1972–73 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1972–73 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerGordon Jago
Football League Second Division2nd
FA CupFifth round
Football League CupSecond round
London Challenge CupQuarter-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Don Givens (23)
All: Don Givens (26)
Highest home attendance22,518 Vs Burnley (27 January 1973)
Lowest home attendance9,790 Vs Oxford United (2 December 1972)
Average home league attendance14, 714
Biggest win5–0 Vs Portsmouth (31 March 1973), Swindon Town (17 February 1973)
Biggest defeat1–4 Vs Hull City (26 September 1972)

The 1972–73 season was Queens Park Rangers F.C.'s 54th season[1] of football in the Football League First Division.

League performance

QPR finished the season in 2nd place in the Football League First Division, and achieved promotion to the first division [2]

FA Cup

QPR were eliminated from the FA Cup in the Fifth Round, losing 4-2 away to Derby County.

Crest

QPR replaced their Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith’s arms badge that had been the clubs badge since 1953 with a blue and white hooped shield with the outline of a ball, depicting QPR in plain letters.

Results

Second Division

Main article: 1972–73 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burnley (C, P) 42 24 14 4 72 35 2.057 62 Promotion to the First Division
2 Queens Park Rangers (P) 42 24 13 5 81 37 2.189 61
3 Aston Villa 42 18 14 10 51 47 1.085 50
4 Middlesbrough 42 17 13 12 46 43 1.070 47
5 Bristol City 42 17 12 13 63 51 1.235 46 Qualification for the Watney Cup
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Half time score Full Time Score

F – A

Scorers Attendance Position Parkes Clement Watson Venables Evans Hazell Busby Francis O'Rourke Leach Givens McCulloch Salvage Bowles Gillard Ferguson Thomas Mancini Morgan Delve Beck Hunt Spratley
12 August 1972 Swindon Town A 1-1 2–2 Busby, Leach 14,170 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
19 August 1972 Sheffield Wednesday H 3-0 4–2 Francis, O'Rourke, Givens, Leach 12,977 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
26 August 1972 Preston North End A 0-1 1–1 O'Rourke 9,242 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2 September 1972 Middlesbrough H 2-0 2–2 Givens, O'Rourke 10,601 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
9 September 1972 Burnley A 1-1 1–1 Busby 10,798 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 12
16 September 1972 Nottingham Forest H 2-0 3–0 Givens, Bowles, McCulloch 12,528 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 9 12 10
19 September 1972 Bristol City H 0-1 1–1 Francis 11,586 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 9 10
23 September 1972 Orient A 2-2 2–2 Leach, Bowles 9,492 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 9 10
26 September 1972 Hull City A 1-1 1–4 Givens 8,289 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 9 10
30 September 1972 Cardiff City H 1-0 3–0 Givens 2, Bowles 11,182 6 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 3 12
7 October 1972 Carlisle United H 0-0 4–0 Francis, Leach, Evans, Busby 11,755 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
14 October 1972 Aston Villa A 0-0 1–0 Francis 34,045 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10
17 October 1972 Fulham A 2-0 2–0 Bowles, Givens 20,614 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 10
21 October 1972 Sunderland H 1-1 3–2 Givens, Bowles 2 17,356 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 7
28 October 1972 Blackpool A 0-1 0–2 14,160 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 7
4 November 1972 Hull City H 1-0 1–1 Bowles 13,619 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 7
11 November 1972 Bristol City A 2-1 2–1 Givens 2 12,570 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 7
18 November 1972 Millwall H 1-3 1–3 Bowles 15,857 2 1 2 4 5 6 8 12 9 11 10 3 7
25 November 1972 Portsmouth A 0-0 1–0 Givens 8,460 2 1 2 4 6 8 9 12 11 10 3 5 7
2 December 1972 Oxford United H 0-0 0–0 9,790 2 1 2 6 8 9 11 10 3 4 5 7
9 December 1972 Luton Town A 2-1 2–2 Givens, Clement 13,670 2 1 2 4 6 8 11 10 3 7 5 9
23 December 1972 Brighton And Hove Albion A 2-0 2–1 Givens 2 13,735 2 1 2 4 6 8 9 11 10 3 7 5
26 December 1972 Orient H 2-0 3–1 Leach, Givens, Francis 15,062 2 1 2 4 6 8 9 11 10 3 7 5 12
30 December 1972 Sheffield Wednesday A 1-1 1–3 Leach 20,185 2 1 2 4 6 8 9 11 10 3 7 5 12
6 January 1973 Preston North End H 1-0 3–0 Givens 2, Francis 10,519 2 1 3 2 8 4 11 12 10 7 9 5 6
20 January 1973 Middlesbrough A 0-0 0–0 8,398 2 1 3 2 7 6 8 4 11 10 9 5 12
27 January 1973 Burnley H 2-0 2–0 Givens, leach 22,518 2 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 7 5 4 1
6 February 1973 Huddersfield Town H 2-0 3–1 Givens 2, Thomas 13,539 2 1 2 3 8 9 11 10 7 5 4 6
10 February 1973 Nottingham Forest A 0-0 0–0 11,617 2 1 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 7 5 4
17 February 1973 Swindon Town H 2-0 5–0 Givens, Francis, Bowles 3 13,472 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
3 March 1973 Carlisle United A 0-0 3–1 Thomas, Bowles, Clement 8,729 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
6 March 1973 Huddersfield Town A 2-2 2–2 Francis, Leach 8,627 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 7 5 10
10 March 1973 Aston Villa H 0-0 1–0 Leach 21,578 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 7 5 10
24 March 1973 Blackpool H 0-0 4–0 Thomas, Bowles, Francis,Hatton OG 15,714 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
31 March 1973 Portsmouth H 1-0 5–0 Thomas, Leach, Venables, Lewis OG 14,086 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
7 April 1973 Oxford United A 0-1 0–2 12,144 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
14 April 1973 Luton Town H 2-0 2–0 Mancini, Givens 16,471 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5 12
18 April 1973 Cardiff City A 0-0 0–0 11,958 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
21 April 1973 Millwall A 0-0 1–0 Bowles 16,136 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
24 April 1973 Brighton and Hove Albion H 1-0 2–0 Bowles, Francis 16,625 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
28 April 1973 Fulham H 1-0 2–0 Bowles, Clement 22,187 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5
9 May 1973 Sunderland A 0-0 3–0 Bowles 2, Thomas 43,265 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5

London Challenge Cup

Date[3] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
25 September 1972 First Round Crystal Palace A 1–0
4 October 1972 Quarter-Final Tottenham A 0–2

Football League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Half time score Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance Parkes Clement Watson Venables Evans Hazell Busby Francis O'Rourke Leach Givens McCulloch
6 September 1972 Second Round West Bromwich Albion (First Division) A 1-1 1–2 Givens 8,282 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Half time score Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance Parkes Clement Watson Venables Hazell Busby Francis Leach Givens Salvage Bowles Ferguson Thomas Mancini Delve Hunt Spratley
13 January 1973 Third Round Barnet (Southern Football League Premier Division) H 0-0 0–0 13,627 1 3 2 4 11 8 10 7 9 5 6
16 January 1973 Third Round Replay Barnet (Southern Football League Premier Division) A 0-0 3–0 Leach, Bowles, Mancini 10.919 1 3 2 4 8 6 11 10 7 9 5
24 January 1973 Fourth Round Oxford United (Second Division) A 2-0 2–0 Givens, Clement 16,057 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 7 5 4 12 1
24 February 1973 Fifth Round Derby County (First Division) A 0-4 2–4 Leach, Givens 38,100 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 7 5

Squad

Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals League.Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK Phil Parkes 41 4 45
GK Alan Spratley 1 1 2
DF Dave Clement 40 3 5 1 45 4
DF Tony Hazell 41 5 46
DF Ian Gillard 8 8
DF Ron Hunt 2(1) 1 4
DF Terry Mancini 24 2 4 1 28 3
DF Ian Evans 18 1 1 19 1
DF John Delve 6(3) 1 10
MF John Beck (1) 1
MF Martyn Busby 13 3 1 14 3
MF Mike Ferguson 1(1) 2 4
MF Gerry Francis 42 9 4 46 9
MF Mick Leach 35(1) 10 5 2 41 12
MF Ian Watson 35 4 39
FW Terry Venables 37 1 2 39 1
FW Stan Bowles 35 17 4 1 33 18
FW Andy McCulloch 5(2) 1 7 1
FW John O'Rourke 7(1) 3 1 9 3
FW Don Givens 41 23 5 2 1 46 26
FW Dave Thomas 28 6 4 32 6
FW Barry Salvage (3) 1 4
FW Ian Morgan 2 2

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Andrew McCulloch Walton & Hersham October 1970 October 1972 Cardiff City £45,000
Michael McGovern Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1968 November 1972 Watford Loan
Barry Salvage Millwall Feb 18,1971 Free February 1973 Brentford
Michael McGovern Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1968 Feb 73 Swindon £10,000
Ron Hunt Queens Park Rangers Juniors March 1963 Mar 73 Retired (Injury)
John McCormick Crystal P Mar 10,1973 Loan May 73 Crystal P Loan
Paul Everest July 12,1971 June 73 Free

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Don Givens Luton July 20,1972 £38,000
Stan Bowles Carlisle United Sep 15,1972 £112,000
Dave Thomas Burnley Oct 20,1972 £165,000
Gary Williams Nov1972
John McCormick Crystal P Mar 10,1973 Loan
Mike French May1973
Frank McLintock Arsenal June 4,1973 £25,000

References

  1. ^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1873626401. ^
  2. ^ "1972–1973 England Football League First Division Table". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

[1]

  1. ^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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