1953–54 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1953–54 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerJack Taylor
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division South18th
FA CupThird Round
London Challenge CupRound One
Top goalscorerLeague: Conway Smith 12
All: Conway Smith 12
Highest home attendance16649 Vs Brighton (19 August 1953)
Lowest home attendance5224 Vs Coventry City (30 January 1954)
Biggest win5–1 Vs Torquay (6 March 1954) , Newport County (20 April 1954)
Biggest defeat0–5 Vs Colchester United (25 December 1953)

During the 1953–54 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in eighteenth place.[1]

A benefit game for Ex Qpr Goalkeeper Reg Allen took place between QPR and Manchester United on 29 March 1954, raising in the region of £1,800 for his recovery fund.[2]

On 5 October 1953 floodlights were used at Loftus Road for the first time for a friendly game against Arsenal. to increase visibility under the floodlights a silk-style white shirt was worn at home during the season [3][4]

League standings

Main article: 1953–54 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Southend United 46 18 7 21 69 71 0.972 43
17 Aldershot 46 17 9 20 74 86 0.860 43
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 60 68 0.882 42
19 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 16 8 22 67 70 0.957 40
20 Swindon Town 46 15 10 21 67 70 0.957 40
Source: rsssf.com

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division South

Date[6][5] Opponent H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
19 August 1953 Brighton H 1–2 Shepherd 16649
22 August 1953 Bristol City A 2–1 Petchey, Cameron 20819
26 August 1953 Norwich City A 2–2 Clayton, Hawkins 23432
29 August 1953 Aldershot H 0–2 12146
31 August 1953 Norwich City H 0–2 11742
5 September 1953 Swindon A 1–0 Cameron 15157
7 September 1953 Southampton H 0–1 11308
12 September 1953 Walsall H 2–0 Petchey, Hawkins 12273
16 September 1953 Southampton A 1–3 Hawkins 16246
19 September 1953 Shrewsbury A 1–1 Smith 10153
21 September 1953 Crystal Palace H 1–1 Shepherd 7485
26 September 1953 Exeter City H 0–0 13041
30 September 1953 Crystal Palace A 3–0 Smith 2, Shepherd 9409
3 October 1953 Newport A 1–2 Hurrell 6817
10 October 1953 Northampton H 1–1 Shepherd 13207
17 October 1953 Torquay A 2–2 Smith 8328
24 October 1953 Watford H 0–4 15560
7 November 1953 Southend H 1–0 Tomkys 9975
14 November 1953 Reading A 1–3 Shepherd 14866
28 November 1953 Millwall A 0–4 17497
5 December 1953 Ipswich Town H 3–1 Petchey, Woods, Shepherd 13815
19 December 1953 Bristol City H 0–1 8126
25 December 1953 Colchester United A 0–5 6155
26 December 1953 Colchester United H 0–0 10715
2 January 1954 Aldershot A 4–1 Petchey 3, Cameron 5497
16 January 1954 Swindon Town H 0–2 9122
23 January 1954 Walsall A 0–2 8734
30 January 1954 Coventry City H 0–3 5224
6 February 1954 Shrewsbury Town H 0–0 7851
13 February 1954 Exeter City A 0–0 8133
27 February 1954 Northampton A 1–2 Clark 8259
6 March 1954 Torquay H 5–1 Clark, Smith 2(1 pen), Kerrins, Cameron 11233
18 March 1954 Orient A 2–2 Clark, Angell 5114
20 March 1954 Millwall H 4–0 Kerrins, Clark, Pounder, Smith 13503
27 March 1954 Southend A 1–4 Angell 7110
3 April 1954 Reading H 2–0 Smith, Tomkys 9942
7 April 1954 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. A 1–0 Clark 5721
10 April 1954 Ipswich Town A 1–2 Cameron 15380
12 April 1954 Coventry City A 1–3 Clark 4785
16 April 1954 Gillingham A 0–1 10679
17 April 1954 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. H 2–1 Shepherd, Smith 10007
19 April 1954 Gillingham H 3–1 Smith, Kerrins, Lewin (og) 9576
20 April 1954 Newport H 5–1 Cameron (3), Kerrins, Smith 10533
24 April 1954 Watford A 2–0 Angell, Cameron 12431
26 April 1954 Orient H 2–1 Cameron, Aldous (og) 9412
30 April 1954 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–3 Pounder 10493

FA Cup

Date[7] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
21 November 1953 First Round Shrewsbury H 2-0 Hurrell 2 13076
12 December 1953 Second Round Nuneaton Borough H 1–1 Tomkys 18316
17 December 1953 Second Round Replay Nuneaton Borough A 2–1 Petchey, Shepherd 13083
9 January 1954 Third Round Port Vale H 0–1 17474

London Challenge Cup

Date[8] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
8 October 1953 First Round West Ham United H 1–2

Friendly

Date[7] Match Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
5 October 1953 First Floodlit Match Arsenal H 1–3 Quinn 16028
29 March 1954 Reg Allen Benefit Match Manchester United H 1–4 Bent og. 15529

Squad

Position Nationality Name League

Appearances

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

Appearances

Total Goals
GK England Harry Brown 33 4 37
GK Scotland Stan Gullan 13 13
DF England Tony Ingham 41 4 45
DF England Bill Spence 5 5
DF England Jim Taylor 41 3 44
DF England John Poppitt 14 1 15
DF England Pat Woods 23 1 3 26 1
MF England Pat Kerrins 13 4 13 4
MF England Peter Angell 31 3 4 35 3
MF Scotland Bobby Cameron 38 10 4 42 10
MF England George Petchey 21 6 4 1 25 7
MF England Lew Clayton 28 1 1 29 1
MF Wales Brian Nicholas 30 4 30
MF Republic of Ireland Peter Fallon 1 1
MF England Mike Powell 21 21
FW England Geoff Taylor 2 2
FW England Conway Smith 29 12 29 12
FW Scotland Ian Allen 1 1
FW Scotland Willie Hurrell 6 1 3 2 9 3
FW England Gordon Quinn 10 1 11
FW England George Mountford 10 10
FW England Charlie Barley 4 4
FW England Ernie Shepherd 34 7 4 1 38 8
FW England Mike Tomkys 20 20
FW Scotland Willie Clark 18 6 18 6
FW England Albert Pounder 11 2 11 2
FW England Bert Hawkins 8 3 8 3

Transfers in

Name from Date Fee
Peter Angell Charlton June 1953
Bert Hawkins West Ham United June 1953
Jim Taylor Fulham July 1953
George Petchey West Ham July 1953
Willie Hurrell Millwall July 1953
Peter Fallon Exeter City August 1953
Geoff Taylor SC Brühl November 1953
Ian Allen Beith Jnrs November 1953
Pat Kerrins Queens Park Rangers youth December 1953
Willie Clark Arbroath February 1954
Albert Pounder Charlton February 1954
Arthur Longbottom Methley United March 1954
Tom Fidler Hounslow May 1954

Transfers out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
John Poppitt Derby County September 1950 July 1954 Chelmsford City
Jim Taylor Fulham 1953 July 1954 Tunbridge Wells
Peter Fallon Exeter City August 1953 July 1954
Geoff Taylor SC Brühl November 1953 July 1954 VfR 07 Kirn
Ian Allen Beith Jnrs November 1953 July 1954 Bournemouth
Willie Hurrell Millwall July 1953 July 1954 Tunbridge Wells United
Charlie Barley Arsenal May 1953 July 1954 Aldershot
Bert Hawkins West Ham United July 1953 July 1954 Cheltenham Town
Bill Spence Portsmouth December 1951 £8,000 July 1954 Retired


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