On This Day March 15: QPR Results + Swindon Win LC

[blockhead]

welcome all to the 15th of March!

Welcome to the welcome thread!

welcome to our newest members as of the time of typing......


- Tightattheback

- Arthur

- Bourneranger

welcome to QPR Report!

On this Day.......


a bit of a change, these are still taken from www.11v11.com, however its now a forum, so if you wish to add your own dates to the database then add them here

11v11.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=49

15 March 1892

Liverpool founded. Most people connected with the Everton club had left Anfield due to a rent dispute and moved to Goodison. The few remaining formed the Liverpool club which was elected to the Second Division in 1893.


15 March 1929

Tottenham Hotspur signed centre-forward Eddie Harper from Sheffield Wednesday. While playing for Blackburn Rovers in the 1925-26 season he had become the first player to score over 40 goals in a League season with a League tally of 43. Played for Blackburn 1924-28, Wednesday 1928-29, Spurs 1929-31, Preston North End 1931-33 and Blackburn again until he retired in 1935. In 327 League games he scored 263 goals and played for England against Scotland in 1926. He set seasonal scoring records at Blackburn, Spurs and Preston.


15 March 1941

Bob Crompton died at the age of 66. He was undoubtedly the greatest right-back of the era preceding the First War and one of the greatest of all time. Although the records he set have now been bettered they were nonetheless remarkable for the time in which they were set. Signed for Blackburn Rovers in September 1896 and remained on their books until May 1920; the second longest continual stay at one club in League history. Played his first of some 400 League games at Stoke in April 1897 and his last at Bradford in February 1920. He led Rovers to two League Championships in 1912 and 1914 and played for England 42 times between 1902 and 1914 (34 in the Home Championship).

15 March 1947

Neil McBain, New Brighton manager, played in goal in the Third Division North fixture against Hartlepools United at the age of 52 years and 3 months. This made him the oldest player ever to figure in a League match. A fine half-back in his real playing days he made about 400 Scottish and English League appearances between 1917 and 1931 playing for Ayr United, Manchester United, Everton, St Johnstone, Liverpool and Watford. He was also capped three times for Scotland between 1922 and 1923.

15 March 1960

Manchester City paid the then record fee of £53,000 for the transfer of Denis Law from Huddersfield Town. Making his League debut in 1957 he had played 81 times scoring 16 goals for Town. Law only remained at City for a little over a year (21 goals, 44 games) before he moved to Torino for £100,000.

15 March 1890

England fielded two sides on the same day, against Wales (winning 3-1) in Wrexham, and against Ireland (winning 9-1)in Belfast.


15 March 1920

Billy Meredith one of the "outcasts" and founder member of the PFA becomes the oldest player to represent one of the home nations in a full international when he plays for Wales against England at Highbury in a famous 2-1 win.


15 March 1990

Colin Addison former Derby County manager returns to Spain to manage Cadiz. He had been at Atletico Madrid previously. Terry Yorath returns to manage Swansea after leaving Bradford City.

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Happy birthday to...............

Mikkel Forssell
Age: 29
Club: Birmingham City
Date of Birth: 15th March 1981
Position: Striker

Daryl Murphy
Age: 27
Club: Sunderland
Date of Birth: 15th March 1983
Position: Striker

Curtis Davies
Age: 25
Club: Aston Villa
Date of Birth: 15th March 1985
Position: Defender

Javier Garrido
Age: 25
Club: Manchester City
Date of Birth: 15th March 1985
Position: Defender

Andrea Pisani
Age: 23
Club: Juventus
Date of Birth: 15th March 1987

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87 Days!

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Unbelievable!.........

Cash-strapped Portsmouth cancelled their weekly order of new jockstraps in 1999, a move which would save £112. Administrator Tom Burton ordered the club to wash them instead of buying new ones.

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Today's Poser. NO GOOGLING!!!!!

Q: Which two teams do not have to wear their change strips at an away game, but can instead insist that the home team change theirs?

answer tomorrow.

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[QPR Report]

Thanks Blockhead

Also on This Day in 1965: Mansfield 8 QPR 1

[cpr]

The Ides have it, welcome all. ;D

[eskey8]

Welcome all new ones, although I have to say I fear 'tightattheback' may have the wrong site

[Zamoraaaah]

I thought there was only one team...Reading because they play in a royal county.

So by that thinking, is the other team Chels**** as they play in RBK&C?

[Zamoraaaah]

Welcome April78

[superckat]

Mar 15, 2010 20:58:23 GMT eskey8 said:

Welcome all new ones, although I have to say I fear 'tightattheback' may have the wrong site

Welcome all the newbies. I think tightattheback was trying to avoid A kick up the R's. BOOM BOOM.

I'll get my coat

[blockhead]

Mar 15, 2010 21:05:16 GMT Zamoraaaah said:

I thought there was only one team...Reading because they play in a royal county.

So by that thinking, is the other team Chels**** as they play in RBK&C?

yes, well done zed, whats the other one

[Zamoraaaah]

If it's not that up the road then I don't know

[cpr]

Notts County?

[haqpr1963]

Preston

[blockhead]

Mar 16, 2010 7:31:55 GMT @haqpr1963 said:

Preston

ding ding ding!

for winning the first league title!

more info tonight.

[Macmoish]

Bump...Edit....

47 Years ago: The Don Rogers (who knew one day he'd be at QPR /and would be a disappointment Wembley Humiliation of Frank Mclintock's (who knew one day he'd be at QPR and be such a success Arsenal


Swindon Town: Downsborough, Thomas, Trollope, Butler, Burrows, Harland, Heath, Smart, Smith (Penman, 77 minutes), Noble, Rogers.

Arsenal: Wilson, Storey, McNab, McLintock, Ure, Simpson (Graham, 71 minutes), Radford, Sammels, Court, Gould, Armstrong.


From When Saturday Comes

Peathingys and Robins reminisce
Friday 13 March ~
Looking back to better days is an unavoidable pastime for most football supporters. A heyday might be based around a period of dominance or a single bright spot amid general disappointment. Tomorrow's game at Elland Road, for example, is between a home side whose decline from the top has been well documented, and visitors who are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the greatest day in their history. On Sunday March 15, 1969, Swindon Town beat Arsenal 3-1 in the League Cup final. As a Third Division side they had been widely written off, with Daily Express writer Desmond Hackett claiming he would eat his bowler hat if Swindon won.

The winning extra-time goals from club legend Don Rogers won the Cup and inspired poetry in the local paper: "Sail on like a proud ocean liner, over this sea of brown mud". This image can be witnessed on the video on Swindon's website. Arsenal claimed extenuating circumstances of illness and the aforementioned mud. These may have had some grounding – eight Arsenal players were suffering from flu and their previous match had been postponed, while the Wembley pitch had hosted a Horse of the Year Show the previous week. But this was Swindon's hour and the major cup upset caused a problem for the football authorities. As the Fairs Cup stipulated that participating teams had to be in the top division Swindon Town, promoted from Division Three that year, were ineligible. Partly as a consequence, the Anglo-Italian Cup was hastily conceived as a way for Swindon, and other lower league clubs, to take part in European competition. Swindon duly took their chance, beating Roma 5-2 on aggregate to win their first European honour.

Leeds fans may also look back ruefully. The year before Swindon's surprise victory, Leeds had also beaten Arsenal in the first ever League Cup final for both clubs. Leeds defended a 1-0 lead from the 20th minute to claim the first of Don Revie's trophies at Elland Road at the start of a highly successful period for the club. However, despite reaching the final stages of 17 competitions during their peak years Leeds won only six major honours. In 1970 they just missed out on a possible (then unprecedented) treble of European Cup, League Championship and FA Cup, ending the season with nothing. Swindon meanwhile went down from Division Two in 1973-74 and toiled in the lower divisions for over 15 years before the renaissance of the late 1980s under Lou Macari, Ossie Ardiles and Glenn Hoddle, reaching the Premier League in 1993-94. This only resulted in Swindon conceding 100 goals, a record that has yet to be broken...
www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3139/38/



And wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Football_League_Cup_Final

[Macmoish]

Edit -

ON THIS DAY in 1986 QPR 1 Manchester United 0

John Byrne getting QPR's goal before a crowd of 23, 407

A few weeks before our Milk Cup Final

Barron
Dawes Fenwick Wicks McDonald
James Allen Neil Kerslake
Bannister Byrne
- Sub Robinson

The Man Ut Team

Saturday 15 March 1986
League Division One
Loftus Road (23,407)
QPR 1 - 0 Man Utd


Starting XI
Chris Turner
Mike Duxbury
Arthur Albiston
Clayton Blackmore
Paul McGrath
Kevin Moran
Jesper Olsen
Gordon Strachan
Peter Davenport
Frank Stapleton
Colin Gibson

Substitutes
Terry Gibson

Managers
Jim Smith Ron Atkinson
www.aboutmanutd.com/man-u-matches/15-03-1986-queens-park-rangers.html

Other Results That Day


English Division One (old)Table »
Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United
Birmingham City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Coventry City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Luton Town 1-2 Oxford United
Manchester City 0-1 Watford
Newcastle United 3-1 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Manchester United
Southampton 1-2 Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Leicester City

www.statto.com/football/stats/results/1986-03-15


Just a few weeks from the Oxford United Wembley Final

[Macmoish]

Eight years ago: Dowie's Oldham 0 QPR 0


Oldham
David Miskelly, Lee Duxbury, Anthony Carss, Darren Sheridan, Chris Armstrong, David Beharall, Ben Burgess, Dean Holden, Joshua Low, Paul Murray, Clyde Wijnhard, Carlo Corazzin, John Eyre

QPR
Chris Day, Clarke Carlisle, Terrell Forbes, Richard Langley, Steve Palmer, Marc Bircham, Lee Cook, Paul Furlong, Kevin Gallen, Leroy Griffiths, Gino Padula, Daniel Shittu, Tom Williams, Andy Thomson

[Macmoish]

Bump a year...
And the Great Don Rogers (although sadly not so great at QPR) and Swindon beat Arsenal in the 1969 League Cup (slightly diminishing our 1967 Glory/Thunder!)

Swindon Town: Downsborough, Thomas, Trollope, Butler, Burrows, Harland, Heath, Smart, Smith (Penman, 77 minutes), Noble, Rogers.

Arsenal: Wilson, Storey, McNab, McLintock, Ure, Simpson (Graham, 71 minutes), Radford, Sammels, Court, Gould, Armstrong.

www.swindonweb.com/?m=11&s=16&ss=452&c=1457&t=A+Day+to+Remember

[Macmoish]

March 15, 1965 - Alec Stock's QPR Smashed.

Mansfield 8 QPR 1

Bedford scored for QPR
Springett
Hazell Brady Malcolm Taylor
Morgan Keen Morgan
Bedford Collins Leary

[Macmoish]

Mar 15, 2012 7:00:17 GMT Macmoish said:

March 15, 1965 - Alec Stock's QPR Smashed.

Mansfield 8 QPR 1

Bedford scored for QPR

Springett
Hazell Brady Malcolm Taylor
Morgan Keen Morgan
Bedford Collins Leary

Five of the Wembley 12 in this Team team!

And a Mansfield Fan Retro
www.chad.co.uk/sport/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-news/stags-retro-mansfield-smash-qpr-for-eight-back-in-1965-1-7790129

[Macmoish]

12 years ago QPR Draw at Ian Dowie's Oldham 0 QPR 0


Oldham -David Miskelly, Lee Duxbury, Anthony Carss, Darren Sheridan, Chris Armstrong, David Beharall, Ben Burgess, Dean Holden, Joshua Low, Paul Murray, Clyde Wijnhard, Carlo Corazzin, John Eyre

QPR - Chris Day, Clarke Carlisle, Terrell Forbes, Richard Langley, Steve Palmer, Marc Bircham, Lee Cook, Paul Furlong, Kevin Gallen, Leroy Griffiths, Gino Padula, Daniel shiteeetu, Tom Williams, Andy Thomson


7 Years ago beat Scun.thorpe 3-1
(Rowland Agyemang and Vine) -

QPR: Camp, Delaney, Mancienne, Blackstock, Buzsaky (Mahon 81), Rowlands (Stewart 92), Connolly, Agyemang (Lee 93), Vine, Hall, Leigertwood. Subs: Pickens, Balanta


Scun.thorpe
Murphy 7, Iriekpen 6, Crosby 6, Baraclough 6, Butler 6, Hayes 6 (Hurst 5), Goodwin 7, Cork 6, Sparrow 6, McCann 7 (May 5), Horsfield 6.
Match Reports and Comments
qprreport.blogspot.com/2008/03/qprs-crazy-season-continuesscrape-home.html


QPR REPORT BLOG - March 15, 2008

QPR's Crazy Season Continues...Scrape Home Against Sc**thorpe...Virtually Safe (De Canio Disputes This)...and 7 Points from Playoffs!
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With 7 games remaining, QPR now have 51 points after their come-from-behind 3-1 at home to relegation rivals, Sc**thorpe. QPR's goals from Rowlands, Agyemang and Vine. QPR SHOULD be safe, but it's a crazy season, and possibly QPR will need a couple more points to be assured.


QPR OFFICIAL SITE REPORT
Martin Rowlands, Patrick Agyemang and Rowan Vine were all on target, as the R's came from behind to send Sc**thorpe United spiraling towards League One.

Rangers trailed to Grant McCann's fine free-kick, only for the hosts to respond courtesy of a debatable Rowlands spot-kick.

Agyemang put the R's in front when he smashed home Akos Buzsaky's classy 79th minute through ball, before Vine put the icing on the cake with a well-taken third goal in stoppage time.

Following hot on the heels of Tuesday's 3-2 victory against Blackpool, De Canio named an unchanged starting XI.

Sc**thorpe boss Nigel Adkins opted for experienced front-man Geoff Horsfield in attack, which meant former Millwall striker Ben May had to make do with a place amongst the substitutes.

Buoyed by their impressive recent home record, the R's - kicking towards the Loft End - made a positive start.

Patrick Agyemang's cross was met by the on-rushing Dexter Blackstock in the fourth minute, but he could only knee the ball into the grasp of Iron custodian Murphy.

But it was Sc**thorpe who grabbed a surprise eighth minute lead, when Fitz Hall was harshly penalised for a foul on Horsfield and McCann stepped up to curl a sublime 25-yard free-kick in to the bottom right hand corner.

The R's responded in the only way they know how, peppering the Sc**thorpe rearguard with a series of balls into the box.

They were very nearly rewarded in the ninth minute, only for Agyemang's strike to be ruled out for offside, after Murphy failed to hold on to Martin Rowlands' initial deflected effort.

As the R's continued to throw men forward, Murphy came to Sc**thorpe's rescue, diving full stretch to his left to tip Agyemang's close range volley wide, after Akos Buzsaky fed the ball in from the right flank.

Damien Delaney was getting forward at every available opportunity and when Buzsaky and Rowan Vine combined to devastating effect, the R's full-back thrashed a left footed drive inches wide of Murphy's left hand upright.

At the other end, Jim Goodwin fired into the side netting, but it was Rangers who continued to pose the greater attacking threat heading into the break.

The inevitable equaliser arrived three minutes before half-time, when Izzy Iriekpen was harshly adjudged to have sent Vine tumbling to ground inside the box and Rowlands stepped up to send Murphy the wrong way from the spot.

Each and every Sc**thorpe player bemoaned referee Mr Thorpe's decision, and both Andy Crosby and Murphy were booked for their part in the protests.

The second half took time to catch fire, as Sc**thorpe continued to frustrate the R's with their impressive work ethic and dogged determination.

The major talking point of the early exchanges centered around a brief altercation in the 64th minute, which eventually resulted in Hall picking up a yellow card for his involvement.
The R's faithful were made to wait until the 72nd minute mark to see Rangers create a chance, as Mikele Leigertwood fired wide after expertly bringing down Rowlands' neatly disguised pass.

Buzsaky went close soon after with a back post volley, as Sc**thorpe became encamped in their own half.

Rangers' continued to knock at the door and in the 79th minute Buzsaky found the key to unlock it.

Picking up possession from Rowlands, the Magical Magyar played a double one-two with Agyemang, which resulted in the latter facing a one-on-one contest with Murphy.

The R's hit-man took one touch to set himself, before firing into the roof of the Sc**thorpe net, for his ninth goal in QPR colours - and his 13th of the campaign.

Sc**thorpe rallied briefly, but Camp was in the right position to save with his feet, as Matt Sparrow fired a late effort goalwards.

Vine put the seal on the R's comeback when he delicately lofted the ball beyond Murphy, to cap a scintillating second half display from De Canio's men.

QPR: Camp, Delaney, Mancienne, Blackstock, Buzsaky (Mahon 81), Rowlands (Stewart 92), Connolly, Agyemang (Lee 93), Vine, Hall, Leigertwood.

Subs: Pickens, Balanta.

Scorers: Rowlands 42 (pen), Agyemang 79, Vine 94

Bookings: Connolly 55, Hall 64, Leigertwood 80

Red Cards:

Sc**thorpe United: Murphy, Crosby, Iriekpen, Sparrow, Goodwin, Hayes (Hurst 87), Baraclough, Horsfield, Cork, McCann (May 83), Butler.

Subs: Hobbs, Lillis, Horlock.

Scorers: McCann 8

Bookings: Crosby 42, Murphy 42

Red Cards:

Referee: Mr M Thorpe

Attendance: 14, 499
Match Report

De Canio

COMEBACK DELIGHTS DE CANIO

Luigi De Canio praised his players 'attitude and resilience,' after seeing them come from a goal down to ease past sorry Sc**thorpe.
Goals from Martin Rowlands, Patrick Agyemang and Rowan Vine cancelled out Grant McCann's opener, as the R's returned to the top half of the table in convincing style.
"The attitude of the squad was first class," he told www.qpr.co.uk.
"On several occasions this season we've been very complacent, but today the attitude was fantastic.

"The players really wanted to win the game and we were resilient in our approach right up until the final whistle when Vine scored our third goal."

De Canio continued: "I don't think anyone can have any complaints with the final scoreline.

"We played very well and took full advantage of the clear-cut chances that we created.

"They (Sc**thorpe) made us work very hard for the three points and their Manager deserves a lot of credit for the way he set his side up.

"But our players were excellent and the fighting spirit told in the end."

The win lifted Rangers to within seven points of the play-off's, but De Canio refused to be drawn upon a late charge to the top-six, commenting: "We're reaching new heights all the time, but it seems impossible to me.

"I am happy with the direction we are heading in, but it is important not to get too carried away." QPR

ITV.com
De Canio remains wary of drop March 15 2008

QPR boss Luigi De Canio insists his team are not yet safe from relegation following their 3-1 win at home to struggling Sc**thorpe.

Grant McCann put the visitors ahead but Martin Rowlands equalised with a penalty, and second-half goals from Patrick Agyemang and Rowan Vine left 12th-placed Rangers seven points away from the top six.

But De Canio said: "I didn't think reaching the play-offs was possible before this game and I haven't changed my mind.

"And while some might say relegation is not possible either, I know from personal experience that is not yet the case.

"When I was at Siena in Italy, we were bottom of Serie A and Bologna were in the UEFA Cup places. We stayed up and in the end it was Bologna that went down."

Sc**thorpe went in front against De Canio's side when McCann curled a 25-yard free-kick into the bottom corner.

Agyemang then found the net but was denied a goal by an offside flag, before Rangers eventually equalised in controversial circumstances.

Vine seemed to be tackled fairly by Izzy Iriekpen as he attempted to latch onto Rowlands' through ball, but a penalty was awarded and Rowlands made no mistake with his spot-kick, sending keeper Joe Murphy the wrong way.

Rangers improved after the break but had to wait until 11 minutes before half-time for their all-important second goal.

It came when Agyemang exchanged passes with Akos Buzsaky before firing past the onrushing Murphy for his first goal in seven matches.

And Sc**thorpe's fate was sealed in injury time, when former QPR man Ian Baraclough failed to cut out Mikele Leigertwood's crossfield ball and Vine nipped in to score.

"We have given away leads several times this season so it was good to come from behind this time," De Canio added.

"At times we have gone ahead and got complacent, but this time the attitude of the players was exactly what I wanted it to be.

"I never lost faith in them - even when we were 1-0 down. They played the way I wanted them to and showed real desire to win the game."

Sc**thorpe boss Nigel Adkins claimed referee Mike Thorpe's decision to award Rangers a penalty changed the complexion of the game.

Adkins said: "It wasn't a penalty. We were doing well and then that decision went against us, but I have to be careful what I say.

"It's not the first time this season that kind of thing has happened to us and we are very disappointed indeed.

"Consistently this season we have played good football and yet again a decision has gone against us. We've not had much luck.

"We want to play football the right way and have shown we can do that and compete in this division, but it's all about winning and picking up points.

"The turning point today was the penalty. We feel hard done by." ITV.com

Updated Table


BBC - QPR 3-1 Sc**thorpe
Late goals from Patrick Agyemang and Rowan Vine saw QPR come from behind for a third consecutive home win.

Relegation-threatened Sc**thorpe took the lead on eight minutes with Gavin McCann's curling 20-yard free-kick.

A Martin Rowlands penalty two minutes before half-time put the Hoops level, and in the 79th minute Agyemang fired into the roof of the net from 18 yards.

Vine sealed the win deep in the fourth minute of injury time with a well-taken finish from 12 yards.

QPR: Camp, Mancienne, Buzsaky (Mahon 81), Connolly, Delaney, Vine, Leigertwood, Rowlands (Stewart 90), Hall, Agyemang (Lee 90), Blackstock.
Subs Not Used: Pickens, Balanta.

Booked: Connolly, Hall, Leigertwood.

Goals: Rowlands 43 pen, Agyemang 79, Vine 90.

Sc**thorpe: Murphy, Iriekpen, Crosby, Baraclough, Butler, Sparrow, McCann (May 83), Goodwin, Cork, Hayes (Hurst 87), Horsfield.
Subs Not Used: Hobbs, Lillis, Horlock.

Booked: Murphy.

Goals: McCann 8.

Att: 14,499

Ref: Mike Thorpe (Suffolk). BBC


Sc**tHORPE OFFICIAL SITE

QPR vs Sc**thorpe
Queen's Park Rangers Football Club
3 - 1
Sc**thorpe United Football Club
Date:
15/03/2008
Venue:
Loftus Road
Attendance:
14499
Referee:
M Thorpe

United's Championship survival hopes took a big blow at Queens Park Rangers, as they were defeated 3-1.

They were the better team in the first half and were rewarded with Grant McCann's early free-kick, which was his first-ever strike for the club.

However, the hosts were handed a chance to get back into the game just before the half-time interval when Izzy Iriekpen was harshly judged to have fouled Rowan Vine in the penalty area.

Martin Rowlands promptly dispatched the spot-kick, and the hosts won it with twelve minutes remaining as Patrick Agyemang slammed home the winner.

The North Lincolnshire side pressed late on, but Vine capitalised on a defensive mix-up to calmly clip the ball past Joe Murphy, and finish the match off.

Sc**thorpe are now six points adrift of safety with eight matches remaining after Leicester were victorious at West Bromwich Albion.

The Iron entered the game making two changes from the side which defeated Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in midweek.

Martin Paterson (hamstring) and Ian Morris (illness) both missed out, so Paul Hayes and Matt Sparrow came into the team as manager Nigel Adkins opted to line up with a 4-5-1 formation.

The fixture started in a frenetic manner with both teams battling for supremacy in the middle of the park during the opening five minutes. Both sides had threatened on the break, with the hosts registering a couple of tame efforts on target.

Sc**thorpe had to wait until the seventh minute for their first chance, and they made sure they took it. Geoff Horsfield was fouled by Fitz Hall on the edge of the penalty area and, as a result, United won a free-kick.

Jim Goodwin and McCann sized up the opportunity, and from 25 yards the former Barnsley man curled in a sublime left-footed effort which left Hoops stopper Lee Camp helpless. The ball nestled into his bottom left-hand corner and the Iron contingent behind the goal erupted. It was his first goal in a United shirt.

Two minutes later, QPR thought they had levelled, but Akos Buzsaky was ruled to be in an offside position when he slotted home a loose ball.

United's change in tactics seemed to work in the opening stages. They were having the best of the attacking possession and Horsfield was proving a more than useful foil for the pace of onrushing pace of Sparrow, Hayes and Cork. The on-loan Sheffield United man also won a number of free-kicks.

The target man headed over the crossbar from a McCann corner on 18 minutes and then the latter came close again with a free-kick three minutes later. This time it was from 30 yards but it forced a spectacular save from Camp low to his left.

Iron keeper Murphy was forced into action on 24 minutes when Patrick Agyemang's shot from point-blank range was tipped out low to his left. It was a superb save from the Republic of Ireland international.

It was an all-action affair, and McCann had another opportunity on 26 minutes, but his volleyed effort from the left-hand side of the penalty area, after Hayes' cross, cleared the crossbar.

Then, at the other end, former Hull man Damien Delaney came close on the break with a low effort struck across goal from the left-hand side of the penalty area, which Murphy seemed to have covered as it went wide of goal.

On 33 minutes, Goodwin had Sc**thorpe's next chance with a blockbuster of an effort from the edge of the 18-yard box after the ball had only been partially cleared. His stinging volley just cleared Camp's top left-hand corner.

McCann, thriving in the space afforded to him, then curled another effort just over the crossbar from the left-hand side of the penalty area as the visitors continued attempting to extend their lead.

Despite the Iron's attacking intent, the home team were to level on 43 minutes - after referee Mick Thorpe pointed to the penalty spot following Iriekpen's' foul' on Vine. It was a contentious decision, which brought furious protests from Sc**thorpe.

Andy Crosby and Murphy were both booked as a result, and Rowlands calmly stepped up to send the United goalkeeper the wrong way with a side-footed effort. It proved to be the last action of an entertaining opening half.

The away side had their first chance of the second period on 47 minutes when Goodwin took a short free-kick, which allowed Horsfield the space to drive in a low angled shot from the left, which Camp was equal to.

The second half was not being played in the same vein as the first, with both teams struggling to get the ball down. In truth, it was still frantic, hurried stuff, but few chances were being created by either side.

QPR had the best opening of the second period so far when Agyemang bustled through on the right to volley in a low effort which hit Murphy's right sidenetting.

And it was the former Preston frontman who was to dash the Iron's hopes with a 78th-minute strike. The marksman played a neat one-two with Buzsaky before thrashing the ball past Murphy from ten yards.

Sc**thorpe made their first changes of the afternoon in the final ten minutes, with Ben May replacing McCann, and Kevan Hurst coming on for Hayes. They failed to have the desired effect though.

They had a decent opportunity before full-time - with Sparrow's shot, after a goalmouth scramble, getting blocked on the goal-line and cleared away to safety.

They pressured QPR late on, but there were no more chances, and United were left to rue what might have been once more.

And just as referee Mick Thorpe was about to blow for full-time, the home side made it three when Vine capitalised on a defensive mishap to find himself one-on-one with Murphy, and he clipped the ball home.

Eight matches remain, with the Iron visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday night. Sc**thorpe.


Further Match Reports and Comments
qprreport.blogspot.com/2008/03/qprs-sc**thorpe-victory-further-reports.html

[Macmoish]

49 Years Ago: Our Record Defeat (equalled some 4 years later by our old Tafford Loss)

Mar 15, 2013 6:49:57 GMT Macmoish said:

Mar 15, 2012 7:00:17 GMT Macmoish said:

March 15, 1965 - Alec Stock's QPR Smashed.

Mansfield 8 QPR 1

Bedford scored for QPR

Springett
Hazell Brady Malcolm Taylor
Morgan Keen Morgan
Bedford Collins Leary

Five of the Wembley 12 in this Team team!

[Macmoish]

Bump

[Macmoish]

Number of big games!