1948–49 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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

Queens Park Rangers
1948–49 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerDave Mangnall
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Second Division13th
FA CupThird Round
London Challenge CupQuarter Finalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Bert Addinall 9
All: Bert Addinall 9
Highest home attendance27950 Vs West Ham United (23 Oct 1948)
Lowest home attendance16557 Vs Luton Town (18 Dec 1948)
Biggest win4–1 Vs Leicester City (26 Aug 1948)
Biggest defeat0–5 Vs Fulham (2 Oct 1948)

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
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

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Results

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division

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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

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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

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London Challenge Cup

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Date[3] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
11 October 1948 First Round Leytonstone H 4–0
24 October 1948 Quarter-Finals West Ham A 1–2

Squad

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Position Nationality Name League

Appearances

League Goals F..A.Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals Total

Appearances

Total Goals
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

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Name from Date Fee
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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.