1914–15 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1914–15 season
Chairman	J. H. Fielding
Manager	James Howie
Stadium	New Park Royal , Kensal Rise (from Feb 1915)
Southern League Division One 1914/15	12th
FA Cup	Round 3
London Challenge Cup	Round 2
Top goalscorer	League: John Miller 17 All: John Miller 18
Highest home attendance	7,000 (Apr 2 1915) Vs Croydon Common , (Apr 10 1915) vs Swindon
Lowest home attendance	3,000 (Dec 26 1914) vs Bristol,(Mar 27 1915) vs Luton
Biggest win	3-0 (Feb 27 1915) vs Gillingham,(Mar 13 1915) vs Cardiff
Biggest defeat	2-5 (Mar 18 1915) vs Watford
Home colours Away colours
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The 1914-15 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 27th season of existence and their 16th and final season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time. QPR finished 12th in the Southern League Division One 1914/15. They lost to Everton F.C. in the round of 16 of the FA Cup.

League table

Southern League Division One 1914/15

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
8	Millwall	38	16	10	12	50	51	0.98	42
9	Swindon Town	38	15	11	12	77	59	1.305	41
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	16	7	15	46	47	0.979	39
11	Exeter City	38	15	8	15	50	41	1.22	38
12	QPR	38	13	12	13	55	56	0.982	38

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Southern League Division One 1914/15

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	League Position	McLeod	Millington	Pullen	Ovens	Mitchell	Wake	Thompson, B.	Birch	Miller	Gregory	Ives	Donald	Higgins	Whyman	Baldock	Broster	Wilde	Simons	Wingrove	McKinney	Loney
Sep 1 1914	A	Millwall	L	1-1	1-3	Miller	6,000	13	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 5 1914	H	Reading	L	0-1	0-1		4,000	19	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 12 1914	A	Southampton	L	0-1	0-3		3,000	20	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11
Sep 16 1914	A	Luton	W	1-0	4-2	Birch 2, Donald, Miller	4,000	18	1		3	4	5		7	8	9	10		11	2	6
Sep 19 1914	H	Northampton	D	0-0	0-0		5,000	18	1		3	4	5		7	8	9	10		11	2	6
Sep 26 1914	A	Watford	D	2-1	2-2	Birch, Whyman	5,000	17	1		3	4	5		7	8	9	10		11	2	6
Oct 3 1914	H	Plymouth	D	1-1	1-1	Miller	6,000	16	1		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	2
Oct 10 1914	A	West Ham	D	1-1	2-2	Baldock 2	7,000	16	1		3		5	6	7	8	9			11	2	4	10
Oct 17 1914	H	Norwich	D	1-0	1-1	Baldock	6,000	16	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			11			10
Oct 24 1914	A	Gillingham	W	0-0	1-0	Thompson	7,000	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			11				10
Oct 31 1914	H	Brighton	L	0-0	0-1		5,000	14	1	3				6	7	8	9			11	2		10	4	5
Nov 7 1914	A	Cardiff	L	0-1	0-2		10,000	17	1	2	3	4	5	6		8		10	11	7			9
Nov 14 1914	H	Exeter	L	0-0	0-2		4,000	18	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		10		11						9
Nov 28 1914	H	Portsmouth	L	0-2	1-2	Thompson	4,000	19	1	2	3	4	5		7	8				11		6	10			9
Dec 5 1914	A	Swindon	W	2-0	2-1	Simons, Birch	1,000	18	1	2	3		5	6	7	8	9			11				4		10
Dec 12 1914	H	Southend	W	2-1	4-2	Miller, Broster, Simons, Donald	4,000	17	1	2	3		5	6	7	8	9			11				4		10
Dec 19 1914	A	Crystal P	D	1-1	2-2	Simons, Gregory	3,000	15	1	2	3		5		7	8		10		11		6		4		9
Dec 25 1914	A	Bristol R	W	1-1	3-1	Miller, Birch 2	8,000	14	1	2	3		5		7	8	9			11		6		4		10
Dec 26 1914	H	Bristol R	W	1-0	2-1	Miller, Simons	3,000	12	1	2	3		5		7	8	9			11		6		4		10
Dec 28 1914	H	Millwall	L	0-0	0-1		6,000	13	1		3		5	6	7	8	9		11		2			4		10
Jan 2 1915	A	Reading	D	1-2	2-2	Miller 2	5,000	13	1	2	3		5			8	9		11	7		6		4		10
Jan 16 1915	H	Southampton	W	1-1	4-3	Miller 2, Simons, Birch	4,000	11	1	2	3	5			7	8	9			11		6		4		10
Jan 23 1915	A	Northampton	D	0-1	1-1	Miller	5,000	11	1	2	3	4	5		7	8	9			11				6		10
Feb 6 1915	A	Plymouth	D	1-0	1-1	Birch	3,000	12	1	2	3		5		7	8	9			11		6		4		10
Feb 13 1915	H	West Ham	D	0-1	1-1	Birch	5,000	12	1	2	3		5		7	8	9			11		6		4		10
Feb 27 1915	H	Gillingham	W	1-0	3-0	Miller 2, Donald	5,000	12	1		3		5			8	9			11		6		4		10	2	7
Mar 6 1915	A	Brighton	L	0-1	0-1		4,000	12	1		3		5			8	9			11		6		4		10	2	7
Mar 13 1915	H	Cardiff	W	2-0	3-0	Miller 2, Gregory	4,000	12	1		3				7	8	9	10		11		6		4	5		2
Mar 18 1915	H	Watford	L	2-2	2-5	Miller, Birch	5,000	12	1		3		5		7	8	9	10		11		6		4			2
Mar 20 1915	A	Exeter	W	0-0	1-0	Birch	3,000	12	1	2	3				7	8	9			11		6		4	5	10
Mar 25 1915	A	Norwich	L	0-1	1-2	Donald	3,000	12	1	2	3				7	8	9			11		6		4	5	10
Mar 27 1915	H	Luton	L	0-1	0-3		3,000	12	1	2	3				7	8	9	10		11		6		4	5
Apr 2 1915	H	Croydon Common	W	1-0	1-0	Baldock	7,000	12	1	2			5		7	8	9			11	3	6	10	4
Apr 3 1915	A	Portsmouth	D	0-1	1-1	Birch	6,000	12	1		3		5	6	7	8	9			11	2		10	4
Apr 5 1915	A	Croydon Common	L	0-0	0-1		6,000	12	1	2	3		5	6	7	8	9			11			10	4
Apr 10 1915	H	Swindon	W	1-1	4-2	Baldock, Miller, Thompson, Birch	7,000	11	1	2	3		5		7	8	9			11		6	10	4
Apr 17 1915	A	Southend	D	0-1	1-1	Whyman	2,000	12	1	2	3		5		7	8	9			11		6	10	4
Apr 24 1915	H	Crystal P	W	2-0	3-2	Simons 2, Donald	5,000	12	1	3					7	8				11		6	10	4	5	9			2

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London Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Outcome	Half Time Score	Score	Scorers	Attendance	McLeod	Higgins	Pullen	Ovens	Mitchell	Butler	Whyman	Birch	Miller	Gregory	Donald	Millington	Thompson, B.	Wake	Broster	Pennifer
LCC 1	Sep 21 1914	H	Chelsea	W	0-0	1-0	Whyman	1,000	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
LCC 2	Oct 19 1914	A	Woolwich Arsenal	L	1-1	1-2	Broster	4,000	1		3		5			8	10		11	2	7	6	4	9

Southern Professional Charity Cup

Round

Date

Venue

Opponent

Outcome

Half Time Score

Score

Scorers

Attendance

McLeod

Pullen

Ovens

Mitchell

Birch

Miller

Donald

Millington

Thompson, B.

Wake

Baldock

SCC 1

Oct 8 1914

H

Brentford

W

1-0

4-0

Thompson, Miller, Baldock, Donald

1,000

1

3

4

5

8

9

11

2

7

6

10

SCC 2

Norwich

withdrew

London Professional Charity Fund

Date

Venue

Opponent

Outcome

Half Time Score

Score

Scorers

Attendance

McLeod

Pullen

Ovens

Mitchell

Whyman

Birch

Miller

Gregory

Donald

Millington

Thompson, B.

Sep 28 1914

A

Fulham

L

0-0

0-2

1

3

6

5

4

8

9

10

11

2

7

FA Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Outcome	Half Time Score	Score	Scorers	Attendance	McLeod	Millington	Pullen	Mitchell	Thompson, B.	Birch	Miller	Donald	Whyman	Broster	Simons
Sixth round qualifying	Saturday 19 December 1914			BYE
FACup 1	Jan 9 1915	H	Glossop (Second Division)	W	1-0	2-1	Birch, Miller	7,000	1	2	3	5	7	8	9	11	6	4	10
FACup 2	Jan 30 1915	H	Leeds City (Second Division)	W	0-0	1-0	Simons	10,000	1	2	3	5	7	8	9	11	6	4	10
FACup 3	Feb 20 1915	Stamford Bridge	Everton (First Division)	L	0-1	1-2	Broster	33,000	1	2	3	5	7	8	9	11	6	4	10

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	Southern League Appearances	Southern League Goals	FA Cup Appearances	FA Cup Goals
GK		Jack Durston
GK		F.W Matthews
GK		Harry Jefferies
GK		Bob McLeod	38		3
DF		Basil Loney	1
DF		Billy Draper
DF		Joe Wingrove	4
DF		Harry Pullen	35		3
DF		Joseph Wilde	6
DF		Tom Millington	27		3
DF		Dan Higgins	9
DF		Gilbert Ovens	14
MF		John Pennifer
MF		Jack Gregory	13	2
MF		Archie Mitchell	31		3
MF		John Baldock	11	5
MF		Jack Broster	26	1	3	1
MF		Alf Whyman	23	2	3
MF		George Fox
MF		Bill Wake	15
MF		Edward McKinney	2
FW		David Donald	35	5	3
FW		Jimmy Birch	38	13	3	1
FW		Billy Thompson	34	3	3
FW		Tommy Simons	18	7	3	1
FW		Ben Ives	5
FW		Freddie Blake
FW		John Miller	33	17	3	1

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Archie Mitchell	Aston Villa	May 2, 1907
Bill Wake	Exeter	May 1, 1909
Jimmy Birch	Aston Villa	May 2, 1912	£150
Alf Whyman	New Brompton	May 4, 1909
Harry Pullen	Kettering Town	May 4, 1910
Jack Broster	Chorley	July 6, 1912
Billy Thompson	Haslingden	July 23, 1912
Jack Gregory	Willenhall Swifts	July 25, 1912
Joseph Wilde	Burnley	Aug 20, 1912
Joe Wingrove	Uxbridge	Mar1913
Ben Ives	Exeter	Apr 1, 1913	£300
Billy Draper		cs1913
Read, Albert *	Uxbridge	cs1913
John Baldock	Luton Vandale	Nov1913
David Donald	Watford	May 16, 1914
Matthews, F W *	Hampstead Town	cs1913
John Miller	Vale of Leven	May 5,1913
Edward McKinney	Broom Athletic	May 16,1914
Amstad, Jonas		June1914
Dan Higgins	Kingston-on-Thames	Jan1913
Butler, Albert (Ben)	Hartlepools U	Sep 1,1913
Read, Albert *	Uxbridge	cs1913
John Pennifer	Hampstead Town	July1913
Freddie Blake	Ilford	Jan1914
Bob McLeod	Newport	May 4,1914
Weblin, Francis *	West Norwood	cs1912
Gilbert Ovens	Chelsea	July 17,1911	Free
Read, Albert *	Uxbridge	cs1913
Nicholls, Alfred	Aston Villa	July 23,1907
Harry Jefferies	Aberdare	June 30,1913
Saunders, John		cs1913
Weblin, Francis *	West Norwood	cs1912
Cater, William	Kilburn	cs1913
Butler, Albert (Ben)	Hartlepools U	Sep 1,1913
Lilliott, Frank		Mar1914
Wilson, Thomas *	Clapton	July 18,1910
Strugnell, Herbert	Aston Villa	May 22,1913
Ingham, James	Haslingden	June 16,1913
Read, Albert *	Uxbridge	cs1913
Brightwell, W		Mar1914
Poplett, John *	Shepherd's Bush	May1914
Thornton, Harry *	Shepherd's Bush	July1911
Birch, Jimmy	Aston Villa	May 2,1912	£150
Miller, John	Vale of Leven	May 5,1913
Fortune, Jimmy	Barrow	May 6,1913
Thompson, Andy	Gateshead	June 3,1913
Lockwood, James *	Ipswich Town	cs1913
Stephenson, James	Luton	Sep 6,1913
Browning, Bob	Brentford	May1914
Amstad, Jonas		June1914
Bowler, George	Tottenham	cs1914
Downing, Alfred		cs1914
Nitschke, William *	Kilburn	cs1914
Cannell, Alfred		July1914
Tom Millington	Bury	July 14, 1914
Payne, Arthur	Old Crusaders	Aug1914
Jack Durston	Clophill	Aug 31, 1914
Marchant, George	Tufnell Park	Sep1914
Gray, William		Sep1914
Heaven, Harold		Sep1914
Nesbitt, C		Oct1914
Thompson, Andy		Oct 22,1914
Brooks, George		Nov 6,1914
Radnage, Joe *	Oxford City	Nov1914	Loan
Tommy Simons	Fulham	Nov 13, 1914
Basil Loney	Stockton	Jan1915
George Fox	Hampstead Town	Mar1915
Keech, George *		Apr1915

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	To	Fee
Lockwood, James *	Ipswich Town	cs1913		Apr 14	Ipswich Town
Strugnell, Herbert	Aston Villa	May 22,1913		May 14	Hartlepools U	£125
Fortune, Jimmy	Barrow	May 6,1913		May 14	Bristol R	£100
Thompson, Andy	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
Nicholls, Alfred	Aston Villa	July 23,1907		Sep 14	Atherstone Town	£100
Poplett, John *	Shepherd's Bush	May1914		Sep 14	The Army
Bowler, George	Tottenham	cs1914		Sep 14	Tottenham
Browning, Bob	Brentford	May1914		Sep 14	The Army
Gray, William		Sep1914		Oct 14	Southall
Heaven, Harold		Sep1914		Oct 14
Marchant, George	Tufnell Park	Sep1914		Nov 14	Tufnell Park
Nesbitt, C		Oct1914		Nov 14
Radnage, Joe *	Oxford City	Nov1914	Loan	Nov 14	Oxford City	Loan
Thompson, Andy		Oct 22,1914		Nov 14
Brooks, George		Nov 6,1914		Mar 15
Bob McLeod	Newport	May 4,1914		cs 15	Clyde
Weblin, Francis *	West Norwood	cs1912		cs 15
Nitschke, William *	Kilburn	cs1914		cs 15
Gilbert Ovens	Chelsea	July 17,1911	Free	cs 15
Downing, Alfred		cs1914		cs 15
Amstad, Jonas		June1914		cs 15
Cannell, Alfred		July1914		cs 15
Keech, George *		Apr1915		cs 15

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.