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1960–61 season | |||
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Chairman | Albert Hittinger | ||
Manager | Alec Stock | ||
Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
Football League Third Division | 3rd | ||
FA Cup | Second Round | ||
Football League Cup | First Round | ||
London Challenge Cup | Quarter-Finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Brian Bedford 33 All: Brian Bedford 37 | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,672 Vs Bury 28 January 1961 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,373 Vs Walthamstow Avenue 05 Nov 1960 | ||
Biggest win | 9-2 Vs Tranmere (3 December 1960) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1-4 Vs Shrewsbury Town (8 April 1961) | ||
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Season summary
editDuring the 1960–61 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in third place.[1]
League standings
edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bury | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 2.400 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Walsall | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 1.633 | 62 | Promoted |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 60 | 1.550 | 60 | |
4 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 72 | 1.181 | 52 | |
5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 51 |
Results
editQPR scores given first
Win
Draw
Loss
Third Division
editDate | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 August 1960 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (-) | A | 0-1 | 12222 | 17 | |
25 August 1960 | Notts County (12) | A | 1-2 | Andrews | 15174 | 22 |
27 August 1960 | Bradford City (13) | H | 1-0 | Bedford | 7075 | 15 |
29 August 1960 | Notts County (3) | H | 2-0 | Clark 2 | 8165 | 7 |
3 September 1960 | Barnsley (8) | A | 3-3 | Bedford, Whitfield 2 | 6162 | 14 |
5 September 1960 | Coventry City (19) | A | 4-4 | Bedford 2, Andrews, Clark | 15,804 | 11 |
10 September 1960 | Newport County (8) | H | 2-0 | Whitfield, Barber | 7353 | 8 |
12 September 1960 | Coventry City (21) | H | 2-1 | Bedford, Woods (pen) | 9199 | 4 |
17 September 1960 | Colchester United (10) | A | 1-0 | Lazarus | 5750 | 2 |
19 September 1960 | Brentford (17) | H | 0-0 | 12823 | 3 | |
24 September 1960 | Grimsby Town (1) | H | 2-0 | Andrews, Longbottom | 11042 | 3 |
27 September 1960 | Brentford (17) | A | 0-2 | 15282 | 6 | |
1 October 1960 | Hull City (9) | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 9333 | 8 |
3 October 1960 | Reading (19) | H | 5-2 | Bedford 2, Lazarus 2, Barber | 8426 | 6 |
8 October 1960 | Torquay | H | 3-3 | Bedford, Lazarus 2 | 7901 | 7 |
15 October 1960 | Port Vale (13) | A | 1-0 | Bedford | 8802 | 5 |
22 October 1960 | Southend (17) | H | 2-1 | Woods (pen), Bedford | 6122 | 3 |
29 October 1960 | Chesterfield | A | 1-0 | Carey | 4474 | 3 |
12 November 1960 | Walsall (6) | A | 3-4 | Bedford 2, Lazarus | 10044 | 3 |
19 November 1960 | Shrewsbury (18) | H | 1-1 | Bedford | 7680 | 3 |
3 December 1960 | Tranmere Rovers (22) | H | 9-2 | Evans 2, Bedford 2, Clark 2, Lazarus 2, Andrews | 4921 | 3 |
10 December 1960 | Watford (8) | A | 3-0 | Lazarus, Woods (pen), Clark | 15546 | 3 |
17 December 1960 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (14) | H | 3-1 | Bedford 2, Evans | 6952 | 3 |
26 December 1960 | Bristol City (16) | A | 1-1 | Bedford | 10794 | 3 |
27 December 1960 | Bristol City (18) | H | 1-1 | Woods (pen) | 15391 | 3 |
31 December 1960 | Bradford City (22) | A | 1-1 | Evans | 8405 | 3 |
14 January 1961 | Barnsley (9) | H | 4-2 | Evans, Keen, Bedford, Andrews | 8859 | 3 |
23 January 1961 | Newport County (10) | A | 3-1 | Evans 2, Bedford | 6610 | 1 |
28 January 1961 | Bury | H | 3-1 | Bedford 3 | 14672 | 1 |
4 February 1961 | Colchester United (22) | H | 3-2 | Evans, Bedford, Lazarus | 10348 | 1 |
11 February 1961 | Grimsby Town (5) | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 10599 | 1 |
18 February 1961 | Hull City (13) | H | 2-1 | Keen, Bedford | 12210 | 2 |
25 February 1961 | Tranmere Rovers (21) | A | 2-1 | Evans, Woods (pen) | 9226 | 2 |
4 March 1961 | Port Vale (6) | H | 1-0 | Evans | 12711 | 2 |
11 March 1961 | Southend United (17) | A | 0-0 | 10987 | 2 | |
18 March 1961 | Chesterfield | H | 1-2 | Bedford | 8858 | 2 |
25 March 1961 | Bury | A | 0-1 | 14701 | 3 | |
31 March 1961 | Swindon | H | 3-1 | Angell, Barber, Evans | 14436 | 3 |
1 April 1961 | Walsall (2) | H | 1-0 | Longbottom | 14288 | 2 |
3 April 1961 | Swindon | A | 0-1 | 11568 | 3 | |
8 April 1961 | Shrewsbury Town (15) | A | 1-4 | Evans | 8386 | 3 |
15 April 1961 | Halifax Town (10) | H | 5-1 | Bedford 4, Lazarus | 9069 | 3 |
17 April 1961 | Halifax Town (11) | A | 1-1 | Andrews | 4194 | 3 |
22 April 1961 | Torquay | A | 6-1 | Evans 3, Lazarus, Bedford, Bettany (og) | 5436 | 3 |
26 April 1961 | Reading (21) | A | 1-3 | Longbottom | 15058 | 3 |
29 April 1961 | Watford (4) | H | 2-1 | Evans, Longbottom | 10328 | 3 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 September 1960 | First Round | Fulham | H | 2-0 | ||
18 October 1960 | Quarter-Finals | Chelsea | A | 0-4 |
Football League Cup
editDate | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 October 1960 | First Round | Port Vale | H | 2-2 | Lazarus, Rutter | 6,600 |
19 October 1960 | First Round Replay | Port Vale | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 6,800 |
FA Cup
editDate | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 Nov 1960 | First Round | Walthamstow Avenue | H | 3-2 | Bedford 3 | 5,373 |
26 Nov 1960 | Second Round | Coventry City | A | 1-2 | Longbottom | 8,927 |
Squad
editPosition | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Ray Drinkwater | 45 | 4 | 49 | |||||
GK | Mike Pinner | 1 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Tony Ingham | 46 | 4 | 50 | |||||
DF | Peter Carey | 16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |||
DF | Keith Rutter | 46 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 1 | |||
DF | Pat Woods | 33 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 5 | |||
DF | Peter Baker | 13 | 13 | ||||||
MF | Ken Whitfield | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |||
MF | David Cockell | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||||
MF | Mike Keen | 35 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | |||
MF | Mark Lazarus | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | ||
MF | Peter Angell | 46 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1 | |||
MF | Arthur Longbottom | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
FW | Colin Whitaker | 8 | 8 | ||||||
FW | Mike Barber | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | ||||
FW | Norman Golding | 8 | 8 | ||||||
FW | Brian Bedford | 46 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 37 | |
FW | Bernard Evans | 27 | 16 | 27 | 16 | ||||
FW | Clive Clark | 23 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |||
FW | Jimmy Andrews | 33 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 6 |
Transfers In
editName | from | Date | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Carey | Leyton Orient | July 1960 | |
Dave Cockell | Hounslow Town | August 1960 | |
Mark Lazarus | Orient | September 1960 | £3,000 |
Bernard Evans | Wrexham | October 1960 | |
Colin Whitaker | Shrewsbury Town | February 1961 | |
Peter Baker | Sheffield Wednesday | March 1961 | |
Rodney Slack | Leicester City | March 1961 | |
George Francis | Brentford | May 1961 | £8,000 |
Jim Towers | Brentford | May 1961 |
Transfers Out
editName | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Carey | Leyton Orient | July 1960 | November 1960 | Colchester United | ||
Clive Clark | Leeds United | September 1958 | January 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | £20,000 | |
Mike Barber | Corinthian Casuals | July 1959 | February 1961 | Manchester United | ||
Colin Whitaker | Shrewsbury Town | February 1961 | May 1961 | Rochdale | ||
Pat Woods | QPR juniors | May 1950 | May 1961 | Hellenic (Australia) | ||
Arthur Longbottom | Methley United | March 1954 | May 1961 | Port Vale | £2,000 | |
Norman Golding | Tonbridge | August 1959 | May 1961 | Kettering Town |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.