# 1970–71 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1970–71 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division.

## Season summary

Queens Park Rangers finished the season in 11th place.

## Kit

Admiral were QPR's kit manufacturers.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 46 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 44 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 1.094 | 43 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 42 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 0.963 | 42 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 15 August 1970 | Birmingham City | A | 1-2 | Bridges | 30,785 | 15 |
| 22 August 1970 | Leicester City | H | 1-3 | Venables | 17,090 | 21 |
| 29 August 1970 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2-2 | Venables 2 | 10,485 | 21 |
| 2 September 1970 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2-0 | Leach, Saul | 7,783 | 17 |
| 5 September 1970 | Watford | H | 1-1 | Venables | 18,656 | 19 |
| 12 September 1970 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-1 | | 14,860 | 21 |
| 19 September 1970 | Bristol City | H | 2-1 | Marsh, Bridges | 13,367 | 17 |
| 26 September 1970 | Middlesbrough | A | 2-6 | Clement, Marsh | 16.788 | 19 |
| 29 September 1970 | Luton Town | H | 0-1 | | 19,273 | 20 |
| 3 October 1970 | Orient | H | 5-1 | Marsh 2, Morgan 2, Venables | 14,500 | 17 |
| 10 October 1970 | Swindon Town | A | 0-1 | | 17,465 | 18 |
| 17 October 1970 | Birmingham City | H | 5-2 | Marsh 3, Venables, McCulloch | 13,074 | 14 |
| 21 October 1970 | Oxford United | A | 3-1 | Venables, Ferguson, Francis | 15,194 | 11 |
| 24 October 1970 | Portsmouth | H | 2-0 | Clement, Morgan | 16,049 | 8 |
| 31 October 1970 | Millwall | A | 0-3 | | 16,012 | 11 |
| 7 November 1970 | Cardiff City | H | 0-1 | | 14,268 | 13 |
| 14 November 1970 | Sheffield United | A | 1-1 | Hunt | 19,672 | 15 |
| 21 November 1970 | Hull City | A | 1-1 | Leach | 15,606 | 15 |
| 28 November 1970 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1-4 | Leach | 14,027 | 15 |
| 5 December 1970 | Sunderland | A | 1-3 | Leach | 14,721 | 15 |
| 12 December 1970 | Carlisle United | H | 1-1 | Marsh | 8,884 | 15 |
| 19 December 1970 | Leicester City | A | 0-0 | | 31,843 | 16 |
| 9 January 1971 | Luton Town | A | 0-0 | | 22,024 | 16 |
| 16 January 1971 | Oxford United | H | 2-0 | Francis, Marsh | 10,909 | 15 |
| 6 February 1971 | Sunderland | H | 2-0 | Leach, Venables | 11,707 | 15 |
| 13 February 1971 | Carlisle United | A | 0-3 | | 9,074 | 15 |
| 20 February 1971 | Hull City | H | 1-1 | Marsh | 13,418 | 15 |
| 27 February 1971 | Millwall | H | 2-0 | Francis, Marsh | 15,698 | 15 |
| 6 March 1971 | Portsmouth | A | 0-2 | | 10,402 | 15 |
| 13 March 1971 | Sheffield United | H | 2-2 | Marsh 2 | 12,317 | 16 |
| 17 March 1971 | Cardiff City | A | 0-1 | | 23,309 | 17 |
| 23 March 1971 | Norwich City | H | 0-1 | | 9,927 | 17 |
| 27 March 1971 | Watford | A | 2-1 | Marsh 2 | 16,625 | 17 |
| 3 April 1971 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4-0 | Marsh 3, Leach | 8,613 | 15 |
| 6 April 1971 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1-0 | Marsh | 11,378 | 12 |
| 10 April 1971 | Norwich City | A | 0-3 | | 15,651 | 15 |
| 12 April 1971 | Orient | A | 1-0 | McCulloch | 11,949 | 14 |
| 17 April 1971 | Swindon Town | H | 4-2 | Venables, Clement, McCulloch | 11,571 | 14 |
| 20 April 1971 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3-0 | McCulloch 2, Marsh | 16,138 | 11 |
| 23 April 1971 | Bristol City | A | 0-0 | | 12,522 | 12 |
| 27 April 1971 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-0 | Francis, Marsh | 9.343 | 11 |
| 1 May 1971 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-1 | Francis | 10,390 | 10 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 30 September 1970 | First Round | Arsenal | A | 0-0 | | |
| 7 October 1970 | First Round Replay | Arsenal | H | 0-1*aet | | |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 September 1970 | Second Round | Cardiff City | H | 4-0 | Marsh, Saul, Venables, Bridges | 15,025 |
| 6 October 1970 | Third Round | Fulham | A | 0-2 | | 31,729 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 January 1971 | Third Round | Swindon Town | A | 1-2 | Marsh | 14,840 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances (substitutes) | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Phil Parkes | 41 | 3 | | | | 41 | 3 |
| GK | Alan Spratley | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | Dave Clement | 42 | 3 | 3 | | | 45 | 3 |
| DF | Tony Hazell | 42(2) | 6 | | | | 48 | |
| DF | Ian Gillard | 17 | | | | | 17 | |
| DF | Ron Hunt | 37 | 3 | 1 | | | 40 | 1 |
| DF | Frank Sibley | 19 | 2 | | | | 21 | |
| DF | Ian Evans | 8 | | | | | 8 | |
| DF | Ian Watson | 15(1) | 2 | | | | 18 | |
| MF | Allan Harris | 6(1) | | | | | 7 | |
| MF | Alan Wilks | 2(1) | | | | | 3 | |
| MF | Martyn Busby | 12(3) | 2 | | | | 17 | |
| MF | Mike Ferguson | 30 | 2 | 1 | | | 32 | 1 |
| MF | Gerry Francis | 35(3) | 2 | 5 | | | 40 | 5 |
| MF | Mick Leach | 25 | 1 | 6 | | | 26 | 6 |
| MF | Vic Mobley | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 | |
| MF | Mick McGovern | 5(1) | 1 | | | | 7 | |
| FW | Terry Venables | 37(1) | 3 | 10 | | 1 | 41 | 11 |
| FW | Frank Saul | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| FW | Andy McCulloch | 8(5) | | 5 | | | 13 | 5 |
| FW | Barry Bridges | 7(2) | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| FW | Rodney Marsh | 39 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 23 |
| FW | Barry Salvage | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | Ian Morgan | 15(4) | 1 | 3 | | | 20 | 3 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date |
| Ray Seary | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1970 |
| Andrew McCulloch | Walton & Hersham | October 1970 |
| Barry Salvage | Millwall | March 1971 |
| John Delve | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1971 |
| Ron Abbott | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1971 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Mike Kelly | Wimbledon | March 1966 | | August 1970 | Birmingham City | |
| Barry Bridges | Birmingham City | August 1968 | £50,000 | September 1970 | Millwall | £40,000 |
| Allan Harris | Chelsea | July 1967 | £30,000 | March 1971 | Plymouth Argyle | £9,500 |
| Vic Mobley | Sheffield Wednesday | October 1969 | £50,000 | April 1971 | Retired (injury) | |
| Frank Sibley | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | February 1965 | | July 1971 | Retired (injury) | |
| Alan Wilks | Chelsea | May 1965 | | July 1971 | Gillingham | £3,000 |