1917–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1917–18 season
Chairman	J. H. Fielding
Manager	James Howie
Stadium	Loftus Road
1917–18 London Combination	8th
Top goalscorer	League: George Fox 8; All: George Dale 9
Highest home attendance	6,000 (April 1 1918) Vs Chelsea
Lowest home attendance	1,500 (April 6 1918) Vs Brentford
Biggest win	6-1 (Jan 19 1918) vs Clapton Orient
Biggest defeat	2-7 (Feb 2 1918) Vs Tottenham
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1916-17 1918–19 →

Last updated September 19, 2025

The 1917-18 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 30th season of existence and their 3rd season in The London Combination, a competition made up of reserve and senior teams founded during World War I. QPR finished 8th in the league during the campaign.

Season summary

London Combination League

standings

Pos^[1]	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
2	West Ham United	36	20	9	7	103	51	2.861	49
3	Fulham	36	20	7	9	75	60	2.083	47
4	Tottenham Hotspur	36	22	2	12	86	56	2.388	46
5	The Arsenal	36	16	5	15	76	57	2.111	37
6	Brentford	36	16	3	17	81	94	2.250	35
7	Crystal Palace	36	13	4	19	54	83	1.500	30
8	Queens Park Rangers	36	14	2	20	20	48	0.555	30

Results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance
Sep 1 1917	Arsenal	A	L	0-2		6,000
Sep 8 1917	West Ham	H	L	0-3		5,000
Sep 15 1917	Fulham	A	L	1-2	Gregory	4,000
Sep 22 1917	Crystal P	H	W	4-1	Dale, Thurman, Fox 2
Sep 29 1917	Clapton Orient	H	W	2-0	Dale, Thurman
Oct 6 1917	Millwall	A	L	2-4	Dale, Mitchell	3,500
Oct 13 1917	Tottenham	H	L	2-3	Thompson, Mitchell	2,000
Oct 20 1917	Chelsea	A	W	2-1	Dale 2	7,500
Oct 27 1917	Arsenal	H	W	2-0	Mitchell, Brown	5,000
Nov 3 1917	West Ham	A	L	0-4		4,500
Nov 10 1917	Fulham	H	L	2-3	Dale,Thurman	3,000
Nov 17 1917	Crystal P	A	L	1-4	Dale,
Nov 24 1917	Clapton Orient	A	W	2-1	Fox, Campbell
Dec 1 1917	Millwall	H	W	1-0	Brown,	3,000
Dec 8 1917	Tottenham	A	W	1-0	Smith	3,000
Dec 15 1917	Chelsea	H	L	0-1		4,000
Dec 22 1917	Arsenal	A	L	0-3		3,000
Dec 25 1917	Brentford	A	D	1-1	Walters
Dec 26 1917	Brentford	H	L	0-4
Dec 29 1917	West Ham	H	D	1-1	Smith	2,500
Jan 5 1918	Fulham	A	L	0-1		4,000
Jan 12 1918	Crystal P	H	W	2-1	Walters, Smith	2,000
Jan 19 1918	Clapton Orient	H	W	6-1	Brown, Dale, Fox 3, Walters	2,000
Jan 26 1918	Millwall	A	W	1-0	Mitchell	4,000
Feb 2 1918	Tottenham	H	L	2-7	Walters, Smith	3,000
Feb 9 1918	Brentford	A	L	1-6	Jones	3,000
Feb 16 1918	Arsenal	H	L	0-3		3,500
Feb 23 1918	West Ham	A	L	0-4		6,500
Mar 2 1918	Fulham	H	L	0-1		3,500
Mar 9 1918	Crystal P	A	W	2-0	Maclinton, Jones
Mar 16 1918	Clapton Orient	A	W	1-0	Grendon
Mar 23 1918	Millwall	H	W	4-1	Maclinton, Walters 3	3,000
Mar 29 1918	Chelsea	A	L	0-1		3,000
Mar 30 1918	Tottenham	A	W	2-1	Fox, Smith	5,000
April 1 1918	Chelsea	H	L	1-2	Fox	6,000
April 6 1918	Brentford	H	L	2-6	Maclinton 2	1,500

War Fund Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance
April 13 1918	Crystal P	H	W	2-Jan	Britton, Archibald	1,000
April 20 1918	Crystal P	A	L	1.3	Dale
April 27 1918	Millwall	H	W	4-Mar	Jefferson, Walters, Maclinton 2	2,000
May 4 1918	Millwall	A	L	1-Mar	Archibald

Source:^[2]

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	London Combination Appearances	London Combination Goals	War Fund Cup Appearances	War Fund Cup Goals
GK		Joe Merrick
GK		Harry Gould
GK		Jack Durston
GK		Jock Denoon	33		2
GK		Duffield	2		2
DF		Billy Draper	29		4
DF		Joe Wingrove
DF		Harry Pullen
DF		Hawkins	1
DF		Joseph Wilde
DF		Tom Millington
DF		J H Steer	7		4
DF		Francis Wright	23		3
DF		H. Green			1
DF		Basil Loney	16
DF		A Read	1
DF		Jack White	21
MF		Griffen	3
MF		Jack Gregory	6	1
MF		Archie Mitchell	31	4	2
MF		John Baldock	16		2
MF		Jack Broster
MF		Alf Whyman	1
MF		George Fox	35	8	4
MF		Bill Wake
MF		Sam Downing	7		3
MF		Frederick Congreve
MF		F. Butler
MF		W T Brown
MF		Kellar	1
MF		L Lewis	4
MF		Arthur Sanders	1
MF		Trindale	1
FW		David Donald
FW		Jimmy Birch
FW		Jack Smith	10	5
FW		Billy Thompson	3	1
FW		Fred Grendon	35	1	2
FW		George Dale	29	8	2	1
FW		Bob Jefferson	13		3	1
FW		George McClinton	7	4	3	2
FW		Joe Walters	15	7	2	1
FW		A E Brown	14	3
FW		Jimmy Archibald			4	2
FW		Britton			1	1
FW		Sandy Campbell	2	1
FW		John Coleman	1
FW		Harry Cousins	3
FW		Crosslands	1
FW		Edwards	1
FW		Hales	1
FW		Hanford	1
FW		Vincent Hassan	3
FW		J Jones	2	2
FW		Munson	1
FW		Over	2
FW		Harry Thurman	13	3

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
George Fox	Fulham	cs1917
Thurman, Harry		cs1917
Joe Walter	Oldham	Sep1917
W T Brown		Oct1917
Jack Smith	Third Lanark	Nov1917
Cousins, T	Chelsea	Nov1917
Bob Jefferson	Swindon	Dec1917	Loan
Duffield, J		Feb1918
J H Steer		Feb1918
Sam Downing		Mar1918
George McClinton		Mar1918
A E Brown		cs1918

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Date
Duffield, J		Feb1918	cs 18
Hassan, Vincent		Dec1916	cs 18
Thurman, Harry		cs1917	cs 18
Cousins, T	Chelsea	Nov1917	cs 18

References

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

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[auto-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.

[:0-2] 1 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.

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