Queens Park Rangers v Everton

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

ISSUE 06 £3.50 

v EVERTON 

TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2021 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM

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would see their names on tenders,” he says. “So I the lorry, and 

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price, but I’ll be there when I say I’ll be there’.” This 

approach worked, and one tipper-grab very soon 

became three tipper-grabs and a tipper. 

“Then Wandsworth banned grabs from taking 

out of skips, and I began to lose work,” remembers 

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

This was quickly followed by another change 

in direction. “We would arrive at a job only to be 

told we couldn’t load as a concrete lorry was there, 

and that the concrete lorry was more important. 

So we bought a volumetric concrete lorry! So then 

we had a concrete lorry, grabs, tippers and skips,” 

says Louisy. “But then when we turned up with the 

concrete lorry, people were telling us that the pump 

wasn’t there, so we’d have to wait. So we bought a 

A pair of 4x2 grabs were soon added to the 

fast-expanding and increasingly varied fleet, 

allowing Ashville to operate in some of the mews 

and narrow streets of Chelsea. And more recently 

the company made the move into artic tippers, 

with the purchase of a pair of Scania XT R500 6x2 

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TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2021 

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06 THE GAFFER 

Words from Mark Warburton 

10 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

12 THE BIG READ 

Interview with Dominic Ball 

20 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

23 VISITORS 

An in-depth look at Everton 

32 FREEZEFRAME 

A classic pic from yesteryear 

35 SPONSOR A PLAYER 

Player sponsors 2021/22 

36 1981/82 FEATURE 

A chat with Gary Bannister 

42 MEMORY MATCH 

QPR v Everton, 1915 

44 1967 AND ALL THAT 

The road to Wembley glory 

50 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

54 MIKE DONOVAN 

A trip down memory lane 

61 COLUMNIST 

Sam Taylor has his say 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

Stay updated this season 

65 STAT PACK 

Key facts from the Champ 

66 AIDAN MAGEE 

The view from the press box 

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SAM THE MAN 

Sam McCallum celebrates after levelling the scores against Bristol 

City on Saturday. However, a last-gasp winner from ex-Rangers 

loanee Nahki Wells meant the R’s went home empty-handed. 


HOOPS 

The Gaffer 

FIRSTLY, MAY I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO RAFA 

BENITEZ, HIS STAFF, PLAYERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED 

WITH EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB. 

’ve had the pleasure of 

I meeting and speaking with 

Rafa on several occasions 

and it’s always good to listen to and 

learn from his vast experience and 

achievements in the game. He’s 

overseen an excellent start to the 

new season, and there’s no doubt 

that we face a high-quality 

opponent this evening. We’re 

looking forward to what we hope 

will be a good encounter and to 

sharing a post-game drink with Rafa 

and his staff. 

In addition, I have two very close 

friends attending the game tonight 

who I’d like to make mention of. 

David Weir worked closely with me 

throughout my time at Brentford, 

Glasgow Rangers and Nottingham 

Forest and, of course, he had a 

magnificent playing career that 

included more than a decade 

with tonight’s opponents. Frank 

McParland was my previous director 

of football, working with David and 

I over five/six years and he gave 

outstanding support, utilising his 

extensive game knowledge and 

experience. It’s a pleasure to finally 

welcome them both to a game at our 

stadium and I hope they enjoy the 

hospitality but not the result! 

Saturday’s defeat to Bristol City 

was a bitter pill to swallow. To 

create that number of excellent 

goalscoring opportunities and yet 

come away empty-handed, was 

hugely frustrating. However, we must 

recognise a couple of key aspects. 

Teams aren’t going to play ‘our’ 

game; they’re going to set up to find 

a way to win the fixture. On Saturday, 

City saw the counter-attack as their 

best opportunity, and we failed to 

completely nullify the impact of that 

game plan. Two goals in the 45th and 

95th minutes cost us three valuable 

points and we must strive to keep 

improving both defensively and 

offensively. 


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Saturday’s defeat to 

Bristol City was a bitter 

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I wanted to be very careful on the 

message given to the players at the end 

of the game. We were excellent for long 

periods, as we had been throughout the 

second half at AFC Bournemouth, but 

it’s the fine margins that can be so costly 

and the last two games have seen those 

margins work against us. The players 

deserve so much credit for their positive 

play at the start of this campaign, but 

they’ll be the first to say that we must 

keep working hard to improve, to push 

forward and to give ourselves the best 

chance of achieving our goals this 

season. 

This week sees this evening’s game 

swiftly followed by a Friday night fixture 

against West Bromwich Albion. Such 

fixture congestion presents a number of 

challenges to a smaller squad, but I have 

no doubt that the players are more than 

ready, both individually and collectively, 

to enjoy two such demanding matches. 

This is where we must use the squad 

and ensure that we rotate players where 

needed, but also give ourselves the best 

opportunity to secure the sought-after 

victories. With the schedule making such 

demands on the players, the key aspect 

becomes rest and recovery, which 

severely limits the amount of actual 

work you can do with the players on the 

training pitch. 

The successful teams are often those 

that can best utilise the limited time 

available. Much of our preparatory 

work focuses on seeking to get the 

best balance, whilst ensuring we can 

react swiftly to individual needs and 

requirements. This week will certainly be 

an indicator as to whether we’ve used 

the time wisely. 

Finally, as always, thank you for the 

continued outstanding support. Always 

appreciated, never taken for granted! 

Enjoy the game! 

Gaffer 


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FIELD BOOST 

MARK WARBURTON says QPR midfielder Sam Field 

is making excellent progress in his comeback from a 

knee injury. 

Field joined the R’s permanently in the summer 

following a loan stint from West Bromwich Albion 

last term, only to sustain the knee problem during 

pre-season training. 

The 23-year-old was ruled out for between three 

and four months but is now on the road to recovery. 

“The brace is off,” Warburton said. “Sam saw 

the surgeon last week who was really delighted with 

the progress. 

“Sam is working away every day and when he 

returns along with Lee Wallace it will be like having 

a new signing.” 

FRANKO’S BACK 

QPR fan Franko Fraize is back with a new single - 

‘How Can I Go Wrong’. 

Franko makes the ordinary feel very special. That’s 

the charm and magic about what he does. ‘How Can 

I Go Wrong’ celebrates what it means to have solid 

foundations and to hold them in high regard. 

The 4x4 bass drum gets your foot tapping and 

the guitar riff rings out reminiscent of an old indie 

anthem you’re sure you’ve heard somewhere before. 

Franko’s rap places this track somewhere between 

The Libertines, Jamie T and Loyle Carner. Long-time 

collaborator Tone soulfully sings a catchy hook to 

put the icing on the cake. 

Previous accolades for Franko include airplay from BBC 

Radio 1 and 1Xtra, performances at Reading and Leeds 

and supporting Rudimental on tour. 

Follow Franko on twitter @frankofraize and listen to 

his new track on Spotify or YouTube. 


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SYLLA ON THE MOVE 

FORMER QPR striker Idrissa Sylla has joined 

Portuguese side Farense. 

Sylla signed for Rangers from Anderlecht in 2016 

and went on to score 17 goals in 64 games before 

heading to Zulte Waregem in January 2019. 

CHRISTIAN 

Happy birthday for 20th September to Christian 

Butler. 

He’s been a Rangers supporter since 1980 and a 

season-ticket holder in G Block for 34 years. 

LYNCH JOINS CRAWLEY 

EX-QPR defender Joel Lynch has signed for League 

Two Crawley Town on a four-month deal. 

Lynch started his professional career at Brighton & 

Hove Albion before moving to Nottingham Forest at 

the age of 20. He made 90 club appearances for the 

Reds before heading to Huddersfield Town, where 

he played 128 times between 2012 to 2016, scoring 

nine goals. 

In 2016, QPR took Lynch to W12 and he went on 

to score seven times in 95 games before joining 

Sunderland on a free transfer in the summer of 2019. 

Crawley boss John Yems said: “He’s got great 

experience in the Championship. I know he can bring 

a lot to our squad.” 

DARCIE 

Happy 13th birthday Darcie. 

Hope you have a really special 

day. Love you lots. Love mum, 

dad, Katie and Riley. 

JOHN 

Happy birthday to John Dineen for 7th September. 

OBITUARY 

TONY SELBY 

26.02.1938-05.09.2021 

Actor Tony Selby - a lifelong QPR 

fan - died at the age of 83 earlier 

this month. 

In a career spanning 70 years in theatre, film and 

TV, Tony was best known for portraying Corporal 

Percy Marsh in the comedy Get Some In! He also 

starred in Doctor Who, My Family and EastEnders. 


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Need To Get By 

DOMINIC BALL 

INTERVIEW: TOM HARVEY 

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HOOPS 

Dom - let’s talk about the 

Bournemouth game to start with. 

We were unlucky not to come away with 

a point in the end, weren’t we? 

Definitely. Having gone 2-0 down again, 

like we have quite a few times this 

season, there was still that confidence in 

the dressing room at half-time that we 

could get a result. Looking back on the 

second half, with the number of chances 

we had, we were gutted we didn’t come 

away with a point. 

As you said, we’ve had to fight back 

from being behind on a number of 

occasions this season. Whilst that 

shows a great mentality and spirit in the 

squad, I’m sure that’s not something 

you want to be doing on a regular basis? 

Even in the first 10 minutes of the 

Bournemouth game, while we didn’t create 

any clear-cut chances, we were on top. 

However, we need to be in a position where 

we’re creating opportunities early on and 

taking them. Then we’ll be able to play our 

football and show our style for the rest of 

the game. We had that against Hull with 

what was probably our most convincing 

result. We’d certainly prefer a lot more 

games like that. The comebacks show we 

have great character, but you can’t recover 

from 2-0 down in every single game. That’s 

something we need to work on. 

You must be pleased with how the 

season’s going overall, though? 

We’re setting ourselves internal goals 

and we’ve reached them so far. We’re 

working in blocks of games. We want to 

be up there this season and we need 

to be getting results from games like 

Bournemouth. There’s a lot to do but 

there’s a lot to be proud of so far. 

Have you been pleased with 

your own displays? 

I’m always pushing for more but I’m 

in a good place at the moment. I love 


HOOPS 

The comebacks show 

we have great character, 

but you can’t recover 

from 2-0 down in every 

single game 

playing in front of the fans, that’s made a 

massive difference to me this season. I 

found it difficult last term. I’m not saying 

I wasn’t motivated, but the fans just 

make it extra special. This season our 

supporters, home and away, have been 

unbelievable. It’s definitely something 

I’ve missed. When they’re there I enjoy it 

so much more. My performances have 

been better this term but there’s still 

plenty of room for improvement. I can 

add more goals and assists, even though 

that’s not my primary job. Winning 

tackles and setting up attacks is where I 

get the most joy from. 

You’ve been involved in a lot of 

community programmes during your 

time at the club, including volunteering 

at local food banks in lockdown. What 

makes you want to help out? 

I might not be a west London boy but I’m 

in Abbots Langley so I’m not far away. We 

have a fair amount of spare time, so I love 

to help out and give back to people in the 

community. We’re in a privileged position 

and it’s the least I can do. 

You also graduated this year with a 

degree in business studies. What do you 

plan to do with that and when did you 

find the time to study? 

It’s been over a six-year period. Initially it 

wasn’t too hard but as it went on, I had to 

put in a couple of hours a day of revision. 

I just thought I’d put my spare time to 

use. Sometimes I’d revise in the hotel the 

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I’m not saying I wasn’t 

motivated last season, but 

having fans at games makes 

it extra special 

to do it on the coach to away matches, 

but I found it difficult when there was an 

option to play cards instead! Business is 

always something I’ve been interested in, 

and I might look to go into it after or even 

during my football career. I’m hoping the 

degree gives me that base to do so. 

The gaffer Mark Warburton is someone 

you know well having played under him 

three times now. Talk to us about his 

style of management. Players often 

highlight his attention to detail… 

We’ve finished 13th, then ninth, so to 

keep improving we need to be better in 

every single thing we do, whether that’s 

sleeping, eating, or the detail of training. 

All those little things have to be better 

and that comes from the manager and his 

staff. The players have bought into that, 

and the club is a great place to be right 

now. Everyone is willing to work hard. 


HOOPS 

We need to be better 

in every single thing 

we do, whether that’s 

sleeping, eating, or the 

detail of training 

The Bournemouth defeat was our first 

loss of the season. If we want to be 

contenders for promotion, it’s now time 

to go on another unbeaten run, isn’t it? 

It was the first time we’d lost in nearly 

three months, so it did feel strange. 

We don’t want to make a habit of losing 

games, but we were competitive in that 

match right until the end and that’s how 

we have to be all season. 

How much are you looking forward 

to going up against Premier League 

opposition in Everton tonight, if 

selected? 

I can’t wait! We played Manchester 

United and Leicester in pre-season 

and it was great to test yourself against 

midfielders that have played in Europe 

and for their country. There’s no tougher 

examination than a team like Everton in 

the cup and we’ll be doing all we can to 

get through to the next round. A little 

cup run for QPR would be nice. We’ve got 

a squad of players where everyone can 

play their part. 


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HOOPS 

OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

W 

elcome back to the Kiyan 

Prince Foundation Stadium for 

tonight’s Carabao Cup 

third-round tie against Everton. 

Everton are a huge club with a 

great history. They’ve made a good start 

to the Premier League season under 

Rafa Benitez. 

They’re a team that holds fond 

memories for me personally in that I 

scored my one and only hat-trick against 

them in a Premier League match for QPR 

in December 1992. They were a team 

QPR enjoyed good success against. 

Tonight’s cup game gives us an 

opportunity to pit our wits against 

Premier League opposition and 

international quality players. And it 

also gives us the opportunity to 

progress in a competition which holds 

special memories for me given I won it 

with Tottenham when we beat Leicester 

in 1999. 

Saturday’s result against Bristol City was 

disappointing, made even more so by 

the nature of the game when I felt we 

were totally dominant for large parts. 

We created many, many chances but 

came up against an inspired goalkeeping 

performance and unfortunately got hit 

with two sucker punches at critical points 

in the fixture, one in stoppage time at 


HOOPS 

the end of the first half and then the 

winner in stoppage time at the end of the 

second half. 

Therein lie the fine lines between winning 

and losing. There were many positives to 

take as large parts of our play were really 

good, but Mark and the players will know 

we have to defend certain situations 

better and we have to be more ruthless 

in taking our chances. 

It was great to see QPR legend Phil 

Parkes back at the club last weekend. 

The reception he got from the fans at 

half-time when he came on to the pitch 

was wonderful. I know from speaking 

to Phil afterwards how much he and all 

former players who come back to QPR 

appreciate what the club is doing for 

them. Thank you so much for that. 

Back to tonight, I’m really looking 

forward to this game under the lights. 

It should be a good atmosphere with a 

big crowd. Let’s get behind Mark and the 

team. Hopefully we can put on a good 

performance, get the result we want and 

book our place in the next round. 

Thank you as always for your wonderful 

support. Enjoy the game. 

Come on you R’s! 


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Tonight , s Opposition: 

EVERTON 

THE TOFFEES 

IN THE CABINET: 

CLUB FACTS: 

STADIUM: 

[ Goodison Park ] 

OPENED: 

[ 1892 ] 

CURRENT CAPACITY: 

[ 39,414 ] 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

[ 78,299 ] 

v Liverpool 

Division One 18.09.1948 

CLUB COLOURS: 

[ Blue & White ] 

TOP TIER 

Champions (9): 1890/91, 1914/15, 1927/28, 

1931/32, 1938/39, 1962/63, 1969/70, 

1984/85, 1986/87 

SECOND TIER 

Winners: 1930/31 

FA CUP 

Winners (5): 1905/06, 1932/33, 1965/66, 

1983/84, 1994/95 

LEAGUE CUP 

Runners-up: 1976/77, 1983/84 

EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS’ CUP 

Winners: 1984/85 

E V E R T O N F A C T F I L E 


HOOPS 

EVERTON 

OPPOSITION 

OVERVIEW 

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

It’s a grand old team to play for… Everton are one of the most 

historic sides in English football. 

A long list of honours includes nine league titles, five FA Cups 

and a European Cup Winners’ Cup. However, the Toffees have 

failed to clinch silverware since 1995 and have rarely threatened to 

challenge for a return to the top of the tree since their glory days 

under Howard Kendall in the 1980s. 

It was hoped the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in December 2019 

would herald a change in fortunes, but the Italian opted to head 

back to former employers Real Madrid in June. 

That saw former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez handed the 

management reins at Goodison Park and, while his appointment 

wasn’t universally popular on the blue side of Merseyside, the 

Toffees have made an impressive start to the new campaign. 

With a squad filled with talent, the Carabao Cup will be a 

competition that Everton will be eyeing as a chance to end their 

trophy hunt. 


HOOPS 

[ THE GAFFER ] 

M 

RAFAEL BENITEZ 

Age: 61 

Nationality: Spanish 

Year Appointed: 2021 

Succeeded: Carlo Ancelotti 

FOLLOWING the departure of Carlo 

Ancelotti in June, an extensive 

recruitment process eventually decided 

ex-Liverpool gaffer Rafael Benitez was 

the man to take Everton forward. 

While the decision wasn’t particularly 

well received amongst the Goodison 

Park faithful, the 61-year-old appears 

to have won over any sceptics after a 

bright start to the new season. 

Benitez spent a largely unremarkable 

playing career as a midfielder with 

Castilla, Parla and Linares before 

retiring due to injury at the age of 26 

and joining Real Madrid’s coaching staff. 

He first senior role as a boss came with 

Real Valladolid in 1995 but lasted less 

than a season and, after unsuccessful 

stints at Osasuna and Extremadura, 

Benitez took a year out before 

returning to management in 2000 with 

Tenerife and immediately winning 

promotion. 

Benitez then joined Valencia and guided 

them to the La Liga title in his first 

season, also winning the UEFA Cup in 

2003/04 before leaving for Liverpool. 

The Spaniard’s greatest triumph at 

Anfield came at the end of his first 

season, when the Reds recovered from 

3-0 down to beat AC Milan in the 

Champions League final but, despite an 

FA Cup win the following year, domestic 

success proved otherwise elusive. 

Following his departure from Liverpool 

in 2010, Benitez had brief spells at Inter 

Milan and Chelsea - where he won the 

Europa League - prior to two seasons 

at Napoli. He moved to Newcastle 

United shortly after an unsuccessful 

six-month period back at Madrid in the 

2015/16 season. 

China’s Dalian Professional was his next 

port of call from 2019 until his return to 

the English game with the Toffees. 

E V E R T O N T H E G A F F E R 


HOOPS 

E V E R T O N K E Y Q U A R T E T 

# 

1 

[ SAFE HANDS ] [ THE ROCK ] 

TOWERING defender Michael 

JORDAN PICKFORD 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 27 

Nationality: English 

Signed From: Sunderland 

HAVING made his 

name at hometown 

club Sunderland, 

Jordan Pickford joined 

Everton in an initial 

£25m deal in the 

summer of 2017. 

The shot-stopper is 

now a regular for club 

and country, playing 

every game as England 

reached last summer’s 

European 

Championships final. 

Pickford, who headed 

out on loan a whopping 

six times during his 

Sunderland days, is 

now closing in on 170 

appearances for the 

Toffees and has also 

won 40 caps for the 

Three Lions. 

Pickford kept 10 clean 

sheets in the Premier 

League last term as 

Everton finished 10th. 

Keane has become a key part of 

the Everton backline following 

his move from Burnley in 2017. 

Alongside brother Will, Keane 

rose through the ranks at 

Manchester United, with the 

centre-back heading out on 

loan to Leicester City, Derby 

County, Blackburn Rovers and 

Burnley, making the move to 

Turf Moor permanent in 2015. 

Fine performances for the 

Clarets eventually earnt him a 

switch to Goodison Park and 

the 28-year-old England 

international quickly become 

an established regular in the 

Toffees’ starting XI. 

CLASSIC KIT 

1985/86 

# 

5 

MICHAEL KEANE 

DEFENDER 

PAT VAN 

DEN HAUWE 

Age: 28 


Signed From: Burnley 


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[ THE WIDE MAN ] 

14 

# 

14 

DODGY BARNET 

MAROUANE 

FELLAINI 

2008/09 

16 

# 

16 

ABDOULAYE DOUCOURE 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 28 

Nationality: French 

Signed From: Watford 

[ THE ENGINE ] 

POWERFUL midfielder 

Abdoulaye Doucoure has 

become a vital asset at 

Goodison Park following his 

move from Watford in 2020. 

Doucoure came through the 

youth ranks at French side 

Rennes, making his first-team 

bow in 2012. He moved to 

Hertfordshire four years later 

but was initially loaned out to 

Granada. 

Upon his return to England the 

following summer, Doucoure 

was soon turning in a string of 

fine displays. After close to 150 

games for the Hornets, he 

headed to Merseyside for a fee 

of £20m. 

ANDROS TOWNSEND 

FORWARD 

Age: 30 


Signed From: Crystal Palace 

THE summer arrival 

on a free transfer of 

much-travelled winger 

Andros Townsend is 

already proving a fine 

piece of business. 

The ex-QPR loanee 

has been at the heart 

of the Toffees’ 

excellent start to the 

campaign, chipping in 

with a goal and two 

assists to date. 

Townsend started his 

career at Tottenham 

Hotspur, making just 

shy of 100 

appearances before 

joining Newcastle 

United in January 

2016. He was on the 

move to Crystal Palace 

six months later and 

his five-year stay at 

Selhurst Park ended 

when he headed for 

Merseyside in July. 

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[ DANGER MAN ] 

SKILLFUL attacker 

Richarlison has become a 

darling of the Everton 

faithful following his 

big-money switch from 

Watford in 2018. 

The forward began his 

career in his native Brazil 

with America Mineiro and 

Fluminense before heading 

to the Premier League with 

the Hornets for a fee of 

£11.2m in 2017. 

An impressive maiden 

season in England 

caught the eye of the 

division’s top sides, with 

Everton his eventual 

destination for an 

estimated £35m after just 

a year at Vicarage Road. 

Richarlison has gone 

on to find the net on a 

regular basis for Everton 

as well as helping his 

country triumph in the 

Copa America and 

Olympic Games. 

# 

7 

E V E R T O N D A N G E R M A N 

RICHARLISON 

FORWARD 

Age: 24 

Nationality: Brazilian 

Signed From: Watford 


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E V E R T O N F A M I L I A R F A C E 

FAMILIAR FACE: 

DAVE 

THOMAS 

WINGER Dave Thomas was a popular figure during his time in 

W12, with his skill and pace continually troubling defences. 

Thomas had arrived in west London from Burnley in 1972 and 

played a pivotal role in the iconic QPR side of 1975/76 that 

just missed out on the top-flight title. 

Capped eight times for England during his time with Rangers, 

Thomas, who famously never wore shinpads, moved to 

Everton in 1977 and enjoyed two years at Goodison Park. 

He later played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver 

Whitecaps, Middlesbrough, and Portsmouth before retiring 

in 1984. 

QPR Apps: 182 | Gls: 27 

1972-77 

EFC Apps: 71 | Gls: 4 

1977-79 


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LAST TIME IN W12: 

QPR 1 

EVERTON 2 

Eduardo Vargas’ strike wasn’t enough for Chris Ramsey’s 

struggling QPR side as goals from Aaron Lennon and Seamus 

Coleman wrapped up victory for Everton. 

Full-back Coleman had given the visitors the lead in the first half 

after finishing off a fine counter-attacking move, but Roberto 

Martinez’s men were pegged back when Chile international Vargas 

poked home from close range. 

However, winger Lennon struck his first Everton goal following his 

switch from Tottenham Hotspur to seal the points for the Blues. 

QPR: Green; Isla, Onuoha, Caulker, Yun; Phillips, Barton, Sandro 

(Henry 71), Hoilett (Vargas 60); Zamora (Taarabt 82), Austin 

EVERTON: Howard; Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Baines; Lennon, 

McCarthy, Gibson, Osman; Lukaku, Kone 

DATE: 

22.03.2015 

VENUE: 

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FREEZEFRAME 

A PICTORIAL LOOK BACK AT A PREVIOUS 

CLASH WITH TONIGHT’S OPPONENTS… 

Phil Parkes denies Everton’s Gary Jones during QPR’s 

1-0 Division One win over Everton in January 1974. 


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RANGERS BATTLED THROUGH TO THE LEAGUE (MILK) 

CUP FINAL IN 1985/86 BUT WERE BEATEN 3-0 BY OXFORD 

UNITED. STILL, WE HAD SOME FUN ALONG THE WAY. 

TONIGHT, WE CHAT TO GARY BANNISTER, A MAN WHO 

PLAYED A BIG PART IN THAT RUN TO WEMBLEY… 

INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 


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GARY BANNISTER 

Striker 

YEARS AT QPR: 1984-88 

APPS: 172 

GOALS: 72 


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GARY, you were a prolific striker 

who scored 72 goals for QPR in a 

four-year spell between 1984 and 

1988. Reflecting on our 1986 Milk 

Cup run, we became serious 

contenders to win the competition 

when we triumphed 2-0 at Chelsea in 

the quarter-final replay, didn’t we? 

It was a magnificent result for us. We 

were 1-0 up going into the last few 

seconds and I can remember 

challenging their keeper Eddie 

Niedzwiecki who’d started dribbling 

outside his box. The ball ran loose to 

my teammate Mick Robinson on the 

halfway line, and he just lashed home a 

first-time shot to seal the victory. 

Then it was Liverpool in the 

semi-finals. They were the best team 

in Europe back then and would go on 

to be top-flight champions that 

season. We won the first leg 1-0 at 

Loftus Road and then drew 2-2 at 

Anfield with two crazy own goals. It 

was great to go through to the final 

on aggregate, wasn’t it? 

That’s right because no one fancied us 

to get a result in the away leg. I still 

watch the videos of that incredible 

night. I still see them on YouTube 

where we were all celebrating after the 

game at Anfield and the champagne 

corks were popping. As for the match 

itself, my knee was giving me a lot of 

trouble, but I managed to stay on for 

three quarters of the game before I 

was eventually substituted. Then the 

lads went on to clinch a great 2-2 draw. 

Gary Gillespie scored one of the own 

goals. I’d previously played alongside 

Gary at Coventry when I was first 

starting out, so I felt sorry for him. 

Although I wasn’t too sorry as it was a 

fantastic result for QPR! Looking back, 

that was more of a final for us than the 

final itself where we were well beaten. 


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A few weeks after the match at 

Anfield, we played Chelsea in the 

league at Loftus Road and 

hammered them 6-0. You scored a 

hat-trick in a resounding 

performance by our lads… 

A fabulous day for QPR. Again, I still 

watch those goals online. And I still 

look back on our 3-1 victory over 

Chelsea the following year where I 

grabbed another hat-trick. YouTube is 

great because it means that my kids 

will be able to see those games when 

I’m long gone. I had two very 

memorable west London derbies and 

I’m always reminded of them whenever 

QPR have faced Chelsea since. 

On to the 1986 final against Oxford 

then. We were firm favourites to lift 

the Milk Cup, weren’t we? 

We were definitely. Having knocked out 

Chelsea and Liverpool on the road to 

Having knocked out Chelsea 

and Liverpool on the road to 

Wembley, we were the favourites 

in the final 

Wembley, we were absolutely the 

favourites in the final. But I remember 

Trevor Hebberd, Ray Houghton and 

John Aldridge giving absolutely 

storming performances through the 

middle for Oxford that day. They just ran 

the show. They bossed our whole team. 

They dominated us. They bullied us out 

of the game. Fair play to them. You have 

to hold your hands up. It was a bad day 

for us. I hardly had a kick myself. I’d 

previously played many games against 

those Oxford centre-halves. They were 

big lads, but we always got to grips with 

them by playing the ball around. 

However, at Wembley on the day, we 

just didn’t get going at all. We were all 

demoralised and it was a shock to the 

system. When we had to walk 

around the pitch at the end of the game 

to clap the supporters, it was the worst 

feeling in the world. It was one of the 

most disappointing moments of my 

football career. 

There’s been an online rumour in 

recent years that the QPR players 

were so nervous that you were all 

given strong sleeping tablets in the 

team hotel the night before the final. 

Is that true? 

Rubbish! I’ve not heard that one 

before. How could we be nervous 

when we’d just knocked Liverpool out 

over two legs? If anything, we were too 

cocky when we faced Oxford. 

Definitely not nervous. We were 

probably over-confident and thought 

we were going to walk that game. To 

be fair to Oxford, they played really, 

really well and stuffed us basically. 


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We were probably overconfident 

and thought we were 

going to walk the game 

QPR had a very competitive team 

back in the 1980s, didn’t we? 

We did pretty well for a side that 

people would say was only good when 

playing on our plastic pitch. But we 

dished up decent football home and 

away. I can remember some great 

away performances like a game at 

Watford where we won 3-0 and I 

scored a hat-trick when they were 

riding high in the league. We were an 

attacking team but - in saying that - 

we could come unstuck sometimes 

like we did in the Milk Cup final. We had 

some excellent footballers in our side. 

Terry Fenwick played for England, Alan 

McDonald was a dominant defender 

and Wayne Fereday made loads of 

goals on the wing. I played up front 

with John Byrne and he was an 

outstanding player. We could give all 

the top teams in the country a really 

good game and we were a very 

attractive side to watch. 

What was it like playing on the 

plastic pitch? 

Over a period of time we got really 

good on it. We were almost 

unbeatable. There weren’t many 

teams that could challenge us on it 

although those who had skilful 

players could do well. The best game 

there was that famous 5-5 draw 

against Newcastle when they had 

star men like Chris Waddle and Peter 

Beardsley. It really was a pulsating 

match. We were 4-0 down at 

half-time and it ended up 5-5! 

Waddle hit a first half hat-trick for 

them, but Gary Micklewhite scored 


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our equaliser in the last few seconds - it 

was incredible! Luton also did well on 

the Omniturf and I can remember them 

getting a couple of draws against us. 

They had the same type of pitch at their 

own Kenilworth Road ground. 

Obviously, no heavy tackles were 

coming in on us strikers when we played 

on the plastic because if you went down 

on the ground, you’d rip half the skin off 

your leg. Gavin Maguire did manage to 

get his tackles in for us at Rangers but 

I’m not really sure how he did! 

You could score goals with your head 

and your feet. You were an all-round 

centre forward, weren’t you? 

I used to spend hours and hours in 

training working on my touch. I like to 

think I was a skilful player. I tried to 

make the right runs and time them to 

stay onside. Funnily enough, I enjoyed 

the aerial challenges with the big 

defenders, too, because I was pretty 

good in the air. 

You enjoyed a very nice relationship 

here with the Rangers fans, didn’t you? 

The supporters were always really 

good to me. I had an amazing time 

with the R’s. I loved the club from start 

to finish. When QPR wanted to sign me 

from Sheffield Wednesday in 1984, I 

knew they were a footballing side and 

that appealed to me. I think what 

helped me a lot was that my 

roommate on away trips was Terry 

Fenwick. Just after I signed, he 

introduced me to the lads and looked 

after me. In my first year in 1984/85, I 

scored 28 goals for Rangers in a 

season when we played in the UEFA 

Cup as well. In fact, I was very sad when 

I eventually had to leave QPR towards 

the end of my fourth season at Loftus 

Road. My leg, my knee and my back 

were giving me a lot of problems. I had 

a word with the R’s boss Jim Smith, 

and we decided I should move on. I 

returned to sign for Coventry where I’d 

started my career. 

What are you up to nowadays? 

I’m 61 and I’m still working down in 

Cornwall, which is a beautiful county. I 

drive a van doing maintenance and 

deliveries. Don’t forget that I played 

through the 1980s when footballers’ 

wages weren’t that high otherwise I’d 

be retired from work by now! But I’m 

enjoying life. I continue to keep an eye 

on all the teams I used to play for but 

definitely QPR. It’s nice to see Rangers 

turn the tables now as they start to do 

well again. It would be great for 

everyone at QPR to get back up there 

to the Premier League. 


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MEMORY MATCHES 1915 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 

EVERTON 2 

THE DETAILS HAVE ALMOST 

BEEN LOST IN THE SANDS 

OF TIME, BUT QPR ONCE 

PLAYED A HOME CUP 

TIE VERSUS EVERTON AT 

STAMFORD BRIDGE - THE 

VENUE OF OUR ARCH 

RIVALS CHELSEA... 

Saturday 20th February 1915 

FA Cup third round 

Played at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea 

Attendance: 33,000 

BACKGROUND 

It was an epic FA Cup third-round tie 

back in 1915. Southern League 

members QPR were drawn against 

giants Everton, who were fourth in the 

Football League Division One. 

Rangers had been forced to leave their 

spacious home ground at Park Royal 

Stadium when it was requisitioned by 

the military for training purposes 

during World War One. So, our matches 

were being held at Harvist Road in 

Kilburn and the National Athletic 

Grounds in Kensal Rise. 

However, these venues were 

considered too small to stage the 

attractive Everton fixture and therefore 

it was switched to Stamford Bridge. 

PROGRAMME 

The matchday programme for this 

Everton game was issued by the host 

club. Entitled ‘The Chelsea FC 

Chronicle’, it sold at one penny. It is a 

delightful football timepiece from a 

bygone era. 

The cover headline declared: “Two 

Minds With But A Single Thought.” A 

striking cartoon underneath referred to 

“NEUTRAL TERRITORY” as a QPR 

supporter and an Everton fan met on 

the roadside. This carried the jovial 

caption: 

“THE TOFFEE MAN: ’Scuse me, Sir, I’m 

trying to find my way to the Fourth 

Round, can you assist me? 

THE RANGER: That’s strange, you’ve 

taken those very words out of my 

mouth; I want to get there also.” 

Our rotund R’s supporter is depicted 

with a medal on his chest declaring 

“LEEDS CITY” - the team QPR had 

beaten 1-0 in the second round of the 

cup that season. 


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ACTION 

The bumper crowd of 33,000 at 

Stamford Bridge witnessed an 

exciting game which Everton edged 

2-1 despite a late surge by Rangers. 

A quaintly written match report in 

Sports Argus newspaper later that day 

read: “Queen’s Park Rangers had 

beaten both Glossop and Leeds City, 

and were not perturbed in having to 

tackle a First Division side. The game 

was played under perfect conditions. 

“Everton showed superior form in attack, 

and with Millington handling Parker 

missed a penalty kick in six minutes. 

“Ten minutes later Millington blundered 

over to give away a corner, and Galt 

headed a goal for Everton, the ball 

glancing into the net off Millington. 

Subsequently the Rangers pressed, 

but were unlucky. 

“Ten minutes from the change of ends, 

Chedgzoy made an opening for 

Clennell to score a great goal for 

Everton, and for some time 

subsequently the visitors played easily, 

content with a two-love lead. 

“Ultimately Birch scored for the 

Rangers from Donald’s centre, and 

then the Southerners pressed 

vigorously. Parker and Kirsopp missed 

open goals for Everton, but the visitors 

mostly defended during the closing 

stages. Galt was ordered off.” 

TEAMS 

Rangers: McLeod, Millington, Pullen, 

Broster, Mitchell, Whyman, Thompson, 

Birch, Miller, Simons, Donald 

Everton: Fern, Thompson, 

Macconnachie, Fleetwood, Galt, 

Makepeace, Chedgzoy, Kirsopp, Parker, 

Clennell, Harrison 


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1967 

AND ALL THAT 

REMEMBERING QPR’S RUN TO THE 1967 LEAGUE CUP FINAL… 

FIRST ROUND 

Tuesday 23rd August 1966 

QPR 5 Colchester United 0 

QPR SCORERS: 

Marsh (4), Lazarus 

ATTENDANCE: 5,497 

R’S LINE-UP: Peter 

Springett, Ian Watson, Jim 

Langley, Mike Keen, Ron 

Hunt, Frank Sibley, Mark 

Lazarus, Keith Sanderson, 

Les Allen, Rodney Marsh, 

Roger Morgan 

SECOND ROUND 

Wednesday 14th September 

1966 

Aldershot 1 QPR 1 

QPR SCORER: Allen 



Springett, Tony Hazell, Jim 

Langley, Mike Keen, Ron 

Hunt, Keith Sanderson, Mark 

Lazarus, Ian Morgan, Les 

Allen, Rodney Marsh, Roger 

Morgan 


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SECOND 

ROUND REPLAY 

Tuesday 20th September 1966 

QPR 2 Aldershot 0 

QPR SCORERS: Langley (pen), 

Marsh 


R’S LINE-UP: Peter Springett, Tony 

Hazell, Jim Langley, Mike Keen, Ron 

Hunt, Frank Sibley, Mark Lazarus, 

Keith Sanderson, Les Allen, 

Rodney Marsh, Roger Morgan 

THIRD ROUND 

Wednesday 12th October 1966 

QPR 2 Swansea Town 1 

QPR SCORERS: Hazell, Keen 



Springett, Ian Watson, 

Tony Hazell, Mike Keen, Ron 

Hunt, Frank Sibley, Mark 

Lazarus, Keith Sanderson, 

Les Allen, Rodney Marsh, 

Roger Morgan 

FOURTH ROUND 

Tuesday 25th October 1966 

QPR 4 Leicester City 2 

QPR SCORERS: Morgan, 

Allen (2), Lazarus 


R’S LINE-UP: Peter Springett, 

Tony Hazell, Jim Langley, 

Mike Keen, Ron Hunt, Frank 

Sibley, Mark Lazarus, Keith 

Sanderson, Les Allen, Rodney 

Marsh, Roger Morgan. 


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FIFTH ROUND 

Wednesday 7th 

December 1966 

QPR 2 Carlisle United 1 

QPR SCORER: Marsh (2) 


R’S LINE-UP: Peter Springett, 

Ian Watson, Jim Langley, 

Mike Keen, Ron Hunt, Frank 

Sibley, Mark Lazarus, Keith 

Sanderson, Les Allen, Rodney 

Marsh, Roger Morgan 

SEMI-FINAL FIRST LEG 

Tuesday 17th January 1967 

Birmingham City 1 QPR 4 

QPR SCORERS: 

Marsh, Morgan, Lazarus, Allen 


R’S LINE-UP: Peter Springett, Ian Watson, 

Jim Langley, Mike Keen, Ron Hunt, Frank 

Sibley, Mark Lazarus, Keith Sanderson, 

Les Allen, Rodney Marsh, Roger Morgan 

SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG 

Tuesday 7th February 1967 

QPR 3 Birmingham City 1 

QPR SCORERS: Marsh (2), Keen 




Hunt, Frank Sibley, Mark Lazarus, Keith 

Sanderson, Les Allen, Rodney Marsh, 

Roger Morgan 


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FINAL 

Saturday 4th March 1967 

QPR 3 West Bromwich Albion 2 

QPR SCORERS: Morgan, Marsh, Lazarus 




Hunt, Frank Sibley, Mark Lazarus, Keith 

Sanderson, Les Allen, Rodney Marsh, 

Roger Morgan 

Division Three minnows Queens Park 

Rangers were massive underdogs before 

this game against the highly fancied topflight 

side West Bromwich Albion. But the 

R’s stunned everyone by turning a 2-0 

half-time deficit into a thrilling 3-2 win. 

The crowd of 97,952 witnessed QPR 

goals by Roger Morgan, Rodney Marsh 

and Mark Lazarus. 

Our captain Mike Keen victoriously lifted 

the trophy above his head after one of 

the greatest comebacks ever seen at a 

national cup final staged in England. 


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PLANET SUPER LEAGUE 

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TRUST HAVE JOINED 48 

OTHER CLUBS TO FIGHT 

AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. 

The R’s have become a member of CUP26 - a 

tournament by Planet Super League with the 

support of Count Us In, encouraging football 

fans to take climate action. With approximately 

3.5b football fans, CUP26 harnesses the global 

passion for the sport to fight climate change on an 

unprecedented scale. 

Supporters can sign up for free at cup26.co.uk and 

score goals for their club by completing planetprotecting 

activities. Clubs play weekly fixtures 

against their rivals and the supporters who score 

the most goals win the match. There are 100 

goalscoring activities on the website, including 

having a delicious plant-based meal, cycling and 

walking, and having a screen-free evening. The 

Planet Super League trophy will be awarded to the 

tournament winner in the first week of CUP26. 

CUP26 is supported by the UK Government’s 

campaign Together For Our Planet as well as 

media partner Sky. At a critical time for the planet, 

it shows that everyday fans, families, and the 

wider public care about climate change and are 

willing to do their bit. But they want their leaders 

to do more, too, and deliver solutions at CUP26 

that will prevent further climate change. 

Tom Gribbin, CEO of Planet Super League, said: 

“CUP26 is our largest tournament, with more 

than half the professional football clubs in the UK 

taking part. Fans of all ages can represent their 

club, do their bit for the planet, and help compete 

for the trophy. 

“We’re delighted to be working alongside Count 

Us In and we look forward to sharing exciting 

moments and surprises as the season unfolds.” 

The tournament began on Monday 13th 

September, with Rangers battling it out against 

Swindon Town in our opening fixture. 

CUP26 Activities Include: 

Leg power 5k - Go for a walk/cycle instead of 

using the car 

Pumped up - Pump up your car tyres 

Club bird feeder - Make a bird feeder and decorate 

in your club’s colours 

Screens off - Try a screen-free evening 

Electric transfer - Switch to a green electricity 

supplier 

Over the line - Hanging out the washing instead of 

using the tumble drier 

Smart move - Get a smart meter installed 

Natural talent - Snap an animal or plant found on a 

football club badge 

Bug stadium - Build a football stadium for the bugs 

Snap a bug - Get into nature and identify an insect 

Meat-free meal - Eat a meat-free meal 

Fergie time food - Grab some yellow ticket food 

from the supermarket 

No moo milk - Try plant-based milk 

Charity shop drop - Donate a bag of pre-loved clothes 

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JUNIOR 

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FUN, GAMES, TRIVIA & MORE! 

Hello everyone! 

Hey guys, 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. What’s the chilliest ground in England? 

A. Cold Trafford! 

GROUND HOPPER 

Which Champ stadium is this? 

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BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes to all 

Junior Hoops celebrating 

in September… 

Jack Ashley, 1 

Cillian Brennan, 1 

Ben Durcan, 1 

Daniel Gray, 1 

Harley Clayton McNaught, 1 

Peter Milner, 1 

Morgan Parry, 1 

Riley Philbert, 1 

Joseph Crowley , 2 

Connor Dardis, 2 

Felicity Hill, 2 

Emily Jones, 2 

Alby O’Toole, 2 

Harry Channing, 3 

Marlow Perry Chibela, 3 

Kiki Culverwell, 3 

Henry Edmonds, 3 

Harry-Joe Finch, 3 

Benjamin Hickman, 3 

Amir Levy-Rapoport, 3 

Patrick Rooney, 3 

Archie Tate, 3 

David Melia, 4 

Bobby Ralph, 4 

Zac Rekowska , 4 

Evangeline Roohan, 4 

Finley Ryan, 4 

Jamie Spivey, 4 

Jamie Stein, 4 

Lily Stein, 4 

Xenia Wickens, 4 

Joshua Barcessat, 5 

Leon Gissing, 5 

Connor McNabb, 5 

Piers Newton-Law, 5 

Jamie O’Brien, 5 

Emily Oliver, 5 

Jack Rumsey, 5 

Jack Sharland, 5 

Emily Garson, 6 

Dylan Margolis, 6 

Imogen Mitchell, 6 

Rudy Roome, 6 

Alexander Ward, 6 

Harrison Galloway, 7 

Freddie Goold, 7 

Freddie Hoare, 7 

George Holden, 7 

Max Kosanovic, 7 

Rafer Moge, 7 

Harry Philpott, 7 

Harry Stevenson, 7 

Alexander Cooper, 8 

Jacob Lyman, 8 

Alice Modle, 8 

Noah Munro, 8 

Finley Price, 8 

Kai Satterthwaite, 8 

Harry Townsley, 8 

Bertie Baldry, 9 

Ramzi Ball, 9 

Finn Cherry, 9 

Thomas Downie, 9 

Daniel Hayden, 9 

Nika Mulchandani, 9 

Kundan Mulchandani, 9 

Ollie Overy-Jones, 9 

Liam Pardoe, 9 

Stanley Pollington, 9 

Jack Toomey, 9 

Callum Bagenal, 10 

Daniel Powell, 10 

Barney Power, 10 

Sonny Radford, 10 

Leon Stefanopoulos, 10 

Peter Truckle, 10 

Carris Willson, 10 

George Wright, 10 

Maya Bhardwaj, 11 

Stanley Cumming, 11 

Chester Gregory, 11 

Jack Melton-James, 11 

Freddie Wailis, 11 

Mikey Ahern, 12 

Jack Barber, 12 

Elizabeth Bruce, 12 

Louis Davies, 12 

Bradley Elliott, 12 

Harry Few, 12 

Charlie Norville, 12 

Sonny Pitt, 12 

Stanley Wheeler-Kemp, 12 

Daniel Whitfield, 12 

Libby Cini, 13 

Antony Cobb, 13 

Joe Eve, 13 

Jayden Foss, 13 

William Rowland, 13 

Kacey Smail, 13 

Jimmy Bristow, 14 

Jack Curtis, 14 

Thomas Grant, 14 

Taylor Johnson, 14 

Charlie Robinson, 14 

Luke Webber, 14 

Sean Bowers, 15 

Jonathan Da Costa, 15 

George Edwards, 15 

Kieran Gallen, 15 

Jason Alex Harding, 15 

David Mantle, 15 

Gracie Ross, 15 

Isaac Walker, 15 

Freddie Wilkinson, 15 

Lily Goodman, 16 

Joseph Hughes, 16 

Daniel Lehane, 16 

Saul Linklater, 16 

Luca Szumilewicz, 16 

Alex Taylor, 16 

Alexander Wright, 16 

Brian Eavis, 17 

Jamie Driscoll, 18 

Jack Gatrell, 18 

Edward Hanman-Killick, 18 

Lachlan Keary, 18 

Lily Lambert, 18 

Conor Murphy, 18 

Keane Nolan, 18 

Teddy Sheppard, 18 

Alec Baldwin, 19 

Jack Brooke, 19 

Jack Faber, 19 

Jude Sharman, 19 

Nicholas Fearon , 20 

Freddie Thomas, 20 

Jo Wallis-Prior, 20 

Louis Williams, 20 

Jayden Yorke, 20 

Albie Collins, 21 

Haydn Groves, 21 

Oliver Johnson, 21 

Alfie Wise, 21 

Katelyn Coyle, 22 

Alfie Fitzsimmons, 22 

Jake Munnelly, 22 

Mollie O’Gorman, 22 

Fred Trinder, 22 

George Greenland, 23 

Max Mahoney, 23 

Jack McCarthy, 23 

Louis McManus, 23 

Ollie Mee, 23 

Lewis Moxon, 23 

Olivia Walsh, 23 

Saoirse Greene, 24 

George Orsmond, 24 

James O’Sullivan, 24 

Patrick Rabey, 24 

Ashley Tipping, 24 

Alexander Chambers, 25 

Elizabeth Forster, 25 

Ellie Harwood, 25 

Millie Putman, 25 

Taylor Cassidy, 26 

Jamie Homewood, 26 

Noeleen McMahon, 26 

Frankie Williams, 26 

Gabriel Hann, 27 

Thomas King, 27 

Joe Baden, 28 

Darlie-Rae Byrne, 28 

Asher Futerman, 28 

Alfie Harvey, 28 

Louisa Lloyd, 28 

Joey Maltby, 28 

Stephen Van Den Eynde, 28 

Ava-Mae Waterfield, 28 

Grace Churcher-Holt, 29 

Yaseen Ferozuddin, 29 

Stephanie Griffin, 29 

George Grosch, 29 

Jack O’Sullivan, 29 

Finlay Parker, 29 

Alexander Hoile, 30 

Tia Humphrey, 30 

Leo Peverall, 30 

Gabriel Rausch, 30 

Ben Winter, 30 

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’s Jonjo Shelvey & Morph 

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Answers: Ground Hopper: Swansea.com Stadium (Swansea), 

Know Your History: Simon Barker, Young Gun: Kyle Walker 


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GOALKEEPER 

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D.O.B: 12.04.1993 

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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… 

Mark Warburton’s QPR make 

their fifth attempt (more 

than 106 years!) to defeat 

Everton in a major knockout 

competition tonight. 

Rafa Benitez’s Toffees at full 

strength would have to start as 

favourites given their Premier 

League status as Rangers bid 

to reach the same level. 

But Warburton’s wannabes just 

might get inspiration in their 

first League Cup encounter 

with the Blue Noses of 

Goodison from two historic 

runs in the competition. 

One came in 1986 when Jim 

Smith’s side - which included 

internationals Alan McDonald, 

Terry Fenwick and Michael 

Robinson - went all the way to 

the final before succumbing 

to the manager’s former club, 

Oxford United. 

Yet, surely, the bigger boost 

would be provided 

by imagining the exploits of 

Alec Stock’s legendary R’s 

team of 1967 when the outfit 

skippered by Mike Keen went 

one better than the side 

captained by Fenwick. 

Like Everton tonight, Rangers 

were up against top-flight 

opposition in West Brom. More 

significantly, they were in the 

third tier. They even went in 

2-0 down at half-time in front 

of 98,000 at Wembley. 

But they roared back with 

goals from Roger Morgan, 

Rodney Marsh and Mark 

Lazarus to enable Keen to 

become the first captain 

since England’s Bobby Moore 

the previous year to lift a 

trophy at the national stadium. 

It might not have been the 


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The League Cup 

remains the lone major 

domestic knockout trophy 

won by the R’s 

World Cup, but the League 

Cup remains the lone major 

domestic knockout trophy 

won by the R’s. 

The fable goes that Jesus 

raised Lazarus from the dead. 

Well, in pure football terms, it 

seems the right winger who 

shared the name of the biblical 

figure helped to do just that. 

Lazarus, also the lead 

vocalist on the single ‘QPR 

- The Greatest’ recorded to 

celebrate the achievement, 

recalled to me how the R’s had 

plenty to sing about. 

The former flanker said: “We 

had a wonderful build-up. 

Stayed in a lovely hotel in 

London. Fats Domino, the 

singer was staying there. He 

was over from America to do 

a concert. I liked Fats a lot and 

we met him, although I didn’t 

get the opportunity to sing his 

big hit Blueberry Hill with him. 

“We got up on the Saturday 

morning and mingled around 

waiting for the coach to take 

us to Wembley. There were 

crowds of people lining the 

street. It all added to the 

excitement. 

“You never had to calm anyone 

down. There were a few young 

players in there, but I was 27. 

Been around a bit. You also 

had Les Allen, Mike Keen, Jim 

Langley and Rodney Marsh. 

“We were all pleased to just 

be in the final. There was no 

pressure on us. We knew we 

had a chance and were a good 

Third Division side, but we 

were still a Third Division side. 

West Brom were a very good 

First Division side who had 

won the trophy the year before 

with players like Clive [Clark, 

a goalscorer and ex-Ranger] 

and Jeff Astle. And they’d just 

beaten West Ham convincingly 

in the semi-finals. To go to 

Wembley and beat such a 

team wasn’t realistic. Nobody 

could have foreseen what 

happened. 

“It was brilliant to score the 

deciding goal but when Rodney 


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scored our second I think West 

Brom knew we were going 

to win. Their players started 

doubting themselves. 

“I also think a save Peter 

Springett made from Astle [at 

0-2] inspired everybody to do 

what they did. I was delighted 

for everyone.” 

Keen, who made the Marsh 

goal, remembered the team 

he led with great fondness 

when I interviewed him for the 

Gazette in 1983. 

Midfielder Keen, who died 

in 2009, said: “I believe a lot 

of the humour that these 

characters used to create 

has gone out of the game. I 

remember when Mark Lazarus 

split his shorts in one game. 

He was just changing them for 

a new pair when the ball came 

to him. Shortless, he darted 

off up the wing. Rodney was a 

marvellous individual player.” 

Stock, who also guided the R’s 

into the top flight and returned 

as director and caretaker boss, 

told me: “I did my little bit.” 

Gordon Macey, the club 

historian who passed away 

last year and was a great help 

with my QPR Greatest Games 

book, added: “My dad got me 

a rattle. I painted it blue and 

white the night before the final 

but it hadn’t dried out. People 

around me got sprayed with 

the wet paint!” 

Will all these motivational 

stories help the R’s paint W12 

blue and white tonight? We 

shall see! 

* 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 in July. 


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Columnist 

THE FOUNDING EDITOR OF QPR FANSITE ‘R’ GENERATION 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS ON IN W12… 

E 

xciting 

times await as we welcome 

Premier League Everton to W12 in the 

Carabao Cup. 

I remember a match against the Toffees back 

in 2012. We’d just been promoted, and it was 

our first game in the Premier League. For young 

Sam, this was his first experience of his beloved 

QPR knocking shoulders with the big boys. 

Before this fixture, my experience with the 

Premier League was similar to that of a small 

child looking through a high window. I grew up a 

football fanatic but, unfortunately, my fanaticism 

was a bit of a solo experience as I supported 

a team that wasn’t exactly a hot topic of 

conversation amongst my friends at school. 

Whilst everyone was talking about Ronaldo, 

Gerrard and Van Persie, I was cracking on about 

some Hungarian bloke named Akos. Supporting 

a side out of the top 20 of English football can 

sometimes feel quite isolating these days. 

The Premier League is so global, so massive, 

so significant, that it often can eradicate the 

emotions we feel down in the Championship. 

What I mean by this is that I might be on a high 

after beating Middlesbrough on a Tuesday night 

but then sit down to watch City versus PSG on 

the Wednesday evening and think, holy Zamora, 

we’re far away from this. That footballing 

perspective is quite intense. 

That’s why it’s so incredibly impressive and 

inspiring when teams from the Championship 

go on to do well after achieving promotion to 

the big time. Watching Brentford, for example, 

in the Premier League almost feels like a sitcom 

crossover episode where Peter Griffin takes on 

The Simpsons. It seems like a novelty. There 

isn’t really that gap between the EFL divisions, 

though; the teams promoted from League One 

often fit in seamlessly to the Championship 

and the relegated Championship sides often 

struggle in League One. That’s what makes the 

EFL so special; the genuine possibility of quality 

being overturned by passion. 

But, throughout the season there are a few 

occasions where those gaps dissipate. I am, 

of course, talking about the cups. The FA Cup 

always seems like the big deal, ‘the magic of the 

cup’ and whatnot. The Carabao Cup often feels 

like the Make A Wish equivalent for lower-league 

teams. People slate the cup and say this and 

that but, in reality, it’s a tournament and it’s 

whatever you make of it. 

It’s a fantastic opportunity to test our squad 

and resettle that perspective about our place in 

English football. It’s also a massive opportunity 

for the players to learn from the best and show 

themselves off. This is a team with Premier League 

aspirations and tonight might prove whether that 

can translate into Premier League quality. 

Nights like these, special nights like these, 

decorate the schedule with lights and cameras 

and can really train us up for what could be a 

fighting season. I cannot wait to welcome Everton 

to W12 and show them what we’re all about. 


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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 R1 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 D 1-1 3 DIENG THOMAS DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET KAKAY 

Tue 24 19:45 Oxford United CC R2 W 2-0† N/A ARCHER ODUBAJO KAKAY DICKIE 1 DUNNE McCALLUM 

Sat 28 15:00 Coventry City D 2-0 3 DIENG BALL ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS McCALLUM 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 11 15:00 Reading D 3-3 4 DIENG ODUBAJO DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 

Tue 14 19:45 AFC Bournemouth L 1-2 6 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DE WIJS BARBET McCALLUM 1 

Sat 18 15:00 Bristol City 

Tue 21 19:45 Everton CC R3 

Fri 24 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 

Tue 28 19:45 Birmingham City 

OCTOBER 

Sat 2 15:00 Preston North End 

Sat 16 12:30 Fulham 

Tue 19 19:45 Blackburn Rovers 

Sat 23 15:00 Peterborough United 

Fri 29 19:45 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 

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CHAMP STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

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

1 FULHAM 7 5 1 1 17 5 12 16 

2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 7 4 3 0 13 6 7 15 

3 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 7 4 3 0 13 6 7 15 

4 COVENTRY CITY 7 5 0 2 8 5 3 15 

5 STOKE CITY 7 4 2 1 10 8 2 14 

6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 7 4 1 2 13 9 4 13 

7 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 7 3 3 1 15 10 5 12 

8 BLACKBURN ROVERS 7 3 3 1 11 8 3 12 

9 CARDIFF CITY 7 3 2 2 11 8 3 11 

10 BIRMINGHAM CITY 7 3 2 2 10 7 3 11 

11 MIDDLESBROUGH 7 2 3 2 8 8 0 9 

12 BRISTOL CITY 7 2 3 2 8 8 0 9 

13 LUTON TOWN 7 2 3 2 9 11 -2 9 

14 PRESTON NORTH END 7 2 2 3 8 10 -2 8 

15 MILLWALL 7 1 4 2 7 9 -2 7 

16 DERBY COUNTY 7 1 4 2 4 6 -2 7 

17 BARNSLEY 7 1 4 2 6 9 -3 7 

18 READING 7 2 1 4 13 17 -4 7 

19 SHEFFIELD UNITED 7 1 3 3 9 11 -2 6 

20 SWANSEA CITY 7 1 3 3 4 8 -4 6 

21 HULL CITY 7 1 2 4 4 9 -5 5 

22 BLACKPOOL 7 1 2 4 5 11 -6 5 

23 PETERBOROUGH UNITED 7 1 1 5 7 17 -10 4 

24 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 7 0 1 6 5 12 -7 1 

LAST UPDATED: 17.09.2021 

THE WEEKEND'S 

Fixtures 

KICK-OFF 3PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

vs 

vs 

(12.30PM) 

vs 

vs 

vs 

vs 

(FRIDAY 7.45PM) 

(SATURDAY) 

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vs 

(8PM) 

vs 

vs 

vs 

vs 

vs 

PP 

TOP FIVE 

Goalscorers 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 7 

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC 

FULHAM 6 

DOMINIC SOLANKE 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 5 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

COVENTRY CITY 4 

BEN DIAZ 

BLACKBURN ROVERS 4 

LAST UPDATED: 17.09.2021 

TOP FIVE 

Assists 

SORBA THOMAS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 4 

RYAN GILES 

CARDIFF CITY 4 

JOHN SWIFT 

READING 3 

JAIDON ANTHONY 

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 3 

BOBBY DE CORDOVA-REID 

FULHAM 3 

TOP FIVE 

Clean Sheets 

MATIJA SARKIC 

BIRMINGHAM CITY 4 

LEE NICHOLLS 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3 

SAM JOHNSTONE 

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 

SIMON MOORE 

COVENTRY CITY 3 

KELLE ROOS 

DERBY COUNTY 3 


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Columnist 

B 

THE JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN… 

ournemouth may have inflicted upon 

us a first defeat of the season, but I 

didn’t feel too down leaving the Vitality 

Stadium on Tuesday. 

We were up against a club who fielded a team 

on the night which cost them in excess of £100m. 

We were more than competitive and could easily 

have forced the draw in the closing minutes. It 

wasn’t to be. 

Tonight’s opponents Everton were among the 

better represented teams in the newsroom 

during my time at Sky Sports News. My friends and 

former colleagues Steve Baker, Matt Bones and 

Nick Grounds will be in attendance this evening. 

They’re all stalwarts of the pre-Premier League 

era and it’s been great watching the BBC’s 

series Fever Pitch, which is charting the embryonic 

stages of the competition we know today. Our own 

Les Ferdinand is a prominent contributor, evoking 

memories of how QPR were part of those early 

days of giant sumo wrestlers, cheerleaders and 

pop acts on the pitch for Sky’s first Monday Night 

Football in August 1992 when we faced Manchester 

City at Maine Road. 

A mate of my brother’s recently brought to my 

attention that he’s close friends with a QPR player 

from that era. You may recognise the guy on the 

right as Maurice Doyle, who we signed as a 19-year- 

old from Crewe in 1989. He was with QPR for six 

years, making six appearances in midfield before 

Mick McCarthy took him to Millwall in 1995. 

These days Mo is a scaffolder in Ellesmere Port 

having drifted into the non-League scene later in 

his career. He still plays for Sutton Athletic in the 

West Cheshire League with his sons Callum and 

Conor - and keeps a keen eye on QPR. 

Thanks to his friend Coliano Lindsay, an Everton 

fan and native Italian, for providing this update on 

a former Hoop. 


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