1915–16 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1915–16 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 28th season of existence and their first season in The London Combination, a competition made up of reserve and senior teams founded during World War I. QPR finished 9th in the Principal league and 13th in the supplementary league during the campaign.

League table London Combination Principal Tournament Table 1915/16 PosClubPWDLFAGAPts6Tottenham Hotspur2288638351.727247Brentford2268836401.636208Queens Park Rangers22831127411.227199Crystal Palace22831135551.59019

London Combination (Supplementary) Table 1915/16 PosClubPWDLFAGAPts11Arsenal1434722441.5711012Luton Town1441931442.214913Queens Park Rangers1425714371.000914Reading1432923641.6428

Results QPR scores given first

London Combination Principal Tournament DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLeague Position4 September 1915AMillwallL1–3Humphreys7,000 1011 September 1915HCroydon CommonW2–1Fox, Coleman3,000 918 September 1915AArsenalL1–2Humphreys8,000 1025 September 1915HBrentfordL1–2Humphreys3,500 92 October 1915AWest HamL1–2Fox4,000 109 October 1915HTottenhamL0–44,000 1216 October 1915ACrystal PL0–11,000 1223 October 1915HChelseaW1–0Coleman6,000 1230 October 1915HFulhamW2–1Humphreys 23,000 106 November 1915AClapton OrientW2–0Dale, Simons3,000 913 November 1915HMillwallL1–5Baldock3,000 1020 November 1915ACroydon CommonW1–0Humphreys1,000 1027 November 1915HArsenalD1–1Hicks2,000 94 December 1915ABrentfordL0–41,200 1011 December 1915HWest HamD1–1Dale2,000 1018 December 1915ATottenhamL1–2Simons3,000 1025 December 1915AWatfordL1–5Humphreys500 1027 December 1915HWatfordW3–1Humphreys, Nisbet 22,000 101 January 1916HCrystal PW5–1Hughes (og), Baldock, Fox, Humphreys, Nisbet1,500 98 January 1916AChelsea *L1–5Mitchell (pen)10,000 1015 January 1916AFulhamW1–0Mitchell 5,000 822 January 1916HClapton OrientD0–02,000 8

London Combination (Supplementary) Tournament DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLeague Position5 February 1916HChelseaL0–33,000 1312 February 1916AWatfordL0–61,000 1419 February 1916HBrentfordD1–1Simons2,500 144 March 1916HClapton OrientD1–1Wagstaffe1,500 1311 March 1916ATottenhamD0–03,000 1218 March 1916HWatfordD2–2Birch, Thompson2,000 1125 March 1916ABrentfordL0–42,000 131 April 1916HReadingL2–6Hicks, Mitchell3,000 148 April 1916AClapton OrientD1–1Hicks1,500 1315 April 1916HTottenhamL1–3Dale4,000 1421 April 1916AMillwallL2–6Donald 25,000 1422 April 1916AReadingW2–1Fox, Simons1324 April 1916HMillwallW2–0Broster, Simons3,000 1229 April 1916AChelseaL0–312,000 13

Squad

PositionNationalityNameLondon Combination AppearancesLondon Combination GoalsGKJack DurstonGKWilf Nixon11GKF. Matthews6GKHarry Jefferies19DFBasil Loney26DFBilly Draper16DFJoe Wingrove1DFHarry Pullen11DFJoseph WildeDFTom MillingtonDFBill Hooper5DFGeorge Somerville6DFH. GreenDFOscar Linkson17DFSmith, A G4MFJohn PenniferMFDavid Nisbet141MFJack Gregory8MFArchie Mitchell313MFJohn Baldock192MFJack Broster11MFAlf Whyman15MFGeorge Fox354MFBill Wake31MFH. Matthews3FWDavid Donald102FWJimmy Birch31FWBilly Thompson21FWGeorge Dale243FWTommy Simons175FWBen Ives1FWAlfred Hicks203FWTim Coleman62 FWArthur Humphreys229 FWT. Hughes1FWFreddie Blake1GKGuestSmith, B1DFGuestBellamy, George1MFGuest (Gainsborough Trinity)Hunter, Joe1MFGuest (Dartford)Elliott, J1FWGuest (Tooting Town)Nicholson, Ernest1FWGuest (The Army)Poulton, A (Pte)1FWGuestJackman, Vincent1FWGuest (The Army)Walsh, H (Pte)1FWGuestWagstaffe, George11FWGuest (The Army)McRae (Pte)1

Transfers in

NamefromDateFeeSmith, A Gcs1915 Oscar LinksonShelbournecs1915 Robinson, TCatford Southendcs1915 David NisbetLondon Caledonianscs1915Arthur HumphreysHampstead Towncs1915Wilf NixonFulhamSep 11,1915 LoanTim ColemanNottinghamSep 11,1915 Loan George DaleNotts CountyOct1915LoanHarry JefferiesOct1915Alfred HicksIlfordOct1915Matthews, H WNov1915 Bill HooperHampstead TownFeb1916 George SomervilleFeb1916Hughes, TMar1916Green, Hcs1916Bennett, Fcs1916

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date To Fee McLeod, Bob Newport May 4, 1914 cs 15 Clyde Weblin, Francis * West Norwood cs1912 cs 15 Nitschke, William * Kilburn cs1914 cs 15 Ovens, Gilbert Chelsea July 17, 1911 Free cs 15 Downing, Alfred cs1914 cs 15 Amstad, Jonas June1914 cs 15 Cannell, Alfred July1914 cs 15 Keech, George * Apr1915 cs 15 Tim Coleman Nottingham Sep 11,1915 Loan Oct 15 Nottingham Loan McKinney, Edward Broom Athletic May 16, 1914 Oct 15 Dipton U Smith, A G cs1915 Nov 15 Miller, John Vale of Leven May 5, 1913 Dec 15 Dumbarton Matthews, H W Nov1915 Feb 16 Wilf Nixon Fulham Sep 11,1915 Loan Mar 16 Fulham Loan Butler, Albert (Ben) Hartlepools U Sep 1,1913 May 16 Died in WW1 Matthews, F W * Hampstead Town cs1913 cs 16 Jefferies, Harry Oct1915 cs 16 Payne, Arthur Old Crusaders Aug1914 cs 16 Robinson, T Catford Southend cs1915 cs 16 Hughes, T Mar1916 cs 16 Cannell, Alfred July1914 cs 16 Arthur Humphreys Hampstead Town cs1915 cs 16

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