Team: Hucker, Fenwick, Gillard, Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Currie, Flanagan, Allen, Stainrod, Gregory Sub: Micklewhite (for Waddock) Attendance: 10,467 Ahead of QPR’s first FA Cup Final appearance, on 15th May 1982, the R’s took on Cambridge United at Loftus Road in their final league game of the season. The following match report later appeared in the Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (4) – Charlton Athletic U21 (0)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Lee (t), Leahy, Hawkins, Drewe, Tuck, Pedder, Morgan (t), Jeche, Murphy, Bala Subs: Loades, Putman, Sackey, Ajose, Namputu On a very breezy Friday afternoon at Heston, the home side were ahead within four minutes. Harry Murphy’s strike from just outside the box, dipped before entering the net. Then, Continue reading
QPR FC Women (4) – Ashford Town (Middlesex) Women (4)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Hennessy, Searle, Blodgett, Lewin, Owen, Harris, Hill, Cohen, Stanley, McCrea On an overcast Sunday afternoon at the Powerday Stadium it was good to see Swedish ‘R’, Niklas Molin join the regulars. The visitors opened the scoring in the 15th minute after the Ashford No.9 had squared Continue reading
The Old Ship, 25 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6
For Bill Burnett’s latest excursion to West London, I suggested a meet-up in ‘The Old Ship’. Situated very close to the river in Hammersmith, there are a limited number of outdoor tables. Once inside, I took note of the following: ‘The Old Ship, circa 1678 – originally the pub faced inwards away from the river. Continue reading
Actonians Ladies (4) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Hennessy, McCrea, Carolan, Blodgett, Lewin, Cohen, Harris, Webster, Ward-Chambers, Nygaard-Parsons On a Tuesday evening in monsoon conditions at the Bedfont Sports Club, it was the home side who went close to taking the lead when the Actonians No.9 shot into the side-netting. They then fashioned another Continue reading
QPR (1) – Arsenal (0) – ‘The Goal was very much the Highlight of the Match’
Team: Hucker, Chivers, Dawes, Waddock, James, Fenwick, McDonald, Fillery, Bannister, Byrne, Allen Sub: Gregory Attendance: 20,189 On 20th April 1985, Arsenal were the visitors to Loftus Road. Nick Pitt later filed the following match report: ‘A generally miserable match on a miserable afternoon was saved by those Rangers players who at least tried to string Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Birmingham City U18 (8)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Houston, Lee, Ward, Street, Park, Sutton, Coomes, Neill, Fuller, Tarbotton, West Subs: Hammond-Ayres, Hassan, Sanyaolu, Strachan, Kennedy When the team sheets arrived there were seven names that I didn’t recognise. It turned out that they were in fact all trialists. On a warm afternoon (around 20-degrees Fahrenheit) at the Continue reading
Norwich City Women (2) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Curr, Searle, Owen, Blodgett, Lewin, Cohen, Hill, Stanley, Ward-Chambers, Petit Subs: McCrea, Carolan, Hennessy, Nygaard-Parsons, Webster Attendance: 5,941 On an overcast afternoon at Carrow Road, the sun eventually broke through. Emily Hill provided the first attempt at goal, but the Rangers No.8’s shot from 20 yards Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Barnsley U18 (0)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Conway (t), Putman, Moutawafiq (t), Keita-Turay, Fletcher (t), Morgan (t), Hassan, Hamid, Strachan, Neziri, Coomes Subs: Fittall, Radojevic, Sanyaolu, Kennedy, Neill At a very blustery TSG Training Centre, the team sheet revealed the welcome return of Lorenzo Strachan after a long lay-off, plus the inclusion of four trialists. The Continue reading
Saying Goodbye to Stan…
The funeral of Stan Bowles was held at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Collyhurst, Manchester on Friday 22nd March, There were a number of ex-players there including; Gerry Francis, Phil Parkes, Don Shanks, Tony Currie, Dave Webb, Andy Sinton and Chris Kamara. A large gathering of QPR supporters were also amongst the congregation and there Continue reading