1948–49 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1948–49 season
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)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1947–48 1949–50 →

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

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

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

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

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	F..A.Cup Appearances	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

Name	from	Date
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

Name	from	Date	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

^ 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.

[auto-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.

[auto3-2] 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.

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