1917–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1917–18 season
ChairmanJ. H. Fielding
ManagerJames Howie
StadiumLoftus Road
1917–18 London Combination8th
Top goalscorerLeague: George Fox 8
All: George Dale 9
Highest home attendance6,000 (April 1 1918) Vs Chelsea
Lowest home attendance1,500 (April 6 1918) Vs Brentford
Biggest win6-1 (Jan 19 1918) vs Clapton Orient
Biggest defeat2-7 (Feb 2 1918) Vs Tottenham
  1916-17
1918–19  

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.

Contents

Season summary

London Combination League

standings

Pos [1] ClubPWDLFAGAPts
2West Ham United362097103512.86149
3Fulham36207975602.08347
4Tottenham Hotspur362221286562.38846
5The Arsenal361651576572.11137
6Brentford361631781942.25035
7Crystal Palace361341954831.50030
8Queens Park Rangers361422020480.55530

Results

DateOpponentVenueResultFull Time ScoreScorersAttendance
Sep 1 1917ArsenalAL0-26,000
Sep 8 1917West HamHL0-35,000
Sep 15 1917FulhamAL1-2Gregory4,000
Sep 22 1917Crystal PHW4-1Dale, Thurman, Fox 2
Sep 29 1917Clapton OrientHW2-0Dale, Thurman
Oct 6 1917MillwallAL2-4Dale, Mitchell3,500
Oct 13 1917TottenhamHL2-3Thompson, Mitchell2,000
Oct 20 1917ChelseaAW2-1Dale 27,500
Oct 27 1917ArsenalHW2-0Mitchell, Brown5,000
Nov 3 1917West HamAL0-44,500
Nov 10 1917FulhamHL2-3Dale,Thurman3,000
Nov 17 1917Crystal PAL1-4Dale,
Nov 24 1917Clapton OrientAW2-1Fox, Campbell
Dec 1 1917MillwallHW1-0Brown,3,000
Dec 8 1917TottenhamAW1-0Smith3,000
Dec 15 1917ChelseaHL0-14,000
Dec 22 1917ArsenalAL0-33,000
Dec 25 1917BrentfordAD1-1Walters
Dec 26 1917BrentfordHL0-4
Dec 29 1917West HamHD1-1Smith2,500
Jan 5 1918FulhamAL0-14,000
Jan 12 1918Crystal PHW2-1Walters, Smith2,000
Jan 19 1918Clapton OrientHW6-1Brown, Dale, Fox 3, Walters2,000
Jan 26 1918MillwallAW1-0Mitchell4,000
Feb 2 1918TottenhamHL2-7Walters, Smith3,000
Feb 9 1918BrentfordAL1-6Jones3,000
Feb 16 1918ArsenalHL0-33,500
Feb 23 1918West HamAL0-46,500
Mar 2 1918FulhamHL0-13,500
Mar 9 1918Crystal PAW2-0Maclinton, Jones
Mar 16 1918Clapton OrientAW1-0Grendon
Mar 23 1918MillwallHW4-1Maclinton, Walters 33,000
Mar 29 1918ChelseaAL0-13,000
Mar 30 1918TottenhamAW2-1Fox, Smith5,000
April 1 1918ChelseaHL1-2Fox6,000
April 6 1918BrentfordHL2-6Maclinton 21,500


War Fund Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultFull Time ScoreScorersAttendance
April 13 1918Crystal PHW2-JanBritton, Archibald1,000
April 20 1918Crystal PAL1.3Dale
April 27 1918MillwallHW4-MarJefferson, Walters, Maclinton 22,000
May 4 1918MillwallAL1-MarArchibald


Source: [2]

Squad

PositionNationalityNameLondon Combination AppearancesLondon Combination GoalsWar Fund Cup AppearancesWar Fund Cup Goals
GK Flag of England.svg Joe Merrick
GK Flag of England.svg Harry Gould
GK Flag of England.svg Jack Durston
GK Flag of Scotland.svg Jock Denoon 332
GKDuffield22
DF Flag of England.svg Billy Draper294
DF Flag of England.svg Joe Wingrove
DF Flag of England.svg Harry Pullen
DFHawkins1
DF Flag of England.svg Joseph Wilde
DF Flag of England.svg Tom Millington
DF Flag of England.svg J H Steer74
DF Flag of England.svg Francis Wright233
DFH. Green1
DFBasil Loney16
DFA Read1
DF Jack White 21
MFGriffen3
MF Flag of England.svg Jack Gregory61
MF Flag of England.svg Archie Mitchell 3142
MF Flag of England.svg John Baldock 162
MF Flag of England.svg Jack Broster
MF Flag of England.svg Alf Whyman1
MF Flag of England.svg George Fox3584
MF Flag of England.svg Bill Wake
MF Flag of England.svg Sam Downing 73
MF Flag of England.svg Frederick Congreve
MF Flag of England.svg F. Butler
MF Flag of England.svg W T Brown
MFKellar1
MFL Lewis4
MFArthur Sanders1
MFTrindale1
FW Flag of England.svg David Donald
FW Flag of England.svg Jimmy Birch
FW Flag of England.svg Jack Smith105
FW Flag of England.svg Billy Thompson 31
FW Flag of England.svg Fred Grendon3512
FW Flag of England.svg George Dale 29821
FW Flag of England.svg Bob Jefferson 1331
FW Flag of England.svg George McClinton7432
FW Flag of England.svg Joe Walters15721
FW Flag of England.svg A E Brown143
FWJimmy Archibald42
FWBritton11
FWSandy Campbell21
FWJohn Coleman1
FWHarry Cousins3
FWCrosslands1
FWEdwards1
FWHales1
FWHanford1
FWVincent Hassan3
FWJ Jones22
FWMunson1
FWOver2
FWHarry Thurman133

Transfers in

NamefromDateFee
George FoxFulhamcs1917
Thurman, Harrycs1917
Joe WalterOldhamSep1917
W T BrownOct1917
Jack SmithThird LanarkNov1917
Cousins, TChelseaNov1917
Bob JeffersonSwindonDec1917Loan
Duffield, JFeb1918
J H SteerFeb1918
Sam DowningMar1918
George McClintonMar1918
A E Browncs1918

Transfers out

NamefromDateFeeDateToFee
Duffield, JFeb1918cs 18
Hassan, VincentDec1916cs 18
Thurman, Harrycs1917cs 18
Cousins, TChelseaNov1917cs 18

References

[2] [3]

  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. 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.