U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: White, Drewe, Domi, Remy, Carlyle, Gubbins, Williams-Lowe, Dalipi, Kendall, Frailing, De Silva Sub Not Used: Cooper My mate Simon Staal had flown in from Sweden earlier that morning and I met up with him at Hounslow East Station. On a very warm morning at Heston, the R’s starting line-up Continue reading
Norwich City (1) – QPR (2) – A Rare Win for the R’s at Carrow Road in 1957
Team: Springett, Woods, Ingham, Petchey, Rutter, Andrews, Hellawell, Longbottom, Peacock, Cameron, Kerrins Attendance: 11,722 Rangers travelled to Carrow Road on 12th January 1957 and recorded a rare away victory. The following match report appeared later that day in the ‘Eastern Football News’ (The Pink Un): ‘Norwich City’s long run without victory continues. Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
Crystal Palace U18 (1) – QPR U18 (2)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cooper, Drewe, Domi, Remy, Mahorn, McLean, Raymond-Callender, Dalipi, Frailing, Antwi, Grant, Sub Not Used: White I met up with Alan Barnes at London Bridge and we set off to Lower Sydenham Station. Alan and ChrisPTenner had made the same journey a week previously, but the match was abandoned after Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Birmingham City U23 (4)
Team: Bowman, Drewe, Gubbins, Wells, Phillips, Carlyle, Tilt, Bettache, Walker, Mesias, Brooks. Sub Not Used: White The visitors launched the ball into the box after being awarded a free kick just inside the R’s half. This resulted in Myles Bowman finger-tipping Isaac Vassell’s powerful shot superbly away for a corner. Under pressure, he then did Continue reading
From 1947: QPR FC to issue £30,000 Shares – Double-Decker Stand Planned
The following article appeared in the Kensington Post on 23rd August 1947. ‘At the sixth annual general meeting of Queen’s Park Rangers Supporters’ Club held at Hammersmith Town Hall on Monday evening, Mr Hittinger, the chairman of QPR directors, revealed that some £30,000 worth of shares may be issued to the public this autumn. Shares Continue reading
Bolton Wanderers U23 (2) – QPR U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Bowman, Felix, Domi, Bettache, Carlyle, Gubbins, Tilt, Douglas, Walker, Mesias, Bansal-McNulty. Sub Not Used: White This was a good entertaining encounter played at high tempo. The home side just edged victory 2-1, but the R’s did indeed play well in defeat. In the first-half Bolton had the majority of the Continue reading
They must realise that it is Football a Crowd pays to see’ – QPR fan, F. E. Perry
That could well have been written recently! The following letter was written by F. E. Perry and appeared in the Kensington Post on 23rd August 1935: ‘Sir, it was with feelings of uneasiness I left Loftus Road on Saturday, after having watched Queen’s Park Rangers first trial game of the season. To say I was Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Crewe Alexandra U18 (0)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cooper, Drewe, Pitblado, Remy, McLean, Carlyle, Raymond-Callender, Douglas, Kendall, Conte, Grant. Sub Not Used: Middlehurst Jake Frailing had picked up an injury two weeks previously in the 1-0 defeat at Ipswich, but he had made it to the bench. Aaron Drewe captained the side. In very blustery conditions on Continue reading
QPR’s 1900 FA Cup Replay against Watford
Team: Clutterbuck, Bellingham, McConnell, Newlands, Hitch, Skinner, Gray, Newbigging, Goldie, Humphrey, Foxhall. Attendance: 2,000 Following the 1-1 draw at Cassio Road four days earlier, the replay was played on a Wednesday afternoon, which might be one of the reasons for the low attendance, along with the weather conditions? A match report appeared in the Sporting Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Hull City U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Felix, Domi, Wells, Carlyle, Gubbins, Tilt, Bettache, Walker, Mesias, Bansal-McNulty Subs Not Used: Bowman, Kefalas Genovesi, Platt Lewis Walker captained the Rangers side and at left-back was 18-year-old Franklin Domi. I later learned that he had been signed up until the summer after previously being with Enfield Borough. The Continue reading