1922–23 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1922–23 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 32nd season of existence and their 3rd season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 11th in the league, and were eliminated by Sheffield United in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.[1][2]
| 1922–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | J. H. Fielding | ||
| Manager | Ned Liddell | ||
| Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
| Third Division South | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dick Parker 16 All: Dick Parker 20 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,000 (26 August 1922) Vs Watford | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 (21 March 1923) Vs Reading | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,810 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (25 December 1922) Vs Luton Town | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (2/4/1923) Vs Swansea Town | ||
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League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 45 |
| 10 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 44 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 1.102 | 42 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 42 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 0.972 | 42 |
Results
QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Third Division South
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 1922 | H | Watford | L | 1–2 | Birch | 20,000 | 17 |
| 28 August 1922 | A | Norwich City | D | 1–1 | Davis | 10,000 | 18 |
| 2 September 1922 | A | Watford | W | 3–0 | Davis, Chandler 2 | 10,783 | 9 |
| 4 September 1922 | H | Norwich City | W | 2–0 | Gregory, C., Birch | 8,000 | 3 |
| 9 September 1922 | H | Gillingham | W | 2–1 | Birch 2 | 9,000 | 4 |
| 11 September 1922 | A | Brentford | W | 3–1 | Parker 2 (1 pen), Birch | 15,000 | 2 |
| 16 September 1922 | A | Gillingham | W | 1–0 | Birch (pen) | 8,000 | 2 |
| 23 September 1922 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 0–0 | 12,000 | 2 | |
| 30 September 1922 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 0–2 | 11,000 | 3 | |
| 7 October 1922 | H | Swindon Town | L | 0–2 | 12,000 | 5 | |
| 14 October 1922 | A | Swindon Town | L | 0–1 | 8,000 | 8 | |
| 21 October 1922 | H | Charlton Athletic | L | 1–2 | Birch | 11,000 | 10 |
| 28 October 1922 | A | Charlton Athletic | D | 1–1 | Birch | 10,000 | 11 |
| 4 November 1922 | A | Aberdare Athletic | D | 0–0 | 7,000 | 10 | |
| 11 November 1922 | H | Aberdare Athletic | W | 4–1 | Hart, Davis 3 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 18 November 1922 | A | Newport County | L | 0–1 | 8,000 | 11 | |
| 25 November 1922 | H | Newport County | D | 1–1 | Hart | 5,000 | 9 |
| 9 December 1922 | H | Brentford | D | 1–1 | Marsden (pen) | 19,000 | 10 |
| 16 December 1922 | H | Bristol City | L | 1–2 | Marsden (pen) | 12,000 | 11 |
| 23 December 1922 | A | Bristol City | L | 2–3 | Davis 2 | 15,000 | 12 |
| 25 December 1922 | H | Luton Town | W | 4–0 | Parker 2, Birch 2 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 26 December 1922 | A | Luton Town | L | 0–1 | 11,000 | 11 | |
| 30 December 1922 | H | Portsmouth | L | 0–1 | 9,000 | 13 | |
| 6 January 1923 | A | Portsmouth | D | 1–1 | Parker | 11,851 | 14 |
| 20 January 1923 | H | Millwall | L | 2–3 | Parker, Davis | 10,000 | 15 |
| 27 January 1923 | A | Millwall | D | 0–0 | 20,000 | 14 | |
| 10 February 1923 | A | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0–2 | 11,000 | 16 | |
| 17 February 1923 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 3–1 | Parker, Davis, Chandler | 9,000 | 14 |
| 3 March 1923 | H | Reading | W | 1–0 | Davis | 10,000 | 14 |
| 15 March 1923 | H | Plymouth Argyle | L | 2–3 | Birch, Parker | 4,000 | 16 |
| 17 March 1923 | A | Southend United | L | 0–2 | 7,000 | 17 | |
| 21 March 1923 | A | Reading | D | 0–0 | 4,000 | 16 | |
| 24 March 1923 | H | Southend United | W | 1–0 | Davis | 8,000 | 14 |
| 26 March 1923 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 3–1 | Parker, Chandler, Davis | 18,000 | 13 |
| 30 March 1923 | H | Swansea Town | W | 2–1 | Davis, Chandler | 15,000 | 11 |
| 31 March 1923 | A | Merthyr Town | W | 1–0 | Parker | 5,000 | 11 |
| 2 April 1923 | A | Swansea Town | L | 0–3 | 23,000 | 12 | |
| 7 April 1923 | H | Merthyr Town | D | 1–1 | Vigrass | 8,000 | 11 |
| 14 April 1923 | A | Exeter City | W | 2–1 | Parker 2 | 6,000 | 12 |
| 21 April 1923 | H | Exeter City | W | 2–0 | Parker 2 | 6,000 | 11 |
| 28 April 1923 | A | Northampton Town | L | 2–4 | Parker 2 | 7,000 | 11 |
| 5 May 1923 | H | Northampton Town | W | 3–2 | Chandler, Williams (og), Edgley | 9,000 | 11 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth round qualifying | Saturday 16 December 1922 | BYE | |||||
| First Round | 13 January 1923 | H | Crystal Palace (Second Division) | W | 1–0 | Gregory, J. | 18,030 |
| Second Round | 3 February 1923 | A | Wigan Borough (Third Division North) | W | 4–2[3] | Parker 7', ?' Chandler, Birch | 23,454 |
| Third Round | 24 February 1923 | H | South Shields (Second Division) | W | 3–0 | Parker 2, Gregory, J. | 15,099 |
| Fourth Round | 10 March 1923 | H | Sheffield United (First Division) | L | 0–1 | 20,007 |
London Professional Charity Fund
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 1922 | A | Brentford | L | 1–2 | Vigrass |
London Challenge Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCC 1 | 16 October 1922 | H | Charlton | D | 2–2 | Birch, Parker | 3,000 |
| LCC 1 Rep | 30 October 1922 | A | Charlton | L | 1–2 | Birch |
Squad
| Position | Nationality | Name | Third Division South | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  ENG |
Len Hill | 42 | 4 | 46 | |||
| GK | ENG |
Bill Field | ||||||
| GK | ENG |
Herbert Lock | ||||||
| DF | ENG |
Edward Watson | 8 | 8 | ||||
| DF |  WAL |
Reg John | 33 | 4 | 37 | |||
| DF | ENG |
Ben Marsden | 34 | 2 | 4 | |||
| DF |  SCO |
Ken Bain | 36 | 4 | 40 | |||
| DF | ENG |
George Hart | ||||||
| DF | ENG |
Fred Watts | 2 | |||||
| DF | ENG |
Ernie Grimsdell | 2 | 2 | ||||
| MF | ENG |
Charlie Rance | 13 | 13 | ||||
| MF | ENG |
Jimmy Leach | 1 | 1 | ||||
| MF | ENG |
Bill Hurst | ||||||
| MF | ENG |
John Vigrass | 33 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG |
Shirley Abbott | ||||||
| MF | ENG |
Albert Read | ||||||
| MF | ENG |
Jack Burnham | 4 | 4 | ||||
| MF | ENG |
Jack Gregory | 33 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 2 | |
| MF | ENG |
Harry Lane | 5 | 5 | ||||
| FW | ENG |
Jimmy Birch | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| FW | ENG |
Harry Hart | 5 | 2 | ||||
| FW | ENG |
Arthur Davis | 35 | 13 | 4 | 39 | 13 | |
| FW | ENG |
Ernie Butler | 21 | 21 | ||||
| FW | ENG |
Dick Parker | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 |
| FW | ENG |
Jimmy Keen | ||||||
| FW | ENG |
Harry Dobinson | ||||||
| FW | ENG |
George Benson | ||||||
| FW | ENG |
William Goodman | ||||||
| FW | ENG |
Alex Ramsay | ||||||
| FW | ENG |
Harry Edgley | 33 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG |
Jack Bradshaw | ||||||
| FW | ENG |
Arthur Chandler | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | ENG |
Bill Gardner | 2 | 2 | ||||
| FW | ENG |
Clarence Gregory | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||
Transfers in
| Name | from | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Butler | Ebbw Vale | 3 July 1922 | |
| Jimmy Leach | Aston Villa | 3 July 1922 | |
| Findlater, Arthur * | Botwell Mission | 3 July 1922 | |
| Dick Parker | Wallsend | 1 August 1922 | |
| Thomas, David * | 22 August 1922 | ||
| William Goodman | Northfleet U | 25 August 1922 | |
| Ashby, H * | Tooting Town | Aug1922 | |
| Hemming, Alec | Guildford U | 22 Aug 1922 | |
| Wallace, John | Rotherham County | 2 September 1922 | |
| Charlie Rance | Derby | 21 September 1922 | |
| Ferrari, Fred * | Barking Town | 20 October 1922 | |
| Bill Field | Oxford City | 22 November 1922 | |
| Gates, Basil * | London Caledonians | 26 January 1923 | |
| Bill Gardner | Spennymoor U | 26 March 1923 | |
| Allison, Thomas | Washington Colliery | 5 April 1923 | |
| Bailey, Sid * | Grays Athletic | 21 Apr 1922 | |
| Moiser, Gilbert * | Wombwell | 8 May 1923 | |
| Shirley Abbott | Portsmouth | 21 May 1923 | |
| Arthur Davis | Aston Villa | 21 May 1922 | Free |
| Jimmy Keen | Newcastle | 24 May 1923 | |
| George Hart | Bedlington United | 25 May 1923 | |
| Bill Hurst | Derby | 8 June 1923 | |
| Harry Dobinson | Burnley | 15 June 1923 | |
| Mason, John | South Shields | 28 June 1923 | |
| George Benson | Stalybridge Celtic | 28 June 1923 | |
| Mason, John | South Shields | 28 June 1923 |
Transfers out
| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bradshaw | Aberdare Athletic | 18 June 1921 | cs 1922 | Chatham | Free | |
| Prentice, Robert | Arcadians (Rsa) | 21 July 1921 | cs 1922 | |||
| Baines, Alexander | 6 Aug 1921 | cs 1922 | ||||
| Pusey, C * | Harlesden Town | 24 Aug 1921 | cs 1922 | |||
| Mallett, A E * | Brentford | 24 Aug 1921 | cs 1922 | |||
| Luck, Charles * | Southend Corinthians | 7 Oct 1921 | cs 1922 | |||
| Baxter, Harry * | R.A.F. | 8 Nov 1921 | cs 1922 | |||
| Maidment, Jimmy * | Robert Thompson's | Aug1921 | cs 1922 | South Shields | Free | |
| Gilbert, Bert * | Harlesden Town | 24 Aug 1921 | cs 1922 | Civil Service | ||
| Bailey, Sid * | Grays Athletic | 21 Apr 1922 | cs 1922 | Northfleet U | Free | |
| Cadwell, Albert * | Nunhead | 2 Mar 1922 | cs 1922 | Nunhead | ||
| Toby, Charles * | Bostall Heath | Mar1921 | cs 1922 | Bostall Heath | ||
| Bell, Charlie | Barrow | 30 May 1921 | cs 1922 | Retired (Reading coach) Free | ||
| Albert Read | Tufnell Park | 30 May 1921 | July 1922 | Reading | Free | |
| Grant, George | Millwall | 14 Jul 1920 | August 1922 | Northfleet U | Free | |
| Ashford, Herbert | Brentford | 28 Aug 1920 | August 1922 | Notts County | Free | |
| Herbert Lock | Glasgow Rangers | 29 July 1921 | Free | September 1922 | Southampton | Free |
| Hemming, Alec | Guildford U | 22 Aug 1922 | September 1922 | |||
| Barnes, Edward * | Charlton | 9 June 1922 | November 1922 | St Albans City | ||
| Clarence Gregory | Sunderland | 31 May 1922 | £150 | May 1923 | Wellington Town | Free |
| Edward Watson | Sunderland | 30 May 1921 | June 1923 | Rochdale | ||
| Arthur Chandler | Handley Page | 16 August 1920 | June 1923 | Leicester | £2,000 | |
| Harry Lane | Charlton | 17 June 1922 | cs 1923 | |||
| Charlie Rance | Derby | 21 September 1922 | cs 1923 | Retired | ||
| Ferrari, Fred * | Barking Town | 20 October 1922 | cs 1923 | Barking Town | ||
| Jimmy Leach | Aston Villa | 3 July 1922 | cs 1923 | Retired | ||
| Wallace, John | Rotherham County | 2 September 1922 | cs 1923 | |||
| Hawkins, Alfred * | Grays Athletic | 9 June 1922 | cs 1923 | |||
| Thomas, David * | 22 August 1922 | cs 1923 |