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Queens Park Rangers 1925–26 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1925–26 seasonManager Bob Hewison Stadium Loftus Road Football League Third Division South Finished 22nd - highest In-season position 19th (5/9/1925 to 9/9/1925)F A Cup 2nd round London Challenge Cup 1st round Top goalscorer League: Dick Burgess 8 All: Dick Burgess 9 Highest home attendance 13,085 Vs Brentford (6/2/1926) Lowest home attendance 3,377 Vs Southend United (4/3/1926) Biggest win 3 - 0 (28/12/1925) vs Millwall Biggest defeat 0 - 5 (3/10/1925) vs Bristol Rovers
Qpr began the 1925–26 season in the English Third Division South and finished in 22nd place.The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League but were both Re Elected unopposed.Late in may eventual club record goalscorer George Goddard was signed from amateur team Redhill. the current Club record Goalscorer Jimmy Birch transferred to Brentford at the end of the season
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QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Third Division South [ edit ]
Date
Venue
Opponent
Result
Half Time Score
Full Time Score
Scorers
Attendance
League Position
Hebden
Pierce
Plunkett
John
Richmond
Harris
Brown, C.
Middleton
Campbell
Burgess
Spottiswood
Sweetman
Hirst
Barr
Birch
Field
Pigg
Ford
Johnson
Thompson
Symes
Whitehead
Cable
Paterson
Munden
Young
Kerr
Edwards
Rowe
Smith
29/8/1925
A
Gillingham
L
0-2
0 - 3
7,612
22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3/9/1925
H
Reading
L
0-1
1 - 2
Campbell
9,313
21
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
5/9/1925
H
Merthyr Town
D
0-1
1 - 1
Spottiswood
8,284
19
1
3
5
6
7
10
9
11
2
4
8
9/9/1925
A
Reading
L
0-1
1 - 2
Burgess
8,754
19
1
3
6
7
10
9
11
2
4
5
8
12/9/1925
A
Newport County
L
1-3
1 - 4
Burgess
8,834
20
3
5
6
7
10
9
11
2
4
8
1
19/9/1925
H
Luton Town
W
1-0
1 - 0
Johnson
5,196
20
1
2
3
5
10
11
4
8
6
7
9
23/9/1925
A
Exeter City
L
0-1
0 - 3
5,034
20
1
2
3
5
8
7
4
10
6
11
9
26/9/1925
A
Brentford
W
0-0
2 - 1
Johnson, Birch
9,719
20
1
2
3
7
10
11
4
8
6
9
5
3/10/1925
A
Bristol Rovers
L
0-2
0 - 5
7,110
21
1
2
3
7
10
11
4
8
6
9
5
8/10/1925
H
Exeter City
D
0-0
0 - 0
4,154
21
1
2
9
7
4
11
8
6
10
5
3
10/10/1925
H
Swindon Town
D
1-1
1 - 1
Middleton
9,877
20
1
2
7
10
8
4
6
11
9
5
3
17/10/1925
H
Watford
W
2-0
2 - 0
Whitehead, Middleton
10,711
20
1
2
4
7
8
6
11
10
5
3
9
24/10/1925
A
Brighton & Hove Albion
L
1-2
1 - 2
Middleton
8,816
20
1
2
4
7
8
6
11
10
5
3
9
31/10/1925
H
Bristol City
L
0-0
0 - 2
8,494
20
1
2
4
7
8
10
6
11
5
3
9
7/11/1925
A
Crystal Palace
L
0-1
0 - 1
11,829
22
1
2
4
7
10
5
6
11
8
3
9
21/11/1925
A
Norwich City
D
1-0
1 - 1
Whitehead
6,258
22
1
2
4
10
5
7
6
11
8
3
9
5/12/1925
A
Plymouth Argyle
L
1-1
1 - 3
Whitehead
11,287
22
1
2
4
10
5
7
6
11
8
3
9
19/12/1925
A
Northampton Town
L
1-1
2 - 3
Spottiswood, Burgess
5,495
22
1
2
4
7
10
11
5
6
8
3
9
25/12/1925
H
Charlton Athletic
D
2 - 2
Brown, Burgess
8,747
22
1
2
4
9
7
10
11
6
8
3
5
26/12/1925
A
Charlton Athletic
D
1-0
1 - 1
Burgess
11,745
22
2
4
9
7
10
11
1
6
3
8
5
28/12/1925
H
Millwall
W
2-0
3 - 0
Whitehead, Cable 2
8,000
22
2
4
9
7
10
1
6
11
3
8
5
2/1/1926
H
Gillingham
L
0-1
0 - 1
7,287
22
2
4
9
7
10
5
1
6
11
3
8
16/1/1926
A
Merthyr Town
L
0-0
0 - 1
4,378
22
1
2
4
7
10
5
6
11
3
9
8
23/1/1926
H
Newport County
L
0-2
0 - 2
6,385
22
1
2
4
7
10
11
5
6
3
9
8
30/1/1926
A
Luton Town
L
0-4
0 - 4
6,750
22
1
2
3
4
7
10
11
6
9
5
8
6/2/1926
H
Brentford
D
1-0
1 - 1
Burgess
13,085
22
1
2
3
4
6
10
5
7
11
9
8
13/2/1926
H
Bristol Rovers
W
0-0
2 - 1
Brown, Ford (pen)
6,975
22
1
2
3
4
6
7
10
5
11
9
8
20/2/1926
A
Swindon Town
L
0-1
0 - 2
6,063
22
1
2
3
4
6
7
10
5
11
9
8
25/2/1926
H
Aberdare Athletic
L
0-2
1 - 3
Burgess
4,385
22
1
2
3
4
6
7
10
5
11
8
9
27/2/1926
A
Watford
L
0-1
1 - 3
Young
6,578
22
1
6
7
5
10
2
11
4
3
9
8
4/3/1926
H
Southend United
D
1-1
2 - 2
Paterson, Young
3,377
22
1
6
10
11
2
4
3
7
5
9
8
6/3/1926
H
Brighton & Hove Albion
L
0-1
0 - 2
8,799
22
1
3
6
10
11
2
4
7
5
9
8
13/3/1926
A
Bristol City
L
1-0
1 - 3
Paterson
12,183
22
1
3
4
7
6
10
11
2
5
9
8
20/3/1926
H
Crystal Palace
L
0-1
1 - 3
Burgess
8,389
22
1
3
5
7
6
10
11
2
4
8
9
27/3/1926
A
Millwall
L
0-0
0 - 3
12,862
22
1
3
5
7
6
10
11
2
4
8
9
2/4/1926
H
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
D
1-0
2 - 2
Whitehead, Paterson
7,065
22
1
3
4
6
11
2
9
5
10
8
7
3/4/1926
H
Norwich City
L
0-0
0 - 1
6,006
22
1
3
4
6
11
2
9
5
10
8
7
5/4/1926
A
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
L
0-1
1 - 4
Rowe
5,576
22
1
3
4
6
2
10
9
5
8
7
11
10/4/1926
A
Southend United
L
0-1
1 - 2
Middleton
6,398
22
1
3
6
8
2
4
7
9
5
10
11
17/4/1926
H
Plymouth Argyle
L
0-2
0 - 4
9,338
22
1
3
6
8
2
4
7
9
5
10
11
24/4/1926
A
Aberdare Athletic
L
0-1
0 - 1
3,526
22
4
6
8
2
7
3
9
5
10
11
1
1/5/1926
H
Northampton Town
W
0-1
3 - 2
Birch 2, Middleton
4,586
22
3
4
5
6
8
2
7
11
9
10
1
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Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Hebden
Pierce
John
Brown, C.
Burgess
Hirst
Birch
Pigg
Ford
Thompson
Symes
Whitehead
FACup 1
28/11/25
A
Northfleet U (Kent League Div 1)
D
1-1
2-2
Birch 2
5,165
1
2
4
10
5
7
6
11
8
3
9
FAC 1 R
3/12/25
H
Northfleet U (Kent League Div 1)
W
2-0
2-0
Burgess, Thompson
6,000
1
2
4
10
5
7
6
11
8
3
9
FACup 2
12/12/25
H
Charlton (Division 3 South)
D
1-0
1-1
Hirst
11,000
1
2
4
10
5
7
6
11
8
3
9
FACup 2 Rep
17/12/25
A
Charlton (Division 3 South)
L
0-0
0-1
7,246
1
2
4
7
10
5
8
6
11
3
9
London Professional Charity Fund [ edit ]
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Hebden
Pierce
Hirst
Pigg
Brown, C.
Burgess
Symes
John
Thompson
Whitehead
Ford
Nov 16th 1925
A
Tottenham
L
0-0
0-1
0-0
1,396
1
2
5
6
7
10
3
4
8
9
11
London Challenge Cup [ edit ]
Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Hebden
Pierce
Plunkett
Hirst
Richmond
Pigg
Brown, C.
Middleton
Burgess
Birch
Spottiswood
LCC 1
Sep 14 1925
A
Clapton Orient
L
0-1
1-2
Harrold (og)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Name
from
Date
Fee
Adam Plunkett
Bury
July 1,1925
Joe Edwards
Aug 27,1925
Alf Rowe
Plymouth
Aug 27,1925
Leslie Hunt
Stonebridge
Aug 28,1925
David Birnie
Acton
Aug 28,1925
Ted Miller
Clapton
Sep 10,1925
Billy Barr
London Caledonians
Sep 10,1925
Thomas Pierce
Ashington Y.M.C.A.
Sep 14,1925
Herbert Etheridge
Sep 19,1925
Bill Whitehead
Swansea Town
Oct 15,1925
Sid Smith
Guildford U
Oct 24,1925
Harry Higginbotham
Reading
Oct 25,1925
Tommy Cable
Leyton
Nov 13,1925
Edward Surridge
Chalfont St.Giles
Dec 2,1925
Jock Paterson
Mid-Rhondda U
Jan 11,1926
750
Albert Chick
Feb 19,1926
Steve Munden
Clapton
Feb 24,1926
Andy Kerr
Reading
Mar 16,1926
Fred Hawley
Brighton
May 10,1926
Harry Salt
Peterborough & Fletton U
May 10,1926
Joe Wilcox
Bristol R
May 10,1926
Free
Jack Young
West Ham
May 10,1926
Jimmy Lofthouse
Bristol R
May 21,1926
Free
George Charlesworth
Bristol R
May 26,1926
George Goddard
Redhill
May 26,1926
John Hamilton
Blackpool
June 11,1926
Percy Varco
Aston Villa
June 12,1926
800
Joey Cunningham
Newport
June 14,1926
Cecil Gough
Clapton Orient
June 14,1926
Jock Collier
Hull
June 29,1926
Free
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
To
Fee
Ben Marsden
Port Vale
May 14,1920
July 25
Reading
John Lillie
Liverpool
June 2,1924
July 25
Clapton Orient
Jimmy Moore
Halifax
May 25,1924
July 25
Crewe
Harrison Fenwick
Shildon
May 12,1924
Aug 25
Shildon
Bill Ogley
Newport
July 18,1924
Aug 25
Castleford Town
Harry Brown
Shildon
May 12,1924
Aug 25
Shildon
Robert Bolam
South Shields
May 30,1924
Sep 25
Lewin's Temperance
Harry Higginbotham
Reading
Oct 25,1925
Dec 25
Pontypridd
Thomas Pierce
Ashington Y.M.C.A.
Sep 14,1925
Mar 26
Ashington Y.M.C.A.
Herbert Etheridge
Sep 19,1925
Mar 26
Horsham
Steve Munden
Clapton
Feb 24,1926
Mar 26
Clapton
Sid Smith
Guildford U
Oct 24,1925
May 26
Guildford U
George Harris
Notts County
May 16,1924
Free
May 26
Fulham
John Thompson
Yeovil & Petters U
May 20,1924
May 26
Grays Thurrock U
Free
Charlie Campbell
Pembroke Dock
May 6,1925
May 26
Reading
Joe Spottiswood
Swansea Town
June 14,1925
400
May 26
Retired
Joe Edwards
Aug 27,1925
May 26
Grays Thurrock U
Alf Rowe
Plymouth
Aug 27,1925
May 26
Andy Kerr
Reading
Mar 16,1926
May 26
Jim Kipping
Wycombe Wanderers
May 8,1925
June 26
Wycombe Wanderers
Free
Harry Hirst
Preston
May 4,1925
Free
June 26
Charlton
Bill Whitehead
Swansea Town
Oct 15,1925
June 26
Preston
350
Bill Field
Oxford City
Nov 22,1922
cs 26
Hinckley U
Billy Barr
London Caledonians
Sep 10,1925
cs 26
London Caledonians
Victor Avey
Nov 19,1924
cs 26
Metropolitan Police
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