Thirty-three years ago today, QPR started their European game (should have been in the European Cup
) - Brann Bergen H W 4-0 (Bowles hatrick and Masson)
QPR's 1976-77 UEFA Cup Run
1 BRANN BERGEN (NOR) H 4-0
(Bowles 3, Masson)
BRANN BERGEN (NOR) A 7-0 (Agg 11-0)
(Bowles 3, Givens 2, Thomas, Webb)
2 SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (TCH) A 3-3
(Bowles 2, Givens)
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (TCH) H 5-2 (Agg 8-5)
(Givens 3 (1 pen) Bowles, Clement
3 1 F C KÖLN (GER) H 3-0
(Givens, Webb Bowles)
1 F C KÖLN (GER) A 1-4 (Agg 4-4)
(Masson)
Queens Park Rangers won on away goals
QF A E K ATHENS (GRE) H 3-0
(Francis 2 (2 pens) Bowles
A E K ATHENS (GRE) A 0-3 (Agg 3-3)
Queens Park Rangers lost 7-6 on penalties
QPR's team for that final game against AEK AThens - missing three of QPR's England players: Clement, Francis and Thomas and also QPR stalwart, Mick Leach. Shanks, Kelly and Eastoe deputized.
Parkes Shanks Webb McClintock Gillard, Hollins, Masson, Leach, Eastoe, Bowles and Givens
And as a poster on the dot.org notes: It's 25 years since Alan Mullery's QPR were smashed by Spurs/Clive Allen 0-5. And the Mullery good start came to an end