1961–62 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1961-62 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerAlec Stock
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division4th
FA CupThird Round
Football League CupSecond Round
London Challenge CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Bedford 34
All: Brian Bedford 39
Highest home attendance18,003 Vs Crystal Palace 20 January 1962
Lowest home attendance7,087 Vs Port Vale 11 November 1961
Average home league attendance10,986
Biggest win6-0 Vs Torquay (30 December 1961)
Biggest defeat3-6 Vs Reading (21 August 1961)

Season summary

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During the 1961-62 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in Fourth place.[1]


League standings

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Main article: 1961-62 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Grimsby Town 46 28 6 12 80 56 1.429 62 Promoted
3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 21 17 8 69 45 1.533 59
4 Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 111 73 1.521 59
5 Peterborough United 46 26 6 14 107 82 1.305 58
6 Bristol City 46 23 8 15 94 72 1.306 54
Source: [citation needed]

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Results

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division

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Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance Position
19 August 1961 Brentford H 3-0 Towers, Bedford, Evans 16,796 2
21 August 1961 Reading H 3-6 Angell, Lazarus 2 12,847 12
26 August 1961 Barnsley A 4-2 Bedford, Angell (pen), Towers, Evans 7,668 9
30 August 1961 Reading A 2-0 Towers 2 20,003 5
2 September 1961 Portsmouth H 0-1 13,010 8
4 September 1961 Swindon H 6-1 Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Francis 2 10,255 1
9 September 1961 Crystal Palace A 2-2 Lazarus 2 27,179 4
16 September 1961 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. H 1-1 Lazarus 13,088 6
23 September 1961 Watford A 2-3 Towers, McClelland 15,555 12
25 September 1961 Halifax H 6-2 Bedford 3, Evans 2, McClelland 11,907 7
30 September 1961 Hull City H 1-1 Francis 10,076 9
7 October 1961 Newport A 4-2 McClelland, Bedford, Barber, Evans 5,440 7
9 October 1961 Lincoln City H 1-3 Evans 10,151 7
14 October 1961 Southend H 5-3 Bedford 4, Angell (pen) 10,665 7
17 October 1961 Swindon A 0-0 11,320 6
21 October 1961 Grimsby Town A 1-1 Collins 6,630 8
28 October 1961 Coventry City H 4-1 Barber 2, Bedford, Evans 10,008 6
11 November 1961 Port Vale H 2-1 Bedford, Angell (pen) 7,087 5
18 November 1961 Bristol City A 0-2 10,892 8
2 December 1961 Notts County A 0-0 7,980 8
9 December 1961 Shrewsbury H 3-1 Bedford 3 7,433 6
16 December 1961 Brentford A 4-1 Bedford 2, Reeves (og), McClelland 11,771 6
26 December 1961 Torquay A 2-2 McClelland, Keen 4,574 8
30 December 1961 Torquay H 6-0 Evans 3, Towers 2, Collins 9,193 6
13 January 1962 Portsmouth A 1-4 Towers 17,727 7
20 January 1962 Crystal Palace H 1-0 Evans 18,003 6
3 February 1962 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. A 1-3 Towers 11,645 7
10 February 1962 Watford H 1-2 McClelland 11,288 7
16 February 1962 Hull City A 1-3 Bedford 3,237 7
19 February 1962 Peterborough United A 1-5 Collins 11,922 10
24 February 1962 Newport H 4-0 Bedford, McClelland, Lazarus 2 7,813 10
3 March 1962 Southend United A 3-2 Bedford, Collins, Shields (og) 8,298 7
10 March 1962 Grimsby Town H 3-2 Bedford 2, Angell 8,490 7
16 March 1962 Coventry City A 3-2 Bedford 3 8,629 7
19 March 1962 Barnsley H 3-0 Keen, Bedford, Evans 10,310 6
24 March 1962 Peterborough United H 3-3 Evans, McClelland, Bedford 13,430 6
31 March 1962 Port Vale A 3-2 Collins, Bedford, Angell (pen) 4,936 6
7 April 1962 Bristol City H 4-1 Evans 2, Bedford 2 11,482 5
11 April 1962 Bradford Park Avenue H 1-2 Lazarus 11,462 5
14 April 1962 Bradford Park Avenue A 3-3 Bedford 3 8,744 6
21 April 1962 Notts County H 2-0 Bedford, McClelland 10,043 5
23 April 1962 Northampton H 2-0 Evans, Towers 10,953 5
24 April 1962 Northampton A 1-1 McClelland 12,533 5
28 April 1962 Shrewsbury A 2-1 Towers, McClelland 5,823 5
30 April 1962 Lincoln City A 5-0 Lazarus 2, Towers 2, Collins 6,815 4
3 May 1962 Halifax A 1-1 Evans 2,316 4

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London Challenge Cup[4]

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 October 1961 First Round Bexleyheath & Welling H 4-0
16 October 1961 Quarter-Finals Tottenham Hotspur A 0-5

Football League Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
13 September 1961 First Round Crystal Palace H 5-2 Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Francis 2 10,565
11 October 1961 Second Round Nottingham Forest H 1-2 Towers 11198

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FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
04 Nov 1961 First Round Barry Town A 1-1 McLellan (og) 5500
06 Nov 1961 First Round Replay Barry Town H 7-0 Bedford 3, Evans 2, Collins 2 11,328
25 Nov 1961 Second Round Ashford Town A 3-0 McClelland, Evans, Collins 5000
6 Jan 1962 Third Round Burnley A 1-6 Evans 28,352

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Squad

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Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals League Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK England Ray Drinkwater 47 4 51
GK England Rodney Slack 1 1
DF England Tony Ingham 42 2 44
DF England Keith Rutter 45 4 49
DF England Roy Bentley 30 4 34
MF England John McClelland 38 11 4 1 42 12
MF England David Cockell 1 1
MF England Mike Keen 48 2 4 52 2
MF England Sylvan Anderton 4 4
MF England Mark Lazarus 25 12 25 12
MF England Bill Williams 20 2 22
MF England John Collins 26 6 4 3 30 9
MF England Peter Angell 41 6 4 1 45 7
FW England Mike Barber 26 4 1 27 4
FW England George Francis 2 1 1 2 3 3
FW Wales Brian Bedford 45 34 4 3 2 49 39
FW England Bernard Evans 44 18 4 4 48 22
FW England Jim Towers 29 15 3 1 32 16
FW Wales Jimmy Andrews 4 4


Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Roy Bentley Fulham June 1961
Bill Williams Portsmouth July 1961
John McClelland Lincoln City September 1961 £14,000
Sylvan Anderton Chelsea January 1962
Mark Lazarus Wolverhampton Wanderers February 1962 16,000
Brian Taylor QPR Juniors March 1962
Frank Smith Tottenham Hotspur May 1962
Peter Springett QPR Juniors May 1962

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
George Francis Brentford May 1961 £8,000* October 1961 Brentford
Mark Lazarus Orient September 1960 September 1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers £27,500
Rodney Slack Leicester City March 1961 May 1962 Cambridge United
Sylvan Anderton Chelsea January 1962 May 1962 Dover Town
David Cockell Hounslow Town August 1960 July 1962 Crawley Town
Jimmy Andrews Orient June 1959 July 1962 Qpr Coach

References

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  1. ^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
  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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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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