minutes before the Close McDonald Scored the Fourth & Last Goal’
West London Challenge Cup Semi-Final Team: Peters, Saunders, Worden, Spurr, Ridout, McKenzie, Druitt, Stroud, Morris, McDonald, Teagle Attendance: 400 In 1890, and not to be confused with the West London Observer Cup that was underway around the same time, eight teams were competing in the West London Challenge Cup. On 6th December, Rangers were set Continue reading