# 1959–60 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1959–60 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in eighth place. The start of the 1959–60 season saw the arrival of arguably the club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock.
Brian Bedford begin his goal scoring career after signing from Bournemouth for £750

## League standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 51 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 49 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 47 |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 47 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss

### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 22 August 1959 | Swindon (-) | H | 2–0 | Longbottom, Whitelaw | 12,206 | 5 |
| 24 August 1959 | Southend (16) | A | 2–3 | Whitelaw 2 | 12,197 | 10 |
| 29 August 1959 | Chesterfield | A | 4–0 | Pearson 2, Bedford, Whitelaw | 8,890 | 6 |
| 31 August 1959 | Southend (16) | H | 0–0 | | 13,488 | 5 |
| 5 September 1959 | Newport County (14) | H | 3–0 | Longbottom, Bedford 2 | 10,774 | 5 |
| 7 September 1959 | York City | A | 1–2 | Pearson | 10,593 | 6 |
| 12 September 1959 | Accrington Stanley | A | 2–1 | Andrews, Longbottom | 5,336 | 5 |
| 14 September 1959 | York City | H | 0–0 | | 11,857 | 3 |
| 19 September 1959 | AFC Bournemouth (8) | H | 3–0 | Bedford, Nelson (og), Golding | 11,410 | 5 |
| 21 September 1959 | Coventry City (8) | A | 0–0 | | 16,759 | 3 |
| 26 September 1959 | Tranmere (14) | A | 3–0 | Bedford, Golding 2 | 11,252 | 4 |
| 28 September 1959 | Coventry City (6) | H | 2–1 | Golding 2 | 16,154 | 2 |
| 3 October 1959 | Wrexham | H | 2–1 | Angell 2 | 12,732 | 2 |
| 5 October 1959 | Grimsby Town (11) | H | 0–0 | | 15,257 | 2 |
| 10 October 1959 | Mansfield (24) | A | 3–4 | Petchey, Locke 2 | 7,526 | 2 |
| 13 October 1959 | Grimsby Town (13) | A | 1–3 | Angell | 6,024 | 2 |
| 17 October 1959 | Halifax (1) | H | 3–0 | Longbottom, Whitelaw, Petchey | 13,787 | 2 |
| 24 October 1959 | Bury | A | 0–2 | | 10,079 | 5 |
| 31 October 1959 | Brentford (10) | H | 2–4 | Bedford 2 | 19,532 | 8 |
| 7 November 1959 | Southampton (3) | A | 1–2 | Bedford | 18,169 | 8 |
| 21 November 1959 | Shrewsbury (4) | A | 1–1 | Bedford | 10,084 | 8 |
| 28 November 1959 | Port Vale (15) | H | 2–2 | Bedford 2 | 8,775 | 8 |
| 12 December 1959 | Barnsley (14) | A | 1–2 | Bedford | 4,450 | 10 |
| 19 December 1959 | Swindon | A | 1–2 | Andrews | 5,798 | 13 |
| 26 December 1959 | Colchester (8) | H | 3–1 | Bedford 2, Angell | 6,480 | 12 |
| 28 December 1959 | Colchester (8) | A | 0–2 | | 9,095 | 12 |
| 16 January 1960 | Newport County (10) | A | 3–2 | Bedford 3 | 4,194 | 10 |
| 23 January 1960 | Accrington Stanley | H | 5–1 | Andrews 2, Kerrins, Locke, Bedford | 4,721 | 9 |
| 30 January 1960 | Norwich (4) | A | 0–1 | | 17,053 | 10 |
| 6 February 1960 | AFC Bournemouth (6) | A | 1–1 | Bedford | 9,855 | 10 |
| 13 February 1960 | Tranmere (21) | H | 2–1 | Andrews, Keen | 5,019 | 10 |
| 27 February 1960 | Mansfield (23) | H | 2–0 | Woods (pen), Longbottom | 7,834 | 10 |
| 5 March 1960 | Halifax Town (17) | A | 1–3 | Woods (pen) | 6,731 | 10 |
| 7 March 1960 | Reading (19) | H | 2–0 | Andrews, Bedford | 6,715 | 7 |
| 12 March 1960 | Bury | A | 2–0 | Cini, Andrews | 9,088 | 5 |
| 19 March 1960 | Port Vale (8) | A | 0–0 | | 7,049 | 6 |
| 26 March 1960 | Southampton (1) | H | 0–1 | | 11,734 | 7 |
| 28 March 1960 | Chesterfield | H | 3–3 | Bedford 2, Petchey | 4,346 | 6 |
| 2 April 1960 | Reading (20) | A | 0–2 | | 8,975 | 9 |
| 9 April 1960 | Shrewsbury Town (5) | A | 1–1 | Bedford | 6,831 | 9 |
| 15 April 1960 | Bradford (15) | A | 5–1 | Petchey, Longbottom, Bedford 2, Andrews | 6,265 | 7 |
| 16 April 1960 | Brentford (6) | A | 1–1 | Golding | 16,025 | 7 |
| 18 April 1960 | Bradford (17) | A | 1–3 | Andrews | 6,265 | 7 |
| 23 April 1960 | Norwich (2) | H | 0–0 | | 15,319 | 8 |
| 30 April 1960 | Barnsley (17) | H | 1–0 | Andrews | 5,700 | 8 |
| 4 May 1960 | Wrexham | A | 1–1 | Woods | 2,819 | 8 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 30 September 1959 | First Round | Millwall | H | 3–1 | | |
| 19 October 1959 | Quarter-Finals | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | | |

### Southern Professional Floodlight Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 Oct 1959 | First Round | Leyton Orient | H | 1–2 | Longbottom | 5,758 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 November 1959 | First Round | Colchester | A | 3-2 | Petchey, Bedford, Angell | 8866 |
| 5 December 1959 | Second Round | Port Vale | H | 3–3 | Longbottom 2, Bedford | 11143 |
| 7 December 1959 | Second Round Replay | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | Andrews | 9513 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Ray Drinkwater | 28 | | 1 | | | 29 | |
| GK | Mike Pinner | 18 | | 3 | | | 21 | |
| DF | Tony Ingham | 46 | | 4 | | | 50 | |
| DF | Keith Rutter | 46 | | 4 | | | 50 | |
| DF | Pat Woods | 46 | 3 | 4 | | | 50 | 3 |
| MF | Ken Whitfield | 7 | | 2 | | | 9 | |
| MF | Pat Kerrins | 7 | 1 | | | | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Mike Keen | 27 | 1 | 3 | | | 30 | 1 |
| MF | John Pearson | 5 | 3 | | | | 5 | 3 |
| MF | Peter Angell | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 37 | 5 |
| MF | Arthur Longbottom | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 9 |
| MF | John Collins | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
| MF | George Petchey | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 43 | 5 |
| FW | Joe Cini | 7 | 1 | | | | 7 | 1 |
| FW | Lesley Locke | 9 | 3 | | | | 9 | 3 |
| FW | Paddy Hasty | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Norman Golding | 22 | 6 | 2 | | | 28 | 6 |
| FW | Brian Bedford | 44 | 25 | 4 | 2 | | 48 | 27 |
| FW | George Whitelaw | 15 | 5 | 1 | | | 16 | 5 |
| FW | Clive Clark | 19 | | 2 | | | 21 | |
| FW | Jimmy Andrews | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 50 | 11 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Jimmy Andrews | Leyton Orient | June 1959 | |
| Mike Pinner | Corinthian-Casuals | July 1959 | |
| Ken Whitfield | Brighton & Hove Albion | July 1959 | |
| Brian Bedford | Bournemouth | July 1959 | £750 |
| John Collins | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1959 | |
| Joe Cini | Hibernians, Malta | August 1959 | |
| Norman Golding | Tonbridge | August 1959 | |
| Paddy Hasty | Leyton Orient | October 1959 | |
| Mike Barber | Arsenal | December 1959 | |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club |
| George Whitelaw | Sunderland | March 1959 | £2,000 | December 1959 | Halifax Town |
| George Petchey | West Ham United | August 1953 | | May 1960 | Crystal Palace |
| Walter Colgan | Leeds Ashley Road | July 1954 | | July 1960 | |
| Joe Cini | Hibernians, Malta | August 1959 | | | Sliema Wanderers |
| Paddy Hasty | Leyton Orient | October 1959 | | July 1960 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| Pat Kerrins | QPR Juniors | December 1953 | | June 1960 | Crystal Palace |
| John Pearson | Brentford | June 1958 | | July 1960 | Kettering Town |
| Les Locke | Bromley | May 1956 | | July 1960 | Guildford City |