The 1920-21 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 33rd season of existence and their first season in the newly founded Football League Third Division . QPR finished 3rd in the inaugural season, and made the second round of the 1920–21 FA Cup .
Queens Park Rangers 1920–21 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1920–21 seasonChairman J. H. Fielding Manager Ned Liddell Stadium Loftus Road Third Division 3rd FA Cup 2nd round London Challenge Cup Semi-final Top goalscorer League: Jack Smith 18 All: Jack Smith 20 Highest home attendance 25,000 (27/12/1920) Vs Brentford Lowest home attendance 4,000 (17/2/1921) vs Norwich City Average home league attendance 14,143 Biggest win 4 - 0 (11/12/1920) Vs Brighton & Hove Albion, (17/3/1921) vsPlymouth Argyle Biggest defeat 0-3 (25/3/1921) Vs Bristol Rovers
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QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Date
Venue
Opponent
Result
Half Time Score
Full Time Score
Scorers
Attendance
League Position
Price
Blackman
Wingrove
McGovern
Grant
O'Brien
Faulkner
Birch
Smith
Gregory
Middlemiss
Hill
Grimsdell
Mitchell
Baldock
Manning
Donald
John
Marsden
Watts
Chandler
Ashford
Clayton
Gould
28/8/1920
H
Watford
L
1-0
1 - 2
Birch
20,000
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2/9/1920
H
Northampton Town
L
1-0
1 - 2
Birch
14,000
22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
4/9/1920
A
Watford
W
1-0
2 - 0
Birch 2
10,466
18
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
6/9/1920
A
Northampton Town
W
0-0
3 - 0
Gregory, Smith, Middlemiss
6,000
7
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
11/9/1920
H
Reading
W
1-0
2 - 0
Gregory, Smith
15,000
4
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
18/9/1920
A
Reading
D
0-0
0 - 0
9,000
8
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
25/9/1920
H
Luton Town
W
1-0
4 - 1
Birch 2, Gregory (pen), Mitchell
20,000
6
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
2/10/1920
A
Luton Town
L
0-1
1 - 2
Birch
10,000
8
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
9/10/1920
H
Southend United
W
1-0
2 - 0
Smith, Dorsett (og)
20,000
6
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
16/10/1920
A
Southend United
L
0-1
0 - 1
8,000
8
2
4
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
6
23/10/1920
A
Swansea Town
W
1-0
3 - 1
Gregory, Birch, Manning
16,000
7
2
4
7
8
9
6
1
3
5
10
11
30/10/1920
H
Swansea Town
D
1-0
1 - 1
Manning
18,000
7
2
4
7
8
9
6
1
3
5
10
11
6/11/1920
A
Southampton
D
1-1
2 - 2
Manning, Gregory
15,000
9
2
5
7
8
9
6
3
1
10
11
4
13/11/1920
H
Southampton
D
0-0
0 - 0
20,000
7
2
4
7
8
9
6
1
3
5
10
11
20/11/1920
A
Grimsby Town
L
0-1
1 - 2
Smith
8,000
8
2
4
6
7
9
10
1
3
5
8
11
27/11/1920
H
Grimsby Town
W
0-0
2 - 0
Smith, Gregory
10,000
7
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
4/12/1920
A
Brighton & Hove Albion
L
0-1
1 - 2
Gregory
9,000
8
2
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
11/12/1920
H
Brighton & Hove Albion
W
1-0
4 - 0
Smith 3, Birch
7,000
7
2
4
6
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
7
18/12/1920
H
Crystal Palace
W
2-0
3 - 0
Birch 2, Gregory
18,000
6
2
4
6
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
7
25/12/1920
A
Brentford
W
1-0
2 - 0
Smith 2
16,379
4
2
6
4
8
9
10
11
1
3
5
7
27/12/1920
H
Brentford
W
1-0
1 - 0
Birch
25,000
3
3
4
6
8
9
10
11
1
5
7
2
1/1/1921
A
Crystal Palace
D
0-0
0 - 0
15,000
6
2
4
6
8
9
11
1
5
7
3
10
15/1/1921
A
Merthyr Town
L
0-1
1 - 3
Birch
15,000
6
2
4
6
8
10
11
1
3
5
7
9
22/1/1921
H
Merthyr Town
W
1-1
4 - 2
Gregory, Manning, Birch (pen), Smith
12,000
4
2
5
6
8
10
11
1
7
4
3
9
5/2/1921
A
Norwich City
L
0-1
0 - 2
9,000
5
2
4
6
7
10
11
1
3
5
8
9
12/2/1921
A
Plymouth Argyle
L
0-1
0 - 1
14,000
7
2
3
4
5
8
9
10
1
7
11
6
17/2/1921
H
Norwich City
W
0-0
2 - 0
Gregory, Birch
4,000
5
2
3
4
6
8
9
10
1
5
7
11
26/2/1921
A
Exeter City
W
0-0
1 - 0
Smith
10,000
4
3
4
7
9
10
1
5
8
11
2
6
5/3/1921
H
Exeter City
W
2-1
2 - 1
Gregory 2
15,000
4
3
4
6
7
9
10
1
5
8
11
2
12/3/1921
A
Millwall
D
0-0
0 - 0
20,000
4
3
4
5
7
9
10
1
8
11
2
6
17/3/1921
H
Plymouth Argyle
W
3-0
4 - 0
Smith 2, Gregory, Clayton
8,000
3
3
4
5
7
9
10
1
11
2
6
8
19/3/1921
H
Millwall
D
0-0
0 - 0
20,000
3
3
4
5
7
9
10
1
11
2
6
8
25/3/1921
A
Bristol Rovers
L
0-1
0 - 3
20,000
4
3
4
6
7
9
10
1
5
8
11
2
26/3/1921
H
Newport County
W
2-0
2 - 0
Mitchell, Smith
10,000
3
3
4
6
7
9
5
8
11
2
10
1
28/3/1921
H
Bristol Rovers
W
1-0
2 - 1
Mitchell, Smith
15,000
3
3
4
6
7
9
5
8
11
2
10
1
2/4/1921
A
Newport County
W
1-0
3 - 1
Smith, Chandler, Manning
10,000
4
1
3
4
6
7
9
5
10
11
2
8
9/4/1921
H
Gillingham
L
0-0
0 - 1
10,000
5
1
3
4
6
7
9
10
5
11
2
8
16/4/1921
A
Gillingham
W
1-1
2 - 1
Gregory, Smith
8,000
4
1
3
4
6
7
9
10
5
11
2
8
23/4/1921
H
Swindon Town
W
1-0
1 - 0
Chandler
12,000
4
1
3
4
6
7
9
10
5
11
2
8
30/4/1921
A
Swindon Town
W
1-0
1 - 0
Gregory
7,000
3
1
3
4
6
7
9
10
5
11
2
8
2/5/1921
H
Portsmouth
D
0-0
0 - 0
10,000
3
3
4
6
7
9
10
1
5
11
2
8
7/5/1921
A
Portsmouth
D
0-0
0 - 0
14,933
3
3
4
6
7
9
10
1
5
11
2
8
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Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Blackman
Wingrove
Grant
O'Brien
Birch
Smith
Gregory
Hill
Grimsdell
Mitchell
Manning
Chandler
FACup 1
Jan 8th 1921
H
Arsenal (First Division)
W
0-0
2-0
Chandler, Smith
20,000
2
4
6
8
9
11
1
3
5
7
10
FACup 2
Jan 29th 1921
A
Burnley (First Division)
L
1-3
2-4
Smith, Birch
41,007
2
3
4
6
8
10
11
1
5
7
9
London Professional Charity Fund [ edit ]
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Hill
Blackman
Grimsdell
Grant
Faulkner
Birch
Smith
Cain
John
Gregory
Manning
Donald
November 15th 1920
A
Brentford
L
0-2
1-3
Smith (pen)
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
5
6
10
11
London Challenge Cup [ edit ]
Round
Date
Venue
Opponent
Outcome
Half Time Score
Score
Scorers
Attendance
Hill
Blackman
Grimsdell
Grant
Mitchell
Ashford
Faulkner
Birch
Smith
Chandler
Middlemiss
Cain
John
Gregory
Manning
Donald
Wingrove
O'Brien
LCC 1
Oct 11th 1920
H
Millwall
W
0-0
1-0
Chandler
3,000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
LCC 2
Nov 1st 1920
A
Wimbledon
W
0-0
2-0
Birch 2
4,000
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
5
6
11
10
LCCSF
Feb 21 1921
A
Crystal P
L
0-2
2-4
Chandler, Smith
10,000
1
2
4
5
7
10
9
8
11
3
6
Name
from
Date
Fee
Rippengill, Herbert *
King's Lynn
cs1920
Armitage, S *
cs1920
Payne, T *
cs1920
Slader, Charles *
cs1920
Mould, William *
July 14, 1920
George Grant
Millwall
Jul 14, 1920
Ernie Grimsdell
Watford
Aug 14, 1920
Arthur Chandler
Handley Page
Aug 16, 1920
Reg John
Crystal P
Aug 28, 1920
Horace Clayton
Tufnell Park
Aug 10, 1920
Herbert Ashford
Brentford
Aug 28, 1920
Jarvis, Albert *
Bargoed
Sep 20, 1920
Dix, Harry *
Norwich
Feb 4, 1921
Toby, Charles *
Bostall Heath
Mar1921
Rumble, Edward *
Grays Athletic
Mar 15,1921
Hunt, Alfred
Clapton Orient
Apr 14,1921
Sid Bailey
Grays Athletic
Apr 21,1922
Burnham, Jack
Brighton
May 30, 1921
Watson, Edward
Sunderland
May 30, 1921
Bell, Charlie
Barrow
May 30,1921
Albert Read
Tufnell Park
May 30,1921
Watson, Edward
Sunderland
May 30,1921
Jack Burnham
Brighton
May 30,1921
Alex Ramsay
Newcastle
June 10,1921
Harry Edgley
Aston Villa
June 18,1921
Jack Bradshaw
Aberdare Athletic
June 18,1921
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
To
Fee
Berry, Fred
Rochdale
Dec 18, 1919
cs 20
Olsen, C *
cs1919
cs 20
Graysons
Whyman, Alf
New Brompton
May 4, 1909
cs 20
Retired
Poplett, John *
Shepherd's Bush
cs1919
cs 20
Eastman's Dyeworks
Chester, Albert
Tottenham
Oct 21, 1919
cs 20
Ramsgate
Free
Haggan, Isaac
Usworth Colliery
Mar 9, 1920
July 20
Houghton Rovers
Draper, Billy
cs1913
Aug 20
Reading
Sutch, William
Dec 9, 1919
Aug 20
Sittingbourne
Thompson, Billy
Haslingden
July 23, 1912
Aug 20
Newport
£250
Fox, George
Fulham
cs1917
Aug 20
Chatham
Lowe, Walter
Oct1919
Oct 20
Rochdale
Wilde, Joseph
Burnley
Aug 20, 1912
Nov 20
Llanelly
Wodehouse, George *
Summerstown
Aug1919
Feb 21
Ilford
Price, Ted
Brentford
May 20,1920
May 21
Brentford
Rumble, Edward *
Grays Athletic
Mar 15,1921
May 21
Grays Athletic
Donald, David
Watford
May 16,1914
May 21
Ilkeston United
Middlemiss, Bert
Tottenham
June 1,1920
May 21
Retired
Mitchell, Archie
Aston Villa
May 2,1907
June 21
Brentford (Pl./Man.)
Mould, William *
July 14,1920
cs 21
Rippengill, Herbert *
Kings Lynn
cs1920
cs 21
Armitage, S *
cs1920
cs 21
Payne, T *
cs1920
cs 21
Slader, Charles *
cs1920
cs 21
Wimbledon
Dix, Harry *
Norwich
Feb 4, 1921
cs 21
The Royal Artillery
^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009 . Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091 .
^ a b Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 . London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6 .
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