1946–47 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

English football club season May 2026 Queens Park Rangers 1946–47 Albert Hittinger Dave Mangnall Football League Third Division South 2nd FA Cup Third Round Quarter Finalist London Challenge Cup Fred Durrant 15 Johnny Pattison 17 _blue_hoops _bluehoops3 _blue_hoops _white_hoops_color 0000FF _collar_buttons_2 _whitetop FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _collar_buttons_2 000000 000000 1945–46 1947–48 24549 v Middlesbrough (11 January 1947) 7,776 v Mansfield (8 February 1947) Loftus Road 7-0 v Swindon (21 December 1946) The 1946-47 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 56th season of existence and their 2nd back in the English Third Division. This was the first season following the end of World War II that pre-war scheduling and league rules were reinstated. QPR finished 2nd in the league campaign, and were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup. Season summary Suspended because of WW2 In 1939, English football league was restarted for the 1946–47 season, Queens Park Rangers finished the season in second place in the Football League Third Division South but at that time only the season champions were promoted. In the FA Cup, 16 goals were amassed over 6 games taking First Division Middlesbrough to a replay in the third round. The London Challenge Cup also resumed with a new trophy as the holders QPR had lost the trophy during the war.Macey Gordon Queen's Park Rangers The Complete Record Breedon books 2009 978-1-85983-714-6 London 2009 27,350–351 League standings 1946–47 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 #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Third Division South DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePosition 31 August 1946 Watford Home W 2-1 Mallett 2 194465 4 September 1946 AFC Bournemouth Away D 1-1 Neary 57388 7 September 1946 Walsall Away W 2-0 Neary 2 138942 11 September 1946 Leyton Orient Home W 2-0 Pattison, Neary 153441 14 September 1946 Reading Home W 2-0 Heath, McEwan 200211 21 September 1946 Crystal Palace Away D 0-0 275171 25 September 1946 AFC Bournemouth Home W 3-0 Neary, Durrant, Pattison 172071 28 September 1946 Torquay Home D 0-0 231171 5 October 1946 Mansfield Away W 3-0 Neary, Durrant, Pattison 134591 12 October 1946 Bristol Rovers Home L 0-2 206682 19 October 1946 Cardiff City Away D 2-2 Durrant, Hatton 440103 26 October 1946 Norwich City Home D 1-1 Hatton 155813 2 November 1946 Notts County Away W 2-1 Neary, Heathcote 267343 9 November 1946 Northampton Home W 1-0 McEwan 177963 16 November 1946 Aldershot Away W 2-1 Sheppard (og), Pattison (pen) 81632 23 November 1946 Brighton Home W 2-0 Hatton 2 177392 7 December 1946 Port Vale Home W 2-0 Harris, Mills 14251214 December 1946Bristol CityAPP 21 December 1946 Swindon Home W 7-0 Powell I., Pattison 2, Hatton, Mills, McEwan 2 95762 25 December 1946 Ipswich Town Home L 1-3 Hatton 155032 26 December 1946 Ipswich Town Away D 1-1 Hatton 202672 28 December 1946 Watford Away W 2-0 Mallett 2 186102 4 January 1947 Walsall Home W 1-0 Boxshall 16289211 January 1947Exeter CityAPP 18 January 1947 Reading Away L 0-1 193002 25 January 1947 Crystal Palace Home L 1-2 Pattison 13022229 January 1947Exeter CityAPP1 February 1947Torquay UnitedAPP 8 February 1947 Mansfield Home W 3-1 Boxshall, Durrant, Pattison 77762 15 February 1947 Bristol Rovers Away L 1-3 Durrant 18258222 February 1947Cardiff CityHPP 1 March 1947 Norwich City Away W 1-0 Mills 152332 5 March 1947 Exeter Away L 0-3 36792 8 March 1947 Notts County Home W 4-1 Pattison, Durrant 2, Chapman 94552 15 March 1947 Northampton Away D 4-4 Parkinson 2, Mills, Durrant 99072 22 March 1947 Aldershot Home W 4-1 Hatton 3, Durrant 126002 29 March 1947 Brighton Away W 2-0 McEwan 2 84322 4 April 1947 Southend Home W 1-0 Durrant 203072 5 April 1947 Exeter Home W 2-0 Durrant, Pattison 182672 7 April 1947 Southend Away W 3-1 Durrant, McEwan, Mills 172952 12 April 1947 Port Vale Away D 2-2 Durrant, Boxshall 125002 19 April 1947 Bristol City Home W 1-0 McEwan 196652 26 April 1947 Swindon Away L 2-3 Durrant, Hatton 208842 3 May 1947 Leyton Orient Away D 1-1 Hatton 139562 10 May 1947 Bristol City Away D 1-1 Durrant 208612 17 May 1947 Torquay Away D 0-0 71622 24 May 1947 Cardiff City Home L 2-3 Wardle (og), Pattison 232722 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 LondonRoundOpponentsVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance30 November 1946First RoundPoole Town (Western League )Home2-2Pattison, Hatton150004 December 1946First Round ReplayPoole Town (Western League )Away6-0Mallett 2, Hatton, Harris, Pattison 2900012 December 1946Second RoundNorwich City (Third Division South)Away4-4Pattison, McEwan, Mills 22630718 December 1946Second Round ReplayNorwich City (Third Division South)Home2-0Mills, Hatton1390011 January 1947Third RoundMiddlesbrough (First Division)Home1-1Pattison2454915 January 1947Third Round ReplayMiddlesbrough (First Division)Away1-3Boxshall31270 London Challenge Cup Date14 February 2022 nonleaguematters https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threads/london-challenge-cup-results-only.6585/ Non league MattersRoundOpponentsVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance21 October 1946First RoundFulhamA5-028 October 1946Quarter-FinalsTottenham HotspurA0-1 Friendlies Source:QPR Programme Guide http://www.qpr-prog.co.uk/programmesSeasonDetails.php?season=1946/47 17 February 2026 www.qpr-prog.co.uk 24 August 1946Whites v BluesHPractice Match8 May 1947WillesdenAFriendly4 June 1947RejkjavikAFriendly6 June 1947FramAFriendly9 June 1947K.R. 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AFriendly11 June 1947RejkjavikAFriendly Squad PositionNationalityNameLeague AppearancesLeague GoalsFA Cup AppearancesFA Cup GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal GoalsGKENGReg Allen41546GKENGReg Saphin112DFENGDes FarrowDFENGBill Heath61171DFENGJack Rose15116DFENGGeorge PowellDFENGArthur Jefferson40646DFENGReg Dudley26430DFENGTed Reay213DFSCOJohnny Barr44MFENGAlf Parkinson102102MFENGAlf Ridyard7310MFENGGeorge SmithMFENGHarry Daniels718MFWALIvor Powell4116471MFENGAlbert Smith33538MFSCOAlex LennonMFENGReg Chapman2713301MFENGJoe Mallett26452316MFENGLes Blizzard55FWENGBert Addinall314FWENGCyril Hatton2612633215FWENGDon Mills18523208FWSCOBilly McEwan35861419FWSCOJohnny Pattison3711654316FWENGJohnny HartburnFWENGFred Durrant22152215FWENGDanny Boxshall12321144FWENGFrank Neary9797FWENGWilliam Heathcote5151FWENGStan Armitage22FWENGReg Swinfen11FWSCONeil Harris111122 Transfers in NameFromDateFeeDon MillsMaltby Main17 August 1946 Reg SaphinIpswichAugust 1946 Fred DurrantBrentfordSeptember 1946£4,500Neil HarrisSwansea TownSeptember 1946Les BorthwickJarrowOctober 1946 George PowellFulhamNovember 1946 Reg DudleyMillwallDecember 1946 Wilf Heathcote Alec LennonDenaby UnitedMarch 1947 Johnny HartburnYeovil Town17 March 1947 £1,000 George SmithBrentfordJune 1947£2,000 Transfers out NameFromDateFeeDateClubFeeEric Hardy *11 May 1945 cs 46HendonRon Webb15 October 1940 September 1946Crystal PWilf HeathcoteMillwallFebruary 1943 November 1946MillwallReg Dudley Frank NearyFinchley14 June 1945 January 1947West Ham£4,000 Joe MallettCharlton8 February 1939 £800 February 1947Southampton£5,000Neil HarrisSouthamptonSeptember 1946May 1947Retired (Inj. - QPR asst. man.)Les BlizzardEvershedsJuly 1941May 1947BournemouthReg SwinfenCivil ServiceMarch 1936June 1947Yeovil Town£500 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 Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons Queens Park Rangers Category:Long stubs with short prose