Season summary

[1]During the 1962-63 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in Thirteenth place having positioned well before the big freeze of winter 1963 .[1] QPR experimented once again with a move to White City Stadium.but returned to Loftus Road the following season.

On the last game of the season Club stalwart Tony Ingham made his 548th and final Qpr appearance.

League standings

Main article: 1962-63 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Crystal Palace 46 17 13 16 68 58 1.172 47
12 Colchester United 46 18 11 17 73 93 0.785 47
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 17 11 18 85 76 1.118 45
14 Bristol City 46 16 13 17 100 92 1.087 45
15 Shrewsbury Town 46 16 12 18 83 81 1.025 44
Source: [citation needed]

[2]

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance Position
18 August 1962 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2-2 Lazarus, Bedford 12,022 12
20 August 1962 Halifax Town H 5-0 Bedford 2, McClelland, Keen, Lazarus 11,143 1
24 August 1962 Carlisle United A 5-2 Lazarus 2 (1 pen), Bedford 2, Evans 8,116 1
27 August 1962 Halifax Town A 4-1 McClelland, Angell (pen), Bedford, Lazarus 7,353 1
1 September 1962 Swindon Town H 2-2 McClelland, Large 12,573 3
3 September 1962 Crystal Palace H 4-1 Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Large 16,853 2
8 September 1962 Peterborough United A 2-1 McClelland, Bedford 14,481 1
12 September 1962 Crystal Palace A 0-1 21,958 2
15 September 1962 Barnsley H 2-1 Large 2 11,246 2
17 September 1962 Wrexham H 1-2 Lazarus 13,175 2
22 September 1962 Northampton Town A 0-1 15,469 2
29 September 1962 Southend United A 3-1 McClelland, Barber, Lazarus 12,597 2
6 October 1962 Notts. County H 0-1 15,594 4
10 October 1962 Wrexham A 1-3 Lazarus 15,417 6
13 October 1962 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. A 1-2 Bedford 11,678 10
22 October 1962 Hull City H 4-1 Bedford 3, Lazarus 18,281 7
27 October 1962 Bradford Park Avenue A 3-0 McClelland 3 8,552 6
10 November 1962 Bristol City A 4-2 Bedford 2, Barber, McClelland 13,262 5
17 November 1962 Reading H 3-2 Large, Collins, Malcolm 10,313 4
1 December 1962 Shrewsbury Town H 0-0 10,347 4
8 December 1962 Millwall A 0-0 13,763 4
15 December 1962 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2-2 Bedford, Lazarus 11,529 5
22 December 1962 Carlisle United H 2-2 Lazarus 2 9,733 5
12 January 1963 Swindon Town A 0-5 7,625 9
9 February 1963 Northampton Town H 1-3 Bedford 14,238 9
12 February 1963 Notts. County A 2-3 Lazarus, Bedford 8,268 10
2 March 1963 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. H 1-0 Bedford 8,393 10
9 March 1963 Coventry City A 1-4 Leary 15,029 10
16 March 1963 Bradford Park Avenue H 1-2 Malcolm 7,355 12
23 March 1963 Watford A 5-2 Lazarus 2 (1 pen), Bedford 2, Malcolm 10,597 11
30 March 1963 Bristol City H 3-1 Collins, Leary, Barber 5,716 10
1 April 1963 Colchester United H 1-2 Malcolm 7,688 10
5 April 1963 Reading A 1-1 Bedford 7,946 10
8 April 1963 Southend United H 1-0 Lazarus 7,552 8
12 April 1963 Bristol Rovers H 3-5 Bedford, Leary, Lazarus 10,169 11
13 April 1963 Port Vale H 3-1 Leary 2, Collins 5,690 6
15 April 1963 Bristol Rovers A 0-0 10,954 7
20 April 1963 Shrewsbury Town A 3-0 Lazarus, Malcolm, Leary 3,890 6
22 April 1963 Colchester United A 1-2 McClelland 6,556 7
25 April 1963 Hull City A 1-4 Leary 5,894 9
27 April 1963 Millwall H 2-3 Leary, McClelland 8,583 9
29 April 1963 Port Vale A 2-3 Leary, Sproson (og) 5,974 10
10 May 1963 Barnsley A 0-0 4,934 12
13 May 1963 Watford H 2-2 Barber, Collins 5,052 12
18 May 1963 Peterborough United H 0-0 5,977 12
22 May 1963 Coventry City H 1-3 Collins 3,261 13

[3][2][4]

London Challenge Cup[5]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
26 September 1962 First Round West Ham United H 3-3
2 October 1962 First Round Replay West Ham United A 1-7

Football League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
24 Sep 1962 First Round Preston North End H 1-2 Collins 11005

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FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
03 Nov 1962 First Round Newport County H 3-2 Barber 2, Large 12252
24 Nov 1962 Second Round Hinckley Athletic H 7-2 Bedford 3, McClelland, Collins, Lazarus, Large 13008
26 Jan 1963 Third Round Swansea Town A 0-2 12500

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Squad

Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals League Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK England Ray Drinkwater 27 3 30
GK England Frank Smith 17 1 18
GK England Peter Springett 2 2
DF England Tony Ingham 41 3 44
DF England Keith Rutter 17 1 18
DF England Roy Bentley 16 2 18
DF England Peter Baker 6 6
DF England Brian Taylor 14 14
MF England John McClelland 33 11 4 1 37 12
MF England Jimmy Dugdale 10 3 13
MF England Mike Keen 41 1 2 43 1
MF England Mark Lazarus 42 18 4 1 46 19
MF England Bill Williams 25 1 26
MF England John Collins 33 5 3 1 1 36 7
MF England Peter Angell 30 2 4 34 2
MF England Andy Malcolm 31 6 3 34 6
FW South Africa Stuart Leary 24 9 1 25 9
FW England Mike Barber 28 4 1 2 29 6
FW England Frank Large 18 4 4 2 22 6
FW Wales Brian Bedford 43 23 3 3 46 26
FW England Bernard Evans 8 1 1 9 1

Transfers In

Name from Date Fee
Frank Large Halifax Town June 1962
Jimmy Dugdale Aston Villa October 1962
Andy Malcolm Chelsea October 1962 £10,000
Stuart Leary Charlton Athletic December 1962
Seth Vafiadis Chelsea November 1962
Ron Hunt Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1963
George Jacks Queens Park Rangers Juniors January 1964

Transfers Out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Jim Towers Brentford May 1961 £8,000* August 1962 Millwall £5,000
Bernard Evans Wrexham October 1961 December 1962 Oxford United
Keith Rutter Methley United July 1954 February 1963 Colchester United
Frank Large Halifax Town June 1962 March 1963 Northampton Town
Jimmy Dugdale Aston Villa October 1962 May 1963 Retired (injury)
John McClelland Lincoln City September 1961 May 1963 Portsmouth £10,000
Bill Williams Portsmouth July 1961 June 1963 West Bromwich Albion
Ray Drinkwater Portsmouth February 1958 July 1963 Bath City.
Peter Baker Sheffield Wednesday March 1961 July 1963 Romford
Roy Bentley Fulham June 1961 July 1963 Reading (manager)
Mike Barber Arsenal December 1959 July 1963 Notts County
Tony Ingham Leeds United June 1950 £5,000 May 1963 Retired

References

  1. ^ a b Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
  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.
  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season
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