The 1947-48 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 57th season of existence and their 3rd in the English Third Division. The team won the Football League Third Division South, securing promotion for the first time. QPR also reached the Quarter-finals of the FA Cup, defeating First Division team Stoke City and Second Division Luton Town before drawing with First Division Derby County and subsequently losing in a replay. At the end of the season, Rangers became the first British club to make an official trip to Turkey.
League standings
Results QPR scores given first
Third Division South DateOpponentsVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition 23 August 1947 Norwich City Home 3–1 Hatton, McEwan, Pattison 187043 25 August 1947 Brighton Away 5–0 Hatton 3, Durrant 2 142881 30 August 1947 Bristol Rovers Away 1–0 Durrant 195281 4 September 1947 Brighton Home 2–0 McEwan, Hatton 181161 6 September 1947 Northampton Home 2–0 McEwan, Pattison 214191 11 September 1947 Notts County Away 1–1 Durrant 193351 13 September 1947 Aldershot Away 4–1 Durrant 2, Pattison, Hatton 89151 18 September 1947 Notts County Home 4–1 Pattison 2, Hatton, McEwan 157081 20 September 1947 Crystal Palace Home 1–0 Chapman 251991 25 September 1947 Exeter Home 3–1 Hatton 2, Durrant 180901 27 September 1947 Torquay Away 1–1 Smith G. 104021 2 October 1947 Southend Home 3–2 Hatton 2, Pattison 175851 4 October 1947 Swindon Home 0–2 250921 11 October 1947 Swansea City Away 1–3 Durrant 221711 18 October 1947 AFC Bournemouth Home 1–0 Durrant 216391 25 October 1947 Ipswich Town Away 0–1 243611 1 November 1947 Bristol City Home 2–0 Boxshall, Pattison 283581 8 November 1947 Reading Away 2–3 Durrant, Boxshall 232561 15 November 1947 Walsall Home 2–1 Hatton, Hartburn 261191 22 November 1947 Leyton Orient Away 3–1 Hatton 2, Durrant 169151 6 December 1947 Newport Home 0–0 13230120-Dec-47Norwich Cityapp 26 December 1947 Watford Away 1–0 Jones (og) 224061 27 December 1947 Watford Home 5–1 Pattison, Boxshall 2, Hatton, McEwan 193731 3 January 1948 Bristol Rovers Home 5–2 McEwan, Hatton, Boxshall 2, Hartburn 22518117-Jan-48Northampton Townapp 31 January 1948 Aldershot Home 0–0 2169117-Feb-48Crystal PalaceApp 14 February 1948 Torquay Home 3–3 Ramscar, Boxshall, Hatton 217911 21 February 1948 Swindon Away 0–0 14683128-Feb-48Swansea Townhpp6-Mar-48Bournemouth and Boscombe AthleticApp 13 March 1948 Ipswich Town Home 2–0 Hatton, Boxshall 221351 15 March 1948 Crystal Palace Away 1–0 Hartburn 220861 20 March 1948 Bristol City Away 1–2 Boxshall 2 211841 26 March 1948 Port Vale Away 2–0 Boxshall, Hatton 178891 27 March 1948 Reading Home 2–0 Hatton 239981 29 March 1948 Port Vale Home 2–1 Addinall, Smith A. 240531 3 April 1948 Walsall Away 1–0 Addinall 178721 8 April 1948 Northampton Away 1–1 Hartburn 112601 10 April 1948 Leyton Orient Home 1–2 Stewart 274801 14 April 1948 AFC Bournemouth Away 1–0 Durrant 254951 17 April 1948 Exeter Away 2–1 Hartburn 2 116171 21 April 1948 Norwich City Away 2–5 Hatton, Smith A. 300521 24 April 1948 Newport Home 1–0 Powell I. 209051 26 April 1948 Swansea City Home 0–0 277571 1 May 1948 Southend Away 0–0 138271
FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance10 January 1948Third RoundGillingham (Southern League )Away1–1 (AET)Boxshall2300217 January 1948Third Round ReplayGillingham (Southern League )Home3–1Hartburn, Hatton, McEwan2750024 January 1948Fourth RoundStoke City (First Division)Home3–0Hatton 2, Ramscar242007 February 1948Fifth RoundLuton Town (Second Division)Home3–1Hatton, Boxshall, McEwan3056728 February 1948Sixth RoundDerby County (First Division)Home1–1Hartburn283586 March 1948Sixth Round ReplayDerby County (First Division)Away0–531588
London Challenge Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance13 October 1947First RoundEnfield A3–1* AET27 October 1947Quarter-FinalsChelseaA1–2* AET
Friendlies
DateEventOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance16 August 1947Practice MatchWhites v BluesH29 November 1947FriendlyRotherhamA13 December 1947FriendlyRotherhamh29 April 1948FriendlyWillesdenA3 May 1948Harry Newman Brentford Hospital Cup FinalBrentforda22 May 1948Tour of TurkeyFenerbahceA1–1Durrant22,000May 1948Tour of TurkeyGalatasarayA1-0Hatton29 May 1948Tour of TurkeyBesiktasA5–2Stewart 2, Hatton30 May 1948Tour of TurkeyTurkey Olympic A1–2
Squad Source: PositionNationalityNameLeague AppearancesLeague GoalsF..A.Cup AppearancesF.A.Cup GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal GoalsGKReg Allen33639GKReg Saphin808DFDes FarrowDFBill Heath516DFJack Rose202DFGeorge Powell23629DFArthur Jefferson26632DFReg Dudley16016DFTed Reay15015MFAlf Parkinson101MFAlf Ridyard404MFGeorge Smith3716431MFHarry Daniels7411MFIvor Powell4016461MFAlbert Smith1822202MFAlex LennonMFReg Chapman1410141FWBert Addinall32032FWCyril Hatton3421644025FWDon Mills16016FWFred Ramscar16161222FWBilly McEwan25652308FWJohnny Pattison1981208FWErnie Adams202FWJohnny Hartburn30652358FWGeorge Stewart1410141FWJohn GibbonsFWFred Durrant261202612FWDoug CampbellFWDanny Boxshall1711622313
Transfers in NamefromDateFeeLes Devonshire *July ?1947 Stan Hudson *Aug1947 Eric WorthingtonWillesden TownSep1947 Ernie AdamsFulhamSeptember 1947Fred RamscarWolverhampton WanderersOct 25, 1947 £2,000John GibbonsDartfordDecember 1947Billy MuirIrvine MeadowFeb 11, 1948 Doug CampbellRAF SpitalgateMarch 1948James RiddellArsenalMar 6, 1948 George StewartBrentfordMar1948 £4,000
Transfers out NamefromDateFeeDateClubFeeReg SwinfenCivil ServiceMar 12, 1936 July? 47Yeovil TownJohnny BarrThird LanarkMay 24, 1939 Free Aug 47Dunfermline AthleticStan ArmitageCharltonJune1946 Aug? 47Gravesend & NorthfleetFree Billy WhiteheadMaltby CollieryAug 12, 1939 Aug 47AldershotFree Danny BoxshallSalem AthleticJan 1, 1946May 48Bristol C£2,575Les DevonshireJuly ?1947May 48BrentfordAlf RidyardWest BromwichMar 16, 1938£625June 48Retired (QPR Trainer)Les BorthwickJarrowOct1946June? 48James KellyCambuslang RangersMay 20, 1939June? 48Guildford City
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