# 1960–61 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1960–61 English football season, Queens Park Rangers (QPR) competed in the Third Division. Despite being in the second promotion position in early April (having leapfrogged eventual 2nd place and promoted Walsall), QRP finished in third place.
In the season, QPR reverted back to blue and white hooped shirts. In December at the start of a 11 game unbeaten run QPR's biggest wins recorded a 9-2 victory vs Tranmere Rovers. Winger Clive Clark moved to first division West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £17,000 in January 1961.

## League standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bury | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 2.400 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Walsall | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 1.633 | 62 | Promoted |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 60 | 1.550 | 60 | |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 72 | 1.181 | 52 | |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 51 | |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win
Draw
Loss

### Third Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 20 August 1960 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (-) | A | 0-1 | | 12222 | 17 |
| 25 August 1960 | Notts County (12) | A | 1-2 | Andrews | 15174 | 22 |
| 27 August 1960 | Bradford City (13) | H | 1-0 | Bedford | 7075 | 15 |
| 29 August 1960 | Notts County (3) | H | 2-0 | Clark 2 | 8165 | 7 |
| 3 September 1960 | Barnsley (8) | A | 3-3 | Bedford, Whitfield 2 | 6162 | 14 |
| 5 September 1960 | Coventry City (19) | A | 4-4 | Bedford 2, Andrews, Clark | 15,804 | 11 |
| 10 September 1960 | Newport County (8) | H | 2-0 | Whitfield, Barber | 7353 | 8 |
| 12 September 1960 | Coventry City (21) | H | 2-1 | Bedford, Woods (pen) | 9199 | 4 |
| 17 September 1960 | Colchester United (10) | A | 1-0 | Lazarus | 5750 | 2 |
| 19 September 1960 | Brentford (17) | H | 0-0 | | 12823 | 3 |
| 24 September 1960 | Grimsby Town (1) | H | 2-0 | Andrews, Longbottom | 11042 | 3 |
| 27 September 1960 | Brentford (17) | A | 0-2 | | 15282 | 6 |
| 1 October 1960 | Hull City (9) | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 9333 | 8 |
| 3 October 1960 | Reading (19) | H | 5-2 | Bedford 2, Lazarus 2, Barber | 8426 | 6 |
| 8 October 1960 | Torquay | H | 3-3 | Bedford, Lazarus 2 | 7901 | 7 |
| 15 October 1960 | Port Vale (13) | A | 1-0 | Bedford | 8802 | 5 |
| 22 October 1960 | Southend (17) | H | 2-1 | Woods (pen), Bedford | 6122 | 3 |
| 29 October 1960 | Chesterfield | A | 1-0 | Carey | 4474 | 3 |
| 12 November 1960 | Walsall (6) | A | 3-4 | Bedford 2, Lazarus | 10044 | 3 |
| 19 November 1960 | Shrewsbury (18) | H | 1-1 | Bedford | 7680 | 3 |
| 3 December 1960 | Tranmere Rovers (22) | H | 9-2 | Evans 2, Bedford 2, Clark 2, Lazarus 2, Andrews | 4921 | 3 |
| 10 December 1960 | Watford (8) | A | 3-0 | Lazarus, Woods (pen), Clark | 15546 | 3 |
| 17 December 1960 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (14) | H | 3-1 | Bedford 2, Evans | 6952 | 3 |
| 26 December 1960 | Bristol City (16) | A | 1-1 | Bedford | 10794 | 3 |
| 27 December 1960 | Bristol City (18) | H | 1-1 | Woods (pen) | 15391 | 3 |
| 31 December 1960 | Bradford City (22) | A | 1-1 | Evans | 8405 | 3 |
| 14 January 1961 | Barnsley (9) | H | 4-2 | Evans, Keen, Bedford, Andrews | 8859 | 3 |
| 23 January 1961 | Newport County (10) | A | 3-1 | Evans 2, Bedford | 6610 | 1 |
| 28 January 1961 | Bury | H | 3-1 | Bedford 3 | 14672 | 1 |
| 4 February 1961 | Colchester United (22) | H | 3-2 | Evans, Bedford, Lazarus | 10348 | 1 |
| 11 February 1961 | Grimsby Town (5) | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 10599 | 1 |
| 18 February 1961 | Hull City (13) | H | 2-1 | Keen, Bedford | 12210 | 2 |
| 25 February 1961 | Tranmere Rovers (21) | A | 2-1 | Evans, Woods (pen) | 9226 | 2 |
| 4 March 1961 | Port Vale (6) | H | 1-0 | Evans | 12711 | 2 |
| 11 March 1961 | Southend United (17) | A | 0-0 | | 10987 | 2 |
| 18 March 1961 | Chesterfield | H | 1-2 | Bedford | 8858 | 2 |
| 25 March 1961 | Bury | A | 0-1 | | 14701 | 3 |
| 31 March 1961 | Swindon | H | 3-1 | Angell, Barber, Evans | 14436 | 3 |
| 1 April 1961 | Walsall (2) | H | 1-0 | Longbottom | 14288 | 2 |
| 3 April 1961 | Swindon | A | 0-1 | | 11568 | 3 |
| 8 April 1961 | Shrewsbury Town (15) | A | 1-4 | Evans | 8386 | 3 |
| 15 April 1961 | Halifax Town (10) | H | 5-1 | Bedford 4, Lazarus | 9069 | 3 |
| 17 April 1961 | Halifax Town (11) | A | 1-1 | Andrews | 4194 | 3 |
| 22 April 1961 | Torquay | A | 6-1 | Evans 3, Lazarus, Bedford, Bettany (og) | 5436 | 3 |
| 26 April 1961 | Reading (21) | A | 1-3 | Longbottom | 15058 | 3 |
| 29 April 1961 | Watford (4) | H | 2-1 | Evans, Longbottom | 10328 | 3 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 September 1960 | First Round | Fulham | H | 2-0 | | |
| 18 October 1960 | Quarter-Finals | Chelsea | A | 0-4 | | |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 17 October 1960 | First Round | Port Vale | H | 2-2 | Lazarus, Rutter | 6,600 |
| 19 October 1960 | First Round Replay | Port Vale | A | 1-3 | Bedford | 6,800 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 05 Nov 1960 | First Round | Walthamstow Avenue | H | 3-2 | Bedford 3 | 5,373 |
| 26 Nov 1960 | Second Round | Coventry City | A | 1-2 | Longbottom | 8,927 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Ray Drinkwater | 45 | | 4 | | | 49 | |
| GK | Mike Pinner | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | Tony Ingham | 46 | | 4 | | | 50 | |
| DF | Peter Carey | 16 | 1 | 1 | | | 17 | 1 |
| DF | Keith Rutter | 46 | | 4 | | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| DF | Pat Woods | 33 | 5 | 2 | | | 35 | 5 |
| DF | Peter Baker | 13 | | | | | 13 | |
| MF | Ken Whitfield | 12 | 3 | 2 | | | 14 | 3 |
| MF | David Cockell | 9 | | 1 | | | 10 | |
| MF | Mike Keen | 35 | 2 | 2 | | | 37 | 2 |
| MF | Mark Lazarus | 31 | 12 | 2 | | 1 | 33 | 13 |
| MF | Peter Angell | 46 | 1 | 2 | | | 48 | 1 |
| MF | Arthur Longbottom | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | 5 |
| FW | Colin Whitaker | 8 | | | | | 8 | |
| FW | Mike Barber | 14 | 3 | | | | 14 | 3 |
| FW | Norman Golding | 8 | | | | | 8 | |
| FW | Brian Bedford | 46 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 37 |
| FW | Bernard Evans | 27 | 16 | | | | 27 | 16 |
| FW | Clive Clark | 23 | 6 | 1 | | | 24 | 6 |
| FW | Jimmy Andrews | 33 | 6 | 1 | | | 34 | 6 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Peter Carey | Leyton Orient | July 1960 | |
| Dave Cockell | Hounslow Town | August 1960 | |
| Mark Lazarus | Orient | September 1960 | £3,000 |
| Bernard Evans | Wrexham | October 1960 | |
| Colin Whitaker | Shrewsbury Town | February 1961 | |
| Peter Baker | Sheffield Wednesday | March 1961 | |
| Rodney Slack | Leicester City | March 1961 | |
| George Francis | Brentford | May 1961 | £8,000 |
| Jim Towers | Brentford | May 1961 | £8,000 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Date | Club | Fee |
| Peter Carey | Leyton Orient | July 1960 | November 1960 | Colchester United | |
| Clive Clark | Leeds United | September 1958 | January 1961 | West Bromwich Albion | £20,000 |
| Mike Barber | Corinthian Casuals | July 1959 | February 1961 | Manchester United | |
| Colin Whitaker | Shrewsbury Town | February 1961 | May 1961 | Rochdale | |
| Pat Woods | QPR juniors | May 1950 | May 1961 | Hellenic (Australia) | |
| Arthur Longbottom | Methley United | March 1954 | May 1961 | Port Vale | £2,000 |
| Norman Golding | Tonbridge | August 1959 | May 1961 | Kettering Town | |