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1954–55 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1954–55 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerJack Taylor
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division South15th
FA CupFirst Round
London Challenge CupRound one
Top goalscorerLeague: Conway Smith 17
All: Conway Smith 18
Highest home attendance16,899 Vs Southampton (9 October 1954)
Lowest home attendance6,461 Vs Shrewsbury Town (2 April 1955)
Biggest win5–0 Vs Aldershot (7 September 1954)
Biggest defeat1–5 Vs Coventry City (2 May 1955)

During the 1954–55 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in fifteenth place.[1]

League standings

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Main article: 1954–55 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Northampton Town 46 19 8 19 73 81 0.901 46
14 Aldershot 46 16 13 17 75 71 1.056 45
15 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 14 17 69 75 0.920 44
16 Shrewsbury Town 46 16 10 20 70 78 0.897 42
17 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 12 18 16 57 65 0.877 42
Source: rsssf.com

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Results

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss



Third Division South

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Date[3][2] Opponent H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
21 August 1954 Watford H 2–1 Cameron, Clark 19686
24 August 1954 Southend United A 2–2 Cameron, Smith 8505
28 August 1954 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. H 2–2 Smith 2 13665
30 August 1954 Southend United H 1–1 Shepherd 11894
4 September 1954 Brentford A 1–1 Smith 18756
7 September 1954 Aldershot H 5–0 Fidler 2, Smith 2 (2 pens), Petchey 11045
11 September 1954 Newport County H 2–0 Shepherd, Rutter 13188
15 September 1954 Aldershot A 0–2 5169
18 September 1954 Exeter City A 1–2 Cameron 8911
22 September 1954 Swindon A 0–2 6423
25 September 1954 Colchester United H 4–1 Pounder, Clark, Cameron, Elder (og) 11926
27 September 1954 Swindon H 3–1 Smith 2 (1 pen), Pounder 8241
2 October 1954 Norwich City A 1–1 Smith 20353
9 October 1954 Southampton H 2–2 Smith, Wilkins (og) 16899
14 October 1954 Millwall A 1–0 Clark 21062
23 October 1954 Orient H 2–0 Smith, Clark 22114
30 October 1954 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–4 Shepherd 14825
6 November 1954 Reading H 2–3 Shepherd, Smith 13399
13 November 1954 Shrewsbury Town A 0–1 7372
27 November 1954 Bristol City A 1–1 Tomkys 17657
4 December 1954 Torquay H 4–2 Smith 2 (1 pen), Cameron 2 8339
18 December 1954 Watford A 1–1 Cameron 11427
25 December 1954 Northampton Town H 1–0 Clark 8718
26 December 1954 Northampton Town A 3–1 Angell, Clark 2 12623
1 January 1955 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. H 1–1 Angell 9031
15 January 1955 Brentford H 1–1 Clark 9835
22 January 1955 Newport County A 0–4 5457
29 January 1955 Coventry City A 3–2 Smith (pen), Cameron, Kerrins 12523
5 February 1955 Exeter City H 1–2 Smith 9626
12 February 1955 Colchester United A 0–1 4903
19 February 1955 Norwich City H 2–1 Angell, Cameron 6530
26 February 1955 Southampton A 2–2 Clark, Shepherd 12396
5 March 1955 Millwall H 1–2 Shepherd 12036
12 March 1955 Orient A 0–3 17513
19 March 1955 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–2 Clark 2, Shepherd 9191
26 March 1955 Reading A 1–3 Kerrins 6066
2 April 1955 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 Clark, Cameron 6461
8 April 1955 Crystal Palace A 1–2 Clark 17238
9 April 1955 Walsall A 1–4 Smith 13018
11 April 1955 Crystal Palace A 1–0 Clark 8974
16 April 1955 Bristol City H 1–1 Shepherd (pen) 12498
20 April 1955 Gillingham A 1–3 Pounder 9528
23 April 1955 Torquay A 2–3 Longbottom, Cameron 6146
25 April 1955 Walsall A 1–1 Cameron 6523
30 April 1955 Gillingham H 1–1 Cameron 9104
2 May 1955 Coventry City A 1–5 Clark 7381

London Challenge Cup

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Date[4] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
4 October 1954 First Round Fulham A 1–2

FA Cup

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Date[5] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
20 November 1954 First Round Walthamstow Avenue H 2–2 Fidler, Smith 16299
23 November 1954 First Round Replay Walthamstow Avenue A 2–2 Fidler, Tomkys 10500
29 November 1954 First Round Second Replay Walthamstow Avenue * Highbury 0–4 11939

Squad

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Position Nationality Name League

Appearances

League Goals F..A.Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals Total

Appearances

Total Goals
GK England Harry Brown 39 2 41
GK Scotland Stan Gullan 6 6
GK England Alan Silver 1 1
DF England Tony Ingham 38 3 41
DF England Keith Rutter 32 1 32 1
DF England Pat Woods 32 3 35
MF England Pat Kerrins 15 2 1 16 2
MF England Peter Angell 41 3 3 44 3
MF Scotland Bobby Cameron 44 13 3 47 13
MF England George Petchey 17 1 2 19 1
MF Wales Brian Nicholas 39 1 40
MF Northern Ireland Mike Powell 36 3 39
FW England Conway Smith 33 17 3 1 36 18
FW England Arthur Longbottom 11 1 11 1
FW Northern Ireland Gordon Quinn
FW England Ernie Shepherd 40 8 2 42 8
FW England Mike Tomkys 8 1 2 2 10 3
FW Scotland Willie Clark 39 15 1 40 15
FW England Albert Pounder 23 3 1 24 3
FW England Tom Fidler 12 2 2 1 14 3

Transfers in

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Name from Date Fee
Keith Rutter Methley United July 1954
Albert Rhodes Worksop Town December 1954
Bill Temby Dover February 1955

Transfers out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Stan Gullan Clyde July 1949 July 1955 Tunbridge Wells
Brian Nicholas Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1949 July 1955 Chelsea


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References

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  1. ^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. London: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
  2. ^ a b Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.
  3. ^ Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.
  4. ^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ Laschke, Ian (1979). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 978-0-354-08552-6.
  6. ^ "in-memory-of-john-poppitt". indyrs.co.uk. 7 March 2014.
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