 Lazarus scored QPR's third goal six minutes later to win the game 3–2.A week after the final Tottenham Hotspur manager witnessed Marsh put in a strong performance against Bournemouth and he offered to pay QPR £180,000 for Marsh and Morgan, but his offer was rejected by chairman Jim Gregory.The 1967–68 season saw a second successive promotion as QPR reached the First Division as runners-up in the Second Division, ahead of Blackpool on goal average.