# 1969–70 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1969–70 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

## Season summary

In their return to the second division Qpr finished the season in 9th place – only 1 win in the last ten games of the season dropped Qpr from second to a ninth-place finish.Late rounds of both major cup competitions were reached -losing in both to first division teams.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 47 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 45 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 46 | 1.065 | 43 | |
* ↑ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1969-70 Welsh Cup winners.

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 9 August 1969 | Hull City | H | 3–0 | Clarke, Clark, Leach | 15,781 | 3 |
| 16 August 1969 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | | 11,181 | 7 |
| 20 August 1969 | Watford | A | 1–0 | Bridges | 27,968 | 4 |
| 23 August 1969 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | Bridges 2, Clement | 19,735 | 2 |
| 26 August 1969 | Blackpool | H | 6–1 | Marsh 3, Bridges 2, Venables | 19,231 | 1 |
| 30 August 1969 | Birmingham | A | 0–3 | | 32,660 | 3 |
| 6 September 1969 | Huddersfield Town | H | 4–2 | Morgan, Marsh, Bridges, Venables | 18,746 | 2 |
| 13 September 1969 | Portsmouth | A | 3–1 | Clement, Francis, Bridges | 22,169 | 1 |
| 17 September 1969 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | Leach | 15,945 | 2 |
| 20 September 1969 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | Clarke, Wilks | 22,799 | 1 |
| 27 September 1969 | Cardiff City | A | 2–4 | Venables, Bridges | 30.083 | 1 |
| 4 October 1969 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–0 | Bridges 2, Clarke, Clement | 21,421 | 1 |
| 7 October 1969 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 | | 21,127 | 2 |
| 11 October 1969 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | | 20.040 | 2 |
| 18 October 1969 | Carlisle United | A | 2–3 | Clement, Clarke | 11,900 | 2 |
| 25 October 1969 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | Metchick | 20,577 | 3 |
| 1 November 1969 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | Marsh | 31,525 | 3 |
| 8 November 1969 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | Bridges, Clarke | 19,852 | 2 |
| 11 November 1969 | Watford | H | 2–1 | Clarke, Hazell | 19,719 | 2 |
| 15 November 1969 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | | 18,893 | 3 |
| 22 November 1969 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Bridges | 21,027 | 3 |
| 29 November 1969 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 4–6 | Leach, Bridges, Clement, Marsh | 7,253 | 4 |
| 6 December 1969 | Oxford United | H | 1–2 | Bridges | 12,018 | 4 |
| 13 December 1969 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | Clarke, Bridges | 11,831 | 4 |
| 26 December 1969 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | | 13,952 | 5 |
| 27 December 1969 | Birmingham | H | 2–1 | Bridges 2 | 15,668 | 4 |
| 10 January 1970 | Swindon Town | A | 0–0 | | 18,448 | 5 |
| 17 January 1970 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | Gillard, Marsh | 22,033 | 5 |
| 20 January 1970 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 | | 21,699 | 5 |
| 31 January 1970 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | | 25,821 | 5 |
| 14 February 1970 | Hull City | A | 2–1 | Marsh, Clarke | 12,698 | 5 |
| 17 February 1970 | Norwich City | H | 4–0 | Venables, Marsh, Clarke, Bridges | 17,270 | 2 |
| 24 February 1970 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | | 25,724 | 4 |
| 28 February 1970 | Aston Villa | H | 4–2 | Marsh 2, Bridges 2 | 17,057 | 3 |
| 14 March 1970 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–4 | | 13,596 | 4 |
| 21 March 1970 | Oxford United | A | 0–0 | | 13,828 | 6 |
| 27 March 1970 | Carlisle United | H | 0–0 | | 16,343 | 6 |
| 28 March 1970 | Bristol City | H | 2–2 | Bridges, Francis | 11,017 | 8 |
| 31 March 1970 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | Watson | 13,790 | 8 |
| 4 April 1970 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | Leach | 19,516 | 8 |
| 14 April 1970 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–3 | Venables, Hazell | 11,161 | 9 |
| 18 April 1970 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | Marsh | 20,391 | 9 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 September 1969 | First Round | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | | |
| 13 October 1969 | Quarter-Finals | Arsenal | A | 1–3 | | |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 September 1969 | Second Round | Mansfield Town | A | 2–2 | Bridges, Watson | 9,759 |
| 9 September 1969 | Second Round Replay | Mansfield Town | H | 4–0 | Marsh, Clarke, Clement, Venables | 17,315 |
| 23 September 1969 | Third Round | Tranmere Rovers | H | 6–0 | Marsh 4, Clarke, Leach | 17,477 |
| 15 October 1969 | Fourth Round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | Clarke 2, Bridges | 29,971 |
| 19 April 1970 | Fifth Round | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | | 42,058 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 January 1970 | Third Round | South Shields | A | 4–1 | Marsh 2, Clarke, Ferguson | 16,811 |
| 24 January 1970 | Fourth Round | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–2 | Marsh 2, Clarke | 30,262 |
| 7 February 1970 | Fifth Round | Derby County | H | 1–0 | Mackay. OG | 27,685 |
| 21 February 1970 | Sixth Round | Chelsea | H | 2–4 | Bridges, Venables | 33,572 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances (Substitutes) | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Mick Kelly | 28 | 8 | | | | 36 | |
| GK | Alan Spratley | 14 | 1 | | | | 15 | |
| DF | Dave Clement | 33(2) | 9 | 5 | | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| DF | Tony Hazell | 42 | 9 | 2 | | | 51 | 2 |
| DF | Ian Gillard | 14(1) | 5 | 1 | | | 20 | 1 |
| DF | Ron Hunt | 21(1) | 3 | | | | 25 | |
| DF | Frank Sibley | 13(1) | 2 | | | | 16 | |
| DF | Allan Harris | 13(3) | | | | | 16 | |
| DF | Ian Watson | 35 | 9 | 1 | | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| MF | Alan Wilks | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Vic Mobley | 21(1) | 5 | | | | 27 | |
| MF | Martyn Busby | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | Gerry Francis | 9(1) | 1 | 2 | | | 11 | 2 |
| MF | Mick Leach | 30(2) | 6 | 4 | | 1 | 38 | 5 |
| MF | Bob Turpie | 1(1) | | | | | 2 | |
| MF | Terry Venables | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 7 |
| MF | Mike Ferguson | 20 | 4 | | 1 | | 24 | 1 |
| FW | Frank Clarke | 31(1) | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 15 |
| FW | Mick McGovern | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | Clive Clark | 7(1) | 2 | 1 | | | 10 | 1 |
| FW | Barry Bridges | 38 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 24 |
| FW | Rodney Marsh | 38 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 |
| FW | Ian Morgan | 11(2) | 2 | 1 | | | 15 | 1 |
| FW | Dave Metchick | (1) | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Vic Mobley | Sheffield Wednesday | October 1969 | £50,000 |
| Mike Ferguson | Aston Villa | November 1969 | £15,000 |
| Ian Evans | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | January 1970 | |
| Martyn Busby | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | April 1970 | |
| Frank Saul | Southampton | May 1970 | £40,000 |
| Phil Parkes | Walsall | June 1970 | £15,000 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Keith Sanderson | Plymouth Argyle | June 1965 | £4,000 | October 1969 | Goole Town | |
| Clive Clark | West Bromwich Albion | June 1969 | player plus £70,000 for Allan Glover | January 1970 | Preston North End | |
| Frank Clarke | Shrewsbury Town | February 1968 | | March 1970 | Ipswich Town | £40,000 |
| Bob Turpie | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | November 1967 | | July 1970 | Peterborough United | |
| Dave Metchick | Peterborough United | August 1968 | £5,000 | July 1970 | Atlanta Chiefs | |