1921–22 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1921–22 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 31st season of existence and their 2nd season in the newly founded Football League Third Division. QPR finished 5th in the league, and were eliminated by Arsenal in the first round of the 1920–21 FA Cup.

League standings

Results QPR scores given first

Third Division South DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLeague Position27 August 1921HSwindon TownD0–018,000829 August 1921ANewport CountyW1–0Birch 8,00033 September 1921ASwindon TownL0–210,000125 September 1921HNewport CountyW2–1Smith, Birch7,0001010 September 1921ANorwich CityD0–09,000817 September 1921HNorwich CityW2–0Gregory, Smith (pen)15,000724 September 1921AReadingW1–0Gregory12,00071 October 1921HReadingD1–1Birch 16,00078 October 1921ABristol RoversD1–1Smith10,000715 October 1921HBristol RoversL1–2O'Brien10,000722 October 1921ABrentfordL1–5Birch13,8361029 October 1921HBrentfordD1–1Smith15,000105 November 1921AAberdare AthleticL2–4Birch, Gregory12,0001312 November 1921HAberdare AthleticW1–0Knight12,0001119 November 1921ABrighton & Hove AlbionL1–2Faulkner9,0001226 November 1921HBrighton & Hove AlbionW3–0O'Brien, Birch 212,00083 December 1921AWatfordD2–2Gregory, Birch8,000810 December 1921HWatfordD1–1Birch 15,000817 December 1921ACharlton AthleticD1–1Chandler10,000724 December 1921HCharlton AthleticW3–1O'Brien, Smith, Chandler12,000626 December 1921HSouthamptonD2–2Birch, Chandler 18,000627 December 1921ASouthamptonD1–1Birch 20,940531 December 1921HNorthampton TownW4–0Birch 2, Smith 2 10,000514 January 1922ANorthampton TownL0–16,000521 January 1922HGillinghamW1–0Chandler5,000528 January 1922AGillinghamW2–1Smith 210,00054 February 1922HMillwallW6–1Edgley, Smith, Grant, Birch, Chandler 26,000511 February 1922AMillwallD0–022,000518 February 1922HExeter CityW2–1Chandler, Gregory10,000525 February 1922AExeter CityW1–0Edgley7,00054 March 1922HSwansea TownW1–0Birch6,000511 March 1922ASwansea TownL0–113,000518 March 1922ASouthend UnitedW2–1Edgley, Birch7,000525 March 1922HSouthend UnitedW1–0Edgley12,00051 April 1922APortsmouthL0–110,61558 April 1922HPortsmouthD1–1Chandler10,000514 April 1922HLuton TownW1–0Gregory11,000415 April 1922AMerthyr TownL0–24,000517 April 1922ALuton TownL1–3Birch15,000522 April 1922HMerthyr TownD0–04,000529 April 1922APlymouth ArgyleL0–419,00056 May 1922HPlymouth ArgyleW2–0Eastwood (og), Edgley18,0005

FA Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSixth round qualifyingSaturday 17 December 1921BYEFirst round7 January 1922AArsenal (First Division)D0–031,000 First round Replay11 January 192HArsenal (First Division)L1–2Smith21,411

London Professional Charity Fund DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance29 September 1921HBrentfordW2–0Smith, Clayton5,000

London Challenge Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceOne17 October 1921HCustom HouseW3–0Chandler, Read, Gregory2,000 Two31 October 1921AArsenalL0–25,000

Benefit Match for Joseph Wingrove’s Widow DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance4 May 1922HMaidstone

Squad PositionNationalityNameThird Division SouthFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKLen Hill36238GKHerbert Lock66DFReg John13114DFBen Marsden37239DFFred Blackman2020DFKen Bain25227DFCharlie Thompson11DFSid Bailey11MFJohn Vigrass33MFJack Gregory406406MFGeorge Grant2711281MFHorace Clayton33MFMick O'Brien3032323MFHerbert Ashford55MFAlbert Read2121MFJack Burnham27229FWJimmy Birch381724017FWHarry HartFWArthur DavisFWJack Smith3310213511FWRoy Faulkner1712191FWArthur Chandler3082328FWAlex Ramsay66FWHarry Edgley3652385FWJack Bradshaw55FWFreddy Knight2121

Transfers in NamefromDateFeeCharlie ThompsonNewcastle12 July 1921 Prentice, RobertArcadians (Rsa)21 July 1921 Herbert LockGlasgow Rangers29 July 1921 Free Maidment, Jimmy *Robert Thompson'sAug 1921 Baines, Alexander6 August 1921 John VigrassLeek Alexandra8 August 1921Ken BainClackmannan23 August 1921Pusey, C *Harlesden Town24 August 1921 Mallett, A E *Brentford24 August 1921 Gilbert, Bert *Harlesden Town24 August 1921 Luck, Charles *Southend Corinthians7 October 1921 Baxter, Harry *R.A.F.8 November 1921 Freddy KnightBotwell Mission11 November 1921 Knight, Reg *Botwell Mission14 November 1921 Cadwell, Albert *Nunhead2 March 1922 Arthur DavisAston Villa21 May 1922FreeGregory, ClarenceSunderland31 May 1922£150Harry HartFolkestone2 June 1922Hawkins, Alfred *Grays Athletic9 June 1922Lane, Harry *Charlton17 June 1922Alf ThompsonGuildford U17 June 1922Grimsdell, ErnieGuildford U21 June 1922

Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateToFeeMould, William *14 July 1920 cs 1921Rippengill, Herbert *Kings Lynncs1920 cs 1921Armitage, S *cs1920 cs 1921Payne, T *cs1920 cs 1921Slader, Charles *cs1920 cs 1921WimbledonDix, Harry *Norwich4 February 1921 cs 1921The Royal ArtilleryGrimsdell, ErnieWatford14 August 1920 July 1921Guildford UCain, ThomasDublin Bohemians29 August 1919 July 1921Guildford UManning, JackRotherham County16 June 1920 July 1921BostonWingrove, JoeUxbridgeMar1913 September 1921Maidstone UHunt, AlfredClapton Orient14 April 1921 September 1921ScotlandMcGovern, TomBrentfordApr1920 September 1921TreherbertGould, Harry *Metropolitan Policecs1919 October? 1921Metropolitan PoliceJarvis, AlbertBargoed20 September 1920 October 1921RhymneyPidgeon, HarryGnome AthleticApr1920 November 1921Southend UFreddy KnightBotwell Mission11 November 1921 December 1921Botwell MissionKnight, Reg *Botwell Mission14 November 1921 December 1921Botwell MissionMick O'BrienSouth Shields14 May 1920 March 1922Leicester£1,200

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