Queens Park Rangers vs Reading
Hoops | Official Matchday Programme of Queens Park Rangers | Issue 18 QPR vs Reading | Sky Bet Championship Saturday 29th January, 2022 | KO 3pm | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Hoops | Official Matchday Programme of Queens Park Rangers | Issue 18
QPR vs Reading | Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 29th January, 2022 | KO 3pm | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
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HOOPS<br />
Columnist<br />
talkSPORT REPORTER AND RANGERS FAN<br />
TONY INCENZO RECALLS SOME WEIRD AND<br />
WONDERFUL STORIES...<br />
QPR’S OLDEST<br />
I WAS interested by the fact that David<br />
Marshall’s debut for <strong>Rangers</strong> against West<br />
Bromwich Albion earlier this month came at<br />
the age of 36 years and 316 days. That puts him<br />
third in our list of all-time oldest debutants.<br />
The second oldest was Roy Bentley, who<br />
made his first QPR appearance aged 37 years<br />
and 94 days.<br />
Born in Bristol on 17th May 1924, Bentley had an<br />
excellent career at Newcastle United, Chelsea<br />
and Fulham. Originally playing as a striker,<br />
he won 12 full England caps and scored nine<br />
international goals.<br />
Bentley moved from Craven Cottage to join<br />
QPR in June 1961. By this stage, he had become<br />
a defender and he made his debut for us on<br />
19th August that year in our 3-0 home win over<br />
Brentford on the opening day of the Division<br />
Three season.<br />
After 52 appearances here at <strong>Rangers</strong>, Bentley<br />
moved on to become manager of <strong>Reading</strong> in<br />
1963. He later had a spell as Swansea’s boss<br />
before returning to <strong>Reading</strong> as club secretary.<br />
Bentley died on 20th April 2018, aged 93.<br />
Meanwhile, QPR’s all-time oldest debutant was<br />
Wales international goalkeeper Paul Jones at the<br />
age of 38 years and 300 days.<br />
Jones, who was born in Chirk, North Wales, on<br />
18th April 1967, signed for QPR in 2006 after<br />
being released by Wolverhampton Wanderers.<br />
His debut came in our 1-0 home win over Millwall<br />
in the Championship on 11th February and he<br />
stayed at Loftus Road until May 2007. Jones<br />
made a total of 26 appearances for us and won<br />
five Welsh caps as a QPR player.<br />
Follow Tony Incenzo on Twitter at<br />
@TonyIncenzo<br />
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