# 1953–54 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1953–54 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in eighteenth place.
A benefit game for Ex Qpr Goalkeeper Reg Allen took place between QPR and Manchester United on 29 March 1954, raising in the region of £1,800 for his recovery fund.
On 5 October 1953 floodlights were used at Loftus Road for the first time for a friendly game against Arsenal. to increase visibility under the floodlights a silk-style white shirt was worn at home during the season
A shirt badge was adopted for the first time with the Hammersmith Borough Coat of Arms utilised as its Crest. “Queen’s Park Rangers” was substituted for the Borough motto.

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 16 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 43 |
| 17 | Aldershot | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 43 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 68 | 0.882 | 42 |
| 19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 70 | 0.957 | 40 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 70 | 0.957 | 40 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Third Division South

| Date | Opponent | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 August 1953 | Brighton | H | 1–2 | Shepherd | 16649 |
| 22 August 1953 | Bristol City | A | 2–1 | Petchey, Cameron | 20819 |
| 26 August 1953 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | Clayton, Hawkins | 23432 |
| 29 August 1953 | Aldershot | H | 0–2 | | 12146 |
| 31 August 1953 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | | 11742 |
| 5 September 1953 | Swindon | A | 1–0 | Cameron | 15157 |
| 7 September 1953 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | | 11308 |
| 12 September 1953 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | Petchey, Hawkins | 12273 |
| 16 September 1953 | Southampton | A | 1–3 | Hawkins | 16246 |
| 19 September 1953 | Shrewsbury | A | 1–1 | Smith | 10153 |
| 21 September 1953 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Shepherd | 7485 |
| 26 September 1953 | Exeter City | H | 0–0 | | 13041 |
| 30 September 1953 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–0 | Smith 2, Shepherd | 9409 |
| 3 October 1953 | Newport | A | 1–2 | Hurrell | 6817 |
| 10 October 1953 | Northampton | H | 1–1 | Shepherd | 13207 |
| 17 October 1953 | Torquay | A | 2–2 | Smith | 8328 |
| 24 October 1953 | Watford | H | 0–4 | | 15560 |
| 7 November 1953 | Southend | H | 1–0 | Tomkys | 9975 |
| 14 November 1953 | Reading | A | 1–3 | Shepherd | 14866 |
| 28 November 1953 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | | 17497 |
| 5 December 1953 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | Petchey, Woods, Shepherd | 13815 |
| 19 December 1953 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | | 8126 |
| 25 December 1953 | Colchester United | A | 0–5 | | 6155 |
| 26 December 1953 | Colchester United | H | 0–0 | | 10715 |
| 2 January 1954 | Aldershot | A | 4–1 | Petchey 3, Cameron | 5497 |
| 16 January 1954 | Swindon Town | H | 0–2 | | 9122 |
| 23 January 1954 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | | 8734 |
| 30 January 1954 | Coventry City | H | 0–3 | | 5224 |
| 6 February 1954 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–0 | | 7851 |
| 13 February 1954 | Exeter City | A | 0–0 | | 8133 |
| 27 February 1954 | Northampton | A | 1–2 | Clark | 8259 |
| 6 March 1954 | Torquay | H | 5–1 | Clark, Smith 2(1 pen), Kerrins, Cameron | 11233 |
| 18 March 1954 | Orient | A | 2–2 | Clark, Angell | 5114 |
| 20 March 1954 | Millwall | H | 4–0 | Kerrins, Clark, Pounder, Smith | 13503 |
| 27 March 1954 | Southend | A | 1–4 | Angell | 7110 |
| 3 April 1954 | Reading | H | 2–0 | Smith, Tomkys | 9942 |
| 7 April 1954 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | A | 1–0 | Clark | 5721 |
| 10 April 1954 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | Cameron | 15380 |
| 12 April 1954 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | Clark | 4785 |
| 16 April 1954 | Gillingham | A | 0–1 | | 10679 |
| 17 April 1954 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | H | 2–1 | Shepherd, Smith | 10007 |
| 19 April 1954 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | Smith, Kerrins, Lewin (og) | 9576 |
| 20 April 1954 | Newport | H | 5–1 | Cameron (3), Kerrins, Smith | 10533 |
| 24 April 1954 | Watford | A | 2–0 | Angell, Cameron | 12431 |
| 26 April 1954 | Orient | H | 2–1 | Cameron, Aldous (og) | 9412 |
| 30 April 1954 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–3 | Pounder | 10493 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 November 1953 | First Round | Shrewsbury | H | 2-0 | Hurrell 2 | 13076 |
| 12 December 1953 | Second Round | Nuneaton Borough | H | 1–1 | Tomkys | 18316 |
| 17 December 1953 | Second Round Replay | Nuneaton Borough | A | 2–1 | Petchey, Shepherd | 13083 |
| 9 January 1954 | Third Round | Port Vale | H | 0–1 | | 17474 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 October 1953 | First Round | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | | |

### Friendly

| Date | Match | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 October 1953 | First Floodlit Match | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | Quinn | 16028 |
| 29 March 1954 | Reg Allen Benefit Match | Manchester United | H | 1–4 | Bent og. | 15529 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Harry Brown | 33 | | 4 | | 37 | |
| GK | Stan Gullan | 13 | | | | 13 | |
| DF | Tony Ingham | 41 | | 4 | | 45 | |
| DF | Bill Spence | 5 | | | | 5 | |
| DF | Jim Taylor | 41 | | 3 | | 44 | |
| DF | John Poppitt | 14 | | 1 | | 15 | |
| DF | Pat Woods | 23 | 1 | 3 | | 26 | 1 |
| MF | Pat Kerrins | 13 | 4 | | | 13 | 4 |
| MF | Peter Angell | 31 | 3 | 4 | | 35 | 3 |
| MF | Bobby Cameron | 38 | 10 | 4 | | 42 | 10 |
| MF | George Petchey | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
| MF | Lew Clayton | 28 | 1 | 1 | | 29 | 1 |
| MF | Brian Nicholas | 30 | | 4 | | 30 | |
| MF | Peter Fallon | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| MF | Mike Powell | 21 | | | | 21 | |
| FW | Geoff Taylor | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| FW | Conway Smith | 29 | 12 | | | 29 | 12 |
| FW | Ian Allen | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Willie Hurrell | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| FW | Gordon Quinn | 10 | | 1 | | 11 | |
| FW | George Mountford | 10 | | | | 10 | |
| FW | Charlie Barley | 4 | | | | 4 | |
| FW | Ernie Shepherd | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 8 |
| FW | Mike Tomkys | 20 | | | | 20 | |
| FW | Willie Clark | 18 | 6 | | | 18 | 6 |
| FW | Albert Pounder | 11 | 2 | | | 11 | 2 |
| FW | Bert Hawkins | 8 | 3 | | | 8 | 3 |

## Transfers in

| Name | from | Date |
| Peter Angell | Charlton | June 1953 |
| Bert Hawkins | West Ham United | June 1953 |
| Jim Taylor | Fulham | July 1953 |
| George Petchey | West Ham | July 1953 |
| Willie Hurrell | Millwall | July 1953 |
| Peter Fallon | Exeter City | August 1953 |
| Geoff Taylor | SC Brühl | November 1953 |
| Ian Allen | Beith Jnrs | November 1953 |
| Pat Kerrins | Queens Park Rangers youth | December 1953 |
| Willie Clark | Arbroath | February 1954 |
| Albert Pounder | Charlton | February 1954 |
| Arthur Longbottom | Methley United | March 1954 |
| Tom Fidler | Hounslow | May 1954 |

## Transfers out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club |
| John Poppitt | Derby County | September 1950 | | July 1954 | Chelmsford City |
| Jim Taylor | Fulham | 1953 | | July 1954 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Peter Fallon | Exeter City | August 1953 | | July 1954 | |
| Geoff Taylor | SC Brühl | November 1953 | | July 1954 | VfR 07 Kirn |
| Ian Allen | Beith Jnrs | November 1953 | | July 1954 | Bournemouth |
| Willie Hurrell | Millwall | July 1953 | | July 1954 | Tunbridge Wells United |
| Charlie Barley | Arsenal | May 1953 | | July 1954 | Aldershot |
| Bert Hawkins | West Ham United | July 1953 | | July 1954 | Cheltenham Town |
| Bill Spence | Portsmouth | December 1951 | £8,000 | July 1954 | Retired |