Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Busby, Evans, Hazell, Francis, McCulloch, O’Rourke (Leach), Ferguson, Salvage Attendance: 35,557 Ahead of Saturday’s trip to St. Andrews, I’m featuring the game played there on 11th March 1972. Tom Duckworth wrote the following comprehensive match report for a local newspaper: ‘Blues found goals hard to come by against Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
Are plans for a new stadium at Old Oak Scrubbed?
Last week QPR responded to newspaper speculation that the club would be turning its attentions away from a planned new stadium and wider complex at Old Oak. Instead it confirmed it was looking at “…a potential partnership with an athletics club such as Thames Valley Harriers to create a new community stadium” at the Linford Continue reading
From February 1962: Southend United Reserves (2) – QPR Reserves (0)
Football Combination Team: Slack, Baker, Morgan (P), Selkirk, Taylor, Angell, Barber, Cockell, Pattison, Grace, Hobbs Earlier in the season the R’s had beaten Southend 1-0 at Loftus Road. This return reserve match was played at Roots Hall on Wednesday, 7th February 1962. The Southend line-up included former Rangers player, Pat Kerrins at No.6. The following Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Charlton Athletic U23 (2) – Two More for Reece…
U23 Professional Development League Team: Dieng, Barzey (Springer-Downes), Williams (Rowe), Wallen, Arthur, Paul, Crichlow, Morrison, Grego-Cox (Clarke), Eze, Petrasso Sub Not Used: Herdman The visitors were awarded a penalty after something like ten seconds whilst I was still preparing my notes! I was informed that Mr Buonassisi had pointed to the spot seemingly because one Continue reading
QPR (3) – Birmingham City (1) – Another Night to Remember as Rangers Reach Wembley!
Football League Cup Semi-Final (2nd Leg) Team: Springett, Hazell, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Attendance: 24,604 Willesden & Brent Chronicle journalist Sean Kilfeather completed his article in the souvenir match programme with the following: ‘Thus we have arrived at a night which is likely to be historic for the club Continue reading
The 1904 Cartoon of QPR Club Secretary John Bowman
Ernest Batchelor of 84, Chaplin Road, Willesden, was awarded one guinea for winning a weekly newspaper competition in 1904. The announcement was made in the Athletic News on 11th April 1904: Last week’s competition, which brought a shoal of drawings, has resulted in the prize of one guinea being awarded to: Ernest Batchelor, 84, Chaplin Continue reading
QPR (1) – Burton Albion (2) – ‘Easy to Dig Out the Players, but for me, Ollie Cost us the Game’
Team: Smithies, Bidwell (Mackie), Onuoha, Lynch, Furlong, Hall (Washington), Wszolek, Doughty (Manning), Luongo, LuaLua, Sylla Subs Not Used: Ingram, Perch, Shodipo, Eze Attendance: 12,116 (including 212 Burton fans) Sylla’s attitude stunk on Saturday. No movement, zilch hold-up play and when he won any headers they went straight to the opposition! How can he go from Continue reading
Was this a Foul on Arthur Longbottom? Or was it just an Accident?
I managed to pick up a couple of loose pages a while ago that had been extracted from a 1950’s football book, titled: ‘A Foul, Mr Howell? Or, is this just an Accident? The caption reads: ‘Should Mr Denis Howell, the referee, give a free kick against Sam Burton, the Swindon Town goalkeeper? Arthur Longbottom, Continue reading
QPR (1) – Fulham (1) – First Senior Goal for Ryan Manning & Alex Smithies saves another Penalty
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Onuoha, Lynch, Furlong, Hall (Perch), Manning, Luongo, Wszolek, Mackie (LuaLua), Sylla (Washington) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Doughty, Shodipo, Ngbakoto Attendance: 17,025 (including 2,814 away fans) Chris Martin atoned for a saved penalty to rescue a point for Fulham in their West London derby at QPR. Derby loanee Martin had been denied from Continue reading
The 1967 Lawrence Sports Advert Featuring a QPR Team Group
What turned into a bit of a series (honest!), so far I’ve included a 1980’s Hoover advert featuring Alan McDonald, and then there was Phil Parkes’ endorsement of Cossack Hairspray. Also Dave Thomas and Don Givens were used in a campaign by Gola in the 70’s. This latest one, which appeared in September 1967 for Continue reading