1920–21 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1920-21 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 33rd season of existence and their first season in the newly founded Football League Third Division. QPR finished 3rd in the inaugural season, and made the second round of the 1920–21 FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers
1920–21 season
ChairmanJ. H. Fielding
ManagerNed Liddell
StadiumLoftus Road
Third Division 3rd
FA Cup2nd round
London Challenge CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Smith 18
All: Jack Smith 20
Highest home attendance25,000 (27/12/1920) Vs Brentford
Lowest home attendance4,000 (17/2/1921) vs Norwich City
Average home league attendance14,143
Biggest win4 - 0 (11/12/1920) Vs Brighton & Hove Albion, (17/3/1921) vsPlymouth Argyle
Biggest defeat0-3 (25/3/1921) Vs Bristol Rovers

League standings

Main article: 1920–21 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Crystal Palace 42 24 11 7 70 34 2.059 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Southampton 42 19 16 7 64 28 2.286 54
3 Queens Park Rangers 42 22 9 11 61 32 1.906 53
4 Swindon Town 42 21 10 11 73 49 1.490 52
5 Swansea Town 42 18 15 9 56 45 1.244 51
Source: fchd.info

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division

Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Price Blackman Wingrove McGovern Grant O'Brien Faulkner Birch Smith Gregory Middlemiss Hill Grimsdell Mitchell Baldock Manning Donald John Marsden Watts Chandler Ashford Clayton Gould
28/8/1920 H Watford L 1-0 1 - 2 Birch 20,000 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2/9/1920 H Northampton Town L 1-0 1 - 2 Birch 14,000 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
4/9/1920 A Watford W 1-0 2 - 0 Birch 2 10,466 18 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
6/9/1920 A Northampton Town W 0-0 3 - 0 Gregory, Smith, Middlemiss 6,000 7 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
11/9/1920 H Reading W 1-0 2 - 0 Gregory, Smith 15,000 4 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
18/9/1920 A Reading D 0-0 0 - 0 9,000 8 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
25/9/1920 H Luton Town W 1-0 4 - 1 Birch 2, Gregory (pen), Mitchell 20,000 6 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
2/10/1920 A Luton Town L 0-1 1 - 2 Birch 10,000 8 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
9/10/1920 H Southend United W 1-0 2 - 0 Smith, Dorsett (og) 20,000 6 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
16/10/1920 A Southend United L 0-1 0 - 1 8,000 8 2 4 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5 6
23/10/1920 A Swansea Town W 1-0 3 - 1 Gregory, Birch, Manning 16,000 7 2 4 7 8 9 6 1 3 5 10 11
30/10/1920 H Swansea Town D 1-0 1 - 1 Manning 18,000 7 2 4 7 8 9 6 1 3 5 10 11
6/11/1920 A Southampton D 1-1 2 - 2 Manning, Gregory 15,000 9 2 5 7 8 9 6 3 1 10 11 4
13/11/1920 H Southampton D 0-0 0 - 0 20,000 7 2 4 7 8 9 6 1 3 5 10 11
20/11/1920 A Grimsby Town L 0-1 1 - 2 Smith 8,000 8 2 4 6 7 9 10 1 3 5 8 11
27/11/1920 H Grimsby Town W 0-0 2 - 0 Smith, Gregory 10,000 7 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
4/12/1920 A Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-1 1 - 2 Gregory 9,000 8 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 3 5
11/12/1920 H Brighton & Hove Albion W 1-0 4 - 0 Smith 3, Birch 7,000 7 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 1 3 5 7
18/12/1920 H Crystal Palace W 2-0 3 - 0 Birch 2, Gregory 18,000 6 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 1 3 5 7
25/12/1920 A Brentford W 1-0 2 - 0 Smith 2 16,379 4 2 6 4 8 9 10 11 1 3 5 7
27/12/1920 H Brentford W 1-0 1 - 0 Birch 25,000 3 3 4 6 8 9 10 11 1 5 7 2
1/1/1921 A Crystal Palace D 0-0 0 - 0 15,000 6 2 4 6 8 9 11 1 5 7 3 10
15/1/1921 A Merthyr Town L 0-1 1 - 3 Birch 15,000 6 2 4 6 8 10 11 1 3 5 7 9
22/1/1921 H Merthyr Town W 1-1 4 - 2 Gregory, Manning, Birch (pen), Smith 12,000 4 2 5 6 8 10 11 1 7 4 3 9
5/2/1921 A Norwich City L 0-1 0 - 2 9,000 5 2 4 6 7 10 11 1 3 5 8 9
12/2/1921 A Plymouth Argyle L 0-1 0 - 1 14,000 7 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 1 7 11 6
17/2/1921 H Norwich City W 0-0 2 - 0 Gregory, Birch 4,000 5 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 1 5 7 11
26/2/1921 A Exeter City W 0-0 1 - 0 Smith 10,000 4 3 4 7 9 10 1 5 8 11 2 6
5/3/1921 H Exeter City W 2-1 2 - 1 Gregory 2 15,000 4 3 4 6 7 9 10 1 5 8 11 2
12/3/1921 A Millwall D 0-0 0 - 0 20,000 4 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 8 11 2 6
17/3/1921 H Plymouth Argyle W 3-0 4 - 0 Smith 2, Gregory, Clayton 8,000 3 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 11 2 6 8
19/3/1921 H Millwall D 0-0 0 - 0 20,000 3 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 11 2 6 8
25/3/1921 A Bristol Rovers L 0-1 0 - 3 20,000 4 3 4 6 7 9 10 1 5 8 11 2
26/3/1921 H Newport County W 2-0 2 - 0 Mitchell, Smith 10,000 3 3 4 6 7 9 5 8 11 2 10 1
28/3/1921 H Bristol Rovers W 1-0 2 - 1 Mitchell, Smith 15,000 3 3 4 6 7 9 5 8 11 2 10 1
2/4/1921 A Newport County W 1-0 3 - 1 Smith, Chandler, Manning 10,000 4 1 3 4 6 7 9 5 10 11 2 8
9/4/1921 H Gillingham L 0-0 0 - 1 10,000 5 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 5 11 2 8
16/4/1921 A Gillingham W 1-1 2 - 1 Gregory, Smith 8,000 4 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 5 11 2 8
23/4/1921 H Swindon Town W 1-0 1 - 0 Chandler 12,000 4 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 5 11 2 8
30/4/1921 A Swindon Town W 1-0 1 - 0 Gregory 7,000 3 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 5 11 2 8
2/5/1921 H Portsmouth D 0-0 0 - 0 10,000 3 3 4 6 7 9 10 1 5 11 2 8
7/5/1921 A Portsmouth D 0-0 0 - 0 14,933 3 3 4 6 7 9 10 1 5 11 2 8

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FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Blackman Wingrove Grant O'Brien Birch Smith Gregory Hill Grimsdell Mitchell Manning Chandler
FACup 1 Jan 8th 1921 H Arsenal (First Division) W 0-0 2-0 Chandler, Smith 20,000 2 4 6 8 9 11 1 3 5 7 10
FACup 2 Jan 29th 1921 A Burnley (First Division) L 1-3 2-4 Smith, Birch 41,007 2 3 4 6 8 10 11 1 5 7 9

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hill Blackman Grimsdell Grant Faulkner Birch Smith Cain John Gregory Manning Donald
November 15th 1920 A Brentford L 0-2 1-3 Smith (pen) 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 10 11

London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hill Blackman Grimsdell Grant Mitchell Ashford Faulkner Birch Smith Chandler Middlemiss Cain John Gregory Manning Donald Wingrove O'Brien
LCC 1 Oct 11th 1920 H Millwall W 0-0 1-0 Chandler 3,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LCC 2 Nov 1st 1920 A Wimbledon W 0-0 2-0 Birch 2 4,000 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 11 10
LCCSF Feb 21 1921 A Crystal P L 0-2 2-4 Chandler, Smith 10,000 1 2 4 5 7 10 9 8 11 3 6

Squad

Position Nationality Name Div 3 Appearances Div 3 Goals F A Cup Appearances F A Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK Len Hill 32 2 34
GK Harry Gould 2 2
GK Ted Price 7 7
DF Reg John 2 2
DF Ben Marsden 16 16
DF Joe Wingrove 24 2 26
DF Fred Blackman 22 1 23
DF Ernie Grimsdell 20 1 21
MF Jack Gregory 39 15 2 41 15
MF George Grant 42 2 44
MF Horace Clayton 3 1 3 1
MF Archie Mitchell 35 3 2 37 3
MF John Baldock 1 1
MF Tom McGovern 2 2
MF Mick O'Brien 36 2 38
MF Herbert Ashford 5 5
MF Bert Middlemiss 16 1 16 1
FW David Donald 22 22
FW Jimmy Birch 25 15 2 1 27 16
FW Jack Smith 42 18 2 2 44 20
FW Roy Faulkner 33 33
FW Jack Manning 22 5 2 24 5
FW Arthur Chandler 12 2 2 1 14 3

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Rippengill, Herbert * King's Lynn cs1920
Armitage, S * cs1920
Payne, T * cs1920
Slader, Charles * cs1920
Mould, William * July 14, 1920
George Grant Millwall Jul 14, 1920
Ernie Grimsdell Watford Aug 14, 1920
Arthur Chandler Handley Page Aug 16, 1920
Reg John Crystal P Aug 28, 1920
Horace Clayton Tufnell Park Aug 10, 1920
Herbert Ashford Brentford Aug 28, 1920
Jarvis, Albert * Bargoed Sep 20, 1920
Dix, Harry * Norwich Feb 4, 1921
Toby, Charles * Bostall Heath Mar1921
Rumble, Edward * Grays Athletic Mar 15,1921
Hunt, Alfred Clapton Orient Apr 14,1921
Sid Bailey Grays Athletic Apr 21,1922
Burnham, Jack Brighton May 30, 1921
Watson, Edward Sunderland May 30, 1921
Bell, Charlie Barrow May 30,1921
Albert Read Tufnell Park May 30,1921
Watson, Edward Sunderland May 30,1921
Jack Burnham Brighton May 30,1921
Alex Ramsay Newcastle June 10,1921
Harry Edgley Aston Villa June 18,1921
Jack Bradshaw Aberdare Athletic June 18,1921

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Berry, Fred Rochdale Dec 18, 1919 cs 20
Olsen, C * cs1919 cs 20 Graysons
Whyman, Alf New Brompton May 4, 1909 cs 20 Retired
Poplett, John * Shepherd's Bush cs1919 cs 20 Eastman's Dyeworks
Chester, Albert Tottenham Oct 21, 1919 cs 20 Ramsgate Free
Haggan, Isaac Usworth Colliery Mar 9, 1920 July 20 Houghton Rovers
Draper, Billy cs1913 Aug 20 Reading
Sutch, William Dec 9, 1919 Aug 20 Sittingbourne
Thompson, Billy Haslingden July 23, 1912 Aug 20 Newport £250
Fox, George Fulham cs1917 Aug 20 Chatham
Lowe, Walter Oct1919 Oct 20 Rochdale
Wilde, Joseph Burnley Aug 20, 1912 Nov 20 Llanelly
Wodehouse, George * Summerstown Aug1919 Feb 21 Ilford
Price, Ted Brentford May 20,1920 May 21 Brentford
Rumble, Edward * Grays Athletic Mar 15,1921 May 21 Grays Athletic
Donald, David Watford May 16,1914 May 21 Ilkeston United
Middlemiss, Bert Tottenham June 1,1920 May 21 Retired
Mitchell, Archie Aston Villa May 2,1907 June 21 Brentford (Pl./Man.)
Mould, William * July 14,1920 cs 21
Rippengill, Herbert * Kings Lynn cs1920 cs 21
Armitage, S * cs1920 cs 21
Payne, T * cs1920 cs 21
Slader, Charles * cs1920 cs 21 Wimbledon
Dix, Harry * Norwich Feb 4, 1921 cs 21 The Royal Artillery

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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