# 1948–49 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1948–49 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in thirteenth place. On 15 December 1948, Ivor Powell commanded a £17,500 transfer fee when he moved to Aston Villa. This was a record for a half back and for both the buying and selling clubs

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 76 | 0.947 | 40 |
| 12 | Bury | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 40 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 39 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 63 | 0.841 | 38 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 37 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss

### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 Aug 1948 | Luton Town | Away | 0–0 | | 23764 |
| 26 Aug 1948 | Leicester City | Home | 4–1 | Addinall 3, Hartburn | 23827 |
| 28 Aug 1948 | Bradford City | Home | 1–0 | Addinall | 27666 |
| 30 Aug 1948 | Leicester City | Away | 3–2 | Mills, Hatton 2 | 34063 |
| 4 Sept 1948 | Southampton | Away | 0–3 | | 27303 |
| 9 Sept 1948 | Cardiff City | Home | 0–0 | | 25337 |
| 11 Sept 1948 | Barnsley | Home | 2–2 | Addinall 2 | 20791 |
| 13 Sept 1948 | Cardiff City | Away | 0–3 | | 36223 |
| 18 Sept 1948 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1–4 | Pattison | 15140 |
| 25 Sept 1948 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 2–1 | Hartburn, Pattison | 19361 |
| 2 Oct 1948 | Fulham | Away | 0–5 | | 38667 |
| 9 Oct 1948 | Brentford | Home | 2–0 | Hartburn, Hudson | 25814 |
| 16 Oct 1948 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0–1 | | 69718 |
| 23 Oct 1948 | West Ham United | Home | 2–1 | Hatton, Hudson | 27950 |
| 30 Oct 1948 | Bury | Away | 0–0 | | 19238 |
| 6 Nov 1948 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 0–2 | | 24459 |
| 13 Nov 1948 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–2 | Hartburn | 10837 |
| 20 Nov 1948 | Lincoln City | Home | 2–0 | Hatton, Gibbons | 19465 |
| 27 Nov 1948 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 0–2 | | 34776 |
| 4 Dec 1948 | Coventry City | Home | 0–3 | | 16693 |
| 11 Dec 1948 | Leeds United | Away | 2–1 | Gibbons, Pattison | 26420 |
| 18 Dec 1948 | Luton Town | Home | 0–3 | | 16557 |
| 25 Dec 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0–2 | | 31526 |
| 27 Dec 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 4–2 | Parkinson 2, Hatton, Hartburn | 17091 |
| 1 Jan 1949 | Bradford City | Away | 0–0 | | 15178 |
| 22 Jan 1949 | Barnsley | Away | 0–4 | | 20596 |
| 29 Jan 1949 | Southampton | Home | 1–3 | Pointon | 23317 |
| 5 Feb 1949 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1–2 | Hudson | 19813 |
| 19 Feb 1949 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–0 | | 26164 |
| 26 Feb 1949 | Fulham | Home | 1–0 | Ramscar | 27440 |
| 5 Mar 1949 | Brentford | Away | 3–0 | Hudson, Pointon, Duggan | 29420 |
| 12 Mar 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 0–0 | | 25416 |
| 19 Mar 1949 | West Ham United | Away | 0–2 | | 25039 |
| 26 Mar 1949 | Bury | Home | 3–1 | Duggan, Jefferson (pen), Ramscar | 17547 |
| 2 Apr 1949 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 1–1 | Pointon | 35293 |
| 9 Apr 1949 | Chesterfield | Home | 1–1 | Hill | 17898 |
| 15 Apr 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2–1 | Stewart, Pointon | 22552 |
| 16 Apr 1949 | Lincoln City | Away | 0–0 | | 11306 |
| 18 Apr 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1–3 | Addinall | 19454 |
| 23 Apr 1949 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1–3 | Heath | 18456 |
| 30 Apr 1949 | Coventry City | Away | 1–1 | Stewart | 14518 |
| 7 May 1949 | Leeds United | Home | 2–0 | Addinall 2 | 16730 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 Jan 1949 | Third Round | Huddersfield Town | Home | D | 0–0 | 26000 |
| 15 Jan 1949 | Third Round Replay | Huddersfield Town | Away | L | 0–5 | 31075 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 October 1948 | First Round | Leytonstone | H | 4–0 | | |
| 24 October 1948 | Quarter-Finals | West Ham | A | 1–2 | | |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Reg Allen | 41 | | 2 | 43 | |
| GK | Ted Bennett | 2 | | | 2 | |
| GK | Reg Saphin | | | | | |
| DF | Des Farrow | 17 | | 2 | 19 | |
| DF | Bill Heath | 19 | 1 | | 19 | 1 |
| DF | George Powell | 38 | | 2 | 40 | |
| DF | Arthur Jefferson | 40 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| DF | Reg Dudley | 3 | | | 3 | |
| DF | Ted Reay | 4 | | | 4 | |
| MF | Alf Parkinson | 21 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| MF | Joe Millbank | 1 | | | 1 | |
| MF | George Smith | 38 | | 2 | 40 | |
| MF | Ivor Powell | 21 | | | 21 | |
| MF | Brian Nicholas | 1 | | | 1 | |
| MF | Albert Smith | 11 | | | 11 | |
| MF | Alex Lennon | 1 | | | 1 | |
| MF | Reg Chapman | | | | | |
| FW | Bert Addinall | 22 | 9 | | 22 | 9 |
| FW | Cyril Hatton | 22 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| FW | Don Mills | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| FW | Ted Duggan | 15 | 2 | | 15 | 2 |
| FW | George Wardle | 11 | | | 11 | |
| FW | Charlie Hill | 4 | 1 | | 4 | 1 |
| FW | Fred Ramscar | 21 | 2 | | 21 | 2 |
| FW | Stan Hudson | 10 | 4 | | 10 | 4 |
| FW | Billy McEwan | 15 | | | 15 | |
| FW | Bill Pointon | 17 | 4 | | 17 | 4 |
| FW | Johnny Pattison | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| FW | Ernie Adams | 2 | | | 2 | |
| FW | Johnny Hartburn | 28 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| FW | George Stewart | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| FW | John Gibbons | 9 | 2 | | 9 | 2 |
| FW | Fred Durrant | 3 | | 2 | 5 | |
| FW | Billy Muir | 1 | | | 1 | |
| FW | Doug Campbell | 0 | | 1 | 1 | |

## Transfers in

| Name | from | Date |
| Stan Hudson | West Ham United | September 1948 |
| George Wardle | Cardiff City | January 1949 |
| Bill Pointon | Port Vale | January 1949 |
| Ted Bennett | Southall | February 1949 |
| Billy Muir | Irvine Meadow | February 1949 |
| Ted Duggan | Luton Town | February 1949 |
| Ernie Shepherd | Hull City | March 1949 |
| Charlie Hill | Torquay United | March 1949 |
| Johnny McKay | Irvine Meadow | May 1949 |
| Brian Nicholas | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1949 |
| Horace Woodward | Tottenham Hotspur | June 1949 |
| Stan Gullan | Clyde | July 1949 |

## Transfers out

| Name | from | Date | Date | Club | Fee |
| Harry Daniels | Kensington Sports | October 1944 | August 1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Ivor Powell | Bargoed | September 1937 | December 1948 | Aston Villa | £17,500 |
| Fred Durrant | Brentford | September 1946 | February 1949 | Exeter City | £5,000 |
| Alex Lennon | Denaby United | January 1947 | February 1949 | Mansfield Town | |
| Don Mills | Maltby Main | August 1946 | March 1949 | Torquay United | |
| John Gibbons | Dartford | December 1947 | May 1949 | Ipswich Town | |
| Albert Smith | Shirley Jnrs | May 1939 | July 1949 | Sittingbourne | |
| Ted Bennett | Southall | February 1949 | July 1949 | Southall | |
| Joe Millbank | Crystal Palace | July 1948 | July 1949 | Bedford Town | |
| Doug Campbell | RAF Spitalgate | March 1948 | July 1949 | Crewe Alexandra | |