1917–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1917–18 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 30th season of existence and their 3rd season in The London Combination, a competition made up of reserve and senior teams founded during World War I. QPR finished 8th in the league during the campaign.

Season summary

London Combination League standings PosClubPWDLFAGAPts2West Ham United362097103512.861493Fulham36207975602.083474Tottenham Hotspur362221286562.388465The Arsenal361651576572.111376Brentford361631781942.250357Crystal Palace361341954831.500308Queens Park Rangers361422020480.55530

Results DateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance1 September 1917ArsenalAL0–26,0008 September 1917West HamHL0–35,00015 September 1917FulhamAL1–2Gregory4,00022 September 1917Crystal PHW4–1Dale, Thurman, Fox 229 September 1917Clapton OrientHW2–0Dale, Thurman6 October 1917MillwallAL2–4Dale, Mitchell3,50013 October 1917TottenhamHL2–3Thompson, Mitchell2,00020 October 1917ChelseaAW2–1Dale 27,50027 October 1917ArsenalHW2–0Mitchell, Brown5,0003 November 1917West HamAL0–44,50010 November 1917FulhamHL2–3Dale,Thurman3,00017 November 1917Crystal PAL1–4Dale,24 November 1917Clapton OrientAW2–1Fox, Campbell1 December 1917MillwallHW1–0Brown,3,0008 December 1917TottenhamAW1–0Smith3,00015 December 1917ChelseaHL0–14,00022 December 1917ArsenalAL0–33,00025 December 1917BrentfordAD1–1Walters26 December 1917BrentfordHL0–429 December 1917West HamHD1–1Smith2,5005 January 1918FulhamAL0–14,00012 January 1918Crystal PHW2–1Walters, Smith2,00019 January 1918Clapton OrientHW6–1Brown, Dale, Fox 3, Walters2,00026 January 1918MillwallAW1–0Mitchell4,0002 February 1918TottenhamHL2–7Walters, Smith3,0009 February 1918BrentfordAL1–6Jones3,00016 February 1918ArsenalHL0–33,50023 February 1918West HamAL0–46,5002 March 1918FulhamHL0–13,5009 March 1918Crystal PAW2–0Maclinton, Jones16 March 1918Clapton OrientAW1–0Grendon23 March 1918MillwallHW4–1Maclinton, Walters 33,00029 March 1918ChelseaAL0–13,00030 March 1918TottenhamAW2–1Fox, Smith5,0001 April 1918ChelseaHL1–2Fox6,0006 April 1918BrentfordHL2–6Maclinton 21,500

War Fund Cup DateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance13 April 1918Crystal PHW2-1Britton, Archibald1,00020 April 1918Crystal PAL1-3Dale27 April 1918MillwallHW4-3Jefferson, Walters, Maclinton 22,0004 May 1918MillwallAL1-3Archibald

Source:

Squad Position Nationality Name London Combination Appearances London Combination GoalsWar Fund Cup AppearancesWar Fund Cup GoalsGKJoe MerrickGKHarry GouldGKJack DurstonGKJock Denoon332GKDuffield22DFBilly Draper294DFJoe WingroveDFHarry PullenDFHawkins1DFJoseph WildeDFTom MillingtonDFJ H Steer74DFFrancis Wright233DFH. Green1DFBasil Loney16DFA Read1DFJack White21MFGriffen3MFJack Gregory61MFArchie Mitchell3142MFJohn Baldock162MFJack BrosterMFAlf Whyman1MFGeorge Fox3584MFBill WakeMFSam Downing73MFFrederick CongreveMFF. ButlerMFW T BrownMFKellar1MFL Lewis4MFArthur Sanders1MFTrindale1FWDavid DonaldFWJimmy BirchFWJack Smith105FWBilly Thompson31FWFred Grendon3512FWGeorge Dale29821FWBob Jefferson1331FWGeorge McClinton7432FWJoe Walters15721FWA E Brown143FWJimmy Archibald42FWBritton11FWSandy Campbell21FWJohn Coleman1FWHarry Cousins3FWCrosslands1FWEdwards1FWHales1FWHanford1FWVincent Hassan3FWJ Jones22FWMunson1FWOver2FWHarry Thurman133

Transfers in NamefromDateFeeGeorge FoxFulhamcs1917Thurman, Harrycs1917Joe WalterOldhamSep1917W T BrownOct1917Jack SmithThird LanarkNov1917Cousins, TChelseaNov1917Bob JeffersonSwindonDec1917LoanDuffield, JFeb1918J H SteerFeb1918Sam DowningMar1918George McClintonMar1918A E Browncs1918

Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateToFeeDuffield, JFeb1918cs 18Hassan, VincentDec1916cs 18Thurman, Harrycs1917cs 18Cousins, TChelseaNov1917cs 18

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