English football club season
Queens Park Rangers 1913–14 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1913–14 seasonChairman J. H. Fielding Manager James Cowan resigned in November; Jimmy Howie appointed November 19th, 1913 Stadium New Park Royal Southern League Division One 8th FA Cup 4th Round London Challenge Cup 1st Round Top goalscorer League: Jimmy Birch 15 All: Jimmy Birch 19 Highest home attendance 18,500 (Apr 10 1914) Vs Bristol Rovers Lowest home attendance 3,000 (Feb 7 1914) Vs Southend Biggest win 3-0 (Nov 22 1913) Vs Crystal Palace, (Dec 6 1913) Vs Coventry, (Apr 23 1914) Vs Brighton Biggest defeat 1-4 (Jan 24 1914) Vs West Ham
The1913-14 Queens Park Rangers season wasthe club's 26th season of existence and their 15th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time.
In the 1913–14 season Qpr continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished 8th. Rangers reached the last 8 in the FA Cup losing to First division and eventual FA Cup Finalist Liverpool .They were the last non-league team to reach the quarter-finals untilLincoln City in2017 .
Southern League Division One [ edit ] QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Southern League Division One [ edit ] Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Strugnell Ives Gaul Wake Gregory Jefferies Higgins Fortune Thompson, A. Baldock Pennifer Weblin Broster Blake Wilde Matthews Sep 1 1913 A Swindon L 0-1 0-3 7,000 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sep 6 1913 A Gillingham L 0-1 0-1 6,000 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sep 13 1913 H Merthyr Town L 0-1 0-1 10,000 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 9 Sep 20 1913 A Northampton D 1-2 2-2 Birch, Gaul 5,000 18 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 6 10 Sep 27 1913 H West Ham D 1-1 2-2 Miller, Birch 14,000 18 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 1 Oct 4 1913 A Southend W 1-1 2-1 Gregory 2 6,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 8 6 10 2 Oct 11 1913 H Plymouth D 0-0 0-0 7,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 Oct 18 1913 A Brighton L 0-0 0-1 6,000 18 1 3 4 5 8 9 11 6 10 2 7 Oct 25 1913 H Southampton W 1-0 3-1 Gregory, Miller 2 11,000 18 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2 Nov 1 1913 A Portsmouth D 0-0 1-1 Pullen 12,000 17 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2 Nov 8 1913 H Reading W 0-0 1-0 Miller 10,000 16 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2 Nov 15 1913 A Millwall L 0-2 0-2 10,000 17 1 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 6 10 2 Nov 22 1913 H Crystal P W 2-0 3-0 Miller 2, Birch 10,000 14 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2 Nov 29 1913 A Exeter D 0-0 0-0 6,300 12 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 10 2 Dec 6 1913 H Coventry W 0-0 3-0 Birch 2, Baldock 8,000 10 1 3 4 5 7 9 11 6 10 2 8 Dec 13 1913 A Cardiff L 0-1 0-3 12,000 11 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 6 2 10 9 Dec 20 1913 H Watford W 0-1 3-2 Birch 2, Mitchell (pen) 6,000 8 1 3 5 4 7 9 11 6 10 2 8 Dec 25 1913 H Norwich D 1-0 1-1 Birch 15,000 9 1 3 4 5 7 8 11 9 6 10 2 Dec 26 1913 A Norwich W 2-1 3-2 Miller 3 13,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 2 Dec 27 1913 H Gillingham D 0-0 0-0 8,000 7 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 Jan 3 1914 A Merthyr Town W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Gregory 7,000 6 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 Jan 17 1914 H Northampton D 0-0 0-0 10,000 8 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 11 Jan 24 1914 A West Ham L 0-2 1-4 Miller 11,000 9 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 9 6 10 11 Feb 7 1914 H Southend D 0-0 0-0 3,000 10 1 4 5 7 8 10 6 2 11 9 3 Feb 14 1914 A Plymouth L 0-2 0-2 5,000 12 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 6 10 11 9 Feb 28 1914 A Southampton W 0-0 2-0 Birch, Gregory 8,000 10 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11 Mar 12 1914 H Swindon W 2-0 4-2 Miller, Birch, Skiller (og), Mitchell (pen) 8,000 9 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 Mar 21 1914 H Millwall W 1-0 1-0 Gregory 12,000 9 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 Mar 26 1914 H Portsmouth W 0-0 1-0 Gregory 6,000 7 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 11 10 4 9 Mar 28 1914 A Crystal P L 0-2 1-2 Whyman 7,000 8 1 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 4 Apr 4 1914 H Exeter L 2-0 2-3 Birch, Miller 5,000 8 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 Apr 10 1914 H Bristol R W 0-0 1-0 Birch 18,500 8 1 3 2 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 5 Apr 11 1914 A Coventry W 0-0 1-0 Birch 8,500 8 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 Apr 13 1914 A Bristol R L 1-1 1-2 Thompson 12,000 9 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 10 11 6 9 Apr 18 1914 H Cardiff L 0-0 0-2 8,000 9 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 10 11 6 Apr 23 1914 H Brighton W 2-0 3-0 Birch, Miller 2 7,000 8 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 11 6 10 1 Apr 25 1914 A Watford L 0-1 0-2 4,000 9 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 9 11 6 10 Apr 29 1914 A Reading W 1-0 1-0 Thompson 5,000 8 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 10 2 1
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London Challenge Cup [ edit ] Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Ives Jefferies Wake Thompson, A. Fortune LCC 1 Sep 22 1913 A Woolwich Arsenal D 1-1 1-1 Gregory 6,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LCC Rep Sep 29 1913 H Woolwich Arsenal L 2-2 2-3 Mitchell (pen), Miller 3,000 2 3 5 4 9 8 11 1 6 7 10
Southern Professional Charity Cup [ edit ] Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Miller Gregory Ives Jefferies Thompson, A. Higgins Strugnell Broster Wilde Butler Baldock Pennifer SCC 1 Nov 3rd 1913 A Brentford W 2-1 2-1 Miller, Gregory 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 2 8 SCC 2 Feb 19th 1914 A Norwich L 0-2 0-3 2,035 2 3 11 1 7 10 4 5 6 8 9
London Professional Charity Fund [ edit ] Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Fortune Higgins Oct 6th 1913 H Fulham L 0-0 1-2* Gregory 2,000 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2
Ealing Hospital Cup (Final)[ edit ] Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Wingrove Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Gregory Ives April 27, 1914 H Brentford W 1-1 2-1 Birch, Miller 500 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Nicholls Pullen Ovens Mitchell Whyman Thompson, B. Birch Miller Wake Gregory Higgins Fortune Fifth round qualifying 13 December 1913 Bye First Round 10 January 1914 H Bristol City (Second Division) D 1-1 2-2 Miller, Birch 18,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 First Round Replay 14 January 1914 A Bristol City (Second Division) W 0-0 2-0 Birch, Gregory 13,781 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 Second Round 31 January 1914 A Swansea Town (Southern League Division Two)W 1-1 2-1 Birch 2 15,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 Third Round 21 February 1914 A Birmingham (Second Division)W 1-1 2-1 Gregory, Miller 33,000 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 10 2 11 Fourth Round 7 March 1914 A Liverpool (First Division)L 0-2 1-2 Mitchell (pen) 36,500 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 9 6 10 11
Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals GK F.W Matthews 2 GK Harry Jefferies 1 GK Bob McLeod GK Alfred Nicholls 35 5 DF Billy Draper DF Joe Wingrove 11 DF Harry Pullen 37 1 5 DF Joseph Wilde 1 DF Dan Higgins 17 4 DF Gilbert Ovens 32 5 DF Francis Weblin 3 MF John Pennifer 3 MF Jack Gregory 31 7 5 2 MF Archie Mitchell 32 2 5 1 MF John Baldock 3 1 MF Jack Broster 4 MF Alf Whyman 27 1 1 MF Bill Wake 28 5 MF Edward McKinney MF Andy Thompson 1 FW David Donald FW Jimmy Birch 30 15 5 4 FW Billy Thompson 37 2 5 FW Ben Ives 30 FW Freddie Blake 2 FW John Miller 28 14 5 2 FW Herbert Strugnell 11 FW William Gaul 4 1 FW Jimmy Fortune 8 5
Name from Date Fee Billy Draper cs1913 Read, Albert * Uxbridge cs1913 Saunders, John cs1913 Cater, William Kilburn cs1913 Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913 Matthews, F W * Hampstead Town cs1913 John Pennifer Hampstead Town July1913 Butler, Albert (Ben) Hartlepools U Sep 1,1913 Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913 John Baldock Luton Vandale Nov1913 Freddie Blake Ilford Jan1914 Brightwell, W Mar1914 Lilliott, Frank Mar1914 Poplett, John * Shepherd's Bush May1914 Browning, Bob Brentford May1914 Bob McLeod Newport May 4, 1914 David Donald Watford May 16, 1914 Edward McKinney Broom Athletic May 16, 1914 Amstad, Jonas June1914 Bowler, George Tottenham cs1914 Downing, Alfred cs1914 Nitschke, William * Kilburn cs1914
Name from Date Fee Date To Fee Bruton, A C * Kilburn Mar1913 cs 13 Scotchbrook, Ernest * Feb1913 cs 13 Summerstown Barron, Harrie * Shelbourne Mar1913 cs 13 Lincoln, A J * Mar1913 cs 13 Willcox, Frederick * Mar1913 cs 13 Day, Richard Haslingden Mar 7,1913 Aug 13 Haslingden Jackman, Vincent * Mar1911 Sep 13 Croydon Common Sangster, James Southall May 1, 1912 Sep 13 Abertillery Free William Gaul Shepherd's Bush July1911 Mar 14 London Caledonians Lockwood, James * Ipswich Town cs1913 Apr 14 Ipswich Town Herbert Strugnell Aston Villa May 22, 1913 May 14 Hartlepools U £125 Jimmy Fortune Barrow May 6, 1913 May 14 Bristol R £100 Andy Thompson Gateshead June 3, 1913 May 14 Stephenson, James Luton Sep 6,1913 cs 14 Bedlington United Harry Jefferies Aberdare June 30, 1913 cs 14 Saunders, John cs1913 cs 14 Cater, William Kilburn cs1913 cs 14 Lilliott, Frank Mar1914 cs 14 Wilson, Thomas * Clapton July 18, 1910 cs 14 Ingham, James Haslingden June 16, 1913 cs 14 Brightwell, W Mar1914 cs 14 Thornton, Harry * Shepherd's Bush July1911 cs 14
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