# 1945–46 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
## Season summary

Whilst the pre-WW2 scheduling and divisions had still not returned for the 1945-46 English Football Season, the 44 clubs in the top two divisions of the 1938–39 season would play in the Football League North and Football League South without promotion and relegation from the previous peacetime season. Queens Park Rangers excelled in both first half and second half of the league, losing 6 games all season but falling late on in both cup competitions.

## League standings
### First Half Season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 26 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 24 |

### Second Half Season (Cup Tournament)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 25 | Qualified |
| 2 | Walsall | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 24 | Qualified |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 20 | |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win Draw  Loss

### First Half Season

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Outcome | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 Aug 1945 | Southend | Away | W | 2-1 | Crack 2 | 8000 |
| 1 Sept 1945 | Southend | Home | W | 4-1 | Mallett, Hatton 2, Neary | 8360 |
| 5 Sept 1945 | Clapton Orient | Away | W | 2-0 | Crack, Heathcote | 4000 |
| 8 Sept 1945 | Walsall | Home | W | 4-0 | Neary 3, Heathcote | 8000 |
| 12 Sept 1945 | Mansfield | Away | W | 6-2 | Neary 2, Mallett 2, Heathcote, Somerfield | 7000 |
| 15 Sept 1945 | Walsall | Away | D | 1-1 | Salmon | 7000 |
| 19 Sept 1945 | Clapton Orient | Home | W | 3-0 | Heathcote 2, Mallett | 6485 |
| 22 Sept 1945 | Port Vale | Away | D | 0-0 | | 8000 |
| 29 Sept 1945 | Port Vale | Home | W | 4-1 | Mallett, Heathcote, Abel, Neary | 13750 |
| 6 Oct 1945 | Ipswich Town | Home | W | 2-0 | Heathcote, Mallett | 18000 |
| 13 Oct 1945 | Ipswich Town | Away | L | 1-2 | Mallett | 16000 |
| 20 Oct 1945 | Northampton | Away | W | 2-0 | Neary, Heathcote | 9000 |
| 27 Oct 1945 | Northampton | Home | W | 4-1 | Heathcote 3, Addinall | 9000 |
| 3 Nov 1945 | Notts County | Home | W | 6-0 | Neary 2, Heathcote 4 | 15000 |
| 10 Nov 1945 | Notts County | Away | W | 1-0 | Heathcote | 23186 |
| 1 Dec 1945 | Watford | Away | W | 2-0 | Whitehead, Neary | 11215 |
| 25 Dec 1945 | Norwich City | Away | D | 1-1 | Ridyard | 20082 |
| 26 Dec 1945 | Norwich City | Home | L | 1-2 | Neary | 19000 |
| 29 Dec 1945 | Mansfield | Home | W | 3-2 | Ridyard, Heathcote 2 | 9965 |
| 1 Jan 1946 | Watford | Home | D | 1-1 | Ridyard | 6400 |

### Second Half Season

| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result | F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 Jan 1946 | Ipswich Town | Home | W | 4-1 | Stock 2, Heath, Mallett | 12000 |
| 19 Jan 1946 | Ipswich Town | Away | L | 0-1 | | 9508 |
| 2 Feb 1946 | Bristol City | Away | L | 0-2 | | 10800 |
| 16 Feb 1946 | Southend | Home | W | 4-0 | Mallett, Stock 2, Heath | 7000 |
| 23 Feb 1946 | Mansfield | Away | D | 0-0 | | 5000 |
| 2 Mar 1946 | Mansfield | Home | W | 3-0 | Heath, Boxshall | 5000 |
| 9 Mar 1946 | Watford | Away | W | 3-1 | Pattison, Heath 2 | 8665 |
| 16 Mar 1946 | Watford | Home | W | 2-1 | Heath, McEwan | 8838 |
| 23 Mar 1946 | Port Vale | Home | W | 4-2 | Heath 2, McEwan, Neary | 10000 |
| 30 Mar 1946 | Port Vale | Away | W | 2-0 | OG, Neary | 10000 |
| 6 Apr 1946 | Notts County | Home | W | 3-1 | Mallett, Neary, Chapman | 15000 |
| 13 Apr 1946 | Notts County | Away | W | 3-0 | Pattison 2, McEwan | 9000 |
| 17 Apr 1946 | Southend | Away | D | 0-0 | | |
| 19 Apr 1946 | Bristol City | Home | W | 4-2 | Hatton, Pattison, McEwan, Neary | 17500 |
| 20 Apr 1946 | Clapton Orient | Away | D | 0-0 | | 14000 |
| 22 Apr 1946 | Clapton Orient | Home | W | 6-0 | Heathcote, Pattison 2, Neary 2, OG | 17000 |

### Second Half Season (Cup Tournament)

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 27 Apr 1946 | Semifinal First Leg | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 1-1 | Heathcote | 13000 |
| 1 May 1946 | Semifinal Second Leg | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 0-1 (Sudden Death) | | 15000 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 17 Nov 1945 | First Round First leg | Barnet | Away | 6-2 | Heathcote, Mallett 2, Neary 3 | 6800 |
| 24 Nov 1945 | First Round Second leg | Barnet | Home | 2-1 | Swinfen, Neary | 11600 |
| 8 Dec 1945 | Second round First leg | Ipswich Town | Home | 4-0 | Neary, Stock, Addinall 2 | 12000 |
| 15 Dec 1945 | Second round Second leg | Ipswich Town | Away | 2-0 | Daniels, Addinall | 12000 |
| 5 Jan 1946 | Third round First leg | Crystal Palace | Home | 0-0 | | 20080 |
| 9 Jan 1946 | Third round Second leg | Crystal Palace | Away | 0-0 | | 26400 |
| 16 Jan 1946 | Third round Replay | Crystal Palace | Craven Cottage | 1-0 | Addinall | 23000 |
| 26 Jan 1946 | Fourth round First leg | Southampton | Away | 1-0 | Addinall | 19000 |
| 30 Jan 1946 | Fourth round Second leg | Southampton | Home | 4-3 | Addinall 3, Stock | 16000 |
| 9 Feb 1946 | Fifth round First leg | Brentford | Home | 1-3 | Pattison | 19885 |
| 14 Feb 1946 | Fifth round Second leg | Brentford | Away | 0-0 | | 20000 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | Cup Tournament Goals | F.A Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Reg Allen | 19 | | 27 | | | 46 | |
| GK | Harry Brown | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 | |
| DF | Jack Rose | 20 | | 24 | | | 44 | |
| DF | Arthur Jefferson | 15 | | 18 | | | 33 | |
| DF | Des Farrow | 14 | | 20 | | | 34 | |
| DF | Bill Heath | 3 | | 14 | 8 | | 17 | 8 |
| DF | Matt Gillies | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
| DF | Frederick Alexander | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| DF | Ted Reay | | | 8 | | | 8 | |
| MF | Les Blizzard | 2 | | 4 | | | 6 | |
| MF | Alf Ridyard | 19 | 3 | 27 | | | 46 | 3 |
| MF | Joe Mallett | 19 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 12 |
| MF | Harry Daniels | 19 | | 29 | | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| MF | Billy Whitehead | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | 9 | 1 |
| MF | Albert Smith | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| MF | Ron Webb | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | Ivor Powell | | | 6 | | | 6 | |
| MF | Reg Chapman | | | 7 | 1 | | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Alf Parkinson | | | 4 | | | 4 | |
| FW | William Heathcote | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 21 |
| FW | Frank Neary | 15 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 |
| FW | Alf Somerfield | 7 | 1 | | | | 7 | 1 |
| FW | Samuel Abel | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | 7 | 1 |
| FW | Alec Stock | 5 | 4 | 14 | | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| FW | Bert Addinall | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | | 12 | 9 |
| FW | Leon Salmon | 4 | 1 | | | | 4 | 1 |
| FW | Johnny Pattison | 3 | | 21 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| FW | Fred Crack | 3 | 3 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| FW | Cyril Hatton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 5 | 3 |
| FW | Reg Swinfen | 2 | | 6 | 1 | | 8 | 1 |
| FW | Danny Boxshall | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Billy Wrigglesworth | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | George Jones | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Syd Peppitt | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Les Smith | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | Dave Mangnall | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| FW | Billy McEwan | | | 10 | 4 | | 10 | 4 |
| FW | Eddie Smith | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| | James Lennon | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| | Joe Johnston | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| | Albert Shaw | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| | Richard Hibbs | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| | David Hamilton | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 | |
| | Les Crompton | 1 | | | | | 1 | |

## Transfers in

| Name | from | Date |
| Alf Somerfield | Guest | July 1945 |
| Frank Neary | Fulham | July 1945 |
| Matt Gillies | Guest | July 1945 |
| George Jones | Guest | July 1945 |
| Fred Crack | Guest | July 1945 |
| Leon Salmon | Guest | July 1945 |
| Frederick Alexander | Guest | July 1945 |
| Syd Peppitt | Guest | July 1945 |
| Alec Stock | Guest | July 1945 |
| Samuel Abel | Guest | July 1945 |
| Ron Webb | Guest | July 1945 |
| James Lennon | Guest | July 1945 |
| Joe Johnston | Guest | July 1945 |
| Albert Shaw | Guest | July 1945 |
| Richard Hibbs | Guest | July 1945 |
| David Hamilton | Guest | July 1945 |
| Les Crompton | Guest | July 1945 |
| Billy Wrigglesworth | Guest | July 1945 |
| Leslie Smith | Guest | July 1945 |
| Eddie Smith | Guest | July 1945 |
| Bill Heath | I C juniors | September 1945 |
| Danny Boxshall | Army | January 1946 |
| Cyril Hatton | Notts County | April 1946 |
| Stan Armitage | Charlton Athletic | June 1946 |
| Reg Saphin | Walthamstow Avenue | June 1946 |

## Transfers out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |