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1871–72 Queen's Park F.C. season

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Queen's Park
1871–72 season
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The 1871–72 season was the first season of competitive football by Queen's Park.

Overview

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Queen's Park were one of 14 teams to enter the first edition of the FA Cup in 1871–72. The club would go on to reach the semi-finals without playing a match due to a combination of an inability to agree on a venue, opponents withdrawing from the competition and byes. After drawing with Wanderers at a neutral venue in London, Queen's were forced to withdraw as they could not afford to return to London for a replay.[1]

During the club's early years, the team would play in dark blue shirts, grey shorts and black socks. The now traditional black and white hoops weren't introduced until October 1873.[2]

Results

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FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
November 1871 First round England Donington School H Not played[A]
December 1871 Second round England Donington School Walkover[B]
January 1872 Quarter-final Bye
5 March 1872 Semi-final England Wanderers N 0–0[3]
March 1872 Semi-final replay England Wanderers N Walkover[C]
Notes
  1. ^
    A-As Queen's Park and Donington School were unable to agree on a mutually acceptable date for the game, they were both allowed to progress to the second round without playing.[1]
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    B-Donington School withdrew from the competition after they were drawn to face Queen's Park in the second round.[1]
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    C-Queen's Park withdrew from the competition after their semi-final draw with Wanderers as they could not afford to return to London for a replay.[1]

Friendly

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Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
7 October 1871 Granville H 1–0[4]

Squad statistics

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Name FA Cup
Apps Goals
R. Gardener 1 0
R. Edmiston 1 0
J. Hepburn 1 0
William Ker 1 0
Robert Leckie 1 0
James Smith 1 0
Robert Smith 1 0
Joseph Taylor 1 0
J. Walker 1 0
David Wotherspoon 1 0
Jerry Weir 1 0

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "F.A. Cup 1871–72". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Queen's Park – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Queen's Park 0 - 0 Wanderers, English FA Cup (05/03/1872)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b Robertson, Forrest H.C. (1984). The Men With Educated Feet: A Statistical History of Queen's Park. Glasgow: The Queen's Park Supporters' Association. pp. 10–11, 260. ISBN 0-9510047-0-0.