List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons explained

Queens Park Rangers Football Club, also known as QPR, is an English association football club based in White City, London. The club originated from a merger between St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers in 1886, both of whom were founded in 1882. Initially an amateur side who played in the West London League and the second division of the London League,^[1] QPR joined the Southern Football League when they turned professional in 1898. After they won the league during the 1907–08 season, they participated in the first Charity Shield match and lost to Manchester United in a replay.^[2]

They joined the Football League Third Division in 1920, and in 1967 became the first Third Division side to win the League Cup.^[2] They have won four divisional titles in the English football league system, two in the second tier and two in the third. Their best placed finish in the system was as runners-up in the Football League First Division in the 1975–76 season, while their best achievement in the FA Cup was also as runners-up, in the 1981–82 competition.As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the team have spent 23 seasons in the top tier of the English football league system, 35 in the second and 40 in the third tier. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first professional season in the Southern Football League in the 1899–1900 season to the end of the most recently completed season. It includes the tournaments that QPR participated in during the First and Second World Wars, which are not counted against players' official statistics as they were unofficial and considered to be friendlies.

Key

Key to league record:

• Pld – Matches played
• W – Matches won
• D – Matches drawn
• L – Matches lost
• GF – Goals for
• GA – Goals against
• Pts – Points
• Pos – Final position

Key to colours and symbols:

style=background:gold	1st or W	Winners
style=background:silver	2nd or F	Runners-up
style=background:green	F*	Finalist, but match never completed
style=background:#cfc		Promoted
style=background:MistyRose		Relegated
style=background:yellow	♦	Top league scorer in QPR's division

Key to divisions and tournaments:

• West London Observer Cup – West London Observer Football Challenge Cup
• West London – West London League
• London 2 – London League Division Two
• Southern 1 – Southern League First Division
• Southern 2 – Southern League Second Division
• SP Floodlit Cup – Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
• Western 1A – Western League Division 1A
• Division 1 – Football League First Division
• Division 2 – Football League Second Division
• Division 3 – Football League Third Division
• Division 3S – Football League Third Division South
• Division 3SN – Football League Third Division South (North)
• Division 3SN Cup – Football League Third Division South (North) Cup
• London Com (Prin) – London Combination (Principal)
• London Com (Supp) – London Combination (Supplementary)
• League South 'B' – Wartime League South 'B'
• League South 'D' – Wartime League South 'D'
• Merc CC Trophy – Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy
• Premier – Premier League
• Championship – EFL Championship
• League One – EFL League One

Key to rounds:

• Grp – Group stage
• QR3 – Third qualifying round
• QR4 – Fourth qualifying round, etc.
• Pre – Preliminary round
• R1 – First round
• R2 – Second round, etc.
• QF(S) – Quarter-final Southern section
• QF – Quarter-final
• SF(S) – Semi-final Southern section
• SF – Semi-final
• F(S) – Final Southern section
• F – Final
• W – Winners

Details for abandoned competitions: the 1938–39 Third Division South Cup and the 1939–40 Football League are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

Season	width=15% scope=col	Division^[3]	scope=col	Pld	scope=col	W	scope=col	D	scope=col	L	scope=col	GF	scope=col	GA	scope=col	Pts	scope=col	Pos^[4]	FA Cup^[5]	League Cup^[6] ^[7]	scope=col	Competition	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Player(s)	scope=col	Goals
League	Other	Top scorer(s)
scope=row	1890–91												West London Observer Cup^[8] London Senior Cup West London Challenge Cup^[9]	SF R2 SF
scope=row	1891–92												West London Observer Cup^[10]	R2
scope=row	1892–93	West London^[11]							16				West London Observer Cup	style=background:gold	W
scope=row	1893–94												West London Observer Cup	style=background:green	F*
scope=row	1894–95												FA Amateur Cup^[12] Middlesex Challenge Cup^[13]	QR3 R1
scope=row	1895–96												FA Amateur Cup^[14]	QR3
scope=row	1896–97	London 2^[15]	16	10	1	5	31	14	21	3rd
scope=row	1897–98	London 2^[16]								Withdrew			London Senior Cup^[17] London Charity Cup^[18]	R4 SF
scope=row	1898–99	West London^[19] ^[20]	12	10	2	0	22	2	22	style=background:gold				London Charity Cup^[21]	R1
scope=row	1899–1900	Southern 1	28	12	2	14			26							21
scope=row	1900–01	Southern 1 Western 1A	28 16	11 7	4	13 5	39	25	26 18	4th						12
scope=row	1901–02	Southern 1 Western 1A	30 16	5	1	15 10	17	43	23 11	12th 8th						12
scope=row	1902–03	Southern 1 Western 1A	30 16	11 6	2	13 8	18	43	28 14	7th						10
scope=row	1903–04	Southern 1 Western 1A	34 16	15 5	11 5	6	15	21	15	6th						20
scope=row	1904–05	Southern 1 Western 1A	34 20	14 6	3	12 11	27	45	36 15	11th			SP Floodlit Cup	R2		20
scope=row	1905–06	Southern 1 Western 1A	34 20	12 11	4	15 5	33	27	31 26	13th 1st			SP Floodlit Cup	R1		15
scope=row	1906–07	Southern 1 Western 1A	38 10	5	1	4	17	11	32 11	2nd			SP Floodlit Cup	SF
scope=row	1907–08	Southern 1 Western 1A	38 12	21 5	1	6	20	23	51 11	5th			FA Charity Shield	style=background:silver	F	Arthur Walker	16
scope=row	1908–09	Southern 1 Western 1A	40 12	12 6	12 1	16 5	28	24	36 13	15th 2nd			London Challenge Cup	R1		10
scope=row	1909–10	Southern 1	42	19	13	10			51				London Challenge Cup	SF		27
scope=row	1910–11	Southern 1	38	13	14	11			40				London Challenge Cup SP Floodlit Cup	R1 SF		18
scope=row	1911–12	Southern 1	38	21	11				53	style=background:gold				FA Charity Shield London Challenge Cup SP Floodlit Cup	F R1 R2	Edward Revill	16
scope=row	1912–13	Southern 1	38	18	10	10			46				London Challenge Cup SP Floodlit Cup	R2 W		18
scope=row	1913–14	Southern 1	38	16		13			41				London Challenge Cup SP Floodlit Cup	R1 R2		20
scope=row	1914–15	Southern 1	38	13	12	13			38	12th			London Challenge Cup SP Floodlit Cup	R2 R1		17
scope=row	1915–16^[22]	London Com (Prin) London Com (Supp)	22 14	2	5	11 7	14	37	19 9	13th
scope=row	1916–17^[23]	London Com (Prin)	39	10		20			29	10th					Victor Hassan Walter Lawrence	10
scope=row	1917–18^[24]	London Com (Prin)	36	14		20			30
scope=row	1918–19^[25]	London Com (Prin)	36	16		13			39							18
scope=row	1919–20	Southern 1	42	18	10	14			46				London Challenge Cup	SF		17
scope=row	1920–21	Division 3	42	22		11			53				London Challenge Cup	SF		19
scope=row	1921–22	Division 3S	42	18	13	11			49				London Challenge Cup	R2		17
scope=row	1922–23	Division 3S	42	16	10	16			42	11th			London Challenge Cup	R1		20
scope=row	1923–24	Division 3S	42	11		22			31	22nd			London Challenge Cup	R1		14
scope=row	1924–25	Division 3S	42	14		20			36	19th			London Challenge Cup	SF	Henry Johnson Colin Myers	10
scope=row	1925–26	Division 3S	42			27			21	22nd			London Challenge Cup	R1
scope=row	1926–27	Division 3S	42	15		18			39	14th			London Challenge Cup	R2		23
scope=row	1927–28	Division 3S	42	17		16			43	10th			London Challenge Cup	R2		26
scope=row	1928–29	Division 3S	42	19	14				52				London Challenge Cup	R2		38
scope=row	1929–30	Division 3S	42	21		12			51				London Challenge Cup	R1		style=background:yellow	42 ♦
scope=row	1930–31	Division 3S	42	20		19			43							27
scope=row	1931–32	Division 3S	42	15	12	15			42	13th						19
scope=row	1932–33	Division 3S	42	13	11	18			37	16th					George Rounce	14
scope=row	1933–34	Division 3S	42	24		12			54				Division 3S Cup	R3		31
scope=row	1934–35	Division 3S	42	16		17			41	13th			Division 3S Cup	R3		21
scope=row	1935–36	Division 3S	42	22		11			53				Division 3S Cup	R2		37
scope=row	1936–37	Division 3S	42	18		15			45				Division 3S Cup	R1		21
scope=row	1937–38	Division 3S	42	22		11			53				Division 3S Cup	R3		21
scope=row	1938–39	Division 3S	42	15	14	13			44				Division 3S Cup	SF(S)		27
scope=row	1939–40	Division 3S League South 'B' League South 'D'	18 18	0 12 10			49 38	26 28	26 23	16th 1st 2nd			Football League War Cup	Pre		40
scope=row	1940–41	League South London War Cup	23 10	5	1	12 4	26	26	0.783 11	25th 3rd			Football League War Cup	R4		41
scope=row	1941–42	League South London War Cup	30 6	11 2	1	16 3	8	7	25 5	10th 3rd						12
scope=row	1942–43	League South	28	18					38				League Cup South	SF		16
scope=row	1943–44	League South	30	14	12				40				League Cup South	Grp		36
scope=row	1944–45	League South	30	10	10	10			30				League Cup South	Grp		23
scope=row	1945–46	Division 3SN	20	14					32	style=background:gold				Division 3SN Cup	SF		23
scope=row	1946–47	Division 3S	42	23	11				57	style=background:silver							17
scope=row	1947–48	style=background:#cfc	Division 3S	42	26					61	style=background:gold							25
scope=row	1948–49	Division 2	42	14	11	17			39	13th
scope=row	1949–50	Division 2	42	11	12	19			34	20th						11
scope=row	1950–51	Division 2	42	15	10	17			40	16th						16
scope=row	1951–52	style=background:MistyRose	Division 2	42	11	12	19			34	22nd						13
scope=row	1952–53	Division 3S	46	12	15	19			39	20th						14
scope=row	1953–54	Division 3S	46	16	10	20			42	18th						12
scope=row	1954–55	Division 3S	46	15	14	17			44	15th						18
scope=row	1955–56	Division 3S	46	14	11	21			39	18th			Southern Floodlight Cup	R1		19
scope=row	1956–57	Division 3S	46	18	11	17			47	10th			Southern Floodlight Cup	R2		15
scope=row	1957–58	Division 3S	46	18	14	14			50	10th			Southern Floodlight Cup	R1		18
scope=row	1958–59	Division 3	46	19		19			46	13th			Southern Floodlight Cup	R1		20
scope=row	1959–60	Division 3	46	18	13	15			49				Southern Floodlight Cup	R1		27
scope=row	1960–61	Division 3	46	25	10	11			60							37
scope=row	1961–62	Division 3	46	24	11	11			59							39
scope=row	1962–63	Division 3	46	17	11	18			45	13th						26
scope=row	1963–64	Division 3	46	17		19			45	15th						25
scope=row	1964–65	Division 3	46	17	12	17			46	14th						26
scope=row	1965–66	Division 3	46	24		13			57							style=background:yellow	33 ♦
scope=row	1966–67	style=background:#cfc	Division 3	46	26	15				67	style=background:gold			style=background:gold					style=background:yellow	44 ♦
scope=row	1967–68	style=background:#cfc	Division 2	42	25					58	style=background:silver							14
scope=row	1968–69	style=background:MistyRose	Division 1	42		10	28			18	22nd					Mick Leach
scope=row	1969–70	Division 2	42	17	11	14			45							24
scope=row	1970–71	Division 2	42	16	11	15			43	11th						23
scope=row	1971–72	Division 2	42	20	14				54							20
scope=row	1972–73	style=background:#cfc	Division 2	42	24	13				61	style=background:silver							style=background:yellow	26 ♦
scope=row	1973–74	Division 1	42	13	17	12			43							22
scope=row	1974–75	Division 1	42	16	10	16			42	11th						21
scope=row	1975–76	Division 1	42	24	11				59	style=background:silver							13
scope=row	1976–77	Division 1	42	13	12	17			38	14th			UEFA Cup	QF	Don Givens	19
scope=row	1977–78	Division 1	42		15	18			33	19th
scope=row	1978–79	style=background:MistyRose	Division 1	42		13	23			25	20th					Paul Goddard
scope=row	1979–80	Division 2	42	18	13	11			49							style=background:yellow	30 ♦
scope=row	1980–81	Division 2	42	15	13	14			43
scope=row	1981–82	Division 2	42	21		15			69		style=background:silver						24
scope=row	1982–83	style=background:#cfc	Division 2	42	26					85	style=background:gold						Tony Sealy	16
scope=row	1983–84	Division 1	42	22		13			73							16
scope=row	1984–85	Division 1	42	13	11	18			50	19th			UEFA Cup			28
scope=row	1985–86	Division 1	42	15		20			52	13th		style=background:silver					18
scope=row	1986–87	Division 1	42	13	11	18			50	16th						16
scope=row	1987–88	Division 1	40	19	10	11			67				Full Members' Cup	R1		10
scope=row	1988–89	Division 1	38	14	11	13			53				Full Members Cup Merc CC Trophy	SF R1		15
scope=row	1989–90	Division 1	38	13	11	14			50	11th
scope=row	1990–91	Division 1	38	12	10	16			46	12th			Full Members Cup	R2		19
scope=row	1991–92	Division 1	42	12	18	12			54	11th			Full Members Cup	QF		11
scope=row	1992–93		42	17	12	13			63							24
scope=row	1993–94		42	16	12	14			60							18
scope=row	1994–95		42	17		16			60							26
scope=row	1995–96	style=background:MistyRose		38			23			33	19th						12
scope=row	1996–97		46	18	12	16			66							18
scope=row	1997–98		46	10	19	17			49	21st						11
scope=row	1998–99		46	12	11	23			47	20th
scope=row	1999–00		46	16	18	12			66	10th					Stuart Wardley	14
scope=row	2000–01	style=background:MistyRose		46		19	20			40	23rd						12
scope=row	2001–02		46	19	14	13			71				Football League Trophy	R1		21
scope=row	2002–03		46	24	11	11			83				Football League Trophy	R1	Kevin Gallen	14
scope=row	2003–04	style=background:#cfc		46	22	17				83	style=background:silver				Football League Trophy	SF(S)		17
scope=row	2004–05		46	17	11	18			62	11th						18
scope=row	2005–06		46	12	14	20			50						Marc Nygaard
scope=row	2006–07		46	14	11	21			53	18th						14
scope=row	2007–08		46	14	16	16			58	14th						10
scope=row	2008–09		46	15	16	25			61	11th						12
scope=row	2009–10		46	14	15	17			57	13th						13
scope=row	2010–11	style=background:#cfc		46	24	16				88	style=background:gold							19
scope=row	2011–12		38	10		21	43	66	37	17th
scope=row	2012–13	style=background:MistyRose		38			21	30	60	25	20th
scope=row	2013–14	style=background:#cfc		46	23	11	12	60	44	80	4th							18
scope=row	2014–15	style=background:MistyRose		38		6	24	42	73	30	20th							18
scope=row	2015–16		46	14	18	14	54	54	60	12th					Tjaronn Chery
scope=row	2016–17		46	15	8	23	52	66	53	18th							10
scope=row	2017–18		46	15	11	20	58	70	56	16th							11
scope=row	2018–19		46	14	9	23	53	71	51	19th							9
scope=row	2019–20		46	16	10	20	67	76	58	13th							15
scope=row	2020–21		46	19	11	16	57	55	68	9th							12
2021–22	Championship	46	19	9	18	60	59	66	11th	R4	R4					10
2022–23	Championship	46	13	11	22	44	71	50	20th	R3	R1					8
2023–24	Championship	46	15	11	20	47	58	56	18th	R3	R1					7

General sources:^{[26] [27]}

References

Specific

General

• Book: Macey, Gordon. Queens Park Rangers: The Complete Record. 2009. Breedon. Derby, UK. 978-1-85983-714-6.

External links

• Queens Park Rangers F.C. official website

Notes and References

1. News: West London Sayings and Doings. West London Observer. 1938. XXXVI. 27 August 1892. 6.
2. Web site: A Potted History of QPR (1882–2011) . Queens Park Rangers F.C . 19 August 2011 . 3 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917014851/http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/History . 17 September 2011 .
3. Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time.
4. In seasons when the club played in more than one league, the column is sorted by the league with the most games, with the exception of the 1939–40 season.
5. Web site: The FA Cup Archive . The Football Association (The FA) . 12 February 2012 . 2 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120202070506/http://www.thefa.com/thefacup/more/pastresults . live . Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
6. Web site: League Tables . The Football League . 4 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111225040106/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalLeagueTable/0,,10794~20097,00.html . 25 December 2011 . Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
7. Web site: The Carling Cup . Carling . 4 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225151347/http://www.carling.com/carlingcup/ . 25 February 2011 . dead . Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
8. News: Football Notes. West London Observer. 1859. 14 February 1891. XXXVI. 7.
9. News: West London Observer Football Challenge Cup. West London Observer. 1866. 4 April 1891. XXXVI. 7.
10. News: The London Challenge Cup. 33471. 12. The Times. 2 November 1891.
11. News: Sports and Pastimes. Willesden Chronicle. 819. 10 March 1893. 6.
12. News: The Football Association Amateur Cup. The Standard. 22276. 7. 23 November 1895.
13. News: Middlesex Challenge Cup. The Times. 34485. 10. 28 January 1895.
14. News: The Amateur Cup. The Times. 34743. 11. 25 November 1895.
15. News: London League. Bromley & District Times. 819. 7 May 1897. 3.
16. News: Results at a Glance. Bromley & District Times. 866. 1 April 1898. 3.
17. News: London Senior Cup. West London Observer. 2262. 7 January 1898. XLII. 2.
18. News: Other Matches. 35415. 11. The Times. 17 January 1898.
19. News: West London Football League and Alliance. West London Observer. 2278. XLIII. 20 May 1898. 5.
20. News: West London League – Div. I.. West London League. 2324. 28 April 1899. 2. XLIII.
21. News: The Association Cup. 35679. 13. The Times. 21 November 1898.
22. Web site: England 1915/16 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 15 February 2003 . Peter . Kungler . 14 January 2012 . 14 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414115446/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng16.html . live .
23. Web site: England 1916/17 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 15 February 2003 . Peter . Kungler . 14 January 2012 . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325171127/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng17.html . live .
24. Web site: England 1917/18 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . Peter . Kungler . 23 January 2005 . 14 January 2012 . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325171702/https://rsssf.org/tablese/eng18.html . live .
25. Web site: England 1918/19 . 15 February 2003 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . Peter . Kungler . 14 January 2012 . 12 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412163731/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng19.html . live .
26. Web site: Queens Park Rangers. Football Club History Database. 6 April 2018. 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034823/http://www.fchd.info/QUEENSPR.HTM. live.
27. Web site: QPR Squad details. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. 6 April 2018. 4 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104045320/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2093&teamTabs=stats. live. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.