1936–37 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1936-37 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 46th season of existence and their 17th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 9th in the league, and were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers

1936–37 season
Chairman	Charles W Fielding
Manager	William Birrell
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	9th
Football League Third Division South Cup.	Round 1
F A Cup	Round 3
Top goalscorer	League: Harry Lowe, Alf Fitzgerald 17 All: Alf Fitzgerald 21
Highest home attendance	3/10/1936 Luton Town 20,437
Lowest home attendance	18/2/1937 Northampton Town 3,751
Average home league attendance	10,552
Biggest win	7-2 14/11/1936 VS Southend United
Biggest defeat	1-4 3/4/1937 VS Brighton & Hove Albion
Home colours Away colours
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League standings

Main article: 1936–37 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Northampton Town	42	20	6	16	85	68	1.250	46
8	Millwall	42	18	10	14	64	54	1.185	46
9	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	9	15	73	52	1.404	45
10	Southend United	42	17	11	14	78	67	1.164	45
11	Gillingham	42	18	8	16	52	66	0.788	44

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Third Division South

Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Mason, B.	Barrie	Carr	Allan	Bartlett	March	Crawford	Lowe	Cheetham	Cameron	Bott	Jefferson	Ballantyne	McMahon	Swinfen	Banks	Rowe	Vincent	Abel	Farmer	Lumsdon	James	Fitzgerald	Charlton	Clark	Moralee
29/8/1936	A	Bristol City	L	2-1	2 - 3	Cheetham, Lowe	13,689	14	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
31/8/1936	A	Millwall	L	0-1	0 - 2		16,227	18	1	2		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	3
5/9/1936	H	Torquay United	W	0-0	3 - 0	Bott 2, Lowe	10,365	14	1	2		4	5	6	7	8	9		11	3	10
12/9/1936	A	Notts County	W	1-1	2 - 1	Bott 2	5,013	13	1	2		4	5	6		8	9		11	3	10	7
17/9/1936	H	Millwall	L	0-1	0 - 1		10,824	15	1	2		4	5	6		8	9		11	3	10	7
19/9/1936	H	Clapton Orient	W	2-1	2 - 1	Banks, Lowe	15,448	12	1	2		4	5	6		10	9			3		7	8	11
23/9/1936	A	Crystal Palace	D	0-0	0 - 0		9,467	12	1			4		6		8	9		11	2		7	10		3	5
26/9/1936	A	Walsall	W	1-1	4 - 2	Cheetham, Allen, Lowe	8,984	8	1			4		6		10	9		11	2	8	7			3	5
3/10/1936	H	Luton Town	W	2-0	2 - 1	Bott, Lowe	20,437	6	1			4		6		10	9		11	2	8				3	5	7
10/10/1936	A	Cardiff City	L	0-1	0 - 2		21,897	8	1			4		6		10	9		11	2	8				3	5	7
17/10/1936	H	Swindon Town	D	0-1	1 - 1	Lowe	12,405	9	1				5	6		10	9		11	2	8				3	4	7
24/10/1936	A	Aldershot Town	D	0-0	0 - 0			9	1					6		10	9		11	2	8				3	4		5	7
31/10/1936	H	Gillingham	L	0-0	0 - 1		5,687	14	1					6		10	9		11	2	8				3	4			7	5
7/11/1936	A	Newport County	W	1-1	2 - 1	Lowe 2	10,267	9	1					6		8	9		11	2					3	4			7	5	10
14/11/1936	H	Southend United	W	1-1	7 - 2	Fitzgerald 2, Lowe 2, Lumsden, March, Cheetham	11,446	7	1					6		8	9			2		11			3	4			7	5	10
21/11/1936	A	Watford	L	0-2	0 - 2		12,349	11	1					6		8	9			2		11			3	4			7	5	10
5/12/1936	A	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	L	0-1	1 - 3	Fitzgerald	7,120	13	1					6		8	9		7	2		11			3	4				5	10
19/12/1936	A	Bristol Rovers	D	0-1	1 - 1	Cheetham	8,114	13	1					6			9		7	2		11			3	4		5			10	8
25/12/1936	H	Exeter City	W	1-0	4 - 0	Bott, Fitzgerald, Cheetham, Charlton	12,507	13	1					6		4	9		7	2		11			3			5			10	8
26/12/1936	H	Bristol City	W	2-0	5 - 0	Fitzgerald, Cheetham 2, Bott, Charlton	9,576	11	1					6		4	9		7	2		11			3			5			10	8
28/12/1936	A	Exeter City	W	2-0	3 - 0	Bott. Cheetham, Charlton	4,817	9	1					6		4	9		7	2		11			3			5			10	8
2/1/1937	A	Torquay United	D	1-1	1 - 1	Fitzgerald	3,179	9	1					6		4	9		7	2	8	11			3			5			10
9/1/1937	H	Notts County	L	0-1	0 - 2		14,938	10	1					6		4	9		7	2		11			3			5			10	8
21/1/1937	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	L	0-2	2 - 3	Bott, Lowe	4,742	10	1					6		4	9		7	2		11			3			5			10		8
23/1/1937	A	Clapton Orient	D	0-0	0 - 0		7,606	11	1	2		4				8			7	3		11	9					5			10			6
4/2/1937	H	Walsall	W	1-0	2 - 0	Lowe 2	3,850	10	1	2				4		8			7	3		11						5			10	9		6
6/2/1937	A	Luton Town	W	1-0	1 - 0		13,767	8	1	2				4		8						11			3			5	7		10	9		6
13/2/1937	H	Cardiff City	W	2-0	6 - 0	Fitzgerald 3, Charlton 3	11,408	6	1	2	3			4		8						11						5	7		10	9		6
18/2/1937	H	Northampton Town	W	3-0	3 - 2	Fitzgerald 2, Charlton	3,751	5	1	2	3			6		4	9					11						5	7		10	8
20/2/1937	A	Swindon Town	D	1-0	1 - 1	Fitzgerald	6,741	5	1	2	3			6		8						11				4		5	7		10	9
27/2/1937	H	Aldershot Town	W	1-0	3 - 0	Fitzgerald 2, Lumsden		4	1	2	3			6		8						11				4		5	7		10	9
6/3/1937	A	Gillingham	D	0-0	0 - 0		6,965	5	1	2	3			6		8						11				4		5	7		10	9
13/3/1937	H	Newport County	W	2-2	6 - 2	Swinfen 3, Fitzgerald. Lowe, Lumsden	11,738	4	1	2	3			4		8						11	9					5	7		10			6
20/3/1937	A	Southend United	L	1-3	2 - 3	Fitzgerald 2	8,675	5	1	2	3			4		8						11						5	7		10	9		6
26/3/1937	H	Reading	D	0-0	0 - 0		16,297	4	1		3			4		8	7					11	9			2		5			10			6
27/3/1937	H	Watford	L	1-0	1 - 2	McMahon	12,945	5	1	2	3			6		8	7					11	9			4		5			10
29/3/1937	A	Reading	L	0-1	0 - 2		13,050	7	1	2	3			6		7		8				11				4		5			10	9
3/4/1937	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	L	1-2	1 - 4	Barrie	9,176	9	1	2	3			6		7		10				11				4		5				9	8
10/4/1937	H	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	L	1-1	1 - 2	Cameron	6,002	10	1	2	3			4		9		8				11		7				5			10			6
17/4/1937	A	Northampton Town	W	0-0	1 - 0	Lowe	4,056	9	1	2	3			4		9		8				11		7				5			10			6
24/4/1937	H	Bristol Rovers	W	0-0	2 - 1	Lowe 2	6,802	8	1	2				4		7	9	8				11				3		5			10			6
1/5/1937	H	Crystal Palace	L	0-2	1 - 3	McMahon	6,142	9	1	2				4		9		8				11			3					5	10	7		6

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F A Cup

	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Mason	March	Lowe	Cheetham	Bott	Jefferson	McMahon	Rowe	Vincent	Farmer	James	Fitzgerald	Charlton
FA Cup 1	28/11/1936	H	Brighton (Third Division South)	W	1-0	5-1	Fitzgerald 3, Cheetham, McMahon	16,000	1	6	8	9	7	2	11	3	4		5	10
FA Cup 2	12/12/1936	A	South Liverpool (Lancashire Combination)	W	0-0	1 - 0	Fitzgerald	6,000	1	6	8	9	7	2	11	3	4	5		10
FA Cup 3	16/1/1937	A	Bury (Second Division)	L	0-1	0 - 1		13,638	1	6	4	9	7	2	11	3		5		10	8

Division 3 South Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Mason,	Barrie	Allan	March	Lowe	Cheetham	Jefferson	McMahon	Swinfen	Vincent	Abel
October 7, 1936	Reading	A	L	1-0	1-2	McMahon	7,800	1	3	4	6	10	9	2	11	8	5	7

London Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Score	Scorers	Attendance
LCC 1	Oct 5th 1936	Charlton	A	L	2-3

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	42		3		1		46
DF		Arthur Jefferson	25		3		1		29
DF		Ernie Vincent	20		2		1		23
DF		Jonty Rowe	20		3				23
DF		Norman James	5		1				6
DF		Jimmy Allan	11	1			1		12	1
DF		Walter Barrie	23	1			1		24	1
DF		Fred Bartlett	7						7
DF		William Carr	14						14
MF		Alec Farmer	26		2				28
MF		Charlie Clarke	2						2
MF		Frank Lumsden	13	3					13	3
MF		Dicky March	41	1	3		1		45	1
MF		William Moralee	11						11
MF		Jackie Crawford	3						3
MF		Ken Cameron	8	1					8	1
FW		Johnny Pattison
FW		Alf Fitzgerald	28	17	3	4			31	21
FW		Reg Swinfen	6	3			1		7	3
FW		Samuel Abel	3				1		4
FW		Harry Lowe	41	17
FW		Wilf Bott	23	9	3				26	9
FW		Tommy Cheetham	28	9	3	1	1		32	10
FW		Hughie McMahon	33	2	3	1	1		37	4
FW		Johnny Ballantyne	10						10
FW		Reg Banks	3	1					3	1
FW		Bill Charlton	16	8	2				17	8

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Name	from	Date
Cameron, Ken	Hull	Aug 22, 1936	£250
Ellwood, Reg *	Redhill	Oct 15, 1936
Sibley, Eric	Tottenham	1936
James, Norman	Bradford C	Oct 29, 1936
Johnny Pattison	Motherwell	May 20, 1937

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Schofield, Harold	Doncaster	Aug 14, 1935		Tunbridge Wells	cs 36
Blake, Albert	Watford	Aug1933	Free	Tunbridge Wells	July 36
Samuel, Dan	Reading	May 9, 1935		Tunbridge Wells	July 36
Molloy, Peter	Cardiff	July 4, 1935		Stockport	July 36
Coggins, Billy	Everton	Oct 2, 1935		Bath City	Oct 36
Ellwood, Reg *	Redhill	Oct 15, 1936		Tunbridge Wells	Apr 37
Fred Bartlett	Maidenhead U	Oct 7, 1932		Clapton Orient	May 37
Ernie Vincent	Manchester U	June 15, 1935		Doncaster	May 37
Jimmy Allan	Huddersfield	Apr 30, 1935		Clapton Orient	May 37
Johnny Ballantyne	Partick Thistle	May 20, 1935	£250	Retired	May 37
Frank Lumsden	Huddersfield	Apr 30, 1935		Burnley	May 37

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.