This is part two of the local Gazette & Post’s, ‘This is your Street’ series, which appeared on 28th February 1958: ‘Thirty years ago, there was a pond and a row of cottages on the corner of Askew Road and Goldhawk Road. Now, in place of the pond, is a small garden, and instead of the cottages is the Seven Stars Garage. But Continue reading
QPR (1) – Millwall (0) – ‘After 20 Minutes Play the Home Team Scored through Gregory’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Nicholls, Ovens, Pullen, Broster, Mitchell, Whyman, Thompson, Birch, Miller, Gregory, Ives Attendance: 12,000 On 21st March 1914, Rangers took on Millwall at Park Royal. The following match report appeared six days later: ‘Whenever Millwall and Queen’s Park Rangers have met on a dry ground, the game has been keen and Continue reading
From 1958 – ‘This is your Street – Askew Road, W12’ – Part One
As part of their, ‘This is your Street’ series, the local Gazette & Post featured Askew Road, W12, on 28th February 1958: ‘One hundred years ago Askew Road was the centre of a newly formed suburb of Starch Green. At the northern end was Uxbridge Road and at the south was Gaggle Goose Green. The Continue reading
QPR (2) – Fulham (0) – ‘Bevan made a Magnificent effort getting past about 4 Players & Scored whilst…’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Howes, Archer, Newlands, Bowman, Hitch, Edwards, Cross (W), Ronaldson, Skilton, Bevan, Stewart Attendance: 14,000 On 14th December 1904, Fulham travelled to Park Royal in a Southern League match. The following report appeared in the Fulham Chronicle six days later: ‘There are no keener rivals in the Southern League than Queen’s Continue reading
QPR FC Women (1) – Luton Town Ladies (0)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Eligon, Barrett, Searle, Younger, Johnson, Owen, Donovan, Albuery, Amerena, Leach, Bell Subs: Crierie, Sampson, Hill, West, Dzyadyk, Carn Following a good pre-season, which included wins over Torquay, Brentford and Lewes, a draw against Hashtag United and with just one defeat, it was a return to the SkyEx Continue reading
QPR U18 (3) – Sheffield United U18 (7)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Osborne, Tang, Moore, Mitchell-Adadom, Sandiford, Ikoroha, McAvoy, Whitehead, Oluwabusola, Trujillo, Oade Subs: Kirk, Edouard-Marisson, Majesty, Wadman, Michaud By the time I had arrived at the TSG Training Centre, the U15’s game against Chelsea had already kicked-off. Elsewhere, the Women’s squad were involved in a training session. The first opportunity Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (4) – Bolton Wanderers U21 (1)
Premier League Cup Team: Warren, Friel, Agbude, Akindileni, Street, Neill, Scarlett, O’Brien, Obikwu, Sutton, Brunson Subs: Taylor, Pullella, Wiles, Kennedy, Wright On a very hot evening at Loftus Road, an enforced change was made in the 7th minute, when Kobe Agbude was helped off and Tom Wiles replaced him. The first opportunity fell to the visitors when a dangerous cross from the right was bravely Continue reading
Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Goldhawk Road, Stamford Brook, London W6
The following article appeared in the Acton Gazette on 5th September 1930: ‘Although the foundation-stone of the isolation block, the first section of the new Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Hammersmith, which contains only wards for patients suffering from puerperal fever, was laid by Princess Marie Louise as recently as November 4 last, the first patients are Continue reading
QPR (4) – Reading (1) – ‘And from the Rebound, Ryder Smartly Dashed in & Scored’
Southern Charity Cup Team: Howes, Lyon, Newlands, Yenson, White, Downing, Green, Fletcher, Brewis, Ryder, Blake Attendance: 2,000 On 22nd October 1906, Rangers took on Reading at Park Royal in the 1st round of the Southern Charity Cup. The following match report appeared in the Reading Observer three days later: ‘It must have been a sore Continue reading
AFC Wimbledon (2) – QPR (3)
Pre-Season Friendly Team: Ward, Mbengue, Morrison, Edwards, Esquerdinha, Varane, Vale, Saito, Poku, Burrell, Kone Subs Not Used: Salamon, Putman, Akindileni, Ikoroha, Sutton Attendance: 4,249 (1,365+ R’s fans) Following the 7-0 win at Bromley the night before, Julien Stephan, not surprisingly, fielded a completely different starting X1. With R’s fans still taking their seats, Rumarn Burrell had the ball in the net, but it was Continue reading