List_of_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._seasons

List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons

List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons

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Queens Park Rangers Football Club, also known as QPR, is an English association football club based in White City, London. The club originated from a merger between St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers in 1886, both of whom were founded in 1882.[1] Initially an amateur side who played in the West London League and the second division of the London League,[2][3] QPR joined the Southern Football League when they turned professional in 1898.[4] After they won the league during the 1907–08 season, they participated in the first Charity Shield match and lost to Manchester United in a replay.[5]

For details of the current season, see 2023–24 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season.

The Queens Park Rangers team from the 1907–08 season who won the Southern League for the first time and competed in the first Charity Shield match

They joined the Football League Third Division in 1920,[6] and in 1967 became the first Third Division side to win the League Cup.[5] They have won four divisional titles in the English football league system, two in the second tier and two in the third. Their best placed finish in the system was as runners-up in the Football League First Division in the 1975–76 season, while their best achievement in the FA Cup was also as runners-up, in the 1981–82 competition.

QPR League Performances

As of the end of the 2022–23 season, the team have spent 23 seasons in the top tier of the English football league system, 34 in the second and 40 in the third tier. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first professional season in the Southern Football League in the 1899–1900 season to the end of the most recently completed season. It includes the tournaments that QPR participated in during the First and Second World Wars, which are not counted against players' official statistics as they were unofficial and considered to be friendlies.

Key

Details for abandoned competitions: the 1938–39 Third Division South Cup and the 1939–40 Football League are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

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General sources:[31][37][38]

Notes

  1. Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time.
  2. In seasons when the club played in more than one league, the column is sorted by the league with the most games, with the exception of the 1939–40 season.
  3. Beginning with the 1925–26 season, the FA Cup was structured so that the third round proper contained 64 teams. Prior to that date, the structure had varied, so rounds are not directly comparable to the round of the same name after 1925.[7][8]
  4. The Football League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[9]
  5. Includes goals scored in all first-team competitions as listed in this table, including wartime competitions.
  6. QPR reached the final of the tournament, but their opponents refused to play the match.[15]
  7. In 1920, the Football League formed a third division comprising the majority of the Southern League First Division clubs.[29]
  8. Goddard scored 37 goals in the Third Division South.[30]
  9. The 1938–39 Third Division South Cup was never completed.[31]
  10. When the Second World War began, the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned with three matches played and QPR in 16th position.[32]
  11. The cup consisted of an initial league round followed by a final.[33]
  12. As the league during this season consisted of teams who each played a different number of games, goal average was used to rank the teams.[34]
  13. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[7]
  14. Allen scored 30 goals in the Third Division.[30]
  15. Marsh scored 30 goals in the Third Division.[30]
  16. Givens scored 23 goals in the Third Division.[30]
  17. Allen scored 28 goals in the Second Division.[30]
  18. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[35]
  19. Rangers drew 1–1 with Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium in the 1982 FA Cup Final, losing 1–0 in the replay.[36]

References

Specific
  1. [1]
    Macey 2009, p. 8.
  2. [2]
    "West London Sayings and Doings". West London Observer. Vol. XXXVI, no. 1938. 27 August 1892. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    "London League". Bromley & District Times. No. 819. 7 May 1897. p. 3.
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    Macey 2009, p. 10.
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    "A Potted History of QPR (1882–2011)". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  6. [6]
    Macey 2009, p. 20.
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    "The FA Cup Archive". The Football Association (The FA). Retrieved 12 February 2012. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
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    Barber, David (12 January 2011). "Four replays". The Football Association (The FA). Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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    "League Tables". The Football League. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
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    "The Carling Cup". Carling. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
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    "Football Notes". West London Observer. Vol. XXXVI, no. 1859. 14 February 1891. p. 7.
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    "West London Observer Football Challenge Cup". West London Observer. Vol. XXXVI, no. 1866. 4 April 1891. p. 7.
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    "The London Challenge Cup". The Times. No. 33471. 2 November 1891. p. 12.
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    "Sports and Pastimes". Willesden Chronicle. No. 819. 10 March 1893. p. 6.
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    Macey 2009, p. 9.
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    "The Football Association Amateur Cup". The Standard. No. 22276. 23 November 1895. p. 7.
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    "Middlesex Challenge Cup". The Times. No. 34485. 28 January 1895. p. 10.
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    "The Amateur Cup". The Times. No. 34743. 25 November 1895. p. 11.
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    "Results at a Glance". Bromley & District Times. No. 866. 1 April 1898. p. 3.
  20. [20]
    "London Senior Cup". West London Observer. Vol. XLII, no. 2262. 7 January 1898. p. 2.
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    "Other Matches". The Times. No. 35415. 17 January 1898. p. 11.
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    "West London Football League and Alliance". West London Observer. Vol. XLIII, no. 2278. 20 May 1898. p. 5.
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    "West London League – Div. I.". West London League. Vol. XLIII, no. 2324. 28 April 1899. p. 2.
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    "The Association Cup". The Times. No. 35679. 21 November 1898. p. 13.
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    Kungler, Peter (15 February 2003). "England 1915/16". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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    Kungler, Peter (15 February 2003). "England 1916/17". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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    Kungler, Peter (23 January 2005). "England 1917/18". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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    Kungler, Peter (15 February 2003). "England 1918/19". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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    Abbink, Dinant (24 July 2005). "England – Southern League Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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    Ross, James M. (15 July 2011). "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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    Macey 2009, pp. 256–475.
  32. [32]
    Felton, Paul. "Season 1939–40 (Abandoned)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  33. [33]
    Macey 2009, p. 340.
  34. [34]
    Macey 2009, p. 338.
  35. [35]
    "History of the Football League". The Football League. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  36. [36]
    Macey 2009, pp. 193–195.
  37. [37]
    "Queens Park Rangers". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  38. [38]
    "QPR Squad details". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2018. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
General
  • Macey, Gordon (2009). Queens Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Derby, UK: Breedon. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
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