The 1911–12 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 24th season of existence and their 13th season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time.
Season summary In the 1911–12 season QPR continued play in the Southern League Division One and finished First winning their second league championship (the first being in 1907–08), but did not apply to join the Football League.At seasons end Qpr Competed in the 1912 Football Association Charity Shield was on 4 May 1912. The game was played at White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham Hotspur, and was contested by the Football League champions Blackburn Rovers and the winners of the Southern League championship, Queens Park Rangers. The game ended in a 2–1 win for Blackburn Rovers, and the proceeds of the match were donated to the Titanic Relief Fund.
Southern League Division One PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPts1Queens Park Rangers382111659351.686532Plymouth Argyle38236963312.032523Northampton Town38227982412.000514Swindon Town382161182501.640485Brighton & Hove Albion381991073352.08647
Results QPR scores given first
Southern League Division One DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLeague Position2 September 1911APlymouthW1–0Revill10,00039 September 1911HReadingW3–0Butterworth, McKie,Thornton10,000216 September 1911AWatfordW3–0McKie, Thornton, Revill3,000123 September 1911HNew BromptonW3–0Revill 2, McKie12,000130 September 1911AExeterD1–1McKie (pen)4,00017 October 1911HBrentfordW4–0McKie 2 (1 pen), Revill, Browning15,000114 October 1911HLutonW2–0Revill, McKie14,000121 October 1911AMillwallD1–1Barnes25,000128 October 1911HWest HamW4–1Thornton 2, Revill, McKie25,00014 November 1911ABristol RW2–0McKie, Revill16,000111 November 1911HSwindonL1–3McKie25,000118 November 1911ANorthamptonL1–5McKie6,000225 November 1911HBrightonW2–0Mitchell (pen), Thornton8,00022 December 1911AStokeW2–0Barnes, McKie15,00029 December 1911HCoventryD0–06,000216 December 1911ALeytonW1–0Thornton4,000223 December 1911HNorwichL1–2Revill8,000225 December 1911HCrystal PW3–2Thornton 2, Revill22,000226 December 1911ACrystal PL0–38,000230 December 1911HPlymouthW2–0Revill, Mitchell (pen)9,00026 January 1912AReadingW1–0Ovens4,000220 January 1912HWatfordD1–1Browning10,000227 January 1912ANew BromptonW2–1Barnes, Thornton6,00023 February 1912HExeterD0–05,000210 February 1912ABrentfordW2–1Revill, Barnes8,000217 February 1912ALutonW3–1McKie, Smith 26,000224 February 1912HMillwallD1–1Mitchell (pen)13,00022 March 1912AWest HamL0–310,00029 March 1912HBristol RW4–2Thornton 2, Revill, McKie6,000116 March 1912ASwindonD1–1Smith8,000123 March 1912HNorthamptonW2–1Smith, McKie5,000130 March 1912ABrightonL1–3Revill7,00015 April 1912HSouthamptonD1–1Tosswill27,00016 April 1912HStokeW1–0Whyman20,00018 April 1912ASouthamptonD0–012,000113 April 1912ACoventryD0–08,000120 April 1912HLeytonW1–0Thornton8,000127 April 1912ANorwichD1–1Smith6,0001
London Challenge Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLCC 118 September 1911HWoolwich ArsenalL0-23,500
Southern Professional Charity Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSCC 111 October 1911 HCrystal PW3–0Revill, McKie, Browning3,000 SCC 222 November 1911ASouthendL4–5King 2, Browning, Wilson
London Professional Charity Fund DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance30 October 1911HClapton OrientL0–13,000
FA Charity Shield DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance4 May 1912White Hart LaneBlackburnL1–2Revill7,111
Ealing Hospital Cup (Final) DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance8 November 1911HBrentfordW4–1Revill 3, McKie
FA Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFifth round qualifyingSaturday 2 December 1911ByeFirst Round 13 January 1912HBradford City (First Division)0–018,000 First Round (replay)8 January 1912ABradford City (First Division)0–46,967
Squad PositionNationalityNameSouthern League AppearancesSouthern League GoalsFA Cup AppearancesFA Cup GoalsGKF.W MatthewsGKAlfred Nicholls1GKCharlie Shaw372DFHarry Pullen292DFGilbert Ovens2512DFFrancis WeblinDFJoe Fidler6DFJohn Macdonald322DFHerbert Butterworth151 MFArchie Mitchell3732MFAlf Whyman1111MFBill Wake382FWJimmy BirchFWWilliam GaulFWTeddy Revill36142FWBilly Barnes3842FWBob Browning822FWDan McKie3015FWVincent JackmanFWJames SangsterFWHarry Thornton34121FWArthur Smith355 1FWAlex King31FWJohn Tosswill31
Transfers in NamefromDateFeeSyms, W *Southallcs1911Matthews, F W *Harlesdencs1911Gorman, William *Wycombe WanderersJuly1911 Thornton, Harry *Shepherd's BushJuly1911 Adams, Frank *July1911William GaulShepherd's BushJuly1911Arthur SmithBrierley Hill AllianceJuly1911Gilbert OvensChelsea17 July 1911FreeAlex KingSouthend18 July 1911Lawrence, Sidney *Aug1911Baker, Billy *Northfleet UAug1911Teddy RevillChesterfield2 Aug 1911Rayner, Edward1 Sep 1911Mooney, C9 Sep 1911 Marchant, George *Tufnell ParkMar1912John TosswillMaidstone U23 Mar 1912James SangsterSouthall1 May 1912Jimmy BirchAston Villa2 May 1912£150Francis WeblinWest Norwoodcs1912Burke, WilliamCroydon Commoncs1912
Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateToFeeBrown, Billy *Civil ServiceMay1910 July 1911ChelseaSteer, Billy *Kingston-on-Thames17 Aug 1909 July 1911ChelseaDavis, Acs1910 cs 1911Ward, S *cs1909 cs 1911Tufnell ParkNoble, Robert *BromleyNov1910 cs 1911BromleySentance, MartinAug1910 cs 1911NunheadLeigh, Thomas (Ginger)Fulham17 May 1910 Aug 1911Croydon CommonMcNaught, John *Hounslow29 Aug 1908 Aug 1911Southend£25 Dilley, Reginald *BromleyDec 1910 Sep 1911BromleyLaw, Robert *FalkirkApr1911 Dec 1911Smith, A G *Aug1908 Nov 1911KilburnAdams, Frank *July1911 Jan 1912Wycombe Rayner, Edward 1 Sep 1911 Feb 1912Mooney, C9 Sep 1911 Mar 1912West HamBurton, Frank (Bronco)Kilburncs1910 Apr 1912West HamSmith, Arthur *Brierley Hill AllianceJuly1911June 1912BirminghamJohn TosswillMaidstone U23 Mar 1912June 1912Liverpool£350Matthews, F W *Harlesdencs1911 cs 1912Hampstead TownSyms, W *Southallcs1911 cs 1912SouthallLawrence, Sidney *Aug1911 cs 1912Robinson, Jimmy *Stourbridge12 May 1911 cs 1912Gorman, William *Wycombe WanderersJuly1911 cs 1912WycombeBaker, Billy *Northfleet UAug1911 cs 1912Dartford
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