1919–20 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1919–20 season was Queens Park Rangers Football Club's 32nd year in existence and their first full campaign back in the Southern League Division One following World War I, which had seen them play in the wartime Football Combination. Under chairman J. H. Fielding and manager James Howie, QPR secured a solid sixth-place finish out of 22 clubs, recording 18 wins, 10 draws, and 14 losses, with a goals tally of 62 for and 50. In the FA Cup, their run ended in the First Round, narrowly losing 2–1 to eventual winners Aston Villa. They also reached the semi-finals of the London Challenge Cup, marking a respectable cup. Jack Smith was the top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions, and the club moved to the Loftus Road ground permanently, an important milestone as they prepared to join the Football League Third Division the next season.

Queens Park Rangers
1919–20 season
ChairmanJ. H. Fielding
ManagerJames Howie
StadiumLoftus Road
Southern League Division One6th
FA Cup1st Round
London Challenge CupSemi Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Smith 17
All: Jack Smith 17
Highest home attendance15,000 (Dec 25 1919) Vs Brentford
Lowest home attendance6,000 (Sep 8 1919) Vs Plymouth, (Sep 20 1919) Vs Luton, (Sep 25 1919) Vs Southend
Biggest win7-1 Vs Bristol R (Jan 3 1920)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Cardiff (Feb 28 1920)

Season summary

In the first football league season following World War One, QPR competed in their final season in the Southern League. There were no promotions or relegations between divisions at the end of the season as all of the clubs in Division One bar Cardiff City were elected to the new Division Three of the Football League. For the 1919–20 season, having played on no fewer than eleven grounds, Rangers took over the Loftus Road stadium of Shepherds Bush FC and this has remained their home ever since.

In the FA Cup Rangers were knocked out by eventual Cup Winners Aston Villa.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
4 Cardiff City 42 18 17 7 70 43 1.628 53 Elected to the Football League Second Division
5 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 10 12 57 29 1.966 50 Elected to the new Football League Third Division
6 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 10 14 62 50 1.240 46
7 Reading 42 16 13 13 51 43 1.186 45
8 Southampton 42 18 8 16 72 63 1.143 44
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Southern League First Division

Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Merrick Blackman Pullen Broster Mitchell Baldock Thompson Birch Smith Gregory Donald Wingrove Whyman Fox Wilde Lowe Chester Ramsay Sutch Berry Miller Wodehouse Olsen Cain Pidgeon Haggan Watts
Aug 30 1919 A Bristol R W 2-0 2-0 Donald, Gregory 7,000 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 1 1919 A Plymouth D 0-0 0-0 8,837 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2
Sep 6 1919 H Reading D 0-0 0-0 10,000 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 8 1919 H Plymouth W 1-0 1-0 Mitchell (pen) 6,000 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 13 1919 A Southampton L 1-1 1-2 Donald 7,000 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 20 1919 H Luton W 2-0 4-0 Gregory 2, Birch, Smith 6,000 4 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2
Sep 25 1919 H Southend D 1-2 2-2 Birch 2 6,000 4 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2
Sep 27 1919 A Gillingham W 0-0 1-0 Birch 8,000 3 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 2 11
Oct 4 1919 H Swansea W 2-0 2-0 Smith, Birch 12,000 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 2 11
Oct 11 1919 A Exeter W 1-0 1-0 Gregory 6,000 1 1 3 4 6 8 9 10 7 2 11 5
Oct 16 1919 H Newport W 0-0 1-0 Birch 6,000 1 1 3 5 6 8 9 10 7 2 11 4
Oct 18 1919 H Cardiff D 0-0 0-0 10,000 1 1 3 5 6 8 9 10 7 2 11 4
Oct 25 1919 H Watford W 1-0 3-0 Donald, Whyman, Smith 14,000 1 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Nov 1 1919 A Swindon L 1-1 2-5 Birch, Gregory 10,000 2 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Nov 8 1919 H Millwall L 1-2 1-2 Birch 10,000 3 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 2 7 10
Nov 15 1919 A Brighton W 1-1 3-2 Birch, Smith 2 13,000 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
Nov 29 1919 A Portsmouth L 0-2 2-4 Baldock, Broster 17,000 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 11
Dec 6 1919 H Northampton W 2-1 5-1 Smith 3, Baldock, Birch 7,000 4 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Dec 13 1919 A Crystal P L 0-0 0-1 12,000 4 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Dec 25 1919 H Brentford W 1-0 2-0 Mitchell, Broster 15,000 4 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Dec 26 1919 A Brentford L 0-1 1-2 Smith 13,623 5 1 4 2 6 8 9 10 11 3 5 7
Dec 27 1919 A Norwich L 0-1 1-3 Birch 12,000 6 1 2 6 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 7
Jan 3 1920 H Bristol R W 4-0 7-1 Smith 4, Sutch 2, Donald 10,000 6 1 4 2 6 7 8 9 11 3 5 10
Jan 17 1920 A Reading W 1-0 1-0 Smith 10,000 5 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2
Jan 24 1920 H Southampton W 1-0 2-1 Donald, Gregory 14,000 5 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3
Feb 7 1920 H Gillingham D 0-0 0-0 10,000 4 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 5 1
Feb 14 1920 A Swansea L 1-2 1-3 Smith 20,000 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 5 1
Feb 21 1920 H Exeter D 0-0 0-0 7,000 5 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 3 5 11 1
Feb 28 1920 A Cardiff L 0-2 0-4 17,000 6 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 3 1 8
Mar 6 1920 A Watford L 0-1 0-1 7,000 6 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 2 7 11
Mar 13 1920 H Swindon W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Gregory 8,000 6 1 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 3 7 2
Mar 20 1920 A Millwall D 0-0 0-0 26,000 6 1 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7 4
Mar 22 1920 A Luton L 1-1 1-2 Summers (og) 4,000 6 1 3 4 6 9 10 11 2 7 8 5
Mar 27 1920 H Brighton W 0-0 3-1 Smith, Gregory 2 8,000 6 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Apr 2 1920 A Merthyr T W 2-1 4-1 Birch 2, Smith, Ramsay 8,000 5 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7
Apr 3 1920 A Newport L 0-3 0-3 9,000 6 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 2 8 7
Apr 5 1920 H Merthyr T D 0-0 0-0 7,000 6 1 3 4 6 9 10 11 2 8 5 7
Apr 10 1920 H Portsmouth D 0-1 1-1 Birch 10,000 6 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 11 3 4 7
Apr 17 1920 A Northampton L 0-1 0-2 7,000 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
Apr 24 1920 H Crystal P L 1-0 2-3 Gregory 2 14,000 7 1 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 3 5 7
Apr 26 1920 A Southend D 1-0 2-2 Gregory 2 8,000 6 1 2 6 8 9 10 11 3 4 7 5
May 1, 1920 H Norwich W 0-0 1-0 Gregory 12,000 6 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 11 4 7 3

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FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Merrick Blackman Broster Mitchell Baldock Thompson Birch Smith Gregory Donald Wingrove
Sixth round qualifying Saturday 20 December 1919 BYE
FACup 1 Jan 10th 1920 A Aston Villa (First Division) L 0-1 1-2 Birch 33,000 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Merrick Pullen Broster Mitchell Baldock Birch Smith Gregory Donald Wingrove Whyman
October 23, 1919 H Brentford W 4-0 5-1 Birch, Smith 4 (1 pen) 3,000 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 2 7

London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Merrick Blackman Pullen Broster Mitchell Baldock Thompson Birch Smith Gregory Donald Wingrove Fox Wilde
LCC 1 Sep 18 1919 H Brentford W 2-0 6-0 Birch 2, Mitchell 2 (1 pen), Smith, Gregory 6,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LCC 2 Oct 6th 1919 6 H West Ham W 1-1 2-1 Gregory, Birch 6,000 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 2 11
LCCSF Nov 10th 1919 Highbury Chelsea L 0-0 0-1 0-0 6,000 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 3 11 7

Squad

Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals F A Cup Appearances F A Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK Len Hill
GK Joe Merrick 38 1 39
GK Harry Gould
GK Ted Price
GK Fred Berry 4 4
DF Ben Marsden
DF Joe Wingrove 33 1 34
DF Fred Blackman 17 1 18
DF Harry Pullen 28 28
DF C. Olsen 1 1
DF Joseph Wilde 6 6
DF Isaac Haggan 1 1
DF Fred Watts 1 1
DF George Wodehouse 1 1
MF Jack Gregory 40 14 1 41 14
MF Archie Mitchell 34 2 1 35 2
MF John Baldock 42 2 1 43 2
MF Tom McGovern
MF Mick O'Brien
MF Jack Broster 35 2 1 36 2
MF Chris Ramsay 12 1 12 1
MF Bert Middlemiss
MF Alf Whyman 9 1 9 1
MF George Fox 8 8
MF Albert Chester 1 1
FW David Donald 39 5 1 40 5
FW Jimmy Birch 39 15 1 1 40 16
FW Jack Smith 42 17 1 43 17
FW Roy Faulkner
FW Jack Manning
FW Harry Pidgeon 6 6
FW Tommy Cain 7 7
FW Billy Thompson 13 1 14
FW William Sutch 1 2 1 2
FW Jimmy Miller 3 3
FW Walter Lowe 1 1

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
John Miller Hamilton Academical July 14, 1919
Fred Blackman Leeds City July 28, 1919
C. Olsen cs1919
Poplett, John * Shepherd's Bush cs1919
Brooks, J W * cs1919
Harry Gould Metropolitan Police cs1919
George Wodehouse Summerstown Aug1919
Thomas Cain Dublin Bohemians Aug 29, 1919
Walter Lowe Oct1919
Albert Chester Tottenham Oct 21, 1919
Chris Ramsay Botwell Mission Nov1919
William Sutch Dec 9, 1919
Fred Berry Rochdale Dec 18, 1919
Isaac Haggan Usworth Colliery Mar 9, 1920
Tom McGovern Brentford Apr1920
Fred Watts Royal Marines Apr1920
Harry Pidgeon Gnome Athletic Apr1920
Len Hill Southend May 3, 1920
Ben Marsden Port Vale May 14, 1920
Mick O'Brien South Shields May 14, 1920
Ted Price Brentford May 20, 1920
Bert Middlemiss Tottenham June 1, 1920
Roy Faulkner Blackburn June 1, 1920
Jack Manning Rotherham County June 16, 1920
Rippengill, Herbert * King's Lynn cs1920
Armitage, S * cs1920
Payne, T * cs1920
Slader, Charles * cs1920

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Wright, Francis Nov1916 cs 19 Ilford
Brown, W T Oct1917 cs 19 Folkestone
McClinton, George Mar1918 cs 19
Simons, Tommy Fulham Nov 13, 1914 cs 19
Wake, Bill Exeter May 1, 1909 July 19 Maidstone U
Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913 July 19 Tufnell Park
Durston, Jack Clophill Aug 31, 1914 Oct 19 Brentford
Brooks, J W * cs1919 Jan 20 Yiewsley
Chris Ramsay Botwell Mission Nov1919 Apr 20 Botwell Mission
Joe Merrick Aston Villa Jun 30, 1919 May 20 Birmingham
John Miller Hamilton Academical July 14, 1919 May 20 Abertillery Town
Harry Pullen Kettering Town May 4, 1910 June 20 Newport
Jack Broster Chorley July 6, 1912 June 20 Rochdale
Fred Berry Rochdale Dec 18, 1919 cs 20
C. Olsen cs1919 cs 20 Graysons
Alf Whyman New Brompton May 4, 1909 cs 20 Retired
Poplett, John * Shepherd's Bush cs1919 cs 20 Eastman's Dyeworks
Albert Chester Tottenham Oct 21, 1919 cs 20 Ramsgate Free

References

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