1962–63 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Season summary

^[1]During the 1962-63 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in Thirteenth place having positioned well before the big freeze of winter 1963 .^[1] QPR experimented once again with a move to White City Stadium.but returned to Loftus Road the following season.

On the last game of the season Club stalwart Tony Ingham made his 548th and final Qpr appearance.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
11	Crystal Palace	46	17	13	16	68	58	1.172	47
12	Colchester United	46	18	11	17	73	93	0.785	47
13	Queens Park Rangers	46	17	11	18	85	76	1.118	45
14	Bristol City	46	16	13	17	100	92	1.087	45
15	Shrewsbury Town	46	16	12	18	83	81	1.025	44

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Half time score	Full Time Score F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Drinkwater	Bentley	Ingham	Keen	Rutter	Angell	McClelland	Bedford	Evans	Large	Lazarus	Collins	Williams, B.	Barber	Malcolm	Dugdale	Baker, P.	Leary	Smith	Taylor	Springett
18 August 1962	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1-2	2-2	Lazarus, Bedford	12,022	10	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
20 August 1962	Halifax Town	H	3-0	5-0	Bedford 2, McClelland, Keen, Lazarus	11,143	1	1	2	3	4	5		7	8	9	6	11	10
24 August 1962	Carlisle United	A	2-1	5-2	Lazarus 2 (1 pen), Bedford 2, Evans	8,116	1	1	2	3	4	5		7	8	9	6	11	10
27 August 1962	Halifax Town	A	2-1	4-1	McClelland, Angell (pen), Bedford, Lazarus	7,353	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10
1 September 1962	Swindon Town	H	2-2	2-2	McClelland, Large	12,573	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10
3 September 1962	Crystal Palace	H	2-1	4-1	Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Large	16,853	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10
8 September 1962	Peterborough United	A	1-0	2-1	McClelland, Bedford	14,481	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10
12 September 1962	Crystal Palace	A	0-1	0-1		21,958	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10
15 September 1962	Barnsley	H	2-1	2-1	Large 2	11,246	1	1	2		4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10	3
17 September 1962	Wrexham	H	0-1	1-2	Lazarus	13,175	1	1	2		4	5	6	7	8		9	11	10	3
22 September 1962	Northampton Town	A	0-0	0-1		15,469	3	1			4	5	3	7	8	9	6	10		2	11
29 September 1962	Southend United	A	1-1	3-1	McClelland, Barber, Lazarus	12,597	3	1	2		4	5	6	7			9	8	10	3	11
6 October 1962	Notts. County	H	0-0	0-1		15,594	7	1	2		4	5	6	7			9	8	10	3	11
10 October 1962	Wrexham	A	0-2	1-3	Lazarus	15,417	9	1		3	4	5	6	7	10	9		8		2	11
13 October 1962	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.	A	1-1	1-2	Bedford	11,678	11	1		3	4	5	6		10	9		7	8	2	11
22 October 1962	Hull City	H	1-1	4-1	Bedford 3, Lazarus	18,281	7	1	2	3	10		6	7	8	9		11				4	5
27 October 1962	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1-0	3-0	McClelland 3	8,552	5	1	2	3			6	7	8	9		11	10			4	5
10 November 1962	Bristol City	A	1-1	4-2	Bedford 2, Barber, McClelland	13,262	5	1	2	3			6	7	8		9		10		11	4	5
17 November 1962	Reading	H	2-2	3-2	Large, Collins, Malcolm	10,313	5	1	2	3			6	7	8		9	11	10			4	5
1 December 1962	Shrewsbury Town	H	0-0	0-0		10,347	5	1		3	10		6	7	8		9	11				4	5	2
8 December 1962	Millwall	A	0-0	0-0		13,763	6	1		3			6	7	8		9	11	10			4	5	2
15 December 1962	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2-2	2-2	Bedford, Lazarus	11,529	7	1		3	10		6	7	8			11				4	5	2	9
22 December 1962	Carlisle United	H	1-1	2-2	Lazarus 2	9,733	4	1		3	10		6	7	8			11				4	5	2	9
12 January 1963	Swindon Town	A	0-1	0-5		7,625	8	1		3	5		2	7	8		6	11			10	4			9
9 February 1963	Northampton Town	H	1-1	1-3	Bedford	14,238	9	1		3	6	5	2	7	8			11	10			4			9
12 February 1963	Notts. County	A	1-2	2-3	Lazarus, Bedford	8,268	10	1		3	6	5	2	7	10			8			11	4			9
2 March 1963	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.	H	0-0	1-0	Bedford	8,393	8	1		3	6		2	7	10			8			11	4	5		9
9 March 1963	Coventry City	A	0-2	1-4	Leary	15,029	11			3			6	7	10			8		2	11	4	5		9	1
16 March 1963	Bradford Park Avenue	H	0-1	1-2	Malcolm	7,355	12			3	6		2	7	8			10		5	11	4			9	1
23 March 1963	Watford	A	2-2	5-2	Lazarus 2 (1 pen), Bedford 2, Malcolm	10,597	12			3	4			7	8			10		5	11	6			9	1	2
30 March 1963	Bristol City	H	1-1	3-1	Collins, Leary, Barber	5,716	10			3	4				8			10	7	5	11	6			9	1	2
1 April 1963	Colchester United	H	1-0	1-2	Malcolm	7,688	10			3	4				8			10	7	5	11	6			9	1	2
5 April 1963	Reading	A	0-0	1-1	Bedford	7,946	11			3	4				8			10	7	5	11	6			9	1	2
8 April 1963	Southend United	H	1-0	1-0	Lazarus	7,552	8			3	6				8			7	10	5	11	4			9	1	2
12 April 1963	Bristol Rovers	H	1-2	3-5	Bedford, Leary, Lazarus	10,169	10			3	5			7	6			8	10		11	4			9	1	2
13 April 1963	Port Vale	H	1-0	3-1	Leary 2, Collins	5,690	8			3	6				8			7	10	5	11	4			9	1	2
15 April 1963	Bristol Rovers	A	0-0	0-0		10,954	7			3	6				8			7	10	5	11	4			9	1	2
20 April 1963	Shrewsbury Town	A	2-0	3-0	Lazarus, Malcolm, Leary	3,890	6			3	6				8			7	10	5	11	4			9	1	2
22 April 1963	Colchester United	A	1-2	1-2	McClelland	6,556	7			3	6			7	8				10	5	11	4			9	1	2
25 April 1963	Hull City	A	1-0	1-4	Leary	5,894	9			3	6			7	8				10	5	11	4			9	1	2
27 April 1963	Millwall	H	1-1	2-3	Leary, McClelland	8,583	10			3	6			7	8				10	5	11	4			9	1	2
29 April 1963	Port Vale	A	0-2	2-3	Leary, Sproson (og)	5,974	11			3	6		2		8			7	10	5	11	4			9	1
10 May 1963	Barnsley	A	0-0	0-0		4,934	12			3	6				8			7	10	5	11	4		2	9	1
13 May 1963	Watford	H	1-0	2-2	Barber, Collins	5,052	12			3	6				8			7	10	5	11	4		2	9	1
18 May 1963	Peterborough United	H	0-0	0-0		5,977	12			3	4		2					7	10	5	11	8			9		6	1
22 May 1963	Coventry City	H	0-0	1-3	Collins	3,261	13			3	8		2		9			7	10	5	11	4					6	1

London Challenge Cup

Date^[3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
26 September 1962	First Round	West Ham United	H	3-3
2 October 1962	First Round Replay	West Ham United	A	1-7

Football League Cup

Date^[4]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Keen	Rutter	Angell	McClelland	Bedford	Evans	Large	Lazarus	Collins	Williams, B.	Smith
24 Sep 1962	First Round	Preston North End (Second Division)	H	0-1	1-2	Collins	11005	4	5	3	7	8	9	6	11	10	2	1

FA Cup

Date^[2]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Drinkwater	Bentley	Ingham	Keen	Angell	McClelland	Bedford	Large	Lazarus	Collins	Barber	Malcolm	Dugdale	Leary
03 Nov 1962	First Round	Newport County (Fourth Division)	H	0-2	3-2	Barber 2, Large	12252	1	2	3		6	8		9	7	10	11	4	5
24 Nov 1962	Second Round	Hinckley Athletic (Southern Football League Division One)	H	3-1	7-2	Bedford 3, McClelland, Collins, Lazarus, Large	13008	1	2	3		6	7	8	9	11	10		4	5
26 Jan 1963	Third Round	Swansea Town (Second Division)	A	0-0	0-2		12500	1		3	8	2	7	10	6	11			4	5	9

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Ray Drinkwater	27		3			30
GK	Frank Smith	17		1			18
GK	Peter Springett	2					2
DF	Tony Ingham	41		3			44
DF	Keith Rutter	17		1			18
DF	Roy Bentley	16		2			18
DF	Peter Baker	6					6
DF	Brian Taylor	14					14
MF	John McClelland	33	11	4	1		37	12
MF	Jimmy Dugdale	10		3			13
MF	Mike Keen	41	1	2			43	1
MF	Mark Lazarus	42	18	4	1		46	19
MF	Bill Williams	25		1			26
MF	John Collins	33	5	3	1	1	36	7
MF	Peter Angell	30	2	4			34	2
MF	Andy Malcolm	31	6	3			34	6
FW	Stuart Leary	24	9	1			25	9
FW	Mike Barber	28	4	1	2		29	6
FW	Frank Large	18	4	4	2		22	6
FW	Brian Bedford	43	23	3	3		46	26
FW	Bernard Evans	8	1	1			9	1

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
David Johnston	Reading	Sep1962
Andy Malcolm	Chelsea	Oct 17,1962	12,000
Jimmy Dugdale	Aston Villa	Oct 17,1962	6,000
Seth Vafiadis	Chelsea	November 1962
Stuart Leary	Charlton	Dec 15,1962	17,000
Don Whyte *	Hertford Town	Mar1963
Ron Hunt	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1963
Peter Springett		May1963

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
David Cockell	Hounslow Town	Aug 23,1960	100	July 62	Kettering Town
George Bristow	Brentford	May1961		July? 62	Yiewsley
David Cockell	Hounslow Town	August 1960		July 1962	Crawley Town
Rodney Slack	Leicester	Mar 14,1961	250	July 62	Cambridge U
Jim Towers	Brentford	May 1961	£8,000*	August 1962	Millwall	£5,000
Bill Smith		July1961		Sep? 62
Bernard Evans	Wrexham	Nov1960	2,000	Dec 62	Oxford	5,000
Roy Bentley	Fulham	June1961	Free	Jan 63	Reading (manager)
Keith Rutter	Methley U	July 1,1954		Feb 63	Colchester	3,000
Frank Large	Halifax Town	June 1962		March 1963	Northampton Town	8,500
Jimmy Dugdale	Aston Villa	October 1962		May 1963	Retired (injury)
Don Whyte *	Hertford Town	Mar1963		May? 63
David Johnston	Reading	Sep1962		May 63		Free
John McClelland	Lincoln	Sep 23,1961	15,000	May 63	Portsmouth	10,000
Peter Hobbs		Dec1961		May 63	Watford	Free
Jimmy Andrews	Leyton Orient	June1959		June 63	Retired (QPR coach)
Tony Ingham	Leeds	June 12,1950	5,000	June 63	Retired (QPR comm.manager)
Bill Williams	Portsmouth	June1961		June 63	West Bromwich	10,000

References

^ ^a ^b Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
^ 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.

[:0-1] Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.

[auto-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.

[3] "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

[auto4-4] 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.

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