1911–12 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1911–12 season
ChairmanJ. H. Fielding
ManagerJames Cowan
StadiumNew Park Royal
Southern League Division OneWinners
FA CupFirst Round
London Challenge CupFirst Round
FA Charity ShieldRunner up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dan McKie 15
All: Dan McKie 15
Highest home attendance27,000 (Apr 5 1912) vs Southampton
Lowest home attendance5,000 (Feb 3 1912) vs Exeter, (Mar 23 1912) vs Northampton
Biggest win4-0 (Oct 7 1911) vs Brentford
Biggest defeat1-5 (Nov 18 1911) vs Northampton

The 1911–12 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 24th season of existence and their 13th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time.

Season summary

In the 1911–12 season QPR continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished First winning their second league championship (the first being in 1907–08), but did not apply to join the Football League.At seasons end Qpr Competed in the 1912 Football Association Charity Shield was on 4 May 1912. The game was played at White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham Hotspur, and was contested by the Football League champions Blackburn Rovers and the winners of the Southern League championship, Queens Park Rangers. The game ended in a 2–1 win for Blackburn Rovers, and the proceeds of the match were donated to the Titanic Relief Fund.

Southern League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Queens Park Rangers 38 21 11 6 59 35 1.686 53
2 Plymouth Argyle 38 23 6 9 63 31 2.032 52
3 Northampton Town 38 22 7 9 82 41 2.000 51
4 Swindon Town 38 21 6 11 82 50 1.640 48
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 19 9 10 73 35 2.086 47

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 Butterworth Mitchell Wake Smith Revill McKie Browning Barnes Thornton Ovens Whyman Pullen King Nicholls Tosswill
Sep 2 1911 A Plymouth W 1-0 1-0 Revill 10,000 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 9 1911 H Reading W 0-0 3-0 Butterworth, McKie,Thornton 10,000 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
Sep 16 1911 A Watford W 1-0 3-0 McKie, Thornton, Revill 3,000 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
Sep 23 1911 H New Brompton W 2-0 3-0 Revill 2, McKie 12,000 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
Sep 30 1911 A Exeter D 0-0 1-1 McKie (pen) 4,000 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
Oct 7 1911 H Brentford W 2-0 4-0 McKie 2 (1 pen), Revill, Browning 15,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4
Oct 14 1911 H Luton W 0-0 2-0 Revill, McKie 14,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3 4
Oct 21 1911 A Millwall D 1-1 1-1 Barnes 25,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Oct 28 1911 H West Ham W 2-0 4-1 Thornton 2, Revill, McKie 25,000 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
Nov 4 1911 A Bristol R W 1-0 2-0 McKie, Revill 16,000 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
Nov 11 1911 H Swindon L 0-1 1-3 McKie 25,000 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
Nov 18 1911 A Northampton L 1-2 1-5 McKie 6,000 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
Nov 25 1911 H Brighton W 0-0 2-0 Mitchell (pen), Thornton 8,000 2 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 10 3 9
Dec 2 1911 A Stoke W 1-0 2-0 Barnes, McKie 15,000 2 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 7 3
Dec 9 1911 H Coventry D 0-0 0-0 6,000 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2 3
Dec 16 1911 A Leyton W 0-0 1-0 Thornton 4,000 2 1 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2 4 3
Dec 23 1911 H Norwich L 1-1 1-2 Revill 8,000 2 1 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2 4 3
Dec 25 1911 H Crystal P W 1-2 3-2 Thornton 2, Revill 22,000 2 1 4 5 6 8 11 10 2 7 3 9
Dec 26 1911 A Crystal P L 0-0 0-3 8,000 2 1 5 6 7 8 11 10 2 4 3 9
Dec 30 1911 H Plymouth W 0-0 2-0 Revill, Mitchell (pen) 9,000 2 1 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 2 4 3
Jan 6 1912 A Reading W 0-0 1-0 Ovens 4,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 4 3
Jan 20 1912 H Watford D 1-0 1-1 Browning 10,000 2 2 5 6 7 10 11 9 4 8 3 1
Jan 27 1912 A New Brompton W 2-1 2-1 Barnes, Thornton 6,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 4 3
Feb 3 1912 H Exeter D 0-0 0-0 5,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Feb 10 1912 A Brentford W 0-0 2-1 Revill, Barnes 8,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 3
Feb 17 1912 A Luton W 1-0 3-1 McKie, Smith 2 6,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Feb 24 1912 H Millwall D 0-0 1-1 Mitchell (pen) 13,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 3
Mar 2 1912 A West Ham L 0-0 0-3 10,000 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Mar 9 1912 H Bristol R W 2-2 4-2 Thornton 2, Revill, McKie 6,000 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
Mar 16 1912 A Swindon D 0-1 1-1 Smith 8,000 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
Mar 23 1912 H Northampton W 2-0 2-1 Smith, McKie 5,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Mar 30 1912 A Brighton L 1-3 1-3 Revill 7,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Apr 5 1912 H Southampton D 0-0 1-1 Tosswill 27,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 9 11 10 4 3 8
Apr 6 1912 H Stoke W 1-0 1-0 Whyman 20,000 1 1 2 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 5 3
Apr 8 1912 A Southampton D 0-0 0-0 12,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 11 10 4 3 9
Apr 13 1912 A Coventry D 0-0 0-0 8,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3
Apr 20 1912 H Leyton W 0-0 1-0 Thornton 8,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 10 11 9 4 3 8
Apr 27 1912 A Norwich D 0-1 1-1 Smith 6,000 1 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3

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London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Butterworth Mitchell Wake Smith, A. R. Revill McKie Browning Barnes
LCC 1 Sep 18 1911 H Woolwich Arsenal L 0-2 0-2 3,500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Southern Professional Charity Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Mitchell Revill McKie Browning Barnes Ovens Whyman Radnage Law Nicholls Hartwell Wilson King Jackman
SCC 1 Oct 11 1911 H Crystal P W 2-0 3-0 Revill, McKie, Browning 3,000 1 2 5 8 9 10 11 3 4 6 7
SCC 2 Nov 22 1911 A Southend L 1-3 4-5 King 2, Browning, Wilson 3 10 2 4 6 7 1 5 8 9 11

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Butterworth Mitchell Wake Revill McKie Browning Barnes Ovens Whyman
Oct 30 1911 H Clapton Orient L 0-1 0-1 3,000 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 3 7

FA Charity Shield

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Mitchell Wake Smith Revill McKie Barnes Thornton Whyman Pullen
May 4 1912 White Hart Lane Blackburn L 1-1 1-2 Revill 7,111 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3

Ealing Hospital Cup (Final)

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Fidler Butterworth Mitchell Wake Revill McKie Browning Barnes Whyman
Nov 8 1911 H Brentford W 2-1 4-1 Revill 3, McKie 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7

FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Shaw Macdonald Mitchell Wake Smith Revill Browning Barnes Thornton Ovens Whyman Pullen King
Fifth round qualifying Saturday 2 December 1911 Bye
First Round 13 January 1912 H Bradford City (First Division) 0-0 0-0 18,000 1 2 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 4 3
First Round (replay) 8 January 1912 A Bradford City (First Division) 0-0 0-4 6,967 1 2 5 6 8 10 11 4 7 3 9

Squad

Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals
GK F.W Matthews
GK Alfred Nicholls 1
GK Charlie Shaw 37 2
DF Harry Pullen 29 2
DF Gilbert Ovens 25 1 2
DF Francis Weblin
DF Joe Fidler 6
DF John Macdonald 32 2
DF Herbert Butterworth 15 1
MF Archie Mitchell 37 3 2
MF Alf Whyman 11 1 1
MF Bill Wake 38 2
FW Jimmy Birch
FW William Gaul
FW Teddy Revill 36 14 2
FW Billy Barnes 38 4 2
FW Bob Browning 8 2 2
FW Dan McKie 30 15
FW Vincent Jackman
FW James Sangster
FW Harry Thornton 34 12 1
FW Arthur Smith 35 5 1
FW Alex King 3 1
FW John Tosswill 3 1

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Syms, W * Southall cs1911
Matthews, F W * Harlesden cs1911
Gorman, William * Wycombe Wanderers July1911
Thornton, Harry * Shepherd's Bush July1911
Adams, Frank * July1911
William Gaul Shepherd's Bush July1911
Arthur Smith Brierley Hill Alliance July1911
Gilbert Ovens Chelsea July 17,1911 Free
Alex King Southend July 18,1911
Lawrence, Sidney * Aug1911
Baker, Billy * Northfleet U Aug1911
Teddy Revill Chesterfield Aug 2,1911
Rayner, Edward Sep 1,1911
Mooney, C Sep 9,1911
Marchant, George * Tufnell Park Mar1912
John Tosswill Maidstone U Mar 23,1912
James Sangster Southall May 1,1912
Jimmy Birch Aston Villa May 2, 1912 £150
Francis Weblin West Norwood cs1912
Burke, William Croydon Common cs1912

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Brown, Billy * Civil Service May1910 July 11 Chelsea
Steer, Billy * Kingston-on-Thames Aug 17,1909 July 11 Chelsea
Davis, A cs1910 cs 11
Ward, S * cs1909 cs 11 Tufnell Park
Noble, Robert * Bromley Nov1910 cs 11 Bromley
Sentance, Martin Aug1910 cs 11 Nunhead
Leigh, Thomas (Ginger) Fulham May 17,1910 Aug 11 Croydon Common
McNaught, John * Hounslow Aug 29,1908 Aug 11 Southend £25
Dilley, Reginald * Bromley Dec 1910 Sep 11 Bromley
Law, Robert * Falkirk Apr1911 Dec 11
Smith, A G * Aug1908 Nov 11 Kilburn
Adams, Frank * July1911 Jan 12 Wycombe
Rayner, Edward Sep 1,1911 Feb 12
Mooney, C Sep 9,1911 Mar 12 West Ham
Burton, Frank (Bronco) Kilburn cs1910 Apr 12 West Ham
Smith, Arthur * Brierley Hill Alliance July1911 June 12 Birmingham
John Tosswill Maidstone U Mar 23,1912 June 12 Liverpool £350
Matthews, F W * Harlesden cs1911 cs 12 Hampstead Town
Syms, W * Southall cs1911 cs 12 Southall
Lawrence, Sidney * Aug1911 cs 12
Robinson, Jimmy * Stourbridge May 12,1911 cs 12
Gorman, William * Wycombe Wanderers July1911 cs 12 Wycombe
Baker, Billy * Northfleet U Aug1911 cs 12 Dartford

References

  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.

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