1965–66 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1965-66 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Alec Stock
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division	3rd
FA Cup	Third Round
Football League Cup	First Round
London Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Les Allen 30 All: Les Allen 33
Highest home attendance	16,610 Vs Millwall 26 March 1966
Lowest home attendance	3,529 Vs Walsall 1 September 1965
Average home league attendance	8,263
Biggest win	7-2 Vs York City (1 January 1966)
Biggest defeat	1-6 Vs Brentford (21 August 1965)
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

In the first full season of new chairman Jim Gregory's tenure, Queens Park Rangers made many significant signings whilst competing in the English Third Division and finished third behind Millwall and the Champions Hull City . ^[1]

Double winner signing from Tottenham Les Allen scored a league-leading 33 goals whilst late season pick up from Fulham Rodney Marsh who scored after just 3 minutes into his home debut in October as eventually promoted Millwall were defeated 6-1.

Frank Sibley became Qpr's first substitute when he replaced John Collins ^[2]

Jim Langley was voted the Supporters Club Player of the Year.

In May Qpr defeated Arsenal 4-0 in the London Challenge Cup Final .

League standings

Main article: 1965–66 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hull City (C, P)	46	31	7	8	109	62	1.758	69	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Millwall (P)	46	27	11	8	76	43	1.767	65
3	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	9	13	95	65	1.462	57
4	Scunthorpe United	46	21	11	14	80	67	1.194	53
5	Workington	46	19	14	13	67	57	1.175	52

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Third Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Half time score	Full Time Score F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Smith	Watson	Langley	Hazell	Brady, R.	Keen	Collins	Allen	McAdams	Sanderson	Morgan, R.	Springett	Hunt	Mortimore	Leach	Leary	Morgan, I.	Sibley	Taylor	Lazarus	Marsh	Moughton
21 August 1965	Brentford	A	0-2	1-6	Morgan R	15,209	24	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
23 August 1965	Brighton And Hove Albion	H	1-1	4-1	Keen, Collins, Allen, McAdams	10,480	11		2	3	6		4	7	8	9	10	11	1	5
28 August 1965	Mansfield Town	H	0-0	1-2	McAdams	6,405	18		2	3	4		6	7	8	9	10	11	1	5
4 September 1965	Hull City	A	3-0	3-1	Allen 2, Morgan R	20,478	13		2	3	6		4	7	8	9	10	11	1	5
11 September 1965	Reading	H	0-0	0-2		6,800	15		2	3	6		4	7	8	9	10	11	1		5
14 September 1965	Scunthorpe United	A	0-1	2-1	Collins, Allen	5,362	11		2	3	6		4	7	8		10	11	1		5	9
18 September 1965	Exeter City	A	0-0	0-0		6,174	13		2	3	6		4	7	8		10	11	1		5	9
25 September 1965	Peterborough United	H	1-1	2-1	Collins, Langley	5,094	10		2	3	4		6	7	8		10	11	1		5		9
2 October 1965	Millwall	A	0-2	1-2	Leach	14,465	14		2	3	4		6	7	8		10		1		5	9		11	12
4 October 1965	Scunthorpe United	H	1-0	1-0	Keen	6,726	10		2	3	4		6		8		10	11	1		5	9		7	12
9 October 1965	York City	A	0-2	2-2	Allen, Morgan I	6,553	12			3	4		6		8		10	11	1		5	9		7		2
16 October 1965	Oxford United	H	2-1	2-3	Allen, Sanderson	8,448	13		2	3	4		6		8		10	11	1		5	9		7
23 October 1965	Swansea	A	0-3	2-4	Collins, Allen	8,430	14	1		3	6		10	7	8		12	11			5	9			4	2
30 October 1965	Walsall	H	0-0	2-1	Sibley, Langley	5,228	13			3	12		4	7	8		10	11	1		5	9			6	2
5 November 1965	Workington	A	1-0	1-1	McAdams	4,464	13		2	3			4	11	8	9	10		1	5					6		7
20 November 1965	Southend	A	2-1	3-1	Allen 2, Lazarus	6,690	13		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
23 November 1965	Brighton And Hove Albion	A	1-0	2-0	Allen 2	10,689	10		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
27 November 1965	Swindon Town	H	2-0	3-2	Allen 3	6,872	7		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
11 December 1965	Grimsby Town	H	2-0	3-0	Collins, Morgan R, OG	6,671	4		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
18 December 1965	Oxford United	A	0-0	3-1	Allen 2, Morgan R	8,786	4		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
1 January 1966	York City	H	3-1	7-2	Allen 3, Lazarus, Collins 2, Morgan R	7,811	4		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
8 January 1966	AFC Bournemouth	A	1-0	1-1	Morgan R	7,616	4		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
15 January 1966	Swansea	H	5-0	6-2	Morgan R 3, Lazarus, Collins 2,	7,042	3		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
29 January 1966	Brentford	H	0-0	1-0	Morgan R	14,506	3		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
5 February 1966	Mansfield Town	A	0-1	1-2	Collins	4,166	3		2	3			4	8			10	11	1	5		9			6		7
15 February 1966	Watford	H	1-0	1-1	Langley	8,191	3		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
19 February 1966	Hull City	H	1-1	3-3	Collins 3	12,327	3		2	3	12		4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
5 March 1966	Watford	A	2-0	2-1	Keen, Morgan R	11,600	3		2	3			4	8	9		10	11	1	5					6		7
12 March 1966	Exeter	H	1-0	1-0	Allen	7,542	3		2	3			4	8	9			11	1	5		10			6		7
19 March 1966	Peterborough	A	1-1	1-1	Collins	7,487	3		2	3			4	8	9			11	1	5					6		7	10
26 March 1966	Millwall	H	1-1	6-1	Marsh 2, Collins, Allen, Lazarus, Morgan R	16,610	3		2	3			4	8	9		12	11	1	5					6		7	10
2 April 1966	Workington	H	2-0	4-1	Marsh, Allen 2, Lazarus	8,016	3		2	3			4		9		8	11	1	5					6		7	10
8 April 1966	Bristol Rovers	H	2-1	4-1	Marsh, Collins, Allen, Lazarus	13,372	3		2	3			4	8	9			11	1	5					6		7	10
9 April 1966	Shrewsbury	A	0-0	0-0		4,791	3		2	3			4		9		8	11	1	5					6		7	10
12 April 1966	Bristol Rovers	A	0-1	0-1		9,203	3		2	3			4	10			8	11	1	5					6		7	9
16 April 1966	Southend	H	2-0	2-1	Lazarus 2	7,028	3		2	3			4	7	12		8	11	1	5					6		9	10
23 April 1966	Swindon Town	A	0-1	1-2	Keen	13,802	3		2	3			4		9		8	11	1	5					6		7	10
25 April 1966	Gillingham	H	0-1	1-3	Marsh	7,582	3		2	3	6		4	8	9		12	11	1	5							7	10
30 April 1966	Shrewsbury	H	1-1	2-1	Allen, Marsh	5,713	3		2	3			4	7	9		8	11	1	5					6			10
2 May 1966	Oldham Athletic	H	0-0	1-1	Allen	6,850	3		2	3			4	8	9		6	11	1	5				7				10
7 May 1966	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	2-4	Marsh, Morgan R	5,586	3			3	2		4		9		8	11	1	5					6		7	10
13 May 1966	Reading	A	0-1	1-2	Collins	8,554	3			3	6		4	8	9		10	11	1	5				7		2
18 May 1966	Gillingham	A	0-2	1-3	Collins	7,147	3		2	3			4	8	9		6	11	1	5				7			12	10
21 May 1966	AFC Bournemouth	H	2-0	5-0	Marsh 2, Lazarus 3	4,732	3		2	3			5		9		4	11	1					8			7	10	6
26 May 1966	Oldham Athletic	A	1-0	2-0	Allen, Marsh	7,969	3		2	3			5		9			11	1					8		4	7	10	6
28 May 1966	Walsall	A	1-0	1-0	Allen	8,103	3			3	2		5		9		4	8	1					11			7	10	6

London Challenge Cup

Date [4]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
October 1965	First Round	Chelsea	H	1-0	Sibley
October 1965	Second Round	Orient	A	3-1	Hunt, Sanderson, Collins
1 November 1965	Semi Final	Brentford	H	2-1	Wilks, Leach
10 May 1966	Final	Arsenal	A	4-0	Sanderson , Collins, Hazell, Leach	3012

Football League Cup

Date [3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Watson	Langley	Hazell	Keen	Collins	Allen	McAdams	Sanderson	Morgan, R.	Springett	Hunt	Bedford
1 September 1965	First Round First Leg	Walsall (Third Division)	H	0-1	1-1	og	3,529	2	3	6	4	11	8	9	7		1	5	10
7 September 1965	First Round second Leg	Walsall (Third Division)	A	2-0	2-3	Morgan R, Collins	12,236	2	3	6	4	7	8	9	10	11	1	5

FA Cup

Date [3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Watson	Langley	Keen	Collins	Allen	McAdams	Sanderson	Morgan, R.	Springett	Hunt	Sibley	Lazarus
13 November 1965	First Round	Colchester United (Fourth Division)	A	2-3	3-3	Collins, Allen, Sanderson	6,693	2	3	4	7	8	9	10	11	1	5	6
17 November 1965	First Round Replay	Colchester United (Fourth Division)	H	0-0	4-0	Morgan R, Allen 2, Sanderson	6,166	2	3	4	7	8	9	10	11	1	5	6
4 December 1965	Second Round	Guilford City (Southern Football League Premier Division)	H	1-0	3-0	OG, Sibley, Lazarus	8,343	2	3	4	8	9		10	11	1	5	6	7
22 January 1966	Third Round	Shrewsbury (Third Division)	H	0-0	0-0		15,738	2	3	4	8	9		10	11	1	5	6	7
26 January 1966	Third Round Replay	Shrewsbury (Third Division)	A	0-0	0-1		14,779	2	3	4	8	9		10	11	1	5	6	7

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Peter Springett	44		7			51
GK		Frank Smith	2					2
DF		Ray Brady	1					1
DF		Tony Hazell	17(2)		2			21
DF		Ron Hunt	32		7			39
DF		Frank Sibley	27(2)	1	5		1	34	2
DF		Ian Watson	40		7			47
DF		Colin Moughton	3					3
DF		Jim Langley	46	3	7			53	3
DF		Brian Taylor	5					5
DF		John Mortimore	10					10
MF		Mark Lazarus	28(1)	1	3		1	32	2
MF		Mick Leach	10	1				10	1
MF		Mike Keen	46	4	7			53	4
MF		Roger Morgan	44	13	6	1	1	50	15
MF		John Collins	35	18	7	1	1	42	20
MF		Keith Sanderson	39(3)	1	7		2	49	3
FW		Stuart Leary	1					1
FW		Brian Bedford			1			1
FW		Billy McAdams	6	3	4			10	3
FW		Les Allen	44(1)	30	7		3	52	33
FW		Rodney Marsh	16	8				16	8
FW		Ian Morgan	10	1				10	1

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Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Brian Inkpen *		July ?1965
Les Allen	Tottenham Hotspur	July 1965	£21,000
Ian Watson	Chelsea	July 1965	£10,000
Colin Andrews *		July ?1965
Ken Osborn *		July ?1965
Dave Clement	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 19,1965
Jim Langley	Fulham	July 1965	£2,000
John Brooks		Aug1965
Alan Davies		Sep1965
John Mortimore	Chelsea	Sep 11,1965	£8,000
Mark Lazarus	Brentford	Nov 4,1965	£6,000
Colin Moughton	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1965
Eddie Wicks		Dec 24,1965
Rodney Marsh	Fulham	Mar 16,1966	£15,000
Mike Kelly	Wimbledon	Mar 16,1966	£4,000

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Pat Brady	Millwall	July 1963		July 1965	Gravesend & Northfleet
Peter Angell	Slough Town	July 6,1953		July 1965	Leyton Orient (Coach)
George Jacks	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	January 1964		July 1965	Millwall
Andy Malcolm	Chelsea	Oct 17,1962	£10,000	July 1965	Port Elizabeth City
Derek Gibbs	Leyton Orient	August 1963	£5,000	July 1965	Romford
George McLeod	Brentford	January 1964	Plus £8,000 in exchange for Mark Lazarus	July 1965	Port Elizabeth City
Brian Bedford	Bournemouth	August 1959	£750	August 1965	Scunthorpe United	£3,750
Terry McQuade	Millwall	July 1963		November 1965	Millwall
Frank Smith	Tottenham Hotspur	May 21,1962	Free	November 1965	Wimbledon	£1,000
John Blake		Dec 1,1964		Feb 66	Hastings U
Stuart Leary	Charlton Athletic	Dec 15,1962	£17,000	Mar 66	Retired
Eddie Wicks		Dec 24,1965		Mar 66	Wimbledon
John Mortimore	Chelsea	Sep 11,1965	£8,000	Mar 66	Sunderland (Player/Coach)
Bobby Nash		Feb1964		June 66	Exeter
Colin Andrews *		July ?1965		June 66	Hayes	Free
Ken Osborn *		July ?1965		June 66	Gillingham	Free

References

1. Macey, Gordon (2009). Queens Park Rangers the complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 388–89. ISBN   978-185983-714-6.
2. Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd (published 2009). p. 33. ISBN   978-1-85983-714-6.
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.