Queens Park Rangers| 1917–18 season |
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| Chairman | J. H. Fielding |
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| Manager | James Howie |
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| Stadium | Loftus Road |
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| 1917–18 London Combination | 8th |
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| Top goalscorer | League: George Fox 8
All: George Dale 9 |
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| Highest home attendance | 6,000 (April 1 1918) Vs Chelsea |
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| Lowest home attendance | 1,500 (April 6 1918) Vs Brentford |
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| Biggest win | 6-1 (Jan 19 1918) vs Clapton Orient |
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| Biggest defeat | 2-7 (Feb 2 1918) Vs Tottenham |
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The 1917-18 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 30th season of existence and their 3rd season in The London Combination, a competition made up of reserve and senior teams founded during World War I. QPR finished 8th in the league during the campaign.
Season summary
London Combination League
standings
| Pos[1]
|
Club
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GA
|
Pts
|
| 2
|
West Ham United
|
36
|
20
|
9
|
7
|
103
|
51
|
2.861
|
49
|
| 3
|
Fulham
|
36
|
20
|
7
|
9
|
75
|
60
|
2.083
|
47
|
| 4
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
36
|
22
|
2
|
12
|
86
|
56
|
2.388
|
46
|
| 5
|
The Arsenal
|
36
|
16
|
5
|
15
|
76
|
57
|
2.111
|
37
|
| 6
|
Brentford
|
36
|
16
|
3
|
17
|
81
|
94
|
2.250
|
35
|
| 7
|
Crystal Palace
|
36
|
13
|
4
|
19
|
54
|
83
|
1.500
|
30
|
| 8
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
36
|
14
|
2
|
20
|
20
|
48
|
0.555
|
30
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Results
| Date
|
Opponent
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Full Time Score
|
Scorers
|
Attendance
|
| Sep 1 1917
|
Arsenal
|
A
|
L
|
0-2
|
|
6,000
|
| Sep 8 1917
|
West Ham
|
H
|
L
|
0-3
|
|
5,000
|
| Sep 15 1917
|
Fulham
|
A
|
L
|
1-2
|
Gregory
|
4,000
|
| Sep 22 1917
|
Crystal P
|
H
|
W
|
4-1
|
Dale, Thurman, Fox 2
|
|
| Sep 29 1917
|
Clapton Orient
|
H
|
W
|
2-0
|
Dale, Thurman
|
|
| Oct 6 1917
|
Millwall
|
A
|
L
|
2-4
|
Dale, Mitchell
|
3,500
|
| Oct 13 1917
|
Tottenham
|
H
|
L
|
2-3
|
Thompson, Mitchell
|
2,000
|
| Oct 20 1917
|
Chelsea
|
A
|
W
|
2-1
|
Dale 2
|
7,500
|
| Oct 27 1917
|
Arsenal
|
H
|
W
|
2-0
|
Mitchell, Brown
|
5,000
|
| Nov 3 1917
|
West Ham
|
A
|
L
|
0-4
|
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4,500
|
| Nov 10 1917
|
Fulham
|
H
|
L
|
2-3
|
Dale,Thurman
|
3,000
|
| Nov 17 1917
|
Crystal P
|
A
|
L
|
1-4
|
Dale,
|
|
| Nov 24 1917
|
Clapton Orient
|
A
|
W
|
2-1
|
Fox, Campbell
|
|
| Dec 1 1917
|
Millwall
|
H
|
W
|
1-0
|
Brown,
|
3,000
|
| Dec 8 1917
|
Tottenham
|
A
|
W
|
1-0
|
Smith
|
3,000
|
| Dec 15 1917
|
Chelsea
|
H
|
L
|
0-1
|
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4,000
|
| Dec 22 1917
|
Arsenal
|
A
|
L
|
0-3
|
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3,000
|
| Dec 25 1917
|
Brentford
|
A
|
D
|
1-1
|
Walters
|
|
| Dec 26 1917
|
Brentford
|
H
|
L
|
0-4
|
|
|
| Dec 29 1917
|
West Ham
|
H
|
D
|
1-1
|
Smith
|
2,500
|
| Jan 5 1918
|
Fulham
|
A
|
L
|
0-1
|
|
4,000
|
| Jan 12 1918
|
Crystal P
|
H
|
W
|
2-1
|
Walters, Smith
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2,000
|
| Jan 19 1918
|
Clapton Orient
|
H
|
W
|
6-1
|
Brown, Dale, Fox 3, Walters
|
2,000
|
| Jan 26 1918
|
Millwall
|
A
|
W
|
1-0
|
Mitchell
|
4,000
|
| Feb 2 1918
|
Tottenham
|
H
|
L
|
2-7
|
Walters, Smith
|
3,000
|
| Feb 9 1918
|
Brentford
|
A
|
L
|
1-6
|
Jones
|
3,000
|
| Feb 16 1918
|
Arsenal
|
H
|
L
|
0-3
|
|
3,500
|
| Feb 23 1918
|
West Ham
|
A
|
L
|
0-4
|
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6,500
|
| Mar 2 1918
|
Fulham
|
H
|
L
|
0-1
|
|
3,500
|
| Mar 9 1918
|
Crystal P
|
A
|
W
|
2-0
|
Maclinton, Jones
|
|
| Mar 16 1918
|
Clapton Orient
|
A
|
W
|
1-0
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Grendon
|
|
| Mar 23 1918
|
Millwall
|
H
|
W
|
4-1
|
Maclinton, Walters 3
|
3,000
|
| Mar 29 1918
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Chelsea
|
A
|
L
|
0-1
|
|
3,000
|
| Mar 30 1918
|
Tottenham
|
A
|
W
|
2-1
|
Fox, Smith
|
5,000
|
| April 1 1918
|
Chelsea
|
H
|
L
|
1-2
|
Fox
|
6,000
|
| April 6 1918
|
Brentford
|
H
|
L
|
2-6
|
Maclinton 2
|
1,500
|
War Fund Cup
| Date
|
Opponent
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Full Time Score
|
Scorers
|
Attendance
|
| April 13 1918
|
Crystal P
|
H
|
W
|
2-Jan
|
Britton, Archibald
|
1,000
|
| April 20 1918
|
Crystal P
|
A
|
L
|
1.3
|
Dale
|
|
| April 27 1918
|
Millwall
|
H
|
W
|
4-Mar
|
Jefferson, Walters, Maclinton 2
|
2,000
|
| May 4 1918
|
Millwall
|
A
|
L
|
1-Mar
|
Archibald
|
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Source:[2]
Squad
| Position
|
Nationality
|
Name
|
London Combination Appearances
|
London Combination Goals
|
War Fund Cup Appearances
|
War Fund Cup Goals
|
| GK
|
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Joe Merrick
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|
|
|
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| GK
|
|
Harry Gould
|
|
|
|
|
| GK
|
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Jack Durston
|
|
|
|
|
| GK
|
|
Jock Denoon
|
33
|
|
2
|
|
| GK
|
|
Duffield
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
| DF
|
|
Billy Draper
|
29
|
|
4
|
|
| DF
|
|
Joe Wingrove
|
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
Harry Pullen
|
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
Hawkins
|
1
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
Joseph Wilde
|
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
Tom Millington
|
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
J H Steer
|
7
|
|
4
|
|
| DF
|
|
Francis Wright
|
23
|
|
3
|
|
| DF
|
|
H. Green
|
|
|
1
|
|
| DF
|
|
Basil Loney
|
16
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
A Read
|
1
|
|
|
|
| DF
|
|
Jack White
|
21
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Griffen
|
3
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Jack Gregory
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Archie Mitchell
|
31
|
4
|
2
|
|
| MF
|
|
John Baldock
|
16
|
|
2
|
|
| MF
|
|
Jack Broster
|
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Alf Whyman
|
1
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
George Fox
|
35
|
8
|
4
|
|
| MF
|
|
Bill Wake
|
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Sam Downing
|
7
|
|
3
|
|
| MF
|
|
Frederick Congreve
|
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
F. Butler
|
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
W T Brown
|
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Kellar
|
1
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
L Lewis
|
4
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Arthur Sanders
|
1
|
|
|
|
| MF
|
|
Trindale
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
David Donald
|
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Jimmy Birch
|
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Jack Smith
|
10
|
5
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Billy Thompson
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Fred Grendon
|
35
|
1
|
2
|
|
| FW
|
|
George Dale
|
29
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
| FW
|
|
Bob Jefferson
|
13
|
|
3
|
1
|
| FW
|
|
George McClinton
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
| FW
|
|
Joe Walters
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
| FW
|
|
A E Brown
|
14
|
3
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Jimmy Archibald
|
|
|
4
|
2
|
| FW
|
|
Britton
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
| FW
|
|
Sandy Campbell
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
John Coleman
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Harry Cousins
|
3
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Crosslands
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Edwards
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Hales
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Hanford
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Vincent Hassan
|
3
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
J Jones
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Munson
|
1
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Over
|
2
|
|
|
|
| FW
|
|
Harry Thurman
|
13
|
3
|
|
|
Transfers in
| Name
|
from
|
Date
|
Fee
|
| George Fox
|
Fulham
|
cs1917
|
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| Thurman, Harry
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|
cs1917
|
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| Joe Walter
|
Oldham
|
Sep1917
|
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| W T Brown
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Oct1917
|
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| Jack Smith
|
Third Lanark
|
Nov1917
|
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| Cousins, T
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Chelsea
|
Nov1917
|
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| Bob Jefferson
|
Swindon
|
Dec1917
|
Loan
|
| Duffield, J
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Feb1918
|
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| J H Steer
|
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Feb1918
|
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| Sam Downing
|
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Mar1918
|
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| George McClinton
|
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Mar1918
|
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| A E Brown
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cs1918
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Transfers out
| Name
|
from
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Date
|
Fee
|
Date
|
To
|
Fee
|
| Duffield, J
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Feb1918
|
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cs 18
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|
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| Hassan, Vincent
|
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Dec1916
|
|
cs 18
|
|
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| Thurman, Harry
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|
cs1917
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|
cs 18
|
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| Cousins, T
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Chelsea
|
Nov1917
|
|
cs 18
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References
[2][3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091.