1948–49 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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

Results QPR scores given first

Second Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance Position 21 Aug 1948 Luton Town Away 0–0 2376416 26 Aug 1948 Leicester City Home 4–1 Addinall 3, Hartburn 23827 3 28 Aug 1948 Bradford City Home 1–0 Addinall 27666 1 30 Aug 1948 Leicester City Away 3–2 Mills, Hatton 2 34063 1 4 Sept 1948 Southampton Away 0–3 273036 9 Sept 1948 Cardiff City Home 0–0 253377 11 Sept 1948 Barnsley Home 2–2 Addinall 2 20791 4 13 Sept 1948 Cardiff City Away 0–3 362236 18 Sept 1948 Grimsby Town Away 1–4 Pattison 15140 14 25 Sept 1948 Nottingham Forest Home 2–1 Hartburn, Pattison 19361 11 2 Oct 1948 Fulham Away 0–5 3866715 9 Oct 1948 Brentford Home 2–0 Hartburn, Hudson 25814 8 16 Oct 1948 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0–1 6971814 23 Oct 1948 West Ham United Home 2–1 Hatton, Hudson 27950 9 30 Oct 1948 Bury Away 0–0 1923810 6 Nov 1948 West Bromwich Albion Home 0–2 2445915 13 Nov 1948 Chesterfield Away 1–2 Hartburn 10837 16 20 Nov 1948 Lincoln City Home 2–0 Hatton, Gibbons 19465 14 27 Nov 1948 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0–2 3477615 4 Dec 1948 Coventry City Home 0–3 1669316 11 Dec 1948 Leeds United Away 2–1 Gibbons, Pattison 26420 14 18 Dec 1948 Luton Town Home 0–3 1655716 25 Dec 1948 Blackburn Rovers Away 0–2 3152616 27 Dec 1948 Blackburn Rovers Home 4–2 Parkinson 2, Hatton, Hartburn 17091 15 1 Jan 1949 Bradford City Away 0–0 151781515-Jan-1949SouthamptonHPP 22 Jan 1949 Barnsley Away 0–4 2059618 29 Jan 1949 Southampton Home 1–3 Pointon 23317 19 5 Feb 1949 Grimsby Town Home 1–2 Hudson 19813 19 19 Feb 1949 Nottingham Forest Away 0–0 2616419 26 Feb 1949 Fulham Home 1–0 Ramscar 27440 18 5 Mar 1949 Brentford Away 3–0 Hudson, Pointon, Duggan 29420 16 12 Mar 1949 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0–0 2541616 19 Mar 1949 West Ham United Away 0–2 2503918 26 Mar 1949 Bury Home 3–1 Duggan, Jefferson (pen), Ramscar 17547 14 2 Apr 1949 West Bromwich Albion Away 1–1 Pointon 35293 13 9 Apr 1949 Chesterfield Home 1–1 Hill 17898 16 15 Apr 1949 Plymouth Argyle Home 2–1 Stewart, Pointon 22552 12 16 Apr 1949 Lincoln City Away 0–0 1130610 18 Apr 1949 Plymouth Argyle Away 1–3 Addinall 19454 11 23 Apr 1949 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1–3 Heath 18456 17 30 Apr 1949 Coventry City Away 1–1 Stewart 14518 14 7 May 1949 Leeds United Home 2–0 Addinall 2 16730 13

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance8 Jan 1949Third RoundHuddersfield Town (First Division)Home0–02600015 Jan 1949Third Round ReplayHuddersfield Town (First Division)Away0–531075

London Challenge Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance11 October 1948First RoundLeytonstoneH4–024 October 1948Quarter-FinalsWest HamA1–2

Friendlies Source: 14-Aug-48Reds v BlueshPractice Match2-May-49Leyton Orienta5-May-49WillesdenA25-May-49DemirsporaTour of Turkey26-May-49Gencler BirligiaTour of Turkey28-May-49KSKaTour of Turkey29-May-49Altenordu/Althay (TUR) (A)aTour of Turkey2 June 1949Fenerbache (TUR) (A)aTour of Turkey5 June 1949Besiktas (TUR) (A)aTour of Turkey9 June 1949Galatasaray (TUR) (A)aTour of Turkey

Squad PositionNationalityNameLeague AppearancesLeague GoalsF..A.Cup AppearancesF.A.Cup GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal GoalsGKReg Allen41243GKTed Bennett22GKReg SaphinDFArthur Jefferson4012421DFGeorge Powell38240DFBill Heath191191DFDes Farrow17219DFTed Reay44DFReg Dudley33MFGeorge Smith38240MFAlf Parkinson2122232MFIvor Powell2121MFAlbert Smith1111MFJoe Millbank11MFBrian Nicholas11MFAlex Lennon11FWJohnny Hartburn2851295FWBert Addinall229229FWCyril Hatton2251235FWFred Ramscar212212FWBill Pointon174174FWTed Duggan152152FWBilly McEwan1515FWJohnny Pattison1232143FWGeorge Stewart1222142FWDon Mills1111121FWGeorge Wardle1111FWStan Hudson104104FWJohn Gibbons9292FWCharlie Hill4141FWFred Durrant325FWErnie Adams22FWBilly Muir11FWDoug Campbell011

Transfers in NamefromDateFeeJoe MillbankCrystal PalaceJuly 1948Stan HudsonWest Ham UnitedSeptember 25, 1948 George WardleCardiff CityJanuary 25, 1949 Bill PointonPort ValeJanuary 20, 1949 £10,000 Ted BennettSouthallFebruary 1949Ted DugganLuton TownFebruary 2, 1949 Pat TobinFebruary 1949 Ernie ShepherdHull CityMarch 1949John (Jack) MacDonaldNotts CountyMarch 7, 1949 Charlie (Midge) HillTorquay UnitedMarch 16, 1949 Johnny McKayIrvine MeadowMay 1949Brian NicholasQueens Park Rangers JuniorsMay 1949Horace WoodwardTottenhamJune 14, 1949£10,500

Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateClubFeeJack RosePeterborough UnitedMarch 1945July 1948Peterborough UnitedHarry DanielsKensington SportsAprill 4, 1940 August 1948Brighton & Hove Albion£2,000 James RiddellArsenalMarch 6, 1948 August 1948Hastings UIvor PowellBargoedSeptember 23, 1937 December 1948Aston Villa£17,500Fred DurrantBrentfordSeptember 1946£5,000 February 1949Exeter City£5,000Alex LennonDenaby UnitedJanuary 1947February 1949Mansfield TownFree Don MillsMaltby MainAugust 1946March 1949Torquay UnitedJohn GibbonsDartfordDecember 1947May 1949Ipswich Town

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