# 1949–50 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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 | Teamvte | 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 |

## 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 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | 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 | |