1946–47 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1946–47 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Dave Mangnall
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	2nd
FA Cup	Third Round
London Challenge Cup	Quarter Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Fred Durrant 15 All: Johnny Pattison 17
Highest home attendance	24549 v Middlesbrough (11 January 1947)
Lowest home attendance	7,776 v Mansfield (8 February 1947)
Biggest win	7-0 v Swindon (21 December 1946)
Home colours Away colours
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The 1946-47 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 56th season of existence and their 2nd back in the English Third Division. This was the first season following the end of World War II that pre-war scheduling and league rules were reinstated. QPR finished 2nd in the league campaign, and were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup.

Season summary

Suspended because of WW2 In 1939, English football league was restarted for the 1946–47 season, Queens Park Rangers finished the season in second place in the Football League Third Division South but at that time only the season champions were promoted. In the FA Cup, 16 goals were amassed over 6 games taking First Division Middlesbrough to a replay in the third round. The London Challenge Cup also resumed with a new trophy as the holders QPR had lost the trophy during the war. ^[1]

League standings

Main article: 1946–47 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion
1	Cardiff City (C, P)	42	30	6	6	93	30	3.100	66	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	23	11	8	74	40	1.850	57
3	Bristol City	42	20	11	11	94	56	1.679	51
4	Swindon Town	42	19	11	12	84	73	1.151	49
5	Walsall	42	17	12	13	74	59	1.254	46

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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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	Allen	Rose	Jefferson	Daniels	Ridyard	Powell, I.	McEwan	Hatton	Heathcote	Mallett	Pattison	Neary	Smith, A.	Chapman	Heath	Armitage	Addinall	Mills	Durrant	Swinfen	Reay	Barr	Saphin	Harris	Dudley	Boxshall	Blizzard	Parkinson
31 Aug 1946	Watford	Home	W	1-0	2-1	Mallett 2	19446	5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
4 Sept 1946	AFC Bournemouth	Away	D		1-1	Neary	5738	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	9	10		8	11	7
7 Sept 1946	Walsall	Away	W	1-0	2-0	Neary 2	13894	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7			8	11	9	10
11 Sept 1946	Leyton Orient	Home	W	0-0	2-0	Pattison, Neary	15344	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7			8	11	9	10
14 Sept 1946	Reading	Home	W	0-0	2-0	Heath, McEwan	20021	1	1	2	3			6	7			8	11		4	5	9	10
21 Sept 1946	Crystal Palace	Away	D	0-0	0-0		27517	1	1	2	3			6	7			8	11		4	5	9	10
25 Sept 1946	AFC Bournemouth	Home	W		3-0	Neary, Durrant, Pattison	17207	1	1	2	3			6	7			8	11		4	5			9	10
28 Sept 1946	Torquay	Home	D	0-0	0-0		23117	1	1	2	3			6	7			8	11		4	5				10	9
5 Oct 1946	Mansfield	Away	W	1-0	3-0	Neary, Durrant, Pattison	13459	1	1	2	3			6				8	11	7	4	5				10	9
12 Oct 1946	Bristol Rovers	Home	L	0-1	0-2		20668	2	1	2				6		10		8	11	7	4	5					9	3
19 Oct 1946	Cardiff City	Away	D	1-1	2-2	Durrant, Hatton	44010	3	1	2	3			6		10		8	11	7	4	5					9
26 Oct 1946	Norwich City	Home	D	1-1	1-1	Hatton	15581	3	1		3			6		10		8	11	7	4	5					9		2
2 Nov 1946	Notts County	Away	W	1-1	2-1	Neary, Heathcote	26734	3	1	2	3			6		10	9	8	11	7	4									5
9 Nov 1946	Northampton	Home	W	0-0	1-0	McEwan	17796	3	1	2	3			6	7	10	9	8	11		4									5
16 Nov 1946	Aldershot	Away	W	1-1	2-1	Sheppard (og), Pattison (pen)	8163	2	1	2	3			6	7	10	9	8	11		4									5
23 Nov 1946	Brighton	Home	W	0-0	2-0	Hatton 2	17739	2	1	2	3	4				10	9	8	11	7			6							5
7 Dec 1946	Port Vale	Home	W	0-0	2-0	Harris, Mills	14251	2	1		3		5	6	7			8	11		4					10						9	2
21 Dec 1946	Swindon	Home	W	2-0	7-0	Powell I., Pattison 2, Hatton, Mills, McEwan 2	9576	2	1		3		5	6	7	9		8	11		4					10							2
25 Dec 1946	Ipswich Town	Home	L	1-1	1-3	Hatton	15503	2	1		3		5	6	7	9		8	11		4					10							2
26 Dec 1946	Ipswich Town	Away	D		1-1	Hatton	20267	2	1		3			6	7	9		8	11		4	5				10							2
28 Dec 1946	Watford	Away	W	2-0	2-0	Mallett 2	18610	2	1		3			6	9	10		8	11		4	5											2	7
4 Jan 1947	Walsall	Home	W	1-0	1-0	Boxshall	16289	2	1		3			6	9	10		8	11		4	5											2	7
18 Jan 1947	Reading	Away	L	0-0	0-1		19300	2	1		3			6	7			8			4	5			9	10							2	11
25 Jan 1947	Crystal Palace	Home	L	0-0	1-2	Pattison	13022	2	1		3	4		6	7			8	11			5			9								2	10
8 Feb 1947	Mansfield	Home	W	3-0	3-1	Boxshall, Durrant, Pattison	7776	2	1					6	7			8	11		4	5					9		3				2	10
15 Feb 1947	Bristol Rovers	Away	L	0-1	1-3	Durrant	18258	2	1		3			5	8			10	11		4	6					9						2	7
1 Mar 1947	Norwich City	Away	W	1-0	1-0	Mills	15233	2	1		3			5	7				11			6				10	9						2		4	8
5 Mar 1947	Exeter	Away	L	0-0	0-3		3679	2	1		3			5	9				11			6				10							2	7	4	8
8 Mar 1947	Notts County	Home	W	4-0	4-1	Pattison, Durrant 2, Chapman	9455	2	1		3			5	7				11			6				10	9						2		4	8
15 Mar 1947	Northampton	Away	D	2-1	4-4	Parkinson 2, Mills, Durrant	9907	2	1		3			5	7				11			6				10	9						2		4	8
22 Mar 1947	Aldershot	Home	W		4-1	Hatton 3, Durrant	12600	2	1		3			5		10			11			6					9						2	7	4	8
29 Mar 1947	Brighton	Away	W	1-0	2-0	McEwan 2	8432	2			3			5	7	10			11		4	6					9				1		2			8
4 Apr 1947	Southend	Home	W	1-0	1-0	Durrant	20307	2	1		3			5	7	10			11		4	6					9						2			8
5 Apr 1947	Exeter	Home	W	1-0	2-0	Durrant, Pattison	18267	2	1		3			5	7	10			11		4	6				8	9						2
7 Apr 1947	Southend	Away	W	1-0	3-1	Durrant, McEwan, Mills	17295	2	1		3			5	7	8					4	6				10	9						2	11
12 Apr 1947	Port Vale	Away	D	1-0	2-2	Durrant, Boxshall	12500	2	1		3			5	7	10					4	6					9						2	11		8
19 Apr 1947	Bristol City	Home	W	1-0	1-0	McEwan	19665	2	1		3			5	7	10			11		4	6					9						2			8
26 Apr 1947	Swindon	Away	L	2-1	2-3	Durrant, Hatton	20884	2	1		3			5	7	10					4	6					9						2	11		8
3 May 1947	Leyton Orient	Away	D		1-1	Hatton	13956	2	1		3	6		5	7	8					4					10	9						2	11
10 May 1947	Bristol City	Away	D	0-0	1-1	Durrant	20861	2	1		3			5	7	8			11		4		6			10	9						2
17 May 1947	Torquay	Away	D	0-0	0-0		7162	2	1		3			5	7	8			11		4		6			10	9						2
24 May 1947	Cardiff City	Home	L	1-0	2-3	Wardle (og), Pattison	23272	2	1		3			5	7	8			11		4		6			10	9						2

FA Cup

Date [3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Allen	Rose	Jefferson	Daniels	Ridyard	Powell, I.	McEwan	Hatton	Heathcote	Mallett	Pattison	Neary	Smith, A.	Chapman	Heath	Addinall	Mills	Reay	Barr	Saphin	Harris	Dudley	Boxshall
30 Nov 1946	First Round	Poole Town (Western League )	Home	2-2	2-2	Pattison, Hatton	15000	1	2	3	4	5	8	7	10			11				6	9
4 Dec 1946	First Round Replay	Poole Town (Western League )	Away	4-0	6-0	Mallett 2, Hatton, Harris, Pattison 2	9000			3		5	6	7	10		8	11		4					2		1	9
12 Dec 1946	Second Round	Norwich City (Third Division South)	Away	0-2	4-4	Pattison, McEwan, Mills 2	26307	1		3			6	7	9		8	11		4	5			10					2
18 Dec 1946	Second Round Replay	Norwich City (Third Division South)	Home	0-0	2-0	Mills, Hatton	13900	1		3		5	6	7	9		8	11		4				10					2
11 Jan 1947	Third Round	Middlesbrough (First Division)	Home	0-1	1-1	Pattison	24549	1		3			6	9	10		8	11		4	5								2	7
15 Jan 1947	Third Round Replay	Middlesbrough (First Division)	Away	0-2	1-3	Boxshall	31270	1		3			6	9	10		8	11		4	5								2	7

London Challenge Cup

Date [4]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance
21 October 1946	First Round	Fulham	A	5-0
28 October 1946	Quarter-Finals	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	F..A.Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Reg Allen	41		5		46
GK		Reg Saphin	1		1		2
DF		Des Farrow
DF		Bill Heath	6	1	1		7	1
DF		Jack Rose	15		1		16
DF		George Powell
DF		Arthur Jefferson	40		6		46
DF		Reg Dudley	26		4		30
DF		Ted Reay	2		1		3
DF		Johnny Barr	4				4
MF		Alf Parkinson	10	2			10	2
MF		Alf Ridyard	7		3		10
MF		George Smith
MF		Harry Daniels	7		1		8
MF		Ivor Powell	41	1	6		47	1
MF		Albert Smith	33		5		38
MF		Alex Lennon
MF		Reg Chapman	27	1	3		30	1
MF		Joe Mallett	26	4	5	2	31	6
MF		Les Blizzard	5				5
FW		Bert Addinall	3		1		4
FW		Cyril Hatton	26	12	6	3	32	15
FW		Don Mills	18	5	2	3	20	8
FW		Billy McEwan	35	8	6	1	41	9
FW		Johnny Pattison	37	11	6	5	43	16
FW		Johnny Hartburn
FW		Fred Durrant	22	15			22	15
FW		Danny Boxshall	12	3	2	1	14	4
FW		Frank Neary	9	7			9	7
FW		William Heathcote	5	1			5	1
FW		Stan Armitage	2				2
FW		Reg Swinfen	1				1
FW		Neil Harris	1	1	1	1	2	2

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Don Mills	Maltby Main	Aug 17, 1946
Reg Saphin	Ipswich	Aug1946
Fred Durrant	Brentford	September 1946	£4,500
Neil Harris	Swansea Town	September 1946
Les Borthwick	Jarrow	Oct1946
George Powell	Fulham	Nov1946
Reg Dudley	Millwall	Dec1946	Wilf Heathcote
Alec Lennon	Denaby United	Mar1947
Johnny Hartburn	Yeovil Town	Mar 17, 1947	£1,000
George Smith	Brentford	June 1947	£2,000

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Eric Hardy *		May 11, 1945		cs 46	Hendon
Ron Webb		Oct 15, 1940		Sep 46	Crystal P
Wilf Heathcote	Millwall	Feb1943		Nov 46	Millwall	Reg Dudley
Frank Neary	Finchley	June 14, 1945		Jan 47	West Ham	£4,000
Joe Mallett	Charlton	Feb 8, 1939	£800	Feb 47	Southampton	£5,000
Neil Harris	Southampton	September 1946		May 47	Retired (Inj. - QPR asst. man.)
Les Blizzard	Eversheds	July 1941		May 1947	Bournemouth
Reg Swinfen	Civil Service	March 1936		June 1947	Yeovil Town	£500

References

1. Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record. London: Breedon books. pp. 27, 350–351. ISBN   978-1-85983-714-6.
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. 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.
4. "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

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1. "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-27.