1943–44 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 1943–44 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 53rd season of existence and their 2nd in the London League, part of the Wartime League. QPR finished 3rd in the league, and were eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup.

League standings

London League PosTeamPldWDLGFGAPts1Tottenham Hotspur3019837136462West Ham United 3017767439413Queen's Park Rangers 3014124695440

Results League South

London League DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePosition28 August 1943ChelseaAW3–1Heathcote 2, De Busser946944 September 1943Tottenham HotspurHW1–0Heathcote10700311 September 1943Clapton OrientAW3–2Heathcote 2, Swinfen3000218 September 1943WatfordHW3–1Heathcote 2, Pattison225 September 1943PortsmouthAD1–1McEwan1000022 October 1943ReadingAD0–0900029 October 1943MillwallHW2–0Mangnall, Burley9901216 October 1943AldershotHD2–2Mangnall, Heathcote9391123 October 1943BrightonAL1–3Heathcote3500330 October 1943SouthamptonHW7–0Heathcote 3, Pattison 2, McEwan, Griffiths706016 November 1943West Ham UnitedAD1–1Heathcote16100113 November 1943ArsenalAL0–520014420 November 1943Charlton AthleticAL0–13896427 November 1943ChelseaHL2–11Swinfen, Pearson600094 December 1943Tottenham HotspurAD2–2Heathcote 212485911 December 1943Clapton OrientHW6–2Swinfen 2, Burley, Heathcote 2, OG4000618 December 1943FulhamAD2–2Sibley, Ramscar6000625 December 1943BrentfordAW5–2Somerfield 2, Heathcote 2, Lowes11200627 December 1943BrentfordHW3–2Swinfen, Heathcote, Somerfield41 January 1944WatfordAD2–2Somerfield, Heathcote448348 January 1944West Ham UnitedHW3–0Heathcote 2, Little11944415-Jan-44PortsmouthhPP22 January 1944ReadingHW2–0Heathcote 24500329 January 1944MillwallAW4–3Heathcote, Lowes, Somerfield, Burley500025 February 1944AldershotAW3–1Sheen, Lowes, Burley5000212 February 1944BrightonHW1–0Sheen7200219-Feb-44SouthamptonApp26-Feb-44Fulhamhpp4-Mar-44Arsenalhpp11-Mar-44Charlton Athletichpp1 April 1944SouthamptonAD2–2De Lisle, Heathcote400010 April 1944PortsmouthHD1–1Mangnall222 April 1944FulhamHD3–3Heathcote, Mallett, Jones4000229 April 1944ArsenalHD1–1Jones1000026 May 1944Charlton AthleticHD3–3Heathcote, Lowes 260003

League Cup South (Group D) DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePosition19 February 1944 Clapton Orient A W 5–2 Swinfen 2, Burley 2, Sibley2000326 February 1944 Arsenal H D 1–1 Swinfen1500034 March 1944 Luton Town A W 4–3 Heathcote 3, Ramscar3000211 March 1944 Clapton Orient H W 6–0 Dean 2, Swinfen 3, Sheen7000218 March 1944 Arsenal A W 4–1 Heathcote, Jones, Swinfen, Sheen17367225 March 1944 Luton Town H W 5–0 Heathcote 3, Swinfen, Jones60002

Friendlies 8-Apr-44BrentfordaFriendly15-Apr-44Staines TownAFriendly

Squad PositionNationalityNameLondon League AppearancesLondon League GoalsLeague Cup South (Group 1) AppsLeague Cup South (Group 1) GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal GoalsGKHarry Brown24226GKGeorge Duke11GKWilliam Hughes11GKBill Mason213GKAlec Roxburgh235DFArthur Jefferson1212DFJack Rose25631DFBill Parry11DFFred Alexander11MFAlf Ridyard19120MFJoe Mallett3015351MFLes Blizzard11MFAlbert Sibley212142MFAlbert Smith25631MFRon Gadsden77MFAlfred ‘Nobby’ Parkinson22MFFred Ramscar311142MFW Dean1212MFEric Jones322254MFEmuil De Busser3131MFDe Lisle1111MFF Evans11MFMatt Gillies335MFRon Greenwood11MFJames Griffiths3131MFR Hutchinson11MFC Little4141MFArnold Lowes9595MFJ Martin11MFArthur Shaw11FWBilly McEwan4242FWJohnny Pattison9393FWReg Swinfen135581813FWDave Mangnall1334173FWSamuel Abel25631FWBen Burley23462296FWWilliam Heathcote2829573336FWJohn Sheen325284FWSid Bacon11FWLen Dolding11FWEdgar Hardy11FWJimmy McLuckie22FWStan Pearson4141FWAlf Somerfield951105FWJ Webb55FWHadelin Yielleyoye11 1

Transfers In NameSigned fromTransfer feeDate signedViellevoye, Hadelin * *Belgian Army1 September 1943 Jones, George *1 September 1943 Griffiths, Joseph *27 October 1943 Alexander, Fred *15 December 1943 Gillies, MattBoltonLoan March 1944 Transfers Out NameSigned fromTransfer feeDate signedTransferred toTransf.feeTransf.dateMarch, Dicky Crawcrook Albion3 December 1931 Retired (QPR catering manag.)1943Lowe, HarryWatford19 June 1935 Retired (Chelsea scout)1944

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