Queen's Park Rangers L.F.C. (1969)

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Queen's Park Rangers Ladies Football Club was a leading women's football team in England.

The club was founded in 1969, [1] and in 1970 joined the new Home Counties League. [2] In 1975/76, it reached the final of the Women's FA Cup, losing 2-1 to Southampton Women's F.C. after extra time. Paddy McGroarty scored the team's goal, and it was the first time highlights of the match were shown on BBC1. In 1976/77, it again played Southampton in the cup final, and on this occasion, defeated them 1-0, to become the first London team to take the trophy. The 1977–78 WFA Cup saw them again reach the final against Southampton, but suffer an 8-2 defeat. The team dissolved before the end of the decade. [1]

A new Queen's Park Rangers Women's Football Club was later established, which in 2001 merged into a new Queen's Park Rangers L.F.C. [1]

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References

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  2. Lewis, Rhett (29 September 2021). "Swindon Spitfires: Women's Football Club Established 1967". History of Soccer. Retrieved 22 August 2022.