1908–09 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1908–09 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 21st season of existence and their 10th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time. Qpr also competed in the 1908–09 Western Football League resigning at ths end of the season.

Queens Park Rangers
1908–09 season
ChairmanFrank J Walton
ManagerJames Cowan
StadiumNew Park Royal
Southern League Division One15th
FA Cup1st Round
Western Football League Division One2nd
Charity ShieldRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Barnes 11
All: Billy Barnes 11
Highest home attendance20,000 (Dec 25 1908) Vs Norwich
Lowest home attendance2,000 (Oct 26 1908) Vs New Brompton , (Nov 23 1908) Vs Leyton, (Mar 15 1909) vs Luton
Biggest win5-1 (Mar 27 1909) vs Swindon
Biggest defeat0-3 (Oct 21 1908) vs Crystal Palace, (Nov 23 1908) vs Leyton

Season summary

In the 1908–09 season QPR continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished 15th, The first game of the season was the replay of the inaugural FA Charity Shield from the 1-1 draw in April of the previous season .

Southern League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
15 Queens Park Rangers 40 12 12 16 52 50 1.040 36
16 Crystal Palace 40 12 12 16 62 62 1.000 36
17 West Ham United 40 16 4 20 56 60 0.933 36
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 40 14 7 19 60 61 0.984 35
19 Norwich City 40 12 11 17 59 75 0.787 35
20 Coventry City 40 15 4 21 64 91 0.703 34
21 Brentford 40 13 7 20 59 74 0.797 33

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 Shaw Macdonald Fidler Lintott McLean Downing McNaught Cannon Skilton Gittins Barnes Duff McDonald McKenzie Drake Mitchell Rogers Law Morris King Gillespie McEwan Greer Snellgrove
Sep 1 1908 A West Ham L 0-0 0-2 7,000 17 1 2 3 5 6 8 11 4 7 9 10
Sep 7 1908 H Watford W 1-0 2-0 McKenzie, Barnes 4,000 12 1 2 3 5 6 8 11 4 7 9 10
Sep 10 1908 A Northampton D 0-0 0-0 6,000 8 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 11 9 10 4
Sep 14 1908 H Portsmouth D 0-0 0-0 5,000 8 1 2 3 5 6 8 11 9 10 4 7
Sep 16 1908 A Watford D 0-0 0-0 3,000 6 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 4 7 11
Sep 19 1908 H Plymouth W 1-0 1-0 Cannon 10,000 4 1 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 4 9 7
Sep 23 1908 A Reading L 0-0 0-2 4,000 5 1 2 3 6 8 10 11 9 4 7 5
Sep 28 1908 A Brentford D 0-0 0-0 5,000 3 1 2 3 6 8 9 10 11 4 7 5
Oct 3 1908 A Portsmouth L 0-2 1-3 Barnes 10,000 7 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 7 4
Oct 12 1908 H Coventry W 0-1 4-2 Downing 2, Barnes, Gittins 7,000 6 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 7 9 4 8
Oct 17 1908 H West Ham W 1-0 3-0 Skilton 2, Rogers 6,000 5 1 2 3 5 6 9 11 4 7 10 8
Oct 21 1908 A Crystal P L 0-3 0-3 5,000 5 1 2 3 5 6 9 11 7 10 4 8
Oct 26 1908 H New Brompton W 2-0 2-1 Rogers, Cannon 2,000 3 1 2 3 5 6 8 11 9 10 4 7
Nov 2 1908 H Southend W 1-1 2-1 Drake, Barnes 5,000 3 1 2 3 5 6 8 11 9 10 4 7
Nov 7 1908 H Brentford W 2-0 3-0 Drake 2, Barnes 10,000 3 1 2 3 5 6 9 11 7 10 4 8
Nov 11 1908 A Brighton D 0-0 1-1 Barnes 5,000 3 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 7 10 4
Nov 21 1908 A Swindon L 1-2 1-3 Barnes 5,000 4 1 2 3 6 5 9 11 7 10 4 8
Nov 23 1908 H Leyton L 0-1 0-3 2,000 4 1 2 3 5 9 11 7 6 10 4 8
Dec 5 1908 H Millwall D 1-1 2-2 Rogers 2 7,000 4 1 3 6 10 4 7 9 8 11 5 2
Dec 25 1908 H Norwich D 1-1 2-2 Drake, Barnes 20,000 7 1 2 6 11 4 7 10 8 5 3 9
Dec 26 1908 A Southampton W 0-1 4-1 Law, Skilton, Downing, Rogers 14,000 6 1 2 6 7 9 10 4 8 11 5 3
Dec 28 1908 A Millwall W 1-0 1-0 Greer 5,000 4 1 2 3 6 7 8 10 4 5 11 9
Jan 25 1909 H Bristol R W 1-2 4-2 Morris, Rogers, Drake, Greer 5,000 6 1 2 3 6 11 4 7 10 8 5 9
Feb 6 1909 A Coventry L 0-1 1-2 Drake 5,671 6 1 2 3 6 11 4 7 10 8 5 9
Feb 8 1909 A Luton L 0-1 0-1 5,000 8 1 2 6 11 4 7 10 8 5 3 9
Feb 20 1909 H Exeter D 0-0 1-1 Skilton 7,000 9 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 10 8 5
Feb 24 1909 A Exeter L 0-0 0-1 4,000 9 1 2 3 6 7 11 4 10 9 5 8
Mar 10 1909 A New Brompton L 0-0 0-1 3,000 11 1 2 3 6 11 4 7 9 5 10 8
Mar 15 1909 H Luton W 3-0 4-0 Downing (pen), Morris, Barnes 2 2,000 9 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 10 5 8
Mar 22 1909 H Brighton L 0-0 1-2 Downing (pen) 3,000 11 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 10 5 8
Mar 27 1909 H Swindon W 4-0 5-1 Skilton 3, Rogers, Greer 8,000 9 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 8 5 10
Mar 29 1909 A Bristol R D 0-0 0-0 2,000 9 1 2 3 6 7 11 4 8 5 10 9
Apr 3 1909 H Crystal P D 1-0 1-1 Greer 6,000 8 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 5 10 8
Apr 9 1909 H Southampton L 1-1 1-2 Greer 12,000 9 1 2 3 7 9 11 4 6 8 5 10
Apr 10 1909 A Plymouth L 0-0 0-2 7,000 11 1 2 3 7 9 11 4 6 8 5 10
Apr 12 1909 A Norwich L 0-3 2-3 Greer, Rogers 10,000 13 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 8 5 10
Apr 13 1909 H Reading L 1-3 2-3 Cannon, Barnes 2,000 14 1 2 3 7 9 11 4 6 5 8 10
Apr 19 1909 H Northampton D 0-1 1-1 Skilton 3,000 15 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 8 5 10
Apr 26 1909 A Leyton L 0-0 0-1 4,000 17 1 2 3 6 7 9 8 11 4 5 10
Apr 28 1909 A Southend D 0-0 0-0 2,000 15 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 4 8 5 10

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Western Football League Division One

Section A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 12 7 2 3 23 13 1.769 16 All clubs left at the end of the season
2 Queens Park Rangers 12 6 1 5 28 24 1.167 13
3 Crystal Palace 12 5 2 5 23 22 1.045 12
4 Luton Town 12 5 2 5 24 24 1.000 12
5 Croydon Common 12 5 2 5 16 24 0.667 12
6 Reading 12 4 2 6 19 21 0.905 10
7 Leyton 12 4 1 7 16 21 0.762 9
Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Shaw Macdonald Fidler Duff Lintott Downing McNaught Cannon Skilton Gittins Barnes McLean Drake Gillespie McEwan Mitchell Morris Berry McDonald Rogers McKenzie Law King Greer Reid Snellgrove Nicholls
Sep 5 1908 H Croydon Common W 1-0 2-0 Gittins, Downing 4,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 12 1908 A Croydon Common L 1-1 1-3 Cannon 4,000 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 5 10
Sep 30 1908 A Luton L 1-2 1-8 Drake 1,000 7 1 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Oct 19 1908 A Leyton L 1-1 1-2 McKenzie 600 7 1 3 6 7 8 10 2 4 5 9 11
Nov 30 1908 H Reading W 4-0 6-1 Crump (og), Drake 2, Wilkes (og), Cannon 2 2,000 7 1 3 4 6 8 10 9 2 5 7 11
Dec 7 1908 H Brighton L 0-1 0-1 1,000 7 1 3 4 6 10 9 2 7 8 5 11
Dec 14 1908 H Luton Abandoned 1-1 1-1 Greer 1,000 1 4 11 10 2 3 5 7 6 8 9
Dec 16 1908 A Crystal P D 1-0 2-2 Greer, Downing 2,000 7 1 4 6 8 11 5 10 2 3 7 9
Jan 4 1909 H Crystal P W 2-0 5-1 Greer 2, Rogers 2, Drake (pen) 500 5 1 3 4 6 11 10 2 5 7 8 9
Jan 27 1909 A Reading L 1-1 1-2 Drake handful 7 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 10 5 8 9
Feb 1 1909 H Leyton W 3-0 3-1 Barnes, Rogers, McDonald 1,000 1 2 3 4 6 11 10 7 8 9 5
Feb 21 1909 H Luton W 0-0 2-0 McNaught, Mitchell 500 1 2 3 6 7 8 11 5 4 10 9
Mar 3 1909 A Brighton W 2-0 4-3 Snellgrove 2, McDonald, Rogers 1,000 2 2 3 4 6 11 5 7 8 10 9 1

London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Downing Cannon Skilton Gittins Barnes Mitchell Morris McDonald
LCC 1 October 5 1908 A Tottenham L 0-1 0-1 5,000 1 2 3 6 8 9 10 11 4 5 7

FA Charity Shield

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Lintott McLean Downing McNaught Cannon Skilton Gittins Barnes
Aug 29th 1908 Stamford Bridge Manchester U L 0-2 0-4 40,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Duff Downing McNaught Barnes Drake Morris Rogers Snellgrove
Mar 1 1909 A Fulham L 1-2 1-2 Rogers 300 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 10 5 8 9

Southern Professional Charity Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Duff Lintott Downing McNaught Barnes Morris Rogers King Greer Reid Snellgrove
SCC 1 17 April 1909 A Brentford L 1-1 1-2 Snellgrove 2,000 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 5 8 10 9

FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Downing Barnes Duff McDonald Drake Mitchell Rogers Law Morris Greer
Fifth qualifying round Saturday 5 December 1908 Bye
First Round 16 January 1909 H West Ham United (Southern League) D 0–0 0–0 9,295 1 2 3 6 11 4 7 10 8 5 9
First Round Replay 20 January 1909 A West Ham United (Southern League) L 0-1 0-1 23,574 1 2 3 6 10 4 7 5 8 11 9

Squad

Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals Western League Appearances Western League Goals
GK Alfred Nicholls 1
GK Charlie Shaw 40 2 12
DF Joe Fidler 37 2 11
DF John Macdonald 39 2 6
DF Reid 1
DF Willie Logan
DF Frank Wentworth
DF James McDonald 18 2 8 2
DF Jim Gillespie 1 6
DF John McLean 12 3
DF Bob McEwan 3 4
MF Evelyn Lintott 9 2
MF Archie Mitchell 23 1 3 1
MF Alf Whyman
MF Bill Wake
MF Sam Morris 23 2 1 7
MF Ambrose Hartwell
MF Joe Radnage
MF Robert King 3 1
MF Harry Duff 21 2 9
MF George Berry 1
MF Sam Downing 31 5 2 11 2
FW Billy Barnes 39 11 2 11 1
FW Arthur Smith
FW John McNaught 14 5 1
FW Bill Greer 16 6 6 3
FW George Travers
FW Herbert Swann
FW Alf Gittins 5 1 1 1
FW Albert Rogers 29 8 6 4
FW Percy Skilton 19 8 2
FW George Snellgrove 6 2 2
FW Tommy McKenzie 9 1 4 1
FW Frank Cannon 19 3 6 3
FW Alonzo Drake 20 6 10 5
FW Billy Law 4 1 1 4


Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Drake, Alonzo Birmingham July 25,1908
Bob McEwan Glossop July 28,1908
Alonzo Drake Birmingham July 25,1908
Smith, A G * Aug1908
John McNaught Hounslow Aug 29,1908
Turner, H St. Augustine's Sep 4,1908
Bean, F * Oct1908
Nugent, S Clapton Oct1908
Robert King Chertsey Town Oct 31,1908
Bill Greer Dumbarton Dec 14,1908 £75
Jolliffe Jan1909
Bowman, John Shepherd's Bush Jan 1909
Reid * trialist Jan 30,1909
Johnson, C Feb1909
Bowman, John Shepherd's Bush Jan 1909
Clark, J * Apr1909
Myerscough, J * Apr1909
Ashman, Harry * Apr1909
Riddy, Percy * Apr 1909
Kemp, Sydney * Apr 1909
Bill Wake Exeter May 1, 1909
Alf Whyman New Brompton May 4, 1909
George Travers Aston Villa May 4,1909
Herbert Swann Crystal P May 4,1909
Goodfellow, William Salisbury City May 6,1909
Frank Wentworth Salisbury City May 6,1909
Willie Logan Vale of Leven May 17,1909
Ambrose Hartwell Bradford Park Avenue May 21,1909
Ward, S * cs1909
Gibson, H A Wood Green Town cs1909
Bullock, Fred * Ilford cs1909
Leat, Edwin * cs1909
Joe Radnage Shepherd's Bush cs1909
Ward, S * cs1909

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Lawrie, Hugh Bolton May 2,1907 cs 08
Anderson, Eddie Sheffield U May 2,1906 cs 08
Skilton, Arthur * Harrow U Aug1907 cs 08 Ilford
Stagg, J Aug1907 cs 08
Perry, E * Sep1907 cs 08
Ford, S * Dec 14,1907 cs 08
Sugden, Sydney Nottingham July 27,1905 Jul 08 Brentford
Ainsworth, Charlie Aston Villa Aug1907 Aug 08 Derby
Alf Gittins Luton May 3,1907 Oct 08 Aston Villa
Hitchcock, Ernie Aston Villa May 3,1907 Oct 08 Bolsover Town
Evelyn Lintott Plymouth Aug1907 Nov 08 Bradford City £1,000
Nugent, S Clapton Oct1908 Nov 08
Reid * trialist Jan 30,1909 Feb 09
Sam Downing West Hampstead Apr1903 Apr 09 Chelsea
John McLean Millwall May1906 May 09 Retired
Bob McEwan Glossop July 28,1908 May 09 Dundee
Jolliffe Jan1909 May 09
Albert Rogers Aston Villa May 3,1907 May 09 Aston Villa
Harry Duff Manchester C May 12,1908 May 09 Motherwell
Bowman, John Shepherd's Bush Jan 1909 May 09
Frank Cannon Hitchin Town Feb1908 May 09 West Ham
Billy Law Watford May 4,1908 May 09 Glossop
Turner, H St. Augustine's Sep 4,1908 May 09
George Berry Sep1907 cs 09
George Snellgrove Sittingbourne Mar 10,1908 cs 09
Percy Skilton Harrow Apr1904 cs 09 Enfield
Johnson, C Feb1909 cs 09

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. ^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  3. ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091.
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