1963–64 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers 1963-64 football season

Queens Park Rangers

1963-64 season

Chairman

Bernard Baker

Manager

Alec Stock

Football League Third Division

15th

FA Cup

Third Round

Football League Cup

First Round

Top goalscorer

League: Brian Bedford 23
All: Brian Bedford 25

Highest home attendance

12141 Vs Gillingham 16 November 1963

Lowest home attendance

3,876 Vs Crewe Alexandra 7 March 1964

Average home league attendance

7,812

Biggest win

4-1 Vs Gillingham (6 November 1963)

Biggest defeat

3-6 Vs Coventry City (30 November 1963)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1962–63

1964–65 →

Season summary

During the 1963–64 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in Fifteenth place.^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
13	Port Vale	46	16	14	16	53	49	1.082	46
14	Southend United	46	15	15	16	77	78	0.987	45
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	18	9	19	76	78	0.974	45
16	Brentford	46	15	14	17	87	80	1.088	44
17	Colchester United	46	12	19	15	70	68	1.029	43

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

^[2]

Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
24 August 1963	Oldham Athletic	A	1-2	Graham	13029	18
26 August 1963	Shrewsbury	A	2-1	Bedford 2	8051	9
31 August 1963	Peterborough	H	3-0	Leary 2, Angell (pen)	10762	4
7 September 1963	Southend	A	3-1	Lazarus 2, Leary	14069	3
9 September 1963	Shrewsbury	H	3-4	Graham 2, Bedford	11090	5
14 September 1963	Watford	H	1-0	Bedford	10829	3
17 September 1963	Bristol Rovers	A	0-0		12328	3
21 September 1963	Colchester	A	0-2		5418	7
28 September 1963	Millwall	H	2-0	Bedford, McQuade	9859	6
30 September 1963	Bristol Rovers	H	1-0	Lazarus	8793	4
4 October 1963	Barnsley	A	1-3	Bedford	5791	4
7 October 1963	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	H	1-0	Angell (pen)	10045	4
12 October 1963	Mansfield Town	A	0-1		10869	6
16 October 1963	Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic	A	2-4	Collins, Vafiadis	8915	8
19 October 1963	Notts County	H	3-2	Collins, Lazarus. Bircumshaw (og)	7175	7
21 October 1963	Hull City	H	0-2		9836	9
26 October 1963	Crewe Alexandra	A	0-2		5114	13
30 October 1963	Hull City	A	0-3		7932	17
2 November 1963	Crystal Palace	H	3-4	Collins 2, Bedford	9826	17
9 November 1963	Walsall	A	2-0	Lazarus, Graham	7961	14
23 November 1963	Luton Town	A	4-4	Leary 2, Graham, McQuade	6598	14
30 November 1963	Coventry City	H	3-6	Bedford 2, Keen	10997	15
14 December 1963	Oldham Athletic	H	3-2	Bedford 2, Leary	5265	14
21 December 1963	Peterborough	A	1-2	Angell (pen)	6418	15
28 December 1963	Bristol City	H	0-2		6916	16
11 January 1964	Southend	H	4-5	Bedford, Vafiadis, Leary 2	4380	17
18 January 1964	Watford	A	1-3	Graham	11550	17
1 February 1964	Colchester	H	0-0		5225	18
8 February 1964	Millwall	A	2-2	McLeod, Leary	11154	19
22 February 1964	Mansfield Town	H	2-0	Humble (og), Bedford	4780	18
29 February 1964	Brentford	A	2-2	Bedford 2	12226	18
7 March 1964	Crewe Alexandra	H	2-0	Graham, Riggs (og)	3676	17
10 March 1964	Bristol City	A	1-2	McLeod	8869	17
14 March 1964	Crystal Palace	A	0-1		15370	18
20 March 1964	Brentford	H	2-2	Bedford 2	9351	18
27 March 1964	Wrexham	H	1-0	Collins	7867	17
28 March 1964	Reading	A	2-1	McLeod 2	7947	16
30 March 1964	Wrexham	A	1-0	Collins	7885	14
6 April 1964	Port Vale	A	0-2		7167	15
11 April 1964	Coventry City	A	2-4	Collins 2	27384	16
14 April 1964	Reading	H	4-2	Leary, Bedford, Keen, Vafiadis	5542	16
18 April 1964	Port Vale	H	3-0	Bedford 2, Leary	4955	16
25 April 1964	Notts County	A	2-2	Vafiadis, Leary	2862	16
27 April 1964	Barnsley	H	2-2	Bedford 2	8434	16
29 April 1964	Luton Town	H	1-1	Bedford	5005	15
1 May 1964	Walsall	H	3-0	Keen 2 (1 pen), Collins	5625	13

^[2]

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
4 September 1963	First Round	Aldershot	A	1-3	Bedford	6800

^[2]

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
16 November 1963	First Round	Gillingham	H	4-1	Leary, Malcolm, Graham, Bedford	12141
7 December 1963	Second Round	Colchester United	A	1-0	Leary	6841
4 January 1964	Third Round	Carlisle United	A	0-2		15359

^[2]

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	League Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Peter Springett	26		4			30
GK	Frank Smith	20					20
DF	Ray Brady	44		4			48
DF	Pat Brady	18		1			19
DF	Dick Whittaker	17		1			18
DF	Frank Sibley	3		1			4
DF	Brian Taylor	9					9
MF	Terry McQuade	20	2	4			24	2
MF	Mike Keen	46	4	4			50	4
MF	Mark Lazarus	23	5	3			26	5
MF	John Collins	35	9	1			36	9
MF	Peter Angell	39	3	4			42	3
MF	Andy Malcolm	31		4	1		35	1
FW	Stuart Leary	43	12	4	2		47	14
FW	Brian Bedford	44	23	3	1	1	47	25
FW	Seth Vafiadis	15	4				19	4
FW	Malcolm Graham	21	7	2	1		23	8
FW	Derek Gibbs	28		2			30
FW	George McLeod	17	4	4			21	4

References

^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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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