1902–03 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1902–03 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 15th season of existence and their 4th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time. Qpr also competed in the Western Football League. and completed their 4th season in the London League Premier Division

Queens Park Rangers
1902–03 season
ManagerCharles Miles
StadiumKensal Rise Athletic Stadium
Southern League Division One9th
FA CupQR3
Western Football League Division One7th
London League Premier Division5th
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: John Blackwood 9
Highest home attendance10,000 (Feb 21 1903) Vs Southampton F.C.
Biggest win4-2 (Oct 11 1902) Vs Kettering T
Biggest defeat0-6 (Apr 4 1903) Vs Millwall Athletic

Season summary

In the 1902–03 season QPR continued play in the Southern League Division One and Finished 9th whilst in the Western league, Qpr finished 7th.

Southern League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
7 Millwall Athletic 30 14 3 13 52 37 1.405 31
8 Northampton Town 30 12 6 12 39 48 0.813 30
9 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 6 13 34 42 0.810 28
10 West Ham United 30 9 10 11 35 49 0.714 28
11 Luton Town 30 10 7 13 43 44 0.977 27

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 Collins Newlands Edwards, J. Bowman Hitch Skinner Colvin Hamilton Abbott Busby Wilson King White Freeman Musselwhite Brown Clipsham Edwards, A. Blackwood Mays Pryce
Sep 3 1902 H Wellingborough W 1-0 2-0 Busby 2 5,000 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 6 1902 A Tottenham Hotspur F.C. D 0-0 0-0 13,000 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 13 1902 H West Ham United F.C. D 0-0 0-0 7,000 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9
Sep 20 1902 A Portsmouth F.C. L 0-1 1-2 Hitch 10,000 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 27 1902 H New Brompton L 0-0 1-2 Wilson 6,000 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9
Oct 4 1902 A Swindon L 0-0 0-2 4,000 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Oct 11 1902 H Kettering T W 2-1 4-2 Wilson, Hitch, Busby, Colvin 5,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 10 9 2
Oct 18 1902 A Luton Town F.C. L 0-1 1-4 Edwards, J. 4,000 9 1 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2
Oct 25 1902 H Reading L 0-1 1-3 Hamilton 7,000 13 1 3 6 8 11 10 7 2 4 5 9
Nov 1 1902 H Luton Town F.C. L 0-1 0-3 8,000 1 3 5 7 8 10 11 2 6 9 4
Nov 8 1902 A Southampton F.C. L 0-2 0-2 4,000 14 1 2 3 4 7 9 11 10 8 5 6
Nov 22 1902 A Bristol R L 0-2 0-4 5,000 15 1 2 3 5 7 11 10 4 9 6 8
Nov 29 1902 H Northampton D 0-0 0-0 4,000 15 1 2 4 5 7 11 3 6 9 10 8
Dec 6 1902 A Watford W 0-0 2-0 Brown 2 4,000 10 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Dec 20 1902 H Tottenham Hotspur F.C. L 0-3 0-4 7,000 13 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 2 6 10
Dec 27 1902 A West Ham United F.C. L 0-1 0-2 2,500 14 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Jan 3 1903 H Portsmouth F.C. W 2-1 4-3 Hitch, Blackwood 2, Brown 6,000 14 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 9 10
Jan 10 1903 A New Brompton D 0-0 0-0 3,000 13 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 9 10
Jan 17 1903 H Swindon W 1-0 2-0 Brown 2 4,000 11 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 2 6 10
Jan 24 1903 A Kettering T W 1-0 1-0 Busby 5,000 10 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 9 6 10
Jan 31 1903 H Luton W 1-0 3-1 Abbott 2, Hamilton 5,000 10 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 9 10
Feb 14 1903 H Millwall Athletic L 0-1 0-1 7,000 10 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Feb 21 1903 H Southampton F.C. D 0-0 0-0 10,000 10 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 9 10
Mar 4 1903 H Brentford F.C. W 1-0 3-0 Blackwood 2, Freeman 5,000 10 1 2 3 4 7 8 11 5 9 6 10
Mar 7 1903 H Bristol R W 0-0 2-0 Blackwood, Young (og) 4,000 9 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Mar 21 1903 H Watford W 1-0 3-0 Brown 2, Blackwood 4,000 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Mar 28 1903 A Brentford F.C. W 1-0 2-0 Blackwood 2 4,000 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Mar 31 1903 A Northampton D 0-0 1-1 Brown 3,000 6 1 3 4 5 8 7 11 2 6 9 10
Apr 4 1903 A Millwall Athletic L 0-3 0-6 2,000 7 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 10 9
Apr 14 1903 A Wellingborough Town F.C. L 0-1 1-2 Blackwood 2,000 9 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Apr 18 1903 A Reading L 0-0 0-1 4,000 9

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Western Football League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
4 Tottenham Hotspur 16 6 7 3 20 14 1.429 19
5 Millwall Athletic 16 6 3 7 23 29 0.793 15
6 Reading 16 7 0 9 20 21 0.952 14
7 Queens Park Rangers 16 6 2 8 18 31 0.581 14
8 Brentford 16 3 4 9 16 34 0.471 10
9 West Ham United 16 2 4 10 15 29 0.517 8
Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Collins Newlands Edwards, J. Bowman Hitch Skinner Colvin Hamilton Abbott Busby Wilson Edwards, A. King White Freeman Musselwhite Brown Leather Clipsham Blackwood Prater Unwin Pryce
Sep 22 1902 H Tottenham L 0-2 0-1 4,000 1 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2
Oct 6 1902 H Southampton D 2-2 0-0 Abbott, Colvin (pen) 2,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11
Oct 13 1902 A West Ham L 0-4 0-0 2,000 1 3 5 6 7 8 11 10 9 2 4
Oct 20 1902 H Portsmouth L 0-3 0-2 3,000 8 1 3 5 6 8 9 11 10 7 2 4
Nov 3 1902 A Tottenham L 0-3 0-2 2,000 9 1 2 6 8 10 11 7 3 4 5 9
Nov 10 1902 A Millwall Athletic L 0-4 0-2 1,500 9 2 7 8 11 10 6 3 5 9 1 4
Dec 25 1902 H Brentford W 6-0 5-0 Blackwood 2, Brown 2, Abbott, White 6,000 8 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Dec 26 1902 A Reading W 1-0 0-0 Hamilton 6,000 8 1 3 4 5 8 9 11 10 2 6 7
Jan 19 1903 A Southampton L 0-6 0-2 1,000 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 9 10
Feb 2 1903 H Millwall Athletic W 2-1 1-0 Abbott, Busby 2,000 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 11 6 5 10
Feb 9 1903 H West Ham W 2-1 1-0 Brown, Abbott 3,000 7 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Mar 11 1903 A Portsmouth L 0-2 0-1 3,000 8 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 1 10 9
Apr 10 1903 H Reading W 3-0 1-0 Wilson, Bowman, Brown 4,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Apr 11 1903 H Bristol R W 1-0 1-0 Brown 4,000 6 1 3 4 5 7 11 2 6 9 10 8
Apr 13 1903 A Brentford D 0-0 0-0 4,000 1 3 4 5 7 11 2 6 9 10 8
Apr 25 1903 A Bristol R L 1-3 0-2 Hamilton 2,000 7 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10

London League Premier Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Tottenham 10 7 1 2 19 4 15
2 West Ham 10 5 3 2 15 13 13
3 Woolwich Arsenal 10 6 0 4 14 10 12
4 Millwall Athletic 10 3 4 3 18 14 10
5 Queens Park Rangers 10 2 3 5 9 15 7
6 Brentford 10 1 1 8 9 28 3
Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Collins Newlands Edwards, J. Bowman Hitch Skinner Colvin Hamilton Abbott Busby Wilson Edwards, A. King White Freeman Musselwhite Janes Brown Leather Blackwood Pryce Mays
Sep 8 1902 A Millwall Athletic D 1-1 0-1 Hamilton 2,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 15 1902 A Woolwich Arsenal L 1-3 0-3 King 800 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 6 9
Sep 29 1902 H Millwall Athletic D 1-1 0-0 Abbott 2,000 1 2 9 4 5 7 8 10 11 3 6
Oct 27 1902 H Woolwich Arsenal L 0-2 0-1 2,000 1 3 6 8 11 10 2 4 5 7 9
Nov 17 1902 H West Ham L 0-2 0-1 1,500 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 6
Jan 5 1903 A Brentford D 2-2 0-1 Abbott 2 1,500 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 11 6 7 9
Jan 26 1903 A West Ham L 0-1 0-0 1,000 5 1 3 6 7 8 9 11 6 2 4 10
Mar 16 1903 H Tottenham W 1-0 1-0 Abbott (pen) 3,000 5 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 10
Mar 30 1903 A Tottenham L 0-3 0-1 2,500 5 5 3 4 7 8 11 2 6 9 1 10
Apr 20 1903 H Brentford W 3-0 2-0 Janes, Blackwood, White 1,000 5 1 3 6 5 11 2 4 7 9 10 8

Southern Professional Charity Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Collins Newlands Edwards, J. Hitch Hamilton Busby Wilson Freeman Brown Edwards, A. Blackwood
SCC 1 Dec 3 1902 A Portsmouth F.C. L 1-1 2-4 Hamilton, Blackwood 2,000 1 2 3 5 7 11 10 4 9 6 8

FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Collins Edwards, J. Bowman Skinner Hamilton Abbott Busby Wilson King White Clipsham
FACup Q3 Nov 1 1902 H Luton Town F.C. L 0-1 0-3 0-1 8,000 1 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 2 5

Squad

Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals Western League Appearances Western League Goals London League Premier Appearances London League Premier Goals
GK Harry Collins 30 1 14 10
GK Jack Leather 2 1
DF Jack White 17 1 13 1 6 1
DF George Newlands 26 12 9
DF Frank Lyon
DF Arthur Archer
DF John Bowman 27 1 11 1 8
DF John Musselwhite 1 2 2
DF John Rance
MF Sam Downing
MF Albert Edwards 4 2 2
MF Alf Hitch 26 3 13 8
MF George (Paddy) Milward
MF John Hamilton 28 2 1 16 2 8 1
MF Ben Freeman 20 1 13 7
MF Albert Bull
MF Bill Banner
MF J Prater 3
MF William Clipsham 2 1 1
FW John Stewart
FW Billy Cross
FW John Blackwood 15 9 7 2 3 1
FW Tommy Wilson 29 2 1 15 1 9
FW Tommy Mays 1 1
FW Albert Brown 18 8 9 5 5
FW Harry Abbott 23 2 1 13 4 7 4
FW Tommy McCairns
DF Jack Edwards 18 1 1 8 6
FW Arthur King 6 1 4 2 1
FW Walter Busby 14 4 1 7 1 6
FW George Unwin 1
FW William Janes 3 1
FW Bobby Colvin 11 1 3 1 4
MF Henry (Harry) Skinner 9 1 5 2
FW Jack Pryce 5 2 1

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
George Unwin Cambridge St.Mary's Sep 4,1902
John Rance Chesham Generals Sep 5,1902
William Janes Grays U Sep 18,1902
Albert Brown Southampton Oct 24,1902 96
John Blackwood Reading Nov 21,1902
Handford, Henry * Willesden Town Nov1902
J Prater Dec1902
Wood Apr1903
Sam Downing West Hampstead Apr1903
Albert Bull Reading May 2,1903
Tommy McCairns Wellingborough May 3,1903
George (Paddy) Milward Chesterfield May 5,1903
Billy Cross Third Lanark May 5,1903
Arthur Archer New Brompton May 5,1903
Frank Lyon Watford May 5,1903
Bill Banner Chesterfield May 8,1903
Ward, Ernie Clapton Orient June1903
Evans, Roger * Clapton June1903
Smith, W. cs1903

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Gray, Ernest New Brompton Sep 29,1900 cs 02
Ball, G. Sep1901 cs 02
Moorhead, Robert * Bromley Dec1901 cs 02 Wandsworth
McKinlay, Robert Vale of Clyde Oct 24,1901 cs 02
Chisholm, George Oswestry May 30,1901 cs 02
Aston, Charlie Aston Villa June 4,1901 Aug 02 Burton U
Jordan, Frank * Oct1898 Sep 02
Seeley, George New Brompton May 28,1901 Sep 02 Southampton Wanderers
Millar, Harry Sheffield W July 11,1901 Sep 02 Kilbarchan
Henry (Harry) Skinner Grimsby June 9,1902 Nov 02
Jack Edwards Grays U May 17,1902 Mar 03 Essa
Walter Busby Wellingborough May 3,1902 May 03 Woolwich Arsenal
Bobby Colvin Luton May 7,1902 May 03 Swindon
Arthur King Gainsborough Trinity May 21,1901 June 03 Grays U
Wood Apr1903 cs 03 Willesden Town
Handford, Henry * Willesden Town Nov1902 cs 03
William Clipsham Wandsworth May 5,1902 cs 03
George Unwin Cambridge St.Mary's Sep 4,1902 cs 03 Grantchester
J Prater Dec1902 cs 03

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.

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  1. ^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
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