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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Nostalgia: On This Day, QPR Reach Wembley...Also Make FA Cup Quarter Final....Ex-QPR Birthdays

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Forty-One Years Ago Today: QPR Reach Wembley
Forty Years ago Today: February 7, 1967: QPR played Birmingham at Loftus Road in the Second Leg of the League Cup Semi-Final.
Three weeks previously, in the Semi-final first leg. QPR had traveled to Birmingham and won 4-1 (Marsh, R. Morgan, Lazarus & Allen). At Loftus Road, almost 25,000 saw QPR win the second leg 3-1 (Marsh 2 and Keen) to get to play WBA at Wembley the following month. QPR's team 40 years ago, today was the same as the first leg with one exception: Hazell coming in for Ian Watson.
Springett
Hazell Hunt Sibley Langley
Lazarus Keen Sanderson Morgan
Marsh Allen

A (partial) "Where are They Now" of the 1967 Team - Sunday Times "Where Are They Now"

Also: QPR's 1967 Wembley Path, Scorers and Team Photo

QPR's Wembley Trail

Thirty-Eight Years Ago, Second Division QPR knocked out Brian Clough's Derby County in a Fifth Round FA Cup Tie.
Notable for Marsh destroying Dave Mackay and Mackay ending up scoring the own goal which put QPR through.
(Unfortunately in the next round, Chelsea and Peter Osgood destroyed QPR at Loftus Road 4-2)
QPR's team:
Kelly
Clement Hazell Mobley Gillard
Ferguson Watson Venables
Bridges Clarke Marsh


Three Ex-QPR Birthdays Today:

Jim Langley RIP Would have been 79 - February 7, 1929 Langley

Eddie Kelly Turns 57: Born February 7, 1951. Played one season for QPR 1976-1977: Signed from Arsenal by Dave Sexton for 50,000 pounds, the season after our Championship "triumph". Sold to Frank Mclintock's Leicester the following season. Profile

Sammy Lee Turns 49 - Born February 7, 1959 Signed from Liverpool by Jim Smith in 1986. Lee spent one season at QPR. Birthday

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