1954–55 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Queens Park Rangers
Season:1954–55
Chairman:Albert Hittinger
Manager:Jack Taylor
League:Football League Third Division South
League Result:15th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:First Round
Cup3 Result:Round one
Cup3:London Challenge Cup
League Topscorer:Conway Smith 17
Season Topscorer:Conway Smith 18
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Prevseason:1953–54
Nextseason:1955–56
Highest Attendance:16,899 Vs Southampton (9 October 1954)
Lowest Attendance:6,461 Vs Shrewsbury Town (2 April 1955)
Stadium:Loftus Road
Largest Loss:1–5 Vs Coventry City (2 May 1955)
Largest Win:5–0 Vs Aldershot (7 September 1954)

During the 1954–55 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in fifteenth place.[1]

League standings

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Results

QPR scores given first

Third Division South

Date[3] OpponentH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
21 August 1954WatfordH2–1Cameron, Clark19686
24 August 1954Southend UnitedA2–2Cameron, Smith8505
28 August 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.H2–2Smith 213665
30 August 1954Southend UnitedH1–1Shepherd11894
4 September 1954BrentfordA1–1Smith18756
7 September 1954AldershotH5–0Fidler 2, Smith 2 (2 pens), Petchey11045
11 September 1954Newport County H2–0Shepherd, Rutter13188
15 September 1954AldershotA0–25169
18 September 1954Exeter CityA1–2Cameron8911
22 September 1954SwindonA0–26423
25 September 1954Colchester UnitedH4–1Pounder, Clark, Cameron, Elder (og)11926
27 September 1954SwindonH3–1Smith 2 (1 pen), Pounder8241
2 October 1954Norwich City A1–1Smith20353
9 October 1954SouthamptonH2–2Smith, Wilkins (og)16899
14 October 1954MillwallA1–0Clark21062
23 October 1954Orient H2–0Smith, Clark22114
30 October 1954Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–4Shepherd14825
6 November 1954ReadingH2–3Shepherd, Smith13399
13 November 1954Shrewsbury TownA0–17372
27 November 1954Bristol CityA1–1Tomkys17657
4 December 1954TorquayH4–2Smith 2 (1 pen), Cameron 28339
18 December 1954Watford A1–1Cameron11427
25 December 1954Northampton TownH1–0Clark8718
26 December 1954Northampton TownA3–1Angell, Clark 212623
1 January 1955Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. H1–1Angell9031
15 January 1955BrentfordH1–1Clark9835
22 January 1955Newport County A0–45457
29 January 1955Coventry CityA3–2Smith (pen), Cameron, Kerrins12523
5 February 1955Exeter City H1–2Smith9626
12 February 1955Colchester UnitedA0–14903
19 February 1955Norwich CityH2–1Angell, Cameron6530
26 February 1955SouthamptonA2–2Clark, Shepherd12396
5 March 1955MillwallH1–2Shepherd12036
12 March 1955OrientA0–317513
19 March 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–2Clark 2, Shepherd9191
26 March 1955ReadingA1–3Kerrins6066
2 April 1955Shrewsbury TownH2–0Clark, Cameron6461
8 April 1955Crystal PalaceA1–2Clark17238
9 April 1955WalsallA1–4Smith13018
11 April 1955Crystal PalaceA1–0Clark8974
16 April 1955Bristol CityH1–1Shepherd (pen)12498
20 April 1955GillinghamA1–3Pounder9528
23 April 1955TorquayA2–3Longbottom, Cameron6146
25 April 1955WalsallA1–1Cameron6523
30 April 1955GillinghamH1–1Cameron9104
2 May 1955Coventry CityA1–5Clark7381

FA Cup

Date[5] RoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
20 November 1954First RoundWalthamstow AvenueH2–2Fidler, Smith16299
23 November 1954First Round ReplayWalthamstow AvenueA2–2Fidler, Tomkys10500
29 November 1954First Round Second ReplayWalthamstow Avenue
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0–411939

Squad

PositionNationalityNameLeagueAppearancesLeague GoalsF..A.Cup AppearancesF.A.Cup GoalsTotalAppearancesTotal Goals
GKHarry Brown39241
GKStan Gullan66
GKAlan Silver11
DFTony Ingham38341
DFKeith Rutter321321
DFPat Woods32335
MFPat Kerrins1521162
MFPeter Angell4133443
MFBobby Cameron441334713
MFGeorge Petchey1712191
MFBrian Nicholas39140
MFMike Powell36339
FWConway Smith3317313618
FWArthur Longbottom111111
FWGordon Quinn
FWErnie Shepherd4082428
FWMike Tomkys8122103
FWWillie Clark391514015
FWAlbert Pounder2331243
FWTom Fidler12221143

Transfers in

NamefromDateFee
Keith RutterMethley UnitedJuly 1954
Albert RhodesWorksop TownDecember 1954
Bill TembyDoverFebruary 1955

Transfers out

NamefromDateFeeDateClubFee
Stan GullanClydeJuly 1949July 1955Tunbridge Wells
Brian NicholasQueens Park Rangers JuniorsMay 1949July 1955Chelsea

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Macey, Gordon . Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record . 1993 . Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd . 978-1873626405 . London.
  2. Book: Laschke . Ian . Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 . 1979 . Macdonald and Jane's . 978-0-354-08552-6 . London.
  3. Book: Laschke . Ian. Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. 1979 . Macdonald and Jane's . 978-0-354-08552-6. London.
  4. Web site: 14 February 2022 . nonleaguematters . Non league Matters.
  5. Book: Laschke . Ian. Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. 1979 . Macdonald and Jane's . 978-0-354-08552-6. London.
  6. Web site: 7 March 2014 . in-memory-of-john-poppitt . indyrs.co.uk.

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