Season of football club in London, England
Queens Park Rangers 1914–15 football season
Season summary
In the 1914–15 season Qpr continued play in the Southern League Division One 1914/15 and finished 12th. In the FA Cup Rangers bowed out in the last 16 to eventual division one champions Everton.
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
F
A
GA
Pts
8
Millwall
38
16
10
12
50
51
0.98
42
9
Swindon Town
38
15
11
12
77
59
1.305
41
10
Brighton & Hove Albion
38
16
7
15
46
47
0.979
39
11
Exeter City
38
15
8
15
50
41
1.22
38
12
QPR
38
13
12
13
55
56
0.982
38
Results
QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Date
Venue
Opponent
Result
Half Time Score
Full Time Score
Scorers
Attendance
League Position
McLeod
Millington
Pullen
Ovens
Mitchell
Wake
Thompson, B.
Birch
Miller
Gregory
Ives
Donald
Higgins
Whyman
Baldock
Broster
Wilde
Simons
Wingrove
McKinney
Loney
Sep 1 1914
A
Millwall
L
1-1
1-3
Miller
6,000
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Sep 5 1914
H
Reading
L
0-1
0-1
4,000
19
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Sep 12 1914
A
Southampton
L
0-1
0-3
3,000
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Sep 16 1914
A
Luton
W
1-0
4-2
Birch 2, Donald, Miller
4,000
18
1
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
2
6
Sep 19 1914
H
Northampton
D
0-0
0-0
5,000
18
1
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
2
6
Sep 26 1914
A
Watford
D
2-1
2-2
Birch, Whyman
5,000
17
1
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
2
6
Oct 3 1914
H
Plymouth
D
1-1
1-1
Miller
6,000
16
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2
Oct 10 1914
A
West Ham
D
1-1
2-2
Baldock 2
7,000
16
1
3
5
6
7
8
9
11
2
4
10
Oct 17 1914
H
Norwich
D
1-0
1-1
Baldock
6,000
16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
Oct 24 1914
A
Gillingham
W
0-0
1-0
Thompson
7,000
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
Oct 31 1914
H
Brighton
L
0-0
0-1
5,000
14
1
3
6
7
8
9
11
2
10
4
5
Nov 7 1914
A
Cardiff
L
0-1
0-2
10,000
17
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
11
7
9
Nov 14 1914
H
Exeter
L
0-0
0-2
4,000
18
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
9
Nov 28 1914
H
Portsmouth
L
0-2
1-2
Thompson
4,000
19
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
11
6
10
9
Dec 5 1914
A
Swindon
W
2-0
2-1
Simons, Birch
1,000
18
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
11
4
10
Dec 12 1914
H
Southend
W
2-1
4-2
Miller, Broster, Simons, Donald
4,000
17
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
11
4
10
Dec 19 1914
A
Crystal P
D
1-1
2-2
Simons, Gregory
3,000
15
1
2
3
5
7
8
10
11
6
4
9
Dec 25 1914
A
Bristol R
W
1-1
3-1
Miller, Birch 2
8,000
14
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
Dec 26 1914
H
Bristol R
W
1-0
2-1
Miller, Simons
3,000
12
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
Dec 28 1914
H
Millwall
L
0-0
0-1
6,000
13
1
3
5
6
7
8
9
11
2
4
10
Jan 2 1915
A
Reading
D
1-2
2-2
Miller 2
5,000
13
1
2
3
5
8
9
11
7
6
4
10
Jan 16 1915
H
Southampton
W
1-1
4-3
Miller 2, Simons, Birch
4,000
11
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
Jan 23 1915
A
Northampton
D
0-1
1-1
Miller
5,000
11
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
11
6
10
Feb 6 1915
A
Plymouth
D
1-0
1-1
Birch
3,000
12
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
Feb 13 1915
H
West Ham
D
0-1
1-1
Birch
5,000
12
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
Feb 27 1915
H
Gillingham
W
1-0
3-0
Miller 2, Donald
5,000
12
1
3
5
8
9
11
6
4
10
2
7
Mar 6 1915
A
Brighton
L
0-1
0-1
4,000
12
1
3
5
8
9
11
6
4
10
2
7
Mar 13 1915
H
Cardiff
W
2-0
3-0
Miller 2, Gregory
4,000
12
1
3
7
8
9
10
11
6
4
5
2
Mar 18 1915
H
Watford
L
2-2
2-5
Miller, Birch
5,000
12
1
3
5
7
8
9
10
11
6
4
2
Mar 20 1915
A
Exeter
W
0-0
1-0
Birch
3,000
12
1
2
3
7
8
9
11
6
4
5
10
Mar 25 1915
A
Norwich
L
0-1
1-2
Donald
3,000
12
1
2
3
7
8
9
11
6
4
5
10
Mar 27 1915
H
Luton
L
0-1
0-3
3,000
12
1
2
3
7
8
9
10
11
6
4
5
Apr 2 1915
H
Croydon Common
W
1-0
1-0
Baldock
7,000
12
1
2
5
7
8
9
11
3
6
10
4
Apr 3 1915
A
Portsmouth
D
0-1
1-1
Birch
6,000
12
1
3
5
6
7
8
9
11
2
10
4
Apr 5 1915
A
Croydon Common
L
0-0
0-1
6,000
12
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
11
10
4
Apr 10 1915
H
Swindon
W
1-1
4-2
Baldock, Miller, Thompson, Birch
7,000
11
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
10
4
Apr 17 1915
A
Southend
D
0-1
1-1
Whyman
2,000
12
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
10
4
Apr 24 1915
H
Crystal P
W
2-0
3-2
Simons 2, Donald
5,000
12
1
3
7
8
11
6
10
4
5
9
2
[ 1]
London Challenge Cup
Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
McLeod
Higgins
Pullen
Ovens
Mitchell
Butler
Whyman
Birch
Miller
Gregory
Donald
Millington
Thompson, B.
Wake
Broster
Pennifer
LCC 1
Sep 21 1914
H
Chelsea
W
0-0
1-0
Whyman
1,000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
LCC 2
Oct 19 1914
A
Woolwich Arsenal
L
1-1
1-2
Broster
4,000
1
3
5
8
10
11
2
7
6
4
9
Southern Professional Charity Cup
Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
McLeod
Pullen
Ovens
Mitchell
Birch
Miller
Donald
Millington
Thompson, B.
Wake
Baldock
SCC 1
Oct 8 1914
H
Brentford
W
1-0
4-0
Thompson, Miller, Baldock, Donald
1,000
1
3
4
5
8
9
11
2
7
6
10
SCC 2
Norwich
withdrew
London Professional Charity Fund
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
McLeod
Pullen
Ovens
Mitchell
Whyman
Birch
Miller
Gregory
Donald
Millington
Thompson, B.
Sep 28 1914
A
Fulham
L
0-0
0-2
1
3
6
5
4
8
9
10
11
2
7
FA Cup
Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
McLeod
Millington
Pullen
Mitchell
Thompson, B.
Birch
Miller
Donald
Whyman
Broster
Simons
Sixth round qualifying
Saturday 19 December 1914
BYE
FACup 1
Jan 9 1915
H
Glossop (Second Division)
W
1-0
2-1
Birch, Miller
7,000
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
FACup 2
Jan 30 1915
H
Leeds City (Second Division)
W
0-0
1-0
Simons
10,000
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
FACup 3
Feb 20 1915
Stamford Bridge
Everton (First Division)
L
0-1
1-2
Broster
33,000
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
11
6
4
10
Squad
Position
Nationality
Name
Southern League Appearances
Southern League Goals
FA Cup Appearances
FA Cup Goals
GK
Jack Durston
GK
F.W Matthews
GK
Harry Jefferies
GK
Bob McLeod
38
3
DF
Basil Loney
1
DF
Billy Draper
DF
Joe Wingrove
4
DF
Harry Pullen
35
3
DF
Joseph Wilde
6
DF
Tom Millington
27
3
DF
Dan Higgins
9
DF
Gilbert Ovens
14
MF
John Pennifer
MF
Jack Gregory
13
2
MF
Archie Mitchell
31
3
MF
John Baldock
11
5
MF
Jack Broster
26
1
3
1
MF
Alf Whyman
23
2
3
MF
George Fox
MF
Bill Wake
15
MF
Edward McKinney
2
FW
David Donald
35
5
3
FW
Jimmy Birch
38
13
3
1
FW
Billy Thompson
34
3
3
FW
Tommy Simons
18
7
3
1
FW
Ben Ives
5
FW
Freddie Blake
FW
John Miller
33
17
3
1
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
Cannell, Alfred
July1914
Tom Millington
Bury
July 14, 1914
Payne, Arthur
Old Crusaders
Aug1914
Jack Durston
Clophill
Aug 31, 1914
Marchant, George
Tufnell Park
Sep1914
Gray, William
Sep1914
Heaven, Harold
Sep1914
Nesbitt, C
Oct1914
Thompson, Andy
Oct 22,1914
Brooks, George
Nov 6,1914
Radnage, Joe *
Oxford City
Nov1914
Loan
Tommy Simons
Fulham
Nov 13, 1914
Basil Loney
Stockton
Jan1915
George Fox
Hampstead Town
Mar1915
Keech, George *
Apr1915
Transfers out
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
To
Fee
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
Nicholls, Alfred
Aston Villa
July 23,1907
Sep 14
Atherstone Town
100
Poplett, John *
Shepherd's Bush
May1914
Sep 14
The Army
Bowler, George
Tottenham
cs1914
Sep 14
Tottenham
Browning, Bob
Brentford
May1914
Sep 14
The Army
Gray, William
Sep1914
Oct 14
Southall
Heaven, Harold
Sep1914
Oct 14
Marchant, George
Tufnell Park
Sep1914
Nov 14
Tufnell Park
Nesbitt, C
Oct1914
Nov 14
Radnage, Joe *
Oxford City
Nov1914
Loan
Nov 14
Oxford City
Loan
Thompson, Andy
Oct 22,1914
Nov 14
Brooks, George
Nov 6,1914
Mar 15
Bob McLeod
Newport
May 4,1914
cs 15
Clyde
Weblin, Francis *
West Norwood
cs1912
cs 15
Nitschke, William *
Kilburn
cs1914
cs 15
Gilbert Ovens
Chelsea
July 17,1911
Free
cs 15
Downing, Alfred
cs1914
cs 15
Amstad, Jonas
June1914
cs 15
Cannell, Alfred
July1914
cs 15
Keech, George *
Apr1915
cs 15
References
[ 2]
^ 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 . ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009 . Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091 .
