1925–26 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1925-26 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 35th season of existence and their 6th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 22nd in the league, and were eliminated in the second round of the 1925–26 FA Cup. Club record Goal scorer Jimmy Birch transferred to Brentford at the end of the season

Queens Park Rangers
1925–26 season
ManagerBob Hewison
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division South22nd
FA Cup2nd round
London Challenge Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dick Burgess 8
All: Dick Burgess 9
Highest home attendance13,085 Vs Brentford (6/2/1926)
Lowest home attendance3,377 Vs Southend United (4/3/1926)
Average home league attendance7,758
Biggest win3 - 0 (28/12/1925) vs Millwall
Biggest defeat0 - 5 (3/10/1925) vs Bristol Rovers

League standings

Main article: 1925–26 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion
18 Brentford 42 16 6 20 69 94 0.734 38
19 Bristol Rovers 42 15 6 21 66 69 0.957 36
20 Exeter City 42 15 5 22 72 70 1.029 35
21 Charlton Athletic 42 11 13 18 48 68 0.706 35 Re-elected
22 Queens Park Rangers 42 6 9 27 37 84 0.440 21
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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 Hebden Pierce Plunkett John Richmond Harris Brown, C. Middleton Campbell Burgess Spottiswood Sweetman Hirst Barr Birch Field Pigg Ford Johnson Thompson Symes Whitehead Cable Paterson Munden Young Kerr Edwards Rowe Smith
29/8/1925 A Gillingham L 0-2 0 - 3 7,612 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
3/9/1925 H Reading L 0-1 1 - 2 Campbell 9,313 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
5/9/1925 H Merthyr Town D 0-1 1 - 1 Spottiswood 8,284 19 1 3 5 6 7 10 9 11 2 4 8
9/9/1925 A Reading L 0-1 1 - 2 Burgess 8,754 19 1 3 6 7 10 9 11 2 4 5 8
12/9/1925 A Newport County L 1-3 1 - 4 Burgess 8,834 20 3 5 6 7 10 9 11 2 4 8 1
19/9/1925 H Luton Town W 1-0 1 - 0 Johnson 5, 196 20 1 2 3 5 10 11 4 8 6 7 9
23/9/1925 A Exeter City L 0-1 0 - 3 5,034 20 1 2 3 5 8 7 4 10 6 11 9
26/9/1925 A Brentford W 0-0 2 - 1 Johnson, Birch 9,719 20 1 2 3 7 10 11 4 8 6 9 5
3/10/1925 A Bristol Rovers L 0-2 0 - 5 7,110 21 1 2 3 7 10 11 4 8 6 9 5
8/10/1925 H Exeter City D 0-0 0 - 0 4,154 21 1 2 9 7 4 11 8 6 10 5 3
10/10/1925 H Swindon Town D 1-1 1 - 1 Middleton 9,877 20 1 2 7 10 8 4 6 11 9 5 3
17/10/1925 H Watford W 2-0 2 - 0 Whitehead, Middleton 10,711 20 1 2 4 7 8 6 11 10 5 3 9
24/10/1925 A Brighton & Hove Albion L 1-2 1 - 2 Middleton 8,816 20 1 2 4 7 8 6 11 10 5 3 9
31/10/1925 H Bristol City L 0-0 0 - 2 8,494 20 1 2 4 7 8 10 6 11 5 3 9
7/11/1925 A Crystal Palace L 0-1 0 - 1 11,829 22 1 2 4 7 10 5 6 11 8 3 9
21/11/1925 A Norwich City D 1-0 1 - 1 Whitehead 6,258 22 1 2 4 10 5 7 6 11 8 3 9
5/12/1925 A Plymouth Argyle L 1-1 1 - 3 Whitehead 11,287 22 1 2 4 10 5 7 6 11 8 3 9
19/12/1925 A Northampton Town L 1-1 2 - 3 Spottiswood, Burgess 5,495 22 1 2 4 7 10 11 5 6 8 3 9
25/12/1925 H Charlton Athletic D 2 - 2 Brown, Burgess 8,747 22 1 2 4 9 7 10 11 6 8 3 5
26/12/1925 A Charlton Athletic D 1-0 1 - 1 Burgess 11,745 22 2 4 9 7 10 11 1 6 3 8 5
28/12/1925 H Millwall W 2-0 3 - 0 Whitehead, Cable 2 8,000 22 2 4 9 7 10 1 6 11 3 8 5
2/1/1926 H Gillingham L 0-1 0 - 1 7,287 22 2 4 9 7 10 5 1 6 11 3 8
16/1/1926 A Merthyr Town L 0-0 0 - 1 4,378 22 1 2 4 7 10 5 6 11 3 9 8
23/1/1926 H Newport County L 0-2 0 - 2 6,385 22 1 2 4 7 10 11 5 6 3 9 8
30/1/1926 A Luton Town L 0-4 0 - 4 6,750 22 1 2 3 4 7 10 11 6 9 5 8
6/2/1926 H Brentford D 1-0 1 - 1 Burgess 13,085 22 1 2 3 4 6 10 5 7 11 9 8
13/2/1926 H Bristol Rovers W 0-0 2 - 1 Brown, Ford (pen) 6,975 22 1 2 3 4 6 7 10 5 11 9 8
20/2/1926 A Swindon Town L 0-1 0 - 2 6,063 22 1 2 3 4 6 7 10 5 11 9 8
25/2/1926 H Aberdare Athletic L 0-2 1 - 3 Burgess 4,385 22 1 2 3 4 6 7 10 5 11 8 9
27/2/1926 A Watford L 0-1 1 - 3 Young 6,578 22 1 6 7 5 10 2 11 4 3 9 8
4/3/1926 H Southend United D 1-1 2 - 2 Paterson, Young 3,377 22 1 6 10 11 2 4 3 7 5 9 8
6/3/1926 H Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-1 0 - 2 8,799 22 1 3 6 10 11 2 4 7 5 9 8
13/3/1926 A Bristol City L 1-0 1 - 3 Paterson 12,183 22 1 3 4 7 6 10 11 2 5 9 8
20/3/1926 H Crystal Palace L 0-1 1 - 3 Burgess 8,389 22 1 3 5 7 6 10 11 2 4 8 9
27/3/1926 A Millwall L 0-0 0 - 3 12,862 22 1 3 5 7 6 10 11 2 4 8 9
2/4/1926 H Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic D 1-0 2 - 2 Whitehead, Paterson 7,065 22 1 3 4 6 11 2 9 5 10 8 7
3/4/1926 H Norwich City L 0-0 0 - 1 6,006 22 1 3 4 6 11 2 9 5 10 8 7
5/4/1926 A Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic L 0-1 1 - 4 Rowe 5,576 22 1 3 4 6 2 10 9 5 8 7 11
10/4/1926 A Southend United L 0-1 1 - 2 Middleton 6,398 22 1 3 6 8 2 4 7 9 5 10 11
17/4/1926 H Plymouth Argyle L 0-2 0 - 4 9,338 22 1 3 6 8 2 4 7 9 5 10 11
24/4/1926 A Aberdare Athletic L 0-1 0 - 1 3,526 22 4 6 8 2 7 3 9 5 10 11 1
1/5/1926 H Northampton Town W 0-1 3 - 2 Birch 2, Middleton 4,586 22 3 4 5 6 8 2 7 11 9 10 1

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F A Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hebden Pierce John Brown, C. Burgess Hirst Birch Pigg Ford Thompson Symes Whitehead
FACup 1 28/11/25 A Northfleet U (Kent League Div 1) D 1-1 2-2 Birch 2 5,165 1 2 4 10 5 7 6 11 8 3 9
FAC 1 R 3/12/25 H Northfleet U (Kent League Div 1) W 2-0 2-0 Burgess, Thompson 6,000 1 2 4 10 5 7 6 11 8 3 9
FACup 2 12/12/25 H Charlton (Division 3 South) D 1-0 1-1 Hirst 11,000 1 2 4 10 5 7 6 11 8 3 9
FACup 2 Rep 17/12/25 A Charlton (Division 3 South) L 0-0 0-1 7,246 1 2 4 7 10 5 8 6 11 3 9

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hebden Pierce Hirst Pigg Brown, C. Burgess Symes John Thompson Whitehead Ford
Nov 16th 1925 A Tottenham L 0-0 0-1 0-0 1,396 1 2 5 6 7 10 3 4 8 9 11

London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Hebden Pierce Plunkett Hirst Richmond Pigg Brown, C. Middleton Burgess Birch Spottiswood
LCC 1 Sep 14 1925 A Clapton Orient L 0-1 1-2 Harrold (og) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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 Joey Cunningham
GK George Hebden 36 4 40
GK Bill Field 4 4
DF Bill Pierce 35 4 39
DF Sid Sweetman 16 16
DF John Young
DF George Harris 14 14
DF Cecil Gough
DF Jack Middleton 26 5 26 5
DF Ernie Symes 18 4 22
DF Adam Plunkett 15 15
DF Reg John 26 4 30
DF John Thompson 13 3 1 16 1
DF Charlie Campbell 4 1 4 1
DF Steve Munden 1 1
DF Andy Kerr 2 2
MF Joe Spottiswood 22 2 22 2
MF Billy Barr 2 2
MF Hugh Richmond 10 10
MF George Charlesworth
MF Jock Collier
MF Fred Hawley
MF Tommy Cable 13 2 13 2
MF Harry Salt
MF Bill Pigg 19 4 23
MF Harry Hirst 26 4 1 30 1
MF Charlie Brown 27 2 1 28 2
MF John Hamilton
MF Bill Young 7 2 7 2
MF Joe Edwards 3 3
FW George Goddard
FW Jimmy Lofthouse
FW Jock Paterson 19 3 19 3
FW Percy Varco
FW Dick Burgess 32 8 4 1 36 9
FW Joe Wilcox
FW Sid Smith 2 2
FW Jimmy Birch 15 3 4 2 19 5
FW Harry Johnson 9 2 9 2
FW Ewart Ford 18 1 4 22 1
FW Alf Rowe 4 1 4 1
FW Bill Whitehead 24 5 4 28 5

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Adam Plunkett Bury July 1, 1925
Joe Edwards Aug 27, 1925
Alf Rowe Plymouth Aug 27, 1925
Leslie Hunt Stonebridge Aug 28, 1925
David Birnie Acton Aug 28, 1925
Ted Miller Clapton Sep 10, 1925
Billy Barr London Caledonians Sep 10, 1925
Thomas Pierce Ashington Y.M.C.A. Sep 14, 1925
Herbert Etheridge Sep 19, 1925
Bill Whitehead Swansea Town Oct 15, 1925
Sid Smith Guildford U Oct 24, 1925
Harry Higginbotham Reading Oct 25, 1925
Tommy Cable Leyton Nov 13, 1925
Edward Surridge Chalfont St.Giles Dec 2, 1925
Jock Paterson Mid-Rhondda U Jan 11, 1926 £750
Albert Chick Feb 19, 1926
Steve Munden Clapton Feb 24, 1926
Andy Kerr Reading Mar 16, 1926
Fred Hawley Brighton May 10, 1926
Harry Salt Peterborough & Fletton U May 10, 1926
Joe Wilcox Bristol R May 10, 1926 Free
Jack Young West Ham May 10, 1926
Jimmy Lofthouse Bristol R May 21, 1926 Free
George Charlesworth Bristol R May 26, 1926
George Goddard Redhill May 26, 1926
John Hamilton Blackpool June 11, 1926
Percy Varco Aston Villa June 12, 1926 £800
Joey Cunningham Newport June 14, 1926
Cecil Gough Clapton Orient June 14, 1926
Jock Collier Hull June 29, 1926 Free

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Ben Marsden Port Vale May 14, 1920 July 25 Reading
John Lillie Liverpool June 2, 1924 July 25 Clapton Orient
Jimmy Moore Halifax May 25, 1924 July 25 Crewe
Harrison Fenwick Shildon May 12, 1924 Aug 25 Shildon
Bill Ogley Newport July 18, 1924 Aug 25 Castleford Town
Harry Brown Shildon May 12, 1924 Aug 25 Shildon
Robert Bolam South Shields May 30, 1924 Sep 25 Lewin's Temperance
Harry Higginbotham Reading Oct 25, 1925 Dec 25 Pontypridd
Thomas Pierce Ashington Y.M.C.A. Sep 14, 1925 Mar 26 Ashington Y.M.C.A.
Herbert Etheridge Sep 19, 1925 Mar 26 Horsham
Steve Munden Clapton Feb 24, 1926 Mar 26 Clapton
Sid Smith Guildford U Oct 24, 1925 May 26 Guildford U
George Harris Notts County May 16, 1924 Free May 26 Fulham
John Thompson Yeovil & Petters U May 20, 1924 May 26 Grays Thurrock U Free
Charlie Campbell Pembroke Dock May 6, 1925 May 26 Reading
Joe Spottiswood Swansea Town June 14, 1925 £400 May 26 Retired
Joe Edwards Aug 27, 1925 May 26 Grays Thurrock U
Alf Rowe Plymouth Aug 27, 1925 May 26
Andy Kerr Reading Mar 16, 1926 May 26
Jim Kipping Wycombe Wanderers May 8, 1925 June 26 Wycombe Wanderers Free
Harry Hirst Preston May 4, 1925 Free June 26 Charlton
Bill Whitehead Swansea Town Oct 15, 1925 June 26 Preston £350
Bill Field Oxford City Nov 22, 1922 cs 26 Hinckley U
Billy Barr London Caledonians Sep 10, 1925 cs 26 London Caledonians
Victor Avey Nov 19, 1924 cs 26 Metropolitan Police

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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