1958–59 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1958-59 season
ChairmanBernard Baker
ManagerJack Taylor
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division13th
FA CupThird Round
Southern Professional Floodlight CupRound One
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Longbottom 20
All: Arthur Longbottom 20
Highest home attendance15768 vs Plymouth 27 December 1958
Lowest home attendance5007 vs Mansfield 21 February 1959
Biggest win5-0 Vs Wrexham (4 April 1959)
Biggest defeat1-5 Vs Norwich (31 January 1959)

Season summary

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
Main article: 1958-59 Football League

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:

[2]


Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division
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

[3][2]

Southern Professional Floodlight Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
13 October 1958 First Round Fulham A 0-4 8497

[4]

FA Cup
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

[5]

Squad
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
  1. {{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}}
  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. 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.
  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.
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