| George Petchey RIP 12:51 - Jan 17 with 1396 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Saw this on QPR1st's FB Page
Famous name from our not-so distant past.
"We join in mourning the passing of former QPR wing-half George Petchey, aged 88.
Born in Whitechapel on June 24th 1931, George moved from West Ham to Rangers in July 1953. He played 278 league and cup games for us and scored 24 goals over seven years, which included Alec Stock’s first season at QPR.
George transferred to Crystal Palace in June 1960. After retirement from playing he managed Leyton Orient and Millwall. RIP" |  |
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| George Petchey RIP on 13:13 - Jan 17 with 1350 views | THEBUSH |
I've seen George play, his son is decent tennis player.
RIP George |  | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 13:29 - Jan 17 with 1323 views | Addinall |
I remember him well. He was not averse to using illegal methods to check an opponent. Today of course he would not stand out for this as they all do it. [Post edited 17 Jan 2020 13:43]
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| George Petchey RIP on 13:38 - Jan 17 with 1302 views | longbottom |
Not quite old enough to have seen him play but my old dad reckoned he was a decent pro. Another who was'nt known for being particularly gentlemanly if the need arose. R.I.P. |  | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 13:45 - Jan 17 with 1286 views | terryb |
RIP George. | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 14:43 - Jan 17 with 1230 views | cyprusmel |
I saw him play many times and as I remember It, he was known as Gentleman George, played as right half with the number 4 shirt | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 14:59 - Jan 17 with 1192 views | Boston |
Names familiar but before my time...anyway George, RIP, thank you for your service. | |
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| George Petchey RIP on 15:05 - Jan 17 with 1178 views | californiahoop |
One of the fan groups were chasing information on him the other day, I wonder if that’s how the club found out? | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 15:16 - Jan 17 with 1154 views | gazza1 |
My Dad used to talk about George Petchey......decent player apparently. RIP Bruv. | | | |
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| George Petchey RIP on 15:25 - Jan 17 with 1145 views | smegma |
| George Petchey RIP on 15:05 - Jan 17 by californiahoop |
One of the fan groups were chasing information on him the other day, I wonder if that’s how the club found out? |
Yes. Bloke I sit next to in SAR is involved with Forever R's and had been trying to contact his family recently. Someone replied to his tweet explaining George passed just before Christmas. He then passed the sad news to the club and on the QPRretro Facebook page. | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 16:11 - Jan 17 with 1108 views | texasranger |
| George Petchey RIP on 13:38 - Jan 17 by longbottom |
Not quite old enough to have seen him play but my old dad reckoned he was a decent pro. Another who was'nt known for being particularly gentlemanly if the need arose. R.I.P. |
Your Dad was right, he was a good pro and decent player, albeit the R's hard man if things got a bit rough. I think the term in the nodern game that would fit George is 'ballwinner'.
Thanks George for some happy memeories! | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 18:46 - Jan 17 with 1011 views | colinallcars |
He was hard but no mean footballer. He was possessed of a hard shot and a neat body swerve. I think that's all of the Petchey - Rutter - Angell half back line gone. RIP George. |  | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 19:10 - Jan 17 with 984 views | Ned_Kennedys |
Great to read tributes from some who saw him play: not many of our players stay nowadays for 7 years and make over 270 appearances. RIP George. |  | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 21:49 - Jan 17 with 904 views | longbottom |
| George Petchey RIP on 18:46 - Jan 17 by colinallcars |
He was hard but no mean footballer. He was possessed of a hard shot and a neat body swerve. I think that's all of the Petchey - Rutter - Angell half back line gone. RIP George. |
Has Keith Rutter passed away? | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 22:10 - Jan 17 with 887 views | hamptonhillhoop |
| George Petchey RIP on 21:49 - Jan 17 by longbottom |
Has Keith Rutter passed away? |
not according to Wikipedia, but it's a very brief page |  | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 22:19 - Jan 17 with 876 views | colinallcars |
| George Petchey RIP on 21:49 - Jan 17 by longbottom |
Has Keith Rutter passed away? |
Hopefully I'm wrong and he's still with us. | | | |
| George Petchey RIP on 03:02 - Jan 18 with 814 views | mylot50years |
Sad news George Petchey was a good professional a regular 7 out of 10 player, in the days when footballer's played for the love of the game and their club.
Before money became the all important ingredient to the so called club loyalty of today.
Condolences to your family.
RIP George | | | |
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