# 1947–48 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1947–48 English football season, Queens Park Rangers won the Football League Third Division South and reached the Quarter-finals of the FA Cup, defeating First Division team Stoke City and Second Division Luton Town before drawing with First Division Derby County and subsequently losing in a replay. At the end of the season, Rangers became the first British club to make an official trip to Turkey.

## League standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 37 | 2.000 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 35 | 2.171 | 57 | |
| 3 | Walsall | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 40 | 1.750 | 51 | |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 49 | |
| 5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 52 | 1.346 | 48 | |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss

### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 23 Aug 1947 | Norwich City | Home | 3–1 | Hatton, McEwan, Pattison | 18704 |
| 25 Aug 1947 | Brighton | Away | 5–0 | Hatton 3, Durrant 2 | 14288 |
| 30 Aug 1947 | Bristol Rovers | Away | 1–0 | Durrant | 19528 |
| 4 Sept 1947 | Brighton | Home | 2–0 | McEwan, Hatton | 18116 |
| 6 Sept 1947 | Northampton | Home | 2–0 | McEwan, Pattison | 21419 |
| 11 Sept 1947 | Notts County | Away | 1–1 | Durrant | 19335 |
| 13 Sept 1947 | Aldershot | Away | 4–1 | Durrant 2, Pattison, Hatton | 8915 |
| 18 Sept 1947 | Notts County | Home | 4–1 | Pattison 2, Hatton, McEwan | 15708 |
| 20 Sept 1947 | Crystal Palace | Home | 1–0 | Chapman | 25199 |
| 25 Sept 1947 | Exeter | Home | 3–1 | Hatton 2, Durrant | 18090 |
| 27 Sept 1947 | Torquay | Away | 1–1 | Smith G. | 10402 |
| 2 Oct 1947 | Southend | Home | 3–2 | Hatton 2, Pattison | 17585 |
| 4 Oct 1947 | Swindon | Home | 0–2 | | 25092 |
| 11 Oct 1947 | Swansea City | Away | 1–3 | Durrant | 22171 |
| 18 Oct 1947 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 1–0 | Durrant | 21639 |
| 25 Oct 1947 | Ipswich Town | Away | 0–1 | | 24361 |
| 1 Nov 1947 | Bristol City | Home | 2–0 | Boxshall, Pattison | 28358 |
| 8 Nov 1947 | Reading | Away | 2–3 | Durrant, Boxshall | 23256 |
| 15 Nov 1947 | Walsall | Home | 2–1 | Hatton, Hartburn | 26119 |
| 22 Nov 1947 | Leyton Orient | Away | 3–1 | Hatton 2, Durrant | 16915 |
| 6 Dec 1947 | Newport | Home | 0–0 | | 13230 |
| 26 Dec 1947 | Watford | Away | 1–0 | Jones (og) | 22406 |
| 27 Dec 1947 | Watford | Home | 5–1 | Pattison, Boxshall 2, Hatton, McEwan | 19373 |
| 3 Jan 1948 | Bristol Rovers | Home | 5–2 | McEwan, Hatton, Boxshall 2, Hartburn | 22518 |
| 31 Jan 1948 | Aldershot | Home | 0–0 | | 21691 |
| 14 Feb 1948 | Torquay | Home | 3–3 | Ramscar, Boxshall, Hatton | 21791 |
| 21 Feb 1948 | Swindon | Away | 0–0 | | 14683 |
| 13 Mar 1948 | Ipswich Town | Home | 2–0 | Hatton, Boxshall | 22135 |
| 15 Mar 1948 | Crystal Palace | Away | 1–0 | Hartburn | 22086 |
| 20 Mar 1948 | Bristol City | Away | 1–2 | Boxshall 2 | 21184 |
| 26 Mar 1948 | Port Vale | Away | 2–0 | Boxshall, Hatton | 17889 |
| 27 Mar 1948 | Reading | Home | 2–0 | Hatton | 23998 |
| 29 Mar 1948 | Port Vale | Home | 2–1 | Addinall, Smith A. | 24053 |
| 3 Apr 1948 | Walsall | Away | 1–0 | Addinall | 17872 |
| 8 Apr 1948 | Northampton | Away | 1–1 | Hartburn | 11260 |
| 10 Apr 1948 | Leyton Orient | Home | 1–2 | Stewart | 27480 |
| 14 Apr 1948 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 1–0 | Durrant | 25495 |
| 17 Apr 1948 | Exeter | Away | 2–1 | Hartburn 2 | 11617 |
| 21 Apr 1948 | Norwich City | Away | 2–5 | Hatton, Smith A. | 30052 |
| 24 Apr 1948 | Newport | Home | 1–0 | Powell I. | 20905 |
| 26 Apr 1948 | Swansea City | Home | 0–0 | | 27757 |
| 1 May 1948 | Southend | Away | 0–0 | | 13827 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 Jan 1948 | Third Round | Gillingham | Away | 1–1 (AET) | Boxshall | 23002 |
| 17 Jan 1948 | Third Round Replay | Gillingham | Home | 3–1 | Hartburn, Hatton, McEwan | 27500 |
| 24 Jan 1948 | Fourth Round | Stoke City | Home | 3–0 | Hatton 2, Ramscar | 24200 |
| 7 Feb 1948 | Fifth Round | Luton Town | Home | 3–1 | Hatton, Boxshall, McEwan | 30567 |
| 28 Feb 1948 | Sixth Round | Derby County | Home | 1–1 | Hartburn | 28358 |
| 6 Mar 1948 | Sixth Round Replay | Derby County | Away | 0–5 | | 31588 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 October 1947 | First Round | Enfield | A | 3–1* AET | | |
| 27 October 1947 | Quarter-Finals | Chelsea | A | 1–2* AET | | |

### Tour of Turkey

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 22 May 1948 | Fenerbahce | A | 1–1 | Durrant | 22,000 |
| May 1948 | Galatasaray | A | !-0 | Hatton | |
| May 1948 | Besiktas | A | 5–2 | Stewart 2, Hatton | |
| 30 May 1948 | Karma Tekim | A | 1–2 | | |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Reg Allen | 33 | | 6 | | 39 | |
| GK | Reg Saphin | 8 | | 0 | | 8 | |
| DF | Des Farrow | | | | | | |
| DF | Bill Heath | 5 | | 1 | | 6 | |
| DF | Jack Rose | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| DF | George Powell | 23 | | 6 | | 29 | |
| DF | Arthur Jefferson | 26 | | 6 | | 32 | |
| DF | Reg Dudley | 16 | | 0 | | 16 | |
| DF | Ted Reay | 15 | | 0 | | 15 | |
| MF | Alf Parkinson | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| MF | Alf Ridyard | 4 | | 0 | | 4 | |
| MF | George Smith | 37 | 1 | 6 | | 43 | 1 |
| MF | Harry Daniels | 7 | | 4 | | 11 | |
| MF | Ivor Powell | 40 | 1 | 6 | | 46 | 1 |
| MF | Albert Smith | 18 | 2 | 2 | | 20 | 2 |
| MF | Alex Lennon | | | | | | |
| MF | Reg Chapman | 14 | 1 | 0 | | 14 | 1 |
| FW | Bert Addinall | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | 2 |
| FW | Cyril Hatton | 34 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 |
| FW | Don Mills | 16 | | 0 | | 16 | |
| FW | Fred Ramscar | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| FW | Billy McEwan | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 8 |
| FW | Johnny Pattison | 19 | 8 | 1 | | 20 | 8 |
| FW | Ernie Adams | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| FW | Johnny Hartburn | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 8 |
| FW | George Stewart | 14 | 1 | 0 | | 14 | 1 |
| FW | John Gibbons | | | | | | |
| FW | Fred Durrant | 26 | 12 | 0 | | 26 | 12 |
| FW | Doug Campbell | | | | | | |
| FW | Danny Boxshall | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 |

## Transfers in

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Ernie Adams | Fulham | September 1947 | |
| Fred Ramscar | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1947 | £2,000 |
| John Gibbons | Dartford | December 1947 | |
| George Stewart | Brentford | March 1948 | |
| Doug Campbell | RAF Spitalgate | March 1948 | |
| Joe Millbank | Crystal Palace | July 1948 | |

## Transfers out

| Name | from | Date | Date | Club | Fee |
| Danny Boxshall | Army | January 1946 | May 1948 | Bristol City | £2,575 |
| Alf Ridyard | West Bromwich Albion | March 1938 | July 1948 | Retired | |
| Jack Rose | Peterborough United | March 1945 | July 1948 | Peterborough United | |