| Club: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Season: | 1955–56 |
| Chairman: | Albert Hittinger |
| Manager: | Jack Taylor |
| League: | Football League Third Division South |
| League Result: | 18th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| Cup2: | Southern Professional Floodlight Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Round One |
| League Topscorer: | Conway Smith 19 |
| Season Topscorer: | Conway Smith 19 |
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| Prevseason: | 1954–55 |
| Nextseason: | 1956–57 |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,885 Vs Southend (8 October 1955) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,910 Vs Newport County (11 February 1956) |
| Stadium: | Loftus Road |
| Largest Loss: | 1–7 Vs Orient (3 March 1956) |
| Largest Win: | 6–2 Vs Colchester United (10 March 1956) |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
| Cup3: | London Challenge Cup |
During the 1955–56 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in eighteenth place.[1]
QPR scores given first
| Date[3] | Opponents position prior to match (*) | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | QPR's Position (End of day) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1955 | Brighton (-) | A | 1–1 | Clark | 14510 | 12 | |
| 22 August 1955 | Brentford (22) | H | 1–1 | Cameron | 11688 | 12 | |
| 27 August 1955 | Southampton (10) | H | 4–0 | Shepherd 2, Smith, Angell | 10672 | 10 | |
| 30 August 1955 | Brentford (21) | A | 0–2 | 12947 | 12 | ||
| 3 September 1955 | Shrewsbury (6) | A | 1–1 | Shepherd | 11233 | 14 | |
| 5 September 1955 | Crystal Palace (15) | H | 0–3 | 9083 | 16 | ||
| 10 September 1955 | Ipswich (13) | H | 1–1 | Clark | 11763 | 18 | |
| 14 September 1955 | Crystal Palace (14) | A | 1–1 | Shepherd | 10543 | 17 | |
| 17 September 1955 | Walsall (21) | A | 2–2 | Smith, Clark | 12427 | 17 | |
| 19 September 1955 | Northampton (1) | A | 2–5 | Smith 2 | 9735 | 17 | |
| 24 September 1955 | Torquay | H | 3–1 | Cameron 2, Smith | 10536 | 17 | |
| 26 September 1955 | Swindon | H | 1–0 | Cameron | 5181 | 12 | |
| 1 October 1955 | Newport (15) | A | 1–2 | Smith | 7375 | 16 | |
| 8 October 1955 | Southend (4) | H | 1–2 | Shepherd | 11885 | 19 | |
| 15 October 1955 | Exeter City (21) | A | 0–2 | 8741 | 21 | ||
| 22 October 1955 | Orient (3) | H | 0–1 | 11856 | 21 | ||
| 29 October 1955 | Colchester (16) | A | 1–4 | Clark | 7339 | 22 | |
| 5 November 1955 | Norwich City (8) | H | 2–3 | Petchey, Smith | 10162 | 23 | |
| 12 November 1955 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (18) | A | 0–1 | 6934 | 23 | ||
| 26 November 1955 | Millwall (21) | A | 0–2 | 7602 | 23 | ||
| 3 December 1955 | Reading (22) | H | 3–3 | Smith 2, Angell | 7088 | 23 | |
| 17 December 1955 | Brighton (3) | H | 2–1 | Cameron, Clark | 7648 | 22 | |
| 24 December 1955 | Southampton (14) | A | 0–4 | 9502 | 23 | ||
| 26 December 1955 | Aldershot (16) | A | 2–1 | Smith 2 | 6366 | 21 | |
| 27 December 1955 | Aldershot (16) | H | 2–2 | Cameron 2 | 8378 | 22 | |
| 31 December 1955 | Shrewsbury(10) | H | 1–1 | Smith | 7779 | 21 | |
| 7 January 1956 | Gillingham | H | 2–2 | Smith 2 | 7306 | 21 | |
| 14 January 1956 | Ipswich Town (1) | A | 1–4 | Clark | 12168 | 23 | |
| 21 January 1956 | Walsall (21) | H | 3–2 | Petchey 2, Pounder | 6591 | 20 | |
| 28 January 1956 | Watford (19) | A | 1–0 | Angell | 5784 | 19 | |
| 4 February 1956 | Torquay | A | 0–2 | 5176 | 19 | ||
| 11 February 1956 | Newport County (15) | H | 0–0 | 3910 | 19 | ||
| 18 February 1956 | Southend (8) | A | 1–5 | Smith | 6952 | 21 | |
| 25 February 1956 | Exeter City (18) | H | 1–0 | Cameron | 6898 | 17 | |
| 3 March 1956 | Orient (1) | A | 1–7 | Shepherd | 12614 | 20 | |
| 10 March 1956 | Colchester (9) | H | 6–2 | Shepherd 2, Kerrins, Cameron, Smith, Petchey | 7954 | 18 | |
| 17 March 1956 | Norwich City (7) | A | 0–1 | 13355 | 19 | ||
| 24 March 1956 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (14) | H | 0–1 | 5832 | 21 | ||
| 30 March 1956 | Coventry City (7) | H | 1–2 | Cameron | 10956 | 22 | |
| 31 March 1956 | Gillingham | A | 2–0 | Clark, Cameron | 5462 | 20 | |
| 3 April 1956 | Coventry City (5) | A | 1–4 | Clark | 16714 | 22 | |
| 7 April 1956 | Millwall (21) | H | 4–0 | Shepherd, Ingham, Smith (pen), Clark | 13402 | 21 | |
| 14 April 1956 | Reading (15) | A | 1–3 | Cameron | 4697 | 21 | |
| 21 April 1956 | Watford (16) | H | 3–2 | Kerrins, Cameron, Angell | 7603 | 21 | |
| 25 April 1956 | Swindon | A | 1–0 | Smith | 4617 | 20 | |
| 28 April 1956 | Northampton(11) | H | 3–2 | Clark 2, Smith | 7157 | 19 |
| Date[4] | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 1955 | First Round | Barnet | H | 3–1 | |||
| 17 October 1955 | Quarter-Finals | Millwall | A | 1–1 | |||
| 24 October 1955 | Quarter-Finals replay | Millwall | H | 4–0 | |||
| 1st November 1955 | Semi final | Arsenal | A | 2–1 | |||
| 15th November 1955 | Final | Brentford | H | 2–1 |
| Position | Nationality | Name | LeagueAppearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals | TotalAppearances | Total Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ron Springett | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| GK | Harry Brown | 37 | 2 | 39 | ||||||
| DF | Tony Ingham | 41 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Keith Rutter | 21 | 21 | |||||||
| DF | Pat Woods | 38 | 2 | 40 | ||||||
| DF | Albert Rhodes | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| MF | Bill Nelson | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| MF | Pat Kerrins | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| MF | George Crickson | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Peter Angell | 43 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 4 | ||||
| MF | Bobby Cameron | 43 | 13 | 2 | 45 | 13 | ||||
| MF | George Petchey | 41 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 4 | ||||
| MF | Jobey Dean | 12 | 12 | |||||||
| MF | Mike Powell | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| FW | Conway Smith | 37 | 19 | 37 | 19 | |||||
| FW | Arthur Longbottom | 12 | 12 | |||||||
| FW | George Dawson | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| FW | Mike Hellawell | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| FW | Ernie Shepherd | 32 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 9 | ||||
| FW | Gordon Quinn | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| FW | Billy McKay | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| FW | Mike Tomkys | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| FW | Willie Clark | 38 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 11 | ||||
| FW | Albert Pounder | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||||
| FW | Bill Temby | 2 | 2 |
| Name | from | Date | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelson | West Ham | July 1955 | ||
| George Dawson | Motherwell | May 1955 | ||
| Hugh Rainey | Portsmouth | June 1955 | ||
| Billy McKay | Deal Town | July 1955 | ||
| Mike Hellawell | Salts FC. | August 1955 |
| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Nicholas | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1950 | July 1955 | Chelsea | £5,000 | ||
| Bill Nelson | West Ham | July 1955 | July 1956 | ||||
| Billy McKay | Deal Town | July 1955 | July 1956 | Dover Town | |||
| Willie Clark | Petershill | February 1954 | July 1956 | Berwick Rangers | |||
| Albert Pounder | Charlton | February 1954 | July 1956 | Sittingbourne |