1958–59 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1958-59 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Jack Taylor
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division	13th
FA Cup	Third Round
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup	Round One
London Challenge Cup	Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Arthur Longbottom 20; All: Arthur Longbottom 20
Highest home attendance	15768 vs Plymouth 27 December 1958
Lowest home attendance	5007 vs Mansfield 21 February 1959
Biggest win	5-0 Vs Wrexham (4 April 1959)
Biggest defeat	1-5 Vs Norwich (31 January 1959)
	← 1957–58 1959-60 →

Season summary

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

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division

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^[4]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A
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

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

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FA Cup

Date	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

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Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.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

Name	from	Date
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

Name	from	Date	Date	Club
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

^ {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}
^ ^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.
^ 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] {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}

[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.

[auto2-3] 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.

[auto4-5] 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.

[auto3-6] 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.

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