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1957–58 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1957–58 season
ChairmanAlbert Hittinger
ManagerJack Taylor
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League Third Division South10th
FA CupFirst Round
Southern Professional Floodlight CupRound One
London Challenge CupRound One
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Longbottom 17
All: Arthur Longbottom 18
Highest home attendance15,734 Vs Brentford (24 August 1957)
Lowest home attendance6,093 Vs Torquay (14 December 1957)
Biggest win5–1 Vs Northampton Town (23 November 1957)
Biggest defeat0–6 Vs Southend United (31 August 1957)

During the 1957–58 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in tenth place therefore qualifying for the following season's football league merge of division three north and south teams into divisions three and four.[1]

League standings

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Main article: 1957–58 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
8 Norwich City 46 19 15 12 75 70 1.071 53
9 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 21 9 16 81 74 1.095 51
10 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 14 14 64 65 0.985 50
11 Newport County 46 17 14 15 73 67 1.090 48
12 Colchester United 46 17 13 16 77 79 0.975 47
Source: [citation needed]

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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] Opponents position prior to match (*) H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance QPR's Position (End of day)
24 August 1957 Brentford (-) H 1–0 Petchey 15,734 9
26 August 1957 Colchester (3) H 1–0 Cameron 12,328 2
31 August 1957 Southend (1) A 0–6 15,883 8
2 September 1957 Colchester (10) A 1–2 Finney 8,992 9
7 September 1957 Brighton and Hove Albion (2) H 0–1 11,139 15
11 September 1957 Swindon (8) A 1–1 Angell 10,730 17
14 September 1957 Southampton (5) A 0–5 15,965 20
16 September 1957 Swindon (13) H 2–1 Locke 2 8,413 14
21 September 1957 Newport County (12) H 1–1 Woods 9,187 17
23 September 1957 Millwall (6) H 3–0 Locke 3 11,325 11
28 September 1957 Port Vale (5) H 1–2 Locke 12,616 17
30 September 1957 Millwall (9) A 0–5 12,784 18
5 October 1957 Plymouth Argyle (1) H 1–0 Locke 11,354 13
12 October 1957 Norwich City (4) A 0–2 19,460 19
19 October 1957 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (10) H 3–0 Angell, Woods, Woollard (og) 9,007 14
26 October 1957 Walsall (22) A 2–1 Longbottom 2 7,560 10
2 November 1957 Coventry City (19) H 3–0 Kerrins 2, Locke 9,246 8
9 November 1957 Shrewsbury Town (17) A 1–2 Longbottom 8,514 11
23 November 1957 Northampton Town (20) A 5–1 Longbottom 4, Smith 7,525 10
30 November 1957 Watford (16) H 3–0 Ingham, Longbottom, Petchey 10,236 8
14 December 1957 Torquay (23) H 1–1 Woods 6,093 8
21 December 1957 Brentford (3) A 1–1 Cameron 12,084 10
25 December 1957 Gillingham (21) A 1–1 Standley 7,233 12
26 December 1957 Gillingham (21) H 1–1 Woods 8,658 12
28 December 1957 Southend United (8) H 1–1 Woods 10,072 14
11 January 1958 Brighton and Hove Albion (1) A 1–1 Longbottom 13,322 13
18 January 1958 Southampton (5) H 3–2 Longbottom 2, Woods (pen) 8,611 12
25 January 1958 Reading (4) A 0–3 11,455 12
1 February 1958 Newport County (7) A 2–4 Dawson, Longbottom 7,543 12
8 February 1958 Port Vale (7) H 2–1 Cameron, Longbottom 7,594 12
15 February 1958 Plymouth Argyle (3) A 1–3 Cameron 17,068 14
22 February 1958 Norwich City (5) H 1–1 Cameron 7,935 13
1 March 1958 Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (12) A 1–4 Dawson 12,711 13
3 March 1958 Aldershot (18) H 0–1` 7,744 13
8 March 1958 Walsall (22) H 1–0 Cameron 6,548 13
15 March 1958 Coventry City (23) A 1–1 Locke 7,673 13
17 March 1958 Reading (2) H 3–0 Woods, Longbottom, Petchey 8,838 12
22 March 1958 Northampton Town (17) H 1–0 Longbottom 7,531 12
29 March 1958 Torquay (24) A 1–3 Locke 5,172 12
4 April 1958 Exeter City (24) H 1–1 Cameron 10,223 11
7 April 1958 Exeter City (23) A 0–0 7,078 13
12 April 1958 Watford (17) A 0–0 8,022 12
16 April 1958 Crystal Palace (15) A 3–2 Longbottom, Kerrins, Locke 18,712 11
19 April 1958 Crystal Palace (15) H 4–2 Kerrins, Longbottom, Cameron, Locke 11,868 11
23 April 1958 Aldershot (19) A 1–1 Kerrins 4,058 10
28 April 1958 Shrewsbury Town (17) H 3–0 Kerrins 2, Locke 6,193 10

London Challenge Cup

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Date[4] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
7 October 1957 First Round Leyton Orient H 3–4*aet

Southern Professional Floodlight Cup

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Date[5] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
14 October 1957 First Round Reading H 0–0 *
6 November 1957 First Round Replay Reading A 2–5 Kerrins, Locke 6377

FA Cup

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Date[6] Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
16 November 1957 First Round Clapton A 1–1 Dawson 8,000
18 November 1957 First Round Replay Clapton H 3–1 Longbottom, Locke, Walsh (og) 12,786
7 December 1957 Second Round Hereford A 1–6 Smith 14,000

Squad

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Position Nationality Name League

Appearances

League Goals Cup Appearances F.A.Cup Goals Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals Total

Appearances

Total Goals
GK England Ron Springett 34 4 38
GK England Ray Drinkwater 11 11
GK England Bob Fry 1 1 2
DF England Tony Ingham 46 1 5 51 1
DF England Keith Rutter 46 5 51
DF England Pat Woods 44 6 5 44 6
DF England Walter Colgan 2 2
MF England Pat Kerrins 31 7 5 1 36 8
MF England Cecil Andrews 12 2 14
MF England Peter Angell 45 2 4 49 2
MF England Arthur Longbottom 40 17 4 1 44 18
MF Scotland Bobby Cameron 37 8 4 41 8
MF England George Petchey 46 3 5 51 3
MF England Tom Standley 14 2 14 2
MF Northern Ireland Mike Powell 1 1
FW England Mike Tomkys 5 5
FW Scotland Lesley Locke 22 13 3 1 1 36 15
FW Northern Ireland Alec Dawson 33 2 5 1 38 2
FW Scotland Doug Orr 5 5
FW England Albert Allum 1 1
FW England Terry Peacock 2 2
FW England Eddie Smith 18 3 1 18 1

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Tommy Standley Basildon United May 1957
Doug Orr Hendon June 1957
Albert Allum Dover June 1957
Eddie Smith Colchester United July 1957 £1,050
Bob Fry Bath City August 1957
Ray Drinkwater Portsmouth February 1958
Pat Welton Leyton Orient March 1958

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Albert Allum Dover June 1957 Dover
Ron Springett Victoria United February 1953 March 1958 Sheffield Wednesday £10,000
Bob Fry Bath City August 1957 July 1958 Bexleyheath & Welling
Doug Orr Hendon June 1957 July 1958 Queens Park
Eddie Smith Colchester United July 1957 £1,050 July 1958 Chelmsford City
Cecil Andrews Crystal Palace June 1956 July 1958 Sittingbourne


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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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "in-memory-of-john-poppitt". indyrs.co.uk. 7 March 2014.
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