1966–67 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers 1966–67 football season

Queens Park Rangers

1966–67 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Alec Stock
Football League Third Division	1st
FA Cup	Third Round
Football League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Rodney Marsh 30 All: Rodney Marsh 44
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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During the 1966–67 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Third Division

Season summary

Qpr won the third division for the and shocked first division West Bomwich Albion in the first wembley final of the League Cup

League standings

Main article: 1966–67 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Queens Park Rangers	46	26	15	5	103	38	2.711	67	Winners of the League Cup, Division Champions, promoted
2	Middlesbrough	46	23	9	14	87	64	1.359	55	Promoted
3	Watford	46	20	14	12	61	46	1.326	54
4	Reading	46	22	9	15	76	57	1.333	53
5	Bristol Rovers	46	20	13	13	76	67	1.134	53

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Third Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
20 August 1966	Shrewsbury Town	H	2-2	Allen, Marsh	6,343	14
27 August 1966	Watford	A	0-1		9,957	20
3 September 1966	Swindon Town	H	3-1	Keen, Ian Morgan	7,900	11
6 September 1966	Middlesbrough	H	4-0	Morgan, Morgan, Allen	8,807	4
10 September 1966	Reading	A	2-2	Langley, Ian Morgan	8,148	10
17 September 1966	Doncaster Rovers	H	6-0	Roger Morgan 2, Keen 2, Sanderson, Marsh	8,090	6
24 September 1966	Mansfield Town	A	7-1	Marsh 3, Allen 2, Langley, Sanderson	6,260	4
26 September 1966	Middlesbrough	A	2-2	Marsh, Lazarus	13,091	2
1 October 1966	Grimsby Town	H	5-1	Allen 2, Marsh, Lazarus, Roger Morgan	9,097	4
8 October 1966	Swansea	H	4-2	Marsh, Allen 2, Sanderson	11,047	3
15 October 1966	AFC Bournemouth	A	3-1	Roger Morgan 2, Marsh	12,164	1
19 October 1966	Torquay	A	1-1	Langley	7,887	2
22 October 1966	Orient	H	4-1	Marsh, Allen 2, Lazarus	16,719	1
29 October 1966	Gillingham	A	2-2	Keen, Marsh	11,951	2
5 November 1966	Workington	H	4-1	Marsh 2, Allen, Langley	9,094	2
12 November 1966	Scunthorpe United	A	2-0	Marsh 2	5,052	2
15 November 1966	Torquay	H	2-1	Roger Morgan, Allen	10,385	1
19 November 1966	Oldham Athletic	H	0-1		14,413	1
7 December 1966	Bristol Rovers	H	3-0	Allen, Sanderson, Lazarus	13,312	1
10 December 1966	Colchester United	A	3-1	Marsh, Roger Morgan 2	8,195	1
17 December 1966	Shrewsbury	A	0-0		6,520	1
26 December 1966	Brighton And Hove Albion	H	3-0	Marsh, Sanderson, Lazarus	17,875	1
27 December 1966	Brighton And Hove Albion	A	2-2	Wilks, Roger Morgan	22,947	1
31 December 1966	Watford	H	4-1	Marsh 2, Sibley, Lazarus	17,073	1
14 January 1967	Reading	H	2-1	Marsh, Roger Morgan	14,341	1
21 January 1967	Doncaster Rovers	A	1-1	Keen	12,062	1
4 February 1967	Mansfield Town	H	0-0		14,728	1
11 February 1967	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	Ian Morgan	7,157	1
20 February 1967	Peterborough United	A	2-0	Lazarus, Crawford OG	6,411	1
25 February 1967	Swansea City	A	3-1	Lazarus 3	10,141	1
7 March 1967	AFC Bournemouth	H	4-0	Keen, Marsh 2, Allen	21,558	1
11 March 1967	Peterborough United	H	0-0		16,716	1
18 March 1967	Orient	A	0-0		14,607	1
24 March 1967	Darlington	H	4-0	Marsh, Allen, Langley, Lazarus	18,601	1
25 March 1967	Gillingham	H	2-0	Marsh, Ian Morgan	14,612	1
27 March 1967	Darlington	A	0-0		9,914	1
1 April 1967	Workington	A	2-0	Langley, Ian Morgan	4,010	1
8 April 1967	Scunthorpe United	H	5-1	Marsh 2, Keen, Lazarus 2	13,113	1
11 April 1967	Walsall	A	0-2		11,181	1
15 April 1967	Oldham Athletic	A	1-0	Wilks	14,729	1
22 April 1967	Oxford United	H	3-1	Wilks 2, Lazarus	15,365	1
25 April 1967	Walsall	H	0-0		11,860	1
29 April 1967	Bristol Rovers	A	1-2	Leach	17,721	1
2 May 1967	Swindon Town	A	1-1	Wilks	21,367	1
6 May 1967	Colchester	H	2-1	Sanderson, Allen	10,935	1
13 May 1967	Oxford United	A	1-2	Marsh	10,189	1

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
23 August 1966	First Round	Colchester United	H	5-0	Marsh 4, Lazarus	5,497
14 September 1966	Second Round First Leg	Aldershot Town	A	2-1	Leach, Keen	5,349
20 September 1966	Second Round second leg	Aldershot Town	H	2-0	Langley, Marsh	7,848
12 October 1966	Third Round	Swansea City	H	2-1	Hazell, Keen	12,988
25 October 1966	Fourth Round	Leicester City	H	4-2	Roger Morgan, Allen 2, Lazarus	20,735
7 December 1966	Fifth Round	Carlisle United	H	2-1	Marsh 2	19,146
17 January 1967	Semi final First leg	Birmingham City	A	4-1	Roger Morgan, Allen, Marsh, Lazarus	34,295
7 February 1967	Semi final Second leg	Birmingham City	H	3-1	Marsh 2, Keen	26,404
4 March 1967	Final	West Bromwich Albion	Wembley	3-2	Roger Morgan, Marsh, Lazarus	97,952

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
26 November 1966	First Round	Poole Town	H	3-2	Marsh 3	9,534
7 January 1967	Second Round	AFC Bournemouth	H	2-0	Langley, Lazarus	12,102
28 January 1967	Third Round	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-3		40,038

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	League Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Peter Springett	46		11			57
GK		Mick Kelly			1			1
DF		Dave Clement	1					1
DF		Tony Hazell	37		7		1	44	1
DF		Ron Hunt	44		12			56
DF		Frank Sibley	42	1	11			53	1
DF		Bobby Keetch	1					2
DF		Ian Watson	15		6			21
DF		Colin Moughton	3					3
DF		Jim Langley	40	6	11	1	1	52	8
MF		Alan Wilks	7	5				8	5
MF		Mark Lazarus	44	14	12	1	4	56	19
MF		Mick Leach	2				1	2	1
MF		Mike Keen	46	5	12		3	58	8
MF		Roger Morgan	44	11	12		3	56	15
MF		John Collins	1					1
MF		Keith Sanderson	40	6	12			52	6
FW		Les Allen	42	15	12		3	54	18
FW		Rodney Marsh	41	30	12	3	11	53	44
FW		Ian Morgan	10	4	1			17	4

References

1. ^ "QPR FC History". Queens Park Rangers. 1 February 2024.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} 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.