1896–97 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1896-97 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 7th season of existence

Queens Park Rangers

1896-97 season
Stadium	Harviest Road, West Kilburn
London League Division 2	3rd
Home colours Away colours
←  1895-96 1897-98  →

Season summary

In the 1896-97 season QPR competed in the London League Division 2

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

London League Division Two

Position	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Bromley	16	11	3	2	42-16		25
2	Brentford	16	9	6	1	42-19		24
3	Queen’s Park Rangers	16	10	1	5	31-14		21
4	Stanley	16	7	6	3	22-10		20
5	Hammersmith Ath.	16	5	3	8	16-23		13
6	Harrow	16	4	3	9	19-34		11
7	Fulham	16	3	4	9	17-40		10
8	West Croydon	16	3	4	9	11-33		10
9	Forest Swifts	16	3	4	9	26-37		10
*	Clapton Clifton	12	0	1	11	7-33		1

London League Division One

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Hunt, F. D.	Evans, A. R.	Tyler, F. W.	Stirling, J.	Musselwhite, J.	Merryfield, J.	Davies, C. J.	Smith, R.	Carr, W.	Ward, W. P.	Wallington, E.	Knight, A.	Lee. W.	Smith, W. or C.	Threlkeld	McKenzie, J. P.	Galley, G.	Teagle, A. G.	Walborn, W. R.	Edgington	Hounsell, R.	Hughes, F.	Keeps	Hughes, R. J.
Sep 19 1896	A	Bromley	L	0-2	1-3	Carr		5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 26 1896	A	Harrow Athletic	L	0-1	0-1		1,000	10	1	3		4	5	6	11		9	8	7	2	10	res	res
Nov 21 1896	A	West Croydon	W		2-0			9	1		2	res	5		11		res	10	7	6		9		4	8	3
Jan 9 1897	H	Harrow Athletic	W		4-0	Smith 2, Musselwhite, Ward	2,000		1		2	res	5		11		res	8	7			9		4		3	6	10
Jan 16 1897	A	Clapton Clifton	postponed
Jan 16 1897	H	Bromley	W	1-1	2-1	McKenzie (pen), ?	3,000	6	1		2		5		11				7			9		4		3	6	10	8
Jan 23 1897	H	Clapton Clifton	postponed
Feb 13 1897	A	Hammersmith Athletic	L	0-0	0-1		850	7	1		2				7			10	11			9		6			4			3	5	8
Feb 20 1897	A	Stanley	W	1-0	1-0	McKenzie	4,000		1		2				10			7	11			9		4		res	5			3	6	8
Feb 27 1897	H	Stanley	L		0-1				1		res				10			7						6		2	4	9	11	3	5	8
Mar 6 1897	A	Fulham	W	0-1	2-1	Ward, Edgington	2,000	6	1		2		5					10	11					8		6	4	7	9	3
Mar 13 1897	H	Forest Swifts	W		8-0	Hounsell 4, McKenzie, Ward 2, Musselwhite	2,000	2					5					8						4					10
Mar 20 1897	H	Hammersmith Athletic	L	1-1	1-2	Edgington	3,000		1																			9
Mar 25 1897	H	Fulham	W	2-0	2-0	McKenzie (pen), Davies	1,000	2	1		2		5		7			10	11					8		6	4		9	3
Apr 3 1897	H	West Croydon	W		2-1
Apr 10 1897	A	Brentford	D	2-0	2-2			4	1
Apr 22 1897	H	Brentford	W		3-1				1		2		5		7			10	11					9			4			3	6	8
Apr 24 1897	A	Forest Swifts	W	0-0	1-0	Wallington		3	1		2		5		7			10	11								4		9	3	6	8

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Friendlies

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Kips, A. J.	? (Evans, A. R. ?)	Tyler, F. W.	Stirling, J.	Musselwhite, J.	Merryfield, J.	Davies, C. J.	Lee, W.	Carr, W.	Ward, W. P.	Wallington, E.	Hunt, F. D.	Butler	Knight, A.	McKenzie, J. P.	Smith, W. or C.	Walborn, W. R.	Gilmore, J.	Witheridge, E. S.	Mason, E.	Hunt, H.	Keeps	Emerson	Flint, D.	Gould	Edgington	Teagle, A. G.	Hughes, R. J.	Hughes, F.	Hounsell, R.
Sep 5 1896	A	Thames Ironworks	D	1-0	2-2	Unknown (og), Musselwhite	300	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 12 1896	A	Redhill	L		0-2					2	6	5	4	7	8	9	10	11	1	3
Oct 3 1896	H	Chesham Generals	W		4-0	Wallington, Lee, Carr, Ward	1,500			2	6	5		10	11	9	8	7	1		3	4	res
Oct 10 1896	H	2nd Grenadier Guards	W		2-1	Musselwhite, Carr	2,000					5				9
Nov 7 1896	A	Wembley	D		1-1				Only two QPR players showed up. Wembley lent the other players of the team
Nov 25 1896	H	Stanley	D		1-1	Gilmore	3,000			2		5		10				7	1			6	9	4	8	11	res	res
Dec 26 1896	H	Eastbourne Swifts	W		5-0		2,000			2		5		10		3	res	7	1			6	9	4	8	11	res		res
Jan 7 1897	H	One & All	W	7-0	13-0	Musselwhite 3, Gilmore 4, McKenzie, Ward 3, Flint 2				3		5					8		1			7			10		6		2	4	9	11
Jan 23 1897	A	Fulham *	D	1-2	2-2	Witheridge, Davies	2,000			3		5		8			10		1			6	9	4		11							7	2
Jan 30 1897	H	Chesham Generals	W		2-1					2				5			8		1			4	9	6		11							7	3	10
Feb 4 1897	H	Hillcrest	D		2-2
Feb 6 1897	H	Slough	W		3-0
Mar 27 1897	A	2nd Life Guards								2				11			10	7	1			6		4										5	8	3	9
Apr 12 1897	H	Metropolitan Railway	L		1-2
Apr 19 1897	H	West London Alliance

FA Cup

Round

Date

Venue

Opponent

Outcome

Half Time Score

Score

Scorers

Attendance

Hunt, F. D.

Musselwhite, J.

Davies, C. J.

Ward, W. P.

Wallington, E.

Knight, A.

Lee. W.

McKenzie, J. P.

Galley, G.

Teagle, A. G.

Todd, F.

FACup Q1

Oct 31 1896

H

Marlow

L

0-3

1-3

Ward

4,000

1

5

7

10

11

4

8

6

9

2

3

FA Amateur Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Outcome	Half Time Score	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Hunt, F. D.	Tyler, F. W.	Stirling, J.	Musselwhite, J.	Davies, C. J.	Smith, R.	Carr, W.	Ward, W. P.	Wallington, E.	Knight, A.	Lee. W.	Smith, W. or C.	McKenzie, J. P.	Galley, G.	Teagle, A. G.	Witheridge, E. S.	Gilmore, J.
FAmC Q2	Nov 7 1896	H	Hammersmith Athletic	W	1-0	3-1	Smith, Ward, Galley	2,500	1	2		5	7			8	11	6		9	4	10	3
FAmC Q3	Nov 28 1896	H	1st Scots Guards	D		1-1			1	2	res	5	8		res	7	11	4		9	6	10	3
FAmC Rep	Dec 3 1896	A	1st Scots Guards	W	2-0	3-0	Ward, Smith, Davies	800	1			5	8		3	7	11	4		9	6	10	2
FAmC Q4 Rep	Dec 12 1896	A	Wandsworth	D	1-2	3-3	Witheridge, Smith 2	700	1	2		5	11		res	8	7	6		9	4		3	10
FAmC Q4 Rep	Dec 19 1896	H	Wandsworth	L	0-0	0-2*			1	2		5	8			10		6		9	4		3	7	11

London Senior Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Outcome	Half Time Score	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Hunt, F. D.	Tyler, F. W.	Stirling, J.	Musselwhite, J.	Davies, C. J.	Carr, W.	Ward, W. P.	Wallington, E.	Knight, A.	Lee. W.	Smith, W. or C.	Scott, T.	McKenzie, J. P.	Galley, G.	Teagle, A. G.
LSC 1	Oct 17 1896	A	Clapton Clifton	W		2-1	Ward, ?	2,000	1	2	5	res	11	9	8	7	6	10	res	3	4
LSC 2	Nov 14 1896	H	Orion Gymnasium	W		3-0	Smith, Davies, Galley	2,000	1	2		5	11	res	10	8	6	res	9		4	7	3
LSC 3	Dec 5 1896	H	London Welsh	L		1-3		3,000	1	2	res	5	11	res	10	7	6		9		4	8	3

Middlesex Senior Cup

Round

Date

Venue

Opponent

Outcome

Half Time Score

Score

Scorers

Attendance

Hunt, F. D.

Tyler, F. W.

Stirling, J.

Musselwhite, J.

Davies, C. J.

Carr, W.

Ward, W. P.

Wallington, E.

Knight, A.

Lee. W.

McKenzie, J. P.

Galley, G.

MSC 1

Oct 24 1896

H

1st Scots Guards

L

1-3

2,500

1

2

res

5

8

7

9

10

6

11

4

3

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	FA Amateur Cup Appearances	FA Amateur Cup Goals	FA Cup Appearances	FA Cup Goals	London League Div. 2 Appearances*	London League Div. 2 Goals*
GK		Hunt, F. D.	5		1		14
DF		John Musselwhite	5		1		10	2
DF		Fred Hughes					7
DF		William Rufus Walborn					9
DF		Albert (Herbert) Teagle	5		1		6
DF		Scott, T.
DF		Tyler, F. W.	4				10
DF		Keeps					5
DF		Todd, F.			1
DF		Stirling, J.					2
DF		William Carr	1				2	1
DF		Evans, A. R.					2
MF		Charles J. Davies	5	1	1		11	1
MF		James P. McKenzie	5		1		10	4
MF		Arthur Wallington
MF		Blyth, R.
MF		Merryfield, J.					2
MF		Smith, R.					1
MF		Edgington					5	2
FW		Bill Evans
FW		Allan Knight	5		1		2
FW		Hughes, R. J.					5
FW		William P. Ward	5	2	1	1	12	3
FW		Robert Neillie McDavid
FW		Lee. W.			1		1
FW		Galley, G.	3	1	1		1
FW		Smith, W	5	4			5	2
FW		Edmund Samuel Witheridge	2	1
FW		Gilmore, J.	2
FW		Robert Hounsell					6	4
		Threlkeld

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Hunt, F. D.		cs1896
Butler		cs1896
Smith, R.		cs1896
Lee, W.		cs1896
Stirling, J.		cs1896
Todd, F.		Oct1896
Galley, G.		Oct1896
William Rufus Walborn		Nov1896
Edmund Samuel Witheridge	Fulham	Nov1896
Hunt, H.		Dec1896
Gould		Jan1897
Hughes, R. J.		Jan1897
Flint, D.		Jan1897
Edgington		Jan1897
Robert Hounsell		Jan1897
Hughes, F.		Feb1897
Wallington, Arthur		cs1897
Evans, Bill	Old St.Stephens	cs1897
Murrell, A. H.	Old St.Stephens	cs1897
Worrall		cs1897
Paris		cs1897
Hodge		cs1897
Brooking, F.		cs1897
Musselwhite, Brenton		cs1897
Blyth, R.	West Herts	cs1897
Robert Neillie McDavid		cs1897

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	To	Fee
Hiscox, William		cs1893		cs 96
Spurr, Joe		cs1888		cs 96
Gael, T.		cs1894		cs 96
Handford, Tom		Nov1895		cs 96
Whitehead, H.		Mar1896		cs 96
Heavens		Apr1896		cs 96
Hiscox, Hedley		cs1893		cs 96
Barnard, H.		cs1893		cs 96
Simson, Graham		cs1895		cs 96
Brown, G. H.		Nov1895		cs 96
Parkin, Len		Dec1895		cs 96
Marrs, R.		Dec1895		cs 96
Walmsley, A.		Mar1896		cs 96
Handford, H.		cs1893		cs 96
Burge, John Richard		cs1895		cs 96
Whiteley, F.		cs1895		cs 96
Russell		Nov1895		cs 96
East		Nov1895		cs 96
Dadswell		Nov1895		cs 96
Ware, A. J.		Dec1895		cs 96
Carruthers, R.		Dec1895		cs 96
Syrad, Frederick		Jan1896		cs 96
Jones, J. R.		Jan1896		cs 96
Wallington, Arthur		Mar1896		cs 96
Baker, A.		Mar1896		cs 96
Kips, Arthur		Nov1895		Oct 96	Clapton Clifton
Evans, A. R.		Jan1895		Oct 96	Hammersmith Ath.
Witheridge, Edmund Samuel	Fulham	Nov1896		Feb 97	Fulham
Guscott, J.		Dec1895		cs 97
Butler		cs1896		cs 97
Todd, F.		Oct1896		cs 97
Emerson		Nov1895		cs 97
Threlkeld		Apr1896		cs 97
Smith, R.		cs1896		cs 97
Lee, W.		cs1896		cs 97
Stirling, J.		cs1896		cs 97
Galley, G.		Oct1896		cs 97
Smith, W.		cs1894		cs 97
William Carr		Dec1895		cs 97
Hunt, H.		Dec1896		cs 97
Flint, D.		Jan1897		cs 97
Gould		Jan1897		cs 97
Edgington		Jan1897		cs 97

References

1. "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
2. 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.