1956–57 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
1956–57 season | ||||
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Chairman | Albert Hittinger | |||
Manager | Jack Taylor | |||
Stadium | Loftus Road | |||
Football League Third Division South | 10th | |||
FA Cup | Third Round | |||
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup | Round Two | |||
London Challenge Cup | Quarter finalist | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Longbottom 14 All: Arthur Longbottom 15 | |||
Highest home attendance | 14211 Vs Watford (13 October 1956) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 5307 Vs Crystal Palace (25 December 1956) | |||
Biggest win | 5–0 Vs Gillingham (29 April 1957) | |||
Biggest defeat | 1–5 Vs Coventry City (15 September 1956) | |||
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During the 1956–57 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in tenth place.[1]
League standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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8 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 78 | 76 | 1.026 | 48 |
9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 72 | 79 | 0.911 | 48 |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 47 |
11 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 46 |
12 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 1.048 | 45 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Third Division South
[edit]Date | Opponents position prior to match (*) | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | QPR's Position (End of day) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 August 1956 | Reading (-) | A | 0–1 | 11417 | 13 | |
20 August 1956 | Plymouth Argyle (22) | A | 2–1 | Angell, Longbottom | 15718 | 13 |
25 August 1956 | Newport County (4) | H | 1–1 | Hellawell | 7863 | 13 |
27 August 1956 | Plymouth Argyle (24) | H | 3–0 | Quigley 2, Hellawell | 8450 | 3 |
1 September 1956 | Colchester United (4) | A | 1–1 | Quigley | 8179 | 10 |
6 September 1956 | Northampton (14) | A | 0–3 | 7591 | 15 | |
8 September 1956 | Norwich City (1) | H | 3–1 | Angell, Locke, Quigley | 12631 | 13 |
10 September 1956 | Northampton (5) | H | 1–0 | Longbottom | 10785 | 5 |
15 September 1956 | Coventry City (7) | A | 1–5 | Quigley | 18160 | 12 |
19 September 1956 | Swindon | A | 0–1 | 8705 | 13 | |
22 September 1956 | Southampton (2) | H | 1–2 | Hellawell | 12792 | 15 |
24 September 1956 | Swindon | H | 3–0 | Quigley 2, Temby | 9526 | 13 |
29 September 1956 | Exeter City (21) | A | 0–0 | 7312 | 15 | |
6 October 1956 | Aldershot (16) | A | 2–4 | Cameron, Hellawell | 5609 | 15 |
13 October 1956 | Watford (6) | H | 3–1 | Hellawell, Balogun, Brown (og) | 14211 | 12 |
20 October 1956 | Shrewsbury Town (9) | A | 0–0 | 8463 | 12 | |
27 October 1956 | Walsall (20) | H | 1–0 | Kerrins | 9461 | 9 |
3 November 1956 | Ipswich Town (16) | A | 0–4 | 12278 | 11 | |
10 November 1956 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (5) | H | 2–1 | Petchey, Locke | 8554 | 9 |
24 November 1956 | Millwall (14) | H | 0–0 | 10427 | 9 | |
1 December 1956 | Brighton (12) | A | 0–1 | 9770 | 13 | |
15 December 1956 | Reading (7) | H | 1–1 | Peacock | 5472 | 12 |
22 December 1956 | Newport County (3) | A | 1–1 | Peacock | 7638 | 11 |
25 December 1956 | Crystal Palace (21) | A | 1–2 | Peacock | 9988 | 14 |
26 December 1956 | Crystal Palace (18) | H | 4–2 | Cameron 2, Kerrins 2 | 5307 | 12 |
29 December 1956 | Colchester (3) | H | 1–1 | Kerrins | 8801 | 11 |
12 January 1957 | Norwich City (23) | A | 2–1 | Longbottom, Pointer (og) | 11722 | 10 |
19 January 1957 | Coventry City (20) | H | 1–1 | Petchey | 7863 | 10 |
2 February 1957 | Southampton (2) | A | 2–1 | Hellawell, Longbottom | 17074 | 9 |
9 February 1957 | Exeter (20) | H | 5–3 | Longbottom 3, Kerrins, Andrews | 8639 | 9 |
16 February 1957 | Aldershot (17) | H | 0–1 | 10525 | 9 | |
23 February 1957 | Watford (14) | A | 4–2 | Temby, Cameron, Balogun, Shipwright (og) | 4428 | 9 |
2 March 1957 | Shrewsbury (11) | H | 2–1 | Balogun, Temby | 9984 | 6 |
9 March 1957 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Kerrins | 7581 | 6 |
16 March 1957 | Ipswich Town (3) | H | 0–2 | 12339 | 8 | |
23 March 1957 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (9) | A | 0–1 | 12552 | 9 | |
25 March 1957 | Southend (18) | H | 3–0 | Hellawell, Peacock, Longbottom | 6412 | 6 |
30 March 1957 | Torquay | H | 0–1 | 9605 | 7 | |
6 April 1957 | Millwall (13) | A | 0–2 | 10834 | 9 | |
13 April 1957 | Brighton (5) | H | 0–0 | 6957 | 8 | |
15 April 1957 | Southend (17) | A | 0–3 | 6052 | 8 | |
19 April 1957 | Brentford (11) | A | 0–2 | 13841 | 10 | |
20 April 1957 | Walsall (12) | A | 2–0 | Longbottom 2 | 10924 | 8 |
22 April 1957 | Brentford (7) | H | 2–2 | Longbottom, Dargie (og) | 9661 | 9 |
27 April 1957 | Torquay | A | 0–3 | 8630 | 10 | |
29 April 1957 | Gillingham | H | 5–0 | Longbottom 3, Kerrins, Cameron | 6237 | 7 |
London Challenge Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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1 October 1956 | First Round | Walthamstow | H | 7-0 | Locke 3, Cameron 2, Balogun, Rhodes (pen) | |
15 October 1956 | Quarter-Finals | Arsenal | A | 2–2 | Cameron, Peacock | |
22 October 1956 | Quarter-Finals replay | Arsenal | H | 1–3 | Balogun |
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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8 October 1956 | First Round | Millwall | H | 5–2 | Balogun 2, Locke 2, Woods (pen) | 5000 |
26 November 1956 | Second Round | Reading | H | 1–2 | McLaren (og) | 3012 |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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17 November 1956 | First Round | Dorchester | H | 4–0 | Hellawell, Locke, Balogun, Cameron | 9764 |
8 December 1956 | Second Round | Tooting & Mitcham United | A | 2–0 | Balogun, Longbottom | 11450 |
5 January 1957 | Second Round | Sunderland | A | 0–4 | 30577 |
Squad
[edit]Position | Nationality | Name | League
Appearances |
League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals | Total
Appearances |
Total Goals |
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GK | Ron Springett | 46 | 5 | 51 | |||||
DF | Peter Lay | 1 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Tony Ingham | 46 | 5 | 51 | |||||
DF | Keith Rutter | 44 | 5 | 49 | |||||
DF | Pat Woods | 45 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 1 | |||
DF | Albert Rhodes | 1 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Pat Kerrins | 31 | 3 | 34 | |||||
MF | Cecil Andrews | 46 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 1 | |||
MF | Peter Angell | 16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |||
MF | Bobby Cameron | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||
MF | George Petchey | 43 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 2 | |||
MF | Jobey Dean | 4 | 4 | ||||||
MF | Mike Powell | 1 | 1 | ||||||
FW | Arthur Longbottom | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 15 | ||
FW | Teslim Balogun | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
FW | Mike Hellawell | 44 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 7 | |||
FW | Lesley Locke | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | |
FW | Alec Dawson | 1 | 1 | ||||||
FW | Gordon Quinn | 4 | 4 | ||||||
FW | Tommy Quigley | 16 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 7 | |||
FW | Terry Peacock | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
FW | Bill Temby | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Transfers In
[edit]Name | from | Date | Fee |
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Lesley Locke | Bromley | May 1956 | |
Tommy Quigley | Portsmouth | June 1956 | |
Cecil Andrews | Crystal Palace | June 1956 | |
Peter Lay | Nottingham Forest | July 1956 | |
Terry Peacock | Hull City Juniors | August 1956 | |
Teslim Balogun | Skegness Town | September 1956 | |
Alec Dawson | Gourock Jnrs | February 1957 |
Transfers Out
[edit]Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conway Smith | Huddersfield Town | March 1951 | June 1956 | Halifax Town | ||
Ernie Shepherd | Hull City | March 1949 | June 1956 | Hastings Utd | ||
Harry Brown | Derby County | August 1951 | August 1956 | Plymouth | ||
Gordon Quinn | Eastcote BC | August 1952 | September 1956 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Mike Hellawell | Salts | August 1955 | 15 May 1957 | Birmingham City | £6,000 plus Bill Finney. | |
Tommy Quigley | Portsmouth | June 1956 | July 1957 | Worcester City | ||
Teslim Balogun | Skegness Town | September 1956 | July 1957 | Holbeach United | ||
Albert Rhodes | Worksop Town | December 1954 | July 1957 | Tonbridge | ||
Jobey Dean | Thoresby Colliery | 1955 | Blue & White playing strip | July 1957 | Sutton Town | |
Bill Temby | Dover Town | February 1955 | July 1957 | Dover Town |
References
[edit]- ^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "in-memory-of-john-poppitt". indyrs.co.uk. 7 March 2014.