1961–62 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1961-62 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Alec Stock
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division	4th
FA Cup	Third Round
Football League Cup	Second Round
London Challenge Cup	Quarter finals
Top goalscorer	League: Brian Bedford 34 All: Brian Bedford 39
Highest home attendance	18,003 Vs Crystal Palace 20 January 1962
Lowest home attendance	7,087 Vs Port Vale 11 November 1961
Average home league attendance	10,986
Biggest win	6-0 Vs Torquay (30 December 1961)
Biggest defeat	3-6 Vs Reading (21 August 1961)
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

During the 1961-62 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in Fourth place. ^[1]

League standings

Main article: 1961-62 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Grimsby Town	46	28	6	12	80	56	1.429	62	Promoted
3	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	21	17	8	69	45	1.533	59
4	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	11	11	111	73	1.521	59
5	Peterborough United	46	26	6	14	107	82	1.305	58
6	Bristol City	46	23	8	15	94	72	1.306	54

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Third Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
19 August 1961	Brentford	H	3-0	Towers, Bedford, Evans	16,796	2
21 August 1961	Reading	H	3-6	Angell, Lazarus 2	12,847	12
26 August 1961	Barnsley	A	4-2	Bedford, Angell (pen), Towers, Evans	7,668	9
30 August 1961	Reading	A	2-0	Towers 2	20,003	5
2 September 1961	Portsmouth	H	0-1		13,010	8
4 September 1961	Swindon	H	6-1	Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Francis 2	10,255	1
9 September 1961	Crystal Palace	A	2-2	Lazarus 2	27,179	4
16 September 1961	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.	H	1-1	Lazarus	13,088	6
23 September 1961	Watford	A	2-3	Towers, McClelland	15,555	12
25 September 1961	Halifax	H	6-2	Bedford 3, Evans 2, McClelland	11,907	7
30 September 1961	Hull City	H	1-1	Francis	10,076	9
7 October 1961	Newport	A	4-2	McClelland, Bedford, Barber, Evans	5,440	7
9 October 1961	Lincoln City	H	1-3	Evans	10,151	7
14 October 1961	Southend	H	5-3	Bedford 4, Angell (pen)	10,665	7
17 October 1961	Swindon	A	0-0		11,320	6
21 October 1961	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	Collins	6,630	8
28 October 1961	Coventry City	H	4-1	Barber 2, Bedford, Evans	10,008	6
11 November 1961	Port Vale	H	2-1	Bedford, Angell (pen)	7,087	5
18 November 1961	Bristol City	A	0-2		10,892	8
2 December 1961	Notts County	A	0-0		7,980	8
9 December 1961	Shrewsbury	H	3-1	Bedford 3	7,433	6
16 December 1961	Brentford	A	4-1	Bedford 2, Reeves (og), McClelland	11,771	6
26 December 1961	Torquay	A	2-2	McClelland, Keen	4,574	8
30 December 1961	Torquay	H	6-0	Evans 3, Towers 2, Collins	9,193	6
13 January 1962	Portsmouth	A	1-4	Towers	17,727	7
20 January 1962	Crystal Palace	H	1-0	Evans	18,003	6
3 February 1962	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.	A	1-3	Towers	11,645	7
10 February 1962	Watford	H	1-2	McClelland	11,288	7
16 February 1962	Hull City	A	1-3	Bedford	3,237	7
19 February 1962	Peterborough United	A	1-5	Collins	11,922	10
24 February 1962	Newport	H	4-0	Bedford, McClelland, Lazarus 2	7,813	10
3 March 1962	Southend United	A	3-2	Bedford, Collins, Shields (og)	8,298	7
10 March 1962	Grimsby Town	H	3-2	Bedford 2, Angell	8,490	7
16 March 1962	Coventry City	A	3-2	Bedford 3	8,629	7
19 March 1962	Barnsley	H	3-0	Keen, Bedford, Evans	10,310	6
24 March 1962	Peterborough United	H	3-3	Evans, McClelland, Bedford	13,430	6
31 March 1962	Port Vale	A	3-2	Collins, Bedford, Angell (pen)	4,936	6
7 April 1962	Bristol City	H	4-1	Evans 2, Bedford 2	11,482	5
11 April 1962	Bradford Park Avenue	H	1-2	Lazarus	11,462	5
14 April 1962	Bradford Park Avenue	A	3-3	Bedford 3	8,744	6
21 April 1962	Notts County	H	2-0	Bedford, McClelland	10,043	5
23 April 1962	Northampton	H	2-0	Evans, Towers	10,953	5
24 April 1962	Northampton	A	1-1	McClelland	12,533	5
28 April 1962	Shrewsbury	A	2-1	Towers, McClelland	5,823	5
30 April 1962	Lincoln City	A	5-0	Lazarus 2, Towers 2, Collins	6,815	4
3 May 1962	Halifax	A	1-1	Evans	2,316	4

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London Challenge Cup ^[4]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
2 October 1961	First Round	Bexleyheath & Welling	H	4-0
16 October 1961	Quarter-Finals	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-5

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
13 September 1961	First Round	Crystal Palace	H	5-2	Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Francis 2	10,565
11 October 1961	Second Round	Nottingham Forest	H	1-2	Towers	11198

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FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
04 Nov 1961	First Round	Barry Town	A	1-1	McLellan (og)	5500
06 Nov 1961	First Round Replay	Barry Town	H	7-0	Bedford 3, Evans 2, Collins 2	11,328
25 Nov 1961	Second Round	Ashford Town	A	3-0	McClelland, Evans, Collins	5000
6 Jan 1962	Third Round	Burnley	A	1-6	Evans	28,352

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Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	League Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Ray Drinkwater	47		4			51
GK		Rodney Slack	1					1
DF		Tony Ingham	42		2			44
DF		Keith Rutter	45		4			49
DF		Roy Bentley	30		4			34
MF		John McClelland	38	11	4	1		42	12
MF		David Cockell	1					1
MF		Mike Keen	48	2	4			52	2
MF		Sylvan Anderton	4					4
MF		Mark Lazarus	25	12				25	12
MF		Bill Williams	20		2			22
MF		John Collins	26	6	4	3		30	9
MF		Peter Angell	41	6	4		1	45	7
FW		Mike Barber	26	4	1			27	4
FW		George Francis	2	1	1		2	3	3
FW		Brian Bedford	45	34	4	3	2	49	39
FW		Bernard Evans	44	18	4	4		48	22
FW		Jim Towers	29	15	3		1	32	16
FW		Jimmy Andrews	4					4

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Roy Bentley	Fulham	June 1961
Bill Williams	Portsmouth	July 1961
John McClelland	Lincoln City	September 1961	£14,000
Sylvan Anderton	Chelsea	January 1962
Mark Lazarus	Wolverhampton Wanderers	February 1962	16,000
Brian Taylor	QPR Juniors	March 1962
Frank Smith	Tottenham Hotspur	May 1962
Peter Springett	QPR Juniors	May 1962

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
George Francis	Brentford	May 1961	£8,000*	October 1961	Brentford
Mark Lazarus	Orient	September 1960		September 1961	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£27,500
Rodney Slack	Leicester City	March 1961		May 1962	Cambridge United
Sylvan Anderton	Chelsea	January 1962		May 1962	Dover Town
David Cockell	Hounslow Town	August 1960		July 1962	Crawley Town
Jimmy Andrews	Orient	June 1959		July 1962	Qpr Coach

References

1. Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN   978-1873626405.
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.
3. 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.
4. "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
5. 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.
6. 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.