1967–68 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1967–68 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Alec Stock
Football League Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Third Round
Football League Cup	Fourth Round
London Challenge Cup	Quarter-Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Rodney Marsh 14; All: Rodney Marsh 14
Highest home attendance	25,895 Vs Birmingham City 4 May 1968
Lowest home attendance	12,917 Vs Blackburn Rovers 12 December 1967
Average home league attendance	18,462
Biggest win	6–0 Vs Rotherham United (6 January 1968)
Biggest defeat	0–4 Vs Derby County (17 February 1968)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1966–67 1968–69 →

During the 1967–68 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

Season summary

QPR were promoted out of the Second division for the first time with a final day victory at Aston Villa pipping Blackpool on goal average^[1] only the second team ever to reach the first division with consecutive promotion seasons.

Rodney Marsh was again top-scorer with 14 goals despite missing the start of the season with a broken foot.

Rumours were that Manchester City were interested in Mick Leach ^[2]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ipswich Town (C, P)	42	22	15	5	79	44	1.795	59	Promotion to the First Division
2	Queens Park Rangers (P)	42	25	8	9	67	36	1.861	58	Promotion to the First Division
3	Blackpool	42	24	10	8	71	43	1.651	58
4	Birmingham City	42	19	14	9	83	51	1.627	52
5	Portsmouth	42	18	13	11	68	55	1.236	49

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
19 August 1967	Portsmouth FC	A	1–1	Roger Morgan	23,267	13
22 August 1967	Bristol City	A	2–0	Leach 2	20,228	2
26 August 1967	Norwich City	H	2–0	Keen, Ian Morgan	14,526	3
29 August 1967	Bristol City	H	3–1	Morgan, Morgan, Allen	15,448	1
2 September 1967	Rotherham United	A	3–1	Allen, Leach, Lazarus	8,111	1
5 September 1967	Aston Villa	H	3–0^[4]	Sanderson 2, Lazarus 47'	21,438	1
9 September 1967	Derby County	H	0–1		18,431	1
16 September 1967	Preston North End	A	2–0	Roger Morgan, Leach	15,792	1
23 September 1967	Charlton Athletic	H	2–1	Allen, Ian Morgan	18,933	1
30 September 1967	Crystal Palace	A	0–1		38,006	3
7 October 1967	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0	Wilks	16,848	3
14 October 1967	Hull City	A	0–2		14,240	4
21 October 1967	Millwall	H	3–1	Roger Morgan, Keene, Allen	23,887	3
28 October 1967	Blackpool	A	1–0	Allen	21,635	1
4 November 1967	Blackburn Rovers	H	PP
11 November 1967	Carlisle United	A	1–3	Sibley	12,544	4
18 November 1967	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	Marsh	17,557	4
25 November 1967	Huddersfield Town	A	0–1		14,615	5
2 December 1967	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	Marsh	16,266	4
9 December 1967	Birmingham City	A	0–2		25,281	3
12 December 1967	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–1	Marsh, Wilks, Sanderson	12,917	3
16 December 1967	Portsmouth FC	H	2–0	Ian Morgan, Keen	20,195	2
23 December 1967	Norwich City	A	0–0		23,593	2
26 December 1967	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–0	Keene	21,003	2
30 December 1967	Plymouth Argyle	H	4–1	Marsh 2, Keene 2	15,889	1
6 January 1968	Rotherham United	H	6–0	Leach 2, Ian Morgan 2, Roger Morgan, Marsh	16,782	1
20 January 1968	Preston North End	H	2–0	Marsh 2	16,663	1
3 February 1968	Charlton Athletic	A	3–3	Roger Morgan, Marsh	21,507	1
10 February 1968	Crystal Palace	H	2–1	Ian Morgan, Wilks	18,954	1
17 February 1968	Derby County	A	0–4		22,854	1
24 February 1968	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	Roger Morgan	14,956	1
9 March 1968	Hull City	H	1–1	Marsh	17,705	1
16 March 1968	Millwall	A	1–1	Marsh	21,346	1
23 March 1968	Blackpool	H	2–0	Ian Morgan, Clarke	18,498	1
30 March 1968	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0	Clarke	16,141	1
6 April 1968	Carlisle United	H	1–0	Clarke	18,103	1
12 April 1968	Cardiff City	H	1–0	Ian Morgan	20,021	1
13 April 1968	Middlesbrough	A	1–3	Allen	20,849	1
16 April 1968	Cardiff City	A	0–1		20,021	2
20 April 1968	Huddersfield Town	H	3–0	Marsh 2, Legg OG	19,646	2
27 April 1968	Ipswich Town	A	2–2	Marsh, Leach	28,152	2
4 May 1968	Birmingham City	H	2–0	Ian Morgan, Marsh	25,895	2
11 May 1968	Aston Villa	A	2–1^[5]	Leach 70', Bradley OG 82'	33,835	2

London Challenge Cup

Date^[6]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
2 October 1967	First Round	Barnet	A	5–2
16 October 1967	Quarter-Finals	Tottenham	H	1–4

Football League Cup

Date^[3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
12 September 1967	Second Round	Hull City (Second Division)	H	2–1	Leach, Keen	16,609
10 October 1967	Third Round	Oxford United (Third Division)	H	5–1	Wilks 5	16,989
31 October 1967	Fourth Round	Burnley (First Division)	H	1–2	Sibley	24,213

FA Cup

Date^[3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
27 January 1968	Third Round	Preston North End (Second Division)	H	1–3	Keen	18,425

Friendlies

Date^[7]	Location	Opponents	H / A
5 August 1967		Italian Olympic XI	H
8 August 1967		Southend United	A
12 August 1967		Oldham Athletic	A
15 August 1967		Brentford	H
4 March 1968		Internacional Bratislava Slovnaft	H
6 May 1968	Shellito Testimonial	Chelsea	A
13 May 1968	Mike Keen Testimonial	Chelsea	H
14 May 1968	Mike Keen Testimonial	Wycombe Wanderers	A
15 May 1968		Bath City	A
23 May 1968	Spain	Athletico Bilbao	A
26 May 1968	Spain	Real Santander	A

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances (substitutes)	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	League Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Ron Springett	36		4			40
GK	Mick Kelly	6					6
DF	Dave Clement	30		4			34
DF	Tony Hazell	42		3			45
DF	Bobby Finch	3					3
DF	Ron Hunt	10(1)		2			13
DF	Frank Sibley	5	1	1		1	6	2
DF	Allan Harris	42		4			46
DF	Bobby Keetch	32(1)		3			36
DF	Ian Watson	6(4)					10
MF	Alan Wilks	12(3)	3	1		5	16	8
MF	Mark Lazarus	14(1)	2	2			17	2
MF	Mick Leach	21(2)	9	3		1	26	10
MF	Mike Keen	42	6	4	1	1	46	8
MF	Roger Morgan	40	8	4			44	8
MF	Keith Sanderson	16(2)	3	1			19	3
FW	Frank Clarke	13	3				13	3
FW	Mick McGovern	1					1
FW	Les Allen	24(2)	6	3			29	6
FW	Rodney Marsh	25	14	1			26	14
FW	Ian Morgan	42	10	4			46	10

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Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Allan Harris	Chelsea	July 1967	£30,000
Kevin Wallis *		July ?1967
Mick McGovern	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	November 1967
Bob Turpie	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	November 1967
Frank Clarke	Shrewsbury	21 February 1968	£34,000
Allan Glover	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	1 March 1968
Gerry Francis	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 1968

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Alan Davies		September 1965		July? 1967	Guildford City
Jim Langley	Fulham	July 1965	£5,000	September 1967	Hillingdon Borough (player-manager)
Mark Lazarus	Brentford	4 November 1965	£3,000	November 1967	Crystal Palace	£10,000
Kevin Wallis		July ?1967		May 1968

References

↑ "QPR FC History". qpr.co.uk. 1 February 2024.
↑ "1967/68 – City Til I Die". www.citytilidie.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
1 2 3 4 Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 9780354085526.
↑ "🟥 5 Sep 1967, Villa 0–3 QPR, Loftus Road". AVFC History. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
↑ "🟥 11 May 1968, Villa 1–2 QPR, Villa Park". AVFC History. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
↑ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
↑ "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

"Seasonal Stats – Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
Devlin, John (2025). Hoops Through History the definitive story of the QPR kit. Twocan. p. 62. ISBN 9781916755710.

[1] "QPR FC History". qpr.co.uk. 1 February 2024.

[2] "1967/68 – City Til I Die". www.citytilidie.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.

[auto-3] 1 2 3 4 Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 9780354085526.

[4] "🟥 5 Sep 1967, Villa 0–3 QPR, Loftus Road". AVFC History. Retrieved 24 April 2026.

[5] "🟥 11 May 1968, Villa 1–2 QPR, Villa Park". AVFC History. Retrieved 24 April 2026.

[6] "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

[7] "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

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