1948–49 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
1948–49 season | |||
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Chairman | Albert Hittinger | ||
Manager | Dave Mangnall | ||
Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
Football League Second Division | 13th | ||
FA Cup | Third Round | ||
London Challenge Cup | Quarter Finalist | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Bert Addinall 9 All: Bert Addinall 9 | ||
Highest home attendance | 27950 Vs West Ham United (23 Oct 1948) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 16557 Vs Luton Town (18 Dec 1948) | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 Vs Leicester City (26 Aug 1948) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 Vs Fulham (2 Oct 1948) | ||
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During the 1948–49 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in thirteenth place. On 15 December 1948, Ivor Powell commanded a £17,500 transfer fee when he moved to Aston Villa. This was a record for a half back and for both the buying and selling clubs
League standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 76 | 0.947 | 40 |
12 | Bury | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 40 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 39 |
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 38 |
15 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 37 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
[edit]QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Second Division
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Aug 1948 | Luton Town | Away | 0–0 | 23764 | |
26 Aug 1948 | Leicester City | Home | 4–1 | Addinall 3, Hartburn | 23827 |
28 Aug 1948 | Bradford City | Home | 1–0 | Addinall | 27666 |
30 Aug 1948 | Leicester City | Away | 3–2 | Mills, Hatton 2 | 34063 |
4 Sept 1948 | Southampton | Away | 0–3 | 27303 | |
9 Sept 1948 | Cardiff City | Home | 0–0 | 25337 | |
11 Sept 1948 | Barnsley | Home | 2–2 | Addinall 2 | 20791 |
13 Sept 1948 | Cardiff City | Away | 0–3 | 36223 | |
18 Sept 1948 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1–4 | Pattison | 15140 |
25 Sept 1948 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 2–1 | Hartburn, Pattison | 19361 |
2 Oct 1948 | Fulham | Away | 0–5 | 38667 | |
9 Oct 1948 | Brentford | Home | 2–0 | Hartburn, Hudson | 25814 |
16 Oct 1948 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0–1 | 69718 | |
23 Oct 1948 | West Ham United | Home | 2–1 | Hatton, Hudson | 27950 |
30 Oct 1948 | Bury | Away | 0–0 | 19238 | |
6 Nov 1948 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 0–2 | 24459 | |
13 Nov 1948 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–2 | Hartburn | 10837 |
20 Nov 1948 | Lincoln City | Home | 2–0 | Hatton, Gibbons | 19465 |
27 Nov 1948 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 0–2 | 34776 | |
4 Dec 1948 | Coventry City | Home | 0–3 | 16693 | |
11 Dec 1948 | Leeds United | Away | 2–1 | Gibbons, Pattison | 26420 |
18 Dec 1948 | Luton Town | Home | 0–3 | 16557 | |
25 Dec 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0–2 | 31526 | |
27 Dec 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 4–2 | Parkinson 2, Hatton, Hartburn | 17091 |
1 Jan 1949 | Bradford City | Away | 0–0 | 15178 | |
22 Jan 1949 | Barnsley | Away | 0–4 | 20596 | |
29 Jan 1949 | Southampton | Home | 1–3 | Pointon | 23317 |
5 Feb 1949 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1–2 | Hudson | 19813 |
19 Feb 1949 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–0 | 26164 | |
26 Feb 1949 | Fulham | Home | 1–0 | Ramscar | 27440 |
5 Mar 1949 | Brentford | Away | 3–0 | Hudson, Pointon, Duggan | 29420 |
12 Mar 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 0–0 | 25416 | |
19 Mar 1949 | West Ham United | Away | 0–2 | 25039 | |
26 Mar 1949 | Bury | Home | 3–1 | Duggan, Jefferson (pen), Ramscar | 17547 |
2 Apr 1949 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 1–1 | Pointon | 35293 |
9 Apr 1949 | Chesterfield | Home | 1–1 | Hill | 17898 |
15 Apr 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2–1 | Stewart, Pointon | 22552 |
16 Apr 1949 | Lincoln City | Away | 0–0 | 11306 | |
18 Apr 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1–3 | Addinall | 19454 |
23 Apr 1949 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1–3 | Heath | 18456 |
30 Apr 1949 | Coventry City | Away | 1–1 | Stewart | 14518 |
7 May 1949 | Leeds United | Home | 2–0 | Addinall 2 | 16730 |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 Jan 1949 | Third Round | Huddersfield Town | Home | D | 0–0 | 26000 |
15 Jan 1949 | Third Round Replay | Huddersfield Town | Away | L | 0–5 | 31075 |
London Challenge Cup
[edit]Date[3] | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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11 October 1948 | First Round | Leytonstone | H | 4–0 | ||
24 October 1948 | Quarter-Finals | West Ham | A | 1–2 |
Squad
[edit]Position | Nationality | Name | League
Appearances |
League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Total
Appearances |
Total Goals |
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GK | ![]() |
Reg Allen | 41 | 2 | 43 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Ted Bennett | 2 | 2 | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Reg Saphin | ||||||
DF | ![]() |
Des Farrow | 17 | 2 | 19 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Bill Heath | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
DF | ![]() |
George Powell | 38 | 2 | 40 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Arthur Jefferson | 40 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Reg Dudley | 3 | 3 | ||||
DF | ![]() |
Ted Reay | 4 | 4 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Alf Parkinson | 21 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
Joe Millbank | 1 | 1 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
George Smith | 38 | 2 | 40 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ivor Powell | 21 | 21 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Brian Nicholas | 1 | 1 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Albert Smith | 11 | 11 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Alex Lennon | 1 | 1 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Reg Chapman | ||||||
FW | ![]() |
Bert Addinall | 22 | 9 | 22 | 9 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Cyril Hatton | 22 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
FW | ![]() |
Don Mills | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ted Duggan | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||
FW | ![]() |
George Wardle | 11 | 11 | ||||
FW | ![]() |
Charlie Hill | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Fred Ramscar | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Stan Hudson | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Billy McEwan | 15 | 15 | ||||
FW | ![]() |
Bill Pointon | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Pattison | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ernie Adams | 2 | 2 | ||||
FW | ![]() |
Johnny Hartburn | 28 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 | |
FW | ![]() |
George Stewart | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Gibbons | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
FW | ![]() |
Fred Durrant | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Billy Muir | 1 | 1 | ||||
FW | ![]() |
Doug Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Transfers in
[edit]Name | from | Date | Fee |
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Stan Hudson | West Ham United | September 1948 | |
George Wardle | Cardiff City | January 1949 | |
Bill Pointon | Port Vale | January 1949 | |
Ted Bennett | Southall | February 1949 | |
Billy Muir | Irvine Meadow | February 1949 | |
Ted Duggan | Luton Town | February 1949 | |
Ernie Shepherd | Hull City | March 1949 | |
Charlie Hill | Torquay United | March 1949 | |
Johnny McKay | Irvine Meadow | May 1949 | |
Brian Nicholas | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1949 | |
Horace Woodward | Tottenham Hotspur | June 1949 | |
Stan Gullan | Clyde | July 1949 |
Transfers out
[edit]Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Daniels | Kensington Sports | October 1944 | August 1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Ivor Powell | Bargoed | September 1937 | December 1948 | Aston Villa | £17,500 | |
Fred Durrant | Brentford | September 1946 | February 1949 | Exeter City | £5,000 | |
Alex Lennon | Denaby United | January 1947 | February 1949 | Mansfield Town | ||
Don Mills | Maltby Main | August 1946 | March 1949 | Torquay United | ||
John Gibbons | Dartford | December 1947 | May 1949 | Ipswich Town | ||
Albert Smith | Shirley Jnrs | May 1939 | July 1949 | Sittingbourne | ||
Ted Bennett | Southall | February 1949 | July 1949 | Southall | ||
Joe Millbank | Crystal Palace | July 1948 | July 1949 | Bedford Town | ||
Doug Campbell | RAF Spitalgate | March 1948 | July 1949 | Crewe Alexandra |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.