1947–48 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1947–48 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Dave Mangnall
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	1st
FA Cup	Quarter Finals
London Challenge Cup	Quarter Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Cyril Hatton 21 All: Cyril Hatton 25
Highest home attendance	30567 vs Luton Town (7 Feb 1948)
Lowest home attendance	13230 vs Newport (6 Dec 1947)
Biggest win	5–0 vs Brighton (25 Aug 1947)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Derby County (6 Mar 1948)
Home colours Third colours

During the 1947–48 English football season, Queens Park Rangers won the Football League Third Division South and 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

Main article: 1947–48 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion
1	Queens Park Rangers	42	26	9	7	74	37	2.000	61	Division Champions, promoted
2	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	24	9	9	76	35	2.171	57
3	Walsall	42	21	9	12	70	40	1.750	51
4	Ipswich Town	42	23	3	16	67	61	1.098	49
5	Swansea Town	42	18	12	12	70	52	1.346	48

Source: ^[citation needed]

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Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division South

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
23 Aug 1947	Norwich City	Home	3–1	Hatton, McEwan, Pattison	18704
25 Aug 1947	Brighton	Away	5–0	Hatton 3, Durrant 2	14288
30 Aug 1947	Bristol Rovers	Away	1–0	Durrant	19528
4 Sept 1947	Brighton	Home	2–0	McEwan, Hatton	18116
6 Sept 1947	Northampton	Home	2–0	McEwan, Pattison	21419
11 Sept 1947	Notts County	Away	1–1	Durrant	19335
13 Sept 1947	Aldershot	Away	4–1	Durrant 2, Pattison, Hatton	8915
18 Sept 1947	Notts County	Home	4–1	Pattison 2, Hatton, McEwan	15708
20 Sept 1947	Crystal Palace	Home	1–0	Chapman	25199
25 Sept 1947	Exeter	Home	3–1	Hatton 2, Durrant	18090
27 Sept 1947	Torquay	Away	1–1	Smith G.	10402
2 Oct 1947	Southend	Home	3–2	Hatton 2, Pattison	17585
4 Oct 1947	Swindon	Home	0–2		25092
11 Oct 1947	Swansea City	Away	1–3	Durrant	22171
18 Oct 1947	AFC Bournemouth	Home	1–0	Durrant	21639
25 Oct 1947	Ipswich Town	Away	0–1		24361
1 Nov 1947	Bristol City	Home	2–0	Boxshall, Pattison	28358
8 Nov 1947	Reading	Away	2–3	Durrant, Boxshall	23256
15 Nov 1947	Walsall	Home	2–1	Hatton, Hartburn	26119
22 Nov 1947	Leyton Orient	Away	3–1	Hatton 2, Durrant	16915
6 Dec 1947	Newport	Home	0–0		13230
26 Dec 1947	Watford	Away	1–0	Jones (og)	22406
27 Dec 1947	Watford	Home	5–1	Pattison, Boxshall 2, Hatton, McEwan	19373
3 Jan 1948	Bristol Rovers	Home	5–2	McEwan, Hatton, Boxshall 2, Hartburn	22518
31 Jan 1948	Aldershot	Home	0–0		21691
14 Feb 1948	Torquay	Home	3–3	Ramscar, Boxshall, Hatton	21791
21 Feb 1948	Swindon	Away	0–0		14683
13 Mar 1948	Ipswich Town	Home	2–0	Hatton, Boxshall	22135
15 Mar 1948	Crystal Palace	Away	1–0	Hartburn	22086
20 Mar 1948	Bristol City	Away	1–2	Boxshall 2	21184
26 Mar 1948	Port Vale	Away	2–0	Boxshall, Hatton	17889
27 Mar 1948	Reading	Home	2–0	Hatton	23998
29 Mar 1948	Port Vale	Home	2–1	Addinall, Smith A.	24053
3 Apr 1948	Walsall	Away	1–0	Addinall	17872
8 Apr 1948	Northampton	Away	1–1	Hartburn	11260
10 Apr 1948	Leyton Orient	Home	1–2	Stewart	27480
14 Apr 1948	AFC Bournemouth	Away	1–0	Durrant	25495
17 Apr 1948	Exeter	Away	2–1	Hartburn 2	11617
21 Apr 1948	Norwich City	Away	2–5	Hatton, Smith A.	30052
24 Apr 1948	Newport	Home	1–0	Powell I.	20905
26 Apr 1948	Swansea City	Home	0–0		27757
1 May 1948	Southend	Away	0–0		13827

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 Jan 1948	Third Round	Gillingham	Away	1–1 (AET)	Boxshall	23002
17 Jan 1948	Third Round Replay	Gillingham	Home	3–1	Hartburn, Hatton, McEwan	27500
24 Jan 1948	Fourth Round	Stoke City	Home	3–0	Hatton 2, Ramscar	24200
7 Feb 1948	Fifth Round	Luton Town	Home	3–1	Hatton, Boxshall, McEwan	30567
28 Feb 1948	Sixth Round	Derby County	Home	1–1	Hartburn	28358
6 Mar 1948	Sixth Round Replay	Derby County	Away	0–5		31588

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London Challenge Cup

Date[3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
13 October 1947	First Round	Enfield	A	3–1* AET
27 October 1947	Quarter-Finals	Chelsea	A	1–2* AET

Tour of Turkey

Date[3]	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
22 May 1948	Fenerbahce	A	1–1	Durrant	22,000
May 1948	Galatasaray	A	!-0	Hatton
May 1948	Besiktas	A	5–2	Stewart 2, Hatton
30 May 1948	Karma Tekim	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	33		6		39
GK		Reg Saphin	8		0		8
DF		Des Farrow
DF		Bill Heath	5		1		6
DF		Jack Rose	2		0		2
DF		George Powell	23		6		29
DF		Arthur Jefferson	26		6		32
DF		Reg Dudley	16		0		16
DF		Ted Reay	15		0		15
MF		Alf Parkinson	1		0		1
MF		Alf Ridyard	4		0		4
MF		George Smith	37	1	6		43	1
MF		Harry Daniels	7		4		11
MF		Ivor Powell	40	1	6		46	1
MF		Albert Smith	18	2	2		20	2
MF		Alex Lennon
MF		Reg Chapman	14	1	0		14	1
FW		Bert Addinall	3	2	0		3	2
FW		Cyril Hatton	34	21	6	4	40	25
FW		Don Mills	16		0		16
FW		Fred Ramscar	16	1	6	1	22	2
FW		Billy McEwan	25	6	5	2	30	8
FW		Johnny Pattison	19	8	1		20	8
FW		Ernie Adams	2		0		2
FW		Johnny Hartburn	30	6	5	2	35	8
FW		George Stewart	14	1	0		14	1
FW		John Gibbons
FW		Fred Durrant	26	12	0		26	12
FW		Doug Campbell
FW		Danny Boxshall	17	11	6	2	23	13

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Ernie Adams	Fulham	September 1947
Fred Ramscar	Wolverhampton Wanderers	October 1947	£2,000
John Gibbons	Dartford	December 1947
George Stewart	Brentford	March 1948
Doug Campbell	RAF Spitalgate	March 1948
Joe Millbank	Crystal Palace	July 1948

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Danny Boxshall	Army	January 1946		May 1948	Bristol City	£2,575
Alf Ridyard	West Bromwich Albion	March 1938		July 1948	Retired
Jack Rose	Peterborough United	March 1945		July 1948	Peterborough United

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.