1968–69 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
1968–69 season | |||
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Chairman | Jim Gregory | ||
Manager | Bill Dodgin, Jr. (1 August 1968 - 1 November 1968)
Tommy Docherty (1 November 1968 - 30 November 1968) Les Allen (1 December 1968 -) | ||
Football League First Division | 22nd | ||
FA Cup | Third Round | ||
Football League Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Barry Bridges/Mick Leach 9 All: Barry Bridges/Mick Leach 9 | ||
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During the 1968–69 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division
Season summary[edit]
In an historic first Qpr played in the first division but with no away wins all season, injuries to key players and management changes they finished with (at that time) record low points score and were relegated[1]
Table[edit]
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League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 0.789 | 33 | |
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 | |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 31 | |
21 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 0.574 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 0.411 | 18 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results[edit]
First Division[edit]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 August 1968 | Leicester City | H | 1-1 | Allen | 21.494 | 7 |
14 August 1968 | Leeds United | A | 1-4 | Wilks | 31.612 | 19 |
17 August 1968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-3 | Ian Morgan | 30.858 | 21 |
20 August 1968 | Sunderland | H | 2-2 | Allen, Clarke | 20.669 | 20 |
24 August 1968 | Manchester City | H | 1-1 | Bridges | 19.716 | 21 |
27 August 1968 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-3 | 24.049 | 22 | |
31 August 1968 | Arsenal | A | 1-2 | Wilks | 44.407 | 22 |
7 September 1968 | Liverpool | A | 0-2 | 46.025 | 22 | |
14 September 1968 | Chelsea | H | 0-4 | 26.358 | 22 | |
21 September 1968 | Stoke City | A | 1-1 | Roger Morgan | 15.565 | 22 |
28 September 1968 | Southampton | H | 1-1 | Allen | 20.760 | 22 |
5 October 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1-3 | Clarke | 22.944 | 22 |
8 October 1968 | Ipswich Town | H | 2-1 | Bridges, Roger Morgan | 17.992 | 22 |
12 October 1968 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3-2 | Wilks, Bridges, Leach | 19.044 | 20 |
19 October 1968 | Newcastle United | A | 2-3 | Wilks, Moncur OG | 35.503 | 21 |
26 October 1968 | Manchester United | H | 2-3 | Leach, Wilks | 31.138 | 21 |
2 November 1968 | West Ham United | A | 3-4 | Leach 2, Bridges | 36.008 | 22 |
9 November 1968 | Burnley | H | 0-2 | 22.572 | 22 | |
16 November 1968 | Everton | A | 0-4 | 43.552 | 22 | |
23 November 1968 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2-1 | Marsh, Hazell | 18.857 | 21 |
7 December 1968 | Coventry City | H | 0-1 | 17.921 | 22 | |
14 December 1968 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-4 | 21.280 | 22 | |
21 December 1968 | Newcastle United | H | 1-1 | Bridges | 16.444 | 22 |
26 December 1968 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0-4 | 18.649 | 22 | |
18 January 1969 | Burnley | A | 2-2 | Marsh, Leach | 12.674 | 22 |
24 January 1969 | Leeds United | H | 0-1 | 26.163 | 22 | |
1 February 1969 | Everton | H | 0-1 | 26.476 | 22 | |
15 February 1969 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1-1 | Clarke | 30.013 | 22 |
25 February 1969 | Coventry City | A | 0-5 | 26.449 | 22 | |
4 March 1969 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 | 21.035 | 22 | |
8 March 1969 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0-1 | 17.901 | 22 | |
12 March 1969 | Leicester City | A | 0-2 | 25.587 | 22 | |
15 March 1969 | Manchester City | A | 1-3 | Leach | 28.859 | 22 |
19 March 1969 | Manchester United | A | 1-8 | Marsh | 36.638 | 22 |
22 March 1969 | Arsenal | H | 0-1 | 23.076 | 22 | |
29 March 1969 | Liverpool | H | 1-2 | Bridges | 16.792 | 22 |
5 April 1969 | Southampton | A | 1-3 | Bridges | 22.103 | 22 |
7 April 1969 | Sunderland | A | 0-0 | 18.928 | 22 | |
12 April 1969 | Stoke City | H | 2-1 | Leach 2 | 12.489 | 22 |
19 April 1969 | Chelsea | A | 1-2 | Bridges | 41.263 | 22 |
Football League Cup[edit]
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 September 1968 | Second Round | Peterborough United | A | 2-4 |
FA Cup[edit]
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 January 1969 | Third Round | Aston Villa | A | 1-2 | Ian Morgan | 39,854 |
Squad[edit]
Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
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GK | Alan Spratley | 13 | 1 | 14 | |||||
GK | Ron Springett | 9 | 9 | ||||||
GK | Mick Kelly | 20 | 1 | 21 | |||||
DF | Dave Clement | 17 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | |||
DF | Tony Hazell | 38 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | |||
DF | Ian Gillard | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
DF | Bobby Finch | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
DF | Ron Hunt | 29 | 1 | 32 | |||||
DF | Frank Sibley | 25 | 2 | 27 | |||||
DF | Allan Harris | 29 | 29 | ||||||
DF | Bobby Keetch | 16 | 1 | 18 | |||||
DF | Ian Watson | 42 | 2 | 44 | |||||
MF | Alan Wilks | 17 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |||
MF | Gerry Francis | 1 | |||||||
MF | Allan Glover | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||
MF | Mick Leach | 30 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 9 | |||
MF | Mike Keen | 19 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
MF | Roger Morgan | 25 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |||
MF | Keith Sanderson | 3 | 4 | ||||||
FW | Frank Clarke | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | ||
FW | Mick McGovern | 1 | 1 | ||||||
FW | Les Allen | 14 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |||
FW | Barry Bridges | 27 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 9 | |||
FW | Rodney Marsh | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 | ||||
FW | Ian Morgan | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 2 | ||
FW | Dave Metchick | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "QPR FC History". Qpr.co.uk. 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.