1913–14 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1913–14 season
ChairmanJ. H. Fielding
ManagerJames Cowan resigned in November; Jimmy Howie appointed November 19th, 1913
StadiumNew Park Royal
Southern League Division One8th
FA Cup4th Round
London Challenge Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Birch 15
All: Jimmy Birch 19
Highest home attendance18,500 (Apr 10 1914) Vs Bristol Rovers
Lowest home attendance3,000 (Feb 7 1914) Vs Southend
Biggest win3-0 (Nov 22 1913) Vs Crystal Palace, (Dec 6 1913) Vs Coventry, (Apr 23 1914) Vs Brighton
Biggest defeat1-4 (Jan 24 1914) Vs West Ham

The 1913-14 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 26th season of existence and their 15th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time.

Season summary

In the 1913–14 season Qpr continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished 8th. Rangers reached the last 8 in the FA Cup losing to First division and eventual FA Cup Finalist Liverpool .They were the last non-league team to reach the quarter-finals until Lincoln City in 2017.

Southern League Division One

Pos Club P W D L F A GA Pts
5 Plymouth Argyle 38 15 13 10 46 42 1.095 43
6 West Ham United 38 15 12 11 61 60 1.017 42
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 15 12 11 43 45 0.956 42
8 Queens Park Rangers 38 16 9 13 45 43 1.047 41
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 57 48 1.188 40

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 Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Strugnell Ives Gaul Wake Gregory Jefferies Higgins Fortune Thompson, A. Baldock Pennifer Weblin Broster Blake Wilde Matthews
Sep 1 1913 A Swindon L 0-1 0-3 7,000 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 6 1913 A Gillingham L 0-1 0-1 6,000 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 13 1913 H Merthyr Town L 0-1 0-1 10,000 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9
Sep 20 1913 A Northampton D 1-2 2-2 Birch, Gaul 5,000 18 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 6 10
Sep 27 1913 H West Ham D 1-1 2-2 Miller, Birch 14,000 18 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 1
Oct 4 1913 A Southend W 1-1 2-1 Gregory 2 6,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 8 6 10 2
Oct 11 1913 H Plymouth D 0-0 0-0 7,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Oct 18 1913 A Brighton L 0-0 0-1 6,000 18 1 3 4 5 8 9 11 6 10 2 7
Oct 25 1913 H Southampton W 1-0 3-1 Gregory, Miller 2 11,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2
Nov 1 1913 A Portsmouth D 0-0 1-1 Pullen 12,000 17 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2
Nov 8 1913 H Reading W 0-0 1-0 Miller 10,000 16 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2
Nov 15 1913 A Millwall L 0-2 0-2 10,000 17 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2
Nov 22 1913 H Crystal P W 2-0 3-0 Miller 2, Birch 10,000 14 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2
Nov 29 1913 A Exeter D 0-0 0-0 6,300 12 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2
Dec 6 1913 H Coventry W 0-0 3-0 Birch 2, Baldock 8,000 10 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 6 10 2 8
Dec 13 1913 A Cardiff L 0-1 0-3 12,000 11 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 2 10 9
Dec 20 1913 H Watford W 0-1 3-2 Birch 2, Mitchell (pen) 6,000 8 1 3 5 4 7 9 11 6 10 2 8
Dec 25 1913 H Norwich D 1-0 1-1 Birch 15,000 9 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 6 10 2
Dec 26 1913 A Norwich W 2-1 3-2 Miller 3 13,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2
Dec 27 1913 H Gillingham D 0-0 0-0 8,000 7 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Jan 3 1914 A Merthyr Town W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Gregory 7,000 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Jan 17 1914 H Northampton D 0-0 0-0 10,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 11
Jan 24 1914 A West Ham L 0-2 1-4 Miller 11,000 9 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 9 6 10 11
Feb 7 1914 H Southend D 0-0 0-0 3,000 10 1 4 5 7 8 10 6 2 11 9 3
Feb 14 1914 A Plymouth L 0-2 0-2 5,000 12 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 6 10 11 9
Feb 28 1914 A Southampton W 0-0 2-0 Birch, Gregory 8,000 10 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11
Mar 12 1914 H Swindon W 2-0 4-2 Miller, Birch, Skiller (og), Mitchell (pen) 8,000 9 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4
Mar 21 1914 H Millwall W 1-0 1-0 Gregory 12,000 9 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4
Mar 26 1914 H Portsmouth W 0-0 1-0 Gregory 6,000 7 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 10 4 9
Mar 28 1914 A Crystal P L 0-2 1-2 Whyman 7,000 8 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4
Apr 4 1914 H Exeter L 2-0 2-3 Birch, Miller 5,000 8 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10
Apr 10 1914 H Bristol R W 0-0 1-0 Birch 18,500 8 1 3 2 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 5
Apr 11 1914 A Coventry W 0-0 1-0 Birch 8,500 8 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10
Apr 13 1914 A Bristol R L 1-1 1-2 Thompson 12,000 9 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 10 11 6 9
Apr 18 1914 H Cardiff L 0-0 0-2 8,000 9 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 10 11 6
Apr 23 1914 H Brighton W 2-0 3-0 Birch, Miller 2 7,000 8 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 1
Apr 25 1914 A Watford L 0-1 0-2 4,000 9 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 9 11 6 10
Apr 29 1914 A Reading W 1-0 1-0 Thompson 5,000 8 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 10 2 1

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London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Ives Jefferies Wake Thompson, A. Fortune
LCC 1 Sep 22 1913 A Woolwich Arsenal D 1-1 1-1 Gregory 6,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LCC Rep Sep 29 1913 H Woolwich Arsenal L 2-2 2-3 Mitchell (pen), Miller 3,000 2 3 5 4 9 8 11 1 6 7 10

Southern Professional Charity Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Miller Gregory Ives Jefferies Thompson, A. Higgins Strugnell Broster Wilde Butler Baldock Pennifer
SCC 1 Nov 3rd 1913 A Brentford W 2-1 2-1 Miller, Gregory 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 2 8
SCC 2 Feb 19th 1914 A Norwich L 0-2 0-3 2,035 2 3 11 1 7 10 4 5 6 8 9

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Fortune Higgins
Oct 6th 1913 H Fulham L 0-0 1-2* Gregory 2,000 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2

Ealing Hospital Cup (Final)

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Ives
April 27, 1914 H Brentford W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Miller 500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Wake Gregory Higgins Fortune
Fifth round qualifying 13 December 1913 Bye
First Round 10 January 1914 H Bristol City (Second Division) D 1-1 2-2 Miller, Birch 18,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
First Round Replay 14 January 1914 A Bristol City (Second Division) W 0-0 2-0 Birch, Gregory 13,781 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Second Round 31 January 1914 A Swansea Town (Southern League Division Two) W 1-1 2-1 Birch 2 15,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Third Round 21 February 1914 A Birmingham (Second Division) W 1-1 2-1 Gregory, Miller 33,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11
Fourth Round 7 March 1914 A Liverpool (First Division) L 0-2 1-2 Mitchell (pen) 36,500 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11

Squad

Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals
GK F.W Matthews 2
GK Harry Jefferies 1
GK Bob McLeod
GK Alfred Nicholls 35 5
DF Billy Draper
DF Joe Wingrove 11
DF Harry Pullen 37 1 5
DF Joseph Wilde 1
DF Dan Higgins 17 4
DF Gilbert Ovens 32 5
DF Francis Weblin 3
MF John Pennifer 3
MF Jack Gregory 31 7 5 2
MF Archie Mitchell 32 2 5 1
MF John Baldock 3 1
MF Jack Broster 4
MF Alf Whyman 27 1 1
MF Bill Wake 28 5
MF Edward McKinney
MF Andy Thompson 1
FW David Donald
FW Jimmy Birch 30 15 5 4
FW Billy Thompson 37 2 5
FW Ben Ives 30
FW Freddie Blake 2
FW John Miller 28 14 5 2
FW Herbert Strugnell 11
FW William Gaul 4 1
FW Jimmy Fortune 8 5

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Billy Draper cs1913
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913
Saunders, John cs1913
Cater, William Kilburn cs1913
Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913
Matthews, F W * Hampstead Town cs1913
John Pennifer Hampstead Town July1913
Butler, Albert (Ben) Hartlepools U Sep 1,1913
Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913
John Baldock Luton Vandale Nov1913
Freddie Blake Ilford Jan1914
Brightwell, W Mar1914
Lilliott, Frank Mar1914
Poplett, John * Shepherd's Bush May1914
Browning, Bob Brentford May1914
Bob McLeod Newport May 4, 1914
David Donald Watford May 16, 1914
Edward McKinney Broom Athletic May 16, 1914
Amstad, Jonas June1914
Bowler, George Tottenham cs1914
Downing, Alfred cs1914
Nitschke, William * Kilburn cs1914

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Bruton, A C * Kilburn Mar1913 cs 13
Scotchbrook, Ernest * Feb1913 cs 13 Summerstown
Barron, Harrie * Shelbourne Mar1913 cs 13
Lincoln, A J * Mar1913 cs 13
Willcox, Frederick * Mar1913 cs 13
Day, Richard Haslingden Mar 7,1913 Aug 13 Haslingden
Jackman, Vincent * Mar1911 Sep 13 Croydon Common
Sangster, James Southall May 1, 1912 Sep 13 Abertillery Free
William Gaul Shepherd's Bush July1911 Mar 14 London Caledonians
Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913 Apr 14 Ipswich Town
Herbert Strugnell Aston Villa May 22, 1913 May 14 Hartlepools U £125
Jimmy Fortune Barrow May 6, 1913 May 14 Bristol R £100
Andy Thompson Gateshead June 3, 1913 May 14
Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913 cs 14 Bedlington United
Harry Jefferies Aberdare June 30, 1913 cs 14
Saunders, John cs1913 cs 14
Cater, William Kilburn cs1913 cs 14
Lilliott, Frank Mar1914 cs 14
Wilson, Thomas * Clapton July 18, 1910 cs 14
Ingham, James Haslingden June 16, 1913 cs 14
Brightwell, W Mar1914 cs 14
Thornton, Harry * Shepherd's Bush July1911 cs 14

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.