Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC 2022/23 SEASON 

ISSUE 21 £3.50 

vs COVENTRY CITY 

15.04.23 | 3PM

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CLUB DIRECTORY 

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STAFF 

QPR FC/QPR Holdings Ltd Chairman: 

Amit Bhatia 

QPR Holdings Ltd Vice-Chairmen: 

Tony Fernandes, Ruben Gnanalingam 

Board members: 

Tony Fernandes, Ruben Gnanalingam, 

Amit Bhatia, Richard Reilly 

CEO: Lee Hoos 

Financial Director: Ruban Ghandi 

Director of Football: Les Ferdinand 

Head Coach: Gareth Ainsworth 

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PROGRAMME 

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Tony Incenzo, Simon Cheshire, 

Lennie Harvey 

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04 HEAD COACH 

Words from Gareth Ainsworth 

34 MAGIC MOMENT 

Title-chasing R’s crush Coventry 

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09 NEWS + MESSAGES 

All the latest from W12 

14 COMMUNITY DAY 

Showcasing the Trust’s work 

22 ANDY SINTON 

Our ex-winger pens his column 

25 VISITING W12 

A look at our opposition 

36 THIRTY YEARS ON 

Les Ferdinand recalls 1992/93 

46 ONE OF ‘R’ OWN 

Focus on the stars of tomorrow 

48 JUNIOR HOOPS 

Test your knowledge 

62 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

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OUR HEAD COACH SETS THE 

SCENE FOR TODAY’S GAME... 

Never mind every goal and every point – 

we’ll be scrapping for every header, every 

tackle and every loose ball. That’s the 

mindset I want and the players showed it in their 

performance at West Brom on Monday. 

We had a big meeting the day after the 2-0 defeat 

to Preston, where we talked about a reset of 

our mental values and what we need to pull us 

through. The boys all spoke up at the meeting and 

I’m proud of them for being brave and speaking 

up at a time when a lot of people might have gone 

missing. Then they backed it up at West Brom – 

and that 2-2 draw really did feel like a win. I said to 

the boys after the game that it wasn’t the point 

itself as much as the nature of how we got it. 

People might think they can have a piece of QPR 

and we’ve probably been written off by everyone – 

bookmakers, fans around the Championship – but 

we looked like we were going to prove them wrong 

and that’s really important. I was really pleased 

with the reaction the boys showed after going two 

down. 

One of those who was quite vocal in the meeting 

was Lyndon Dykes and he backed it up with his 

effort and performance alongside Chris Martin up 

top. Lyndon’s work-rate and application is what 

makes him a top Championship striker – there are 

not many in this division who chase so many lost 

causes and run as hard as he does and we’re very 

pleased to have him. Both he and Chris are going 

to cause problems for any defence and it was 

great to see them both on the scoresheet. If the 

goal Chris scored might have looked fortunate, 

it was still a brilliant moment for us. I think it was 

Gary Player who said ‘the harder I work, the luckier 

I get’ and there’s no truer example of that than 

Chris closing down their goalkeeper and forcing 

him into that mistake. 

Points away from home are always welcome, but 

they become even more important if you can win 

your home fixtures and that’s our target in what’ll 

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be a tough game today against Coventry. Mark 

Robins is a manager who should be commended 

for the understated job he’s done. I’m lucky 

enough to know how it feels taking a side from 

League Two to the Championship – but the way 

Mark has done that, got Coventry to survive in 

this division and then become a real contender 

is something to aspire to. It also shows it doesn’t 

take incredible money and resources to compete 

in the Championship if you have hard work and 

good organisation. Mark and his assistant Adi 

Viveash are prime examples of that and the 

Coventry board should also be commended for 

keeping them in charge for so long – they’ve been 

able to build and put their stamp on the club. 

Well done to everyone who took part in the walk 

to raise funds for our Tiger Cubs team today. 

This initiative was just starting when I was a 

player at QPR and Andy Evans and his team at 

the Community Trust deserve a huge amount 

of credit – the longevity of the Tiger Cubs is 

absolutely brilliant. I was privileged to host the 

Tiger Cubs recently after training and meet a few 

of the people who run the team as well. It really 

does put into perspective what life’s about and the 

smiles on those kids’ faces are fantastic to see, 

especially when they’re wearing QPR shirts! 

Finally, I want to say again – our fans are vital to 

what we want to achieve. We need the crowd 

to get behind the boys, we need support and 

togetherness to get out of the situation we’re in 

and I can’t wait to see the smiles on everyone’s 

faces when this is achieved. 

Let’s get this place rocking! 


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SHAYLA 

Happy birthday Shayla, hope 

you have a wonderful day. 

Lots of love, Austen xxxx 

JUDE 

We’re delighted to see 

that Jude Stockford, at 

the age of just 17 months, 

is following his family 

tradition by showing off 

his QPR colours. 

Jude’s dad Marc and 

grandad Barry are both 

lifelong Rangers fans, so 

we hope they’ll be 

bringing him with them to 

Loftus Road very soon! 

EMMA 

Happy 23rd birthday to 

Emma Driscoll, who is 

celebrating with friends in 

South Korea – and 

cheering on the Super 

Hoops too! 

Hoping for a win to make it 

a double celebration. We 

love and miss you. From 

mum, dad, Ben, family and 

friends and dogs x 

KEVIN 

Happy 65th birthday to 

Kevin Roberts. With lots of 

love from Jackie, William, 

Austin, Samantha, Rachel, 

Hayleigh, Nathan, Ella, 

Olivia, Thea Rae and Jacob. 


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EDDIE 

GOUGH 

Remembering Eddie 

Gough, a lifelong and 

devoted fan of QPR, who 

sadly passed away on 

15th February 2023, aged 

75. Our last tribute to a 

wonderful brother, uncle 

and friend. We will forever 

hold you in our hearts. 

GARY 

Happy 60th birthday Dad. 

Lots of love Mel, Tilly and 

Zach xxx 

DAISY 

Welcome and happy 

birthday to visiting 

Coventry fan Daisy 

Cummings, who is 12 

today. We hope you have 

a great day and enjoy your 

trip to Loftus Road… but 

hopefully you can wait 

until next week to see a 

Sky Blues win! 

JOHN 

ARMSTRONG 

(15th September 1936 

– 27th December 2022) 

John’s first QPR match 

was in 1958 and he 

remained a member and 

season ticket holder in 

the Loft Upper until he 

developed a rare form of 

dementia. 

A true gentleman and 

Rangers fan, John loved 

to wear his QPR tie and a 

QPR flag and scarf were 

placed on his coffin. He is 

greatly missed by his 

family and friends. 

ALICE & IVAN 

Welcome to Loftus Road, 

Alice and Ivan, who have 

travelled from Valencia. 

Hope you enjoy your first 

visit! Love Jack & Cally 

KEITH FRIEND 

(13th May 1949 – 13th 

February 2023) 

Our sincere condolences 

to the family and friends of 

Keith, who is fondly 

remembered as a 

personable and 

inspirational chairman of 

the QPR Supporters’ Club. 

Born in Putney, Keith came 

from a solidly Chelseasupporting 

family, but 

chose to support QPR, 

then in Division Three. He 

joined QPR straight from 

school and initially worked 

as an assistant to 

Commercial manager Tony 

Ingham in the pools 

department. In 1975 Keith 

became Supporters’ Club 

chairman, based in the old 

club shop hut on South 

Africa Road. With his 

characteristically dynamic 

and innovative leadership, 

Keith made great progress 

from 1975 to 1977, 

mirroring the success of 

our greatest-ever team in 

that period. He pioneered 

the Supporters’ Club trips 

into Europe for QPR’s 

inaugural UEFA Cup 

campaign of 1976/77, 

reinstated the Player of the 

Year Dance with a lavish 

event at Hammersmith 

Palais, and also set up the 

highly-successful QPR 

Supporters’ Club football 

team. RIP Keith. 


GEORGE 

Welcome to the QPR 

family, George 

O’Brien – one of our 

newest fans, born on 

Friday 3rd February 2023. 

A MESSAGE 

FROM THE EFL 

• As we approach the 

season finale, people 

must respect that the 

pitch is for players and 

stands for spectators 

• It is against the law to 

enter the pitch at any 

time and anyone who 

does so will face a ban 

and police action 

• Recent pitch invasions 

have brought football 

bans, police prosecution 

and criminal records - 

this can impact 

employment, education 

and international travel 

• Everybody should feel 

safe at football but pitch 

invasions endanger 

everyone because it’s 

impossible to tell the 

difference between 

celebration and an attack 

• Entering the pitch 

could also result in 

penalties for the club, so 

do not spoil it for the 

team or other fans 

• From fans, to stewards 

to players, we all have a 

role to play in keeping 

each other safe on 

matchdays 

• We need to protect 

each other, the club and 

the game 

LINDSEY HILL 

In loving memory of 

lifelong QPR fan Lindsey 

Hill, who sadly passed on 

Saturday 28th January at 

the age of 40. 

Lindsey, who lived in 

Coventry with her 

husband Ricky, helped to 

run the Planet QPR 

Facebook group and was 

adored by everyone that 

interacted with her. She 

was a loving wife, a loving 

step-mum to son George, 

and was truly loved by her 

family and hundreds of 

friends. 

May Lindsey rest in peace. 

REPORTING 

ANTI-SOCIAL 

BEHAVIOUR 

There is no place for 

anti-social behaviour 

at Loftus Road. If you see 

it, please report it. There 

are many ways you can 

get in touch. 

Tweet: You can reach our 

operations team on Twitter; 

you can follow and report 

incidents by tweeting @ 

QPROperations. 

Email: You can also report 

anything you see to the 

team via email 

at operations@qpr.co.uk. 

Call: You can call 07557 

435 421 to report anything 

you see or hear. Please 

note you can remain 

anonymous if you wish. 

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TODAY’S MASCOTS 

AVRAJ RAI 

A very happy 

birthday to Avraj 

Rai, who is 

celebrating turning 

six! We hope you 

enjoy your special 

day here at QPR. 

Love from all the 

Rai and Rana family. 

AVEER RAI 

Age: 2 

Favourite player: 

Ilias Chair 

SOLLY MORRIS 

Age: 8 

Favourite players: 

Ilias Chair and 

Chris Willock 

TEDDIE BIRD 

Age: 10 


Chris Willock 

ALFIE BIRD 

Age: 4 


Jimmy Dunne 

ROSIE DAVIE 

Age: 11 


Lyndon Dykes 

TEDDY ROSE 

Age: 11 


Seny Dieng 

GEORGE MURRAY 

Age: 9 


Chris Willock 

BRYCE MACEY 

GRANT 

Age: 6 


Lyndon Dykes 

AWAY MASCOT 

JET GREER 

Age: 12 

Favourite player: Gustavo Hamer 


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GOALS from Lyndon Dykes 

and Chris Martin crowned a 

stirring fightback by Rangers 

to secure a valuable point after 

going two down early on at The 

Hawthorns. 

West Brom opened the scoring 

in the 10th minute when John 

Swift’s free-kick was turned in 

by Brandon Asante-Thomas 

and Semi Ajayi made it 2-0 four 

minutes later, stabbing in from 

close range after Seny Dieng 

had parried Swift’s attempt. 

But the R’s reduced the deficit 

midway through the first half 

when Ilias Chair delivered an 

inviting cross for Dykes to guide 

his header across Baggies 

goalkeeper Josh Griffiths and 

into the far corner. 

It was all square four minutes 

after the restart when Martin 

put Griffiths under pressure 

and the keeper’s clearance 

rebounded off him into the net. 

Rangers might even have 

completed the turnaround 

late on as substitutes Taylor 

Richards and Andre Dozzell both 

directed efforts fractionally wide 

of the far post. 


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how we 

lined up 

1 Dieng 

3 Dunne 

4 Dickie 

26 Balogun 

15 Field 

37 Adomah 

Lowe 71’ 

8 Amos 

Dozzell 83’ 

10 Chair 

Richards 83’ 

22 Paal 

9 Dykes " 

14 Martin " 

Unused Subs: 

6 Johansen 

7 Willock 

13 Archer 

27 Laird 

THE STATS 

Possession: 

WBA:57% 

QPR: 43% 

Shots/Shots on target: 

WBA: 12/6 

QPR: 14/2 

Corners: 

WBA: 8 

QPR: 4 

Fouls: 

WBA: 8 

QPR: 12 

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Community DAY 

Women’s Football 

CELEBRATING GROWTH 

OF THE WOMEN’S GAME 

Throughout the last 

12 months, QPR in the 

Community Trust worked 

tirelessly to ensure girls and 

young women have had the 

opportunity to be involved 

in football in their local 

community. 

As a result, over 900 female 

participants have taken 

part in a range of weekly 

programmes, including both 

our Kicks and Changemakers 

projects which are supported 

by the Premier League and 

London Marathon Charitable 

Trust. Meanwhile, our younger 

age groups have been 

attending our popular FA 

Wildcats and Squad sessions. 

As a Community Trust 

we have continued to 

support and deliver multiple 

tournaments and school 

festivals across west London, 

with over 60 primary and 

secondary schools taking part 

throughout 2022/23. 

EUROPEAN WOMEN’S 

CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 

Our most recent tournament 

took place just a stone’s 

throw away from our very 

own Loftus Road, with 

the European Women’s 

Championship helping to 

inspire a generation of 

budding female stars. 

Prior to the tournament, 

students were able to meet 

our QPR FC Women’s team 

and pose for photos with the 

trophy that the triumphant 

Lionesses – including west 

Londoner and QPR fan 

Chloe Kelly – would lift just 

a few weeks later. As the 

tournament kicked off around 

the country, our very own 

Wildcats were chosen as 

player mascots for the group 

game between Germany and 

Denmark at the Brentford 

Community Stadium. 

In addition, 10-year-old 

Savannah, a member of 

QPR FC Girls’ Under-12 team, 

was picked to be the matchball 

deliverer at the same 

game, playing her part in an 

historic event for female sport 

in this country. 

PREMIER LEAGUE KICKS 

The PLCF Kicks programme 

is moving into its 16th 

year and remains QPR’s 

largest stand-alone female 

programme, having engaged 

just over 650 participants this 

year alone. As a Community 

Trust we have focused 

particularly on the London 

boroughs of Hammersmith 

& Fulham and Brent this year, 

as we felt there were gaps in 

provision. We are thrilled to 

see some of the participants 

progressing into our 

competitive female teams. 


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QPR FC WOMEN & GIRLS 

QPR FC Women and QPR Girls’ 

competitive sides continue to 

go from strength to strength, 

while our Under-10s will be 

competing in mixed football 

once again this season as we 

aim to keep strengthening our 

female pathway. 

From the start of the 2022/23 

campaign, we are delighted to 

announce that all our female 

age groups are back within 

the QPR Trust bracket, as we 

continue to offer opportunity 

and strive for excellence. 

Of course, we are proud to 

continue our connection with 

Lionesses’ match-winner 

Chloe Kelly, a graduate of the 

QPR FC Girls programme who 

returned to Loftus Road to 

celebrate her England success. 

QPR COLLEGE ACADEMY 

During the 2021/22 academic 

year, we introduced our 

very own QPR College 

Academy Women’s team – a 

programme for post-16 

students who train and play 

alongside their education. 

We are pleased that students 

from our Academy have 

followed the pathway into 

both the QPR FC Women’s 

first and reserve teams – with 

several making a number of 

appearances for both sides. 

Two of our students have 

progressed even further, 

having recently signed for 

FA Women’s Super League 

academies. Jessica Francis- 

Weir and Harriet Stiles- 

Winfield have joined West Ham 

United Women and Tottenham 

Women respectively – a feat 

of which our College Academy 

are immensely proud. 

The Trust run a post-16 

football and education 

programme for girls and 

boys, with the players earning 

educational qualifications 

while playing games and 

representing QPR. Players 

can study for A-Levels or 

a BTEC while training and 

playing games in competitive 

leagues, and many have gone 

on to join professional and 

semi-professional clubs. The 

programme is delivered at 

Rectory Park, home of the 

Middlesex FA. 

Throughout the college 

academy season, both girls 

performed impressively in the 

league and cup, with Jessica 

scoring 11 goals in 10 games 

for the R’s and Harriet notching 

four goals and 12 assists in 

six games. As a result of their 

impressive performances, 

several WSL clubs kept the pair 

on their watch lists. 

“In the past year, I’ve really 

enjoyed being at the QPR 

College Academy,” said 

Jessica. “The coaches have 

been supportive in my football 

and educational development, 

and I’ve made some great 

friends during my time here. 

“I’d like to thank Ram and all 

the coaches at QPR, and I look 

forward to my next challenge.” 

QPR’s College Academy host 

boys’ and girls’ trials throughout 

the year. The College Academy 

has become a key part of our 

female pathway, with several 

students taking their coaching 

badges while they are studying 

with us, enabling them to 

support our younger girls’ 

Wildcats sessions. 

COME AND JOIN US! 

Our female programmes 

don’t stop there – the 

philosophy across the Trust 

is to inspire and create 

opportunities and as such we 

have some exciting projects 

and partnerships coming up 

in the next few months. 

The excitement generated 

by the Women’s European 

Championships last summer 

has helped girls and women to 

be more widely represented 

in sport and hopefully that will 

fuel their drive to continue 

participating in whatever 

form they like. 

There’s no better time to get 

involved in the excitement of 

female football – so what are 

you waiting for? 

Come and join us! 


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Community DAY 

H&F Foodbank 

PROVIDING FOOD FOR 

THOUGHT AT CHRISTMAS 

Ahead of our Championship 

clash with Burnley in 

December, members of QPR’s 

first-team squad took it upon 

themselves to support our 

local foodbank. 

That followed the EFL’s 

launch of the ‘Together – 

Supporting Communities’ 

campaign, through which 

clubs provide community 

services and matchday offers 

to help people in challenging 

economic times. The scheme 

also contributed towards 

the Government’s ‘Help for 

Households’ initiative. 

QPR worked closely with 

Hammersmith & Fulham 

Foodbank and conducted a 

matchday collection for the 

organisation in our Fan Zone 

ahead of the Burnley game, 

with the squad playing their 

part by donating a host of 

non-perishable items to help 

the local community over the 

festive period. 

Club captain Stefan Johansen 

said: “As footballers, we know 

we are in a very fortunate 

position but we are also fully 

aware of the challenges so 

many people in the country 

are facing right now. 

“It is important we understand 

this. QPR has a fantastic 

reputation as a family and 

community club, and it didn’t 

surprise me when I heard the 

club have a close relationship 

with our local foodbank. 

“The squad have brought in 

donations for Hammersmith & 

Fulham Foodbank and we hope 

this can be of benefit to the 

people who need it most.” 

If you would like to support our 

foodbank collection, you can 

do so ahead of any game in 

W12 between now and the end 

of the season by bringing your 

non-perishable donations to 

the Academia Fan Zone. 

Non-perishable donations 

(foods that have a long 

shelf life and do not require 

refrigeration) include: 

• Long-life/UHT juice & milk 

• Tinned meat – corned beef, 

chicken, mince, meat pies 

(no pork) 

• Tinned vegetables 

• Tinned fish 

• Tinned fruit 

• Sponge puddings 

• Coffee 


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Community DAY 

Youth Justice Service 

WORKING TO STEER 

YOUNG PEOPLE AWAY 

FROM CRIME 


have worked closely with 

partners at Hammersmith & 

Fulham Youth Justice Service 

to help develop and support 

young people through the 

Prevent & Prosper project. 

The Trust’s close relationship 

with the borough’s YJS was 

highlighted as a specific 

strength when the latter were 

commended for ‘outstanding’ 

services in a recent report 

by HMIP (His Majesty’s 

Inspectorate of Probation). 

H&F, who were only the 

second London YJS to 

achieve that feat, provide a 

range of services to help and 

support young people and 

their families, with the aim of 

keeping them away from crime 

and anti- social behaviour. 

Following the assessment, 

Alison Sabaroche, head of the 

borough’s YJS and her team 

were invited to a celebration 

event at Loftus Road to 

recognise their achievement. 

The Trust’s youth and 

communities’ manager 

Michael Nyarko said: “It has 

been a pleasure working 

closely with Alison and the 

rest of the Hammersmith and 

Fulham team. 

“Working with her staff and the 

youth and communities’ team, 

I feel the award reflects the 

amazing work which is being 

delivered together.” 


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Community DAY 

Rainbow Rangers 

TAKING PRIDE IN 

RAINBOW RANGERS’ 

DRIVE FOR CHANGE 


were proud to once again help 

shine a light on the positive 

work of our official LGBT+ 

supporters’ group, Rainbow 

Rangers, during February. 

Not only was February 

the dedicated month of 

action for the Football v 

Homophobia (FvH) initiative, 

it also marked LGBT+ History 

Month – a chance to reflect 

on and celebrate pioneers 

past and present who have 

helped people from LGBT+ 

communities on the road 

to equality. 

While significant progress 

has been made, football-wide 

there is plenty of work yet to 

be done to completely stamp 

out homophobic behaviour 

from the game. Campaigns 

such as FvH are key in bringing 

awareness to the issues, but 

education is also essential 

in making football a safe and 

welcoming place for everyone. 

As well as showing our support 

for the FvH campaign at all 

three of QPR’s home fixtures 

in February – with R’s boss 

Gareth Ainsworth sporting a 

Rainbow Rangers pin badge 

for his first game in charge 

against Blackburn Rovers – we 

were delighted to welcome 

members of Rainbow Rangers 

to our Heston training 

ground, where they delivered 

awareness workshops to staff 

and players alike. 

The group also interviewed 

QPR director of football Les 

Ferdinand on the subject of 

inclusion in the sport. 

“Conversations have come 

a long way,” said Ferdinand. 

“Twenty years ago, we weren’t 

talking about matters such 

as LGBT rights. When I was 

a young player, racism and 

homophobia was much more 

prevalent in football. 

“The fact that conversations 

are now taking place can only 

be positive – but it’s about more 

than that. It’s about actions. 


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“We want to make football, and 

QPR specifically, a safe and 

welcoming place for everybody. 

We’ll do anything we can to 

achieve that and we’ll always 

welcome education about what 

we can do as a football club to 

be fully inclusive.” 

Rainbow Rangers chair Richard 

Young said: “As a supporters’ 

group, a lot of our focus is on 

the experience in the stadium, 

so it was invaluable to also be 

able to talk directly to coaches 

and players about what LGBT+ 

inclusion looks like on the pitch 

and at the training ground. 

“Our sessions are based around 

sharing facts and experiences 

– diverse experiences that 

people may not have thought 

about before. 

“The support and engagement 

we’ve received from the Trust 

and club all season long has 

been exceptional. 

Words are cheap, but the 

actions of QPR show that this 

really is a club committed to 

making football a game for 

everyone.” 

If you want to get involved 

with Rainbow Rangers, either 

as an LGBT+ fan or an ally, 

you can find the group on 

Twitter @qprainbowranger 

and Instagram @ 

qprrainbowrangers. 

There are regular pre-match 

socials and attendance to 

matches together, as well 

as working with the club on 

campaigns like this one. 

Everyone is welcome 

As part of today’s 

Community Day, we 

have a number of 

partners supporting 

the activities taking 

place at the Academia 

Fan Zone. 

The Fan Zone is open 

at every weekend 

matchday between 

12pm and 2.30pm, 

with a range of FREE 

activities for the whole 

family. 

Our thanks to the 

following partners for 

their support: 


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BACK OF THE BOX OFFICE 

MOST QPR fans will have visited 

the front counter of our box 

office on South Africa Road. 

However, an active workspace 

is hidden away from the public 

at the back. There is a large 

office where members of the 

ticketing team operate during 

the week. 

They deal with both in-person 

and telephone sales for match 

tickets, season tickets and 

memberships. 

There is also a kitchenette and 

a separate office for Jenny 

Elliott, who has been the box 

office manager for more than 

25 years. 


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SINTON 

OUR CLUB AMBASSADOR’S 

VIEWS ON ALL THINGS QPR… 

G 

ood afternoon everyone and welcome back 

to Loftus Road for today’s Championship 

match against an in-form Coventry City. 

Coventry are having another very good season, 

sitting just three points outside the top six as 

I write these notes and have lost just once in 

their last 12 matches. They also came out on 

top against us back in November and it is fair to 

say Mark Robins has done an outstanding job 

at Coventry. We know we are in for a very tough 

encounter at Loftus Road this afternoon and 

go into the game knowing exactly where we are 

and what we have to do in terms of our league 

position and needing points. 

Over the Easter weekend, we had two very 

contrasting performances against Preston North 

End and West Brom. In the Preston game, where 

we lost 2-0, we did not do anywhere near enough 

to get anything, although at 0-0 we did have a 

great chance to take the lead. We conceded two 

goals in quick succession in the second half and 

I felt Preston were good value for their win on 

the day. The defeat continued our really poor run 

of form and results and left us in real trouble in 

terms of relegation. 

We then travelled up to West Brom on Monday 

looking for a better performance and a muchneeded 

result. West Brom were on a good run of 

form at home and, when we found ourselves 2-0 

down after 14 minutes, you could be forgiven for 

fearing the worst. However, I felt the response 

from the team was really good. We got ourselves 

back in the game quite quickly with an excellent 

header from Lyndon Dykes and, like everyone 

watching, I sensed we could get something from 

the game. We equalised with a bit of fortune 

for Chris Martin, which was a reward for closing 

down and putting the opposition under pressure. 

I said at the time it might not be the best goal 

Chris has scored during his career, but it might 

prove to be one of the most important goals he 

has scored – especially for QPR. 

Having got back on level terms, we kept 

pressing and looking to win the game and came 

really close to finding a winner on a couple of 

occasions. 

I felt it was a huge point on Monday, especially 

from where we were in the game and in terms 

of where we are in the league. Coming back 

from 2-0 to get a point will and should give 

everyone a lift, as well as the much-improved 

performance as a team. Yes, it was only a point, 

but in a strange way it felt more than that. We 

must now look to back that up with another 

good performance that will hopefully get us 

three valuable points today. That will not be easy 

and we will have to earn what we get but, as I 

have already said, we know where we are and 

exactly what we have to do. In the remaining five 

games there will be twists and turns but we are 


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in control of where we end up and that is very 

important. We have to perform and get points 

– that is the position in which we find ourselves 

and we have to meet the challenges that lie 

ahead full on. 

At the Preston game, we welcomed back to 

Loftus Road many of the playing squad and 

coaching staff from the 1992/93 season – the 

first Premier League season where we finished 

fifth in the table and London’s top-ranked 

club. It was great to see so many of that group 

back together and I know from speaking with 

everyone in attendance how much they enjoyed 

the day back here at QPR. As I have said many 

times, this was a special group both on and 

off the pitch and seeing each other again only 

cemented that view many years later. What a 

team – it really was. 

By the time today’s game kicks off, myself and 

many other participants will have completed 

the Tiger Feet 13 walk – all in the aid of the QPR 

Tiger Cubs, a football team for children and 

young people with Down’s syndrome. The Tiger 

Cubs project aims to create a multi-tier learning 

environment that will improve participants’ 

overall physical, social and emotional health. All 

the money raised goes directly to the team to 


cover the expenses associated with the project 

and to assist with extending opportunities in the 

future. 

It really is such a wonderful project, always 

tremendously supported by our fans and I am 

always very proud to do the walk and back the 

event as best I can. This year, we are taking in a 

bit of QPR history as we all walk the sites where 

QPR have previously played their home games 

over the years. It promises to be another great 

event and once again thank you to everyone who 

supports Tiger Feet for your generosity towards 

such a good cause. 

I keep saying how incredible your support for the 

team has been at both home and away games 

throughout the season. Every QPR fan knows 

the situation we find ourselves in and the team 

need you more than ever today and during the 

remaining games that lie ahead. 

Let us all get behind Gareth, his staff and his 

players today and roar them on to three vital 

points. 

Enjoy the game and... 

COME ON YOU R’s 

Andy 

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Visiting W12: 

COVENTRY CITY 

Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena - Current Capacity: 32,609 - Club Colours: Sky Blue & White 

IN THE CABINET: 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 

(LEVEL 2) 

Champions: 1966/67 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE (LEVEL 3) 

Champions: 1935/36, 1963/64, 2019/20 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO (LEVEL 4) 

Runners up: 1958/59 - Play-off winners: 2017/18 

FA CUP 

Winners: 1986/87 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TROPHY 


THIRD DIVISION SOUTH CUP 


CLUB RECORDS: 

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 

32,128 

(England Lionesses v Italy 2023) 

RECORD GOALSCORER: 

Clarrie Bourton (189) 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

Steve Ogrizovic (1984-2000) 

BIGGEST WIN: 

9-0 v Bristol City (1934) 

BIGGEST DEFEAT: 

2-11 v Berwick Rangers (1901) 

RECORD TRANSFER 

FEE PAID: 

£6.5 million (Craig Bellamy, Norwich) 

RECORD TRANSFER 

FEE RECEIVED: 

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Coventry City 

OPPOSING VIEW 

MARK SMITH (PICTURED RIGHT), WHO HOSTS THE SKY BLUE FANS TV PODCAST, 

PROVIDES US WITH THE LOWDOWN ON COVENTRY CITY’S SEASON SO FAR… 

First of all, Mark, can you 

tell us a bit about the 

podcast? 

We do two shows a week, 

at 7.30pm on a Thursday 

and Sunday on our 

social media channels, 

previewing the match with 

opposition fans and then 

reviewing it on the Sunday. 

How do you view 

Coventry’s season so far? 

After a rocky start on and 

off the field, things have 

changed drastically with 

(new majority owner) 

Doug King really doing a 

superb job – and we are on 

the cusp of the play-offs! 

Who would be your player 

of the season? 

It’s a toss-up between 

Viktor Gyokeres and Gus 

Hamer for me, but Viktor’s 

goals, assists and allround 

play has helped us 

get to where we are. 

Can Mark Robins take the 

Sky Blues to the Premier 

League? 

Yes! He has instilled a 

winning mentality and 

galvanised the club and the 

fans back him all the way! 

How has our former 

player Jake Bidwell been 

performing? 

He’s started all but a 

handful of matches and 

has been a steady, reliable 

performer playing as a 

wing-back this season. 

More accustomed to 

playing a conventional 

left-back or as a leftsided 

centre-half, he has 

performed admirably. 

What are your best and 

worst memories of 

previous visits to Loftus 

Road? 

There haven’t been many 

wins in previous seasons. 

The stand-out game was 

in 2007, when we won 2-1 

through a 90th-minute goal 

by Kevin Kyle. Our worst 

performance was back in 

1993, when we lost 5-1. 

Recent results at Loftus 

Road haven’t improved but 

we can get a result today! 


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The Gaffer 

Former Manchester 

United, Norwich and 

Leicester striker Mark 

Robins has masterminded 

two promotions and reestablished 

the Sky Blues as 

a Championship club since 

returning for a second stint in 

the dugout six years ago. 

Robins, who hung up his boots 

in 2005 to become assistant 

manager at Rotherham, 

another of his previous clubs, 

succeeded Alan Knill in the top 

job two years later and moulded 

the Millers into League One 

promotion challengers. 

Barnsley appointed him as 

manager early in the 2009/10 

campaign but, having lifted 

the Tykes away from the 

Championship danger zone, 

he quit and spent more than a 

year out of management. 

Robins’ first spell as Coventry 

boss, during the 2012/13 

season, lasted just five months 

before he joined Huddersfield 

and repeated his achievement 

with Barnsley by securing the 

Terriers’ second–tier status. 

An unsuccessful 15-month 

spell with Scunthorpe 

followed before the Sky Blues 

reappointed Robins in 2017 and 

he guided them to EFL Trophy 

success, followed by victory in 

the League Two play-off final a 

year later and promotion back 

to the Championship in 2020. 


The Squad 

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Ben 

WILSON 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 30 

Signed from: 

Bradford 

Simon 

MOORE 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 32 

Signed from: 

Sheffield United 

Kyle 

MCFADZEAN 

DEFENDER 

Age: 36 

Signed from: 

Burton 

Luke 

MCNALLY 

DEFENDER 

Age: 23 

Signed from: 

Burnley (Loan) 

Michael 

ROSE 

DEFENDER 

Age: 27 

Signed from: 

Ayr 

Gustavo 

HAMER 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

PEC Zwolle 

Ben 

SHEAF 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 25 

Signed from: 

Arsenal 

Josh 

ECCLES 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 22 

Signed from: 

Academy 


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Callum 

DOYLE 

DEFENDER 

Age: 19 

Signed from: 

Man City (Loan) 

Fankaty 

DABO 

DEFENDER 

Age: 27 

Signed from: 

Chelsea 

Jake 

BIDWELL 

DEFENDER 

Age: 30 

Signed from: 

Swansea 

Brooke 

NORTON-CUFFY 

DEFENDER 

Age: 19 

Signed from: 

Arsenal (Loan) 

Josh 

WILSON-ESBRAND 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 20 

Signed from: 

Man City (Loan) 

Kasey 

PALMER 

MIDFIELDER 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Bristol City 

Matt 

GODDEN 

FORWARD 

Age: 31 

Signed from: 

Peterborough 

Tyler 

WALKER 

FORWARD 

Age: 26 

Signed from: 

Nott’m Forest 


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Danger Man 

There were still nine games 

of the campaign left to 

play when the Sky Blues’ 

prolific Swedish striker Viktor 

Gyokeres overtook his tally of 

17 Championship goals from 

last season. 

Gyokeres, who started his career 

in the youth team at Stockholm 

club Brommapojkarna and 

made his senior debut at the 

age of 17, netted 25 goals in 67 

appearances during the next 

two years. 

Brighton snapped up the 

youngster during the January 

2018 transfer window and he 

made his first-team debut 

in the Carabao Cup before 

joining German second-tier 

side St Pauli on loan during the 

2019/20 season. 

Having registered seven goals 

in 28 games, Gyokeres was 

loaned out again the following 

season, initially spending three 

months at Swansea and then 

Coventry, where he found the 

net three times. 

His performances were enough 

to persuade the Sky Blues to 

make the deal permanent in 

the summer of 2021 and the 

striker’s form in front of goal 

quickly earned him a call-up to 

his national team, the first of 

13 to date. 

FORWARD 

Age: 24 

Nationality: Swedish 

Signed from: Brighton 


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Year on Year 

1883: 

Employees of the Singer 

Factory Gentleman’s 

Club agree to establish 

Singers FC, the name by 

which the club are known 

for the next 15 years until 

becoming Coventry City. 

1958: 

At the age of 43 years and 

207 days, goalkeeper Alf 

Wood becomes the oldest 

player to start a game for 

City, turning out against 

Plymouth in the FA Cup. 

1967: 

Manager Jimmy Hill – later 

to become Coventry 

chairman and a wellknown 

TV presenter – 

guides the Sky Blues to 

the Division Two title and 

a place in the top flight for 

the first time. 

1987: 

Goals from Dave Bennett, 

Keith Houchen and an 

extra-time own goal 

by Tottenham’s Gary 

Mabbutt secured a 3-2 

victory for Coventry in 

the FA Cup final, their only 

major honour to date. 

2005: 

The Sky Blues officially 

opened their new home, 

originally known as the 

Ricoh Arena, by beating 

QPR 3-0 with Dele 

Adebola scoring twice. 

2020: 

Mark Robins’ side – who 

had been five points clear 

with a game in hand when 

the season was curtailed 

due to Covid-19 – were 

officially crowned League 

One champions. 

COMINGS 

AND GOINGS 

COMING IN 

Luke McNally 

(D) – Burnley (Loan) 

Callum Doyle 

(D) – Man City (Loan) 

Tayo Adaramola (D) – 

Crystal Palace (Loan) 

Josh Wilson-Esbrand 

(D) – Man City (Loan) 

Brooke Norton-Cuffy 

(D) – Arsenal (Loan) 

Jonathan Panzo (D) – 

Nott’m Forest (Loan) 

Kasey Palmer – 

(F) Bristol City 

Sean Maguire 

(F) – Preston 

GOING OUT 

Todd Kane 

(D) – Charlton (Loan) 

Julien Da Costa 

(D) – Shrewsbury (Loan) 

Josh Reid 

(D) – Stevenage (Loan) 

Josh Pask 

(D) – TNS 

Dominic Hyam 

(D) – Blackburn 

Jodi Jones 

(M) – Oxford 

Martyn Waghorn 

(F) – Huddersfield (Loan) 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

Until they were 

relegated from the 

Premier League 

in 2001, the Sky 

Blues’ 34-year stint 

in the top flight 

was bettered by 

only three teams – 

Everton, Liverpool 

and Arsenal. 


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QUEENS PARK RANGERS 4 

COVENTRY CITY 1 

SATURDAY 6TH MARCH 1976 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 

A COMPREHENSIVE performance enabled titlechasing 

Rangers to extend their unbeaten run to 

seven games. 

Dave Thomas gave the R’s the lead on six minutes 

when he smashed into the net following a delightful 

clipped pass by Republic of Ireland international 

striker Don Givens. 

Stan Bowles put Gerry Francis in the clear for the 

second goal on 61. Although the England captain’s 

initial shot was blocked, he was alert enough to nod in 

the rebound from close range. 

With 71 minutes played, another defence-splitting 

ball by Bowles picked out Thomas on the left wing and 

his cross enabled Givens to hammer home first time. 

Two minutes later, Don Masson hit number four – 

nipping in to convert after David Webb shot against 

the upright. 

Barry Powell scored a consolation half-volley for midtable 

Coventry in the 82nd minute. However, the Sky 

Blues were second best overall. 

This result sent QPR to the top of the league – two 

points clear of previous leaders Liverpool, who lost 

2-0 at home to Middlesbrough that afternoon. 

Denis Compton wrote in the Sunday Express 

newspaper: “QPR, London’s pride and joy, today stand 

clear at the top of the First Division. And it was an 

inspired performance from Stan Bowles which helped 

put them there. Bowles turned on a second-half display 

of artistry which left Coventry’s defence in tatters. 

“His footwork and distribution led to two of the goals 

that could bring the League title to Loftus Road. 

Honours also go to England captain Gerry Francis, 

whose electrifying runs up the middle added to 

Coventry’s confusion, and the consistently good 

goalkeeping of Phil Parkes.” 

RANGERS: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, 

McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, 

Givens. Sub not used: Leach. 

Attendance: 19,731 


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INTERVIEW: TONY INCENZO 

IT’S NOW 30 YEARS SINCE ONE OF 

THE BIGGEST SHAKE-UPS IN ENGLISH 

FOOTBALL – THE LAUNCH OF THE 

PREMIER LEAGUE. 

As founder members of the new breakaway division, 

Queens Park Rangers made their mark on that inaugural 

1992/93 campaign, finishing in fifth place as London’s 

highest-ranked team. 

We take a wander through memories of that season with 

the players and staff who made it happen… next it’s 

powerful centre-forward LES FERDINAND. 


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Les Ferdinand 

shields the 

ball from 

Manchester 

United’s Denis 

Irwin during 

the inaugural 

season of 

the Premier 

League 

LES, the first season of the Premier 

League was 30 years ago now – 

does it only seem like yesterday? 

It certainly does! Although I was only 

talking to someone about this the other 

day when it was mentioned that QPR 

were top London club. We had a good, 

competitive team in those days. 

There was plenty of publicity at the 

time, but did anyone realise how big 

the Premier League was going to 

become? 

No, although there was a lot of 

razzmatazz and hullabaloo. If you 

remember, there were pyrotechnics, 

fireworks and dancing girls before kickoff 

when we played in the first Monday 

night live TV game away to Manchester 

City. That was something we hadn’t 

seen before. We were thinking: “How 

long is this going to last?” To me, it was 

business as usual. We had been in the 

old Division One so the league just had 

a different name to it and you were still 

playing against the same players. But 30 

years later it has now turned into what 

we are witnessing today, one of the 

most watched products in the world. 

You mentioned our opening fixture 

at Manchester City. QPR manager 

Gerry Francis didn’t want to play the 

match as it meant we would face three 

fixtures in five days, do you remember 

that? 

I remember it well. Why was it us? 

Because we were one of the smaller 

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Ferdinand was 

prolific in front 

of goal that 

season, finding 

the net 20 

times in league 

games 

by using QPR to appear in that first 

Monday night TV game. Gerry said it 

was unfair as we had to play three times 

in quick succession. In the end, Andy 

Sinton’s screamer got us the point we 

deserved in a 1-1 draw. 

Looking back to 30 years ago, QPR 

could compete with the very best 

teams in the country… 

Definitely, anyone coming down to 

play at Loftus Road realised they were 

going to have a hard match. Even the 

top teams, the Manchester Uniteds, the 

Liverpools – it was never a comfortable 

outing for them. We had a group of 

footballers at Rangers who – to a man – 

were good on the ball and we knew how 

to win games. I was fortunate with the 

wingers that I had supplying crosses, 

Andy Sinton on one side and Andrew 

Impey on the other. Then Ray Wilkins 

in the middle of the park controlled 

everything. 

You have also touched on the fact that 

we finished as top London club, which 

was a meaningful milestone in the 

1990s… 

Yes, when you think about the teams 

that were in the division at the time 

– the likes of Tottenham, Arsenal and 


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Remarkably, 

Ferdinand 

registered two 

hat-tricks over 

the Easter 

weekend in 

1992/93, 

following his 

treble against 

Nottingham 

Forest with 

another at 

Goodison Park 

two days later 

Chelsea. I always think it is tough for 

London clubs to do well in the Premier 

League because there are so many 

local derbies which are always very 

competitive. 

It was your first big season in the QPR 

first team and you scored 20 Premier 

League goals. Gerry Francis instilled a 

lot of faith in you, didn’t he? 

Gerry came into the club 12 months 

before that and the timing was perfect 

for me. I’d previously had periods of 

being in and out of the team under 

former managers Jim Smith and Don 

Howe. Jim and Don helped me on my 

way and I told their families that recently 

when both men were posthumously 

inducted into the Forever R’s. But the big 

turning point personally was when Gerry 

took over as boss. He was methodical 

and put time and work in with me. In 

fact, Gerry placed an arm around my 

shoulder and said: “Look, you are going 

to be my main striker, no matter what 

going forward. I believe in you – I feel you 

can play for England.” And at the time, I 

was thinking: “I’m not even really playing 

for QPR!” So England was a very distant 

thought in my head, to be honest with 

you. 

You spent the whole of the previous 

summer in your dad’s gym building up 

your muscle strength. How important 

was that preparation for you? 

I’d had a problem with the ligaments in 

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Above: the 

former 

QPR striker 

returned to the 

club as director 

of football in 

2015 

was because my ligaments hadn’t grown 

in the way they should have done, so I 

ended up going into the gym with my 

dad. It was the first time I had ever done 

it. Back then, my dad did bodybuilding as 

a hobby, so he oversaw some bits and 

pieces with me to make sure that my leg 

strength was where it needed to be to 

sustain my ligaments. 

Of your 20 goals, six came over the 

Easter weekend when you scored two 

hat-tricks against Nottingham Forest 

at home and away to Everton, games 

we won 4-3 and 5-3 respectively… 

I remember those matches like they 

were yesterday. They were some of the 

highlights of that season for Rangers as 

they were such ding-dong games. We 

were in a rich vein of form at the time 

and playing some really good football. 

When you are winning games, it brings 

confidence and we were confident in 

the ability of our team-mates. The 

other lads were creating opportunities 

for me and luckily I was taking those 

chances. Yet when I think about football 

nowadays, if I scored a hat-trick on a 

Saturday then the likelihood is I would 

be sitting on the bench on the Monday 

because they rotate everything. But 

back then, we didn’t really have the 

option to rotate players as much as we 

wanted to. 

Did you keep the two match balls from 

those games? 

Yes, I have still got them both. I never 

gave them away. 

See Wednesday’s Norwich City match 

programme for part two of this interview 


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HALF A CENTURY HAS PASSED SINCE QPR WON PROMOTION 

TO THE TOP FLIGHT FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE CLUB’S 

HISTORY. IN EACH EDITION, WE SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MATCH 

PROGRAMMES FROM THAT CLASSIC 1972/73 CAMPAIGN: 

DATE: Wednesday 18th April 1973 

RESULT: Cardiff City 0 QPR 0 

COMPETITION: 

Football League Division Two 

ATTENDANCE: 11,958 

THE PROGRAMME: 20 pages, price 7p 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: An article simply 

entitled ‘QPR’ set the scene: ‘QUEEN’S 

PARK RANGERS SIGNED DON GIVENS 

from Luton Town before the season 

started, made Stan Bowles their first 

£100,000-plus signing shortly after 

the programme got under way and 

then pushed their record fee beyond 

£150,000 a month later to buy Dave 

Thomas from Burnley. ‘The three have 

played a prominent part in making the 

London team the biggest scorers in the 

Football League…Of more importance 

to Rangers’ fans, they have put their 

team in with a great chance of winning 

the Second Division championship. 

‘They’ve won the Third Division and 

the Third Division (South) before but 

never anything higher than that. So 

tonight Rangers are flat out to try and 

pip Burnley for top spot although both 

will obviously be in the First Division next 

season. ‘Rangers, whose last promotion 

campaign in 1968 brought them back to 

the Second after one season in the First, 

are better suited for promotion now and 

confident that they will not be making 

any quick return whence they came.’ 


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DATE: Saturday 14th April 1973 

RESULT: QPR 2 Luton Town 0 

COMPETITION: Football 

League Division Two 

QPR SCORERS: Mancini, Givens 

ATTENDANCE: 16,471 

THE PROGRAMME: Sixteen 

pages, price 7p 

EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: In his 

‘BUSH TELEGRAPH’ editorial 

notes, QPR club secretary Ron 

Phillips wrote: ‘SURVIVAL OF 

THE FITTEST…At the beginning 

of this year we looked at 

the fixture programme of 

matches to be played during 

the final run-in of the season 

and we prophesied a really 

exciting finish as we were to 

play promotion contenders 

Aston Villa, Blackpool, Luton 

Town and Fulham at this 

ground in the closing weeks. 

In the event, of course, most 

of our promotion opponents 

have failed to stay the course. 

Blackpool and Fulham “blew 

up” last Saturday and today’s 

visitors, Luton Town, finally 

abandoned their promotion 

ambitions for this season 

when they surprisingly lost 0-4 

at Hull City on Tuesday. (It’s 

still mathematically possible 

for Luton to go up, however 

– but they would have to 

score over 40 goals in their 

last five matches to do so!)… 

it is apparent that the only 

remaining danger to our own 

promotion hopes comes from 

Aston Villa and Sunderland. 

Let’s hope the issue is settled 

before the final game at Roker 

Park on 9th May – or 10,000 of 

us will be spending the night in 

Sunderland!’ 


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HEROES 

DON GIVENS VS DERBY COUNTY 

SATURDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 1975 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 

IRISH striker Don Givens was in scintillating 

form to net a fine hat-trick in this 4-1 win 

against Derby County at Loftus Road. 

The Rams forged ahead by virtue of a Bruce Rioch 

goal after just three minutes, but Givens equalised 

six minutes later when his cross-shot from the 

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With 10 minutes to go, Givens struck again with 

a fierce volley into the roof of the net as Derby’s 

defenders appealed for offside. 

Dave Thomas made it 3-1 to Rangers before 

Givens completed his hat-trick in the 89th 

minute by touching home following a great run 

by Stan Bowles on the right-hand side. 

In his Sunday Times match report, Brian James 

wrote: “Givens, who took three of the goals, having 

harassed Derby into conceding one of them, will 

attract praise for the most obvious contribution.” 

A master in the air and fleet-footed on the ground, 

Limerick-born Givens originally moved to QPR 

from Luton Town for £40,000 in July 1972. He went 

on to make 294 appearances in a hooped shirt 

and hit the net 101 times. Another 19 goals were 

registered in his 56 caps for the Republic of Ireland. 

Looking back on his time at QPR, Givens said: 

“That was the most enjoyable spell of my playing 

career. The attitude of our team was to attack, 

we only ever thought about hitting the back of 

the net. 

“I feel lucky and privileged to have played under 

R’s manager Dave Sexton. He was exceptional as 

a coach and ahead of his time. 

“After we had played on a Saturday, Dave 

would fly over to Holland or Germany on a 

Sunday to watch matches at places like Ajax or 

Mönchengladbach. Then he would bring ideas 

back that we would work on in training on the 

Monday at QPR, so those tactics that he had 

seen abroad would be put into our game. 

“I remember many English managers went over 

to World Cups and things like that, but I don’t 

think there was anyone at that time who did what 

Dave did with watching European club matches. 

Therefore I would say he was the best person I 

ever worked with.” 


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Columnist 

SAM TAYLOR 

‘R’ GENERATION WRITER SAM TAYLOR 

DISCUSSES THE LATEST GOINGS-ON IN W12 

In my short 21 years coming to Loftus Road 

I don’t think I’ve witnessed anything quite 

like this. 

It’s bizarre what you remember and what you 

don’t from your early years on this planet 

because I don’t remember learning to read 

or write, family holidays or playdates. When 

I think back to the earlier years of my life, I 

simply remember Martin Rowlands. 

Whether I was living out my Sunday League 

fantasies vicariously through him or simply 

was drawn to the man at the heart of the 

action, Rowlands was always my favourite 

player. Fourteen is a number that remains 

special for me. In my final years playing 

Sunday League, as all great strikers do toward 

the closing stages of their careers, I reverted 

back to midfield and was sure to take up the 

14 as my squad number that year. 

In what was a relatively blissful upbringing, my 

Dad would probably identify one of the few 

major aggravations in my childhood as the 

struggle to dress me in hoops. I was set on 

supporting Arsenal like my schoolmates and 

my siblings had all pretty much discredited 

football as a source of pleasure the minute 

they left their first QPR match. But in the 

great puzzle of getting me to board the blue 

and white train, Rowlands was certainly a 

corner piece. 

There was something about Rowlands that 

really brought me around. I think it was the 

passion. He was a player who very clearly 

cared an awful lot about what he was doing 

each week. I’m sure he was brilliant, but 

reflecting back now I don’t actually remember 

how capable he was as a footballer. I 

remember him scoring a screamer at some 

point against Watford and I remember him 

wearing that yellow nPower Football League 

captain’s armband each week but, other than 

that, my image of Rowlands is all about the 

passion he played with. 

It was really amazing to see someone care 

so much about their job. In my school, the 

best you might find would be some mildly 

passionate introvert blissfully resigned to an 

inevitable route to accountancy. So seeing 

Martin go out each week and play Scunthorpe 

as if his life depended on it really brought the 

club to life. 

Of course, it wasn’t just him. I’ve seen 

countless players don the hoops in the last 

two decades willing to die for this club. The 

other most prevalent fighter in my (and I’m 

sure your) recollection was, of course, Gareth 

Ainsworth. It’s an attribute that is priceless in 

this profession, adding a level of ferocity that 

perhaps doesn’t transcend technical ability 

but most certainly elevates it. 

I feel this elusive internal fire is something 

lacking in this current crop. It’s crucial to 

success at this level and the lack of it is 

deafening in recent performances. Gareth 

has that fire somewhere and I truly hope 

he can find a way to strike his match, ignite 

a flame in this squad and light a pathway to 

safety. 


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IMAGES COURTESY OF: IAN RANDALL 

INTERVIEW: LENNIE HARVEY 

CONTINUING OUR SERIES ON THE 

POTENTIAL STARS OF TOMORROW, 

WE FEATURE QPR B TEAM PLAYER 

DEON WOODMAN, CURRENTLY ON 

LOAN AT DULWICH HAMLET. 

Position: Centre-back 

From: Brentford 

Joined QPR: Age 18 

Pre Match Meal: 

Evening games – pasta and chicken, afternoon 

kick-off – toast, scrambled egg and beans 

Nickname: D 

Favourite social media platform: Instagram @ 

deon.woodman or YouTube 

Pre Match Song: Lil baby low down or hurtin or a 

jah John Wayne 

What are your strengths as a player and what 

do you need to work on? 

My strengths, I’d say, are my long-range passing 

and slide tackles and aggression to win the 

ball. But I need to work on my heading in terms 

of distance and height and earlier decisionmaking. 

What’s been the highlight of your career so far? 

Either signing my professional contract at QPR 

or making my senior debut in men’s football for 

Dulwich. 

What are the differences between playing for 

Dulwich and the QPR B team? 

The difference I noticed straight away 

was how the manager spoke to all of us – there 

was no filter in what he said and especially 

during the match as well. At QPR the philosophy 

is to play as much football as we can and, 

if you make a mistake, it’s not as bad. But, 

if you make a mistake at Dulwich, you could 

cost the team three points, the manager his 

job and the team their position in the table as 

well. So you really have to always be on it, no 

matter what, as players in the league are very 

experienced and it’s very demanding physically 

and mentally. 

Who’s had the greatest influence on your 

career and why? 

(Brentford youth coach) Kevin Lema. I wouldn’t 

be the person I am today if it wasn’t for him and 

wouldn’t have had the opportunities I have now. 

He always stuck with me through the toughest 

times and always kept me level-headed at the 

best times to keep going and make me better 

as a person. 

Who’s your favourite player or inspiration? 

Ronaldo would be my inspiration, but 

my position idol would have to be Virgil van Dijk. 

When was the first football match you 

attended? 

An FA Cup match, Brentford v Chelsea at Griffin 

Park and the score was 2-2. 


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JUNIOR 

HOOPS 

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 

Follow me on Twitter 

@QPRJudeTheCat 

SPOT THE BALL 

Can you spot the real ball location below? 


BIRTHDAYS! 

Big birthday wishes to all 

Junior Hoops celebrating 

in April… 

Kaitlyn Curtis – 1st 

Jude James Perry – 1st 

Skye Taylor – 1st 

Dean Atkinson – 2nd 

Violet Barbour – 2nd 

Reanna Davidson – 2nd 

Dean Hodgson – 2nd 

Mehdi Laouira – 2nd 

Noah Maggs – 2nd 

Robert Mayhew – 2nd 

Thomas McGuire – 2nd 

Charlie Rouse – 2nd 

Finley Dawes – 3rd 

Myrna Goodger – 3rd 

Alfie Brodrick – 4th 

Nathan Fraser – 4th 

Tyler Hedges – 4th 

Isaac Hopkins – 4th 

Taraa Malick – 4th 

Nikhil Shah – 4th 

Jack Church – 5th 

Madeleine Humphreys – 5th 

Noah Lines – 5th 

Harry Madden – 5th 

Finton McLaughlin – 5th 

Stefan Passera – 5th 

Thomas Rule – 5th 

Ruby Simmonds – 5th 

Rebecca Cox – 6th 

Charlie Green – 6th 

Albie Hubbard – 6th 

Lainey Lowton– 6th 

Charlie Puddifoot – 6th 

Evan Strong-Anderson – 6th 

Joshua Whitley – 6th 

Mitchell Cook – 7th 

Lily Deaki – 7th 

Billy Green – 7th 

Charlie King – 7th 

Robin Murray – 7th 

Jake O’Connor – 7th 

Thomas Rank – 7th 

Daisy Reader – 7th 

Jack Rowland – 7th 

Edward Saunders – 7th 

Louise Targett – 7th 

Freddie Winter – 7th 

Buddy Baverstock – 8th 

Dominic Daly – 8th 

Dolly Disson – 8th 

Harrison Lovelock – 8th 

Annie O’Connell – 8th 

Payton Ryan – 8th 

Taiya White – 8th 

Billy Yeoman – 8th 

Amy Batt – 9th 

Isaac Davis – 9th 

Reece Hearn – 9th 

Louis Leonard – 9th 

Felix Notman – 9th 

James Damasik-Dixon – 10th 

Lily Hawkes – 10th 

Niall Lydon – 10th 

Max Newman – 10th 

Leo Palmer – 10th 

Thomas Bailey – 11th 

Pearse Cole – 11th 

Jack Healy – 11th 

Ben Jacobs – 11th 

Beatrix Kosanovic – 11th 

Harry Lovell – 11th 

Frankie Moule – 11th 

Gustav Peterson – 11th 

Abbie Taylor – 11th 

Riley Mayger – 12th 

Zachary Rank – 12th 

Ella Shepherd – 12th 

Max Chambers – 13th 

Zane McLeod – 13th 

Grace-Marie Oliver – 13th 

Jamie Perotti – 13th 

Jack Stone – 13th 

Laike McCarthy – 14th 

Jake McGinley – 14th 

Finn Miller – 14th 

Luke O’Loughlin – 14th 

Johnny Taggert – 14th 

Dominic Wall – 14th 

Louie Kelly-Smith – 15th 

Aava-Grace Langham – 15th 

Maddalyn Diggons – 16th 

Joshua Hepner – 16th 

Mats Klaver – 16th 

Jasper Lee – 16th 

Oliver Sadgrove – 16th 

Federico Tovazzi – 16th 

William Woolacott – 16th 

Samuel Bernardout – 17th 

Benjamin Esfandi – 17th 

Matthew Knight – 17th 

Avraj Rai – 17th 

Samuel Smith – 17th 

Stanley Sullivan – 17th 

Alfie Bird – 18th 

Charlotte Groocock – 18th 

Tom Kennedy – 18th 

Sophie Kirk – 18th 

Oliver Maycock – 18th 

Luca Bouge – 19th 

Freddie Howe – 19th 

Toby Jackson – 19th 

Giorgio McNaughton – 19th 

Ethan Walsh – 19th 

Luca Whibley – 19th 

Daniel Andrews – 20th 

Joshua Death – 20th 

Jack Devaney – 20th 

Jack Elliott – 20th 

Dixie Finch – 20th 

Zach Harper – 20th 

Isobel Kelly – 20th 

Sean O’Brien – 20th 

Joshua Stacey – 20th 

Christian Clark – 21st 

James Kempster – 21st 

Danny Lovell-Shanahan – 21st 

Nat Stephens – 21st 

Ben Challis – 22nd 

Archie Flaum – 22nd 

Paige Hopkins – 22nd 

Reece Rahman – 22nd 

Reagan Shepherd – 22nd 

Emily Skinner – 22nd 

Natasha Cox – 23rd 

Ewan Davies – 23rd 

Frankie Flaum – 23rd 

Albert Longlade – 23rd 

Harry Peck – 23rd 

Olivia Allen – 24th 

Freddie Barton – 24th 

Josh Hills – 24th 

Charlie Crossman – 25th 

James Fraser – 25th 

Charlie George – 25th 

Theo Higgins – 25th 

Emily Jelley – 25th 

Molly McEvoy – 25th 

Eloise Roohan – 25th 

Joshua Weller – 25th 

Maisie Asbridge – 26th 

Alexander Carroll – 26th 

Jack Clarke – 26th 

Amy Darling – 26th 

Charlie Guy – 26th 

Zach Hebditch – 26th 

Imogen Kinnell – 26th 

Jonas Sarian – 26th 

Callum Silvester – 26th 

James Todd – 26th 

Teddy Billing – 28th 

Logan Emsoll – 28th 

Lennie Kent – 28th 

Lucas Munford – 28th 

Joshua Phillips – 28th 

Cooper Thomas – 28th 

Adam Trussell – 28th 

Callum Barnes – 29th 

Harry Edmondson – 29th 

George Finch – 29th 

Keith Godfrey – 29th 

Theo Louvieris – 29th 

Stanley Shanahan – 29th 

Oscar Shenton – 29th 

Daniel Stoddart – 29th 

Maxi Tipper – 29th 

Sonny Winham – 29th 

Nabil Chowdhury – 30th 

Olivia Kelly – 30th 

Charlie Lane – 30th 

Harry Notton-Brown – 30th 

Oliver Notton-Brown – 30th 

Theo Peroulis – 30th 


BACK IN 

THE DAY 

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Which current Championship manager is 

pictured during his playing days? 

TEST YOUR 

KNOWLEDGE 

Q: Which current QPR player spent last 

season on loan at Coventry? 

NAME THE 

PLAYER 

• I grew up in Wycombe and 

joined QPR at the age of 

nine 

• My first-team debut came 

against Rotherham in 

January 2022 

• While on loan, I helped 

non-league Oxford City to 

knock Northampton out of 

the FA Cup 

• I started a game at Loftus 

Road for the first time when 

we beat Watford in March 

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Answers: Spot the Ball: B, Back in the day: Vincent Kompany (Burnley), 

Test your Knowledge: Jake Clarke-Salter, Name the Player: Aaron Drewe

9 

Lyndon 

DYKES

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QPR MEMBER AND SEASON TICKET HOLDER PAUL FARRELLY 

DECIDED TO HAVE A ROOT THROUGH HIS PROGRAMME 

COLLECTION AFTER RECEIVING THE 1982 FA CUP FINAL 

COMMEMORATIVE PRESENTATION PACK LAST YEAR. 

Delving into his collection, 

Paul located his original 

copies of the programmes – 

and match tickets – for both 

the Wembley final and replay 

against Tottenham, more 

than 40 years on. 

That completed the perfect 

presentation box for Paul, 

who sits in the Loft Upper, 

and also jogged his personal 

memories of the day Division 

Two side Rangers went toe to 

toe with the FA Cup holders 

and lived to fight another day. 

“On the day itself I had 

to work a half day for my 

Saturday job at Woolworth’s 

in the Bush, so I missed the 

march to Wembley,” said Paul. 

“Later I jumped on a train and 

it was me among thousands 

of Spurs fans. I felt very 

conspicuous and a bit 

nervous the whole way.” 

Do you own a piece 

of interesting 

or unusual QPR 

memorabilia? If so, 

we’d love to see some 

photos and hear more 

about it – please email 

your contributions to 

us at programme@ 

qpr.co.uk. 


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QPR FC 

CHESHAM UTD LADIES 1 

QPR FC WOMEN 2 

LATE goals from Chloe Gunn and Frankie 

Webster completed a turnaround as Rangers 

fought back to take all three points at The 

Meadow. 

Following a scoreless first half, Mathilde Belouu 

put Chesham ahead just before the hour mark. 

However, the R’s kept pressing for an equaliser 

and gained their reward when substitute Gunn 

levelled with three minutes remaining. 

But there was still time for Rangers’ summer 

signing Webster to score again right at the death 

and secure victory. 

Chesham will have an immediate opportunity to 

take their revenge on Sunday when they travel 

to the Powerday Stadium for the return fixture, 

kick-off 2pm. 

QPR: McLean, Lewin, Jordinson, Carolan (Bishop 

65), Blodgett, Moore (Hennessy 70), Akerman, 

Wardlaw, Curr (Webster 65), Hall (Gunn 75), 

Cutler (Parsons 35). 


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Tony Incenzo 

TONY’S TALES 

I 

WAS surprised and humbled when an 

old friend approached 10 minutes before 

kick-off at the recent Watford home 

game and said: “I’ve got something for 

you to commemorate your 50 years of 

supporting the R’s!” 

It is a beautiful ‘QPR 50’ wooden plinth 

hand-crafted by football fan John Walker. 

I am absolutely delighted with it! 

This is a huge milestone for me, to be 

concluding my 50th season of devotedly 

watching Queens Park Rangers – a real 

rollercoaster ride. In all of my time going 

to Loftus Road, we have won no national 

trophies. 

But I don’t care about that. I am just so 

proud to support my local team from where I 

grew up in London NW11. 

QPR carry out fantastic work in the 

surrounding community, I’ve made lifelong 

friends and I feel part of a big family. Three 

of my favourite past R’s players came to my 

wedding – Gerry Francis, Kevin Gallen and 

Rufus Brevett. 

I wouldn’t change anything about my 

half-century as a QPR fan. I believe you 

should support your football club through 

thick and thin. 

You will win some games and lose some 

games, but true supporters stay loyal no 

matter how bad things become. I think 

back to the gut-wrenching feeling of total 

devastation when we lost at home to nonleague 

minnows Vauxhall Motors in an FA 

Cup replay 21 years ago. By far the worst 

night of my life. 

But my mantra is to stick with it and one 

day you might get your reward when your 

beloved team scores a last-minute winner at 

Wembley Stadium. 

I did when Bobby Zamora blasted into 

the net right in front of me to clinch 

promotion for QPR in the 2014 

Championship play-off final. 

My utter elation at that precise moment 

cannot be described! 

#Follow Tony Incenzo on Twitter at @ 

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2022/23 

FIXTURES & RESULTS 

DATE KO OPPOSITION RES. ATT POS. STARTING XI 

JULY 

Sat 30 15:00 Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 14,315 22 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE CLARKE-SALTER DOZZELL JOHANSEN 

AUGUST 

Sat 6 15:00 Middlesbrough W 3-2 15,796 8 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE 1 PAAL FIELD 

Tue 9 19:45 Charlton Athletic CC L 1-1* 5,629 n/a DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN THOMAS 

Sat 13 15:00 Sunderland D 2-2 37,884 10 DIENG 1 KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN JOHANSEN 

Tue 16 20:00 Blackpool L 0-1 12,575 15 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 20 15:00 Rotherham United D 1-1 12,230 17 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Sat 27 15:00 Watford W 3-2 19,977 11 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Tue 30 19:45 Hull City W 3-1 12,716 6 DIENG LAIRD 1 DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

SEPTEMBER 

Sat 3 15:00 Swansea City L 0-1 15,935 9 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 

Wed 14 19:45 Millwall W 2-0 13,384 8 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL JOHANSEN 1 

Sat 17 15:00 Stoke City D 0-0 14,174 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

OCTOBER 

Sat 1 15:00 Bristol City W 2-1 21,665 5 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Tue 4 19:45 Sheffield United W 1-0 26,636 4 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN DUNNE PAAL AMOS 

Fri 7 20:00 Reading W 2-1 16,656 3 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 15 12:30 Luton Town L 1-3 10,011 4 DIENG BALOGUN DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL AMOS 

Wed 19 19:45 Cardiff City W 3-0 12,805 1 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL 1 JOHANSEN 

Sat 22 15:00 Wigan Athletic W 2-1 16,353 1 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN 1 CLARKE-SALTER PAAL JOHANSEN 

Fri 28 20:00 Birmingham City L 0-2 19,007 2 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL JOHANSEN 

NOVEMBER 

Wed 2 19:45 Norwich City D 0-0 25,458 4 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE BALOGUN PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 5 15:00 West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 17,139 5 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE BALOGUN PAAL AMOS 

Tue 8 19:45 Huddersfield Town L 1-2 12,769 6 DIENG LAIRD BALOGUN CLARKE-SALTER PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 12 15:00 Coventry City L 0-2 23,201 7 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER RICHARDS 

DECEMBER 

Sun 11 13:00 Burnley L 0-3 14,299 9 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DOZZELL 

Sat 17 15:00 Preston North End W 1-0 14,534 6 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE 1 CLARKE-SALTER PAAL DOZZELL 

Mon 26 17:15 Cardiff City D 0-0 18,549 7 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Thurs 29 18:00 Luton Town L 0-3 16,030 11 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

JANUARY 

Mon 2 20:00 Sheffield United D 1-1 14,151 12 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 7 15:00 Fleetwood Town FAC L 1-2 3,151 n/a DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE HAMALAINEN DOZZELL 

Sat 14 15:00 Reading D 2-2 14,186 12 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 21 15:00 Swansea City D 1-1 16,110 13 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 28 15:00 Hull City L 0-3 16,418 14 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE PAAL IROEGBUNAM 

FEBRUARY 

Sat 4 15:00 Huddersfield Town D 1-1 17,954 14 DIENG LAIRD DUNNE CLARKE-SALTER PAAL FIELD 

Sat 11 15:00 Millwall L 1-2 15,335 16 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL DOZZELL 

Tue 14 19:45 Sunderland L 0-3 14,471 17 DIENG LAIRD DICKIE DUNNE PAAL FIELD 

Sat 18 15:00 Middlesbrough L 1-3 27,456 17 DIENG KAKAY DUNNE DICKIE PAAL FIELD 

Sat 25 15:00 Blackburn Rovers L 1-3 15,715 18 DIENG KAKAY DICKIE DUNNE PAAL IROEGBUNAM 1 

MARCH 

Sat 4 15:00 Rotherham United L 1-3 10,563 20 DIENG DREWE DICKIE DUNNE KAKAY IROEGBUNAM 

Sat 11 15:00 Watford W 1-0 17,247 19 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE FIELD DOZZELL DREWE 

Tue 14 19:45 Blackpool L 1-6 10,051 19 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE FIELD DOZZELL DREWE 

Sat 18 15:00 Birmingham City L 0-1 15,097 19 DIENG DICKIE DUNNE FIELD IROEGBUNAM ADOMAH 

APRIL 

Sat 1 15:00 Wigan Athletic L 0-1 12,608 19 DIENG DICKIE BALOGUN DUNNE JOHANSEN LAIRD 

Fri 7 15:00 Preston North End L 0-2 14,620 21 DIENG DICKIE BALOGUN DUNNE LAIRD FIELD 

Mon 10 15:00 West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 23,969 20 DIENG DUNNE DICKIE BALOGUN FIELD ADOMAH 

Sat 15 15:00 Coventry City 

Wed 19 19:45 Norwich City 

Sat 22 15:00 Burnley 

Sat 29 15:00 Stoke City 

MAY 

Mon 8 15:00 Bristol City 

All fixtures subject to change. * Lost 3-5 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 

FIELD PAAL SHODIPO CHAIR DYKES 

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THOMAS, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, RICHARDS, BONNE, DUNNE, WALSH BRAMALL 

JOHANSEN | WILLOCK 1 AMOS CHAIR DYKES 1 ADOMAH, DOZZELL, BONNE, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, SHODIPO, WALSH SMITH 

FIELD 

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CHAIR DOZZELL BONNE ADOMAH SHODIPO, ROBERTS 1, ARMSTRONG, JOHANSEN, DREWE, DYKES, MASTERSON, WALSH ATTWELL 

ADOMAH CHAIR 1 FIELD 

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SHODIPO DYKES ROBERTS, DOZZELL, ARMSTRONG, BONNE, MASTERSON, GUBBINS, WALSH SIMPSON 

JOHANSEN FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, KAKAY, HAMALAINEN, MASTERSON, WALSH DAVIES 

JOHANSEN ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES DOZZELL |, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, KAKAY, ARCHER, HAMAHLAINEN WOOLMER 

| | JOHANSEN DOZZELL CHAIR 1 WILLOCK 1 DYKES ADOMAH 1, ARMSTRONG, MASTERSON, KAKAY, ARCHER, BONNE, SHODIPO STROUD 

FIELD JOHANSEN CHAIR 1 DYKES WILLOCK 1 ROBERTS |, KAKAY, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER, MASTERSON, BALOGUN MARTIN 

FIELD DOZZELL WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR ROBERTS, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, BALOGUN, ARCHER, KAKAY LANGFORD 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ROBERTS WILLOCK 1 DYKES, DOZZELL, BONNE, ADOMAH, KAKAY, ARCHER, MASTERSON ROBINSON 

FIELD JOHANSEN WILLOCK ROBERTS CHAIR DYKES, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, ARCHER, KAKAY, BONNE, MASTERSON DONOHUE 

FIELD JOHANSEN 1 ROBERTS 1 CHAIR WILLOCK DUNNE, AMOS |, DOZZELL, KAKAY, DYKES, ARCHER, ADOMAH SIMPSON 

FIELD DOZZELL ROBERTS CHAIR WILLOCK 1 DYKES, CLARKE-SALTER, IROEGBUNAM, ADOMAH, DICKIE, JOHANSEN, ARCHER LININGTON 

FIELD JOHANSEN ROBERTS DYKES 2 CHAIR KAKAY, DICKIE, DOZZELL, AMOS |, ARCHER, SHODIPO, ADOMAH BRAMALL 

IROEGBUNAM FIELD ROBERTS DYKES CHAIR KAKAY, JOHANSEN, DICKIE, DOZZELL, RICHARDS, ARCHER, RICHARDS, ADOMAH HARRINGTON 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM CHAIR ARMSTRONG DYKES 2 DOZZELL, AMOS, KAKAY, RICHARDS, BONNE, ARCHER, DICKIE J LININGTON 

FIELD 1 ARMSTRONG IROEGBUNAM CHAIR DYKES AMOS, DOZZELL, DICKIE, RICHARDS |, BONNE, ARCHER, KAKAY, D WHITESTONE 

FIELD ROBERTS CHAIR IROEGBUNAM 

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DYKES DICKIE |, ARMSTRONG, AMOS, RICHARDS, KAKAY, ARCHER, DOZZELL T ROBINSON 

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FIELD AMOS CHAIR IROEGBUNAM DYKES WILLOCK, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, BONNE, KAKAY, ARCHER, HAMALAINEN A DAVIES 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM WILLOCK DYKES CHAIR DOZZELL, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, DUNNE, ARCHER, THOMAS, SHODIPO T BRAMALL 

FIELD ADOMAH CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES 1 DUNNE, BONNE, RICHARDS, SHODIPO, DICKIE, ARCHER, DOZZELL G WARD 

FIELD DOZZELL CHAIR DYKES WILLOCK KAKAY, ARMSTRONG, SHODIPO, ADOMAH, THOMAS, ARCHER, HAMALAINEN K STROUD 

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FIELD IROEGBUNAM THOMAS DYKES WILLOCK SHODIPO, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, KAKAY, DICKIE, ARCHER, RICHARDS P BANKES 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM ADOMAH DYKES WILLOCK SHODIPO, DICKIE, KAKAY, ARCHER, THOMAS, RICHARDS, ARMSTRONG O LANGFORD 

FIELD IROEGBUNAM ADOMAH DYKES WILLOCK CHAIR, ROBERTS |, SHODIPO, AMOS, KAKAY, ARCHER, MASTERSON K STROUD 

FIELD SHODIPO ROBERTS CHAIR DYKES WILLOCK, ADOMAH, RICHARDS, KAKAY, AMOS, ARCHER, MASTERSON G WARD 

FIELD 

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ROBERTS CHAIR 1 WILLOCK DYKES AMOS, ADOMAH, RICHARDS, MASTERSON, SHODIPO, ARMSTRONG, MAHONEY J SMITH 

FIELD 1 ADOMAH CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES RICHARDS, ROBERTS, LAIRD, PAAL, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER, MASTERSON S MARTIN 

FIELD ROBERTS 2 CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES LOWE, RICHARDS |, DOZZELL, KAKAY, CLARKE-SALTER, ARCHER, ADOMAH D BOND 

FIELD ROBERTS LOWE 1 CHAIR DYKES KAKAY, WILLOCK, DOZZELL, ADOMAH, CLARKE-SALTER, JOHANSEN, ARCHER J BUSBY 

FIELD ADOMAH ROBERTS CHAIR LOWE 

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DOZZELL,ARMSTRONG |, CLARKE-SALTER, JOHANSEN, WILLOCK, ARCHER J LININGTON 

JOHANSEN DOZZELL CHAIR LOWE 1 WILLOCK ARMSTRONG, ADOMAH |, IROEGBUNAM, KAKAY, DICKIE, AMOS, ARCHER G ELTRINGHAM 

FIELD JOHANSEN CHAIR ARMSTRONG 

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LOWE MARTIN 1, WILLOCK >, ADOMAH, KAKAY, ARCHER, GUBBINS, IROEGBUNAM D WHITESTONE 

DOZZELL 

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IROEGBUNAM CHAIR LOWE 

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MARTIN KAKAY, ARMSTRONG, JOHANSEN |, ARCHER, DIXON-BONNER, GUBBINS, ADOMAH P BANKES 

DOZZELL IROEGBUNAM CHAIR 1 LOWE MARTIN ADOMAH, JOHANSEN, ARCHER, DIXON-BONNER, GUBBINS, DREWE, AORAHA D WEBB 

JOHANSEN 

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FIELD 

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LOWE 

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MARTIN CHAIR DOZZELL, ADOMAH, RICHARDS, AMOS, DIXON-BONNER, GUBBINS L DOUGHTY 

JOHANSEN FIELD 

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ADOMAH 

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MARTIN LOWE 1 RICHARDS, ARMSTRONG, ARCHER, DOZZELL, DIXON-BONNER, GUBBINS, AORAHA D BOND 

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IROEGBUNAM 1 LOWE KAKAY DYKES MARTIN ADOMAH, JOHANSEN, ARMSTRONG, AMOS, ARCHER, RICHARDS, GUBBINS J LININGTON 

IROEGBUNAM LOWE KAKAY DYKES MARTIN 1 JOHANSEN, AMOS |, ADOMAH, ARMSTRONG, RICHARDS, ARCHER, GUBBINS J SIMPSON 

AMOS 

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LOWE KAKAY DYKES MARTIN DREWE, JOHANSEN |, ARMSTRONG |, DIXON-BONNER, ARCHER, DOZZELL K STROUD 

FIELD WILLOCK PAAL MARTIN DYKES CHAIR, LOWE, DOZZELL, ADOMAH, DREWE, ARCHER, AMOS G WARD 

JOHANSEN PAAL CHAIR WILLOCK DYKES ADOMAH, LOWE, AMOS, MARTIN, ARCHER, DOZZELL, RICHARDS G ELTRINGHAM 

AMOS CHAIR PAAL DYKES 1 MARTIN 1 LOWE |, DOZZELL, RICHARDS, JOHANSEN, WILLOCK, ARCHER, LAIRD M DONOHUE 


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Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use. 99.9% OF BACTERIA

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CHAMP 

LEAGUE TABLE 

PACK 

TODAY'S 

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

1 BURNLEY 40 26 12 2 78 30 48 90 

2 SHEFFIELD UNITED 40 23 7 10 60 35 25 76 

3 LUTON TOWN 41 19 14 8 51 36 15 71 

4 MIDDLESBROUGH 41 20 8 13 74 50 24 68 

5 MILLWALL 41 17 11 13 48 31 7 62 

6 BLACKBURN ROVERS 40 19 5 16 45 47 -2 62 

7 PRESTON NORTH END 41 17 11 13 41 45 -4 62 

8 NORWICH CITY 41 17 10 14 54 42 12 61 

9 COVENTRY CITY 41 15 14 12 49 43 6 59 

10 SUNDERLAND 41 15 13 13 58 50 8 58 

11 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 40 15 12 13 50 44 6 57 

12 WATFORD 41 14 14 13 49 47 2 56 

13 BRISTOL CITY 41 13 14 14 50 50 0 53 

14 SWANSEA CITY 41 14 11 16 56 59 -3 53 

15 STOKE CITY 41 14 10 17 53 47 6 52 

16 HULL CITY 41 13 13 15 48 59 -9 52 

17 BIRMINGHAM CITY 41 13 11 17 44 51 -7 50 

18 ROTHERHAM UNITED 40 10 15 15 44 52 -8 45 

19 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 41 11 10 20 41 59 -18 43 

20 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 41 11 10 20 40 64 -24 43 

21 CARDIFF CITY 40 11 9 20 33 46 -13 42 

22 READING 41 13 8 20 43 62 -19 41 

23 BLACKPOOL 41 8 11 22 43 67 -24 35 

24 WIGAN ATHLETIC 41 8 13 20 34 62 -28 34 

LAST UPDATED: 11.04.2023 

GOALSCORERS 

CHUBA AKPOM 

MIDDLESBROUGH 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

COVENTRY CITY 

CARLTON MORRIS 

LUTON TOWN 

NATHAN TELLA 

BURNLEY 

JOEL PIROE 

SWANSEA CITY 

KICK-OFF 3PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

VS 

12.30PM 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

7.45PM 

ASSISTS 

RYAN GILES 

BEN WILSON 

MIDDLESBROUGH 11 

COVENTRY CITY 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

ETHAN HORVATH 

COVENTRY CITY 9 

LUTON TOWN 

JACK CLARKE 

WES FODERINGHAM 

SUNDERLAND 8 

SHEFFIELD UNITED 

JOSH BROWNHILL 

ARIJANET MURIC 

BURNLEY 

8 

BURNLEY 

16 

ILIAS CHAIR 

FREDDIE WOODMAN 

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 8 

PRESTON NORTH END 

26 

18 

17 

17 

CLEAN SHEETS 

18 

18 

17 

17 

17 


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Media Voice 

JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER AIDAN MAGEE 

PENS HIS LATEST COLUMN 

That performance from the 

14th minute onwards at The 

Hawthorns was exactly what 

I needed after a wretched 

Easter. 

I fell seriously ill the day before 

the Preston game with a 

condition known as DKA – a 

diabetes-related illness which 

saw excess acid form inside 

my body. 

My blood sugar level was high 

off the chart, I couldn’t eat 

for nearly three days and my 

weight plummeted by nearly a 

stone in 36 hours. 

I was still in intensive care as I 

listened for updates on events 

from Loftus Road and, while 

the news on my own condition 

was encouraging – sadly, 

QPR’s result was anything but. 

I was discharged on the 

Saturday night and was able to 

spend Easter Sunday at home 

with family. 

The following day, I really did 

fear the worst early on as 

West Brom swung a flurry of 

balls into our box confident 

that every time they did so, 

they’d cause mayhem and 

probably score. 

For the players to raise their 

game to such an extent 

immediately after such a poor 

run – and from 2-0 down – 

took plenty of courage. 

A point was an excellent 

result and something to build 

on. I’m pleased to say that, 

after a real scare, I’m back to 

full fitness and will be at the 

Coventry game today. 

Talking of which, QPR fans are 

embarking on their annual 10- 

mile walk from Loftus Road 

to raise funds for the QPR 

Tiger Cubs – a football team 

for children and young people 

with Down’s syndrome. 

You may have seen on socials 

that I’m selling a bespoke QPR 

5ft x 6ft print (pictured) and 

donating the proceeds to the 

Tiger Cubs. 

I have placed a reserve price 

of £75.00. If you or anyone 

else wants it, you can place 

an offer to me via Facebook 

or Twitter before midnight 

tomorrow, 16th April. I will 

cover UK postage. 

Good luck to all our 

#TigerFeet13 walkers today. 


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THE SQUADS 

QUEENS PARK 

RANGERS 

HEAD COACH: GARETH AINSWORTH 

SENY DIENG GK ● 1 

OSMAN KAKAY ● 2 

JIMMY DUNNE ● 3 

ROB DICKIE ● 4 

JAKE CLARKE-SALTER ● 5 

STEFAN JOHANSEN ● 6 

CHRIS WILLOCK ● 7 

LUKE AMOS ● 8 

LYNDON DYKES ● 9 

ILIAS CHAIR ● 10 

TYLER ROBERTS ● 11 

JORDAN ARCHER GK ● 13 

CHRIS MARTIN ● 14 

SAM FIELD ● 15 

ANDRE DOZZELL ● 17 

JAMAL LOWE ● 18 

ELIJAH DIXON-BONNER ● 19 

TAYLOR RICHARDS ● 20 

KENNETH PAAL ● 22 

CHARLIE OWENS ● 24 

LEON BALOGUN ● 26 

ETHAN LAIRD ● 27 

JOE GUBBINS ● 28 

AARON DREWE ● 29 

SINCLAIR ARMSTRONG ● 30 

RAY JONES ● 31 

JOE WALSH GK ● 32 

ALBERT ADOMAH ● 37 

MURPHY MAHONEY GK ● 38 

TIM IROEGBUNAM ● 47 

ALEX AORAHA ● 48 

HAMZAD KARGBO ● 49 

COVENTRY 

CITY 

MANAGER: MARK ROBINS 

1 ● SIMON MOORE GK 

2 ● JONATHAN PANZO 

3 ● CALLUM DOYLE 

4 ● MICHAEL ROSE 

5 ● KYLE MCFADZEAN 

6 ● LIAM KELLY 

7 ● BROOKE NORTON-CUFFY 

8 ● JAMIE ALLEN 

10 ● CALLUM O’HARE 

11 ● JOSH WILSON-ESBRAND 

13 ● BEN WILSON GK 

14 ● BEN SHEAF 

16 ● LUKE MCNALLY 

17 ● VIKTOR GYOKERES 

18 ● SEAN MAGUIRE 

19 ● TYLER WALKER 

22 ● JOSH REID 

23 ● FANKATY DABO 

24 ● MATT GODDEN 

27 ● JAKE BIDWELL 

28 ● JOSH ECCLES 

30 ● FABIO TAVARES 

32 ● JACK BURROUGHS 

36 ● RYAN HOWLEY 

38 ● GUSTAVO HAMER 

45 ● K ASEY PALMER 

47 ● HARRISON NEE 

Referee: 

Michael Salisbury 

Assistant Referee: 

Darren Cann 

Assistant Referee: 

James Mainwaring 

Fourth official: 

Anthony Backhouse

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

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