1958–59 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1958–59 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division and finished in thirteenth place.[1]

Queens Park Rangers
1958–59 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerJack Taylor
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division13th
FA CupThird Round
Southern Professional Floodlight CupRound One
London Challenge CupSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Longbottom 20
All: Arthur Longbottom 20
Highest home attendance15768 vs Plymouth 27 December 1958
Lowest home attendance5007 vs Mansfield 21 February 1959
Biggest win5–0 Vs Wrexham (4 April 1959)
Biggest defeat1–5 Vs Norwich (31 January 1959)

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Bradford City 46 18 11 17 84 76 1.105 47
12 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 17 12 17 69 69 1.000 46
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 8 19 74 77 0.961 46
14 Southampton 46 17 11 18 88 80 1.100 45
15 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 59 57 1.035 45
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 Opponent (position start of day) H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance QPR Position end of day
23 August 1958 Reading (-) A 2–2 Longbottom 2 16961 13
25 August 1958 Tranmere (4) H 1–1 Cameron 12393 12
30 August 1958 Colchester (11) H 4–2 Longbottom, Locke, Kerrins 2 9852 9
1 September 1958 Tranmere (11) A 0–2 13959 12
6 September 1958 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (9) A 0–2 11890 19
9 September 1958 Doncaster Rovers A 0–2 10725 22
13 September 1958 Norwich City (4) H 2–1 Longbottom, Kerrins 10498 19
15 September 1958 Doncaster Rovers A 3–1 Cameron, Kerrins, Longbottom 10118 9
20 September 1958 Southend United (11) A 0–4 13524 18
22 September 1958 Stockport A 3–2 Longbottom 3 12162 11
27 September 1958 Bury H 2–1 Tomkys 2 10118 9
29 September 1958 Stockport H 0–0 7458 9
4 October 1958 Mansfield Town (12) A 4–3 Longbottom, Dawson, Cameron, Angell 10033 8
7 October 1958 Rochdale A 2–2 Cameron, Tomkys 4276 8
11 October 1958 Chesterfield H 2–2 Kerrins, Tomkys 9452 8
20 October 1958 Newport County (18) A 1–3 Cameron 8410 11
25 October 1958 Halifax Town (14) H 3–1 Longbottom 3 9607 7
1 November 1958 Accrington Stanley A 4–2 Longbottom, Dawson 2, Tomkys 6498 5
8 November 1958 Southampton (6) H 2–2 Longbottom, Petchey 11287 6
22 November 1958 Brentford (11) H 1–2 Kerrins 15123 8
29 November 1958 Hull City (2) A 0–1 11705 12
13 December 1958 Swindon A 0–2 8307 16
20 December 1958 Reading (6) H 2–0 Kerrins, Pearson 6909 14
26 December 1958 Plymouth (1) A 2–3 Angell, Tomkys 30665 15
27 December 1958 Plymouth (1) H 2–1 Pearson, Longbottom 15768 12
3 January 1959 Colchester (7) A 0–3 8719 15
17 January 1959 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (11) H 0–4 6041 16
31 January 1959 Norwich City (19) A 1–5 Longbottom 16781 18
7 February 1959 Southend United (3) H 1–3 Petchey 6361 20
14 February 1959 Bury A 1–3 Clark 5072 20
21 February 1959 Mansfield Town (18) H 1–1 Locke 5007 20
28 February 1959 Chesterfield A 3–2 Tomkys, Locke 2 8711 20
7 March 1959 Newport County (19) H 4–2 Longbottom 2, Locke, Angell 5707 17
14 March 1959 Halifax Town (11) A 1–2 Locke 5586 20
16 March 1959 Bradford City (17) H 3–0 Whitelaw, Pearson 2 7578 15
21 March 1959 Accrington Stanley H 3–1 Anderson, Pearson, Tighe (og) 8005 15
27 March 1959 Notts County (23) H 2–1 Whitelaw, Pearson 12044 12
28 March 1959 Southampton (10) A 0–1 9808 13
30 March 1959 Notts County (13) A 1–0 Angell (pen) 6956 12
4 April 1959 Wrexham H 5–0 Anderson 2, Whitelaw, Angell (pen), Longbottom 8670 11
8 April 1959 Wrexham A 0–1 5738 11
11 April 1959 Brentford (3) A 0–1 15905 12
18 April 1959 Hull City (1) H 1–1 Whitelaw 9325 11
20 April 1959 Rochdale H 3–0 Angell, Longbottom, Whitelaw 7280 11
25 April 1959 Bradford City (11) A 0–1 6895 14
27 April 1959 Swindon H 2–1 Angell, Tomkys 7628 10

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London Challenge Cup

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Date[4] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
6 October 1958 First Round Walthamstow H 3–2
20 October 1958 Quarter-Finals Fulham H 4–2
3 November 1958 Semi final Tottenham A 0–7

Southern Professional Floodlight Cup

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Date[5] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
13 October 1958 First Round Fulham A 0–4 8497

FA Cup

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Date[6] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
15 November 1958 First Round Walsall A 1–0 Dawson 15123
6 December 1958 Second Round Southampton H 0–1 13166

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   Ray Drinkwater 43 3 46
GK   Pat Welton 3 3
DF   Tony Ingham 46 3 49
DF   Keith Rutter 44 3 47
DF   Pat Woods 44 3 47
DF   Walter Colgan 1 1
MF   Pat Kerrins 29 7 3 32 7
MF   Stuart Richardson 1 1
MF   John Pearson 16 5 16 5
MF   Peter Angell 45 6 3 48 6
MF   Arthur Longbottom 41 20 3 44 20
MF   Bobby Cameron 22 5 3 25 5
MF   George Petchey 46 2 3 49 2
MF   Mike Powell 4 4
FW   Mike Tomkys 25 8 3 28 8
FW   Lesley Locke 25 5 25 5
FW   Alec Dawson 25 4 3 1 28 5
FW   Tommy Anderson 10 3 10 3
FW   Brian Kelly 6 6
FW   George Whitelaw 11 5 11 5
FW   Clive Clark 19 1 19 1

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
John Pearson Brentford June 1958
Mike Keen Marlow June 1958
Clive Clark Leeds United September 1958
Brian Kelly Dover November 1958
Tommy Anderson Bournemouth November 1958
George Whitelaw Sunderland March 1959

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Tommy Standley Basildon May 1957 November 1958 Bournemouth
Brian Kelly Dover November 1958 July 1959 Dover
Tommy Anderson Bournemouth November 1958 July 1959 Torquay United
Stuart Richardson Methley United November 1956 July 1959 Oldham Athletic
Pat Welton Leyton Orient March 1958 July 1959 St. Albans City
Bobby Cameron Port Glasgow June 1950 July 1959 Leeds United
Mike Powell QPR Juniors January 1951 July 1959 Yiewsley
Mike Tomkys Fulham November 1951 July 1959 Yiewsley
Alec Dawson Gourock Jnrs February 1957 July 1959 Sittingbourne
Tommy Anderson Bournemouth November 1958 July 1959 Torquay United
Brian Kelly Dover November 1958 July 1959 Dover


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. ^ 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. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
  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.
  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.