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1901–02 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1901–02 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 14th season of existence and their 3rd season in the Southern League Division One, the top non-league division of football in England at the time. Qpr also competed in the Western Football League. and completed their 3rd season in the London League Premier Division

Queens Park Rangers
1901–02 season
ManagerWaters (Trainer)
StadiumLatimer Road
Southern League Division One12th
FA Cup5th Qualifying round
Western Football League Division One8th
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugh McQueen 9
All: Harry Millar 12
Highest home attendance12,000 (Dec 28 1901) Vs Tottenham
Lowest home attendance2,000 (Jan 25 1901) Vs Brentford
Biggest win5-1 (Mar 29 1901) Vs Northampton
Biggest defeat1-7 (Mar 12 1901) vs Reading

Season summary

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In the 1901–02 season QPR continued play in the Southern League Division One and Finished 13th whilst in the Western league, Qpr finished 8th.

Southern League Division One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
10 New Brompton 30 10 7 13 39 38 1.026 27
11 Northampton Town 30 11 5 14 53 65 0.815 27
12 Queens Park Rangers 30 9 6 15 34 55 0.618 24
13 Watford 30 9 4 17 36 58 0.621 22
14 Wellingborough 30 9 3 18 34 72 0.472 21
15 Brentford 30 7 6 17 34 61 0.557 20 Relegation test matches

Results

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Southern League Division One

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Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Collins Newlands Aston Freeman Bowman Edwards King Pryce Millar McQueen Seeley Lennox Keech, W. Jordan, F. Handford, E. White Christie Stewart McKinlay Wheldon Evans Keech, B.
Sep 7 1901 H Watford L 0-1 0-1 5,000 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 14 1901 A Tottenham L 0-2 0-2 10,000 15 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 4 6 7 11
Sep 28 1901 A Portsmouth L 0-1 0-1 7,000 16 1 2 3 4 11 7 9 10 6 5 8
Oct 5 1901 H Swindon W 3-0 4-0 Pryce, Millar, Stewart, McQueen 3,000 12 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 4 6 7
Oct 12 1901 A Brentford D 1-1 1-1 Millar 3,000 12 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 4 11 6 7
Oct 19 1901 H Kettering T W 1-1 2-1 McQueen, Seeley 5,000 11 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 4 6 7
Oct 26 1901 A Luton L 0-0 0-1 5,000 12 1 2 3 5 8 9 11 4 6 7 10
Nov 9 1901 H West Ham W 2-0 2-1 McQueen, Pryce 4,000 10 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 10 11 6 7
Nov 23 1901 H Southampton L 0-0 0-1 6,000 11 1 2 5 4 8 9 10 11 6 3 7
Dec 7 1901 H New Brompton D 1-0 1-1 McQueen 2,300 9 1 4 3 5 7 8 9 10 6 2 11
Dec 21 1901 A Watford D 1-1 1-1 Millar 2,300 11 1 4 3 5 8 9 7 6 2 11 10
Dec 28 1901 H Tottenham L 0-2 0-3 12,000 11 1 3 5 4 8 9 7 2 11 6 10
Jan 4 1901 A Wellingborough L 0-1 0-1 1,500 12 1 3 5 4 9 8 7 6 2 11 10
Jan 11 1901 H Portsmouth D 0-0 1-1 Stewart 5,000 12 1 4 3 6 5 9 8 7 2 11 10
Jan 18 1901 A Swindon W 1-0 3-0 Aston (pen), King, Wheldon 4,000 11 1 4 3 6 5 9 8 7 2 11 10
Jan 25 1901 H Brentford W 2-0 3-2 Newlands, Wheldon, Stewart 2,000 10 1 4 3 6 5 9 8 7 2 11 10
Feb 1 1901 A Kettering T L 0-0 0-3 4,000 10 1 4 3 5 9 8 7 6 2 11 10
Feb 8 1901 H Luton D 1-0 2-2 King, Wheldon 3,000 10 1 4 3 6 5 7 9 8 2 11 10
Feb 15 1901 H Millwall Athletic L 0-2 0-2 4,000 11 1 4 3 6 5 9 8 11 7 2 10
Feb 22 1901 A West Ham L 0-1 0-4 4,000 12 1 4 3 5 9 8 7 6 2 11 10
Mar 1 1901 H Reading W 1-0 1-0 McQueen 3,000 10 1 3 11 5 6 9 8 7 4 2 10
Mar 8 1901 A Southampton L 1-1 2-4 Wheldon, McQueen (pen) 2,000 13 1 3 6 5 9 8 7 4 2 11 10
Mar 12 1901 A Reading L 0-4 1-7 Millar 5,000 13 1 3 11 6 5 7 9 8 2 4 10
Mar 15 1901 H Bristol R D 0-0 0-0 3,000 13 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 11 2 9 10
Mar 20 1901 A Northampton L 0-2 1-4 Millar 3,000 13 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 2 11
Mar 22 1901 A New Brompton W 0-0 1-0 McQueen 3,000 12 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mar 29 1901 H Northampton W 1-0 5-1 Millar, Wheldon 2, McQueen 2 4,000 11 1 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 2 11 10
Apr 12 1901 A Millwall Athletic L 1-1 1-6 Millar 4,500 12 1 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 2 11
Apr 19 1901 H Wellingborough D 1-0 1-1 Seeley 4,000 12 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 7 2 8 11
Apr 30 1901 A Bristol R L 1-2 1-4 Edwards 3,000 12 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 7 2 11 8

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Western Football League Division One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Portsmouth 16 13 1 2 53 16 3.313 27
2 Tottenham Hotspur 16 11 3 2 42 17 2.471 25
3 Reading 16 7 3 6 29 22 1.318 17
4 Millwall Athletic 16 8 1 7 25 29 0.862 17
5 Bristol Rovers 16 8 0 8 25 31 0.806 16
6 Southampton 16 7 1 8 30 28 1.071 15
7 West Ham United 16 6 2 8 30 20 1.500 14
8 Queens Park Rangers 16 5 1 10 17 43 0.395 11
9 Swindon Town 16 0 2 14 8 53 0.151 2 Left league at end of season
Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Collins Aston White Bowman Freeman Edwards King Pryce Millar Burton McQueen Lennox Keech, W. Jordan, F. Christie Newlands Seeley Stewart Musselwhite Leather Wheldon Gray, E. McKinlay Keech, B.
Sep 9 1901 A Bristol R L 0-1 0-4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sep 16 1901 H West Ham L 0-2 1-4 Millar 1,000 1 3 2 5 8 9 11 4 6 7 10
Sep 25 1901 A Swindon D 0-1 1-1 Pryce 1 3 5 4 11 7 8 9 10 6 2
Sep 30 1901 H Tottenham L 0-2 1-3 Pryce 5,000 7 1 3 5 7 4 11 8 9 10 6 2
Oct 7 1901 H Southampton L 2-0 2-3 Millar, McQueen (pen) 2,000 7 1 3 5 7 6 8 9 10 4 2 11
Oct 16 1901 A Southampton L 1-3 1-5 Stewart 8 1 3 6 5 11 8 9 4 2 10 7
Oct 28 1901 H Portsmouth W 0-1 2-1 King, McQueen 4,000 8 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 6 2 10
Nov 4 1901 H Bristol R Null
Dec 9 1901 A Tottenham L 1-1 2-3 Aston (pen), Pryce 2,500 8 1 3 2 5 7 8 9 6 4 10 11
Dec 25 1901 H Millwall Athletic L 0-1 0-2 3,000 8 3 2 6 8 9 4 7 11 5 1 10
Dec 26 1901 A Reading L 0-3 0-5 4,000 8 3 2 5 8 9 6 4 7 11 1 10
Jan 20 1902 A West Ham W 1-0 1-0 King 1,200 8 1 3 2 5 6 9 8 4 7 11 10
Mar 10 1902 H Swindon W 3-1 4-2 Pryce, Millar 2, Keech B. 8 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 11 3 4 10
Mar 28 1902 H Reading W 1-0 1-0 Bowman 3,000 8 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mar 31 1902 A Millwall Athletic L 0-1 0-5 6,000 8 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 11 10
Apr 9 1902 A Portsmouth L 0-4 0-5 2,000 8 1 3 2 4 5 7 9 8 6 11 10
Apr 26 1902 H Bristol R W 1-0 1-0 Millar 3,000 8 1 3 2 5 4 6 9 10 8 7 11

London League Premier Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 West Ham 8 5 1 2 18 9 11
2 Tottenham 8 3 3 2 15 13 9
3 Millwall Athletic 8 2 4 2 9 13 8
4 Queens Park Rangers 8 2 2 4 11 14 6
5 Woolwich Arsenal 8 2 2 4 9 13 6
Date Venue Opponent Result Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance League Position Collins Aston White Bowman Freeman Edwards King Pryce Millar McQueen Keech, W. Newlands Seeley Stewart Musselwhite Leather Wheldon Gray, E.
Dec 2 1901 H Millwall Athletic D 0-0 0-0 1,000 1 3 2 9 10 8 6 4 11 7 5
Jan 1 1902 A West Ham L 1-2 1-2 King 7 2 4 5 6 9 8 11 1 10 3
Feb 3 1902 H Woolwich Arsenal D 1-1 2-2 Stewart, Wheldon 500 1 3 2 5 9 8 6 4 7 11 10
Feb 10 1902 A Tottenham W 4-1 5-1 Wheldon, Stewart, McQueen, Millar, King 1,200 1 3 2 5 6 7 9 8 4 11 10
Feb 17 1902 A Woolwich Arsenal L 0-1 0-3 1,000 1 3 2 5 6 8 9 11 4 7 10
Mar 17 1902 A Millwall Athletic L 0-1 0-3 600 1 2 5 6 7 9 8 4 3 11 10
Apr 1 1902 H West Ham W 1-1 2-1 McQueen, King 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 8 3 11 10
Apr 14 1902 H Tottenham L 1-2 1-2 McQueen 1,800 4 1 3 2 5 4 6 9 8 10 7 11

Southern Professional Charity Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Collins Aston Bowman Edwards King Pryce McQueen Keech, W. White Christie Stewart McKinlay
SCC 1 Apr 19 1902 A Reading L 0-0 0-4 1 3 5 6 9 8 10 4 2 11 7

FA Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Outcome Half Time Score Score Scorers Attendance Collins Newlands Aston Freeman Bowman Pryce Millar McQueen Seeley Keech, W. White Stewart
FACup Q3 Nov 2 1901 H Crouch End Vampires (London League) W 2-0 2-0 Stewart, Millar 1,500 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 10 11 6 7
FACup Q4 Nov 16 1901 H West Norwood Null abandoned 1-0 1-0 Pryce 2,000 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 10 11 6 7
FACup Q4 Rep Nov 20 1901 H West Norwood W 4-0 4-0 Millar 4 3,000 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 10 11 6 7
FACup Q5 Nov 30 1901 A Luton L 0-1 0-2 5,000 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 6 5 7

Squad

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Position Nationality Name Southern League Appearances Southern League Goals FA Cup Appearances FA Cup Goals Western League Appearances Western League Goals London League Premier Appearances London League Premier Goals
GK England Harry Collins 30 3 14 7
GK Jack Leather 2 1
DF England Jack White 26 1 16 8
DF England George Newlands 25 1 3 10 6
DF England John Bowman 20 3 11 1 6
DF John Musselwhite 1 1
DF Jack Edwards
DF Stuart Lennox 1 1
DF Ernest Gray 1 1
DF England Charlie Aston 25 1 3 13 1 6
MF Albert Edwards 10 1 8 3
MF England Alf Hitch
MF Scotland John Hamilton
MF England Ben Freeman 29 3 14 7
MF England William Clipsham
MF England Henry (Harry) Skinner
MF England William (Bill) Keech 15 3 8 3
FW Scotland John Stewart 23 3 3 1 9 1 5 2
FW England Tommy Wilson
FW Tommy Mays
FW England Harry Abbott
FW England Arthur King 15 2 9 2 7 3
FW England Walter Busby
FW Scotland Bobby Colvin
FW Scotland Jack Pryce 15 2 3 1 13 4 4
FW England Ben Keech 1 1 1
FW England Ernest Handford 3
FW Scotland Robert McKinlay 4 1
FW Frank Jordan 2 1 6 2
FW A. Burton 1
FW Scotland David Christie 2 2
FW England Fred Wheldon 14 6 5 6 2
FW England George Seeley 19 2 3 9 6
FW Scotland Hugh McQueen 26 9 3 11 2 6 3
FW Scotland Harry Millar 24 7 3 5 15 5 5 1
FW Wales Roger Evans 1

Transfers in

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Name from Date Fee
Burton, A. cs1901
Ben Keech Irthlingborough cs1901
Billington, Frank Apr1901
Ben Freeman Grays U May 17,1901
Arthur King Gainsborough Trinity May 21,1901
George Seeley New Brompton May 28,1901
Jack White Grays U May 28,1901
Chisholm, George Oswestry May 30,1901
Hugh McQueen Derby May 30,1901
Charlie Aston Aston Villa June 4,1901
Harry Collins Burnley June 24,1901
John Bowman Stoke June 29,1901
Jack Pryce Sheffield W June 29,1901
Albert Edwards Manchester C July 6,1901
Harry Millar Sheffield W July 11,1901
Ball, G. Sep1901
John Stewart Third Lanark Oct 5,1901
Robert McKinlay Vale of Clyde Oct 24,1901
Moorhead, Robert * Bromley Dec1901
Fred Wheldon West Bromwich Dec 6,1901 £400
Roger Evans Clapton Mar1902 Loan
Alf Hitch Nottingham May 5,1902
Walter Busby Wellingborough May 3,1902
William Clipsham Wandsworth May 5,1902
Bobby Colvin Luton May 7,1902
Tommy Wilson Aston Villa May 12,1902
John Hamilton Millwall Athletic May 14,1902
Harry Abbott Blackburn May 14,1902
Jack Edwards Grays U May 17,1902
Tommy Mays Grays U May 23,1902
Henry (Harry) Skinner Grimsby June 9,1902

Transfers out

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Name from Date Fee Date To Fee
Walborn, William R. * Nov1896 cs 01
Ponting, Bill * Ryde Sports July 16,1900 cs 01 Shepherd's Bush
Gooding, J. * cs1900 cs 01
Clutterbuck, Harry Small Heath May 2,1899 May 01 Grimsby
McConnell, Alex Woolwich Arsenal May 4,1899 May 01 Grimsby
Alf Hitch Grays U May 15,1899 May 01 Nottingham
Bellingham, James Falkirk June 1,1900 May 01 Grimsby
Henry (Harry) Skinner Uxbridge Apr1899 May 01 Grimsby
Downing, Tommy Grays U June 1,1900 May 01 Small Heath
Gray, Tom New Brompton May 15,1900 May 01 Bury
Humphreys, Percy Cambridge St.Mary's May 23,1900 May 01 Notts County
Foxall, Abe Liverpool June 20,1900 May 01 Woolwich Arsenal
Ronaldson, Duncan Vale of Clyde Nov 17,1900 May 01 Grimsby
Newbigging, Alex Lanark U Oct 13,1900 June 01 Nottingham
Goldie, William Stevenston Thistle Aug 24,1900 Aug 01 Kilwinning Eglinton
Jordan, Harry * Watford Oct1898 Oct 01 Watford
Stuart Lennox Cambridge St.Mary's Oct 30,1900 Oct 01
Burton, A. cs1901 Oct 01
Ball, G. Sep1901 Dec 01
Roger Evans Clapton Mar1902 Loan Mar 02 Clapton Loan
William (Bill) Keech Loughborough May 13,1899 May 02 Brentford
David Christie Ryde Sports June 20,1900 May 02
Billington, Frank Apr1901 May 02
John Stewart Third Lanark Oct 5,1901 May 02 Hibernian
Fred Wheldon West Bromwich Dec 6,1901 £400 May 02 Portsmouth
Hugh McQueen Derby May 30,1901 June 02 Gainsborough Trinity
Ernest Gray New Brompton Sep 29,1900 cs 02
Ball, G. Sep1901 cs 02
Moorhead, Robert * Bromley Dec1901 cs 02 Wandsworth
Robert McKinlay Vale of Clyde Oct 24,1901 cs 02
Chisholm, George Oswestry May 30,1901 cs 02

References

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  1. ^ Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.
  2. ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record 1899-2009. Breedon Books Publishing Co Lt, 2009. ISBN 9781780914091.

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  1. ^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-26.