1928–29 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1928-29 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 38th season of existence and their 9th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 6th in the league, and were eliminated in the first round of the 1928–29 FA Cup. QPR lead the league until matchday 40, before a run of poor results left them further down the table. Former Chairman J H Fielding passed in early August 1928

Queens Park Rangers
1928–29 season
ChairmanCharles W Fielding
ManagerBob Hewison
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division South6th
FA Cup1st Round
London Challenge Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: George Goddard 37
All: George Goddard 38
Highest home attendance21,916 (20/4/1929) Vs Northampton Town
Lowest home attendance8,201 (15/12/1928) Vs Coventry City
Average home league attendance13,487
Biggest win8-0 Vs Merthyr Town (9/3/1929)
Biggest defeat0-5 Vs Fulham (26/1/1929)

League standings

Main article: 1928–29 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 12 10 83 51 1.627 52
5 Fulham 42 21 10 11 101 71 1.423 52
6 Queens Park Rangers 42 19 14 9 82 61 1.344 52
7 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 89 73 1.219 49
8 Watford 42 19 10 13 79 74 1.068 48
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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 Cunningham Sweetman Young, J. McNab Cockburn Neil Coward Burns Goddard Whatmore Price Thompson Rounce Johnson Smith Foster Pierce Armstrong Woodward Rogers Kellard Eggleton Vallance Nixon
25/8/1928 A Torquay United W 1-1 4 - 3 Goddard 3, Burns 7,357 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
30/8/1928 H Newport County D 0-0 0 - 0 9,920 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1/9/1928 H Gillingham W 0-0 1 - 0 Coward 12,969 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10
6/9/1928 A Newport County D 0-0 0 - 0 5,293 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 6 8 10 11
8/9/1928 A Plymouth Argyle W 2-0 2 - 1 Goddard 2 10,303 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 11
15/9/1928 H Fulham W 1-1 2 - 1 Young (pen), Goddard 21,805 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 11
22/9/1928 A Brentford D 0-0 1 - 1 Smith 20,783 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 11
29/9/1928 A Bristol Rovers D 1-0 1 - 1 Goddard 8,928 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
6/10/1928 H Watford W 3-0 3 - 2 Goddard, McNab, Coward 18,263 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
13/10/1928 A Walsall L 1-2 1 - 3 Rounce 7,441 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
20/10/1928 H Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic D 0-0 0 - 0 11,815 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8
27/10/1928 A Merthyr Town W 2-0 2 - 1 Rounce (pen), Goddard 2,446 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 11
3/11/1928 H Southend United W 1-1 3 - 1 Burns, Rounce, Goddard 12,701 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
10/11/1928 A Exeter City D 1-1 1 - 1 Burns 4,483 3 1 2 5 7 8 9 6 10 11 3 4
17/11/1928 H Brighton & Hove Albion W 2-0 3 - 2 Goddard, Young (pen), Rounce 11,065 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1
1/12/1928 H Charlton Athletic D 1-1 2 - 2 Goddard 2 10,491 3 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 11 1
8/12/1928 A Northampton Town L 0-3 2 - 4 Goddard 2 10,124 4 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11
15/12/1928 H Coventry City W 0-0 3 - 1 Rogers 2, Goddard 8,201 2 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 6 11 10
22/12/1928 A Luton Town L 1-2 2 - 3 Goddard 2 9,112 5 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 6 11 10
25/12/1928 H Swindon Town W 4 - 2 Rogers, Burns, Goddard, Kellard 14,962 3 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 6 11 10 7
26/12/1928 A Swindon Town L 1-0 1 - 2 Dickenson (og) 9,392 5 1 2 3 4 8 9 6 11 10 7 5
29/12/1928 H Torquay United W 2-0 5 - 1 Goddard 3, Burns, Coward 11,471 3 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 6 11 10 5
5/1/1929 A Gillingham D 0-0 0 - 0 4,493 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 11 10
19/1/1929 H Plymouth Argyle W 0-0 2 - 0 Burns, McNab 17,913 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 11 10
26/1/1929 A Fulham L 0-2 0 - 5 26,743 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 11 10
2/2/1929 H Brentford D 2-1 2 - 2 Coward, Herod (og) 10,590 3 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10
9/2/1929 H Bristol Rovers L 0-2 0 - 3 10,736 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 11 6 8 10
16/2/1929 A Watford L 0-2 1 - 4 Rogers 7,185 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 10 5 8
23/2/1929 H Walsall D 1-2 2 - 2 Goddard, Young (pen) 8,762 5 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 6 11 7 5
2/3/1929 A Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic W 2-1 3 - 2 Hayward (og), Rounce, Goddard 5,045 5 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
9/3/1929 H Merthyr Town W 4-0 8 - 0 Goddard 4, Rounce, Burns 3 11,611 5 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 10 3 5
16/3/1929 A Southend United W 0-0 3 - 0 Burns 2, Goddard 6,259 4 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 10 3 5
23/3/1929 H Exeter City W 1-0 1 - 0 Goddard 12,294 3 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 10 3 5
29/3/1929 A Crystal Palace W 3-1 4 - 1 Goddard 3, Coward 33,160 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
30/3/1929 A Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-1 1 - 2 Pierce 9,413 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
1/4/1929 H Crystal Palace D 1-1 1 - 1 Goddard 19,341 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
6/4/1929 H Norwich City W 0-0 3 - 0 Coward 2, Rounce 12,961 2 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 11 10 8 3
13/4/1929 A Charlton Athletic D 1-2 2 - 2 Rounce, Coward 17,258 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 1
20/4/1929 H Northampton Town W 1-1 4 - 1 Rounce, Goddard, Burns, Whatmore 21,916 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
22/4/1929 A Norwich City L 0-3 1 - 3 Goddard 7,670 2 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3 1
27/4/1929 A Coventry City D 0-0 0 - 0 11,698 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3
4/5/1929 H Luton Town D 0-1 1 - 1 Goddard 13,449 6 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 3

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F A Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Sweetman Young, J. McNab Cockburn Neil Coward Burns Goddard Rounce Smith Woodward
FA Cup 1 24/11/1928 A Guildford City (Southern League) L 0-1 2 - 4 Goddard, Burns 8,000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1

London Professional Charity Fund

Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Cunningham Pierce Cockburn Coward Rounce Smith Sweetman Thompson Goddard Armstrong Johnson
November 12, 1928 H Brentford L 0-1 0-1 2,000 1 3 5 7 8 11 2 6 9 4 10

London Challenge Cup

Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Cunningham Pierce Young, J. McNab Cockburn Neil Coward Rounce Vallance Whatmore Smith Sweetman Thompson Burns Goddard
LCC 1 Oct 15th 1928 H Arsenal W 3-0 5-1 Rounce, Coward, Vallance 3 2,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
LCC 2 Oct 29th 1928 H Tottenham D 1-0 1-1 Rounce 1 3 4 5 7 10 11 2 6 8 9
LCC Re November 5, 1928 A Tottenham L 1-1 1-3 Rounce 3,371 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 2 8 9

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 38 38
GK Joe Woodward 4 1 5
DF Jimmy Armstrong 1 1
DF Tom Nixon 5 5
DF George Wiles
DF Bernie Harris
DF Bill Pierce 12 1 12 1
DF Bill Cockburn 35 1 36
DF Sid Sweetman 42 1 43
DF John Young 28 3 1 29 3
MF Billy Coward 39 8 1 40 8
MF Harry Wiles
MF Bert Rogers 11 4 11 4
MF Jack Yates
MF Andy Neil 29 1 30
MF Jock McNab 32 2 1 33 2
MF Cyril Foster 3 3
MF Charles Evans
MF Jimmy Eggleton 4 4
MF Ollie Thompson 18 18
FW George Goddard 42 37 1 1 43 38
FW George Rounce 28 9 1 29 9
FW Ernie Whatmore 21 1 21 1
FW Jackie Burns 37 12 1 1 38 13
FW Harold Moffat
FW Steve Smith 24 1 1 25 1
FW Bert Young
FW Thomas Kellard 4 1 4 1
FW Jack Johnson 1 1
FW Hugh Vallance 1 1
FW Lew Price 3 3

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Dempsey, Bill Brentford July1928
Hart, Harry Folkestone July 14, 1928
Bill Cockburn Liverpool Aug 4, 1928
Victor Potter Ilford Sep 4, 1928
George Collins Leyton Sep 6 1928
Charles Evans Leagrave & District Oct 10, 1928
Dudley Lewis Bath City Oct 15, 1928
Bert Rogers Southall Nov 2, 1928
Liddle, Fred Crawcrook Albion Dec 7, 1928
Fred Nickless Maidenhead United Jan 16, 1929
James Snow Maidenhead United Jan 16, 1929
Bert Stephenson Walthamstow Avenue Mar 14, 1929
George Wiles Sittingbourne Apr 30, 1929
Joe Groome Watford May 4, 1929 Free
Jack Yates Aston Villa May 7, 1929
Harold Moffat Walsall May 7, 1929
Harry Wiles Sittingbourne May 9, 1929
Tommy Gretton Wolverhampton May 23, 1929
Bernie Harris Luton June 22, 1929
Thomas Pickett Kentish Town June 28, 1929
Bert Young Newport June 28, 1929
Joey Cunningham Newport County June 28, 1929
Albert Anglish Southall June 28, 1929

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Brown, Thomas Nov 4, 1927 cs 28
Drew, Bill * Barnet Aug 11, 1926 cs 28 Tufnell Park
Paterson, John (Jock) Mid-Rhondda U Jan 11, 1926 £750 July 28 Mansfield
Collier, Jock Hull June 29, 1926 Free July 28 York (player-manager)
Swan, John (Jack) Watford Feb 9, 1927 £300 July 28 Thames Free
Duthie, John Fraserburgh Sep 12, 1927 Free Aug 28 York
Lofthouse, Jimmy Bristol R May 21, 1926 Free Aug 28 Aldershot
Roberts, Joe Watford May 18, 1927 Free Aug 28 York
Stephenson, Jimmy Watford July 12, 1927 Free Aug 28 Boston Town Free
Beats, Eddie Aston Villa July 29, 1927 Aug 28 Guildford City
James Snow Maidenhead United Jan 16, 1929 29 Maidenhead U
Mike Gilhooley Bradford C May 26, 1927 Feb 29 Troon Athletic Free
Harold Ellis Swanley Feb 4, 1928 Feb 29 Free
Arrowsmith, John Bilston U Mar 27, 1928 Feb 29 Stafford Rangers Free
Lew Price Notts County May 21, 1928 Free Feb 29 Grantham Town Free
Hugh Vallance Aston Villa May 14, 1928 May 29 Brighton
Hart, Harry Folkestone July 14, 1928 May 29 Retired
Jack Johnson Swindon May 26, 1927 May 29 Retired
Sid Sweetman Hampstead Town Dec 8, 1924 May 29 Millwall £5,000
Steve Smith Clapton Orient May 10, 1928 June 29 Mansfield
Ollie Thompson Chesterfield May 10, 1928 June 29 York
Joe Woodward Clapton Orient Feb 24, 1928 June 29 Merthyr Town
Bill Dempsey Brentford July1928 June 29 Tunbridge Wells
Fred Liddle Crawcrook Albion Dec 7, 1928 June 29 Huddersfield

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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