U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Barnes, Drewe, Domi, Duncan, Craig (trialist), Gubbins, Shodipo, Duke-McKenna, Kendall, Bansal-McNulty, Dalling Subs Not Used: Dickinson, Frailing, Remy I met up with Alan Barnes at London Bridge Station and we soon bumped into Ray Marno and ChrisPTenner on the platform before taking the short journey to Lower Sydenham Station. Continue reading
Charlton Athletic U18 (3) – QPR U18 (2)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, McLean, Paiva, Mahorn, Orafu, Harrack, Mema, Aoraha, Kargbo, Gordon, Griffiths. I met up with Alan Barnes at Charing Cross Station before heading off to New Eltham. The Sparrows Lane training ground was about a ten minute walk from the Station. Charlton had only lost one league game all Continue reading
Rest in peace Chris Barker 1980 – 2020
We are deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Chris Barker at the age of 39. Chris was a full back who had a long career at a number of clubs. He joined Queen’s Park Rangers on a free transfer from Cardiff City in June 2007. He made 26 appearances in Continue reading
QPR Juniors (2) – Chelsea Juniors (1) – The Match which Proclaimed Rangers as the South East Counties League Champions
On 2nd May 1964 West Ham took on Preston North End in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. Whilst at Loftus Road at 10.30 that morning the Rangers Juniors faced Chelsea in a South East Counties League title decider. A match report titled: ‘The Kings are dead! Long live the Kings’ appeared in the Hammersmith Continue reading
Mansfield Town U18 (3) – QPR U18 (1) aet
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Little, McLean, Paiva, Kalathias, Mahorn, Harrack, Griffiths, Jude-Boyd, Kargbo, Aoraha, Mema Sub Not Used: Middlehurst Attendance: 247 Twice postponed, the FA Youth Cup tie at the One Call Stadium finally took place last Monday night. The programmes were very limited and not surprisingly they sold out very quickly. Mansfield Continue reading
‘The Rangers strongly objecting to this Injustice refrained from Lining Up’ – QPR’s 3-5 Defeat at Chatham in 1899
Team: Clutterbuck, Knowles, McConnell, Crawford, Hitch, Keech, Turnbull, Haywood, White, Evans, Cowie Attendance: 3,000 QPR had won 7-1 at Wandsworth on 28th October 1899 in an FA Cup qualifying round. Two weeks later Rangers travelled to Chatham in a Southern League encounter. The following match report later appeared in the local press: ‘The Rangers certainly Continue reading
QPR Secretary Ron Phillips responds to Bill Hodge’s 1976 Letter in the Local Gazette
Earlier this month I published Bill Hodge’s 1976 letter to the local Gazette, titled: ‘Rangers – Don’t let Greed Ruin your chances of being a Great Club’. This prompted the following response on 1st April from Club Secretary, Ron Phillips: ‘I hope you will allow Queen’s Park Rangers to reply to the letter recently published Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Colchester United U23 (0)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Barnes, Williams-Lowe, Domi, Smith (M), Rowan, Carlyle, Shodipo, Wells (B), Mlakar, Chair, Dalling Subs Not Used: Brzozowski, Duncan Ilias Chair captained an R’s side that included Dillon Barnes and Jan Mlakar. Into the game and although Mr O’Donnell awarded a free kick he didn’t book the culprit who had elbowed Continue reading
‘Rangers – Don’t let Greed Ruin your chances of being a Great Club’
QPR topped the First Division table in March 1976. Bill Hodge of Stanleycroft Close in Isleworth raised a number of issues, which he put together in a letter that month to the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette: ‘I have been a loyal supporter of Queen’s Park Rangers for more than 35 years, and have stood Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Watford U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Williams-Lowe, Domi, B. Wells, Gubbins, Carlyle, Shodipo, Bansal-McNulty, Walker, Frailing, Dalling Subs Not Used: Little, Duke-McKenna On a very wet afternoon at Harlington, Amrit Bansal-McNulty captained the Rangers side and noted on the bench for the visitors was former R’s goalkeeper, Harvey White. Mr Skipper waved play-on after an Continue reading