1919–20 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1919-20 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 32nd season of existence and their first season back in the Southern First League after their short period of play in the wartime football league The Football Combination. QPR finished 6th in the league during the campaign.

Queens Park Rangers

1919–20 season
Chairman	J. H. Fielding
Manager	James Howie
Stadium	Loftus Road
Southern League Division One	6th
FA Cup	1st Round
London Challenge Cup	Semi Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jack Smith 17 All: Jack Smith 17
Highest home attendance	15,000 (Dec 25 1919) Vs Brentford
Lowest home attendance	6,000 (Sep 8 1919) Vs Plymouth, (Sep 20 1919) Vs Luton, (Sep 25 1919) Vs Southend
Biggest win	7-1 Vs Bristol R (Jan 3 1920)
Biggest defeat	0-4 Vs Cardiff (Feb 28 1920)
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

In the first football league season following World War One, QPR competed in their final season in the Southern League. There were no promotions or relegations between divisions at the end of the season as all of the clubs in Division One bar Cardiff City were elected to the new Division Three of the Football League. For the 1919–20 season, having played on no fewer than eleven grounds, Rangers took over the Loftus Road stadium of Shepherds Bush FC and this has remained their home ever since.

In the FA Cup Rangers were knocked out by eventual Cup Winners Aston Villa.

League standings

Main article: 1919–20 Southern League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
4	Cardiff City	42	18	17	7	70	43	1.628	53	Elected to the Football League Second Division
5	Plymouth Argyle	42	20	10	12	57	29	1.966	50	Elected to the new Football League Third Division
6	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	10	14	62	50	1.240	46
7	Reading	42	16	13	13	51	43	1.186	45
8	Southampton	42	18	8	16	72	63	1.143	44

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Southern League First Division

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	League Position	Merrick	Blackman	Pullen	Broster	Mitchell	Baldock	Thompson	Birch	Smith	Gregory	Donald	Wingrove	Whyman	Fox	Wilde	Lowe	Chester	Ramsay	Sutch	Berry	Miller	Wodehouse	Olsen	Cain	Pidgeon	Haggan	Watts
Aug 30 1919	A	Bristol R	W	2-0	2-0	Donald, Gregory	7,000	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 1 1919	A	Plymouth	D	0-0	0-0		8,837	2	1		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	2
Sep 6 1919	H	Reading	D	0-0	0-0		10,000	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 8 1919	H	Plymouth	W	1-0	1-0	Mitchell (pen)	6,000	3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 13 1919	A	Southampton	L	1-1	1-2	Donald	7,000	6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sep 20 1919	H	Luton	W	2-0	4-0	Gregory 2, Birch, Smith	6,000	4	1		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		2
Sep 25 1919	H	Southend	D	1-2	2-2	Birch 2	6,000	4	1		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	2
Sep 27 1919	A	Gillingham	W	0-0	1-0	Birch	8,000	3	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	7	2		11
Oct 4 1919	H	Swansea	W	2-0	2-0	Smith, Birch	12,000	2	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	7	2		11
Oct 11 1919	A	Exeter	W	1-0	1-0	Gregory	6,000	1	1		3	4		6		8	9	10	7	2		11	5
Oct 16 1919	H	Newport	W	0-0	1-0	Birch	6,000	1	1		3		5	6		8	9	10	7	2		11	4
Oct 18 1919	H	Cardiff	D	0-0	0-0		10,000	1	1		3		5	6		8	9	10	7	2		11	4
Oct 25 1919	H	Watford	W	1-0	3-0	Donald, Whyman, Smith	14,000	1	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2	7
Nov 1 1919	A	Swindon	L	1-1	2-5	Birch, Gregory	10,000	2	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2	7
Nov 8 1919	H	Millwall	L	1-2	1-2	Birch	10,000	3	1		3	4	5	6		8	9		11	2	7			10
Nov 15 1919	A	Brighton	W	1-1	3-2	Birch, Smith 2	13,000	3	1	2	3	4	5	6		8	9	10				11			7
Nov 29 1919	A	Portsmouth	L	0-2	2-4	Baldock, Broster	17,000	4	1	2	3	4	5	6		8	9	10	7			11
Dec 6 1919	H	Northampton	W	2-1	5-1	Smith 3, Baldock, Birch	7,000	4	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2						7
Dec 13 1919	A	Crystal P	L	0-0	0-1		12,000	4	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2						7
Dec 25 1919	H	Brentford	W	1-0	2-0	Mitchell, Broster	15,000	4	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2						7
Dec 26 1919	A	Brentford	L	0-1	1-2	Smith	13,623	5	1			4	2	6		8	9	10	11	3			5			7
Dec 27 1919	A	Norwich	L	0-1	1-3	Birch	12,000	6	1				2	6		8	9	10	11	3	4		5			7
Jan 3 1920	H	Bristol R	W	4-0	7-1	Smith 4, Sutch 2, Donald	10,000	6	1			4	2	6	7	8	9		11	3			5				10
Jan 17 1920	A	Reading	W	1-0	1-0	Smith	10,000	5	1	3		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	2
Jan 24 1920	H	Southampton	W	1-0	2-1	Donald, Gregory	14,000	5	1		2	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	3
Feb 7 1920	H	Gillingham	D	0-0	0-0		10,000	4		2		4		6	7	8	9	10	11	3	5							1
Feb 14 1920	A	Swansea	L	1-2	1-3	Smith	20,000	5		3		4		6	7	8	9	10	11	2	5							1
Feb 21 1920	H	Exeter	D	0-0	0-0		7,000	5		2		4		6	7	8	9	10		3	5	11						1
Feb 28 1920	A	Cardiff	L	0-2	0-4		17,000	6		2		4	5	6		7	9	10	11	3								1	8
Mar 6 1920	A	Watford	L	0-1	0-1		7,000	6	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10		2						7				11
Mar 13 1920	H	Swindon	W	1-1	2-1	Birch, Gregory	8,000	6	1			4	5	6		8	9	10	11	3						7					2
Mar 20 1920	A	Millwall	D	0-0	0-0		26,000	6	1		3		5	6		8	9	10	11	2						7						4
Mar 22 1920	A	Luton	L	1-1	1-2	Summers (og)	4,000	6	1		3	4		6			9	10	11	2						7			8			5
Mar 27 1920	H	Brighton	W	0-0	3-1	Smith, Gregory 2	8,000	6	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2						7
Apr 2 1920	A	Merthyr T	W	2-1	4-1	Birch 2, Smith, Ramsay	8,000	5	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11	2						7
Apr 3 1920	A	Newport	L	0-3	0-3		9,000	6	1		3	4	5	6			9	10	11	2	8					7
Apr 5 1920	H	Merthyr T	D	0-0	0-0		7,000	6	1	3		4		6			9	10	11	2									8			5	7
Apr 10 1920	H	Portsmouth	D	0-1	1-1	Birch	10,000	6	1	2			5	6		8	9	10	11	3												4	7
Apr 17 1920	A	Northampton	L	0-1	0-2		7,000	6	1	2	3	4	5	6		8	9	10	11														7
Apr 24 1920	H	Crystal P	L	1-0	2-3	Gregory 2	14,000	7	1	2		4		6		8	9	10	11	3												5	7
Apr 26 1920	A	Southend	D	1-0	2-2	Gregory 2	8,000	6	1	2				6		8	9	10	11	3												4	7	5
May 1, 1920	H	Norwich	W	0-0	1-0	Gregory	12,000	6	1	2			5	6		8	9	10	11													4	7		3

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FA Cup

Round

Date

Venue

Opponent

Outcome

Half Time Score

Score

Scorers

Attendance

Merrick

Blackman

Broster

Mitchell

Baldock

Thompson

Birch

Smith

Gregory

Donald

Wingrove

Sixth round qualifying

Saturday 20 December 1919

BYE

FACup 1

Jan 10th 1920

A

Aston Villa (First Division)

L

0-1

1-2

Birch

33,000

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

2

London Professional Charity Fund

Date

Venue

Opponent

Outcome

Half Time Score

Score

Scorers

Attendance

Merrick

Pullen

Broster

Mitchell

Baldock

Birch

Smith

Gregory

Donald

Wingrove

Whyman

October 23, 1919

H

Brentford

W

4-0

5-1

Birch, Smith 4 (1 pen)

3,000

1

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

2

7

London Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Outcome	Half Time Score	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Merrick	Blackman	Pullen	Broster	Mitchell	Baldock	Thompson	Birch	Smith	Gregory	Donald	Wingrove	Fox	Wilde
LCC 1	Sep 18 1919	H	Brentford	W	2-0	6-0	Birch 2, Mitchell 2 (1 pen), Smith, Gregory	6,000	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
LCC 2	Oct 6th 1919	6 H	West Ham	W	1-1	2-1	Gregory, Birch	6,000	1		3	4	5	6		8	9	10	7	2	11
LCCSF	Nov 10th 1919	Highbury	Chelsea	L	0-0	0-1	0-0	6,000	1	2		4	5	6		8	9	10		3	11	7

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	Southern League Appearances	Southern League Goals	F A Cup Appearances	F A Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Len Hill
GK		Joe Merrick	38		1		39
GK		Harry Gould
GK		Ted Price
GK		Fred Berry	4				4
DF		Ben Marsden
DF		Joe Wingrove	33		1		34
DF		Fred Blackman	17		1		18
DF		Harry Pullen	28				28
DF		C. Olsen	1				1
DF		Joseph Wilde	6				6
DF		Isaac Haggan	1				1
DF		Fred Watts	1				1
DF		George Wodehouse	1				1
MF		Jack Gregory	40	14	1		41	14
MF		Archie Mitchell	34	2	1		35	2
MF		John Baldock	42	2	1		43	2
MF		Tom McGovern
MF		Mick O'Brien
MF		Jack Broster	35	2	1		36	2
MF		Chris Ramsay	12	1			12	1
MF		Bert Middlemiss
MF		Alf Whyman	9	1			9	1
MF		George Fox	8				8
MF		Albert Chester	1				1
FW		David Donald	39	5	1		40	5
FW		Jimmy Birch	39	15	1	1	40	16
FW		Jack Smith	42	17	1		43	17
FW		Roy Faulkner
FW		Jack Manning
FW		Harry Pidgeon	6				6
FW		Tommy Cain	7				7
FW		Billy Thompson	13		1		14
FW		William Sutch	1	2			1	2
FW		Jimmy Miller	3				3
FW		Walter Lowe	1				1

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
John Miller	Hamilton Academical	July 14, 1919
Fred Blackman	Leeds City	July 28, 1919
C. Olsen		cs1919
Poplett, John *	Shepherd's Bush	cs1919
Brooks, J W *		cs1919
Harry Gould	Metropolitan Police	cs1919
George Wodehouse	Summerstown	Aug1919
Thomas Cain	Dublin Bohemians	Aug 29, 1919
Walter Lowe		Oct1919
Albert Chester	Tottenham	Oct 21, 1919
Chris Ramsay	Botwell Mission	Nov1919
William Sutch		Dec 9, 1919
Fred Berry	Rochdale	Dec 18, 1919
Isaac Haggan	Usworth Colliery	Mar 9, 1920
Tom McGovern	Brentford	Apr1920
Fred Watts	Royal Marines	Apr1920
Harry Pidgeon	Gnome Athletic	Apr1920
Len Hill	Southend	May 3, 1920
Ben Marsden	Port Vale	May 14, 1920
Mick O'Brien	South Shields	May 14, 1920
Ted Price	Brentford	May 20, 1920
Bert Middlemiss	Tottenham	June 1, 1920
Roy Faulkner	Blackburn	June 1, 1920
Jack Manning	Rotherham County	June 16, 1920
Rippengill, Herbert *	King's Lynn	cs1920
Armitage, S *		cs1920
Payne, T *		cs1920
Slader, Charles *		cs1920

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	To	Fee
Wright, Francis		Nov1916		cs 19	Ilford
Brown, W T		Oct1917		cs 19	Folkestone
McClinton, George		Mar1918		cs 19
Simons, Tommy	Fulham	Nov 13, 1914		cs 19
Wake, Bill	Exeter	May 1, 1909		July 19	Maidstone U
Read, Albert *	Uxbridge	cs1913		July 19	Tufnell Park
Durston, Jack	Clophill	Aug 31, 1914		Oct 19	Brentford
Brooks, J W *		cs1919		Jan 20	Yiewsley
Chris Ramsay	Botwell Mission	Nov1919		Apr 20	Botwell Mission
Joe Merrick	Aston Villa	Jun 30, 1919		May 20	Birmingham
John Miller	Hamilton Academical	July 14, 1919		May 20	Abertillery Town
Harry Pullen	Kettering Town	May 4, 1910		June 20	Newport
Jack Broster	Chorley	July 6, 1912		June 20	Rochdale
Fred Berry	Rochdale	Dec 18, 1919		cs 20
C. Olsen		cs1919		cs 20	Graysons
Alf Whyman	New Brompton	May 4, 1909		cs 20	Retired
Poplett, John *	Shepherd's Bush	cs1919		cs 20	Eastman's Dyeworks
Albert Chester	Tottenham	Oct 21, 1919		cs 20	Ramsgate	Free

References

1. Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN   9781780914091.
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.

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