1950–51 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1950–51 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerDave Mangnall
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Second Division16th
FA CupThird Round
London Challenge CupQuarter Finalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Bert Addinall 17
All: Bert Addinall 18
Highest home attendance21696 Vs Manchester City (2 Sept 1950)
Lowest home attendance11095 Vs Leicester City (23 Dec 1950)
Biggest win7–1 Vs Grimsby Town (30 Sept 1950)
Biggest defeat0–7 Vs Barnsley (4 Nov 1950)

During the 1950–51 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in sixteenth place.

League standings

Main article: 1950–51 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 Leicester City 42 15 11 16 68 58 1.172 41
15 Barnsley 42 15 10 17 74 68 1.088 40
16 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 10 17 71 82 0.866 40
17 Notts County 42 13 13 16 61 60 1.017 39
18 Swansea Town 42 16 4 22 54 77 0.701 36
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
19 Aug 1950 Chesterfield Home 1–1 C. Hatton 18381
24 Aug 1950 Notts County Home 1–0 C. Hatton 15962
31 Aug 1950 Notts County Away 3–3 A. Addinall (2), G. Wardle 33631
2 Sept 1950 Manchester City Home 1–2 C. Hatton 21696
6 Sept 1950 Bury Away 1–0 A. Addinall 8888
9 Sept 1950 Coventry City Away 0–3 22298
16 Sept 1950 Cardiff City Home 3–2 C. Hatton (pen), B. Heath, G. Wardle 19236
23 Sept 1950 Birmingham City Away 1–1 A. Addinall 26583
26 Sept 1950 Leicester City Away 2–6 A. Addinall, E. Shepherd 28911
30 Sept 1950 Grimsby Town Home 7–1 A. Addinall (2), C. Hatton (2), E. Shepherd (3) 16311
7 Oct 1950 West Ham United Away 1–4 A. Addinall 26375
14 Oct 1950 Swansea City Home 1–1 A. Addinall 19256
21 Oct 1950 Luton Town Away 0–2 15692
28 Oct 1950 Leeds United Home 3–0 E. Shepherd, C. Hatton (pen), Mills 15935
4 Nov 1950 Barnsley Away 0–7 17927
11 Nov 1950 Sheffield United Home 2–1 C. Hatton, G. Wardle 16299
18 Nov 1950 Hull City Away 1–5 C. Hatton 33866
25 Nov 1950 Doncaster Rovers Home 1–2 C. Hatton 16861
2 Dec 1950 Brentford Away 1–2 A. Addinall 23121
9 Dec 1950 Blackburn Rovers Home 3–1 A. Addinall (2), C. Hatton (pen) 13585
16 Dec 1950 Chesterfield Away 1–3 A. Addinall 7421
23 Dec 1950 Leicester City Home 3–0 A. Addinall, C. Hatton, E. Shepherd 11095
25 Dec 1950 Preston North End Home 1–4 B. Waugh 16881
26 Dec 1950 Preston North End Away 0–1 38993
13 Jan 1951 Coventry City Home 3–1 A. Addinall, C. Hatton (pen), E. Shepherd 17380
20 Jan 1951 Cardiff City Away 2–4 E. Shepherd (2) 21017
27 Jan 1951 Brentford Home 1–1 E. Davies 26290
3 Feb 1951 Birmingham City Home 2–0 D. Farrow (pen), E. Shepherd 12295
17 Feb 1951 Grimsby Town Away 2–2 D. Farrow, E. Shepherd 14005
24 Feb 1951 West Ham United Home 3–3 L. Clayton, D. Farrow, Duggan 21444
3 Mar 1951 Swansea City Away 0–1 18611
10 Mar 1951 Luton Town Home 1–1 E. Shepherd 13708
17 Mar 1951 Leeds United Away 2–2 E. Shepherd, C. Smith 18094
23 Mar 1951 Southampton Home 2–0 D. Farrow, C. Smith 19814
24 Mar 1951 Barnsley Home 2–1 B. Waugh, C. Smith 15868
26 Mar 1951 Southampton Away 2–2 A. Addinall (2) 20875
31 Mar 1951 Sheffield United Away 0–2 16035
4 Apr 1951 Manchester City Away 2–5 C. Hatton, C. Smith 21573
7 Apr 1951 Hull City Home 3–1 D. Farrow (2), C. Smith 14628
14 Apr 1951 Doncaster Rovers Away 2–0 L. Clayton, C. Smith 16344
25 Apr 1951 Blackburn Rovers Away 1–2 C. Hatton 9770
5 May 1951 Bury Home 3–2 C. Hatton, E. Shepherd, C. Smith 11244

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
6 Jan 1951 Third Round Millwall H 3–4 Parkinson (2), A. Addinall 25777

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London Challenge Cup

Date[3] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
9 October 1950 First Round Dulwich Hamlet A 2–2
16 October 1950 First Round Replay Dulwich Hamlet H 2–1
23 October 1950 Quarter-Finals Brentford A 0–1

Squad

Position Nationality Name League

Appearances

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

Appearances

Total Goals
GK Scotland Stan Gullan 22 22
GK England Reg Saphin 20 1 21
GK England Dave Underwood
DF England Tony Ingham 23 23
DF England Des Farrow 39 6 39 6
DF England Bill Heath 21 1 1 22 1
DF England George Powell 8 8
DF England John Poppitt 33 1 34
MF Scotland Bobby Cameron 1 1
MF England Lew Clayton 16 2 16 2
MF England Alf Parkinson 27 1 2 28 2
MF England Reg Chapman 16 16
MF Wales Brian Nicholas 5 1 6
MF England Horace Woodward 25 1 26
MF Scotland Dave Nelson 18 18
FW England Conway Smith 9 7 9 7
FW Scotland George Stewart 1 1
FW England Ernie Shepherd 41 14 1 42 14
FW England Bert Addinall 38 17 1 1 39 18
FW Scotland Billy Waugh 25 2 1 26 2
FW England Cyril Hatton 27 16 1 28 16
FW England Don Mills 18 1 18 1
FW Scotland Billy Muir 1 1
FW England Ted Duggan 12 1 1 13 1
FW England George Wardle 14 3 14 3
FW Scotland Johnny McKay 1 1
FW England Eddie Davies 1 1 1 1

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Lew Clayton Barnsley August 1950
John Poppitt Derby County September 1950
Mike Powell Queens Park Rangers Juniors January 1951
Conway Smith Huddersfield Town March 1951
William Hill Uxbridge Town April 1951
Tony Richardson Slough Sports Club April 1951

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Frank Neary Leyton Orient October 1949 £7,000 August 1950 Millwall £6,000
Charlie Hill Torquay United March 1949 September 1950 Swindon Town
Don Mills Maltby Main August 1946 February 1951 Cardiff City
Alf Parkinson Royal Navy September 1943 July 1951 Retired
Horace Woodward Tottenham Hotspur June 1949 July 1951 Tonbridge
Reg Saphin Walthamstow Avenue June 1946 July 1951 Watford
Ted Duggan Luton Town February 1949 July 1951 Worcester City
Eddie Davies Arsenal April 1950 July 1951 Crewe Alexandra

References

  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.