"On This Day" in 1960: #QPR's Record-Ever Win

[Macmoish]

OTD in 1960

QPR 9 Tranmere 2: 63 Years Ago Today: QPR's RECORD VICTORY

- December 3, 1960, QPR defeat Tranmere 9-2 at Loftus Road in a QPR team which included Mike Keen, Clive Clark, Tony Ingham and a recently-signed Mark Lazarus.

The QPR scorers were Bedford 2 Clark 2 Lazarus 2 Evans 2 Andrews

Less than 5,000 were there to see the game -

Drinkwater Woods Rutter Angel Ingham Andrews Keen Lazarus Bedford Evans Clark

Top Scorers for QPR in 1960/61
Bedford 37 goals in 48 games
Evans 16 goals in 27 games
Mark Lazarus 13 goals in 33 games

FROM BUSHMAN

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[The week previously, QPR had lost 2-1 at home, in the FA Cup to Coventry (gate just under 9000). The week after this victory, QPR won 3-0 at Watford

QPR 1960/61 Complete Resultswww.soccerbase.com/results2.sd?teamid=2093&seasonid=90


Final 1960/1961 English Division 3 (old) Table

P HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA Points G Avg

Bury 46 18 3 2 62 17 12 5 6 46 28 68 .4
Walsall 46 19 4 0 62 20 9 2 12 36 40 62 .6333
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QPR 46 18 4 1 58 23 7 6 10 35 37 60 .55
Watford 46 12 7 4 52 27 8 5 10 33 45 52 .1805
Notts Co 46 16 3 4 52 24 5 6 12 30 53 51 .0649
Grimsby 46 14 4 5 48 32 6 6 11 29 37 50 .1159
Port Vale 46 15 3 5 63 30 2 12 9 33 49 49 .2151
Barnsley 46 15 5 3 56 30 6 2 15 27 50 49 .0375
Halifax 46 14 7 2 42 22 2 10 11 29 56 49 .9102
Shrewsbury 46 13 7 3 54 26 2 9 12 29 49 46 .1066
Hull 46 13 6 4 51 28 4 6 13 22 45 46 .0
Torquay 46 8 12 3 37 26 6 5 12 38 57 45 .9036
Newport County (old) 46 12 7 4 51 30 5 4 14 30 60 45 .9
Bristol C 46 15 4 4 50 19 2 6 15 20 49 44 .0294
Coventry 46 14 6 3 54 25 2 6 15 26 58 44 .9638
Swindon 46 13 6 4 41 16 1 9 13 21 39 43 .1272
Brentford 46 10 9 4 41 28 3 8 12 15 42 43 .8
Reading 46 13 5 5 48 29 1 7 15 24 54 40 .8674
Bournemouth 46 8 7 8 34 39 7 3 13 24 37 40 .7631
Southend 46 10 8 5 38 26 4 3 16 22 50 39 .7894
Tranmere 46 11 5 7 53 50 4 3 16 26 65 38 .6869
Bradford 46 8 8 7 37 36 3 6 14 28 51 36 .7471
Colchester 46 8 5 10 40 44 3 6 14 28 57 33 .6732
Chesterfield 46 9 6 8 42 29 1 6 16 25 58 32 .7701
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The "Return Game"

[Lonegunmen]

If only we could reproduce that this season.

[Macmoish]

Sorry. But I gotta bump this!

[spanishal]

Me

Mentioned it on the "support for 25 year Thread"

[cyprusmel]

I have been watching the Rangers since the 1958 season and I went to the Tranmere game it was 5-0 at half time. Surely I can't be the only one left.

[Lonegunmen]

welcome o the board our Spanish and Cypriot friends, great to have to participating. You are not alone, there's a faur few "older" QPR fans that regularly post on here!

[Macmoish]

A big welcome to the board, cyprusmel

Anyone else actually at the game?

[Macmoish]

Bump another year

[kerrins]

Yes I was there...And saw one of the greatest (if not the greatest) goals EVER scored at loftus Rd by a QPR player.

Clive Clark beat 5/6 Tranmere players in a mazy run from the halfway line and smashed the ball in at the school end...Rodney and Stan eat your heart out

Gordon Macey in his book does not do it justice and neither did the WLO or Shepherds Bush Gazette I can tell you.

[Deleted]

Fancy being there in 1960, wow you must be getting on a bit

[gramps]

Yep, I was there with my Dad. In 1960 I had already been supporting the Rs for 20 years. They were wonderful times. As I stated in my book, we were screaming for double figures "We want ten!"

[kerrins]

andrewqpr..I was also there in 1957 at the age of nine...55 years of support but at times it feels like 155!

[stocky]

I was there-wrapped up in a car rug, sitting with mum. Only four...cold!

[mfnc]

Dec 4, 2012 20:24:48 GMT stocky said:

I was there-wrapped up in a car rug, sitting with mum. Only four...cold!

was that your first season stocky?

[Bushman]

Dec 4, 2012 20:24:48 GMT stocky said:

I was there-wrapped up in a car rug, sitting with mum. Only four...cold!

I was five, stuck in shorts and bloody frozen on the school end terracing with my dad.

[Macmoish]

Have to say that this has become an incredible thread

[stocky]

Think it was close to first-dad started '59? Early days-I was always trussed up like a parcel next to mum. Later-was allowed behind the goal -dad would walk me round and pop me over to stand with supporters-I was only 8 or 9 then. Can't imagine that happening now!

[Bushman]

Dec 5, 2012 7:38:16 GMT stocky said:

Think it was close to first-dad started '59? Early days-I was always trussed up like a parcel next to mum. Later-was allowed behind the goal -dad would walk me round and pop me over to stand with supporters-I was only 8 or 9 then. Can't imagine that happening now!

Your dad joined in June 1959.

[cpr]

I was also five but was not at the game. My allegiance had not really begun.

I do think there's a good chance my grandad and uncle were there though, Bushman, please confirm.

I've tried getting my uncle on here but lack of computer knowledge and arthritis keeps him away.

[Bushman]

Dec 5, 2012 9:03:58 GMT cpr said:

I was also five but was not at the game. My allegiance had not really begun.

I do think there's a good chance my grandad and uncle were there though, Bushman, please confirm.

I've tried getting my uncle on here but lack of computer knowledge and arthritis keeps him away.

I don't remember seeing them Baz, they must have been up the other end.

[cpr]

Dec 5, 2012 9:10:51 GMT Bushman said:

Dec 5, 2012 9:03:58 GMT cpr said:

I was also five but was not at the game. My allegiance had not really begun.

I do think there's a good chance my grandad and uncle were there though, Bushman, please confirm.

I've tried getting my uncle on here but lack of computer knowledge and arthritis keeps him away.

I don't remember seeing them Baz, they must have been up the other end.

You sure! Jim and Bryan Wibberley, you must have seen them! ;D

[kerrins]

Yes Bushman you were cold...and probably a bit wet too that day if you were standing at the School End...but at least you were in the right place to get the best view of that Clive Clark wonder goal.

Very disappointed that none of you lot came over to say hello to me in the Loftus Rd Boys Pen ;D

[Bushman]

Dec 5, 2012 11:13:37 GMT kerrins said:

Yes Bushman you were cold...and probably a bit wet too that day if you were standing at the School End...but at least you were in the right place to get the best view of that Clive Clark wonder goal.

Very disappointed that none of you lot came over to say hello to me in the Loftus Rd Boys Pen ;D

Bunch of ruffians in the boys pen. ;D

[Macmoish]

Bump: 53 Years ago...Yesterday

[Macmoish]

Bump: 54 Years ago

[Bushman]

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[kerrins]

Bushman. Chairman Wodehouse never spoke truer words in his life.

That Clive Clark goal was the best goal scored by a QPR player at Loftus Rd I have ever seen in all of my 58 years of supporting the R's

[Macmoish]

Somehow Missed the 55th "ON THIS DAY" "Anniversary" last week

[Macmoish]

Bump...

[Macmoish]

57 Years ago today