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1929–30 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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The 1929-30 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 39th season of existence and their 10th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 3rd in the league, and were eliminated in the third round of the 1929–30 FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers
1929–30 season
ChairmanCharles W Fielding
ManagerBob Hewison
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division South3rd
F A CupRound 3
London Challenge CupRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague: George Goddard 37
All: George Goddard 39
Highest home attendance22,179 Vs Brentford (18/4/1930)
Lowest home attendance2,360 Vs Torquay United (16/11/1929)
Average home league attendance11.533
Biggest win8-3 Vs Swindon Town (12/4/1930)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Plymouth Argyle (5/4/1930), Walsall (9/9/1929)

Season summary

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Striker George Goddard's 37 goals won the golden boot in the league and also set a QPR and league record. During the campaign, the FA ordered the closure of Loftus Road for two weeks as a result of crowd trouble and had to play outside a six-mile radius. So on the 1st March, the League Division 3 match against Coventry City was played at Highbury[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 42 30 8 4 98 38 2.579 68 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Brentford 42 28 5 9 94 44 2.136 61
3 Queens Park Rangers 42 21 9 12 80 68 1.176 51
4 Northampton Town 42 21 8 13 82 58 1.414 50
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 21 8 13 87 63 1.381 50
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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Results

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division South

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Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Cunningham Pierce Harris McNab Cockburn Neil Moffat Wiles, H. Goddard Rounce Young, B. Wiles, G. Nixon Burns Foster Yates Pollard Whatmore Coward Howe Armstrong Pickett Gretton Rogers Hebden Evans
31/8/1929 A Crystal Palace D 0-1 1 - 1 Wiles, H. 20,268 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
5/9/1929 H Walsall D 1-1 2 - 2 Moffat, Goddard 8,539 12 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3
7/9/1929 H Gillingham W 1-0 2 - 1 Goddard, Moffat 11,875 8 1 2 4 6 7 9 10 11 3 5 8
9/9/1929 A Walsall L 0-3 0 - 4 5,579 8 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 3 5 4 6
14/9/1929 A Northampton Town L 0-1 1 - 2 Rounce 12,876 13 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 2 10
16/9/1929 H Fulham D 0-0 0 - 0 12,491 12 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 2 10
21/9/1929 H Exeter City W 2-0 2 - 0 Young, B., Rounce 11,071 10 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 2 10
28/9/1929 A Southend United L 0-1 0 - 1 10,867 12 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 2 10
5/10/1929 H Luton Town W 1-0 1 - 0 Goddard 12,273 10 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 2
12/10/1929 A Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic D 0-0 0 - 0 8,371 10 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 2
19/10/1929 H Clapton Orient D 0-0 1 - 1 Rounce 14,130 13 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
26/10/1929 A Coventry City W 1-0 3 - 2 Howe 2, Goddard 13,477 11 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
2/11/1929 H Watford D 0-0 0 - 0 12,774 11 1 3 4 5 9 10 8 2 7 11 6
9/11/1929 A Newport County W 4-0 5 - 4 Goddard, Wiles, H. 3, Rounce 3,527 9 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 2 6 7 11
16/11/1929 H Torquay United D 1-0 1 - 1 Fowler (og) 2,360 9 3 4 5 10 9 8 2 7 11 6 1
7/12/1929 A Swindon Town D 1-0 2 - 2 Coward, Howe 3,954 12 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11 1
21/12/1929 A Bristol Rovers L 1-2 1 - 4 Goddard 6,539 13 1 3 5 4 9 8 2 6 7 11 10
25/12/1929 A Norwich City L 0-2 0 - 3 11,163 13 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
26/12/1929 H Norwich City W 1-1 3 - 2 Goddard 3 13,530 12 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
28/12/1929 H Crystal Palace W 2-0 4 - 1 Rounce 2 (1 pen), Burns, Goddard 12,709 10 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
4/1/1930 A Gillingham L 0-2 1 - 3 Goddard 5,961 11 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
18/1/1930 H Northampton Town L 0-1 0 - 2 11,696 11 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 2
25/1/1930 A Exeter City W 1-0 2 - 0 Moffat, Goddard 5,653 11 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 8 2
1/2/1930 H Southend United L 1-5 2 - 5 Rounce, Goddard 8,187 11 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 2 1 8
8/2/1930 A Luton Town L 1-2 1 - 2 Goddard 7,049 13 3 4 7 9 10 11 2 8 6 5 1
15/2/1930 H Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic W 1-0 3 - 1 Coward, Goddard 2 (1 pen) 9,464 11 3 4 8 9 10 2 6 7 11 5 1
22/2/1930 A Clapton Orient W 2-0 4 - 2 Goddard 2, Rounce 2 (1 pen) 12,816 12 3 4 9 10 2 8 6 7 11 5 1
1/3/1930 Highbury Coventry City W 2-0 3 - 1 Armstrong, Howe 2 17,903 12 1 3 4 9 10 2 8 6 7 11 5
3/3/1930 A Merthyr Town W 2-1 4 - 1 Wiles, H., Goddard 3 963 10 1 3 4 8 9 10 2 6 7 11 5
8/3/1930 A Watford D 1-1 1 - 1 Brelsford (og) 11,577 11 1 3 4 9 10 2 8 6 7 11 5
13/3/1930 H Plymouth Argyle L 1-1 1 - 2 Goddard (pen) 8,758 11 1 3 4 9 10 2 8 6 7 11 5
15/3/1930 H Newport County W 3-1 4 - 1 Goddard 3, Wheeler (og) 7,926 10 1 3 4 9 10 8 2 6 7 11 5
22/3/1930 A Torquay United W 1-1 3 - 1 Armstrong, Burns, Rounce 4,335 8 1 3 4 9 10 8 2 6 7 11 5
27/3/1930 H Brighton & Hove Albion W 3-0 3 - 1 Goddard 2, Marsden (og) 6,578 5 1 3 4 7 9 10 8 2 6 11 5
29/3/1930 H Merthyr Town W 1-0 2 - 0 Goddard, Rounce 10,568 5 1 3 4 9 10 8 2 6 7 11 5
5/4/1930 A Plymouth Argyle L 0-3 0 - 4 18,897 5 1 3 9 10 8 4 2 6 7 11 5
12/4/1930 H Swindon Town W 3-1 8 - 3 Rounce 3, Coward, Goddard 4 7,534 5 1 3 9 10 4 8 6 2 7 11 5
18/4/1930 H Brentford W 0-1 2 - 1 Rounce, Goddard (pen) 22,179 5 1 3 4 9 10 2 8 6 7 11 5
19/4/1930 A Brighton & Hove Albion W 1-1 3 - 2 Goddard 3 6,411 4 1 3 4 9 10 2 8 6 7 11 5
21/4/1930 A Brentford L 0-2 0 - 3 18,549 4 1 3 4 9 10 8 2 6 7 11 5
26/4/1930 H Bristol Rovers W 1-0 2 - 1 Wiles, H., Armstrong 7,616 4 1 3 4 7 9 10 2 8 6 11 5
3/5/1930 A Fulham W 1-0 2 - 0 Rounce, Goddard 17,030 3 1 4 7 9 10 3 2 8 6 11 5

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F A Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Cunningham Pierce McNab Cockburn Neil Goddard Rounce Young, B. Burns Pollard Coward Howe Pickett
FACup 1 30/11/1929 A Luton Town (Third Division South) W 2-1 3 - 2 Goddard, Coward, Pierce (pen) 9,000 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11 1
FACup 2 14/12/1929 H Lincoln City (Third Division North) W 0-0 2 - 1 Burns 2 13,097 1 2 4 5 6 9 10 8 3 7 11
FACup 3 11/1/1930 A Charlton Athletic (Second Division) D 1-1 1 - 1 Goddard 22,300 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2 7 11
FACup 3 Rep 16/1/1930 H Charlton Athletic (Second Division) L 0-2 0 - 3 20,000 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 8 2 7

London Professional Charity Fund

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Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Cunningham Pollard Wiles, G. McNab Cockburn Neil Goddard Rounce Pierce Coward Burns Howe
October 21, 1929 A Chelsea W 1-1 3-2 Coward 2, Burns 4,000 1 2 4 5 6 9 10 3 7 8 11

London Challenge Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Cunningham Pollard Wiles, G. McNab Cockburn Neil Moffat Stephenson Goddard Rounce Young, B.
LCC1 October 14, 1929 A Millwall L 2-3 3-4 Goddard 3 5,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Squad

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Position Nationality Name Div 3 South Appearances Div 3 South Goals F A Cup Appearances F A Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK England Thomas Pickett 1 1
GK England Joey Cunningham 36 3
GK England George Hebden 1
GK England Tommy Gretton 4
DF England Jimmy Armstrong 20 3
DF England Tom Nixon 13
DF England George Wiles 5
DF England Bernie Harris 17
DF England Bob Pollard 27 4
DF England Bill Pierce 25 4 1
DF England Bill Cockburn 22 4
MF England Billy Coward 25 3 4 1
MF England Harry Wiles 10 6
MF England Bert Rogers 1
MF England Jack Yates 10
MF Scotland Andy Neil 36 4
MF Scotland Jock McNab 22 4
MF England Cyril Foster 2
MF England Charles Evans 1
FW England George Goddard 41 37 4 2
FW England George Rounce 40 16 4
FW England Harold Howe 28 5 3
FW England Ernie Whatmore 15
FW England Jackie Burns 31 2 4 2
FW England Harold Moffat 15 3
FW England Bert Young 14 1 1

Transfers in

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Name from Date Fee
Bob Pollard Exeter City Aug 23, 1929
Howe, Harold Watford Sep 6, 1929
Bazin, Sydney * Walthamstow Avenue Sep 20, 1929
Jim Lewis Walthamstow Avenue Sep 30, 1929
Spencer, Teddy * Walthamstow Avenue Oct 19, 1929
George Hebden, Gillingham Nov 23, 1929
Norman Smith Sheffield Wednesday 1930
Hall, Ernie Bedworth Town May 6, 1930
Ferguson, Chris Chelsea May 6, 1930 Free
Trodd, Billy * Leyton May 8, 1930
Arthur Sales Chelsea May 9, 1930 Free
Albert Legge Charlton May 24, 1930
Hoten, Ralph Northampton May 30, 1930
Arthur Daniels Watford June 7, 1930 £100
Bill Sheppard Watford June 11, 1930
James Ward Southall June 28, 1930

Transfers out

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Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Harrison, Gerard * Atherstone Town Mar 28, 1928 cs 29 Rugby Town
Mizen, John * Swanley Sep 28, 1927 cs 29
Hunt, Leslie * Stonebridge Aug 28, 1925 cs 29
Young, Harry * Southall Oct 1926 cs 29
Wilkins, Albert * Redhill Feb 6, 1928 cs 29
Rounce, Albert * Tilbury June 29, 1928 cs 29
Young, Jack West Ham May 10, 1926 Aug 29 Accrington Stanley
Crompton, Norman Oldham May 2, 1928 Aug 29 Dartford
Kellard, Tom Oldham May 2, 1928 Free Aug 29 Burton Town
Mustard, Jack Crawcrook Albion Oct 13, 1926 Sep 29 South Shields
Bazin, Sydney * Walthamstow Avenue Sep 20, 1929 Nov 29 Walthamstow Avenue
Victor Potter Sep 4, 1928 Ilford 30
Fred Nickless Jan 16, 1929 Maidenhead United 30 Windsor & Eton
Albert Anglish June 28, 1929 Southall 30 Southall
Groome, Joe Watford May 4, 1929 Free Feb 30 Dartford Free
Tommy Gretton May 23, 1929 Wolverhampton May 30 Walsall
Andy Neil May 10, 1927 Brighton Free May 30 Retired
Charles Evans Oct 10, 1928 Leagrave & District May 30 Watford Free
Jock McNab June 14, 1928 Liverpool May 30 Retired
Bert Rogers Nov 2, 1928 Southall May 30
Cyril Foster June 30, 1928 Watford May 30 Scunthorpe
Bill Cockburn, Aug 4, 1928 Liverpool June 30 Swindon

References

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  1. ^ a b Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091.
  2. ^ 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.

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  1. ^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-27.