QPR v Barnsley

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2021/22 SEASON 

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v BARNSLEY FC 

SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST, 2021 

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Louisy. “So we started buying skip lorries too.” 

This was quickly followed by another change 

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04 THE GAFFER 

Words from Mark Warburton 

10 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

12 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Stefan Johansen 

21 COLUMNIST 

Sam Taylor has his say 

23 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at Barnsley 

32 FREEZEFRAME 

A classic pic from yesteryear 

35 SPONSOR A PLAYER 

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38 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with Peter Hucker 

44 KEY FIXTURE 

A vital clash from 1981/82 

46 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

48 OTHER USES OF LR 

The ground has seen it all 

52 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

56 MIKE DONOVAN 

A trip down memory lane 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

Stay updated this season 

65 STAT PACK 

Key facts from the Champ 

66 AIDAN MAGEE 

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HOOPS 

The Gaffer 

FIRSTLY, MAY I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO 

MARKUS SCHOPP, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS, AND ALL 

ASSOCIATED WITH BARNSLEY FOOTBALL CLUB. 

A 

fter a tremendous season 

where they reached the playoff 

places, Barnsley have 

continued to move forward with 

Markus taking over and their astute 

recruitment seeing good additions 

made to an already strong squad. 

They’ve started this season with 

a positive away draw and a good 

home victory and there’s no doubt 

that they’ll provide a very strong test 

here today. It’s fair to say that we’ve 

not emerged with credit from our 

recent encounters, both home and 

away, and therefore we’re looking 

forward to meeting the challenge 

and hopefully delivering a strong and 

successful performance. 

These notes are being written prior 

to our visit to Middlesbrough, so I’m 

therefore unable to comment on 

what I hope very much proved to be a 

good journey to the North East. 

However, I’m able to discuss the 

trip to Hull City, where the players 

delivered a strong display to 

secure all three points. In a typical 

Championship fixture, we had long 

periods of dominance, interspersed 

with moments of excellent defending 

and goalline clearances! A positive 

start soon resulted in a good opening 

goal, and it gave us that breathing 

space that comes from knowing the 

opposition have to ‘open up’ and seek 

an equaliser. 

Such is the nature and quality of the 

Championship, Hull had a very strong 

period just after half-time and the 

players, to a man, were called upon to 

win headers, block shots and defend 

our goal with total commitment. They 

did this outstandingly well and whilst 

the goalscorers will always take credit, 

the sight of every QPR player working 

so hard to protect the clean sheet will 

have given everyone a real boost. 

We weathered this storm and soon 

scored two second-half goals that I 

hope will have delighted the almost 

1,000 R’s fans that made the long 

trek north. Again, the sight of the 

players celebrating in front of such 

tremendous away support has 

a hugely beneficial impact and 

heightens the belief within the squad. 

This league, as has been stated so 

many times, is relentlessly demanding 

and will challenge each and every 

player in so many ways. To have any 

chance of success, a team must have 

that mental strength and absolute 

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Results and performances such as that 

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resilience that is absolutely required at 

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There’s much to talk about with the squad 

and staff, and I’ll use my future programme 

notes to highlight aspects of the first team 

that perhaps go unnoticed. However, I 

want to first discuss my choice of captain 

and vice-captain for this season. 

We have four outstanding senior 

professionals who play a hugely important 

role in mentoring the younger players 

both on and off the pitch. 

Charlie Austin and Albert Adomah are, of 

course, so closely affiliated with the club 

and I’m sure each and every supporter 

recognises what QPR means to both of 

them. Their input, the standards they set 

and the experience they possess will be so 

beneficial throughout this coming season. 

In Stefan Johansen and Lee Wallace, we 

have another two senior players with a 

wealth of experience both playing-wise 

and captaincy-wise. With Stef having 

captained his country and Lee having 

skippered Glasgow Rangers, we have two 

excellent leaders who can help the squad 

deal with the type of challenges that 

will invariably arise. I’ve named Stefan as 

captain and Lee as vice-captain and I look 

forward to watching their positive impact 

in the weeks and months ahead. 

Finally, I want to make mention of the 

level of support that has been given to 

the team in the first two league games. 

At home to Millwall and away at Hull, we 

enjoyed fantastic backing and great noise. 

There’s no doubt that the players receive 

an enormous boost from having that 

behind them. To travel such distance, incur 

such expense and back the team in such 

a fantastic way is greatly appreciated and, 

as I always say, is never taken for granted. 

Sincere thanks to each and every R’s fan! 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 

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RANGERS LAUNCH B TEAM 

QPR will formally launch a B Team fixture programme 

for the 2021/22 season with home games played at 

Wealdstone’s Grosvenor Vale stadium. 

The tailored agenda will see the side play against a 

range of EFL, non-League and European clubs, as 

well as other B teams. 

The initiative has been launched in an attempt to 

expedite the pathway of academy players to the first 

team. It will also provide competitive experiences for 

first-team players in need of match minutes. 

The club will continue to participate in the U23 

Professional Development League and have also 

entered into the Premier League U23 Cup. 

NEW DEAL FOR BOSS 

MARK Warburton has agreed a new deal with QPR. 

The 58-year-old ex-Brentford, Rangers and 

Nottingham Forest boss was named R’s manager 

in May 2019, guiding the Hoops to 13th in his first 

season and a ninth-place finish last term. 

QPR chief executive Lee Hoos said: “Over the past 

two years Mark has worked tirelessly to move the 

club into a far stronger position on and off the pitch. 

“The manager deserves enormous credit for the 

part he’s played in building the squad.” 

JOHANSEN NAMED SKIPPER 

STEFAN Johansen has been named QPR’s new 

club captain. 

The 30-year-old former Norway skipper completed 

a permanent return to W12 from Fulham in the 

summer following a successful loan stint last term. 

“This is a special honour for me,” said Johansen. 

Lee Wallace - who signed a new one-year deal this 

summer - will be vice-captain. 

HAMALAINEN’S LOAN SWITCH 

QPR defender Niko Hamalainen has joined LA Galaxy 

on loan until 31st December. 

The American-born full-back, who is a Finland 

international, has previously embarked on loan spells 

with Dagenham & Redbridge, LAFC and Kilmarnock. 

U’S IN THE CUP 

QPR will host Oxford United in the second round of 

the Carabao Cup. 

The tie will be contested on Tuesday 24th August. 

Rangers defeated Leyton Orient on penalties to 

book their place in the second round, while Oxford 

also triumphed on spot-kicks at Burton Albion. 


HOOPS 

OLLIE PURRING 

FORMER R’s boss Ian Holloway believes Rangers can 

be a force in the Championship this season. 

Speaking on EFL on Quest following QPR’s win at 

Hull City on Saturday, Holloway said. “I’ve been 

purring for a couple of weeks [about QPR]. When 

they gave Mark Warburton the new contract I was 

absolutely delighted. 

“I wasn’t too happy with who took over after me, 

let’s leave that where it is. I think the progress that 

Mark is making… I can see a total difference. He’s 

pulled that team together and today was a fantastic 

performance at both ends of the pitch.” 

MIKE BOTTOMS 

Former QPR player Mike Bottoms died earlier 

this month. 

Signed from Harrow Town in July 1960, Bottoms 

departed Loftus Road in 1962. 

BIRTHDAYS 

HILL DEPARTS ROVERS 

EX-RANGERS defender Clint Hill has left his role as 

assistant manager to Joey Barton at League Two 

Bristol Rovers. 

Hill said: “It was a really tough decision to make, but 

it was something I felt I needed to do. 

“I’m looking forward to the next challenge wherever 

that might be.” 

Hill had previously been Barton’s number two at 

Fleetwood Town. The pair also played together at QPR. 

“It’s tough when you lose good characters and good 

people like Clint,” said Barton. “I’m gutted to lose him.” 

DEAN 

Happy 40th birthday to lifelong 

QPR fan Dean, who’s here 

today watching the game from 

the Lower Loft with his family! 

COYRS! 

OLLIE 

Happy birthday Ollie McInnes 

who is celebrating his very 

first football game for his ninth 

birthday today! Love Mummy, 

Daddy, Harry, Unca Cled, Maddy 

and Charlie. 

OBITUARY 

ANTHONY 

TAJASQUE 

20.07.1932-12.04.2020 

Anthony Tajasque, a lifelong QPR 

fan and a season-ticket holder for 

many years, died from Covid-19 

on Easter Sunday 2020. 

As a youngster he cycled all the 

way to Gillingham in 1948 to 

watch QPR play. 


HOOPS 


HOOPS 

Here Comes A 

Soul Saver 

STEFAN JOHANSEN 

INTERVIEW: TOM HARVEY 

FOLLOWING AN IMPRESSIVE LOAN 

SPELL WITH THE R’S FROM FULHAM 

LAST SEASON, STEFAN JOHANSEN 

MADE THE MOVE PERMANENT IN 

THE SUMMER. THE NORWEGIAN 

MIDFIELDER, WHO HAS SINCE 

BEEN HANDED THE CAPTAIN’S 

ARMBAND, KNOWS A THING 

OR TWO ABOUT GETTING OUT 

OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP… 


HOOPS 

Stefan - it was a bit of a smashand-grab 

win at Hull on Saturday, 

but sometimes they’re the best ones, 

aren’t they? 

It’s always good to get the first three 

points on the board. In this league, every 

game is tough. To win in the style we did 

was great. Now we need to try and build 

on that. 

It was nice to see a couple of set-plays 

come off in that game. It must be so 

satisfying when they work like that? 

Yes, of course. It’s something we spend 

a lot of time on. In this league, set-plays 

are vital. In a tight game, one set-play 

can change the match. It’s great when 

what you do on the training ground 

comes off. 

The celebrations in front of the 

travelling fans are what football’s all 

about. It’s something everyone has 

missed, haven’t they? 

To have the fans back in the stadiums 

has made a massive difference. As the 

saying goes, football is nothing without 

the fans but it’s absolutely true. The 

vibe of the whole game changed when 

supporters weren’t allowed in stadiums. 

Now they’re back it’s absolutely fantastic 

and it definitely gives the players more 

energy. QPR fans are known for being 

loud and it’s been great to hear them in 

full voice. 

You were made QPR skipper at the start 

of the season - how much of an honour 

was that? 

To be club captain is a big thing, but 

we have a lot of leaders in the dressing 

room. I may have the armband, but 

we’ve got other experienced players 

like Lee [Wallace], Chaz [Charlie Austin] 

and Uncs [Albert Adomah]. Some of the 

younger players are also taking more 

responsibility so there are loads of 

leaders in this team. 


HOOPS 

It’s great when what 

you do on the training 

ground comes off 

Why do you think the manager sees you 

as captain material? 

I just try to do what I’ve always done. I’ve 

been in the game for quite a long time 

and managed to get a lot of experience. 

I’ve played in different leagues and been 

successful at different clubs. I won titles 

with Celtic and in Norway, promotions 

with Fulham, I’ve captained my national 

team. I know what it takes to win games 

and lead by example. But it’s an easy job 

for me now when you have this squad of 

players. Everyone helps out. Some of the 

squad have been here for a few years and 

know the club better than I do, but it’s 

easy to be captain in a group like this. 

Why did you decide to come back to 

QPR on a permanent basis? Could you 

have stayed at Fulham? Did you have 

talks with their new boss Marco Silva? 

I had some talks with him, but I just felt 

QPR was a good match for me. I had 

one year left on my contract at Fulham, 

I’d been there for five amazing seasons, 

and I just felt it was time for me to move 

on. I came on loan to QPR in January and 

loved every single minute. It was a good 

move for me and my family and the club 

wanted me. It was a no-brainer to come 

back when I was offered the chance. 

You know all about getting out of the 

Championship with two promotions to 

your name. What’s the secret? 

It’s about the mindset of how we go into 

games because the quality is definitely 

in the squad. We have experience and 

some talented younger players. The club 

had a very good transfer window and 

also didn’t sell any key players. Everyone 


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HOOPS 

QPR fans are known 

for being loud and it’s 

been great to hear them 

in full voice 

knows how tough the Championship is. 

You can beat the top teams one day and 

then struggle against the bottom teams 

another day. We need to be consistent, 

and I think we’re slowly starting to 

understand what it takes to win games in 

this league. 

What do you feel QPR can realistically 

achieve this season? 

We need to build on what we did last 

season. Most of the squad were here 

last term. We had a good second half 

of the season, but we know how hard 

this league is. The expectation is big 

because of what we did last season, but 

you have to understand what it takes to 

win games. It’s a boring thing to say but 


HOOPS 

I may have the 

armband, but we have 

a lot of leaders in the 

dressing room 

we need to take every single game as it 

comes. We can’t get too carried away 

and start thinking about May. There are 

jobs to do every single month. We’re 

trying to do better than last season and I 

think we have the squad to do that. 

It’s a tough game today. Barnsley were 

in the play-offs last season… 

Barnsley are a good team. I played 

against them a few times when I was 

at Fulham. They know what they’re 

doing and do it really well. We’ll need to 

be ready for the task. It’s been a tough 

schedule for us in the opening weeks 

of the season but that’s no excuse and 

that’s where recovery is important. We’re 

expecting a tough game, but we know 

what we need to do and hopefully we can 

take the three points. 

Barnsley captain Cauley Woodrow is 

someone you played with at Fulham. 

QPR will need to be wary of him today, 

won’t we? 

I played with him for a short period 

of time before he got his move to 

Barnsley. He’s done brilliantly there. 

He always has a goal in him so it’s up 

to us to stop him. But they’ve got lots 

of good players. We’re aware of their 

capabilities but we also know ours and 

we’re ready for the battle. 


HOOPS 


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Columnist 

THE FOUNDING EDITOR OF QPR FANSITE ‘R’ GENERATION 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS ON IN W12… 

efore I say anything about any football 

B 

team of any sort, I just want to talk 

about a man named Robert. 

Robert Dickie has been rather good so far, has 

he not? He was highly rated at Oxford and has 

emerged as our standout player of 2021/22. It’s 

been a fantastic few weeks to open the season 

and Rob has been at the heart of it. Not only is 

he our top scorer and highest-ranked player, but 

he is genuinely improving with every touch. 

Rob embodies a trait I believe to be at the heart 

of every successful Championship campaign; 

composure. This division is 46 matches long and 

no game is a walk in the park (apart from Luton 

who pretty much play in a literal park). Players 

who can seize the occasion, but not all at once, 

are the ones who can truly progress from this 

ridiculous but extraordinary league. 

Because the potential prize is so special, the 

passion can really build up, resulting in mistimed 

tackles, misplaced passes and misbehaving 

centre-halves. But, to make it through a 

Championship season, as Mark Warburton says 

each week, we must take every game one at a 

time and only focus on the direct task at hand. 

That’s why we’re so fortunate to have a man like 

Rob to demonstrate that level of composure 

across the team. 

Credit, however, must be shared between pretty 

much every player who’s worn a Rangers shirt 

so far this season, because man for man, we’ve 

been completely outstanding! 

Add to this just how wonderful it was to be back 

amongst the fans again. We’ve all had a pretty flat 

past year emotionally, so to sit amongst a packed 

stand of blue and white shirts all singing the same 

song was a truly emotional experience. I genuinely 

shed a tear re-entering the KPFS after so long. It 

was like Christmas, but instead of presents, I got a 

load of bald men singing about a Norwegian bloke 

for 90 minutes. Home sweet home. 

It’s truly special to be a part of our fanbase. It’s 

easy to bicker and fight when everyone is so 

passionate about one thing, but this season 

there’s a remarkable togetherness. Albert 

Adomah crowd surfing after a penalty shoot-out 

victory in the League Cup at Leyton Orient is a 

pretty perfect representation of just how much 

it means to be back at the football! 

We remain unbeaten, as of writing (pre-Boro), and 

face a difficult clash with last year’s bogey side 

Barnsley today. It will be a proper test , but with 

Rob at the back, and an in-form R’s side, I have 

no doubt we will, once again, put out a display to 

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Today , s Opposition: 

BARNSLEY FC 

(THE TYKES) 

IN THE CABINET: 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ Oakwell ] 

OPENED: 

[ 1888 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 23,287 ] 

RECORD 

ATTENDANCE: 

[ 40,255 ] 

v Stoke City 

FA Cup fifth round 15.02.1936 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Red and White ] 

SECOND TIER 

Runners up: 1996/97 

THIRD TIER 

Champions (3): 1933/34, 1938/39, 1954/55 

Promoted (2): 1980/81, 2018/19 

Play-off winners (2): 2006, 2016 

FOURTH TIER 

Promoted (2): 1967/68, 1978/79 

FA CUP 

Winners: 1911/12 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY 

Winners: 2015/16 

B A R N S L E Y F C F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

BARNSLEY FC 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

O P P O S I T I O N O V E R V I E W 

Despite a brief stint in the Premier League in 1997/98, in 

recent years Barnsley have found mid-table Championship 

finishes an accomplishment worth celebrating. 

However, the arrival of new owners in 2017 has set new targets 

for the Reds and a fifth-place finish last season has seen 

expectations at Oakwell rise. 

The departure of popular manager Valerien Ismael in the 

summer left a big void, but hopes are high that his replacement 

- relatively unknown Austrian Markus Schopp - can help the 

Tykes return to the promised land of the top flight. 

Under Schopp, Barnsley drew on the opening day at Cardiff City 

before a home victory over Coventry City last weekend. 

Barnsley were busy in the summer transfer market and the 

arrival of frontmen Devante Cole, Aaron Leya Iseka and Obbi 

Oulare will add firepower to the Tykes’ squad. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

M 

MARKUS SCHOPP 

Age: 47 

Nationality: Austrian 

Year Appointed: 2021 

Succeeded: Valerien Ismael 

FOLLOWING the 

departure of Frenchman 

Valerien Ismael, Markus 

Schopp has big shoes to 

fill as he looks to 

improve on last year’s 

fifth-place finish. 

The former Austria 

international midfielder 

called time on his 

playing days in 2007 

following a loan spell in 

the MLS with New York 

Red Bulls. He then began 

his coaching career in 

the youth set-up at Red 

Bull Salzburg back in 

his homeland. 

This paved the way for 

a return to Sturm Graz, 

a place where he 

enjoyed eight years as a 

player during two 

separate spells. Schopp 

spent five years in 

charge of Graz’s second 

XI and also had a stint as 

caretaker manager of 

the first team. 

It was at TSV Hartberg 

where Schopp would 

eventually get his big 

break. A fine 2019/20 

campaign saw the 

Austrians reach the 

Europa League for the 

first time in their history, 

before a seventh-place 

finish the following year 

only enhanced his 

growing status. 

This caught the eye of 

Barnsley who have 

carved out a reputation 

for appointing exciting 

young managers. 

B A R N S L E Y F C T H E G A F F E R 


HOOPS 

B A R N S L E Y F C K E Y Q U A R T E T 

[ SAFE HANDS ] 

40 

# 

40 

BRADLEY COLLINS 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 24 

Nationality: English 

Signed From: Chelsea 

A product of 

Chelsea’s youth 

system, goalkeeper 

Bradley Collins 

moved to Barnsley 

in June 2019 

following the expiry 

of his contract at 

Stamford Bridge. 

Despite failing to 

feature for the Blues, 

impressive loan spells 

at Forest Green 

Rovers and Burton 

Albion set Collins on 

his way in the 

professional game. 

Following his 

switch to South 

Yorkshire in 2019, 

Collins has gone on 

to make the number 

one spot his own and 

has started both 

league games under 

new boss Markus 

Schopp this term. 

[ THE ROCK ] 

LONDONER Toby Sibbick 

joined Barnsley from AFC 

Wimbledon in the summer 

of 2019. 

Sibbick was soon featuring 

regularly for the Reds but was 

allowed to head to Hearts on 

loan in January 2020. His spell 

north of the border was 

disrupted by glandular fever and 

the early conclusion of the 

Scottish season which ended in 

relegation for Hearts. 

He spent the first half of last 

term on loan with Belgium club 

Oostende, returning to Barnsley 

in January and playing a crucial 

role in their run to the play-offs. 

Sibbick bagged his first 

Barnsley goal on the opening 

day of the season against 

Cardiff City. 

CLASSIC KIT 

1996/97 

20 

# 

20 

PAUL 

WILKINSON 

TOBY SIBBICK 

DEFENDER 

Age: 22 


Signed From: AFC Wimbledon 


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[ THE WIDE MAN ] 

28 

# 

28 

DODGY 

BARNET 

SKINNER 

NORMANTON 

1947/48 

# 

4 

CALLUM STYLES 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 21 


Signed From: Bury 

[ THE ENGINE ] 

YOUNG midfielder Callum 

Styles arrived at Barnsley in 

2018 from hometown club Bury 

for a fee of £500,000, 

immediately returning to the 

Shakers in a six-month 

loan deal. 

The diminutive Styles slowly 

began to make a name for 

himself back at Oakwell, scoring 

his first goal for the Tykes in a 

2-1 win at Brentford on the final 

day of the 2019/20 season. 

Styles, who was handed his 

professional debut for Bury at 

the tender age of 16, was a key 

figure for Barnsley last term, 

making 50 appearances in 

all competitions. 

DOMINIK FRIESER 

FORWARD 

Age: 27 

Nationality: Austrian 

Signed From: LASK 

Dominik Frieser 

joined Barnsley from 

his native Austria 

ahead of the 2020/21 

campaign having 

helped LASK reach 

the last 16 of the 

Europa League. 

The winger was 

mainly utilised from 

the bench last term, 

scoring three goals. 

He did start the 

play-off final against 

Swansea City but was 

then withdrawn at 

half-time. 

The arrival of 

countryman Markus 

Schopp as manager 

could pay dividends 

and a winning strike 

last weekend against 

Coventry City will 

ensure that Frieser is 

one to watch this 

afternoon. 

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[ DANGER MAN ] 

# 

9 

CAULEY WOODROW 

STRIKER 

Age: 26 


Signed From: Fulham 

STRIKER Cauley 

Woodrow needs little 

introduction to the R’s 

faithful, with his 

numerous strikes 

against QPR 

continually reminding 

us of the quality that 

the former England 

Under-21 international 

possesses. 

Having begun his 

career with Luton 

Town, Woodrow was 

snapped up by 

Fulham’s academy, 

progressing through 

the ranks to make his 

Premier League bow in 

2014 against Cardiff 

City after being recalled 

from a loan spell at 

Southend United. He 

scored his first 

professional goal for 

the Whites a few 

weeks later. 

Loan stints with Burton 

Albion, Bristol City and 

Barnsley followed, with 

his move to the Tykes 

eventually being made 

permanent in 

January 2019. 

Woodrow would go on to 

form a fine partnership 

with Conor Chaplin, 

with the two terrorising 

the Rangers defence in 

December 2019. 

The departure of Alex 

Mowatt in the summer 

saw Woodrow, who 

scored 15 goals last 

term, handed the 

captain’s armband. 

B A R N S L E Y F C D A N G E R M A N 


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B A R N S L E Y F C F A M I L I A R F A C E 

FAMILIAR FACE: 

KEVIN 

GALLEN 

“KEVIN GALLEN’S MAGIC, HE WEARS A MAGIC HAT…” 

Striker Kevin Gallen is fondly remembered by the Rangers 

faithful from his time in W12. Over two separate spells, 

the frontman notched 90 goals in 369 appearances, with 

memorable strikes over Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday 

cementing his name into QPR folklore. 

Having burst onto the scene in 1994, Gallen quickly formed 

a fine partnership with Les Ferdinand. However, Sir Les’ 

departure saw Rangers and Gallen’s form dip, with the 

forward making short-term moves to Huddersfield Town 

and Barnsley. 

The boyhood Rangers fan returned home in 2001 and played 

a crucial role in the promotion-winning side of 2003/04. 

Barnsley Apps: 9 | Gls: 2 

2001 

QPR Apps: 369 | Gls: 90 

1994-2000 & 2001-07 


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LAST TIME IN W12: 

QPR 1 

BARNSLEY 3 

CHARLIE Austin’s fifth strike of the season wasn’t enough for 

Rangers as in-form Barnsley continued their fine run to condem 

the R’s to only their second league defeat in west London of 2021. 

American striker Daryl Dike gave the visitors the lead midway 

through the first half. Rangers levelled through Austin, but an 

instant reply from Alex Mowatt ensured the visitors went into the 

break in the ascendency. 

With QPR searching for an equaliser, substitute Carlton Morris 

sealed victory for the visitors. 

QPR: Dieng; Kane (Adomah 66), Dickie, Cameron, Barbet, Wallace; 

Johansen, Ball (Field 66); Chair (Kelman 87); Dykes (Willock 66), 

Austin (Bonne 86) 

BARNSLEY: Collins; Brittain, Sibbick, Helik, Andersen, Styles 

(Williams 89); Palmer (Halme 70), Mowatt; Chaplin (Frieser 56), 

Dike (Adeboyejo 56), Woodrow (Morris 56) 

DATE: 

03.03.2021 

VENUE: 

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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TODAY’S OPPONENTS… 

John Spencer celebrates his equaliser for QPR 

against Barnsley at Loftus Road in January 1997. 

The Scottish striker went on to bag a hat-trick in 

the Division One clash. 


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THIS SEASON MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE QPR 

REACHED THE 1981/82 FA CUP FINAL. 

IN EACH MATCHDAY PROGRAMME, WE 

SPEAK TO A MEMBER OF THE SQUAD WHO 

PLAYED A ROLE IN THAT UNFORGETTABLE 

JOURNEY TO THE TWIN TOWERS. NEXT UP, 

IT’S THE SECOND PART OF OUR CHAT WITH 

PETER HUCKER… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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PETER HUCKER 

Goalkeeper 

YEARS AT QPR: 1980-86 


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R 

EFLECTING on the 1981/82 FA 

Cup semi-final, it was QPR of 

Division Two against top-flight West 

Bromwich Albion at Highbury. All the 

build-up was about Albion’s in-form 

striker Cyrille Regis. He was fresh 

from winning a first England cap and 

had scored his 20th goal of the 

season in West Brom’s 2-0 victory 

over Coventry City in the quarterfinal. 

The pundits said he was 

unstoppable, didn’t they? 

They said all that, but we were 

confident in the Rangers camp and our 

boss Terry Venables was particularly 

bullish. Yes, it was all about Regis in the 

build-up, but Terry said, ‘If you stop 

Regis, you stop West Brom. It’s as 

simple as that.’ I used to share a room 

on away trips with our centre-half Bob 

Hazell, so I knew what was going 

through his head before the semi-final. 

He was big mates with Cyrille. In fact, 

Bob said, ‘Cyrille’s not a problem for 

me.’ I replied, ‘That’s great Bob, keep 

him away from me as much as you 

can!’ Bob was a very chilled person 

anyway and had no qualms about 

marking Cyrille whatsoever. And it 

showed in that match where Bob was 

outstanding. In fact, as a keeper I was 

bored for most of the game! It was 

quite an even match, but chance-wise I 

think I only made one save, maybe two. 

And they weren’t anything more than 

run-of-the-mill saves. 

We won that game 1-0. It was a 

tremendous performance by 

Rangers, wasn’t it? 

Most definitely. But being part of an 

FA Cup semi-final in those days was a 

fantastic experience. We were doing 

okay in the league and Terry didn’t 

really change the way we played as we 

lined up against West Brom. He 

wanted to create problems for them 

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I was bored for most 

of the semi-final! 

us.’ For me, it was such an obvious thing 

to try to do. He didn’t say, ‘We’ve got to 

stop him getting the ball. We’ve got to 

stop them from doing this and that.’ If 

you cause the other team problems, 

their game goes out the window and 

they end up worrying about you. Their 

left-back who normally gets forward to 

cross all the balls suddenly doesn’t want 

to get forward because your right winger 

is constantly giving him a problem. That 

was Terry’s philosophy. In fact, our whole 

team contained West Brom so well and 

caused them problems. Beforehand, 

Albion thought they would have it all 

wrapped up by half-time, but it was 0-0 

at the break and they knew they were in a 

game when they came out for the 

second 45. And I think that’s what turned 

things in our favour. 

Clive Allen scored the only goal in 

the 72nd minute when he blocked a 

clearance by West Brom defender 

Ally Robertson and the ball cannoned 

into the net. It was a scruffy but 

glorious moment, wasn’t it? 

To be fair, the goal was more panic in 

their defence rather than great play 

by us. Bob Hazell was involved in that 

attack. We’d contained West Brom so 

much. And by that point, Bob wasn’t 

worried about Cyrille Regis. He was 

more interested in us giving them a 

problem. People said to me it was a 

lucky goal. But I said, ‘I’ve played with 

Clive Allen since I was about 14. 

They’re not lucky goals. He knows 

what he’s doing. He knows when a 

chance is going to come about in 

front of goal.’ Anywhere in the box, he 

was as sharp as a knife. 

The celebrations at the final whistle 

were immense… 

It was a big thing for QPR to reach the 

FA Cup final. A great thing and a lovely 

thing! It was magnificent to deliver 

that to the Rangers fans. Back then, 

the FA Cup was so much more 

prominent than it is now and to get to 

Wembley was special. Nowadays, lots 

of teams are playing at Wembley in 

various different competitions so 

there’s nothing unique about the 

stadium anymore. Not in my eyes. 

Whether that’s right or wrong, good 

or bad, I don’t know. But it just takes 

away a little bit of the magic. It was 

what we used to aim for as footballers 

back in my day - to play at the national 

stadium. But with lots of finals, 

semi-finals and play-offs held there 

now, I don’t think Wembley holds that 

special feeling anymore. 


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We really should have 

won the replay. We had 

Spurs on the ropes 

On to the final, it was QPR versus 

top-flight Tottenham Hotspur. We 

forced a 1-1 draw and then narrowly 

lost the replay 1-0. But no one gave 

us a chance beforehand, did they? 

No, not at all. I remember our build-up 

well. We went away and trained to 

work on certain aspects of our play. 

We did actually look at how our 

opponents played a little bit more 

than we usually did. They had 

big-name stars like Glenn Hoddle, 

Garth Crooks and Steve Archibald. 

What are you going to do to stop 

them? You either match them with 

your ability or you match them with 

your effort. And I think we did both. 

Not so much in the first game but 

definitely in the replay. I believe we 

gave them too much respect in the 

first game. Spurs will say they 

deserved to win it. But for us, to 

score an equaliser with a few minutes 

to go felt like a win. We were down 

and out and throwing everything at 

them. To grab a draw meant we had 

the elation from the first game. 

Hoddle gave Spurs the lead in that 

first match before Terry Fenwick 

headed our equaliser. It was a truly 

pulsating affair, wasn’t it? 

We all believe there was a foul on 

our midfielder Gary Waddock just 

before Spurs scored. But the 

referee didn’t see it and that was 

that. We didn’t look back and we 

kept pushing to give it everything. 

For the equaliser, we’d worked on 

that throw-in routine many times. 

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Cup final was just amazing. But again, 

that was Terry Venables. He knew every 

type of free-kick, corner, and throw-in 

under the sun. Wherever we were on the 

field, we were well drilled in what we 

would do. So, all credit to Terry. 

You were the man of the match with a 

string of sprawling saves. Were you 

pleased with your own performance? 

Oh, absolutely. I went into the final as a 

young keeper who’d only played around 

30 first-team games. I’d done okay in 

those matches, so I was full of 

confidence. I had nothing to lose. If I 

made a mistake, then people would have 

said, ‘He’s just come into the side.’ And I 

would’ve been forgiven. It was a bit like 

facing penalties. I always felt you could 

only win those situations as a keeper. 

If the ball goes in, everyone says, ‘Oh, 

great penalty.’ But if you save it, 

everyone goes, ‘Fantastic keeper!’ I 

had the bonus that my goalkeeping 

coach Bob Wilson was positioned 

directly behind the goal at Wembley 

on cup final day in his role as a BBC TV 

reporter. I remember just having a 

laugh and a joke with him during the 

game. There were a couple of shots 

early on that went past the post. 

When I retrieved the ball, I said to Bob, 

‘Is that the best they’ve got? I 

thought they were better than this!’ 

That just kept me relaxed. Luckily 

enough, like all goalkeepers, my first 

save that day was a great one. I tipped 

it over the bar, and it made me feel 

good. As the game wore on, the more 

unbeatable I felt. My most pleasing 

save was from Steve Archibald when 

he broke through on his own. Because 

I didn’t go full length one way and dive 

too early, I managed to stick a hand 

out and just turn the ball around 

the post. 

The replay took place at Wembley on 

the following Thursday evening. We 

did everything but score in that 1-0 

defeat, didn’t we? 

We really should have won the replay 

as we dominated them. There’s no 

doubt about that. There you go, that’s 

football and that’s how it works. But 

losing on the night was a bitter, bitter 

disappointment. Especially as we’d 

played better than the other team. 

We had Spurs on the ropes the whole 

time. I think I only made a couple of 

saves in the entire game. We hit the 

crossbar and Ray Clemence in goal for 

them was making saves left, right and 

centre. But despite the result, 

appearing in an FA Cup final was 

marvellous for the QPR players 

and supporters. 


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1981/82 


NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 

DATE: Saturday 5th September 1981 

COMPETITION: Division Two 

QPR SCORERS: King, Roeder, Stainrod 

ATTENDANCE: 14,176 

THE PROGRAMME: 16 pages, price 40p 

A COMMANDING performance in the west 

London sunshine sealed QPR’s first victory 

on our new Omniturf plastic pitch. 

Andy King put the R’s ahead with his third goal in 

three league games. After that, Alan Shoulder 

missed a clear-cut chance to equalise for 

Newcastle United with only keeper John 

Burridge to beat. 

King turned provider for the second Rangers 

goal. His flighted corner was headed back by 

Terry Fenwick and an unmarked Glenn Roeder 

flicked the ball home. 

With Tony Currie and Gerry Francis excelling in 

midfield for the Hoops, maverick striker Simon 

Stainrod grabbed the third goal with a 

sweeping shot into the corner. 

QPR boss Terry Venables said: “After losing at 

home to Luton on Tuesday, we sorted a few 

things out for today and managed to sustain 

our superiority. The players raised their game 

for 90 minutes and we worked hard in very hot 

conditions which were overpowering.” 

Newcastle manager Arthur Cox said: “Never 

mind the plastic pitch. We have no complaints 

about that. You simply don’t deserve to win if you 

scorn the chances we had.” 

In a Sunday People match report, Peter Bills 

wrote: “Dancing girls before the start, a 

synthetic surface, blazing sun - you had to 

pinch yourself to remember the venue was 

in England. 

“Newcastle, used to cold wind and drizzle, 

must have wished for fog long before the end. 

They got roasted by Rangers.” 

RANGERS: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, Currie, 

Hazell, Roeder, Flanagan, Francis, Allen, King, 

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PROGRAMME SNIPPETS: R’s secretary/ 

programme editor Ron Phillips wrote: “13 

years ago chairman Jim Gregory stood in 

the old wooden Ellerslie Road Stand and 

watched the finishing touches being made 

to the new South Africa Road Stand - his 

first step in the modernisation of the club. 

‘Very good,’ he commented to your editor. 

‘But what I really want to see here are 

comfortable seated stands on all four sides 

of the ground - and I’d like to see them 

joined up by seats in all four corners.’ 

“Well, your editor thought the idea a great 

one, but the cost was clearly colossal, and 

the amount of work involved was greater 

than any Football League club could 

reasonably contemplate. So, he made polite 

noises of approval… but expected to see 

little more happen. 

“However, your editor underestimated the 

quality of this particular chairman because 

he’s done it! We stand today (or sit!) in what 

can justifiably claim to be one of the most 

handsome stadiums in the league, 

surrounded by gleaming new stands, 

floodlights, dressing rooms, executive boxes 

and excellent facilities wherever we look. We 

possess the capability of staging all manner 

of the nation’s sporting events in west 

London’s most attractive sporting complex.” 


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OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood afternoon everyone and 

welcome back to the Kiyan 

Prince Foundation Stadium for 

today’s game against Barnsley. 

Barnsley enjoyed a fantastic season last 

term, reaching the play-offs, and were 

very impressive when they beat us both 

home and away in achieving that. They 

have a talented squad with a new head 

coach and have made a decent start to 

this campaign having collected four points 

from their opening three league fixtures. 

As always, I’m sure they’ll prove to be a 

very difficult opponent for us to overcome 

this afternoon. You can already see how 

competitive this league will be with no 

team gaining maximum points. It shows 

that you have to fight and earn every 

single point in every single game. 

I’m writing these notes prior to the trip to 

Middlesbrough but I’m hoping we’ll have 

added another positive result to the very 

good opening week of the season. 

We began the new campaign by playing 

out a hard-fought draw against Millwall. 

I have to say, to see the stadium here 

almost full was just terrific after the 17 

months or so playing with no fans in the 

ground. The atmosphere was electric 

and very noisy which is something I hope 

will be a regular feature as the season 

unfolds both here and at away grounds 

around the country. 

We then had to really hang on and ride 

our luck a little bit to overcome Leyton 

Orient on penalties to progress into the 

next round of the Carabao Cup which 

sees us rewarded with a home tie against 

Oxford United on Tuesday evening. 

Following that we then made the long trip 

to Hull City last Saturday and came away 

with an outstanding 3-0 win. It’s never 

easy to play away at newly promoted 

teams early in the season for a number 

of reasons so full credit to the players 

and management team to get such a 

terrific result. 

Like most games there was a spell in the 

match when we were under pressure and 

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There was some great defending and 

goalkeeping at vital times which enabled 

us to come through that spell and go 

on to win the game comfortably in the 

end. Every fixture in this league throws 

up different challenges to overcome 

and matches can be won and lost on 

key moments in both penalty areas and 

Saturday was a great example of that. 

I mentioned the noise made by our fans 

at the home game against Millwall which 

was wonderful to see and hear but the 

away support at both Leyton Orient and 

Hull was absolutely outstanding. I know 

the travelling fans enjoyed both the 

victories gained. 

A special mention and congratulations 

to our manager Mark Warburton who 

recently signed a new contract at the 

club. There has been real progress made 

in the past two seasons under Mark, 

not just in terms of the improvement 

in our league position in that time, but 

with the manner the team play and 

the development and improvement of 

players both individually and collectively. 

Mark will be the first to acknowledge the 

role played by his support staff and also 

the great work that’s been done off the 

pitch and behind the scenes in moving the 

club into a far better position we’re now in. 

A huge well done to everyone involved. 

There’s a lot of optimism and excitement 

in and around the club at the moment 

which is good but it’s early days into a 

new season and we need to continue to 

work as hard as we can every day and in 

every game to get to where we want to 

get to. 

Once again thank you for your incredible 

support and enjoy the game today. 

Come on you R’s! 


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Other Uses Of 

LOFTUS ROAD 

CRICKET, HOCKEY, RUGBY, BOXING, CONCERTS AND MORE 

- LOFTUS ROAD HAS SEEN IT ALL DOWN THE YEARS. WE 

EXAMINE THE OCCASIONS WHEN OUR FAMOUS GROUND 

PLAYED HOST TO SOME VERY DIFFERENT EVENTS… 

RUGBY 

UNION 

WASPS Rugby Club 

groundshared at our stadium 

between 1996 and 2002. This 

was when QPR and Wasps 

were part of the holding 

company Loftus Road PLC. 

When this arrangement 

was launched, Chris Wright 

- who owned the two clubs - 

announced: “These proposals 

not only offer both Queens 

Park Rangers and Wasps 

financial security but also the 

chance to establish London’s 

premier sporting venue at 

Loftus Road. 

“We will ensure that Wasps 

and QPR retain their individual 

identities but are able to 

benefit from the huge 

marketing and commercial 

opportunities that the 

synergy of joint organisation 

will provide. It’s all about 

bums on seats.” 

Wasps star player Lawrence 

Dallaglio said: “The QPR 

link-up will undoubtedly be 

good for Wasps. It will provide 

us with the best stadium 

facilities in the country and 

help us go into the new era 

of professional rugby in the 

right environment to produce 

a trophy winning side. The 

surface at Loftus Road is like 

a bowling green and would be 

fantastic to play on.” 

An interesting article by Nigel 

Cope in The Independent 

on 22nd October 1996 read: 

“Loftus Road, the newly formed 


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It’s all about bums on seats 

company that owns Queens 

Park Rangers Football Club 

and Wasps Rugby Club, will 

be valued at £28.8m when 

it comes to the Alternative 

Investment Market next month. 

“More than 17 million 

shares were placed with 

institutions yesterday priced 

at 72p. However, seasonticket 

holders, members 

and employees of both 

QPR and Wasps qualify for a 

discount. They can buy shares 

at 67p. The general public can 

also apply for shares, though 

they do not qualify for the 

lower price. 

“Loftus Road, which was 

formed by Chrysalis Records 

founder Chris Wright, 

hopes to raise around £12m 

from the share issue. The 

proceeds will be used to repay 

borrowings, pay competitive 

wages, buy new players and 

make improvements to the 

clubs’ facilities.” 

The groundshare needed 

approval from the Football 

League. 

“Any member club wishing to 

share its stadium with another 

sporting activity would need 

our permission,” said League 

spokesman Chris Hull. “There 

would be obvious concerns as 

to the standard of pitches for 

League matches if another 

sport were to be staged on 

the same ground.” 

However, after the Football 

League gave their blessing, 

some black and yellow seats 

were installed in the Ellerslie 

Road Stand to match the 

colours worn by Wasps. The 

rugby club held the following 

number of competitive games 

at Loftus Road: 

1996/97: 11 

1997/98: 16 

1998/99: 18 

1999/00: 16 

2000/01: 16 

2001/02: 14 

In April 2001, Loftus Road PLC 

was put into administration 

due to losses of £570,000 

per month. QPR and Wasps 

eventually went their separate 

ways the following year. 

Wasps agreed to move out of 

Loftus Road to make way for 

a groundshare with Fulham 

Football Club, who were 

redeveloping Craven Cottage. 

The black and yellow seats 

were subsequently removed 

from Ellerslie Road. 


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Columnist 

TALKSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN 

TONY INCENZO’S RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND 

WONDERFUL STORIES... 

STARTING OUT 

I OFTEN get asked how young aspiring 

journalists can get into the world of newspapers 

or broadcasting. 

For written jobs, a good option is to approach 

your local newspaper for a work experience 

placement. I started writing for the Hendon 

Times when I was 18 as a ‘Neighbourhood 

News’ correspondent. 

This entailed trudging around all the local 

schools, churches and libraries in my area 

every Wednesday afternoon to pick up their 

newsletters. I then wrote up the best stories and 

submitted them to the paper. 

The editor at the Hendon Times back then was 

Dennis Signy, who was a big football man with 

strong QPR connections. Dennis kindly took me 

under his wing and mentored me for the early 

part of my journalism career. 

With regard to voice work, I would recommend 

contacting your local hospital radio station as a 

volunteer. Again, this was a route that I took as a 

youngster as I reported on QPR home matches 

for Charing Cross Hospital Radio (pictured). 

I remember how nervous I was when I did my 

first hospital radio broadcast via telephone from 

As a youngster I reported on QPR 

home matches for Charing Cross 

Hospital Radio 

Loftus Road. It was a really crackly line and there 

was lots of noise in the stadium so I could barely 

hear the presenter in the studio crossing over to 

me for a goal report. 

Most of my early work was unpaid. But everyone 

has to start somewhere, and it was all very good 

grounding for me. 

I wasn’t good enough to become a footballer. But 

being a football reporter is the next best thing. 

Follow Tony on Twitter at @TonyIncenzo 


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JUNIOR 

HOOPS 

FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE! 

Hello everyone! 

It’s your favourite feline 

friend here! Over the 

next couple of pages 

you’ll get the chance 

to test your footballing 

knowledge! Challenge 

your family and friends 

to see who comes out 

on top! 

Jude 

JUDE’S JOKE 

Q. Who wears the biggest boots in the England team? 

A. The player with the biggest feet! 

GROUND HOPPER 

Which Champ stadium is this? 

Follow me on Twitter 

@QPRJudeTheCat 


BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes 

to all Junior Hoops 

celebrating in August… 

Nathan Graver-Roberts, 1st 

Keira Munnelly, 1st 

Teddy Purdue, 1st 

Edward Raven, 1st 

Izbella Schwartz, 1st 

Kiara Sheehan, 1st 

Liam Blunt, 2nd 

Violet Burford, 2nd 

Owen Burton, 2nd 

George Death, 2nd 

Cameron Dias, 2nd 

Fionntan Doherty, 2nd 

Alfie Hood, 2nd 

Stanley Newton-White, 2nd 

Joe Christmas, 3rd 

Archie Griffiths, 3rd 

James Johnson, 3rd 

Finlay Macdonald, 3rd 

Charlie McCarthy, 3rd 

Ruben McDowell, 3rd 

Frankie O’brien , 3rd 

Paige Pike, 3rd 

Jay Bates, 4th 

Oscar Bracher, 4th 

Harris Cherry, 4th 

Benjamin Cooke, 4th 

Seamus Curry, 4th 

Frankie-Mae Smail, 4th 

Jordan Snowden, 4th 

Ella Ashley, 5th 

Archie Brown, 5th 

Oliver Dash, 6th 

Darragh Egan, 6th 

Louis Horton, 6th 

Kristian Luka Krivosic, 6th 

Thomas McGowan, 6th 

Ejay Robert Barrs-James, 7th 

Dylan Davies-Jones, 7th 

Richie Harper, 7th 

Grace Klemis, 7th 

Nuwan Hewavitarne, 8th 

Louis Sparkes, 8th 

Harry Stewart, 8th 

Ayden Underdown, 8th 

George Deans, 9th 

Jeanne Goodger, 9th 

Oskar Saunders, 9th 

Max Clarke, 10th 

Charlie Haynes, 10th 

Scarlett Hershkorn, 10th 

Hugo Carey, 11th 

Riley Coombs, 11th 

Joseph Leonard, 11th 

Faith Wilson-Coker, 11th 

Sophie Coyte, 12th 

Stanley Craig, 12th 

Cecil Thomas, 12th 

Darcey Wayne, 12th 

George Micheal Carter, 13th 

Megan Byrne, 14th 

Rebecca Harrington, 14th 

Telemachus Sexton, 14th 

Joel Stagg, 14th 

Aslan Tunc, 14th 

William Walker, 14th 

Danny Wiilliams, 14th 

Mason Francis, 15th 

Cameron Henry, 15th 

Nathan Robertson, 15th 

Finnegan Tingle, 15th 

Conor Forkin, 16th 

Grace Knell, 16th 

Francesca Lisi, 16th 

Alfie Middleton, 16th 

Louis Pusey, 16th 

Charlie Falconer, 18th 

Daniel O’Toole, 18th 

James Palin, 18th 

Archie Pape, 18th 

Amy Smith Bees, 18th 

George Walden, 18th 

Ethan Wiggins, 18th 

Teddy Yellend, 18th 

Dulcie Bowers, 19th 

Harrison Harding, 19th 

Joseph Piggott, 19th 

Daisey Sparks, 19th 

Ethan Storey, 19th 

Flo Sumpter, 19th 

Charles Szpiro, 19th 

Sophie Allwright, 20th 

Oliver Ashby, 20th 

Ronnie Bale-Hawkins, 20th 

Luke Brown, 20th 

Ethan Hearn, 20th 

Rebecca Heavey, 20th 

Teddie Lisi, 20th 

Queenie Belle Owen, 20th 

Scarlett Rudge, 20th 

Denver Cook, 21st 

James Durn, 21st 

Aaron Fox, 21st 

Ziggy Kwaskowski, 21st 

Luke Thomas, 21st 

Stanley Walker, 21st 

Jack Canning, 22nd 

Alexander Fitzgerald, 22nd 

Sky Leppard, 22nd 

Oscar Manville-Anthony, 22nd 

Patrick Murphy, 22nd 

Patrick Naughton, 22nd 

Freddie Richardson, 22nd 

Jacob Tait, 22nd 

Jayden Alleyne, 23rd 

Sebastian Rogers, 23rd 

Edward Spencer, 23rd 

Isobel Denman, 24th 

Joseph Saunders, 24th 

Ciaran Walsh, 24th 

Jaiden Thomas, 26th 

Ronnie Winter , 26th 

Frankie Lacey, 27th 

Patrick Sheehan, 27th 

Sam Foss, 29th 

Joseph Halsey, 29th 

Arthur Hilling, 29th 

Lewis Hughes, 29th 

Oscar Orman, 29th 

Joseph Plumb, 29th 

Jack Gordon, 30th 

Freddie Blackmun O’Brien, 31st 

Harry Connolly, 31st 

Jessica Wells, 31st 

KNOW YOUR 

HISTORY 

Which former QPR ace is this? 

YOUNG 

GUN 

Name this 

current Premier 

League star in his 

early days 

JUDE’S 

LOOKALIKE 

Newcastle manager Steve Bruce & 

Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2 

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ANSWERS: Ground Hopper: Weston Homes Stadium (Peterborough), 

Know Your History: Rodney Marsh, Young Gun: Paul Pogba 


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QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 

FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS ERS FC

ENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC QUE 

DEFENDER 

ROB 

DICKIE 

D.O.B: 03.03.1996 

NATIONALITY: ENGLISH 

EENS PARK RANGERS FC QUEENS PARK RANGERS

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|| MEMORY LANE|| 

AS A SPORTS JOURNALIST WITH THE EALING GAZETTE, 

MIKE DONOVAN WAS A MAINSTAY OF THE LOFTUS ROAD 

PRESS BOX IN THE 1970S AND 1980S. IN EACH MATCHDAY 

PROGRAMME, HE LOOKS BACK ON THOSE UNFORGETTABLE 

DAYS OF COVERING QUEENS PARK RANGERS… 

TOMMY Docherty was on a 

mission. He welcomed me 

at the Queens Park Rangers 

training ground in Greenford, 

Middlesex, the erstwhile 

sporting base for Birkbeck 

College students. It was 

August 1979. The sun shone, 

the grass newly mown and 

pre-season was getting 

under way. 

The idea was a sit down in 

a quiet corner to discuss 

the upcoming season with 

the Doc, arguably the most 

ebullient R’s manager of 

them all. To see how the 

club could bounce back into 

the top flight at the first 

attempt following relegation 

and the departure of Steve 

Burtenshaw, the third Rangers 

boss in 22 months following 

Frank Sibley and the returning 

Alec Stock. 

I should have expected the 

unexpected from first-hand 

experience. In the May, I was 

expectant - can’t remember 

why - in catching the Doc at 

the Kensington Hilton for an 

‘exclusive interview’ on his 

second coming in the QPR 

hotseat; the first in 1968 

having lasted just 29 days 

before he left after a row 

over transfer policy. Instead, 

I wasted a few hours waiting 

in the dimly lit reception area 

of the swanky hotel just off 

Shepherd’s Bush Green with 

only the occasional guest 

checking in for company rather 

than the charismatic Scot. 

Yet in the shadow of the 

Birkbeck changing rooms, the 

great man stood in front me. 

Surely, my expectations were 

to be met with a one-to-one 

chat in a leafier setting than a 

hotel reception. 


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And they were. But in an 

unorthodox way. He told me 

he was having to go straight 

off to Loftus Road but that I 

could accompany him in his 

silver luxury club car down 

the A4. 

So, I sat in the passenger 

seat, pen and notebook in 

hand, firing off questions 

to Docherty the driver as 

we sped - safely - along the 

way to London W12. He was 

upbeat, amusing, forthright 

and honest in his answers. 

The Doc was not far off 

succeeding in returning the 

R’s to Division One - as the 

Premier League was known in 

those days - but fell just four 

points short and the following 

May he and the club parted 

company. Briefly. 

He told me when it happened: 

“I was sacked. I was shocked 

Docherty was one of 

the game’s most colourful 

characters. But he was a 

proper football man 

by the decision. It wasn’t 

by mutual consent as was 

originally stated. I walked out 

in my last spell here but this 

time there was no way I would 

do that. I just couldn’t afford 

to. The players are very upset 

at me going.” 

The club did an immediate 

U-turn before chairman Jim 

Gregory dismissed him five 

months later. And there would 

be no third coming for the 

former Scotland, Chelsea 

and Manchester United 

manager who was famed for 

declaring he had ‘more clubs 

than [golfer] Jack Nicklaus.’ 

He moved to Australia to 

boss Sydney Olympic and 

completed his career having 

been in charge of 13 clubs. 

Docherty, who passed away 

on 31st December 2020 aged 

92, was one of the game’s 

most colourful characters. 

But he was a proper football 

man. Steeped in the game, he 

played at right-half for Celtic, 

Preston North End, whom he 

helped to the 1951 Division 

Two title, and Arsenal. 

He was also in the Scotland 

squad, alongside his great pal 

Dave Mackay, for the 1958 

World Cup. 


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But he was best known for 

his managerial career. It was 

sometimes a roller coaster. 

He was in charge at Old 

Trafford when United were 

relegated to the second tier 

for the first time since 1968, 

before bouncing straight back 

and lifting the 1977 FA Cup. 

He led Chelsea to the 1965 

League Cup but was in charge 

when they lost the 1967 FA 

Cup final against Mackay’s 

Tottenham Hotspur. 

He hit the headlines when 

an affair with United physio 

Laurie Brown’s wife Mary was 

exposed in 1977. It led to the 

break-up of his 27-year-old 

marriage to first wife Agnes. 

He later married Mary and 

they were still together when 

he died. 

Docherty was a controversial 

character who was never 

short of an opinion. On top 

of the non-sugar-coating 

interview with him claiming 

he had been given the 

boot, he said in my book 

Football Braveheart: The 

Authorised Biography of Dave 

Mackay: “He [Mackay] was 

a tremendous player. World 

class. If you wanted to play 

football, he’d play football. If 

you wanted to rough it, well 

you picked the wrong man.” 

And he was a popular afterdinner 

speaker after retiring 

from football in 1988. 

It was a life lived and the Doc 

was full of it when I took that 

* Mike Donovan is an author 

and award-winning journalist. 

He also produced Queens 

Park Rangers Greatest 

Games in 2013, with Stan 

Bowles, no less, helping 

to promote it and ‘Sir’ 

Les Ferdinand writing the 

foreword. Has a feel for the 

Bush. Taken to Cook’s Pie 

and Mash Shop in the area’s 

market by his mum (who 

worked in the area) and dad, 

attended concerts at the 

fabulous Empire and hung 

out socially in W12 growing 

up. Has written a series of 

football books, the latest, 

Football’s Braveheart: The 

Authorised Biography of 

Dave Mackay, was published 

by Pitch on 26th July. 

car ride from Greenford to 

the Bush. 

Rest in peace, Thomas 

Henderson Docherty, QPR’s 

13th and 20th managerial 

appointment. 


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QPR FC 

WOMEN 


STEVENAGE 0 

QPR FC Women got their 2021/22 

campaign off to a fine start last weekend 

courtesy of a 6-0 victory over Stevenage 

FC Women at the Powerday Stadium. 

The emphatic scoreline certainly didn’t 

flatter the hosts, with goals from Alice Curr, 

Sue Kumaning, Danielle Maloney, Brogan 

Moore and a double from Demi Edwards 

wrapping up a comfortable afternoon for 

the R’s. 

In what was the first Rangers clash at 

Hanwell Town Football Club, QPR’s new 

home ground following promotion to 

the FA Women’s National League, it was 

the visitors who appeared poised to take 

an early lead with Lily Bruno looking to 

threaten Lucie White in goal. 

However, it was Rangers who went in front 

with 16 minutes on the clock. A fine run 

and pull back from Melanie Hall eventually 

picked out Curr on the edge of the box 

and she smashed home her first strike in a 

Hoops shirt. 

That was pretty much it in terms of 

goalmouth action during the first half, 

but Steve Quashie’s side doubled 

their advantage six minutes after the 

restart thanks to a fine curling strike 

from Kumaning. 

Substitute Edwards, who had only arrived 

on the field moments earlier, quickly made 

it three, when her wonderful effort nestling 

into the bottom corner of the net. 

It wasn’t all one-way traffic. A chance for 

the visitors came in the 64th minute with 

Kristal Clarke firing over, but within a matter 

of seconds Quashie’s side were four to 

the good. 

This time it was defender Maloney who 

found the net when her looping free-kick 

from distance bounced over everyone and 

found its way in. 

In the 79th minute Moore made it five, 

before Edwards struck her second and 

Rangers’ sixth with virtually the last kick of 

the game to cap off a perfect start to life in 

the FA Women’s National League for QPR. 

Quashie’s side are back in action tomorrow 

(2pm) when they travel to Glentworth 

Sports Club to face Kent Football United. 

QPR: White, Redhead-Ling (Cutler 74), 

Lewin, Grieve (Jordinson 80), Maloney, 

Searle, Blodgett, Kumaning, Hennessy (Pope 

57), Hall (Edwards 54), Curr (Moore 66) 


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2019-22 

qprcommunitytrust.co.uk e: community@qpr.co.uk t: 020 8740 2509 

@QPRtrust 

OUR EXTRA TIME GROUP RETURNS 

WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST 

SAW THE RETURN OF OUR 

POPULAR OVER-60S GROUP, 

WITH OUR LOCAL SENIOR 

CITIZENS MEETING UP IN 

PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME 

SINCE MARCH 2020. 

First launched in 2009, Extra Time would run 

every Wednesday, helping isolated groups 

engage with each other, as well as encouraging 

physical activity. 

However, due to the Coronavirus pandemic and 

much of the group being extremely vulnerable, they 

had to turn to the internet, with weekly WhatsApp 

calls keeping them connected throughout the 

tough period. 

Thankfully, following the easing of Covid 

restrictions, our Extra Time group were able to 

meet in person once again, with Hammersmith Park 

the ideal location. 

With more than 20 members turning up, it was a 

fantastic occasion for all involved and the perfect 

social interaction that everyone had longed for. 

Fiona Hodgson, Business Development Manager 

for the Trust, said: “It was wonderful to see so many 

members of the Extra Time group, especially after 

not seeing them since the start of March last year. 

“Everyone was in great spirits and is now looking 

forward to the group starting their regular sessions 

again from September.” 

Participants Mary and Rose added: “It’s so nice to 

see each other again. We’ve been inside now for 

so long, so to be out and enjoying the sunshine is 

just fantastic. 

“We’ve missed the group so much. We used to 

enjoy going for a chat each week - it was something 

we looked forward to, but we just haven’t been able 

to go. To now see this many people together again 

is just wonderful. 

“During the lockdown we were able to keep in touch 

through technology, which we learned at QPR, so 

that was a godsend - but to meet up again in the 

flesh has been fantastic. 

“Of course, QPR rang us every week during the 

lockdown and for some of us that was our only 

social interaction. It meant so much and we can’t 

thank the club and the group enough.” 


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DATE KO OPPOSITION SCORE POS. STARTING XI 

AUGUST 

Sat 7 15:00 Millwall D 1-1 15 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE 1 DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Wed 11 19:45 Leyton Orient CC D 1-1* N/A ARCHER KAKAY DICKIE 1 DUNNE BARBET WALLACE 

Sat 14 15:00 Hull City W 3-0 2 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE 1 DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Wed 18 19:45 Middlesbrough W 3-2† 3 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET WALLACE 

Sat 21 12:30 Barnsley 

Tue 24 19:45 Oxford United CC 

Sat 28 15:00 Coventry City 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 11 15:00 Reading 

Tue 14 19:45 AFC Bournemouth 

Sat 18 15:00 Bristol City 

Sat 25 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Tue 28 19:45 Birmingham City 

OCTOBER 

Sat 2 15:00 Preston North End 

Sat 16 15:00 Fulham 

Tue 19 19:45 Blackburn Rovers 

Sat 23 15:00 Peterborough United 

Sat 30 15:00 Nottingham Forest 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 3 19:45 Cardiff City 

Sat 6 15:00 Blackpool 

Sat 20 15:00 Luton Town 

Wed 24 19:45 Huddersfield Town 

Sat 27 15:00 Derby County 

DECEMBER 

Sat 4 15:00 Stoke City 

Sat 11 15:00 Sheffield United 

Sat 18 15:00 Swansea City 

Sun 26 15:00 AFC Bournemouth 

Wed 29 19:45 Bristol City 

JANUARY 

Sat 1 15:00 Birmingham City 

Sat 15 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Sat 22 15:00 Coventry City 

Sat 29 15:00 Reading 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 5 15:00 Millwall 

Wed 9 19:45 Middlesbrough 

Sat 12 15:00 Barnsley 

Sat 19 15:00 Hull City 

Wed 23 19:45 Blackpool 

Sat 26 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 

MARCH 

Sat 5 15:00 Cardiff City 

Sat 12 15:00 Luton Town 

Tue 15 19:45 Nottingham Forest 

Sat 19 15:00 Peterborough United 

APRIL 

Sat 2 15:00 Fulham 

Sat 9 15:00 Preston North End 

Fri 15 15:00 Huddersfield Town 

Mon 18 15:00 Derby County 

Sat 23 15:00 Stoke City 

Sat 30 15:00 Sheffield United 

MAY 

Sat 7 12:30 Swansea City 

All fixtures subject to change. *Won 5-3 on penalties 


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KEY: GOALSCORER 1 FIRST SUB SECOND SUB THIRD SUB FOURTH SUB FIFTH SUB † OWN GOAL YELLOW CARD RED CARD 

SUBSTITUTES 

REFEREEE 

JOHANSEN BALL WILLOCK AUSTIN DYKES ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, BETTACHE, ADOMAH LANGFORD 

DOZZELL BETTCAHE ADOMAH THOMAS DYKES WALSH, BALL, KELMAN, WILLOCK, ODUBAJO , MASTERSON, DUKE-McKENNA HICKS 

JOHANSEN BALL CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES 1 ARCHER, KAKAY, THOMAS, DOZZELL, KELMAN, DUNNE, ADOMAH DONOHUE 

JOHANSEN BALL CHAIR DYKES 1 WILLOCK 1 ARCHER, KAKAY, AUSTIN, THOMAS, DOZZELL, DUNNE, ADOMAH MARTIN 


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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

# CLUB P W D L F A +/- PTS 

1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 2 1 0 9 4 5 7 

2 FULHAM 3 2 1 0 8 3 5 7 

3 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 7 

4 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 

5 STOKE CITY 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 

6 BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7 

7 LUTON TOWN 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 6 

8 COVENTRY CITY 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6 

9 CARDIFF CITY 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 5 

10 MIDDLESBROUGH 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 

11 BRISTOL CITY 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 

12 DERBY COUNTY 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 

13 BARNSLEY 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 

14 BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 4 

15 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4 

16 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 4 

17 READING 3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 3 

18 HULL CITY 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3 

19 MILLWALL 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2 

20 SWANSEA CITY 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1 

21 BLACKPOOL 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1 

22 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 1 

23 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3 0 

24 PRESTON NORTH END 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0 

LAST UPDATED: 19.08.2021 

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Fixtures 

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TOP FIVE 

Goalscorers 

CALLUM ROBINSON 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 

LYNDON DYKES 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 2 

UCHE IKPEAZU 

MIDDLESBROUGH 2 

NICK POWELL 

STOKE CITY 2 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

BOBBY DE CORDOVA-REID 

FULHAM 3 

TOMMY SMITH 

STOKE CITY 3 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 2 

FRED ONYEDINMA 

LUTON TOWN 2 

JAIDON ANTHONY 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2 

TOP FIVE 

Clean Sheets 

PP 

MATIJA SARKIC 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 

SIMON SLUGA 

LUTON TOWN 2 

LEE NICHOLLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 

DECLAN RUDD 

PRESTON NORTH END 1 

AARON RAMSDALE 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 


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Columnist 

W 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN… 

ell, what a couple of 

weeks it’s been. 

I knew Millwall would be no pushover on the 

opening day and so it proved. Jed Wallace always 

impresses me, and I really don’t know how he 

hasn’t moved to the Premier League. 

His fine left-footed hooked strike was more 

than matched, though, by Rob Dickie’s brilliant 

equaliser. Needless to say, it almost felt like the 

last 18 months had never happened. 

Myself, Dean Spencer (pictured left) and my 

Millwall mate Jack Dalton (right) thoroughly 

enjoyed our afternoon. We had pie and mash 

on Uxbridge Road beforehand - and a couple of 

pints in the Defector’s on the Green afterwards. 

We all braved the queues on Ellerslie Road as 

the club’s ticket scanning system faltered. The 

line was only equalled by the number of people 

outside the club shop as fans again went in 

search of the new shirt. 

Dean and I went to Leyton Orient the following 

Wednesday to see Rangers prevail on penalties 

in the Carabao Cup. I’d never seen QPR in a 

penalty shoot-out before. 

In fact, this was only the fourth I’d witnessed in 

more than 1,000 first-class games. One of those 

came the previous night when I took in Crawley’s 

defeat to Gillingham in the same competition. 

The atmosphere at Brisbane Road was one to 

behold. We had the East Stand to ourselves 

and the atmosphere on a balmy evening on 

Leyton High Road afterwards was one of fun and 

optimism among the QPR contingent. 

I saw former Aston Villa, Birmingham and West 

Brom defender Liam Ridgewell in the away end. 

I used to cover him in the West Midlands in my 

newspaper days. 

I recall a colleague as far back as 2007 telling me 

Liam was a QPR fan and had totally dismissed 

that it could be true. But, sure enough, there 

he was! 

I’m sure he’d have been proud of Dickie’s 

header, too! 


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22 Moses ODUBAJO 

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23 Conor MASTERSON 

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24 Charlie OWENS 

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26 Faysal BETTACHE 

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30 Kiyan PRINCE 

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1 Jack WALTON GK 

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2 Jordan WILLIAMS 

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3 Ben WILLIAMS 

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4 Callum STYLES 

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5 Liam KITCHING 

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6 Mads ANDERSEN 

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7 Callum BRITTAIN 

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8 Herbie KANE 

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9 Cauley WOODROW 

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10 Josh BENSON 

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11 Aaron Leya ISEKA 

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14 Carlton MORRIS 

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15 Jasper MOON 

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20 Toby SIBBICK 

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21 Romal PALMER 

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22 Clarke ODUOR 

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24 Aapo HALME 

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25 George MILLER 

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28 Dominik FRIESER 

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29 Victor ADEBOYEJO 

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30 Michal HELIK 

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40 Bradley COLLINS GK 

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44 Devante COLE 

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46 Cameron THOMPSON 

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58 Obbi OULARE 

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31 Ray JONES 

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32 Joe WALSH GK 

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33 Dillon BARNES GK 

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34 Stephen DUKE-MCKENNA 

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37 Albert ADOMAH 

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38 Murphy MAHONEY GK 

REFEREE Gavin Ward 

AR1 Nigel Lugg 

AR2 Lee Venamore 

4TH OFFICIAL Sam Purkiss 

NEXT UP @ KIYAN PRINCE FOUNDATION STADIUM 

Oxford United 

Tuesday 24th August, 2021 

Kick-Off 7.45pm

QPR v Barnsley

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