1950–51 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1950–51 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Dave Mangnall
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Second Division	16th
FA Cup	Third Round
London Challenge Cup	Quarter Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Bert Addinall 17; All: Bert Addinall 18
Highest home attendance	21696 Vs Manchester City (2 Sept 1950)
Lowest home attendance	11095 Vs Leicester City (23 Dec 1950)
Biggest win	7–1 Vs Grimsby Town (30 Sept 1950)
Biggest defeat	0–7 Vs Barnsley (4 Nov 1950)
	← 1949–50 1951–52 →

During the 1950–51 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in sixteenth place.

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
14	Leicester City	42	15	11	16	68	58	1.172	41
15	Barnsley	42	15	10	17	74	68	1.088	40
16	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	10	17	71	82	0.866	40
17	Notts County	42	13	13	16	61	60	1.017	39
18	Swansea Town	42	16	4	22	54	77	0.701	36

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
19 Aug 1950	Chesterfield	Home	1–1	C. Hatton	18381
24 Aug 1950	Notts County	Home	1–0	C. Hatton	15962
31 Aug 1950	Notts County	Away	3–3	A. Addinall (2), G. Wardle	33631
2 Sept 1950	Manchester City	Home	1–2	C. Hatton	21696
6 Sept 1950	Bury	Away	1–0	A. Addinall	8888
9 Sept 1950	Coventry City	Away	0–3		22298
16 Sept 1950	Cardiff City	Home	3–2	C. Hatton (pen), B. Heath, G. Wardle	19236
23 Sept 1950	Birmingham City	Away	1–1	A. Addinall	26583
26 Sept 1950	Leicester City	Away	2–6	A. Addinall, E. Shepherd	28911
30 Sept 1950	Grimsby Town	Home	7–1	A. Addinall (2), C. Hatton (2), E. Shepherd (3)	16311
7 Oct 1950	West Ham United	Away	1–4	A. Addinall	26375
14 Oct 1950	Swansea City	Home	1–1	A. Addinall	19256
21 Oct 1950	Luton Town	Away	0–2		15692
28 Oct 1950	Leeds United	Home	3–0	E. Shepherd, C. Hatton (pen), Mills	15935
4 Nov 1950	Barnsley	Away	0–7		17927
11 Nov 1950	Sheffield United	Home	2–1	C. Hatton, G. Wardle	16299
18 Nov 1950	Hull City	Away	1–5	C. Hatton	33866
25 Nov 1950	Doncaster Rovers	Home	1–2	C. Hatton	16861
2 Dec 1950	Brentford	Away	1–2	A. Addinall	23121
9 Dec 1950	Blackburn Rovers	Home	3–1	A. Addinall (2), C. Hatton (pen)	13585
16 Dec 1950	Chesterfield	Away	1–3	A. Addinall	7421
23 Dec 1950	Leicester City	Home	3–0	A. Addinall, C. Hatton, E. Shepherd	11095
25 Dec 1950	Preston North End	Home	1–4	B. Waugh	16881
26 Dec 1950	Preston North End	Away	0–1		38993
13 Jan 1951	Coventry City	Home	3–1	A. Addinall, C. Hatton (pen), E. Shepherd	17380
20 Jan 1951	Cardiff City	Away	2–4	E. Shepherd (2)	21017
27 Jan 1951	Brentford	Home	1–1	E. Davies	26290
3 Feb 1951	Birmingham City	Home	2–0	D. Farrow (pen), E. Shepherd	12295
17 Feb 1951	Grimsby Town	Away	2–2	D. Farrow, E. Shepherd	14005
24 Feb 1951	West Ham United	Home	3–3	L. Clayton, D. Farrow, Duggan	21444
3 Mar 1951	Swansea City	Away	0–1		18611
10 Mar 1951	Luton Town	Home	1–1	E. Shepherd	13708
17 Mar 1951	Leeds United	Away	2–2	E. Shepherd, C. Smith	18094
23 Mar 1951	Southampton	Home	2–0	D. Farrow, C. Smith	19814
24 Mar 1951	Barnsley	Home	2–1	B. Waugh, C. Smith	15868
26 Mar 1951	Southampton	Away	2–2	A. Addinall (2)	20875
31 Mar 1951	Sheffield United	Away	0–2		16035
4 Apr 1951	Manchester City	Away	2–5	C. Hatton, C. Smith	21573
7 Apr 1951	Hull City	Home	3–1	D. Farrow (2), C. Smith	14628
14 Apr 1951	Doncaster Rovers	Away	2–0	L. Clayton, C. Smith	16344
25 Apr 1951	Blackburn Rovers	Away	1–2	C. Hatton	9770
5 May 1951	Bury	Home	3–2	C. Hatton, E. Shepherd, C. Smith	11244

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
6 Jan 1951	Third Round	Millwall	H	3–4	Parkinson (2), A. Addinall	25777

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London Challenge Cup

Date^[3]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A
9 October 1950	First Round	Dulwich Hamlet	A	2–2
16 October 1950	First Round Replay	Dulwich Hamlet	H	2–1
23 October 1950	Quarter-Finals	Brentford	A	0–1

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	F..A.Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Stan Gullan	22				22
GK	Reg Saphin	20		1		21
GK	Dave Underwood
DF	Tony Ingham	23				23
DF	Des Farrow	39	6			39	6
DF	Bill Heath	21	1	1		22	1
DF	George Powell	8				8
DF	John Poppitt	33		1		34
MF	Bobby Cameron	1				1
MF	Lew Clayton	16	2			16	2
MF	Alf Parkinson	27		1	2	28	2
MF	Reg Chapman	16				16
MF	Brian Nicholas	5		1		6
MF	Horace Woodward	25		1		26
MF	Dave Nelson	18				18
FW	Conway Smith	9	7			9	7
FW	George Stewart	1				1
FW	Ernie Shepherd	41	14	1		42	14
FW	Bert Addinall	38	17	1	1	39	18
FW	Billy Waugh	25	2	1		26	2
FW	Cyril Hatton	27	16	1		28	16
FW	Don Mills	18	1			18	1
FW	Billy Muir	1				1
FW	Ted Duggan	12	1	1		13	1
FW	George Wardle	14	3			14	3
FW	Johnny McKay	1				1
FW	Eddie Davies	1	1			1	1

Transfers in

Name	from	Date
Lew Clayton	Barnsley	August 1950
John Poppitt	Derby County	September 1950
Mike Powell	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	January 1951
Conway Smith	Huddersfield Town	March 1951
William Hill	Uxbridge Town	April 1951
Tony Richardson	Slough Sports Club	April 1951

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Frank Neary	Leyton Orient	October 1949	£7,000	August 1950	Millwall	£6,000
Charlie Hill	Torquay United	March 1949		September 1950	Swindon Town
Don Mills	Maltby Main	August 1946		February 1951	Cardiff City
Alf Parkinson	Royal Navy	September 1943		July 1951	Retired
Horace Woodward	Tottenham Hotspur	June 1949		July 1951	Tonbridge
Reg Saphin	Walthamstow Avenue	June 1946		July 1951	Watford
Ted Duggan	Luton Town	February 1949		July 1951	Worcester City
Eddie Davies	Arsenal	April 1950		July 1951	Crewe Alexandra

References

^ 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.
^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

[auto-1] 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.

[auto3-2] 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] "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

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