# 1951–52 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1951–52 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in twenty-second place and thus were relegated back to Division 3 (South) for the next season.
Centre-half Bill Spence, who was a member of the 1949–50 First division League winning side, was a big money buy from Portsmouth in December.

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 76 | 0.947 | 36 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 0.819 | 36 | |
| 21 | Coventry City (R) | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 82 | 0.720 | 34 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 34 | Relegation to the Third Division South |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 Aug 1951 | West Ham United | Home | 2–0 | A. Addinall, E. Shepherd | 19541 |
| 20 Aug 1951 | Hull City | Home | 1–1 | C. Smith | 15809 |
| 25 Aug 1951 | Coventry City | Away | 0–0 | | 22646 |
| 30 Aug 1951 | Hull City | Away | 1–4 | C. Smith | 19661 |
| 1 Sept 1951 | Swansea City | Home | 1–1 | C. Smith | 18369 |
| 3 Sept 1951 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 2–1 | A. Addinall (2) | 13392 |
| 8 Sept 1951 | Bury | Away | 1–3 | L. Clayton | 13115 |
| 15 Sept 1951 | Luton Town | Home | 0–0 | | 17391 |
| 22 Sept 1951 | Notts County | Away | 0–0 | | 27734 |
| 29 Sept 1951 | Brentford | Home | 3–1 | E. Shepherd, C. Smith. H. Gilberg | 25339 |
| 6 Oct 1951 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 0–4 | | 17673 |
| 13 Oct 1951 | Everton | Home | 4–4 | E. Shepherd (2), Waugh, H. Gilberg | 17256 |
| 20 Oct 1951 | Southampton | Away | 1–1 | C. Smith | 19150 |
| 27 Oct 1951 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 2–2 | A. Addinall, C. Smith | 18541 |
| 3 Nov 1951 | Leeds United | Away | 0–3 | | 22875 |
| 10 Nov 1951 | Rotherham United | Home | 2–3 | C. Smith, H. Gilberg | 19072 |
| 17 Nov 1951 | Cardiff City | Away | 1–3 | H. Gilberg | 21211 |
| 24 Nov 1951 | Birmingham City | Home | 0–2 | | 14945 |
| 1 Dec 1951 | Leicester City | Away | 0–4 | | 23123 |
| 8 Dec 1951 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 4–3 | E. Shepherd, H. Gilberg, C. Smith, C. Hatton (pen) | 12113 |
| 15 Dec 1951 | West Ham United | Away | 2–4 | H. Gilberg, C. Hatton (pen) | 17549 |
| 22 Dec 1951 | Coventry City | Home | 1–4 | C. Smith | 12888 |
| 25 Dec 1951 | Barnsley | Away | 1–3 | C. Hatton | 15067 |
| 26 Dec 1951 | Barnsley | Home | 1–1 | C. Smith | 13862 |
| 29 Dec 1951 | Swansea City | Away | 3–2 | H. Gilberg, B. Hill, A. Addinall | 16146 |
| 1 Jan 1952 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 2–4 | B. Nicholas, A. Addinall | 28671 |
| 5 Jan 1952 | Bury | Home | 3–2 | H. Gilberg, C. Smith, A. Addinall | 13539 |
| 16 Jan 1952 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 0–2 | | 14783 |
| 19 Jan 1952 | Luton Town | Away | 1–0 | A. Addinall | 15242 |
| 26 Jan 1952 | Notts County | Home | 1–4 | H. Gilberg | 18891 |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Brentford | Away | 0–0 | | 25645 |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Everton | Away | 0–3 | | 38172 |
| 8 Mar 1952 | Southampton | Home | 2–1 | O. Hold, A. Addinall | 19040 |
| 15 Mar 1952 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 1–2 | B. Muir | 41712 |
| 22 Mar 1952 | Leeds United | Home | 0–0 | | 15195 |
| 29 Mar 1952 | Rotherham United | Away | 0–1 | | 9311 |
| 5 Apr 1952 | Cardiff City | Home | 1–1 | C. Smith (pen) | 17938 |
| 12 Apr 1952 | Birmingham City | Away | 0–1 | | 28286 |
| 14 Apr 1952 | Sheffield United | Home | 4–2 | Farrow, A. Addinall (2), B. Muir | 12714 |
| 19 Apr 1952 | Leicester City | Home | 1–0 | A. Addinall | 16827 |
| 26 Apr 1952 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1–3 | B. Muir | 18975 |
| 3 May 1952 | Sheffield United | Away | 2–1 | G. Stewart, C. Smith | 11310 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 January 1952 | Third Round | Brentford | A | 1–3 | Shepherd | 35,000 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 October 1951 | First Round | Charlton | A | 1–5 | | |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Harry Brown | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| GK | Stan Gullan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | Dave Underwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Tony Ingham | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| DF | Des Farrow | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| DF | Bill Spence | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| DF | Bill Heath | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | George Powell | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| DF | John Poppitt | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| DF | Tony Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Bobby Cameron | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Lew Clayton | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| MF | Reg Chapman | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| MF | Brian Nicholas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FW | Conway Smith | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 13 |
| FW | George Stewart | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW | Ernie Shepherd | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| FW | Mike Tomkys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Bert Addinall | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 |
| FW | Billy Waugh | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| FW | Cyril Hatton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| FW | Harry Gilberg | 45 | 9 | 2 | | 47 | 9 |
| FW | Oscar Hold | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Billy Muir | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| FW | Billy Hill | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| FW | Johnny McKay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers in

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Harry Gilberg | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 August 1951 | |
| Harry Brown | Derby County | August 1951 | |
| Gerry Crickson | Dover | September 1951 | |
| Mike Tomkys | Fulham | November 1951 | |
| Bill Spence | Portsmouth | December 1951 | £8,000 |
| Oscar Hold | Everton | February 1952 | |
| Jim Harrison | Willesden Town | February 1952 | |

## Transfers out

| Name | from | Date | Date | Club |
| Dave Underwood | Edgware Town | December 1949 | February 1952 | Watford |
| Dave Nelson | Brentford | February 1950 | March 1952 | Crystal Palace |
| Tony Richardson | Slough Sports Club | April 1951 | July 1952 | |
| William Hill | Uxbridge Town | April 1951 | July 1952 | Ramsgate |
| Johnny McKay | Irvine Meadow | May 1949 | July 1952 | Yeovil Town |