1912–13 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1912–13 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 25th season of existence and their 14th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time.

Season summary In the 1912–13 season QPR continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished 4th. The team also won the Southern Professional Charity Cup.

Southern League Division One PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPts1Plymouth Argyle382261077362.139502Swindon Town382081066411.610483West Ham United381812866461.435484Queens Park Rangers3818101046351.314465Crystal Palace3817111055361.528456Millwall381971262431.44245

Results QPR scores given first

Southern League Division One DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLeague Position5 September 1912HPlymouthW2–1Birch, McKie10,000 67 September 1912HNorwichW1–0Birch9,000 214 September 1912AGillinghamD0–07,000 221 September 1912HNorthamptonW3–2Birch, Anderson, Browning12,000 328 September 1912AStokeD0–06,000 35 October 1912ABrentfordW2–0Birch, Revill13,200 112 October 1912HMillwallD1–1Revill16,000 219 October 1912ABristol RL0–35,000 626 October 1912HSwindonW2–0Kay (og), Ovens8,000 52 November 1912APortsmouthD1–1Birch12,000 49 November 1912HExeterW2–1Revill, Mitchell8,000 316 November 1912AWest HamL0–110,000 423 November 1912HBrightonD0–011,000 430 November 1912ACoventryD1–1Thompson5,000 47 December 1912HWatfordW2–0Birch 28,000 414 December 1912AMerthyr TownD0–03,000 421 December 1912HCrystal PW2–0Revill 210,000 325 December 1912HSouthamptonW1–0Birch20,000 226 December 1912ASouthamptonW1–0McKie7,000 228 December 1912ANorwichL0–26,000 24 January 1913HGillinghamW2–0Birch, Barnes7,000 225 January 1913HStokeW1–0Whyman9,000 18 February 1913HBrentfordW2–1Birch, Richards (og)16,000 115 February 1913AMillwallL1–2Gaul14,000 222 February 1913ANorthamptonD0–06,000 11 March 1913ASwindonL1–4McKie6,000 28 March 1913HPortsmouthD1–1Birch8,000 315 March 1913AExeterL1–3Birch (pen)6,000 521 March 1913AReadingL0–115,000 822 March 1913HWest HamL0–115,000 824 March 1913HReadingD1–1Gaul14,000 829 March 1913ABrightonL1–4Birch5,000 85 April 1913HCoventryW4–0Gaul, Whyman, Birch, Revill6,000 810 April 1913HBristol RW2–0Revill, Birch4,000 812 April 1913AWatfordW2–1Gaul, Ovens4,000 619 April 1913HMerthyr TownW4–1Ives 2, Gaul, Revill7,000 523 April 1913APlymouthL0–210,000 626 April 1913ACrystal PW2–1Birch, Gaul8,000 4

London Challenge Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLCC 118 SepHLondon CaledoniansW5-1Browning 3, Strang (og), Whyman1,500 LCC 221 OctAWest HamL0–24,000

Southern Professional Charity Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSCC 120 November 1912 AGillinghamW1–0Birch1,000 SCC 213 February 1913HCrystal PW7–1Revill, Whyman 3, Birch, Mitchell, Wake3,000 SCC SF3 April 1913HExeterW2–0Revill, Birch2,500 SCC F28 April 1913the DenBrightonW4–1"Gaul, Birch 2, Mitchell (pen)3,000

London Professional Charity Fund DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance7 October 1912AClapton OrientW2–1 Birch, Barnes4,000

Ealing Hospital Cup (Final) DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance30 October 1912ABrentfordL0–12,000

FA Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFifth round qualifyingSaturday 14 December 1912ByeFirst Round 11 January 1913HHalifax Town (Midland League)W4–2Revill, Birch, Whyman, Ovens9,000 Second Round1 February 1913AMiddlesbrough (First Division)L2–3Birch 2 (1 pen)27,774

Squad PositionNationalityNameSouthern League AppearancesSouthern League GoalsFA Cup AppearancesFA Cup GoalsGKF.W MatthewsGKHarry JefferiesGKAlfred Nicholls1GKCharlie Shaw372DFBilly DraperDFJoe Wingrove1DFHarry Pullen372DFJoseph WildeDFDan Higgins2DFGilbert Ovens31221DFFrancis Weblin9DFJoe Fidler52DFJohn Macdonald21MFJack Gregory4MFArchie Mitchell3812MFJack Broster7MFAlf Whyman21221MFBill Wake272MFAndy ThompsonMFDavid Anderson31FWJimmy Birch381623FWBilly Thompson3012FWBen Ives12FWJohn MillerFWHerbert StrugnellFWWilliam Gaul126FWJimmy FortuneFWTeddy Revill26821FWBilly Barnes3412FWBob Browning121FWDan McKie93FWVincent Jackman3FWJames Sangster4FWRichard Day4FWHarry Thornton1

Transfers in NamefromDateFeeFrancis WeblinWest Norwoodcs1912Jack BrosterChorley6 July 1912Billy ThompsonHaslingden23 July 1912Jack GregoryWillenhall Swifts25 July 1912David AndersonPreston20 July 1912 Joseph WildeBurnley20 August 1912Brooks, GeorgeSouthall31 Aug 1912Bloom, H A *Shepherd's BushSep 1912 Dan HigginsKingston-on-ThamesJan 1913Scotchbrook, Ernest *Feb 1913Bruton, A C *KilburnMar 1913Barron, Harrie *ShelbourneMar 1913 Lincoln, A J *Mar 1913 Willcox, Frederick *Mar 1913 Joe WingroveUxbridgeMar 1913Richard DayHaslingden7 Mar 1913Ben IvesExeter1 April 1913£300John MillerVale of Leven5 May 1913Jimmy FortuneBarrow6 May 1913Herbert StrugnellAston Villa22 May 1913Andy ThompsonGateshead3 June 1913Ingham, JamesHaslingden16 June 1913Harry JefferiesAberdare30 June 1913Billy Drapercs1913Read, Albert *Uxbridgecs1913Saunders, Johncs1913Cater, WilliamKilburncs1913Lockwood, James *Ipswich Towncs1913Matthews, F W *Hampstead Towncs1913

Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateToFeeMatthews, F W *Harlesdencs1911 cs 12Hampstead TownSyms, W *Southallcs1911 cs 12SouthallLawrence, Sidney *Aug1911 cs 12Robinson, Jimmy *Stourbridge12 May 1911 cs 12Gorman, William *Wycombe WanderersJuly1911 cs 12WycombeBaker, Billy *Northfleet UAug1911 cs 12DartfordHartwell, AmbroseBradford Park Avenue21 May 1909 Aug 1912Kidderminster£30 Butterworth, HerbertOldham8 Aug 1910 Aug 1912MillwallLevi, HaroldNorwich15 May 1911 Sep 1912GillinghamKing, AlexSouthend18 July 1911 Sep 1912ChathamBurke, WilliamCroydon Commoncs1912 Oct 1912Bloom, H A *Shepherd's BushSep1912 Nov 1912Marchant, George *Tufnell ParkMar1912 Dec 1912Hampstead TownJoe FidlerFulham18 May 1906 Feb 1913Woolwich ArsenalBob BrowningKettering Town3 May 1910 Feb 1913SouthamptonDavid AndersonPreston20 July 1912 Mar 1913Swansea TownRadnage, Joe *Shepherd's Bushcs1909 Apr 1913Oxford CityCharlie ShawPort Glasgow Athletic18 May 1907 May 1913Celtic£650Handford, Ernestcs1899 May 1913RetiredJohn MacdonaldGrimsby9 Sep 1907 May 1913RetiredBilly BarnesLuton3 May 1907 May 1913SouthendFreeTeddy RevillChesterfield2 Aug 1911May 1913ChesterfieldBrooks, GeorgeSouthall31 Aug 1912May 1913Dan McKieChorley3 May 1910June 1913Merthyr TownBruton, A C *KilburnMar1913cs 13Scotchbrook, Ernest *Feb1913cs 13SummerstownBarron, Harrie *ShelbourneMar1913cs 13Lincoln, A J *Mar1913cs 13Willcox, Frederick *Mar1913cs 13

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