My 22nd Independent R’s badge is now available and it features the iconic No.10 shirt. Limited to just 80, they are priced at £3.00 each and £200.00 will be presented to the ‘QPR No.10 Foundation’. I also have a few of some of my previous badges. I’m always happy to do mail order and for Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Bolton Wanderers U18 (4)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, McLean, Mongwele, Aoraha, Mahorn, Fahmy, De Silva, Jude-Boyd, Kargbo, Babajide, Oguntayo (All three subs were used) The Whites starting line-up included the likes of; Callum King-Harmes, Joe White, Sonny Graham and De ‘Marlio Brown-Sterling, who had all tasted League One action earlier in the season. The first real Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Sheffield Wednesday U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Dickinson, Drewe, Woollard-Innocent, Bettache, Carlyle, Gubbins, Alfa, Duncan, Walker, Bansal-McNulty, Dalling. Sub Not Used: Middlehurst The visitors came into this match at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium after a 4-1 win over Colchester United. An early opportunity fell to the R’s after Deshane Dalling had worked his way down the Continue reading
1st March 1975: QPR (2) – Luton Town (1) – ‘Rogers leaves Luton Reeling’
Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Masson, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Busby, Beck, Bowles, Givens. Sub: Rogers Attendance: 19,583 Luton Town return to Loftus Road on Saturday after an absence of twelve years. Rangers defeated the Hatters 2-1 at Loftus Road on 1st March 1975 and Dennis Signy wrote the following match report: ‘Substitute Don Rogers, the butt Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Leeds United U18 (1)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cooper, McLean, Mongwele, Conte, Mahorn, Fahmy, De Silva, Jude-Boyd, Eze, Aoraha, Mema Sub Not Used: Middlehurst Apparently the match was switched from Heston to Harlington because of a problem affecting the hot water in the changing rooms. Chimaechi Eze went close to giving the R’s the lead in the Continue reading
In Memory of Mike Ferguson
Sadly recent news via various QPR websites has revealed that Mike Ferguson, Accrington Stanley, Blackburn, Aston Villa and QPR winger has passed away. Mike played 77 games for the R’s and scored 3 goals. He was mainly a traditional left-wing player from the old school who liked to hug the touchline. He was very talented Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Brentford B (4)
Team: Barnes, Kakay, Wallace, Wells, Masterson, Kefalas, trialist, Frailing, Walker, Kendall, trialist Sub Not Used: Dickinson Last week the U23’s were up against a Brentford B side in a friendly match at Harlington. Lee Wallace made his long-awaited debut, Conor Masterson captained the side, Dillon Barnes was in goal, whilst Charley Kendall was at No.10. Continue reading
England (0) – Young England (5) – ‘Marsh Stuns England’
England: Peter Springett (QPR), George Cohen (Fulham), Keith Newton (Blackburn Rovers), Martin Peters (West Ham), Brian Labone (Everton), Bobby Moore (West Ham), Mike Summerbee (Manchester City), Roger Hunt (Liverpool), Johnny Byrne (Crystal Palace), Geoff Hurst (West Ham), Alan Ball (Everton). Young England: Jim Montgomery (Sunderland), John Charles (West Ham), Bobby Thomson (Wolves), Colin Harvey (Everton), Continue reading
QPR U23 (4) – Sheffield United U23 (3)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Dickinson, Kakay, Domi, Bettache, Kefalas, Gubbins, Duke-McKenna, Duncan, Oteh, Bansal-McNulty, Alfa. Sub Not Used: Middlehurst On a Bank Holiday Monday afternoon at Harlington, the temperature hovered around the 32-degree mark. Themis Kefalas captained the side and it was good to see the return of Osman Kakay after five months. Nineteen-year-old Continue reading
QPR’s 3-2 Win over Portsmouth in 1907 – ‘Really the Football was excellent, full of life & change & a credit to the Southern League’
Team: Shaw, White, Fidler, Mitchell, McLean, Lintott, Pentland, Skilton, Walker, Gittens, Barnes The new Park Royal Stadium hadn’t been completed so Rangers were still playing at the Agricultural Showground half a mile away. On 19th October 1907 they took on Portsmouth. The following article was written by Titybus (honest!) and appeared two days later in Continue reading