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Queens Park Rangers
1958-59 season
Chairman	Bernard Baker
Manager	Alec Stock
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division	13th
FA Cup	Third Round
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup	Round One
Top goalscorer	League: Arthur Longbottom 20; All: Arthur Longbottom 20
Highest home attendance	15768 vs Plymouth 27 December 1958
Lowest home attendance	5007 vs Mansfield 21 February 1959
Biggest win	5-0 Vs Wrexham (4 April 1959)
Biggest defeat	1-5 Vs Norwich (31 January 1959)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1957–58 1959-60 →

Season summary[edit]

During the 1958-59 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division and finished in Thirteenth place.^[1]

League standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
11	Bradford City	46	18	11	17	84	76	1.105	47
12	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	17	12	17	69	69	1.000	46
13	Queens Park Rangers	46	19	8	19	74	77	0.961	46
14	Southampton	46	17	11	18	88	80	1.100	45
15	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	59	57	1.035	45

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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Results[edit]

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division[edit]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
23 August 1958	Reading	A	2-2	Longbottom 2	16961	13
25 August 1958	Tranmere	H	1-1	Cameron	12393	12
30 August 1958	Colchester	H	4-2	Longbottom, Locke, Kerrins 2	9852	9
1 September 1958	Tranmere	A	0-2		13959	12
6 September 1958	AFC Bournemouth	A	0-2		11890	19
9 September 1958	Doncaster Rovers	A	0-2		10725	22
13 September 1958	Norwich	H	2-1	Longbottom, Kerrins	10498	19
15 September 1958	Doncaster Rovers	A	3-1	Cameron, Kerrins, Longbottom	10118	9
20 September 1958	Southend United	A	0-4		13524	18
22 September 1958	Stockport	A	3-2	Longbottom 3	12162	11
27 September 1958	Bury	H	2-1	Tomkys 2	10118	9
29 September 1958	Stockport	H	0-0		7458	9
4 October 1958	Mansfield Town	A	4-3	Longbottom, Dawson, Cameron, Angell	10033	8
7 October 1958	Rochdale	A	2-2	Cameron, Tomkys	4276	8
11 October 1958	Chesterfield	H	2-2	Kerrins, Tomkys	9452	8
20 October 1958	Newport County	A	1-3	Cameron	8410	11
25 October 1958	Halifax	H	3-1	Longbottom 3	9607	7
1 November 1958	Accrington Stanley	A	4-2	Longbottom, Dawson 2, Tomkys	6498	5
8 November 1958	Southampton	H	2-2	Longbottom, Petchey	11287	6
22 November 1958	Brentford	H	1-2	Kerrins	15123	8
29 November 1958	Hull City	A	0-1		11705	12
13 December 1958	Swindon	A	0-2		8307	16
20 December 1958	Reading	H	2-0	Kerrins, Pearson	6909	14
26 December 1958	Plymouth	A	2-3	Angell, Tomkys	30665	15
27 December 1958	Plymouth	H	2-1	Pearson, Longbottom	15768	12
4 January 1959	Colchester	A	0-3		8719	15
17 January 1959	AFC Bournemouth	H	0-4		6041	16
31 January 1959	Norwich	A	1-5	Longbottom	16781	18
7 February 1959	Southend United	H	1-3	Petchey	6361	20
14 February 1959	Bury	A	1-3	Clark	5072	20
21 February 1959	Mansfield	H	1-1	Locke	5007	20
28 February 1959	Chesterfield	A	3-2	Tomkys, Locke 2	8711	20
7 March 1959	Newport	H	4-2	Longbottom 2, Locke, Angell	5707	17
14 March 1959	Halifax	A	1-2	Locke	5586	20
16 March 1959	Bradford	H	3-0	Whitelaw, Pearson 2	7578	15
21 March 1959	Accrington Stanley	H	3-1	Anderson, Pearson, Tighe (og)	8005	15
27 March 1959	Notts County	H	2-1	Whitelaw, Pearson	12044	12
28 March 1959	Southampton	A	0-1		9808	13
30 March 1959	Notts County	A	1-0	Angell (pen)	6956	12
4 April 1959	Wrexham	H	5-0	Anderson 2, Whitelaw, Angell (pen), Longbottom	8670	11
8 April 1959	Wrexham	A	0-1		5738	11
11 April 1959	Brentford	A	0-1		15905	12
18 April 1959	Hull City	H	1-1	Whitelaw	9325	11
20 April 1959	Rochdale	H	3-0	Angell, Longbottom, Whitelaw	7280	11
25 April 1959	Bradford	A	0-1		6895	14
27 April 1959	Swindon	H	2-1	Angell, Tomkys	7628	10

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Southern Professional Floodlight Cup[edit]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
13 October 1958	First Round	Fulham	A	0-4		8497

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FA Cup[edit]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
15 November 1958	First Round	Walsall	A	1-0	Dawson	15123
6 December 1958	Second Round	Southampton	H	0-1		13166

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Squad[edit]

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Pat Welton	3				3
GK	Ray Drinkwater	43		3		46
DF	Tony Ingham	46		3		49
DF	Keith Rutter	44		3		47
DF	Pat Woods	44		3		47
DF	Walter Colgan	1				1
MF	Pat Kerrins	29	7	3		32	7
MF	Stuart Richardson	1				1
MF	John Pearson	16	5			16	5
MF	Peter Angell	45	6	3		48	6
MF	Arthur Longbottom	41	20	3		44	20
MF	Bobby Cameron	22	5	3		25	5
MF	George Petchey	46	2	3		49	2
MF	Mike Powell	4				4
FW	Mike Tomkys	25	8	3		28	8
FW	Lesley Locke	25	5			25	5
FW	Alec Dawson	25	4	3	1	28	5
FW	Tommy Anderson	10	3			10	3
FW	Brian Kelly	6				6
FW	George Whitelaw	11	5			11	5
FW	Clive Clark	19	1			19	1

References[edit]

^ {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[1] {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}

[auto-2] 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.

[auto2-3] 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.

[auto4-4] 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.

[auto3-5] 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.

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