Team: Cooper, Drewe, Woollard-Innocent, Orafu, Gubbins, Carlyle, Raymond-Callendar, Remy, Kendall, Frailing, Brooks As this friendly match got underway, Rangers played a good passing game with some nice inter-play down the left-wing between Kai Woollard-Innocent and Marcus Brooks. It was no surprise when the R’s took the lead after 16 minutes. Shiloh Remy looked up, picked Continue reading
AFC Wimbledon (0) – QPR (1)
Team: Ingram, Furlong, Bidwell, Leistner, Lynch, Scowen, Manning, Freeman, Eze, Washington, Smith Subs Not Used: Dieng, Genovesi, Phillips, Oteh, Hamalainen, Williams, Tilt, Felix The first person I bumped into en route was Micky Fitz at Waterloo Station. The walk from Norbiton Station took about 15 minutes. The scene outside the stadium resembled a typical hot Continue reading
Ernie Beecham: ‘Smashed by Soccer’
Ernie was born in Hertford on 23rd July 1906 and attended Cowper School. He joined Fulham in 1925. The following article appeared in the ‘Daily Mirror’ on 6th December 1938: ‘They called him the “boy wonder.” At nineteen he was on top of the football world, acclaimed as one of England’s greatest goalkeepers. Yesterday he Continue reading
Hayes & Yeading United (1) – QPR U23 (0
Team: Dieng, Felix, Genovesi, Bettache, Wells, Fox, Platt, Bansal-McNulty, Mesias, Lewis-Eshun, Dalling Attendance: 165 With 23 players being used at Harlington for the behind closed doors friendly against Charlton, Paul Hall named a young side to take on Hayes & Yeading at the SkyEx Stadium. Charlie Fox was appointed captain, whilst Scott Donnelly led the Continue reading
Drama in Shepherd’s Bush when a Runaway Horse Bolted towards Askew Road
The following article appeared in the Dundee Evening Telegraph on 14th March 1930: ‘Using a commandeered motor car, P.C. Leslie B Warren, of the Metropolitan Police, chased and stopped a runaway horse at Shepherd’s Bush. The horse, which was attached to a dairy van, bolted while in Cobbold Road and made off towards Askew Road. Continue reading
Hammersmith Athletic & Chiswick (1) – QPR (0)
Team: Hunt, Tyler, Hughes (F), Walburn, Keeps, McKenzie, Davies, Hughes (R), Smith, Ward, Wallington Attendance: 850 On 13th February 1897, Rangers took on Hammersmith Athletic & Chiswick in a London League (Division 2) fixture. The following match report later appeared in the West London Observer: ‘A wet morning gave place to a dull and showery Continue reading
In Memory of Stan Anderson
Stan Anderson sadly passed away earlier this month on 10th June, aged 85. His playing league career commenced at Sunderland where he went on to make over 400 appearances. Stan then moved to Newcastle in 1963 and two years later he signed for Middlesbrough, where he was to also manage. Stan’s association with the R’s Continue reading
Spotlight on Alan McDonald – (In Memory of a QPR Legend)
QPR and Northern Ireland legend Alan McDonald sadly passed away on this day in 2012. And as a way to commemorate him I’ve reproduced the following 1989 interview, which I think, appeared in ‘Shoot’ magazine: Q: First of all, Alan, why have you decided to stay at Loftus Road? AM: Basically because Trevor Francis has Continue reading
Reg Leafe, the Referee who was replaced ahead of the 1958 QPR v Stockport County Match
The following article appeared in the Newcastle Journal on 29th September 1958: ‘Mr Reg Leafe, who was to referee the Queen’s Park Rangers – Stockport County match tonight, is to be replaced. The Football League Management Committee decided this last night. Their decision followed a visit by Mr George Hurley, the Rangers’ secretary, to the Continue reading
E. H. Lintott: QPR’s first full England International
Rangers signed Evelyn Lintott from Plymouth Argyle in 1907 and he made his debut later that year against New Brompton on 7th September. On 7th December, Lintott’s international career began as an amateur against Ireland and he went on to gain a total of five caps. He made his full international debut, also against Ireland, Continue reading