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1959–60 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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

The 1959-60 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 69th season of existence and their 8th back in the Football League Third Division following their relegation in the 1951–52 season. QPR finished 8th in their league campaign, and were eliminated in the second round of the FA Cup.[1] The start of the 1959–60 season saw the arrival of arguably the club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock.

Brian Bedford begin his goal scoring career after signing from Bournemouth for £750

League standings

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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: [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 Venue Half time score Full Time Score

F – A

Scorers Attendance Position Pinner Woods Ingham Petchey Rutter Angell Cini Longbottom Whitelaw Bedford Andrews Pearson Clark Keen Golding Drinkwater Whitfield Locke Hasty Kerrins Collins
22 August 1959 Swindon (-) H 1-0 2–0 Longbottom, Whitelaw 12,206 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
24 August 1959 Southend (16) A 1-3 2–3 Whitelaw 2 12,197 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
29 August 1959 Chesterfield A 1-0 4–0 Pearson 2, Bedford, Whitelaw 8,890 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 10
31 August 1959 Southend (16) H 0-0 0–0 13,488 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11
5 September 1959 Newport County (14) H 2-0 3–0 Longbottom, Bedford 2 10,774 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 10
7 September 1959 York City A 1–2 Pearson 10,593 7 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 8 11 10 6
12 September 1959 Accrington Stanley A 1-1 2–1 Andrews, Longbottom 5,336 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 11 10
14 September 1959 York City H 0-0 0–0 11,857 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 8 11 10 7
19 September 1959 AFC Bournemouth (8) H 1-0 3–0 Bedford, Nelson (og), Golding 11,410 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
21 September 1959 Coventry City (8) A 0-0 0–0 16,759 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
26 September 1959 Tranmere (14) A 1-0 3–0 Bedford, Golding 2 11,252 3 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 7 1 10
28 September 1959 Coventry City (6) H 2-0 2–1 Golding 2 16,154 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 7 10
3 October 1959 Wrexham H 2-1 2–1 Angell 2 12,732 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 7 10
5 October 1959 Grimsby Town (11) H 0-0 0–0 15,257 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 7
10 October 1959 Mansfield (24) A 0-2 3–4 Petchey, Locke 2 7,526 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 10 7 1 9
13 October 1959 Grimsby Town (13) A 1-2 1–3 Angell 6,024 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
17 October 1959 Halifax (1) H 1-0 3–0 Longbottom, Whitelaw, Petchey 13,787 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
24 October 1959 Bury A 0–2 10,079 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
31 October 1959 Brentford (10) H 1-3 2–4 Bedford 2 19,532 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7
7 November 1959 Southampton (3) A 0-0 1–2 Bedford 18,169 9 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 9 7 1
21 November 1959 Shrewsbury (4) A 1-1 1–1 Bedford 10,084 8 2 3 9 5 6 10 11 4 7 1 8
28 November 1959 Port Vale (15) H 0-0 2–2 Bedford 2 8,775 8 1 2 3 9 5 6 10 11 7 4 8
12 December 1959 Barnsley (14) A 0-1 1–2 Bedford 4,450 10 2 3 9 5 6 8 10 11 7 4 1
19 December 1959 Swindon A 0-2 1–2 Andrews 5,798 10 2 3 4 5 8 9 11 7 6 1 10
26 December 1959 Colchester (8) H 1-0 3–1 Bedford 2, Angell 6,480 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 11
28 December 1959 Colchester (8) A 0-1 0–2 9,095 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 1 9
16 January 1960 Newport County (10) A 1-1 3–2 Bedford 3 4,194 9 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 4 1 11 7
23 January 1960 Accrington Stanley H 3-0 5–1 Andrews 2, Kerrins, Locke, Bedford 4,721 8 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 4 1 11 7
30 January 1960 Norwich (4) A 0-0 0–1 17,053 9 2 3 5 8 9 10 4 1 6 11 7
6 February 1960 AFC Bournemouth (6) A 0-0 1–1 Bedford 9,855 10 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 4 1 11 7
13 February 1960 Tranmere (21) H 2-1 2–1 Andrews, Keen 5,019 9 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 11 4 1 7
27 February 1960 Mansfield (23) H 0-0 2–0 Woods (pen), Longbottom 7,834 9 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 4 1 7
5 March 1960 Halifax Town (17) A 1-2 1–3 Woods (pen) 6,731 11 2 3 6 5 10 8 9 11 4 7 1
7 March 1960 Reading (19) H 1-0 2–0 Andrews, Bedford 6,715 8 2 3 5 6 8 7 9 10 11 4 1
12 March 1960 Bury A 1-0 2–0 Cini, Andrews 9,088 6 2 3 5 6 8 7 9 10 11 4 1
19 March 1960 Port Vale (8) A 0-0 0–0 7,049 6 2 3 9 5 6 7 8 10 11 4 1
26 March 1960 Southampton (1) H 0-1 0–1 11,734 9 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 4 1 8 7
28 March 1960 Chesterfield H 2-2 3–3 Bedford 2, Petchey 4,346 6 2 3 9 5 6 8 10 11 4 1 7
2 April 1960 Reading (20) A 0-2 0–2 8,975 8 2 3 8 5 6 9 10 11 4 7 1
9 April 1960 Shrewsbury Town (5) A 0-0 1–1 Bedford 6,831 10 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7 1
15 April 1960 Bradford (15) A 2-0 5–1 Petchey, Longbottom, Bedford 2, Andrews 6,265 7 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 11 4 7 1
16 April 1960 Brentford (6) A 1-1 1–1 Golding 16,025 7 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 11 4 7 1
18 April 1960 Bradford (17) A 0-3 1–3 Andrews 6,265 8 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 11 4 7 1
23 April 1960 Norwich (2) H 0-0 0–0 15,319 8 2 3 6 5 8 9 10 11 4 7 1
30 April 1960 Barnsley (17) H 0-0 1–0 Andrews 5,700 8 2 3 6 5 9 10 11 4 7 1 8
4 May 1960 Wrexham A 1–1 Woods 2,819 8 2 3 6 5 9 10 11 4 7 1 8

London Challenge Cup

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Date[3] Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
30 September 1959 First Round Millwall H 3–1
19 October 1959 Quarter-Finals Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2

Southern Professional Floodlight Cup

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Date[4] Round Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance Pinner Woods Ingham Petchey Rutter Angell Cini Longbottom Whitelaw Bedford Andrews Golding
26 Oct 1959 First Round Leyton Orient H 1–2 Longbottom 5,758 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 7

FA Cup

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Date[5] Round Opponents H / A Half time score Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance Pinner Woods Ingham Petchey Rutter Angell Cini Longbottom Bedford Andrews Clark Keen Golding Drinkwater Whitfield
14 November 1959 First Round Colchester (Third Division) A 2-0 3-2 Petchey, Bedford, Angell 8866 1 2 3 9 5 6 8 10 11 4 7
5 December 1959 Second Round Port Vale (Third Division) H 3-0 3–3 Longbottom 2, Bedford 11143 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 7 4 10
7 December 1959 Second Round Replay Port Vale (Third Division) A 1-0 1–2 Andrews 9513 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 7 4 1 10

Squad

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Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK England Ray Drinkwater 28 1 29
GK England Mike Pinner 18 3 21
DF England Tony Ingham 46 4 50
DF England Keith Rutter 46 4 50
DF England Pat Woods 46 3 4 50 3
MF England Ken Whitfield 7 2 9
MF England Pat Kerrins 7 1 7 1
MF England Mike Keen 27 1 3 30 1
MF England John Pearson 5 3 5 3
MF England Peter Angell 33 4 4 1 37 5
MF England Arthur Longbottom 37 6 4 2 1 41 9
MF England John Collins 2 2
MF England George Petchey 41 4 2 1 43 5
FW Malta Joe Cini 7 1 7 1
FW Scotland Lesley Locke 9 3 9 3
FW Northern Ireland Paddy Hasty 1 1
FW England Norman Golding 22 6 2 28 6
FW Wales Brian Bedford 44 25 4 2 48 27
FW Scotland George Whitelaw 15 5 1 16 5
FW England Clive Clark 19 2 21
FW Wales Jimmy Andrews 46 10 4 1 50 11

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Bert Brown Crystal P July 9,1959
Mike Pinner Corinthian-Casuals July 15,1959
Brian Bedford Bournemouth July 15,1959 £750
Ken Whitfield Brighton & Hove Albion July 27,1959
Brian Skingley Crystal P July 31,1959
David Pollard July ?1959
Ken Wilkins * July ?1959
John Collins Queens Park Rangers Juniors Aug 21,1959
Norman (Jimmy) Golding Tonbridge Aug 24,1959 Free
John Brown Aug 31,1959
Paddy Hasty Leyton Orient Oct 22,1959
Mike Barber Arsenal Nov 30,1959
Roy Keeble Cambridge City Dec1959 Free
Mike Barber Arsenal December 1959
Alan Jones * Jan 1960
Maurice Williams * Harrow Town Jan 29,1960
Donald Tomkins Feb 10,1960
Derrick Razzell * Carshalton Mar 4,1960
Roy Walker * Apr ?1960
Peter Carey Leyton Orient May 20,1960

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Alec Dawson Gourock Feb 12,1957 July 59 Sittingbourne
David Dunsmuir Dundee May 31,1958 July? 59 Poole Town
Jim Stanbrook Basildon May 14,1957 July? 59 Bedford Town
Brian Kelly Dover November 1958 July 1959 Bexleyheath & Welling U
Tommy Anderson Bournemouth November 1958 July 1959 Torquay United
Stuart Richardson Methley United November 1956 July 1959 Oldham Athletic Free
Pat Welton Leyton Orient Mar 17,1958 July 1959 St. Albans City (Manager)
Bobby Cameron Port Glasgow June 19,1950 July 1959 Leeds United
Mike Powell QPR Juniors Jan 23,1951 July 1959 Yiewsley
Mike Tomkys Fulham Nov 5,1951 Sep 59 Yiewsley
George Whitelaw Sunderland Mar 12,1959 £2,000 December 1959 Halifax Town
Ken Wilkins * July ?1959 Nov 59 St. Albans City
Paddy Hasty Leyton Orient Oct 22,1959 Jan? 60 Tooting & Mitcham United
Roy Keeble Cambridge City Dec1959 Free Feb 60 Free Free
Joe Cini Hibernians, Malta August 1959 Mar 60 Sliema Wanderers
George Petchey West Ham July 17,1953 Free May 60 Crystal P
Bert Brown Crystal P July 9,1959 May 60 Feltham Free
John Brown Aug 31,1959 May 60 Free
Pat Kerrins QPR Juniors Dec 21,1953 June 1960 Crystal Palace

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. ^ 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.
  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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