1954–55 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers 1954-55 football season

Queens Park Rangers

1954-55 season

Chairman

Albert Hittinger

Manager

Jack Taylor

Stadium

Loftus Road

Football League Third Division South

15th

FA Cup

First Round

Top goalscorer

League: Conway Smith 17
All: Conway Smith 18

Highest home attendance

16,899 Vs Southampton (9 October 1954)

Lowest home attendance

6,461 Vs Shrewsbury Town (2 April 1955)

Biggest win

5-0 Vs Aldershot (7 September 1954)

Biggest defeat

1-5 Vs Coventry City (2 May 1955)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1953–54

1955-56 →

Season summary

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

^[2]

Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division South

Date	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

^[3]^[2]

FA Cup

Date	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

^[4]

Squad

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

References

^ {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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