1959–60 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1959–60 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Alec Stock
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division	8th
FA Cup	Second Round
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup	Round One
London Challenge Cup	Quarter-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Brian Bedford 25; All: Brian Bedford 27
Highest home attendance	19,532 Vs Brentford 31 October 1959
Lowest home attendance	4,346 Vs Chesterfield 28 March 1960
Biggest win	5–1 Vs Accrington Stanley (23 January 1960), Bradford (5 April 1960)
Biggest defeat	2–4 Vs Brentford (31 October 1959)
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

During the 1959–60 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in eighth place.^[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

Pos	Team v t e	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

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division

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

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

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

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

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

Transfers In

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

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

^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
^ 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.
^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[1] Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.

[auto-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.

[auto4-4] 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.

[auto3-5] 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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