1957–58 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Queens Park Rangers 1957–58 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1957–58 seasonChairman Albert Hittinger Manager Jack Taylor Stadium Loftus Road Football League Third Division South 10th FA Cup First Round Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Round One London Challenge Cup Round One Top goalscorer League: Arthur Longbottom 17 All: Arthur Longbottom 18 Highest home attendance 15,734 Vs Brentford (24 August 1957) Lowest home attendance 6,093 Vs Torquay (14 December 1957) Biggest win 5–1 Vs Northampton Town (23 November 1957) Biggest defeat 0–6 Vs Southend United (31 August 1957)
During the 1957–58 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South with a 7 game season ending unbeaten run earning tenth place therefore qualifying for the following season's football league merge of division three north and south teams into divisions three and four.[ 1]
Goalkeeper Ron Springett was sold to first division side Sheffield Wednesday for £10,000 late in the season - within 18 months he was selected to play for England.
League standings
[ 2]
Results
QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Third Division South
Date[ 3] [ 2]
Opponents position prior to match (*)
H / A
Result
Scorers
Attendance
QPR's Position (End of day)
24 August 1957
Brentford (-)
H
1–0
Petchey
15,734
9
26 August 1957
Colchester (3)
H
1–0
Cameron
12,328
2
31 August 1957
Southend (1)
A
0–6
15,883
8
2 September 1957
Colchester (10)
A
1–2
Finney
8,992
9
7 September 1957
Brighton and Hove Albion (2)
H
0–1
11,139
15
11 September 1957
Swindon (8)
A
1–1
Angell
10,730
17
14 September 1957
Southampton (5)
A
0–5
15,965
20
16 September 1957
Swindon (13)
H
2–1
Locke 2
8,413
14
21 September 1957
Newport County (12)
H
1–1
Woods
9,187
17
23 September 1957
Millwall (6)
H
3–0
Locke 3
11,325
11
28 September 1957
Port Vale (5)
H
1–2
Locke
12,616
17
30 September 1957
Millwall (9)
A
0–5
12,784
18
5 October 1957
Plymouth Argyle (1)
H
1–0
Locke
11,354
13
12 October 1957
Norwich City (4)
A
0–2
19,460
19
19 October 1957
Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (10)
H
3–0
Angell, Woods, Woollard (og)
9,007
14
26 October 1957
Walsall (22)
A
2–1
Longbottom 2
7,560
10
2 November 1957
Coventry City (19)
H
3–0
Kerrins 2, Locke
9,246
8
9 November 1957
Shrewsbury Town (17)
A
1–2
Longbottom
8,514
11
23 November 1957
Northampton Town (20)
A
5–1
Longbottom 4, Smith
7,525
10
30 November 1957
Watford (16)
H
3–0
Ingham, Longbottom, Petchey
10,236
8
14 December 1957
Torquay (23)
H
1–1
Woods
6,093
8
21 December 1957
Brentford (3)
A
1–1
Cameron
12,084
10
25 December 1957
Gillingham (21)
A
1–1
Standley
7,233
12
26 December 1957
Gillingham (21)
H
1–1
Woods
8,658
12
28 December 1957
Southend United (8)
H
1–1
Woods
10,072
14
11 January 1958
Brighton and Hove Albion (1)
A
1–1
Longbottom
13,322
13
18 January 1958
Southampton (5)
H
3–2
Longbottom 2, Woods (pen)
8,611
12
25 January 1958
Reading (4)
A
0–3
11,455
12
1 February 1958
Newport County (7)
A
2–4
Dawson, Longbottom
7,543
12
8 February 1958
Port Vale (7)
H
2–1
Cameron, Longbottom
7,594
12
15 February 1958
Plymouth Argyle (3)
A
1–3
Cameron
17,068
14
22 February 1958
Norwich City (5)
H
1–1
Cameron
7,935
13
1 March 1958
Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (12)
A
1–4
Dawson
12,711
13
3 March 1958
Aldershot (18)
H
0–1`
7,744
13
8 March 1958
Walsall (22)
H
1–0
Cameron
6,548
13
15 March 1958
Coventry City (23)
A
1–1
Locke
7,673
13
17 March 1958
Reading (2)
H
3–0
Woods, Longbottom, Petchey
8,838
12
22 March 1958
Northampton Town (17)
H
1–0
Longbottom
7,531
12
29 March 1958
Torquay (24)
A
1–3
Locke
5,172
12
4 April 1958
Exeter City (24)
H
1–1
Cameron
10,223
11
7 April 1958
Exeter City (23)
A
0–0
7,078
13
12 April 1958
Watford (17)
A
0–0
8,022
12
16 April 1958
Crystal Palace (15)
A
3–2
Longbottom, Kerrins, Locke
18,712
11
19 April 1958
Crystal Palace (15)
H
4–2
Kerrins, Longbottom, Cameron, Locke
11,868
11
23 April 1958
Aldershot (19)
A
1–1
Kerrins
4,058
10
28 April 1958
Shrewsbury Town (17)
H
3–0
Kerrins 2, Locke
6,193
10
London Challenge Cup
Date[ 4]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result
Scorers
Attendance
7 October 1957
First Round
Leyton Orient
H
3–4*aet
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup
Date[ 5]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result
Scorers
Attendance
14 October 1957
First Round
Reading
H
0–0
*
6 November 1957
First Round Replay
Reading
A
2–5
Kerrins, Locke
6377
FA Cup
Date[ 6]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result
Scorers
Attendance
16 November 1957
First Round
Clapton
A
1–1
Dawson
8,000
18 November 1957
First Round Replay
Clapton
H
3–1
Longbottom, Locke, Walsh (og)
12,786
7 December 1957
Second Round
Hereford
A
1–6
Smith
14,000
Squad
Transfers In
Name
from
Date
Fee
Tommy Standley
Basildon United
May 1957
Doug Orr
Hendon
June 1957
Albert Allum
Dover
June 1957
Eddie Smith
Colchester United
July 1957
£1,050
Bob Fry
Bath City
August 1957
Ray Drinkwater
Portsmouth
February 1958
Pat Welton
Leyton Orient
March 1958
Transfers Out
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
Club
Fee
Albert Allum
Dover
June 1957
Dover
Ron Springett
Victoria United
February 1953
March 1958
Sheffield Wednesday
£10,000
Bob Fry
Bath City
August 1957
July 1958
Bexleyheath & Welling
Doug Orr
Hendon
June 1957
July 1958
Queens Park
Eddie Smith
Colchester United
July 1957
£1,050
July 1958
Chelmsford City
Cecil Andrews
Crystal Palace
June 1956
July 1958
Sittingbourne
[ 7]
References
^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record . London: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405 ^ a b 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 ^ 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 ^ "nonleaguematters" . Non league Matters . 14 February 2022.^ 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 ^ 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 ^ "in-memory-of-john-poppitt" . indyrs.co.uk . 7 March 2014.
