1958–59 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
1958-59 season | |||
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Chairman | Bernard Baker | ||
Manager | Jack Taylor | ||
Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
Football League Third Division | 13th | ||
FA Cup | Third Round | ||
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup | Round One | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Longbottom 20 All: Arthur Longbottom 20 | ||
Highest home attendance | 15768 vs Plymouth 27 December 1958 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5007 vs Mansfield 21 February 1959 | ||
Biggest win | 5-0 Vs Wrexham (4 April 1959) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1-5 Vs Norwich (31 January 1959) | ||
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Season summary[edit]
During the 1958-59 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division and finished in Thirteenth place.[1]
League standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 47 |
12 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 46 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 46 |
14 | Southampton | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 88 | 80 | 1.100 | 45 |
15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 45 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results[edit]
QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Third Division[edit]
Date | Opponent (position start of day) | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | QPR Position end of day |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 August 1958 | Reading (-) | A | 2-2 | Longbottom 2 | 16961 | 13 |
25 August 1958 | Tranmere (4) | H | 1-1 | Cameron | 12393 | 12 |
30 August 1958 | Colchester (11) | H | 4-2 | Longbottom, Locke, Kerrins 2 | 9852 | 9 |
1 September 1958 | Tranmere (11) | A | 0-2 | 13959 | 12 | |
6 September 1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (9) | A | 0-2 | 11890 | 19 | |
9 September 1958 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-2 | 10725 | 22 | |
13 September 1958 | Norwich City (4) | H | 2-1 | Longbottom, Kerrins | 10498 | 19 |
15 September 1958 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3-1 | Cameron, Kerrins, Longbottom | 10118 | 9 |
20 September 1958 | Southend United (11) | A | 0-4 | 13524 | 18 | |
22 September 1958 | Stockport | A | 3-2 | Longbottom 3 | 12162 | 11 |
27 September 1958 | Bury | H | 2-1 | Tomkys 2 | 10118 | 9 |
29 September 1958 | Stockport | H | 0-0 | 7458 | 9 | |
4 October 1958 | Mansfield Town (12) | A | 4-3 | Longbottom, Dawson, Cameron, Angell | 10033 | 8 |
7 October 1958 | Rochdale | A | 2-2 | Cameron, Tomkys | 4276 | 8 |
11 October 1958 | Chesterfield | H | 2-2 | Kerrins, Tomkys | 9452 | 8 |
20 October 1958 | Newport County (18) | A | 1-3 | Cameron | 8410 | 11 |
25 October 1958 | Halifax Town (14) | H | 3-1 | Longbottom 3 | 9607 | 7 |
1 November 1958 | Accrington Stanley | A | 4-2 | Longbottom, Dawson 2, Tomkys | 6498 | 5 |
8 November 1958 | Southampton (6) | H | 2-2 | Longbottom, Petchey | 11287 | 6 |
22 November 1958 | Brentford (11) | H | 1-2 | Kerrins | 15123 | 8 |
29 November 1958 | Hull City (2) | A | 0-1 | 11705 | 12 | |
13 December 1958 | Swindon | A | 0-2 | 8307 | 16 | |
20 December 1958 | Reading (6) | H | 2-0 | Kerrins, Pearson | 6909 | 14 |
26 December 1958 | Plymouth (1) | A | 2-3 | Angell, Tomkys | 30665 | 15 |
27 December 1958 | Plymouth (1) | H | 2-1 | Pearson, Longbottom | 15768 | 12 |
3 January 1959 | Colchester (7) | A | 0-3 | 8719 | 15 | |
17 January 1959 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (11) | H | 0-4 | 6041 | 16 | |
31 January 1959 | Norwich City (19) | A | 1-5 | Longbottom | 16781 | 18 |
7 February 1959 | Southend United (3) | H | 1-3 | Petchey | 6361 | 20 |
14 February 1959 | Bury | A | 1-3 | Clark | 5072 | 20 |
21 February 1959 | Mansfield Town (18) | H | 1-1 | Locke | 5007 | 20 |
28 February 1959 | Chesterfield | A | 3-2 | Tomkys, Locke 2 | 8711 | 20 |
7 March 1959 | Newport County (19) | H | 4-2 | Longbottom 2, Locke, Angell | 5707 | 17 |
14 March 1959 | Halifax Town (11) | A | 1-2 | Locke | 5586 | 20 |
16 March 1959 | Bradford City (17) | H | 3-0 | Whitelaw, Pearson 2 | 7578 | 15 |
21 March 1959 | Accrington Stanley | H | 3-1 | Anderson, Pearson, Tighe (og) | 8005 | 15 |
27 March 1959 | Notts County (23) | H | 2-1 | Whitelaw, Pearson | 12044 | 12 |
28 March 1959 | Southampton (10) | A | 0-1 | 9808 | 13 | |
30 March 1959 | Notts County (13) | A | 1-0 | Angell (pen) | 6956 | 12 |
4 April 1959 | Wrexham | H | 5-0 | Anderson 2, Whitelaw, Angell (pen), Longbottom | 8670 | 11 |
8 April 1959 | Wrexham | A | 0-1 | 5738 | 11 | |
11 April 1959 | Brentford (3) | A | 0-1 | 15905 | 12 | |
18 April 1959 | Hull City (1) | H | 1-1 | Whitelaw | 9325 | 11 |
20 April 1959 | Rochdale | H | 3-0 | Angell, Longbottom, Whitelaw | 7280 | 11 |
25 April 1959 | Bradford City (11) | A | 0-1 | 6895 | 14 | |
27 April 1959 | Swindon | H | 2-1 | Angell, Tomkys | 7628 | 10 |
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup[edit]
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 October 1958 | First Round | Fulham | A | 0-4 | 8497 |
FA Cup[edit]
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 November 1958 | First Round | Walsall | A | 1-0 | Dawson | 15123 |
6 December 1958 | Second Round | Southampton | H | 0-1 | 13166 |
Squad[edit]
Position | Nationality | Name | League
Appearances |
League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals | Total
Appearances |
Total Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Pat Welton | 3 | 3 | ||||||
GK | Ray Drinkwater | 43 | 3 | 46 | |||||
DF | Tony Ingham | 46 | 3 | 49 | |||||
DF | Keith Rutter | 44 | 3 | 47 | |||||
DF | Pat Woods | 44 | 3 | 47 | |||||
DF | Walter Colgan | 1 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Pat Kerrins | 29 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 7 | |||
MF | Stuart Richardson | 1 | 1 | ||||||
MF | John Pearson | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 | ||||
MF | Peter Angell | 45 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 6 | |||
MF | Arthur Longbottom | 41 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 20 | |||
MF | Bobby Cameron | 22 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 5 | |||
MF | George Petchey | 46 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 2 | |||
MF | Mike Powell | 4 | 4 | ||||||
FW | Mike Tomkys | 25 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 8 | |||
FW | Lesley Locke | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | ||||
FW | Alec Dawson | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
FW | Tommy Anderson | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||||
FW | Brian Kelly | 6 | 6 | ||||||
FW | George Whitelaw | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | ||||
FW | Clive Clark | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.