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	27,950 v West Ham United (23 Oct 1948)
Lowest home attendance	16,557 v Luton Town (18 Dec 1948)
Biggest win	4–1 v Leicester City (26 Aug 1948)
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Fulham (2 Oct 1948)
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The 1948-49 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 58th season of existence and their first in the Football League Second Division. QPR finished 13th in their league campaign, and were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup.

On 15 December 1948, Ivor Powell commanded a £17,500 transfer fee when he was sold to Aston Villa. This was a record for a half back and for both the buying and selling clubs.

League standings

Main article: 1948–49 Football League

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	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Allen	Powell, G.	Jefferson	Powell, I.	Smith, G.	Smith, A.	McEwan	Mills	Addinall	Hatton	Hartburn	Millbank	Muir	Ramscar	Pattison	Dudley	Farrow	Hudson	Heath	Gibbons	Adams	Stewart	Lennon	Parkinson	Durrant	Campbell	Pointon	Wardle	Duggan	Bennett	Hill	Reay	Nicholas
21 Aug 1948	Luton Town	Away	0-0	0–0		23764	16	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
26 Aug 1948	Leicester City	Home	1-0	4–1	Addinall 3, Hartburn	23827	3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
28 Aug 1948	Bradford City	Home	0-0	1–0	Addinall	27666	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
30 Aug 1948	Leicester City	Away	1-2	3–2	Mills, Hatton 2	34063	1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
4 Sept 1948	Southampton	Away	0-1	0–3		27303	6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
9 Sept 1948	Cardiff City	Home	0-0	0–0		25337	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
11 Sept 1948	Barnsley	Home	1-0	2–2	Addinall 2	20791	4	1	2	3		5	6	7	8	9	10	11	4
13 Sept 1948	Cardiff City	Away		0–3		36223	6	1	2		5		4	7	6	9	10			3	8	11
18 Sept 1948	Grimsby Town	Away	1-2	1–4	Pattison	15140	14	1	3		4	5	6		10	9		7			8	11	2
25 Sept 1948	Nottingham Forest	Home	1-0	2–1	Hartburn, Pattison	19361	11	1	2		4	5	6			9	10	7			8	11	3
2 Oct 1948	Fulham	Away	0-4	0–5		38667	15	1	2	3	4	5	6			9	10	7			8	11
9 Oct 1948	Brentford	Home	0-0	2–0	Hartburn, Hudson	25814	8	1	2	3	4	5				9	10	7			8			6	11
16 Oct 1948	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	0-0	0–1		69718	14	1	2	3	4					9	10	7			8			6	11	5
23 Oct 1948	West Ham United	Home	0-1	2–1	Hatton, Hudson	27950	9	1	2	3	4						10	7			8			6	11	5	9
30 Oct 1948	Bury	Away	0-0	0–0		19238	10	1	2	3	4			7			10				8			6		5	9	11
6 Nov 1948	West Bromwich Albion	Home	0-0	0–2		24459	15	1	2	3	4	5		9				11			8			6				7	10
13 Nov 1948	Chesterfield	Away	1-1	1–2	Hartburn	10837	16	1	2	3	4	5		7			10	11			8			6			9
20 Nov 1948	Lincoln City	Home	1-0	2–0	Hatton, Gibbons	19465	14	1	2	3	4	5		7			10	11			8			6			9
27 Nov 1948	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	0-0	0–2		34776	15	1	2	3	4	5		7				11			8			10		6	9
4 Dec 1948	Coventry City	Home	0-1	0–3		16693	16	1	2	3	4	5		7			10	11						6			9			8
11 Dec 1948	Leeds United	Away	1-0	2–1	Gibbons, Pattison	26420	14	1	2	3		5					10	7				11		6			9		8		4
18 Dec 1948	Luton Town	Home	0-2	0–3		16557	16	1	2	3		5					10	7				11		6			9		8		4
25 Dec 1948	Blackburn Rovers	Away		0–2		31526	16	1	2	3	9	5			10			7				11				6			8		4
27 Dec 1948	Blackburn Rovers	Home	3-1	4–2	Parkinson 2, Hatton, Hartburn	17091	15	1	2	3		5					10	7				11		6					8		4	9
1 Jan 1949	Bradford City	Away	0-0	0–0		15178	15	1	2	3		5					10	7				11		6					8		4	9
22 Jan 1949	Barnsley	Away	0-3	0–4		20596	18	1	2	3		5			10						8	11		6			7				4			9
29 Jan 1949	Southampton	Home	0-2	1–3	Pointon	23317	19	1	2	3												10		6	11	5			8		4			9	7
5 Feb 1949	Grimsby Town	Home	1-1	1–2	Hudson	19813	19	1	2	3		5				10									11	6					4			9	7	8
19 Feb 1949	Nottingham Forest	Away	0-0	0–0		26164	19	1	2	3		5				10								6	11						4			9	7	8
26 Feb 1949	Fulham	Home	1-0	1–0	Ramscar	27440	18	1	2	3		5									10			6	11						4			9	7	8
5 Mar 1949	Brentford	Away	1-0	3–0	Hudson, Pointon, Duggan	29420	16	1	2	3		5				10					8				11	6					4			9		7
12 Mar 1949	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	0-0	0–0		25416	16	1	2	3		5				10					8				11	6					4			9		7
19 Mar 1949	West Ham United	Away	0-1	0–2		25039	18		2	3		5									8				11	6					4			9	7	10	1
26 Mar 1949	Bury	Home	1-0	3–1	Duggan, Jefferson (pen), Ramscar	17547	14	1	2	3		5						11			8					6					4			9	7	10
2 Apr 1949	West Bromwich Albion	Away	1-0	1–1	Pointon	35293	13	1	2	3		5									8					6					4			9	11	7		10
9 Apr 1949	Chesterfield	Home	0-0	1–1	Hill	17898	16	1	2	3		5									8					6					4			9	11	7		10
15 Apr 1949	Plymouth Argyle	Home	2-0	2–1	Stewart, Pointon	22552	12	1	2	3		5						11								6			8		4			9		7		10
16 Apr 1949	Lincoln City	Away	0-0	0–0		11306	10	1	2	3		5				10		11								6			8		4			9		7
18 Apr 1949	Plymouth Argyle	Away	1-3	1–3	Addinall	19454	11	1	2	3		5				10		11								6			8		4			9		7
23 Apr 1949	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	0-2	1–3	Heath	18456	17			3		5				10										6			8		4			9	11	7	1		2
30 Apr 1949	Coventry City	Away	0-1	1–1	Stewart	14518	14	1		3		5				10										6			8		4			9	11	7			2
7 May 1949	Leeds United	Home	0-0	2–0	Addinall 2	16730	13	1		3		5				10					8													9	11	7		6	2	4

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half Time Score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Allen	Powell, G.	Jefferson	Smith, G.	Mills	Hatton	Hartburn	Pattison	Farrow	Stewart	Lennon	Parkinson	Durrant	Campbell
8 Jan 1949	Third Round	Huddersfield Town (First Division)	Home	0-0	D	0–0	26000	1	2	3	5		10	7	11	6	8		4	9
15 Jan 1949	Third Round Replay	Huddersfield Town (First Division)	Away	0-2	L	0–5	31075	1	2	3	5	10			11	6	8		4	9	7

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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	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	F..A.Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK		Reg Allen	41		2		43
GK		Ted Bennett	2				2
GK		Reg Saphin
DF		Arthur Jefferson	40	1	2		42	1
DF		George Powell	38		2		40
DF		Bill Heath	19	1			19	1
DF		Des Farrow	17		2		19
DF		Ted Reay	4				4
DF		Reg Dudley	3				3
MF		George Smith	38		2		40
MF		Alf Parkinson	21	2	2		23	2
MF		Ivor Powell	21				21
MF		Albert Smith	11				11
MF		Joe Millbank	1				1
MF		Brian Nicholas	1				1
MF		Alex Lennon	1				1
FW		Johnny Hartburn	28	5	1		29	5
FW		Bert Addinall	22	9			22	9
FW		Cyril Hatton	22	5	1		23	5
FW		Fred Ramscar	21	2			21	2
FW		Bill Pointon	17	4			17	4
FW		Ted Duggan	15	2			15	2
FW		Billy McEwan	15				15
FW		Johnny Pattison	12	3	2		14	3
FW		George Stewart	12	2	2		14	2
FW		Don Mills	11	1	1		12	1
FW		George Wardle	11				11
FW		Stan Hudson	10	4			10	4
FW		John Gibbons	9	2			9	2
FW		Charlie Hill	4	1			4	1
FW		Fred Durrant	3		2		5
FW		Ernie Adams	2				2
FW		Billy Muir	1				1
FW		Doug Campbell	0		1		1

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Joe Millbank	Crystal Palace	July 1948
Stan Hudson	West Ham United	Sep 25, 1948
George Wardle	Cardiff City	Jan 25, 1949
Bill Pointon	Port Vale	Jan 20, 1949	£10,000
Ted Bennett	Southall	February 1949
Ted Duggan	Luton Town	Feb 2, 1949
Pat Tobin		Feb1949
Ernie Shepherd	Hull City	March 1949
John (Jack) MacDonald	Notts County	Mar 7, 1949
Charlie (Midge) Hill	Torquay United	Mar 16, 1949
Johnny McKay	Irvine Meadow	May 1949
Brian Nicholas	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1949
Horace Woodward	Tottenham	June 14, 1949	£10,500

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Jack Rose	Peterborough United	March 1945		July 1948	Peterborough United
Harry Daniels	Kensington Sports	Apr 4, 1940		August 1948	Brighton & Hove Albion	£2,000
James Riddell	Arsenal	Mar 6, 1948		Aug 48	Hastings U
Ivor Powell	Bargoed	Sep 23, 1937		December 1948	Aston Villa	£17,500
Fred Durrant	Brentford	September 1946	£5,000	February 1949	Exeter City	£5,000
Alex Lennon	Denaby United	January 1947		February 1949	Mansfield Town	Free
Don Mills	Maltby Main	August 1946		March 1949	Torquay United
John Gibbons	Dartford	December 1947		May 1949	Ipswich Town

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.

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