1921–22 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1921-22 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 31st season of existence and their 2nd season in the newly founded Football League Third Division. QPR finished 5th in the league, and were eliminated by Arsenal in the first round of the 1920–21 FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers
1921–22 season
ChairmanJ. H. Fielding
ManagerNed Liddell
StadiumLoftus Road
Third Division South5th
FA Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Birch 17
All: Jimmy Birch 17
Highest home attendance18,000 (27/8/1921) Vs Swindon Town,(26/12/1921) Vs Southampton, (6/5/1922) vs Plymouth Argyle
Lowest home attendance4,000 (22/4/1922) Vs Merthyr Town
Average home league attendance11,143
Biggest win6-1 (4/2/1922) vs Millwall
Biggest defeat1-5 (22/10/1921) Vs Brentford

League standings

Main article: 1921–22 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Portsmouth 42 18 17 7 62 39 +23 53
4 Luton Town 42 22 8 12 64 35 +29 52
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 53 44 +9 49
6 Swindon Town 42 16 13 13 72 60 +12 45
7 Watford 42 13 18 11 54 48 +6 44
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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division South

Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Hill Marsden Blackman Grant Read O'Brien Edgley Birch Chandler Gregory Ramsay John Faulkner Smith Clayton Bradshaw Thompson Ashford Lock Bain Knight Burnham Bailey Vigrass
27/8/1921 H Swindon Town D 0-0 0 - 0 18,000 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
29/8/1921 A Newport County W 1-0 1 - 0 Birch 8,000 3 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4
3/9/1921 A Swindon Town L 0-1 0 - 2 10,000 12 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4
5/9/1921 H Newport County W 0-0 2 - 1 Smith, Birch 7,000 10 1 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 4 7 9
10/9/1921 A Norwich City D 0-0 0 - 0 9,000 8 1 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 4 7 9
17/9/1921 H Norwich City W 2-0 2 - 0 Gregory, Smith (pen) 15,000 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 7 9 10
24/9/1921 A Reading W 1-0 1 - 0 Gregory 12,000 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 9 10 7
1/10/1921 H Reading D 0-0 1 - 1 Birch 16,000 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 10 9 7
8/10/1921 A Bristol Rovers D 0-0 1 - 1 Smith 10,000 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 10 9 7
15/10/1921 H Bristol Rovers L 0-1 1 - 2 O'Brien 10,000 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 10 9 7
22/10/1921 A Brentford L 0-2 1 - 5 Birch 13,836 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 9 7 10
29/10/1921 H Brentford D 1-0 1 - 1 Smith 15,000 10 1 3 5 11 8 10 4 9 7 2 6
5/11/1921 A Aberdare Athletic L 1-1 2 - 4 Birch, Gregory 12,000 13 1 2 3 4 6 5 11 8 10 7 9
12/11/1921 H Aberdare Athletic W 1-0 1 - 0 Knight 12,000 11 2 4 6 5 11 8 10 7 1 3 9
19/11/1921 A Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-2 1 - 2 Faulkner 9,000 12 2 4 6 5 11 8 10 7 1 3 9
26/11/1921 H Brighton & Hove Albion W 1-0 3 - 0 O'Brien, Birch 2 12,000 8 2 4 5 8 10 11 7 9 1 3 6
3/12/1921 A Watford D 0-2 2 - 2 Gregory, Birch 8,000 8 2 4 5 8 10 11 7 9 1 3 6
10/12/1921 H Watford D 0-0 1 - 1 Birch 15,000 8 2 4 5 8 10 11 7 9 1 3 6
17/12/1921 A Charlton Athletic D 0-1 1 - 1 Chandler 10,000 7 2 4 5 8 10 11 7 9 1 3 6
24/12/1921 H Charlton Athletic W 1-0 3 - 1 O'Brien, Smith, Chandler 12,000 6 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
26/12/1921 H Southampton D 2-1 2 - 2 Birch, Chandler 18,000 6 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
27/12/1921 A Southampton D 0-1 1 - 1 Birch 20,940 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 6
31/12/1921 H Northampton Town W 3-0 4 - 0 Birch 2, Smith 2 10,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
14/1/1922 A Northampton Town L 0-0 0 - 1 6,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
21/1/1922 H Gillingham W 0-0 1 - 0 Chandler 5,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
28/1/1922 A Gillingham W 1-1 2 - 1 Smith 2 10,000 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 6
4/2/1922 H Millwall W 3-0 6 - 1 Edgley, Smith, Grant, Birch, Chandler 2 6,000 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 6
11/2/1922 A Millwall D 0-0 0 - 0 22,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
18/2/1922 H Exeter City W 1-0 2 - 1 Chandler, Gregory 10,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
25/2/1922 A Exeter City W 1-0 1 - 0 Edgley 7,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
4/3/1922 H Swansea Town W 0-0 1 - 0 Birch 6,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
11/3/1922 A Swansea Town L 0-1 0 - 1 13,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
18/3/1922 A Southend United W 0-1 2 - 1 Edgley, Birch 7,000 5 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 3 6
25/3/1922 H Southend United W 0-0 1 - 0 Edgley 12,000 5 1 2 5 7 8 10 11 4 9 3 6
1/4/1922 A Portsmouth L 0-1 0 - 1 10,615 5 1 2 5 7 8 10 11 4 9 3 6
8/4/1922 H Portsmouth D 1-1 1 - 1 Chandler 10,000 5 1 2 7 8 10 11 4 9 6 3 5
14/4/1922 H Luton Town W 1-0 1 - 0 Gregory 11,000 4 1 2 11 8 9 10 4 7 6 3 5
15/4/1922 A Merthyr Town L 0-0 0 - 2 4,000 5 1 2 11 8 10 4 7 9 6 3 5
17/4/1922 A Luton Town L 1-2 1 - 3 Birch 15,000 5 1 2 11 8 10 4 7 9 6 3 5
22/4/1922 H Merthyr Town D 0-0 0 - 0 4,000 5 1 2 11 8 9 10 4 7 5 3 6
29/4/1922 A Plymouth Argyle L 0-0 0 - 4 19,000 5 1 2 4 11 9 10 7 8 3 5 6
6/5/1922 H Plymouth Argyle W 2-0 2 - 0 Eastwood (og), Edgley 18,000 5 1 2 11 8 9 10 4 7 3 5 6

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FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hill Marsden Grant O'Brien Edgley Birch Chandler John Faulkner Smith Bain Burnham
Sixth round qualifying Saturday 17 December 1921 BYE
First round 7 January 1922 A Arsenal (First Division) D 0-0 0–0 31,000 1 2 5 8 9 11 4 7 10 3 6
First round Replay 11 January 192 H Arsenal (First Division) L 1-1 1–2 Smith 21,411 1 2 4 5 11 8 10 7 9 3 6

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hill Marsden Blackman Grant Read O'Brien Bradshaw Gregory Smith Clayton Ramsay
Sep 29 1921 H Brentford W 1-0 2-0 Smith, Clayton 5,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hill Marsden Blackman Grant Read O'Brien Bradshaw Gregory Smith Ramsay Thompson Birch Chandler Edgley John Ashford
One Oct 17 1921 H Custom House W 2-0 3-0 Chandler, Read, Gregory 2,000 1 2 4 5 6 7 10 3 8 9 11
Two Oct 31 1921 A Arsenal L 0-1 0-2 5,000 1 3 5 7 10 9 11 2 8 4 6

Benefit Match for Joseph Wingrove’s Widow

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance
4th May 1922 H Maidstone

Squad

Position Nationality Name Div 3 South Appearances Div 3 South Goals F A Cup Appearances F A Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK Len Hill 36 2 38
GK Herbert Lock 6 6
DF Reg John 13 1 14
DF Ben Marsden 37 2 39
DF Fred Blackman 20 20
DF Ken Bain 25 2 27
DF Charlie Thompson 1 1
DF Sid Bailey 1 1
MF John Vigrass 3 3
MF Jack Gregory 40 6 40 6
MF George Grant 27 1 1 28 1
MF Horace Clayton 3 3
MF Mick O'Brien 30 3 2 32 3
MF Herbert Ashford 5 5
MF Albert Read 21 21
MF Jack Burnham 27 2 29
FW Jimmy Birch 38 17 2 40 17
FW Harry Hart
FW Arthur Davis
FW Jack Smith 33 10 2 1 35 11
FW Roy Faulkner 17 1 2 19 1
FW Arthur Chandler 30 8 2 32 8
FW Alex Ramsay 6 6
FW Harry Edgley 36 5 2 38 5
FW Jack Bradshaw 5 5
FW Freddy Knight 2 1 2 1

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Charlie Thompson Newcastle July 12,1921
Prentice, Robert Arcadians (Rsa) July 21,1921
Herbert Lock Glasgow Rangers July 29,1921 Free
Maidment, Jimmy * Robert Thompson's Aug1921
Baines, Alexander Aug 6,1921
John Vigrass Leek Alexandra Aug 8,1921
Ken Bain Clackmannan Aug 23,1921
Pusey, C * Harlesden Town Aug 24,1921
Mallett, A E * Brentford Aug 24,1921
Gilbert, Bert * Harlesden Town Aug 24,1921
Luck, Charles * Southend Corinthians Oct 7,1921
Baxter, Harry * R.A.F. Nov 8,1921
Freddy Knight Botwell Mission Nov 11,1921
Knight, Reg * Botwell Mission Nov 14,1921
Cadwell, Albert * Nunhead Mar 2,1922
Arthur Davis Aston Villa May 21,1922 Free
Gregory, Clarence Sunderland May 31,1922 £150
Harry Hart Folkestone June 2,1922
Hawkins, Alfred * Grays Athletic June 9,1922
Lane, Harry * Charlton June 17,1922
Alf Thompson Guildford U June 17,1922
Grimsdell, Ernie Guildford U June 21,1922

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
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
Grimsdell, Ernie Watford Aug 14,1920 Jul 21 Guildford U
Cain, Thomas Dublin Bohemians Aug 29,1919 Jul 21 Guildford U
Manning, Jack Rotherham County June 16,1920 July 21 Boston
Wingrove, Joe Uxbridge Mar1913 Sep 21 Maidstone U
Hunt, Alfred Clapton Orient Apr 14,1921 Sep 21 Scotland
McGovern, Tom Brentford Apr1920 Sep 21 Treherbert
Gould, Harry * Metropolitan Police cs1919 Oct ? 21 Metropolitan Police
Jarvis, Albert Bargoed Sep 20,1920 Oct 21 Rhymney
Pidgeon, Harry Gnome Athletic Apr1920 Nov 21 Southend U
Freddy Knight Botwell Mission Nov 11,1921 Dec 21 Botwell Mission
Knight, Reg * Botwell Mission Nov 14,1921 Dec 21 Botwell Mission
Mick O'Brien South Shields May 14,1920 Mar 22 Leicester £1,200

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 2025-05-27.
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