1937–38 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1937-38 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 47th season of existence and their 18th season in the Football League Third Division. QPR finished 3rd in the league, and were eliminated in the second round of the FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers

1937–38 season
Chairman	Charles W Fielding
Manager	William Birrell
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	3rd
Football League Third Division South Cup.	Round 3
F A Cup	Round 2
Top goalscorer	League: Alf Fitzgerald, Wilf Bott 17 All: Alf Fitzgerald 21
Highest home attendance	23,113 Sat 26 Mar 1938 Bristol City
Lowest home attendance	2,095 Mon 28 Feb 1938 Watford
Average home league attendance	13,799
Biggest win	8 - 1 Sat 27 Nov 1937 Bristol Rovers
Biggest defeat	0 - 4 Sat 5 Mar 1938 Crystal Palace
Home colours Away colours
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League standings

Main article: 1937–38 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Millwall	42	23	10	9	83	37	2.243	56	Division Champions, promoted
2	Bristol City	42	21	13	8	68	40	1.700	55
3	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	9	11	80	47	1.702	53
4	Watford	42	21	11	10	73	43	1.698	53
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	21	9	12	64	44	1.455	51

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win  Draw  Loss

Third Division South

Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Mason, B.	Smith	Jefferson	March	Farmer	Moralee	Cape	Lowe	Cheetham	Fitzgerald	McMahon	James	Prior	Bott	Clark	Gilfillan	Mallett	McCarthy	Swinfen	Charlton	Stock	Pattison	Reay	Barrie	Ridyard
Sat 28 Aug 1937	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	W	1-1	2 - 1	Cheetham, Fitzgerald	16,090	3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Mon 30 Aug 1937	A	Millwall	W	1-1	4 - 1	Cheetham, Fitzgerald, Lowe, Cape	16,725	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sat 4 Sep 1937	A	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	D	0-0	1 - 1	Cape	8,882	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Thu 9 Sep 1937	H	Millwall	L	0-0	0 - 2		8,334	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Sat 11 Sep 1937	H	Cardiff City	W	1-1	2 - 1	Cape, Lowe	15,300	4	1	2	3	4		6	7	8	9	10	11	5
Wed 15 Sep 1937	A	Torquay United	W	0-0	2 - 0	Fitzgerald, Lowe	4,782	2	1	2	3	4		6	7	8		10		5	9	11
Sat 18 Sep 1937	A	Walsall	W	1-0	3 - 0	Prior 2, Bott	8,155	2	1	2	3	4		6	7	8		10		5	9	11
Sat 25 Sep 1937	H	Northampton Town	D	0-0	1 - 1	Cape	13,982	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		10			9	11
Sat 2 Oct 1937	A	Bristol Rovers	D	0-0	1 - 1	Prior	12,503	2	1	2	3	4		6	7	10				5	9	11	8
Sat 9 Oct 1937	H	Mansfield Town	D	0-1	1 - 1	Bott	14,142	3	1	2	3	4		6	7	10				5	9	11	8
Sat 16 Oct 1937	A	Reading	L	0-1	0 - 1		10,267	4		2	3	4		6	7			10		5	9	11	8	1
Sat 23 Oct 1937	H	Crystal Palace	W	0-0	1 - 0	McMahon	12,982	3		2	3	6			7	4	9	10	11	5				1	8
Sat 30 Oct 1937	A	Notts County	D	1-1	2 - 2	Cheetham	11,705	3		2	3	6			7	4	9		11	5				1	8	10
Sat 6 Nov 1937	H	Newport County	D	0-0	0 - 0		11,558	3		2	3	6			7	4	9		11	5				1	8	10
Sat 13 Nov 1937	A	Bristol City	L	0-0	0 - 2		17,343	5		2	3	6			9	7		10		5		11		1	8		4
Sat 20 Nov 1937	H	Watford	W	1-0	2 - 0	Bott, Cheetham	12,533	3		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 4 Dec 1937	H	Exeter City	W	2-0	4 - 0	Bott 2, Cheetham, Fitzgerald	10,681	3		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 18 Dec 1937	H	Aldershot	W	3-0	3 - 0	Cheetham, Fitzgerald, Mallett	9,300	2		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 25 Dec 1937	H	Southend United	W	0-0	1 - 0	Fitzgerald	17,934	1		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Mon 27 Dec 1937	A	Southend United	L	1-1	1 - 2	Fitzgerald	16,531	2		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Tue 28 Dec 1937	A	Swindon Town	W	1-1	3 - 1	Cheetham 2, Bott	7,255	1		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 1 Jan 1938	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	L	1-1	1 - 3	Bott	13,244	1		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 8 Jan 1938	A	Gillingham	W	2-0	5 - 1	Fitzgerald, Bott 2, Mallett, OG	7,699	1		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 15 Jan 1938	H	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	L	1-2	1 - 2	Bott	12,846	1		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 22 Jan 1938	A	Cardiff City	D	1-1	2 - 2	Fitzgerald, Cape	26,268	2		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 29 Jan 1938	H	Walsall	W	1-0	3 - 1	Charlton, Fitzgerald, OG	11,934	2		2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11		1	8			9
Sat 5 Feb 1938	A	Northampton Town	W	0-0	2 - 0	Cape, Fitzgerald	9,270	1		2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11		1	8			9
Sat 12 Feb 1938	H	Bristol Rovers	W	2-0	4 - 0	Bott 2, Fitzgerald, Mallett	11,407	1		2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11		1	8			9
Sat 19 Feb 1938	A	Mansfield Town	L	0-1	2 - 3		9,072	1		2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11		1	8			9
Sat 26 Feb 1938	H	Reading	W	1-0	3 - 0	Fitzgerald 2, Stock	19,725	1		2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11		1	8				9
Sat 5 Mar 1938	A	Crystal Palace	L	0-2	0 - 4		25,522	1		2	3	6			7	4	9	10		5		11		1	8
Sat 12 Mar 1938	H	Notts County	W	1-1	2 - 1	Fitzgerald, Smith	19,078	1	1	2	3		6		7	4		9		5					8	10				11
Sat 19 Mar 1938	A	Newport County	D	0-1	1 - 1	Cape	10,225	1	1	2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11			8				9
Sat 26 Mar 1938	H	Bristol City	L	0-1	0 - 2		23,113	1	1	2	3	6			7	4		10		5		11			8				9
Sat 2 Apr 1938	A	Watford	L	1-1	1 - 3	Bott	20,456	2	1	2		6			7	4		10		5		11			8				9		3
Sat 9 Apr 1938	H	Gillingham	W	0-0	2 - 0	Cheetham, Mallett	10,356	2	1				6		7	4	9								8	10				11	3	2	5
Fri 15 Apr 1938	A	Clapton Orient	D	0-1	1 - 1	Pattison	12,881	2	1			6			7	4	9								8	10				11	3	2	5
Sat 16 Apr 1938	A	Exeter City	W	2-0	4 - 0	Cheetham 2, Bott, McCarthy	7,885	2	1	3		6				4	9	10				11			7	8						2	5
Mon 18 Apr 1938	H	Clapton Orient	W	1-0	3 - 2	Bott, Fitzgerald, McCarthy	15,816	2	1	3		6				4	9	10				11			7	8						2	5
Sat 23 Apr 1938	H	Swindon Town	W	0-0	3 - 0	Bott, Cheetham, McCarthy	15,482	1	1	3		6			7	4	9	10				11				8						2	5
Sat 30 Apr 1938	A	Aldershot	L	0-0	0 - 1		4,949	3	1			6			7	4	9	10				11				8					3	2	5
Sat 7 May 1938	H	Torquay United	W	3-1	6 - 3	Cheetham 2, McCarthy 2, Fitzgerald, Bott	7,177	3	1	2					7	4	9	6				11			8	10					3		5

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London Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance
LCC 1	October 4th 1937	Crystal Palace	A	L	1-4

F A Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Smith	Jefferson	March	Cape	Lowe	Cheetham	Fitzgerald	James	Prior	Bott	Gilfillan	Mallett
1	Sat 27 Nov 1937	Bristol Rovers (Third Division South)	A	W	5-0	8 - 1	Cheetham 3, Fitzgerald 3, Bott 2	8,869	2	3	6	7	4	9	10	5		11	1	8
2	Sat 11 Dec 1937	Swindon Town (Third Division South)	A	L	0-2	1 - 2	Cape	17,536	2	3	6	7	4	9	10	5		11	1	8

Division 3 South Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Outcome	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Mason, B.	Jefferson	March	Farmer	Moralee	Cape	Lowe	Cheetham	Fitzgerald	James	Prior	Bott	Clark	Gilfillan	Mallett	McCarthy	Abel	Swinfen	Ives
2	Thu 11 Nov 1937	A	Clapton Orient	Third Division South Cup 2	0-0	2 - 0	Lowe, Fitzgerald	3,500	1	3			6	7	9		10	5		11			8		2	4
3	Mon 28 Feb 1938	H	Watford	Third Division South Cup 3	1-2	2 - 3	Cheetham, McCarthy	2,095		3	6	2				9	10	5		11		1		8		4	7

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	Div 3 South Appearances	Div 3 South Goals	F A Cup Appearances	F A Cup Goals	Div 3 South Cup Appearances	Div 3 South Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Bill Mason	21				1		22
GK		Jock Gilfillan	21		2		1		24
DF		Arthur Jefferson	34		2		2		38
DF		Ted Reay	5						5
DF		Walter Barrie	6						6
DF		Norman Smith	39	1	2				41	1
DF		Norman James	30		2		2		34
MF		Alf Ridyard	7						7
MF		William Moralee	11				1		12
MF		Alec Farmer	7	0			1		8
MF		Jack Cape	40	9	2	1	1		43	10
MF		Dicky March	39		2		1		42
MF		Alf Fitzgerald	36	17	2	3	2	1	40	21
MF		Charlie Clarke	3	0					3	0
MF		George Ives					1		1
MF		Joe Mallett	29	4	2		1		32	4
FW		Johnny Pattison	3	1					3	1
FW		Reg Swinfen	1				2		3
FW		Alec Stock	4	1					4	1
FW		Len McCarthy	10	5			1	1	11	6
FW		Samuel Abel					2	1	2	1
FW		Harry Lowe	41	3	2		1	1	44	4
FW		Wilf Bott	31	17	2	2	2		35	19
FW		Stanley Prior	6	3					6	3
FW		Tommy Cheetham	26	14	2	3	1	1	29	18
FW		Hughie McMahon	8	1					8	1
FW		Bill Charlton	4	2					4	2

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Reeves, Alf *	Hayes	Aug 17,1937
Joe Mallett	Charlton Athletic	Aug 20,1937
Ivor Powell	Bargoed	Sep 23,1937
Ted Reay	Sheffield United	Nov 12,1937
Willey, Alfred *	Clapton	Nov 24,1937
Morgan, Charles *	Hailsham	Dec 22,1937
Garvey, Jim *	Stewarts & Lloyds	Dec 29,1937
Tyers, Fred *	Stewarts & Lloyds	Dec 29,1937
Bill Mason	Fulham	1938
Reid, Johnny	Wishaw Juniors	Jan 18,1938
Alec Stock	Charlton Athletic	Feb 25,1938
Joys, Alexander *	Wycombe Wanderers	Mar 24,1938
Alf Ridyard	West Bromwich Albion	Mar 16,1938
Reg Allen	Corona Social Club	May 6,1938

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Reg Banks	West Bromwich	May 29,1935		July 37	Tunbridge Wells
Mason, Jim	Glasgow Perthshire	June 4,1936		July 37	Queen of the South
Jonty Rowe	Reading	May 10,1935		July 37	Port Vale
Carr, Billy	Derby	July 30,1935		July 37	Barrow
Ken Cameron	Hull	Aug 22,1936	£250	July 37	Rotherham
Jackie Crawford	Chelsea	May 26,1934		cs 37	Retired (QPR coach)
Clare, Kenneth *		June 2,1936		cs 37	Hounslow Town
Sibley, Eric	Tottenham	1936		Aug 37	Bournemouth
Jones, Trevor	Walsall	Aug 16,1937		Oct 37	Barry Town
Hughie McMahon	Reading	May 1936		Nov 37	Sunderland
Jock Gilfillan	Portsmouth	1937		06/1938	Portsmouth Electricity.
Walter Barrie	West Ham	May 13,1932		June 38	Carlisle
Moralee, Bill	Bournemouth	May 14,1936		June 38	Retired
Charlie Clarke				06/1938	Luton Town
George Ives	Brentford	May 20,1937		06/1938	Retired
Bill Charlton	Wimbledon.	May 1936		06/1938	Barnet
Gilfillan, John	Portsmouth	June 16,1937		May 38	Retired
Clark, Charlie	Fleet	Sep 28,1935		May 38	Luton

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.

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1. Macey, Gordon (20 October 1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN   978-1873626405.