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1913–14 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Season summary

In the 1913–14 season Qpr continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished 8th. Rangers reached the last 8 in the FA Cup losing to First division and eventual FA Cup Finalist Liverpool

Southern League Division One

Pos Club P W D L F A GA Pts
5 Plymouth Argyle 38 15 13 10 46 42 1.095 43
6 West Ham United 38 15 12 11 61 60 1.017 42
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 15 12 11 43 45 0.956 42
8 Queens Park Rangers 38 16 9 13 45 43 1.047 41
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 57 48 1.188 40

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Southern League Division One

Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Strugnell Ives Gaul Wake Gregory Jefferies Higgins Fortune Thompson, A. Baldock Pennifer Weblin Broster Blake Wilde Matthews
Sep 1 1913 A Swindon L 0-1 0-3 7,000 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 6 1913 A Gillingham L 0-1 0-1 6,000 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 13 1913 H Merthyr Town L 0-1 0-1 10,000 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9
Sep 20 1913 A Northampton D 1-2 2-2 Birch, Gaul 5,000 18 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 6 10
Sep 27 1913 H West Ham D 1-1 2-2 Miller, Birch 14,000 18 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 1
Oct 4 1913 A Southend W 1-1 2-1 Gregory 2 6,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 8 6 10 2
Oct 11 1913 H Plymouth D 0-0 0-0 7,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Oct 18 1913 A Brighton L 0-0 0-1 6,000 18 1 3 4 5 8 9 11 6 10 2 7
Oct 25 1913 H Southampton W 1-0 3-1 Gregory, Miller 2 11,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2
Nov 1 1913 A Portsmouth D 0-0 1-1 Pullen 12,000 17 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2
Nov 8 1913 H Reading W 0-0 1-0 Miller 10,000 16 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2
Nov 15 1913 A Millwall L 0-2 0-2 10,000 17 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2
Nov 22 1913 H Crystal P W 2-0 3-0 Miller 2, Birch 10,000 14 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2
Nov 29 1913 A Exeter D 0-0 0-0 6,300 12 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2
Dec 6 1913 H Coventry W 0-0 3-0 Birch 2, Baldock 8,000 10 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 6 10 2 8
Dec 13 1913 A Cardiff L 0-1 0-3 12,000 11 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 2 10 9
Dec 20 1913 H Watford W 0-1 3-2 Birch 2, Mitchell (pen) 6,000 8 1 3 5 4 7 9 11 6 10 2 8
Dec 25 1913 H Norwich D 1-0 1-1 Birch 15,000 9 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 6 10 2
Dec 26 1913 A Norwich W 2-1 3-2 Miller 3 13,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2
Dec 27 1913 H Gillingham D 0-0 0-0 8,000 7 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Jan 3 1914 A Merthyr Town W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Gregory 7,000 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Jan 17 1914 H Northampton D 0-0 0-0 10,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 11
Jan 24 1914 A West Ham L 0-2 1-4 Miller 11,000 9 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 9 6 10 11
Feb 7 1914 H Southend D 0-0 0-0 3,000 10 1 4 5 7 8 10 6 2 11 9 3
Feb 14 1914 A Plymouth L 0-2 0-2 5,000 12 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 6 10 11 9
Feb 28 1914 A Southampton W 0-0 2-0 Birch, Gregory 8,000 10 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11
Mar 12 1914 H Swindon W 2-0 4-2 Miller, Birch, Skiller (og), Mitchell (pen) 8,000 9 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4
Mar 21 1914 H Millwall W 1-0 1-0 Gregory 12,000 9 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4
Mar 26 1914 H Portsmouth W 0-0 1-0 Gregory 6,000 7 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 10 4 9
Mar 28 1914 A Crystal P L 0-2 1-2 Whyman 7,000 8 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4
Apr 4 1914 H Exeter L 2-0 2-3 Birch, Miller 5,000 8 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10
Apr 10 1914 H Bristol R W 0-0 1-0 Birch 18,500 8 1 3 2 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 5
Apr 11 1914 A Coventry W 0-0 1-0 Birch 8,500 8 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10
Apr 13 1914 A Bristol R L 1-1 1-2 Thompson 12,000 9 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 10 11 6 9
Apr 18 1914 H Cardiff L 0-0 0-2 8,000 9 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 10 11 6
Apr 23 1914 H Brighton W 2-0 3-0 Birch, Miller 2 7,000 8 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 1
Apr 25 1914 A Watford L 0-1 0-2 4,000 9 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 9 11 6 10
Apr 29 1914 A Reading W 1-0 1-0 Thompson 5,000 8 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 10 2 1

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London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Ives Jefferies Wake Thompson, A. Fortune
LCC 1 Sep 22 1913 A Woolwich Arsenal D 1-1 1-1 Gregory 6,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LCC Rep Sep 29 1913 H Woolwich Arsenal L 2-2 2-3 Mitchell (pen), Miller 3,000 2 3 5 4 9 8 11 1 6 7 10

Southern Professional Charity Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Miller Gregory Ives Jefferies Thompson, A. Higgins Strugnell Broster Wilde Butler Baldock Pennifer
SCC 1 Nov 3rd 1913 A Brentford W 2-1 2-1 Miller, Gregory 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 2 8
SCC 2 Feb 19th 1914 A Norwich L 0-2 0-3 2,035 2 3 11 1 7 10 4 5 6 8 9

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Fortune Higgins
Oct 6th 1913 H Fulham L 0-0 1-2* Gregory 2,000 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2

Ealing Hospital Cup (Final)

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Ives
April 27th 1914 H Brentford W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Miller 500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Wake Gregory Higgins Fortune
Fifth round qualifying 13 December 1913 Bye
First Round 10 January 1914 H Bristol City (Second Division) D 1-1 2-2 Miller, Birch 18,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
First Round Replay 14 January 1914 A Bristol City (Second Division) W 0-0 2-0 Birch, Gregory 13,781 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Second Round 31 January 1914 A Swansea Town (Southern League Division Two) W 1-1 2-1 Birch 2 15,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Third Round 21 February 1914 A Birmingham (Second Division) W 1-1 2-1 Gregory, Miller 33,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Fourth Round 7 March 1914 A Liverpool (First Division) L 0-2 1-2 Mitchell (pen) 36,500 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11

Squad

Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals
GK England Jack Durston
GK England F.W Matthews
GK England Harry Jefferies
GK England Bob McLeod
DF England Basil Loney
DF England Billy Draper
DF England Joe Wingrove
DF England Harry Pullen
DF England Joseph Wilde
DF England Tom Millington
DF England Dan Higgins
DF England Gilbert Ovens
MF England John Pennifer
MF England Jack Gregory
MF England Archie Mitchell
MF England John Baldock
MF England Jack Broster
MF England Alf Whyman
MF England George Fox
MF England Bill Wake
MF England Edward McKinney
FW England David Donald
FW England Jimmy Birch
FW England Billy Thompson
FW England Tommy Simons
FW England Ben Ives
FW England Freddie Blake
FW England John Miller 28 14
A. Nicholls 35
H. Jefferies 1
F. Matthews 2
A. Mitchell 32 2
H. Pullen 37 1
F. Weblin 3
J. Wilde 1
D. Higgins 17
J. Wingrove 11
B. Wake 28
A. Whyman 27 1
G. Ovens 32
J. Broster 4
J. Gregory 31 7
H. Strugnell 11
J. Baldock 3 1
W. Gaul 4 1
J. Birch 30 15
B. Thompson 37 2
B. Ives 30
J. Fortune 8
A. Thompson 1
J. Pennifer 3
F. Blake 2

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Archie Mitchell Aston Villa May 2, 1907
Bill Wake Exeter May 1, 1909
Jimmy Birch Aston Villa May 2, 1912 150
Alf Whyman New Brompton May 4, 1909
Harry Pullen Kettering Town May 4, 1910
Jack Broster Chorley July 6, 1912
Billy Thompson Haslingden July 23, 1912
Jack Gregory Willenhall Swifts July 25, 1912
Joseph Wilde Burnley Aug 20, 1912
Joe Wingrove Uxbridge Mar1913
Ben Ives Exeter Apr 1, 1913 300
Billy Draper cs1913
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913
John Baldock Luton Vandale Nov1913
David Donald Watford May 16, 1914
Matthews, F W * Hampstead Town cs1913
John Miller Vale of Leven May 5,1913
Edward McKinney Broom Athletic May 16,1914
Amstad, Jonas June1914
Dan Higgins Kingston-on-Thames Jan1913
Butler, Albert (Ben) Hartlepools U Sep 1,1913
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913
John Pennifer Hampstead Town July1913
Freddie Blake Ilford Jan1914
Bob McLeod Newport May 4,1914
Weblin, Francis * West Norwood cs1912
Gilbert Ovens Chelsea July 17,1911 Free
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913
Nicholls, Alfred Aston Villa July 23,1907
Harry Jefferies Aberdare June 30,1913
Saunders, John cs1913
Weblin, Francis * West Norwood cs1912
Cater, William Kilburn cs1913
Butler, Albert (Ben) Hartlepools U Sep 1,1913
Lilliott, Frank Mar1914
Wilson, Thomas * Clapton July 18,1910
Strugnell, Herbert Aston Villa May 22,1913
Ingham, James Haslingden June 16,1913
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913
Brightwell, W Mar1914
Poplett, John * Shepherd's Bush May1914
Thornton, Harry * Shepherd's Bush July1911
Birch, Jimmy Aston Villa May 2,1912 150
Miller, John Vale of Leven May 5,1913
Fortune, Jimmy Barrow May 6,1913
Thompson, Andy Gateshead June 3,1913
Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913
Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913
Browning, Bob Brentford May1914
Amstad, Jonas June1914
Bowler, George Tottenham cs1914
Downing, Alfred cs1914
Nitschke, William * Kilburn cs1914
Shaw, Charlie Port Glasgow Athletic May 18,1907
Nicholls, Alfred Aston Villa July 23,1907
Bruton, A C * Kilburn Mar1913
Jefferies, Harry Aberdare June 30,1913
Matthews, F W * Hampstead Town cs1913
Saunders, John cs1913
Handford, Ernest cs1899
Mitchell, Archie Aston Villa May 2,1907
Macdonald, John Grimsby Sep 9,1907
Pullen, Harry Kettering Town May 4,1910
Weblin, Francis * West Norwood cs1912
Wilde, Joseph Burnley Aug 20,1912
Higgins, Dan * Kingston-on-Thames Jan1913
Wingrove, Joe Uxbridge Mar1913
Draper, Billy * cs1913
Cater, William Kilburn cs1913
Butler, Albert (Ben) Hartlepools U Sep 1,1913
Lilliott, Frank Mar1914
Wake, Bill Exeter May 1,1909
Whyman, Alf New Brompton May 4,1909
Wilson, Thomas Clapton July 18,1910
Ovens, Gilbert Chelsea July 17,1911 Free
Broster, Jack Chorley July 6,1912
Gregory, Jack Willenhall Swifts July 25,1912
Scotchbrook, Ernest * Feb1913
Strugnell, Herbert Aston Villa May 22,1913
Ingham, James Haslingden June 16,1913
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913
Baldock, John Luton Vandale Nov1913
Brightwell, W Mar1914
Barnes, Billy Luton May 3,1907
McKie, Dan Chorley May 3,1910
Jackman, Vincent * Mar1911
Thornton, Harry * Shepherd's Bush July1911
Gaul, William * Shepherd's Bush July1911
Revill, Teddy Chesterfield Aug 2,1911
Sangster, James Southall May 1,1912
Birch, Jimmy Aston Villa May 2,1912 150
Thompson, Billy Haslingden July 23,1912
Brooks, George Southall Aug 31,1912
Barron, Harrie * Shelbourne Mar1913
Lincoln, A J * Mar1913
Willcox, Frederick * Mar1913
Day, Richard Haslingden Mar 7,1913
Ives, Ben Exeter Apr 1,1913 300
Miller, John Vale of Leven May 5,1913
Fortune, Jimmy Barrow May 6,1913
Thompson, Andy Gateshead June 3,1913
Pennifer, John * Hampstead Town July1913
Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913
Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913
Blake, Freddie * Ilford Jan1914

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Shaw, Charlie Port Glasgow Athletic May 18,1907 May 13 Celtic 650
Handford, Ernest cs1899 May 13 Retired
Macdonald, John Grimsby Sep 9,1907 May 13 Retired
Barnes, Billy Luton May 3,1907 May 13 Southend Free
Revill, Teddy Chesterfield Aug 2,1911 May 13 Chesterfield
Brooks, George Southall Aug 31,1912 May 13
McKie, Dan Chorley May 3,1910 June 13 Merthyr Town
Bruton, A C * Kilburn Mar1913 cs 13
Scotchbrook, Ernest * Feb1913 cs 13 Summerstown
Barron, Harrie * Shelbourne Mar1913 cs 13
Lincoln, A J * Mar1913 cs 13
Willcox, Frederick * Mar1913 cs 13
Day, Richard Haslingden Mar 7,1913 Aug 13 Haslingden
Jackman, Vincent * Mar1911 Sep 13 Croydon Common
Sangster, James Southall May 1,1912 Sep 13 Abertillery Free
Gaul, William * Shepherd's Bush July1911 Mar 14 London Caledonians
Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913 Apr 14 Ipswich Town
Strugnell, Herbert Aston Villa May 22,1913 May 14 Hartlepools U 125
Fortune, Jimmy Barrow May 6,1913 May 14 Bristol R 100
Thompson, Andy Gateshead June 3,1913 May 14
Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913 cs 14 Bedlington United
Harry Jefferies Aberdare June 30,1913 cs 14
Saunders, John cs1913 cs 14
Cater, William Kilburn cs1913 cs 14
Lilliott, Frank Mar1914 cs 14
Wilson, Thomas * Clapton July 18,1910 cs 14
Ingham, James Haslingden June 16,1913 cs 14
Brightwell, W Mar1914 cs 14
Thornton, Harry * Shepherd's Bush July1911 cs 14

References

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  1. ^ Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.
  2. ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091.