1935–36 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1935-36 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 45th season of existence and their 16th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 4th in the league, and were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers

1935–36 season
Chairman	Charles W Fielding
Manager	William Birrell
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	4th
Football League Third Division South Cup.	Round 2
F A Cup	Round 1
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Cheetham 36 All: Tommy Cheetham 37
Highest home attendance	17,951 Vs Luton (May 2, 1936)
Lowest home attendance	5,048 Vs Cardiff City (07 Dec 1935)
Average home league attendance	11,113
Biggest win	5-0 Vs Aldershot Town (14/9/1935)
Biggest defeat	1-6 Vs Coventry City (01 Feb 1936)
Home colours Away colours
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League standings

Main article: 1935–36 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
2	Luton Town	42	22	12	8	81	45	1.800	56
3	Reading	42	26	2	14	87	62	1.403	54
4	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	9	11	84	53	1.585	53
5	Watford	42	20	9	13	80	54	1.481	49
6	Crystal Palace	42	22	5	15	96	74	1.297	49

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Third Division South

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Mason	Carr	Rowe	March	Vincent	Blake	Abel	Lowe	Blackman	Samuel	Banks	Hammond	Fletcher	Cheetham	Crawford	Allan	Bartlett	Molloy	Lumsdon	Russell	Barrie	Farmer	Ovenstone	Ballantyne	Coggins	Clark
31/8/1935	Millwall	H	L	1-0	2 - 3	Blackman, Lowe	13,089	17	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
4/9/1935	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	D	1-0	1 - 1	Hammond	8,303	18	1	2	3	4	5	6		10				7	8	9	11
7/9/1935	Torquay United	A	L	1-2	2 - 4	Hammond, Samuel	5,432	20	1	2	3	4	5	6	9	8		10		7			11
12/9/1935	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	W	3-2	3 - 2	Cheetham 2, Lowe	6,236	17	1	2	3	4	5	6		10				7	8	9	11
14/9/1935	Aldershot Town	H	W	3-0	5 - 0	Cheetham 4, Hammond	9,667	11	1	2	3					10				7	8	9	11	4	5	6
16/9/1935	Luton Town	A	L		0 - 2		8,220	13	1	2	3					10				7	8	9	11	4	5	6
21/9/1935	Swindon Town	A	D	0-1	2 - 2	Lowe, Cheetham	11,628	14	1	2	3					10					8	9	11	4	5	6	7
28/9/1935	Coventry City	H	D	0-0	0 - 0		11,529	15	1	2		6				10					8	9	11	4	5		7	3
5/10/1935	Newport County	A	W	3-2	4 - 3	Cheetham 3, Lowe	6,033	10	1	2		6				10					8	9	11	4	5		7	3
12/10/1935	Exeter City	H	W	2-1	3 - 1	Cheetham 2, Allan	11,311	6	1	2		6				10					8	9	11	4	5		7	3
19/10/1935	Notts County	A	L	0-1	0 - 3		7,369	11	1	2		6				10					8	9	11	4	5		7	3
26/10/1935	Bristol Rovers	H	W	3-0	4 - 0	Cheetham, Lumsden 2, Farmer	9,082	7	1							10					8	9	11	4	5		7	3	2	6
2/11/1935	Clapton Orient	A	L	0-1	0 - 1		12,815	9	1					6		10			11		8	9		4	5		7	3	2
9/11/1935	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	W	0-0	2 - 0	Cheetham, Ovenstone	10,042	7	1			6				10					8	9		4	5		7	3	2		11
16/11/1935	Northampton Town	A	W	3-1	4 - 1	Cheetham 2, Ballentyne, Ovenstone	6,472	7	1			6				8						9		4	5		7	3	2		11	10
23/11/1935	Crystal Palace	H	W	2-0	3 - 0	Cheetham 3	13,414	5	1			6				8						9		4	5		7	3	2		11	10
07 Dec 1935	Cardiff City	H	W	4-0	5-1	Cheetham 2, Lumsden 3	5,048	4	1		3	6				8						9		4	5		7		2		11	10
21 Dec 1935	Southend United	H	W	1-0	2-1	Cheetham, Ballentyne	8,252	4	1		3	4		6		8						9			5		7		2		11	10
25 Dec 1935	Watford	H	W	0-1	3-1	Cheetham 2, Ballentyne	14,573	4	1		3	6				8						9		4	5		7		2		11	10
26 Dec 1935	Watford	A	L		1-2	Lowe	14,251	4	1		3	6				8					10	9		4	5		7		2		11
28 Dec 1935	Millwall	A	L	0-2	0-2		14,529	4		3		6	4			8					10	9			5		7		2		11		1
04 Jan 1936	Torquay United	H	W	1-1	2-1	Cheetham, Samuel	10,244	4			3	6	4		7	8		10				9			5				2		11		1
15 Jan 1936	Reading	A	W	1-0	2-1	Cheetham 2	5,123	4			3	6			7	8		10				9		4	5			2			11		1
18 Jan 1936	Aldershot	A	W	1-1	3-1	Lowe 2, Abel	3,867	3			3	6			7	8		10				9		4	5			2			11		1
25 Jan 1936	Swindon Town	H	W	3-0	5-1	Cheetham 2, Lowe 2, Abel	10,757	3			3	6			7	8		10				9		4	5			2			11		1
01 Feb 1936	Coventry City	A	L	0-2	1-6	Samuel	20,785	3			3	6			7	8		10	11			9		4	5				2				1
08 Feb 1936	Newport County	H	D	1-0	1-1	Crawford	10,419	3	1		3	6				8		10	11			9	7	4	5				2
15 Feb 1936	Exeter City	A	D	0-0	0-0		4,801	3	1		3	6				8		10				9		4	5		7		2		11
22 Feb 1936	Notts County	H	D	1-0	2-2	Cheetham, Ovenstone	6,497	3	1		3	6									8	9		4	5		7		2	10	11
29 Feb 1936	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	A	W	0-0	1-0	Cheetham	6,138	3	1		3	6									8	9		4	5		7		2		11	10
07 Mar 1936	Gillingham	H	W	1-2	5-2	Cheetham 3, Lowe, Crawford	11,119	3	1		3	6				8						9	11	4	5		7		2			10
14 Mar 1936	Bristol Rovers	A	W	0-0	1-0	Cheetham	7,710	3	1		3	6									8	9	11	4	5		7		2			10
21 Mar 1936	Northampton Town	H	L	0-1	0-1		13,687	4	1		3	6									8	9	11	4	5		7		2			10
28 Mar 1936	Crystal Palace	A	W	1-0	2-0	Cheetham, Crawford	22,389	4	1		3	6									8	9	11	4	5		7		2			10
04 Apr 1936	Reading	H	L	0-1	0-1		14,378	4	1		3	6									8	9	11	4	5		7		2			10
10 Apr 1936	Bristol City	H	W	0-0	4-1	Lowe 3, Crawford	15,256	4	1		3	6				9							11	4	5		7		2	8		10
11 Apr 1936	Cardiff City	A	L	0-2	2-3	Lowe, Crawford	8,571	4	1		3	6				9							11	4	5		7		2	8		10
13 Apr 1936	Bristol City	A	D	0-0	0-0		10,838	4	1		3	6				9			7				11	4	5				2	8		10
18 Apr 1936	Leyton Orient	H	W	2-0	4-0	Lowe, Banks, Farmer, Crawford	10,811	4	1		3	6				9			7				11	4	5				2	8		10
22 Apr 1936	Gillingham	A	D	1-2	2-2	Banks, Cheetham	2,405	3	1		3	6	4			8			11			9	7		5				2	10
25 Apr 1936	Southend United	A	W	0-0	1-0	Farmer	4,969	3	1	2	3	6	4		9				11				7		5					10				8
2 May 1936	Luton Town	H	D	0-0	0-0		17.951	4	1	2	3	6				8			11			9	7	4	5					10

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F A Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Mason	Rowe	March	Lowe	Cheetham	Allan	Bartlett	Lumsdon	Barrie	Ballantyne	Ovenstone
FA Cup 2	30/11/1935	Margate (Southern League)	A	L	0-2	1 - 3	Cheetham	5,783	1	3	6	8	9	4	5	7	2	10	11

Division 3 South Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Mason	Rowe	Lowe	Cheetham	Crawford	Allan	Bartlett	Lumsdon	Barrie	Farmer	Ballantyne
23/10/1935	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	L	1-2	1 - 2	Crawford	8,535	1	3	8	9	11	4	5	7	2	6	10

London Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance
LCC 1	Oct 7th 1935	Crystal Palace	H	W	6-0	Clark, Blake, Farmer, Ovenstone, Blackman 2
LCC 2	Oct 21th 1935	Fulham	H	D	0-0
LCC 2Rep	Oct 28th 1935	Fulham	A	L	1-5

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	Div 3 South Appearances	Div 3 South Goals	F A Cup Appearances	F A Cup Goals	Div 3 South Cup Appearances	Div 3 South Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Bill Mason	36		1		1		38
GK		Billy Coggins	6						6
DF		Ernie Vincent	8						8
DF		Jonty Rowe	32		1		1		34
DF		Jimmy Allan	33	1	1		1		35	1
DF		Sidney Russell	12						12
DF		Walter Barrie	26		1		1		38
DF		Fred Bartlett	38		1		1		40
DF		William Carr	14						14
MF		Alec Farmer	9	3			1		10	3
MF		Charlie Clarke	1						1
MF		Joe Hammond	5	3					5	3
MF		Frank Lumsden	25	5	1		1		27	5
MF		Dicky March	37		1				38
MF		Albert Blake	6						6
MF		Jackie Crawford	24	7			1	1	25	8
MF		Jack Fletcher	20						20
MF		Peter Molloy	3						3
FW		Samuel Abel	8	2					8	2
FW		Harry Lowe	35	15	1		1		37	15
FW		Tommy Cheetham	35	36	1	1	1		37	36
FW		Johnny Ballantyne	15	3	1		1		17	3
FW		Reg Banks	9	2					9	2
FW		Jack Blackman	1	1					1	1
FW		Davie Ovenstone	15	3	1				16	3
FW		David Samuel	9	3					9	3

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Johnny Ballantyne	Partick Thistle	1935
Reg Banks	WBA	1935
Ken Cameron	Hull City	1936
William Carr	Derby	1935
Frank Lumsden	Huddersfield Town	1935
Jonty Rowe	Reading	1935
Frances, J		1935
David Samuel
Peter Molloy	Cardiff	July 4, 1935
Carr, Billy	Derby	July 30, 1935
Schofield, Harold	Doncaster	Aug 14, 1935
Charlie Clarke	Fleet	Sep 28, 1935
Billy Coggins	Everton	Oct 2, 1935
Luke, Stan *	Chichester	Jan 4, 1936
Wood, Sid *	Chichester	Jan 4, 1936
Jefferson, Arthur	Peterborough	Feb 25, 1936
Swinfen, Reg	Civil Service	Mar 12, 1936
Alf Fitzgerald	Reading	May 5, 1936	Free
Hughie McMahon	Reading	May 5, 1936	Free
Wilf Bott	Newcastle United	May 6, 1936	£750
Moralee, Bill	Bournemouth	May 14, 1936
Charlton, Bill *	Wimbledon	May 15, 1936
Clare, Kenneth *		June 2, 1936
Mason, Jim	Glasgow Perthshire	June 4, 1936
Royan, William	Hearts	June 16, 1936	Free

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Rhodes, Harold *	Darwen	Nov 2, 1934		cs 35	Morecambe
Hull, William *		Oct 1, 1934		cs 35
Miles, Alfie	Yeovil & Petters U	Feb 22, 1935		cs 35
Jones, Charlie	Northend	Mar 19, 1932		35
Ridley, John	Reading	May 31, 1934		Aug 35	North Shields
Don Ashman	Middlesbrough	May 9, 1932	£500	July 35	Darlington	Free
Walter Langford	Leicester City	Aug 3, 1933		July 35	Welling United
George Watson	Durham	Jan 24, 1934		July 35	London Paper Mills
Beecham, Ernie	Fulham	May 14, 1932		Sep 35	Brighton
Hammond, Tom	Darlaston	July 3, 1935		Oct 35	Leamington Town	Free
Blackman, Jack	Weston U	Aug 28, 1931		Oct 35	Crystal P
Russell, Sid	Tunbridge Wells	Dec 8, 1932	£150	Feb 36	Northampton
Fletcher, John (Jack)	Bournemouth	June 6, 1935		May 36	Clapton Orient
Ovenstone, Davie	Raith Rovers	June 22, 1935	Free	May 36	Cardiff

References

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.

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

1. "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-27.