Five Goals by #QPR's Alan Wilks - 55 Years Ago Today

[QPR Report]

On This Day, 55 Years Ago: October 10, 1967 Alan Wilks Set the QPR Scoring Record for Scoring Most Goals in a Game

- A Record not held by Bedford, not Marsh, Bowles, Allen, Ferdinand..But ex-Cheslea Alan Wilks

- October 10, 1967: Alan Wilks, QPR's backup for Rodney Marsh, scored a record five goals (a record for QPR - and a then-League Cup Record) in QPR's 5-1 win vs Oxford United (then still in the Football League) at Loftus Road before a crowd of just under 17,000. (QPR at the time, were of course, the League Cup Holders)

QPR's Team that night:
Springett:
Clement Hunt Keetch Harris
Morgan Leach Keen Morgan
Allen Wilks

Alan Wilks Born October 5, 1946 (Just turned 74 a few days ago)
Wilks was known as Rodney Marsh's "understudy" which was a big burden to bear. Signed from Chelsea on a free in May 1965. Joined Gillingham in July 1971. Played his most QPR games in 1967/68 and 1968/69. Wilks played in QPR's first ever game in the First Division (home to Leicester). That season, played 17+3 games, scoring 5 goals (including one at Highbury, coming on as a sub and scoring with his first kick of the game - QPR lost 2-1.
BUSHMAN









Alan Wilks the following week in a league match against Millwall.



Wilks in back row, between Ron Hunt and Frank Sibley

Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Wilks[/quote]

[Macmoish]

And what better date to take note of this brilliant feat by The #10 Understudy
10-10-10

[scarletpimple]

Saw the game against oxford, Wilks had skill but couldn't hit a barn door (apart from this game) ........the butt of crowed jokes and derision.

And with that mop of curly hair, looked a bit of a tart. ;D

[Macmoish]

Bump/Edit a year: 44 Years ago, today: Five by Alan Wilks

[powerpump]

His odd gangliness did not help him but I was there when he scored his 5 goals; and that made his name forever into QPR history!

[gramps]

Oct 10, 2011 9:30:14 GMT powerpump said:

His odd gangliness did not help him but I was there when he scored his 5 goals; and that made his name forever into QPR history!

I was there too, power. Didn't see you though! ;D

[Bushman]

Oct 10, 2011 10:56:45 GMT gramps said:

Oct 10, 2011 9:30:14 GMT powerpump said:

His odd gangliness did not help him but I was there when he scored his 5 goals; and that made his name forever into QPR history!

I was there too, power. Didn't see you though! ;D

I was also at the game and didn't see either of you.

[gramps]

Well, I think I can say with a degree of certainty that young RorytheRanger was definitely not there!

[Macmoish]

Bump a year

And from Bushman's Archives, as he posted last week on Wilk's 66th Birthday









Alan Wilks the following week in a league match against Millwall.

qprreport.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=7283

[rousdonhoops]

was there too, do you remember Andy McCullough?, similar to Wilks in the gangly skill department but doubt if he scored five in his whole Rangers career

[Bushman]

Oct 10, 2012 20:29:50 GMT rousdonhoops said:

was there too, do you remember Andy McCullough?, similar to Wilks in the gangly skill department but doubt if he scored five in his whole Rangers career

Andy McCulloch scored 14 goals in all comps for Rangers.

[Macmoish]

And when we sold him, he became prolific at Oxford and Sheff Wed and Cardiff

Just as a stat: We Bought Stan Bowles for 110,000.
We got half that money (55,000) from selling McCulloch soon after

[Bushman]

Oct 10, 2012 21:52:41 GMT Macmoish said:

And when we sold him, he became prolific at Oxford and Sheff Wed and Cardiff

Just as a stat: We Bought Stan Bowles for 110,000.
We got half that money (55,000) from selling McCulloch soon after

£45,000

[Macmoish]

I guess the Lesson to be learned from this is: Don't compete with the Master

[Macmoish]

46 Years ago Today


It was Wilks' Birthday Last week (67)
qprreport.proboards.com/thread/7283/alan-wilks-birthday-turns-67

[Macmoish]

Bump - 47 Years ago today

(WIlks who turned 68 earlier this week

qprreport.proboards.com/thread/7283/wilks-birthday-turns-steve-slade)

[Macmoish]

Bump: 48 Years ago

[Macmoish]

Bump...49 years Ago Today

(Alan Wilks just turned 70 last week albeit without Club greetings as far as I saw)

qprreport.proboards.com/thread/7283/wilks-birthday-turns-steve-slade

[Macmoish]

Flashback 51 years

[rickyqpr]

I was at that game - one that sticks in the mind.
Wilks was unlucky enough to be second choice behind Rodney Marsh - back in the days when there were no substitutes.
So the crowd was usually against him as soon as he was picked as it meant no Rodney and the thought that we would not score today.
So this game was one of the most bewildering that I can remember. He scored all five only to disappear back as Rodney's understudy.
How unfortunate was that?

[Macmoish]

54 Years ago....

[Macmoish]

Flashback 55 years