1913–14 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1913–14 season
Chairman	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
Home colours Away colours
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The 1913-14 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 24th 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.

Season summary

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 until Lincoln City in 2017.

Southern League Division One

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
5	Plymouth Argyle	38	15	13	10	46	42	1.095	43
6	West Ham United	38	15	12	11	61	60	1.017	42
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	15	12	11	43	45	0.956	42
8	Queens Park Rangers	38	16	9	13	45	43	1.047	41
9	Portsmouth	38	14	12	12	57	48	1.188	40

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Southern League Division One

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

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

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

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)

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

FA Cup

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

Squad

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

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

References

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1. 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.
2. "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
3. Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN   9781780914091.