1968–69 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers 1968–69 football season

Queens Park Rangers

1968–69 season

Chairman

Jim Gregory

Manager

Bill Dodgin, Jr. (1 August 1968 - 1 November 1968)

Tommy Docherty (1 November 1968 - 30 November 1968)

Les Allen (1 December 1968 -)

Football League First Division

22nd

FA Cup

Third Round

Football League Cup

Second Round

Top goalscorer

League: Barry Bridges/Mick Leach 9
All: Barry Bridges/Mick Leach 9

Home colours

Away colours

← 1967–68

1969–70 →

During the 1968–69 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

Season summary

In an historic first Qpr played in the first division but with no away wins all season, injuries to key players and management changes they finished with (at that time) record low points score and were relegated^[1]

Table

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Nottingham Forest	42	10	13	19	45	57	0.789	33
19	Stoke City	42	9	15	18	40	63	0.635	33
20	Coventry City	42	10	11	21	46	64	0.719	31
21	Leicester City (R)	42	9	12	21	39	68	0.574	30	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Queens Park Rangers (R)	42	4	10	28	39	95	0.411	18	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

^[2]

Results

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
10 August 1968	Leicester City	H	1-1	Allen	21.494	7
14 August 1968	Leeds United	A	1-4	Wilks	31.612	19
17 August 1968	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-3	Ian Morgan	30.858	21
20 August 1968	Sunderland	H	2-2	Allen, Clarke	20.669	20
24 August 1968	Manchester City	H	1-1	Bridges	19.716	21
27 August 1968	Ipswich Town	A	0-3		24.049	22
31 August 1968	Arsenal	A	1-2	Wilks	44.407	22
7 September 1968	Liverpool	A	0-2		46.025	22
14 September 1968	Chelsea	H	0-4		26.358	22
21 September 1968	Stoke City	A	1-1	Roger Morgan	15.565	22
28 September 1968	Southampton	H	1-1	Allen	20.760	22
5 October 1968	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-3	Clarke	22.944	22
8 October 1968	Ipswich Town	H	2-1	Bridges, Roger Morgan	17.992	22
12 October 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3-2	Wilks, Bridges, Leach	19.044	20
19 October 1968	Newcastle United	A	2-3	Wilks, Moncur OG	35.503	21
26 October 1968	Manchester United	H	2-3	Leach, Wilks	31.138	21
2 November 1968	West Ham United	A	3-4	Leach 2, Bridges	36.008	22
9 November 1968	Burnley	H	0-2		22.572	22
16 November 1968	Everton	A	0-4		43.552	22
23 November 1968	Nottingham Forest	H	2-1	Marsh, Hazell	18.857	21
7 December 1968	Coventry City	H	0-1		17.921	22
14 December 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-4		21.280	22
21 December 1968	Newcastle United	H	1-1	Bridges	16.444	22
26 December 1968	West Bromwich Albion	H	0-4		18.649	22
18 January 1969	Burnley	A	2-2	Marsh, Leach	12.674	22
24 January 1969	Leeds United	H	0-1		26.163	22
1 February 1969	Everton	H	0-1		26.476	22
15 February 1969	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1	Clarke	30.013	22
25 February 1969	Coventry City	A	0-5		26.449	22
4 March 1969	Nottingham Forest	A	0-1		21.035	22
8 March 1969	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-1		17.901	22
12 March 1969	Leicester City	A	0-2		25.587	22
15 March 1969	Manchester City	A	1-3	Leach	28.859	22
19 March 1969	Manchester United	A	1-8	Marsh	36.638	22
22 March 1969	Arsenal	H	0-1		23.076	22
29 March 1969	Liverpool	H	1-2	Bridges	16.792	22
5 April 1969	Southampton	A	1-3	Bridges	22.103	22
7 April 1969	Sunderland	A	0-0		18.928	22
12 April 1969	Stoke City	H	2-1	Leach 2	12.489	22
19 April 1969	Chelsea	A	1-2	Bridges	41.263	22

^[2]

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
4 September 1968	Second Round	Peterborough United	A	2-4

^[2]

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
4 January 1969	Third Round	Aston Villa	A	1-2	Ian Morgan	39,854

^[2]

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	League Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Alan Spratley	13		1			14
GK	Ron Springett	9					9
GK	Mick Kelly	20		1			21
DF	Dave Clement	17	1	2			21	1
DF	Tony Hazell	38	1	1			40	1
DF	Ian Gillard	4		2			6
DF	Bobby Finch	2		1			4
DF	Ron Hunt	29		1			32
DF	Frank Sibley	25		2			27
DF	Allan Harris	29					29
DF	Bobby Keetch	16		1			18
DF	Ian Watson	42		2			44
MF	Alan Wilks	17	5	1			21	5
MF	Gerry Francis						1
MF	Allan Glover	5		1			7
MF	Mick Leach	30	9	1			31	9
MF	Mike Keen	19		1		1	20	1
MF	Roger Morgan	25	2	1			26	2
MF	Keith Sanderson	3					4
FW	Frank Clarke	23	6	1		1	25	7
FW	Mick McGovern	1					1
FW	Les Allen	14	3	1			17	3
FW	Barry Bridges	27	9	1			28	9
FW	Rodney Marsh	22	4				22	4
FW	Ian Morgan	32	1	2	1		35	2
FW	Dave Metchick						2

^[2]

References

^ "QPR FC History". Qpr.co.uk. 1 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (level 5 only) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (Premier, One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Amateur Cup
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bury Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United
Third Division	Barnsley Barrow Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Crewe Alexandra Gillingham Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford
Fourth Division	Aldershot Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Brentford Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Lincoln City Newport County Notts County Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea Town Workington Wrexham York City