# 1950–51 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1950–51 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in sixteenth place.
Striker Frank Neary, a £7,000 arrival from Leyton Orient the previous October moved to Millwall in August 1950 for £6,000.
Eventual record QPR appearance holder Tony Ingham signed from Leeds United.

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 40 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 82 | 0.866 | 40 |
| 17 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 39 |
| 18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 36 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss

### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 Aug 1950 | Chesterfield | Home | 1–1 | C. Hatton | 18381 |
| 24 Aug 1950 | Notts County | Home | 1–0 | C. Hatton | 15962 |
| 31 Aug 1950 | Notts County | Away | 3–3 | A. Addinall (2), G. Wardle | 33631 |
| 2 Sept 1950 | Manchester City | Home | 1–2 | C. Hatton | 21696 |
| 6 Sept 1950 | Bury | Away | 1–0 | A. Addinall | 8888 |
| 9 Sept 1950 | Coventry City | Away | 0–3 | | 22298 |
| 16 Sept 1950 | Cardiff City | Home | 3–2 | C. Hatton (pen), B. Heath, G. Wardle | 19236 |
| 23 Sept 1950 | Birmingham City | Away | 1–1 | A. Addinall | 26583 |
| 26 Sept 1950 | Leicester City | Away | 2–6 | A. Addinall, E. Shepherd | 28911 |
| 30 Sept 1950 | Grimsby Town | Home | 7–1 | A. Addinall (2), C. Hatton (2), E. Shepherd (3) | 16311 |
| 7 Oct 1950 | West Ham United | Away | 1–4 | A. Addinall | 26375 |
| 14 Oct 1950 | Swansea City | Home | 1–1 | A. Addinall | 19256 |
| 21 Oct 1950 | Luton Town | Away | 0–2 | | 15692 |
| 28 Oct 1950 | Leeds United | Home | 3–0 | E. Shepherd, C. Hatton (pen), Mills | 15935 |
| 4 Nov 1950 | Barnsley | Away | 0–7 | | 17927 |
| 11 Nov 1950 | Sheffield United | Home | 2–1 | C. Hatton, G. Wardle | 16299 |
| 18 Nov 1950 | Hull City | Away | 1–5 | C. Hatton | 33866 |
| 25 Nov 1950 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 1–2 | C. Hatton | 16861 |
| 2 Dec 1950 | Brentford | Away | 1–2 | A. Addinall | 23121 |
| 9 Dec 1950 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 3–1 | A. Addinall (2), C. Hatton (pen) | 13585 |
| 16 Dec 1950 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–3 | A. Addinall | 7421 |
| 23 Dec 1950 | Leicester City | Home | 3–0 | A. Addinall, C. Hatton, E. Shepherd | 11095 |
| 25 Dec 1950 | Preston North End | Home | 1–4 | B. Waugh | 16881 |
| 26 Dec 1950 | Preston North End | Away | 0–1 | | 38993 |
| 13 Jan 1951 | Coventry City | Home | 3–1 | A. Addinall, C. Hatton (pen), E. Shepherd | 17380 |
| 20 Jan 1951 | Cardiff City | Away | 2–4 | E. Shepherd (2) | 21017 |
| 27 Jan 1951 | Brentford | Home | 1–1 | E. Davies | 26290 |
| 3 Feb 1951 | Birmingham City | Home | 2–0 | D. Farrow (pen), E. Shepherd | 12295 |
| 17 Feb 1951 | Grimsby Town | Away | 2–2 | D. Farrow, E. Shepherd | 14005 |
| 24 Feb 1951 | West Ham United | Home | 3–3 | L. Clayton, D. Farrow, Duggan | 21444 |
| 3 Mar 1951 | Swansea City | Away | 0–1 | | 18611 |
| 10 Mar 1951 | Luton Town | Home | 1–1 | E. Shepherd | 13708 |
| 17 Mar 1951 | Leeds United | Away | 2–2 | E. Shepherd, C. Smith | 18094 |
| 23 Mar 1951 | Southampton | Home | 2–0 | D. Farrow, C. Smith | 19814 |
| 24 Mar 1951 | Barnsley | Home | 2–1 | B. Waugh, C. Smith | 15868 |
| 26 Mar 1951 | Southampton | Away | 2–2 | A. Addinall (2) | 20875 |
| 31 Mar 1951 | Sheffield United | Away | 0–2 | | 16035 |
| 4 Apr 1951 | Manchester City | Away | 2–5 | C. Hatton, C. Smith | 21573 |
| 7 Apr 1951 | Hull City | Home | 3–1 | D. Farrow (2), C. Smith | 14628 |
| 14 Apr 1951 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 2–0 | L. Clayton, C. Smith | 16344 |
| 25 Apr 1951 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 1–2 | C. Hatton | 9770 |
| 5 May 1951 | Bury | Home | 3–2 | C. Hatton, E. Shepherd, C. Smith | 11244 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 6 Jan 1951 | Third Round | Millwall | H | 3–4 | Parkinson (2), A. Addinall | 25777 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
| 9 October 1950 | First Round | Dulwich Hamlet | A | 2–2 |
| 16 October 1950 | First Round Replay | Dulwich Hamlet | H | 2–1 |
| 23 October 1950 | Quarter-Finals | Brentford | A | 0–1 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Stan Gullan | 22 | | | | 22 | |
| GK | Reg Saphin | 20 | | 1 | | 21 | |
| GK | Dave Underwood | | | | | | |
| DF | Tony Ingham | 23 | | | | 23 | |
| DF | Des Farrow | 39 | 6 | | | 39 | 6 |
| DF | Bill Heath | 21 | 1 | 1 | | 22 | 1 |
| DF | George Powell | 8 | | | | 8 | |
| DF | John Poppitt | 33 | | 1 | | 34 | |
| MF | Bobby Cameron | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| MF | Lew Clayton | 16 | 2 | | | 16 | 2 |
| MF | Alf Parkinson | 27 | | 1 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| MF | Reg Chapman | 16 | | | | 16 | |
| MF | Brian Nicholas | 5 | | 1 | | 6 | |
| MF | Horace Woodward | 25 | | 1 | | 26 | |
| MF | Dave Nelson | 18 | | | | 18 | |
| FW | Conway Smith | 9 | 7 | | | 9 | 7 |
| FW | George Stewart | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Ernie Shepherd | 41 | 14 | 1 | | 42 | 14 |
| FW | Bert Addinall | 38 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 18 |
| FW | Billy Waugh | 25 | 2 | 1 | | 26 | 2 |
| FW | Cyril Hatton | 27 | 16 | 1 | | 28 | 16 |
| FW | Don Mills | 18 | 1 | | | 18 | 1 |
| FW | Billy Muir | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Ted Duggan | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | 1 |
| FW | George Wardle | 14 | 3 | | | 14 | 3 |
| FW | Johnny McKay | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Eddie Davies | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 |

## Transfers in

| Name | from | Date |
| Lew Clayton | Barnsley | August 1950 |
| John Poppitt | Derby County | September 1950 |
| Mike Powell | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | January 1951 |
| Conway Smith | Huddersfield Town | March 1951 |
| William Hill | Uxbridge Town | April 1951 |
| Tony Richardson | Slough Sports Club | April 1951 |

## Transfers out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Frank Neary | Leyton Orient | October 1949 | £7,000 | August 1950 | Millwall | £6,000 |
| Charlie Hill | Torquay United | March 1949 | | September 1950 | Swindon Town | |
| Don Mills | Maltby Main | August 1946 | | February 1951 | Cardiff City | |
| Alf Parkinson | Royal Navy | September 1943 | | July 1951 | Retired | |
| Horace Woodward | Tottenham Hotspur | June 1949 | | July 1951 | Tonbridge | |
| Reg Saphin | Walthamstow Avenue | June 1946 | | July 1951 | Watford | |
| Ted Duggan | Luton Town | February 1949 | | July 1951 | Worcester City | |
| Eddie Davies | Arsenal | April 1950 | | July 1951 | Crewe Alexandra | |