1871–72 Queen's Park F.C. season

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The 1871–72 season was the first season of competitive football by Queen's Park.

Overview

Queen's Park were one of 14 teams to enter the first edition of the FA Cup in 1871–72. The club would go on to reach the semi-finals without playing a match due to a combination of an inability to agree on a venue, opponents withdrawing from the competition and byes. After drawing with Wanderers at a neutral venue in London, Queen's were forced to withdraw as they could not afford to return to London for a replay.[1]

During the club's early years, the team would play in dark blue shirts, grey shorts and black socks. The now traditional black and white hoops weren't introduced until October 1873.[2]

Results

FA Cup

Main article: 1871–72 FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
November 1871 First round England Donington School H Not played[A]
December 1871 Second round England Donington School Walkover[B]
January 1872 Quarter-final Bye
5 March 1872 Semi-final England Wanderers N 0–0[3]
March 1872 Semi-final replay England Wanderers N Walkover[C]
Notes
  1. ^
    A-As Queen's Park and Donington School were unable to agree on a mutually acceptable date for the game, they were both allowed to progress to the second round without playing.[1]
  2. ^
    B-Donington School withdrew from the competition after they were drawn to face Queen's Park in the second round.[1]
  3. ^
    C-Queen's Park withdrew from the competition after their semi-final draw with Wanderers as they could not afford to return to London for a replay.[1]

Friendly

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
7 October 1871 Granville H 1–0[4]

Squad statistics

Name FA Cup
Apps Goals
R. Gardener 1 0
R. Edmiston 1 0
J. Hepburn 1 0
William Ker 1 0
Robert Leckie 1 0
James Smith 1 0
Robert Smith 1 0
Joseph Taylor 1 0
J. Walker 1 0
David Wotherspoon 1 0
Jerry Weir 1 0

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "F.A. Cup 1871–72". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Queen's Park – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Queen's Park 0 - 0 Wanderers, English FA Cup (05/03/1872)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b Robertson, Forrest H.C. (1984). The Men With Educated Feet: A Statistical History of Queen's Park. Glasgow: The Queen's Park Supporters' Association. pp. 10–11, 260. ISBN 0-9510047-0-0.