1959–60 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1959-60 season
ChairmanBernard Baker
ManagerAlec Stock
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division8th
FA CupSecond Round
Southern Professional Floodlight CupRound One
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Bedford 25
All: Brian Bedford 27
Highest home attendance19,532 Vs Brentford 31 October 1959
Lowest home attendance4,346 Vs Chesterfield 28 March 1960
Biggest win5-1 Vs Accrington Stanley (23 January 1960), Bradford (5 April 1960)
Biggest defeat2-4 Vs Brentford (31 October 1959)

Season summary

During the 1959-60 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in eighth place.[1]

League standings
Main article: 1959-60 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
6 Brentford 46 21 9 16 78 61 1.279 51
7 Bury 46 21 9 16 64 51 1.255 51
8 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 13 15 73 54 1.352 49
9 Colchester United 46 18 11 17 83 74 1.122 47
10 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 17 13 16 72 72 1.000 47
Source:

[2]

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance Position
22 August 1959 Swindon H 2-0 Longbottom, Whitelaw 12,206 5
24 August 1959 Southend A 2-3 Whitelaw 2 12,197 10
29 August 1959 Chesterfield A 4-0 Pearson 2, Bedford, Whitelaw 8,890 6
31 August 1959 Southend H 0-0 13,488 5
5 September 1959 Newport County H 3-0 Longbottom, Bedford 2 10,774 5
7 September 1959 York City A 1-2 Pearson 10,593 6
12 September 1959 Accrington Stanley A 2-1 Andrews, Longbottom 5,336 5
14 September 1959 York City H 0-0 11,857 3
19 September 1959 AFC Bournemouth H 3-0 Bedford, Nelson (og), Golding 11,410 5
21 September 1959 Coventry City A 0-0 16,759 3
26 September 1959 Tranmere A 3-0 Bedford, Golding 2 11,252 4
28 September 1959 Coventry City H 2-1 Golding 2 16,154 2
3 October 1959 Wrexham H 2-1 Angell 2 12,732 2
5 October 1959 Grimsby Town H 0-0 15,257 2
10 October 1959 Mansfield A 3-4 Petchey, Locke 2 7,526 2
13 October 1959 Grimsby Town A 1-3 Angell 6,024 2
17 October 1959 Halifax H 3-0 Longbottom, Whitelaw, Petchey 13,787 2
24 October 1959 Bury A 0-2 10,079 5
31 October 1959 Brentford H 2-4 Bedford 2 19,532 8
7 November 1959 Southampton A 1-2 Bedford 18,169 8
21 November 1959 Shrewsbury A 1-1 Bedford 10,084 8
28 November 1959 Port Vale H 2-2 Bedford 2 8,775 8
12 December 1959 Barnsley A 1-2 Bedford 4,450 10
19 December 1959 Swindon A 1-2 Andrews 5,798 13
26 December 1959 Colchester H 3-1 Bedford 2, Angell 6,480 12
28 December 1959 Colchester A 0-2 9,095 12
16 January 1960 Newport County A 3-2 Bedford 3 4,194 10
23 January 1960 Accrington Stanley H 5-1 Andrews 2, Kerrins, Locke, Bedford 4,721 9
30 January 1960 Norwich A 0-1 17,053 10
6 February 1960 AFC Bournemouth A 1-1 Bedford 9,855 10
13 February 1960 Tranmere H 2-1 Andrews, Keen 5,019 10
27 February 1960 Mansfield H 2-0 Woods (pen), Longbottom 7,834 10
5 March 1960 Halifax Town A 1-3 Woods (pen) 6,731 10
7 March 1960 Reading H 2-0 Andrews, Bedford 6,715 7
12 March 1960 Bury A 2-0 Cini, Andrews 9,088 5
19 March 1960 Port Vale A 0-0 7,049 6
26 March 1960 Southampton H 0-1 11,734 7
28 March 1960 Chesterfield H 3-3 Bedford 2, Petchey 4,346 6
2 April 1960 Reading A 0-2 8,975 9
9 April 1960 Shrewsbury Town A 1-1 Bedford 6,831 9
15 April 1960 Bradford A 5-1 Petchey, Longbottom, Bedford 2, Andrews 6,265 7
16 April 1960 Brentford A 1-1 Golding 16,025 7
18 April 1960 Bradford A 1-3 Andrews 6,265 7
23 April 1960 Norwich H 0-0 15,319 8
30 April 1960 Barnsley H 1-0 Andrews 5,700 8
4 May 1960 Wrexham A 1-1 Woods 2,819 8

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Southern Professional Floodlight Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
26 Oct 1959 First Round Leyton Orient H 1-2 Longbottom 5,758

[4]

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
14 November 1959 First Round Colchester A 3-2 Petchey, Bedford, Angell 8866
5 December 1959 Second Round Port Vale H 3-3 Longbottom 2, Bedford 11143
7 December 1959 Second Round Replay Port Vale A 1-2 Andrews 9513

[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 Mike Pinner 18 3 21
GK Ray Drinkwater 28 1 29
DF Tony Ingham 46 4 50
DF Keith Rutter 46 4 50
DF Pat Woods 46 3 4 50 3
MF Ken Whitfield 7 2 9
MF Pat Kerrins 7 1 7 1
MF Mike Keen 27 1 3 30 1
MF John Pearson 5 3 5 3
MF Peter Angell 33 4 4 1 37 5
MF Arthur Longbottom 37 6 4 2 1 41 9
MF John Collins 2 2
MF George Petchey 41 4 2 1 43 5
FW Joe Cini 7 1 7 1
FW Lesley Locke 9 3 9 3
FW Paddy Hasty 1 1
FW Norman Golding 22 6 2 28 6
FW Brian Bedford 44 25 4 2 48 27
FW George Whitelaw 15 5 1 16 5
FW Clive Clark 19 2 21
FW Jimmy Andrews 46 10 4 1 50 11

References
  1. Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
  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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