1928–29 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1928–29 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 38th season of existence and their 9th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 6th in the league, and were eliminated in the first round of the 1928–29 FA Cup. QPR lead the league until matchday 40, before a run of poor results left them further down the table. Former Chairman J H Fielding passed in early August 1928

League standings

Results QPR scores given first

Third Division South DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLeague Position25 August 1928ATorquay UnitedW4–3Goddard 3, Burns 7,357830 August 1928HNewport CountyD0–09,92071 September 1928HGillinghamW1–0Coward12,96926 September 1928ANewport CountyD0–05,29328 September 1928APlymouth ArgyleW2–1Goddard 210,303215 September 1928HFulhamW2–1Young (pen), Goddard21,805322 September 1928ABrentfordD1–1Smith20,783329 September 1928ABristol RoversD1–1Goddard8,92826 October 1928HWatfordW3–2Goddard, McNab, Coward18,263213 October 1928AWalsallL1–3Rounce7,441320 October 1928HBournemouth & Boscombe AthleticD0–011,815327 October 1928AMerthyr TownW2–1Rounce (pen), Goddard2,44633 November 1928HSouthend UnitedW3–1Burns, Rounce, Goddard12,701310 November 1928AExeter CityD1–1Burns4,483317 November 1928HBrighton & Hove AlbionW3–2Goddard, Young (pen), Rounce 11,06531 December 1928HCharlton AthleticD2–2Goddard 210,49138 December 1928ANorthampton TownL2–4Goddard 210,124415 December 1928HCoventry CityW3–1Rogers 2, Goddard8,201222 December 1928ALuton TownL2–3Goddard 29,112525 December 1928HSwindon TownW4–2Rogers, Burns, Goddard, Kellard14,962326 December 1928ASwindon TownL1–2Dickenson (og)9,392529 December 1928HTorquay UnitedW5–1Goddard 3, Burns, Coward11,47135 January 1929AGillinghamD0–04,493212 January 1929ANorwich CityPP19 January 1929HPlymouth ArgyleW2–0Burns, McNab17,913226 January 1929AFulhamL0–526,74332 February 1929HBrentfordD2–2Coward, Herod (og)10,59039 February 1929HBristol RoversL0–310,736516 February 1929AWatfordL1–4Rogers7,185523 February 1929HWalsallD2–2Goddard, Young (pen)8,76252 March 1929ABournemouth & Boscombe AthleticW3–2Hayward (og), Rounce, Goddard5,04559 March 1929HMerthyr TownW8–0Goddard 4, Rounce, Burns 311,611516 March 1929ASouthend UnitedW3–0Burns 2, Goddard6,259423 March 1929HExeter CityW1–0Goddard12,294329 March 1929ACrystal PalaceW4–1Goddard 3, Coward33,160130 March 1929ABrighton & Hove AlbionL1–2Pierce9,41331 April 1929HCrystal PalaceD1–1Goddard19,34136 April 1929HNorwich CityW3–0Coward 2, Rounce12,961213 April 1929ACharlton AthleticD2–2Rounce, Coward17,258220 April 1929HNorthampton TownW4–1Rounce, Goddard, Burns, Whatmore21,916122 April 1929ANorwich CityL1–3Goddard7,670227 April 1929ACoventry CityD0–011,69834 May 1929HLuton TownD1–1Goddard13,4496

FA Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFA Cup 124 November 1928AGuildford City (Southern League)L2–4Goddard, Burns8,000

London Professional Charity Fund DateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance12 November 1928HBrentfordL0–12,000

London Challenge Cup RoundDateVenueOpponentResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceLCC 115 October 1928HArsenalW5–1Rounce, Coward, Vallance 32,000 LCC 229 October 1928HTottenhamD1–1RounceLCC Re5 November 1928ATottenhamL1–3Rounce3,371

Friendlies Source:

11 August 1928Trial Match (H)HPP14 August 1928Trial Match (H)H18 August 1928Trial Match (H)H

Squad PositionNationalityNameThird Division SouthFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKJoey Cunningham3838GKJoe Woodward415DFJimmy Armstrong11DFTom Nixon55DFGeorge WilesDFBernie HarrisDFBill Pierce121121DFBill Cockburn35136DFSid Sweetman42143DFJohn Young283 1293 MFBilly Coward398 1408 MFHarry WilesMFBert Rogers114 114 MFJack YatesMFAndy Neil29130MFJock McNab322 1332 MFCyril Foster33MFCharles EvansMFJimmy Eggleton44MFOllie Thompson1818FWGeorge Goddard4237 114338FWGeorge Rounce289 1299 FWErnie Whatmore211211FWJackie Burns3712 113813FWHarold MoffatFWSteve Smith241 1251 FWBert YoungFWThomas Kellard4141FWJack Johnson11FWHugh Vallance11FWLew Price33

Transfers in NamefromDateFeeDempsey, BillBrentfordJuly1928 Hart, HarryFolkestone14 July 1928 Bill CockburnLiverpool4 August 1928Victor PotterIlford4 September 1928George CollinsLeyton6 September 1928Charles EvansLeagrave & District10 October 1928Dudley LewisBath City15 October 1928Bert RogersSouthall2 November 1928Liddle, FredCrawcrook Albion7 December 1928 Fred NicklessMaidenhead United16 January 1929James SnowMaidenhead United16 January 1929Bert StephensonWalthamstow Avenue14 March 1929George WilesSittingbourne30 April 1929Joe GroomeWatford4 May 1929FreeJack YatesAston Villa7 May 1929Harold MoffatWalsall7 May 1929Harry WilesSittingbourne9 May 1929Tommy GrettonWolverhampton23 May 1929Bernie HarrisLuton22 June 1929Thomas PickettKentish Town28 June 1929Bert YoungNewport28 June 1929Joey CunninghamNewport County28 June 1929Albert AnglishSouthall28 June 1929

Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateToFeeBrown, Thomas4 November 1927 cs 28Drew, Bill *Barnet11 August 1926 cs 28Tufnell ParkPaterson, John (Jock)Mid-Rhondda U11 January 1926 £750 28 JulyMansfieldCollier, JockHull29 June 1926 Free 28 JulyYork (player-manager)Swan, John (Jack)Watford9 February 1927 £300 28 JulyThamesFree Duthie, JohnFraserburgh12 September 1927 Free 28 AugYorkLofthouse, JimmyBristol R21 May 1926 Free 28 AugAldershotRoberts, JoeWatford18 May 1927 Free 28 AugYorkStephenson, JimmyWatford12 July 1927 Free 28 AugBoston TownFree Beats, EddieAston Villa29 July 1927 28 AugGuildford CityJames SnowMaidenhead United16 January 192929Maidenhead UMike GilhooleyBradford C26 May 1927 29 FebTroon AthleticFree Harold EllisSwanley4 February 1928 29 FebFree Arrowsmith, JohnBilston U27 March 1928 29 FebStafford RangersFree Lew PriceNotts County21 May 1928 Free 29 FebGrantham TownFree Hugh VallanceAston Villa14 May 192829 MayBrightonHart, HarryFolkestone14 July 192829 MayRetiredJack JohnsonSwindon26 May 192729 MayRetiredSid SweetmanHampstead Town8 December 192429 MayMillwall£5,000Steve SmithClapton Orient10 May 192829 JuneMansfieldOllie ThompsonChesterfield10 May 192829 JuneYorkJoe WoodwardClapton Orient24 February 192829 JuneMerthyr TownBill DempseyBrentfordJuly192829 JuneTunbridge WellsFred LiddleCrawcrook Albion7 December 192829 JuneHuddersfield

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