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Draft:1965–66 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1965-66 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerAlec Stock
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division3rd
FA CupThird Round
Football League CupFirst Round
London Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Les Allen 30
All: Les Allen 33
Highest home attendance16,610 Vs Millwall 26 March 1966
Lowest home attendance3,529 Vs Walsall 1 September 1965
Average home league attendance8,263
Biggest win7-2 Vs York City (1 January 1966)
Biggest defeat1-6 Vs Brentford (21 August 1965)

Season summary

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During the 1965–66 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in third place.[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hull City 46 31 7 8 109 62 1.758 69 Division Champions, promoted
2 Millwall 46 27 11 8 76 43 1.767 65 Promoted
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]

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Results

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division

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Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

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

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London Challenge Cup[3]

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Date 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

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
1 September 1965 First Round First Leg Walsall H 1-1 og 3,529
7 September 1965 First Round second Leg Walsall A 2-3 Morgan R, Collins 12,236

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FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
13 November 1965 First Round Colchester United A 3-3 Collins, Allen, Sanderson 6,693
17 November 1965 First Round Replay Colchester United H 4-0 Morgan R, Allen 2, Sanderson 6,166
4 December 1965 Second Round Guilford City H 3-0 OG, Sibley, Lazarus 8,343
22 January 1966 Third Round Shrewsbury H 0-0 15,738
26 January 1966 Third Round Replay Shrewsbury A 0-1 14,779

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Squad

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

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Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Les Allen Tottenham Hotspur July 1965 £21,000
Ian Watson Chelsea July 1965
Dave Clement Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1965
Jim Langley Fulham July 1965 £5,000
John Mortimore Chelsea September 1965
Mark Lazarus Brentford November 1965 £6,000
Colin Moughton Queens Park Rangers Juniors December 1965
Alan Wilks Fulham February 1966
Rodney Marsh Fulham March 1966 £15,000
Mike Kelly Wimbledon March 1966

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Brian Bedford Bournemouth August 1959 £750 August 1965 Scunthorpe United
Terry McQuade Millwall July 1963 November 1965 Millwall
Frank Smith Tottenham Hotspur May 1962 November 1965 Wimbledon
Stuart Leary Charlton Athletic December 1962 July 1966 Retired
Colin Moughton Queens Park Rangers Juniors December 1965 July 1966 Sunderland (coach)
Billy McAdams Brentford September 1964 July 1966 Barrow
Ray Brady Millwall July 1963 July 1966 Hastings United

References

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References

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  1. ^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.