1969–70 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Queens Park Rangers 1969–70 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1969–70 seasonChairman Jim
Gregory Manager Les Allen Football League Second Division 9th FA Cup Sixth Round Football
League Cup Fifth Round London Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals Top goalscorer League: Barry Bridges 21 All: Rodney Marsh / Barry Bridges 23 Highest home attendance 22,799 Vs Swindon Town 20 September 1969 Lowest home attendance 11,017 Vs Bristol City 28 March 1970 Average home league attendance 17,525 Biggest win 6-0 Vs Tranmere Rovers (23 September) Biggest defeat 0-4 Bolton Wanderers (14 March 1970)
During the 1969–70 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division
Season summary
In their return to the second division Qpr finished the season in 9th place - only 1 win in the last ten games of the season dropped Qpr from second to a ninth-place finish.Late rounds of both major cup competitions were reached -losing in both to first division teams.[ 1] [ 2]
Table
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
^ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1969-70 Welsh Cup winners.
[ 3]
Results
QPR scores given first
Win
Draw
Loss
Second Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result
F – A
Scorers
Attendance
Position
9 August 1969
Hull City
H
3-0
Clarke, Clark, Leach
15,781
3
16 August 1969
Preston North End
A
0-0
11,181
7
20 August 1969
Watford
A
1-0
Bridges
27,968
4
23 August 1969
Millwall
H
3-2
Bridges 2, Clement
19,735
2
26 August 1969
Blackpool
H
6-1
Marsh 3, Bridges 2, Venables
19,231
1
30 August 1969
Birmingham
A
0-3
32,660
3
6 September 1969
Huddersfield Town
H
4-2
Morgan, Marsh, Bridges, Venables
18,746
2
13 September 1969
Portsmouth
A
3-1
Clement, Francis, Bridges
22,169
1
17 September 1969
Blackburn Rovers
A
1-0
Leach
15,945
2
20 September 1969
Swindon Town
H
2-0
Clarke, Wilks
22,799
1
27 September 1969
Cardiff City
A
2-4
Venables, Bridges
30.083
1
4 October 1969
Middlesbrough
H
4-0
Bridges 2, Clarke, Clement
21,421
1
7 October 1969
Preston North End
H
0-0
21,127
2
11 October 1969
Norwich City
A
0-1
20.040
2
18 October 1969
Carlisle United
A
2-3
Clement, Clarke
11,900
2
25 October 1969
Charlton Athletic
H
1-1
Metchick
20,577
3
1 November 1969
Aston Villa
A
1-1
Marsh
31,525
3
8 November 1969
Sheffield United
H
2-1
Bridges, Clarke
19,852
2
11 November 1969
Watford
H
2-1
Clarke, Hazell
19,719
2
15 November 1969
Bristol City
A
0-2
18,893
3
22 November 1969
Leicester City
H
1-1
Bridges
21,027
3
29 November 1969
Bolton Wanderers
A
4-6
Leach, Bridges, Clement, Marsh
7,253
4
6 December 1969
Oxford United
H
1-2
Bridges
12,018
4
13 December 1969
Portsmouth
H
2-0
Clarke, Bridges
11,831
4
26 December 1969
Millwall
A
0-2
13,952
5
27 December 1969
Birmingham
H
2-1
Bridges 2
15,668
4
10 January 1970
Swindon Town
A
0-0
18,448
5
17 January 1970
Cardiff City
H
2-1
Gillard, Marsh
22,033
5
20 January 1970
Huddersfield Town
A
0-2
21,699
5
31 January 1970
Middlesbrough
A
0-1
25,821
5
14 February 1970
Hull City
A
2-1
Marsh, Clarke
12,698
5
17 February 1970
Norwich City
H
4-0
Venables, Marsh, Clarke, Bridges
17,270
2
24 February 1970
Sheffield United
A
0-2
25,724
4
28 February 1970
Aston Villa
H
4-2
Marsh 2, Bridges 2
17,057
3
14 March 1970
Bolton Wanderers
H
0-4
13,596
4
21 March 1970
Oxford United
A
0-0
13,828
6
27 March 1970
Carlisle United
H
0-0
16,343
6
28 March 1970
Bristol City
H
2-2
Bridges, Francis
11,017
8
31 March 1970
Charlton Athletic
A
1-1
Watson
13,790
8
4 April 1970
Blackpool
A
1-1
Leach
19,516
8
14 April 1970
Blackburn Rovers
H
2-3
Venables, Hazell
11,161
9
18 April 1970
Leicester City
A
1-2
Marsh
20,391
9
[ 3]
London Challenge Cup
Date[ 4]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result
F – A
Scorers
Attendance
29 September 1969
First Round
Chelsea
A
1-0
13 October 1969
Quarter-Finals
Arsenal
A
1-3
Date[ 3]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result
F – A
Scorers
Attendance
3 September 1969
Second Round
Mansfield Town
A
2-2
Bridges, Watson
9,759
9 September 1969
Second Round Replay
Mansfield Town
H
4-0
Marsh, Clarke, Clement, Venables
17,315
23 September 1969
Third Round
Tranmere Rovers
H
6-0
Marsh 4, Clarke, Leach
17,477
15 October 1969
Fourth Round
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
3-1
Clarke 2, Bridges
29,971
19 April 1970
Fifth Round
Manchester City
A
0-3
42,058
FA Cup
Date[ 3]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result
F – A
Scorers
Attendance
3 January 1970
Third Round
South Shields
A
4-1
Marsh 2, Clarke, Ferguson
16,811
24 January 1970
Fourth Round
Charlton Athletic
A
3-2
Marsh 2, Clarke
30,262
7 February 1970
Fifth Round
Derby County
H
1-0
Mackay. OG
27,685
21 February 1970
Sixth Round
Chelsea
H
2-4
Bridges, Venables
33,572
Squad
[ 3]
Transfers In
Name
from
Date
Fee
Vic Mobley
Sheffield Wednesday
October 1969
£50,000
Mike Ferguson
Aston Villa
November 1969
£15,000
Ian Evans
Queens Park Rangers Juniors
January 1970
Martyn Busby
Queens Park Rangers Juniors
April 1970
Frank Saul
Southampton
May 1970
£40,000
Phil Parkes
Walsall
June 1970
£15,000
Transfers Out
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
Club
Fee
Keith Sanderson
Plymouth Argyle
June 1965
£4,000
October 1969
Goole Town
Clive Clark
West Bromwich Albion
June 1969
player plus £70,000 for Allan Glover
January 1970
Preston North End
Frank Clarke
Shrewsbury Town
February 1968
March 1970
Ipswich Town
£40,000
Bob Turpie
Queens Park Rangers Juniors
November 1967
July 1970
Peterborough United
Dave Metchick
Peterborough United
August 1968
£5,000
July 1970
Atlanta Chiefs
References
^ Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 . London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 9780354085526 .
^ Williams, Tony; Peskett, Roy (1970). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71 . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780362000719 .
^ a b c d e Williams, Tony; Peskett, Roy (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71 . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0362000719 .
^ "nonleaguematters" . Non league Matters . 14 February 2022.
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