# 1961–62 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1961–62 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division and finished in fourth place with a 4 game defeat streak in February resigning QPR to finish 3 points behind promoted Grimsby town.
Club record scorer Brian Bedford lead the way as a club season record 111 goals were scored.

## League standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 62 | Promoted |
| 3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 1.533 | 59 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 1.521 | 59 | |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 82 | 1.305 | 58 | |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 1.306 | 54 | |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 19 August 1961 | Brentford | H | 3–0 | Towers, Bedford, Evans | 16,796 | 2 |
| 21 August 1961 | Reading | H | 3–6 | Angell, Lazarus 2 | 12,847 | 12 |
| 26 August 1961 | Barnsley | A | 4–2 | Bedford, Angell (pen), Towers, Evans | 7,668 | 9 |
| 30 August 1961 | Reading | A | 2–0 | Towers 2 | 20,003 | 5 |
| 2 September 1961 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | | 13,010 | 8 |
| 4 September 1961 | Swindon | H | 6–1 | Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Francis 2 | 10,255 | 1 |
| 9 September 1961 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | Lazarus 2 | 27,179 | 4 |
| 16 September 1961 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | H | 1–1 | Lazarus | 13,088 | 6 |
| 23 September 1961 | Watford | A | 2–3 | Towers, McClelland | 15,555 | 12 |
| 25 September 1961 | Halifax | H | 6–2 | Bedford 3, Evans 2, McClelland | 11,907 | 7 |
| 30 September 1961 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | Francis | 10,076 | 9 |
| 7 October 1961 | Newport | A | 4–2 | McClelland, Bedford, Barber, Evans | 5,440 | 7 |
| 9 October 1961 | Lincoln City | H | 1–3 | Evans | 10,151 | 7 |
| 14 October 1961 | Southend | H | 5–3 | Bedford 4, Angell (pen) | 10,665 | 7 |
| 17 October 1961 | Swindon | A | 0–0 | | 11,320 | 6 |
| 21 October 1961 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Collins | 6,630 | 8 |
| 28 October 1961 | Coventry City | H | 4–1 | Barber 2, Bedford, Evans | 10,008 | 6 |
| 11 November 1961 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | Bedford, Angell (pen) | 7,087 | 5 |
| 18 November 1961 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | | 10,892 | 8 |
| 2 December 1961 | Notts County | A | 0–0 | | 7,980 | 8 |
| 9 December 1961 | Shrewsbury | H | 3–1 | Bedford 3 | 7,433 | 6 |
| 16 December 1961 | Brentford | A | 4–1 | Bedford 2, Reeves (og), McClelland | 11,771 | 6 |
| 26 December 1961 | Torquay | A | 2–2 | McClelland, Keen | 4,574 | 8 |
| 30 December 1961 | Torquay | H | 6–0 | Evans 3, Towers 2, Collins | 9,193 | 6 |
| 13 January 1962 | Portsmouth | A | 1–4 | Towers | 17,727 | 7 |
| 20 January 1962 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | Evans | 18,003 | 6 |
| 3 February 1962 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | A | 1–3 | Towers | 11,645 | 7 |
| 10 February 1962 | Watford | H | 1–2 | McClelland | 11,288 | 7 |
| 16 February 1962 | Hull City | A | 1–3 | Bedford | 3,237 | 7 |
| 19 February 1962 | Peterborough United | A | 1–5 | Collins | 11,922 | 10 |
| 24 February 1962 | Newport | H | 4–0 | Bedford, McClelland, Lazarus 2 | 7,813 | 10 |
| 3 March 1962 | Southend United | A | 3–2 | Bedford, Collins, Shields (og) | 8,298 | 7 |
| 10 March 1962 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Bedford 2, Angell | 8,490 | 7 |
| 16 March 1962 | Coventry City | A | 3–2 | Bedford 3 | 8,629 | 7 |
| 19 March 1962 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | Keen, Bedford, Evans | 10,310 | 6 |
| 24 March 1962 | Peterborough United | H | 3–3 | Evans, McClelland, Bedford | 13,430 | 6 |
| 31 March 1962 | Port Vale | A | 3–2 | Collins, Bedford, Angell (pen) | 4,936 | 6 |
| 7 April 1962 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 | Evans 2, Bedford 2 | 11,482 | 5 |
| 11 April 1962 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 1–2 | Lazarus | 11,462 | 5 |
| 14 April 1962 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 3–3 | Bedford 3 | 8,744 | 6 |
| 21 April 1962 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | Bedford, McClelland | 10,043 | 5 |
| 23 April 1962 | Northampton | H | 2–0 | Evans, Towers | 10,953 | 5 |
| 24 April 1962 | Northampton | A | 1–1 | McClelland | 12,533 | 5 |
| 28 April 1962 | Shrewsbury | A | 2–1 | Towers, McClelland | 5,823 | 5 |
| 30 April 1962 | Lincoln City | A | 5–0 | Lazarus 2, Towers 2, Collins | 6,815 | 4 |
| 3 May 1962 | Halifax | A | 1–1 | Evans | 2,316 | 4 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 October 1961 | First Round | Bexleyheath & Welling | H | 4–0 | | |
| 16 October 1961 | Quarter-Finals | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–5 | | |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 September 1961 | First Round | Crystal Palace | H | 5–2 | Bedford 2, Angell (pen), Francis 2 | 10,565 |
| 11 October 1961 | Second Round | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | Towers | 11198 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 04 Nov 1961 | First Round | Barry Town | A | 1-1 | McLellan (og) | 5500 |
| 06 Nov 1961 | First Round Replay | Barry Town | H | 7–0 | Bedford 3, Evans 2, Collins 2 | 11,328 |
| 25 Nov 1961 | Second Round | Ashford Town | A | 3–0 | McClelland, Evans, Collins | 5000 |
| 6 Jan 1962 | Third Round | Burnley | A | 1–6 | Evans | 28,352 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Ray Drinkwater | 47 | | 4 | | | 51 | |
| GK | Rodney Slack | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | Tony Ingham | 42 | | 2 | | | 44 | |
| DF | Keith Rutter | 45 | | 4 | | | 49 | |
| DF | Roy Bentley | 30 | | 4 | | | 34 | |
| MF | John McClelland | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | | 42 | 12 |
| MF | David Cockell | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | Mike Keen | 48 | 2 | 4 | | | 52 | 2 |
| MF | Sylvan Anderton | 4 | | | | | 4 | |
| MF | Mark Lazarus | 25 | 12 | | | | 25 | 12 |
| MF | Bill Williams | 20 | | 2 | | | 22 | |
| MF | John Collins | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | 30 | 9 |
| MF | Peter Angell | 41 | 6 | 4 | | 1 | 45 | 7 |
| FW | Mike Barber | 26 | 4 | 1 | | | 27 | 4 |
| FW | George Francis | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| FW | Brian Bedford | 45 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 39 |
| FW | Bernard Evans | 44 | 18 | 4 | 4 | | 48 | 22 |
| FW | Jim Towers | 29 | 15 | 3 | | 1 | 32 | 16 |
| FW | Jimmy Andrews | 4 | | | | | 4 | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Roy Bentley | Fulham | June 1961 | |
| Bill Williams | Portsmouth | July 1961 | |
| John McClelland | Lincoln City | September 1961 | £14,000 |
| Sylvan Anderton | Chelsea | January 1962 | |
| Mark Lazarus | Wolverhampton Wanderers | February 1962 | £16,000 |
| Brian Taylor | QPR Juniors | March 1962 | |
| Frank Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | May 1962 | |
| Peter Springett | QPR Juniors | May 1962 | |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| George Francis | Brentford | May 1961 | £8,000* | October 1961 | Brentford | |
| Mark Lazarus | Orient | September 1960 | | September 1961 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £27,500 |
| Rodney Slack | Leicester City | March 1961 | | May 1962 | Cambridge United | |
| Sylvan Anderton | Chelsea | January 1962 | | May 1962 | Dover Town | |
| David Cockell | Hounslow Town | August 1960 | | July 1962 | Crawley Town | |
| Jimmy Andrews | Orient | June 1959 | | July 1962 | Qpr Coach | |