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1954–55 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
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English football club season
January 2025
Queens Park Rangers 1954–55 Albert Hittinger Jack Taylor Football League Third Division South 15th FA Cup First Round Round one London Challenge Cup Conway Smith 17 Conway Smith 18 _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _whitetop 000080 000080 000080 0000FF _blueborder _collarnavy _blueborder _bluetop bebe9 000080 _bluetop _whitecollar buttons _whitetop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 1953–54 1955–56 16,899 v Southampton (9 October 1954) 6,461 v Shrewsbury Town (2 April 1955) Loftus Road 1–5 v Coventry City (2 May 1955) 5–0 v Aldershot (7 September 1954) Football Combination Division 2 15 Football Combination Cup Section 1 7th
The 1954-55 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 64th season of existence and their 3rd back in the Football League Third Division following their relegation in the 1951–52 season. QPR finished 15th in their league campaign, and were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup.Macey Gordon Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record 1993 Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd 978-1873626405 London
QPR lost to amateur club Walthamstow Avenue after two replays in the first round of the F.A. Cup
League standings
1954–55 Football League
Third Division South y QPR
Laschke Ian Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 1979 Macdonald and Jane's 978-0-354-08552-6 London
Results
QPR scores given first
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Third Division South
DateLaschke Ian Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 1979 Macdonald and Jane's 978-0-354-08552-6 LondonOpponentH / AResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition21 August 1954WatfordH2–1Cameron, Clark19686324 August 1954Southend UnitedA2–2Cameron, Smith8505328 August 1954Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.H2–2Smith 213665730 August 1954Southend UnitedH1–1Shepherd1189444 September 1954BrentfordA1–1Smith1875677 September 1954AldershotH5–0Fidler 2, Smith 2 (2 pens), Petchey11045311 September 1954Newport CountyH2–0Shepherd, Rutter13188315 September 1954AldershotA0–25169518 September 1954Exeter CityA1–2Cameron89111022 September 1954SwindonA0–264231225 September 1954Colchester UnitedH4–1Pounder, Clark, Cameron, Elder (og)11926927 September 1954SwindonH3–1Smith 2 (1 pen), Pounder824142 October 1954Norwich CityA1–1Smith2035379 October 1954SouthamptonH2–2Smith, Wilkins (og)16899614 October 1954MillwallA1–0Clark21062523 October 1954OrientH2–0Smith, Clark22114530 October 1954Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–4Shepherd1482566 November 1954ReadingH2–3Shepherd, Smith13399813 November 1954Shrewsbury TownA0–17372727 November 1954Bristol CityA1–1Tomkys1765774 December 1954TorquayH4–2Smith 2 (1 pen), Cameron 28339711 December 1954Gillingham APP18 December 1954WatfordA1–1Cameron11427825 December 1954Northampton TownH1–0Clark8718626 December 1954Northampton TownA3–1Angell, Clark 21262351 January 1955Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath.H1–1Angell903188 January 1955Coventry CityAPP15 January 1955BrentfordH1–1Clark9835822 January 1955Newport CountyA0–45457829 January 1955Coventry CityH3–2Smith (pen), Cameron, Kerrins1252375 February 1955Exeter CityH1–2Smith9626712 February 1955Colchester UnitedA0–14903819 February 1955Norwich CityH2–1Angell, Cameron6530826 February 1955SouthamptonA2–2Clark, Shepherd1239675 March 1955MillwallH1–2Shepherd12036712 March 1955OrientA0–317513919 March 1955Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–2Clark 2, Shepherd9191926 March 1955ReadingA1–3Kerrins606692 April 1955Shrewsbury TownH2–0Clark, Cameron646188 April 1955Crystal PalaceA1–2Clark1723889 April 1955WalsallA1–4Smith130181111 April 1955Crystal PalaceA1–0Clark8974916 April 1955Bristol CityH1–1Shepherd (pen)12498920 April 1955GillinghamA1–3Pounder95281023 April 1955TorquayA2–3Longbottom, Cameron61461425 April 1955WalsallA1–1Cameron65231130 April 1955GillinghamH1–1Cameron9104132 May 1955Coventry CityA1–5Clark738115
London Challenge Cup
Date14 February 2022 nonleaguematters https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threads/london-challenge-cup-results-only.6585/ Non league MattersRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance4 October 1954First RoundFulhamA1–2
FA Cup
DateLaschke Ian Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 1979 Macdonald and Jane's 978-0-354-08552-6 LondonRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance20 November 1954First RoundWalthamstow Avenue (Isthmian League)H2–2Fidler, Smith1629923 November 1954First Round ReplayWalthamstow Avenue (Isthmian League)A2–2Fidler, Tomkys1050029 November 1954First Round Second ReplayWalthamstow Avenue (Isthmian League)* Highbury0–411939
Friendlies
14-Aug-54Possibles v ProbablesHTrial Match11-Oct-54Tottenham HotspurhFloodlight Friendly18-Oct-54Stoke CityhFloodlight Friendly25-Oct-54Hull CityhFloodlight Friendly8-Jan-55Headlington UnitedaFriendly3-Feb-55Lask LinzhFloodlight Friendly16-Feb-551st Simmering SportklubhFloodlight Friendly2-Mar-55Columbia, ViennahFloodlight Friendly7-Mar-55Middlesex WanderershFloodlight Friendly21-Mar-55BrentfordaFloodlight Friendly28-Mar-55FulhamhFloodlight FriendlyPostponed4-Apr-55All Stars XIhPlayer Benefit Match5-May-55WeymouthAFriendly
Squad
PositionNationalityNameLeague AppearancesLeague GoalsF..A.Cup AppearancesF.A.Cup GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal GoalsGKENGHarry Brown39241GKSCOStan Gullan66GKENGAlan Silver11DFENGTony Ingham38341DFENGKeith Rutter321321DFENGPat Woods32335MFENGPat Kerrins1521162MFENGPeter Angell4133443MFSCOBobby Cameron441334713MFENGGeorge Petchey1712191MFWALBrian Nicholas39140MFNIRMike Powell36339FWENGConway Smith3317313618FWENGArthur Longbottom111111FWNIRGordon QuinnFWENGErnie Shepherd4082428FWENGMike Tomkys8122103FWSCOWillie Clark391514015FWENGAlbert Pounder2331243FWENGTom Fidler12221143
Transfers in
NamefromDateFeeKeith RutterMethley UnitedJuly 1, 1954 Cyril PartridgeAugust 1954 Bill HarrisonOctober ?1954 Josef Kaiml *December 1954 Albert RhodesWorksop TownDecember 15, 1954 Bill TembyDoverFebruary 1955Hugh RaineyPortsmouthJune 1955
Transfers out
NamefromDateFeeDateClubFeeAlastair IrwinGlentyan ThistleJuly ?1952 June? 1954John PoppittDerby CountySep 6,1950 July 1954Chelmsford CityJim TaylorFulhamApril 1953 July 1954Tunbridge Wells (Pl./Man.)Peter FallonExeter CityAugust 1953July 1954Retired (Inj.)Geoff TaylorSC BrühlNovember 12, 1953 July 1954VfR 07 KirnIan AllenBeith JnrsSeptember 1952 July 1954BournemouthFree Willie HurrellMillwallJuly 1, 1953 July 1954Tunbridge Wells UnitedCharlie BarleyArsenalMay 1953July 1954AldershotBert HawkinsWest Ham UnitedJuly 1953July 1954Cheltenham TownBill SpencePortsmouthDecember 1951£8,000July 1954RetiredEdward BarlowStokeJuly 1953 July 1954Cheltenham TownPeter van GeersdaeleNovember 1953 Aug? 1954HolbeachTerry Craddock *Baldock TownDecember ?1953 Oct? 1954Josef Kaiml *December 1954 Feb? 1955Lew ClaytonBarnsleyAugust 15, 1950£3,000May 1955BournemouthBill HarrisonOctober ?1954June? 1955Cyril PartridgeAugust 1954June? 1955Bedford TownGeorge PowellFulhamNovember 1946June 1955Snowdon CollieryCyril (Ticker) MayJanuary 1954June? 1955RamsgateFree
7 March 2014 in-memory-of-john-poppitt https://www.indyrs.co.uk/2014/03/in-memory-of-john-poppitt/ indyrs.co.uk
References
Seasonal Stats – Files http://www.qprnet.com/seasonal-stats---files.html https://web.archive.org/web/20221128032704/http://www.qprnet.com/seasonal-stats---files.html 28 November 2022 27 May 2025 QPRnet en
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