1949–50 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1949–50 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Dave Mangnall
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Second Division	20th
FA Cup	Third Round
London Challenge Cup	Quarter Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Bert Addinall 11; All: Bert Addinall 11
Highest home attendance	29771 Vs Tottenham Hotspur (21 Apr 1950)
Lowest home attendance	8873 Vs Bradford Park Avenue (5 Nov 1949)
Biggest win	3–0 Vs Luton Town (10 Sept 1949)
Biggest defeat	0–5 Vs Barnsley (31 Jan 1950)
	← 1948–49 1950–51 →

During the 1949–50 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in twentieth place. In June 1950, Reg Allen was transferred to Manchester United for £11,000, a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper.

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Bury	42	14	9	19	60	65	0.923	37
19	West Ham United	42	12	12	18	53	61	0.869	36
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	11	12	19	40	57	0.702	34
21	Plymouth Argyle (R)	42	8	16	18	44	65	0.677	32	Relegation to the Third Division South
22	Bradford Park Avenue (R)	42	10	11	21	51	77	0.662	31	Relegation to the Third Division North

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
20 Aug 1949	Leeds United	Away	1–1	B. Pointon	31589
24 Aug 1949	Brentford	Home	3–3	J. Pattison (2) ((2) pens), B. Pointon	20931
27 Aug 1949	Southampton	Home	1–0	S. Hudson	23040
31 Aug 1949	Brentford	Away	2–0	C. Hatton, S. Hudson	25741
3 Sept 1949	Coventry City	Away	0–0		22606
7 Sept 1949	Preston North End	Home	0–0		20113
10 Sept 1949	Luton Town	Home	3–0	A. Addinall, C. Hatton, T. Duggan	20674
14 Sept 1949	Preston North End	Away	2–3	Robertson (og), A. Addinall	26515
17 Sept 1949	Barnsley	Away	1–3	A. Addinall	19787
24 Sept 1949	West Ham United	Home	0–1		24578
1 Oct 1949	Sheffield United	Away	1–1	Ramscar	28150
8 Oct 1949	Hull City	Home	1–4	T. Duggan	28725
15 Oct 1949	Sheffield Wednesday	Away	0–1		31728
22 Oct 1949	Plymouth Argyle	Home	0–2		16381
29 Oct 1949	Chesterfield	Away	1–2	F. Neary	12202
5 Nov 1949	Bradford Park Avenue	Home	0–1		8873
12 Nov 1949	Leicester City	Away	2–3	A. Addinall, Parkinson	27058
19 Nov 1949	Bury	Home	1–0	F. Neary	15257
26 Nov 1949	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	0–3		62783
3 Dec 1949	Cardiff City	Home	0–1		15954
10 Dec 1949	Blackburn Rovers	Away	0–0		16808
17 Dec 1949	Leeds United	Home	1–1	T. Best	13256
24 Dec 1949	Southampton	Away	2–1	F. Neary (2)	21382
26 Dec 1949	Grimsby Town	Away	1–1	S. Hudson	22053
27 Dec 1949	Grimsby Town	Home	1–2	A. Addinall	22994
31 Dec 1949	Coventry City	Home	2–0	B. McEwan, T. Best	16847
14 Jan 1950	Luton Town	Away	2–1	D. Mills, F. Neary	16291
31 Jan 1950	Barnsley	Home	0–5		16597
4 Feb 1950	West Ham United	Away	0–1		25440
18 Feb 1950	Sheffield United	Home	1–3	J. McKay	20264
25 Feb 1950	Hull City	Away	1–1	D. Mills	24586
4 Mar 1950	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	0–0		23273
11 Mar 1950	Plymouth Argyle	Away	2–0	T. Best, A. Addinall	22093
18 Mar 1950	Chesterfield	Home	3–2	G. Wardle, A. Addinall (2)	18502
25 Mar 1950	Bradford Park Avenue	Away	0–1		18063
1 Apr 1950	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	0–2		29771
7 Apr 1950	Swansea City	Home	0–0		23217
8 Apr 1950	Cardiff City	Away	0–4		21102
10 Apr 1950	Swansea City	Away	1–0	S. Hudson	18405
15 Apr 1950	Leicester City	Home	2–0	A. Addinall (2)	15311
22 Apr 1950	Bury	Away	0–0		11383
29 Apr 1950	Blackburn Rovers	Home	2–3	A. Addinall, C. Hatton	10352

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 Jan 1950	Third Round	Everton	H	0–2		22433

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London Challenge Cup

Date^[3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 October 1949	First Round	Barnet	H	2–1
24 October 1949	Quarter-Finals	Fulham	A	1–3

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	F..A.Cup Appearances	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Reg Allen	41		1	41
GK	Reg Saphin	1			1
GK	Dave Underwood
DF	Des Farrow	22		1	23
DF	Bill Heath	25		1	26
DF	George Powell	28		1	29
DF	Arthur Jefferson	17			17
DF	Reg Dudley	13			13
DF	Ted Reay	2			2
MF	Alf Parkinson	17	1		17	1
MF	Reg Chapman	13		1	14
MF	Horace Woodward	32			32
MF	Dave Nelson	13			13
FW	Bert Addinall	28	11		28	11
FW	Cyril Hatton	37	3	1	38	3
FW	Don Mills	13	2		13	2
FW	Ted Duggan	20	2		20	2
FW	George Wardle	28	1	1	29	1
FW	Johnny McKay	12	1		12	1
FW	Frank Neary	18	5	1	19	5
FW	Charlie Hill	16			16
FW	Fred Ramscar	14	1		14	1
FW	Stan Hudson	13	4	1	14	4
FW	Tommy Best	13	3	1	14	3
FW	Billy McEwan	9	1	1	10	1
FW	Bill Pointon	9	2		9	2
FW	Johnny Pattison	7	2		7	2
FW	Ernie Adams	1			1

Transfers in

Name	from	Date	Fee
Frank Neary	Leyton Orient	October 1949	£7,000
Dave Underwood	Edgware Town	December 1949
Tommy Best	Cardiff City	December 1949
Derek Parsons	Ashford Town	February 1950
Dave Nelson	Brentford	February 1950
Eddie Davies	Arsenal	April 1950
Brian Nicholas	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1950
Brian Nicholas	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1950
Tony Ingham	Leeds United	June 1950
Bobby Cameron	Port Glasgow	June 1950
Pat Woods	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 1950
Billy Waugh	Luton Town	July 1950

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Don Mills	Maltby Main	August 1946		August 1949	Torquay United
George Smith	Brentford	June 1947	£2,000	September 1949	Ipswich Town
Johnny Hartburn	Yeovil Town	March 1947	£2,000	September 1949	Watford
Fred Ramscar	Wolverhampton Wanderers	October 1947		November 1949	Preston North End
Billy McEwan	Petershill	May 1938		February 1950	Leyton Orient
Bill Pointon	Port Vale	January 1949		February 1950	Brentford
Johnny Pattison	Motherwell	May 1937		February 1950	Leyton Orient
Arthur Jefferson	Peterborough United	February 1936		March 1950	Aldershot
Reg Allen	Corona Social Club	May 1938		June 1950	Manchester United	£11,000
Reg Dudley	Millwall	December 1946		July 1950	Watford
Stan Hudson	West Ham United	September 1948		July 1950	Retired
Tommy Best	Cardiff City	December 1949		July 1950	Hereford United
Ted Reay	Sheffield United	June 1937		July 1950	Retired

References

^ 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.

[auto-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.

[auto3-2] 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.

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