1871–72 Queen's Park F.C. season
| 1871–72 season | ||
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| FA Cup | Semi-finals | |
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The 1871–72 season was the first season of competitive football by Queen's Park.
Overview[edit]
Queen's Park were one of 14 teams to enter the first edition of the FA Cup in 1871–72. The club would go on to reach the semi-finals without playing a match due to a combination of an inability to agree on a venue, opponents withdrawing from the competition and byes. After drawing with Wanderers at a neutral venue in London, Queen's were forced to withdraw as they could not afford to return to London for a replay.[1]
During the club's early years, the team would play in dark blue shirts, grey shorts and black socks. The now traditional black and white hoops weren't introduced until October 1873.[2]
Results[edit]
FA Cup[edit]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1871 | First round |  Donington School
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H | Not played[A] | ||
| December 1871 | Second round | Donington School
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Walkover[B] | |||
| January 1872 | Quarter-final | Bye | ||||
| 5 March 1872 | Semi-final | Wanderers
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N | 0–0[3] | ||
| March 1872 | Semi-final replay | Wanderers
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N | Walkover[C] | ||
- Notes
- ^ A-As Queen's Park and Donington School were unable to agree on a mutually acceptable date for the game, they were both allowed to progress to the second round without playing.[1]
- ^ B-Donington School withdrew from the competition after they were drawn to face Queen's Park in the second round.[1]
- ^ C-Queen's Park withdrew from the competition after their semi-final draw with Wanderers as they could not afford to return to London for a replay.[1]
Friendly[edit]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 1871 | Granville | H | 1–0[4] |
Squad statistics[edit]
| Name | FA Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| R. Gardener | 1 | 0 |
| R. Edmiston | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hepburn | 1 | 0 |
| William Ker | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Leckie | 1 | 0 |
| James Smith | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph Taylor | 1 | 0 |
| J. Walker | 1 | 0 |
| David Wotherspoon | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Weir | 1 | 0 |
Source:[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "F.A. Cup 1871–72". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Park – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Park 0 - 0 Wanderers, English FA Cup (05/03/1872)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b Robertson, Forrest H.C. (1984). The Men With Educated Feet: A Statistical History of Queen's Park. Glasgow: The Queen's Park Supporters' Association. pp. 10–11, 260. ISBN 0-9510047-0-0.