# 1963–64 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1963–64 English Third Division football season, Queens Park Rangers returned from the White City stadium to Loftus Road and finished in Fifteenth place. In september Frank Sibley, 15-year-old right winger made his debut.New high-powered floodlights were installed at Loftus Road at the end of the season. They cost about £13,000 to £15,000. In May, came a sign of things to come as QPR's youth team won the South East Counties League title.

## League standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 46 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 45 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 45 |
| 16 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 87 | 80 | 1.088 | 44 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 43 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 24 August 1963 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1-2 | Graham | 13029 | 18 |
| 26 August 1963 | Shrewsbury | A | 2-1 | Bedford 2 | 8051 | 9 |
| 31 August 1963 | Peterborough | H | 3-0 | Leary 2, Angell (pen) | 10762 | 4 |
| 7 September 1963 | Southend | A | 3-1 | Lazarus 2, Leary | 14069 | 3 |
| 9 September 1963 | Shrewsbury | H | 3-4 | Graham 2, Bedford | 11090 | 5 |
| 14 September 1963 | Watford | H | 1-0 | Bedford | 10829 | 3 |
| 17 September 1963 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-0 | | 12328 | 3 |
| 21 September 1963 | Colchester | A | 0-2 | | 5418 | 7 |
| 28 September 1963 | Millwall | H | 2-0 | Bedford, McQuade | 9859 | 6 |
| 30 September 1963 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-0 | Lazarus | 8793 | 4 |
| 4 October 1963 | Barnsley | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 5791 | 4 |
| 7 October 1963 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | H | 1-0 | Angell (pen) | 10045 | 4 |
| 12 October 1963 | Mansfield Town | A | 0-1 | | 10869 | 6 |
| 16 October 1963 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | A | 2-4 | Collins, Vafiadis | 8915 | 8 |
| 19 October 1963 | Notts County | H | 3-2 | Collins, Lazarus. Bircumshaw (og) | 7175 | 7 |
| 21 October 1963 | Hull City | H | 0-2 | | 9836 | 9 |
| 26 October 1963 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0-2 | | 5114 | 13 |
| 30 October 1963 | Hull City | A | 0-3 | | 7932 | 17 |
| 2 November 1963 | Crystal Palace | H | 3-4 | Collins 2, Bedford | 9826 | 17 |
| 9 November 1963 | Walsall | A | 2-0 | Lazarus, Graham | 7961 | 14 |
| 23 November 1963 | Luton Town | A | 4-4 | Leary 2, Graham, McQuade | 6598 | 14 |
| 30 November 1963 | Coventry City | H | 3-6 | Bedford 2, Keen | 10997 | 15 |
| 14 December 1963 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3-2 | Bedford 2, Leary | 5265 | 14 |
| 21 December 1963 | Peterborough | A | 1-2 | Angell (pen) | 6418 | 15 |
| 28 December 1963 | Bristol City | H | 0-2 | | 6916 | 16 |
| 11 January 1964 | Southend | H | 4-5 | Bedford, Vafiadis, Leary 2 | 4380 | 17 |
| 18 January 1964 | Watford | A | 1-3 | Graham | 11550 | 17 |
| 1 February 1964 | Colchester | H | 0-0 | | 5225 | 18 |
| 8 February 1964 | Millwall | A | 2-2 | McLeod, Leary | 11154 | 19 |
| 22 February 1964 | Mansfield Town | H | 2-0 | Humble (og), Bedford | 4780 | 18 |
| 29 February 1964 | Brentford | A | 2-2 | Bedford 2 | 12226 | 18 |
| 7 March 1964 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2-0 | Graham, Riggs (og) | 3676 | 17 |
| 10 March 1964 | Bristol City | A | 1-2 | McLeod | 8869 | 17 |
| 14 March 1964 | Crystal Palace | A | 0-1 | | 15370 | 18 |
| 20 March 1964 | Brentford | H | 2-2 | Bedford 2 | 9351 | 18 |
| 27 March 1964 | Wrexham | H | 1-0 | Collins | 7867 | 17 |
| 28 March 1964 | Reading | A | 2-1 | McLeod 2 | 7947 | 16 |
| 30 March 1964 | Wrexham | A | 1-0 | Collins | 7885 | 14 |
| 6 April 1964 | Port Vale | A | 0-2 | | 7167 | 15 |
| 11 April 1964 | Coventry City | A | 2-4 | Collins 2 | 27384 | 16 |
| 14 April 1964 | Reading | H | 4-2 | Leary, Bedford, Keen, Vafiadis | 5542 | 16 |
| 18 April 1964 | Port Vale | H | 3-0 | Bedford 2, Leary | 4955 | 16 |
| 25 April 1964 | Notts County | A | 2-2 | Vafiadis, Leary | 2862 | 16 |
| 27 April 1964 | Barnsley | H | 2-2 | Bedford 2 | 8434 | 16 |
| 29 April 1964 | Luton Town | H | 1-1 | Bedford | 5005 | 15 |
| 1 May 1964 (postponed on 20th April due to fire Battersea Power Station) | Walsall | H | 3-0 | Keen 2 (1 pen), Collins | 5625 | 13 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 October 1963 | First Round | Fulham | H | 0-1 | | |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 September 1963 | First Round | Aldershot | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 6800 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 16 November 1963 | First Round | Gillingham | H | 4-1 | Leary, Malcolm, Graham, Bedford | 12141 |
| 7 December 1963 | Second Round | Colchester United | A | 1-0 | Leary | 6841 |
| 4 January 1964 | Third Round | Carlisle United | A | 0-2 | | 15359 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Peter Springett | 26 | | 4 | | | 30 | |
| GK | Frank Smith | 20 | | | | | 20 | |
| DF | Ray Brady | 44 | | 4 | | | 48 | |
| DF | Pat Brady | 18 | | 1 | | | 19 | |
| DF | Dick Whittaker | 17 | | 1 | | | 18 | |
| DF | Frank Sibley | 3 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| DF | Brian Taylor | 9 | | | | | 9 | |
| MF | Terry McQuade | 20 | 2 | 4 | | | 24 | 2 |
| MF | Mike Keen | 46 | 4 | 4 | | | 50 | 4 |
| MF | Mark Lazarus | 23 | 5 | 3 | | | 26 | 5 |
| MF | John Collins | 35 | 9 | 1 | | | 36 | 9 |
| MF | Peter Angell | 39 | 3 | 4 | | | 42 | 3 |
| MF | Andy Malcolm | 31 | | 4 | 1 | | 35 | 1 |
| FW | Stuart Leary | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | | 47 | 14 |
| FW | Brian Bedford | 44 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 25 |
| FW | Seth Vafiadis | 15 | 4 | | | | 19 | 4 |
| FW | Malcolm Graham | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 23 | 8 |
| FW | Derek Gibbs | 28 | | 2 | | | 30 | |
| FW | George McLeod | 17 | 4 | 4 | | | 21 | 4 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Ray Brady | Millwall | July 1963 | |
| Pat Brady | Millwall | July 1963 | |
| Dick Whittaker | Peterborough United | July 1963 | |
| Terry McQuade | Millwall | July 1963 | |
| Malcolm Graham | Orient | July 1963 | |
| Derek Gibbs | Orient | August 1963 | |
| George McLeod | Brentford | January 1964 | Plus £8,000 in exchange for Mark Lazarus |
| Bobby Nash | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | February 1964 | |
| Mick Leach | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | February 1964 | |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Terry McQuade | Millwall | July 1963 | | July 1964 | Dover | |
| Malcolm Graham | Orient | July 1963 | | July 1964 | Barnsley | |
| Mark Lazarus | Wolverhampton Wanderers | February 1962 | £16,000 | January 1964 | Brentford | George McLeod Plus £8,000 |
| Dick Whittaker | Peterborough United | July 1963 | | July 1964 | Stamford (player-manager) | |