1942–43 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1942–43 season
ChairmanCharles W Fielding
ManagerTed Vizard
StadiumLoftus Road
London League3rd
League Cup (South) Group 2Semi final
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Reg Swinfen 16
Highest home attendance13,465 v Arsenal
(20 February 1943)
Lowest home attendance3,900 v Crystal Palace
(19 December 1942)
Average home league attendance6,141
Biggest win8-1 v Clapton Orient
(10 April 1943)
Biggest defeat0-6 v Tottenham
(5 December 1942)

The 1942-43 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 52nd season of existence and their first in the London League, part of the Wartime League. QPR finished 3rd in the league, and were eliminated in the semi-final of the League Cup.[1]

League standings

London League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Arsenal 28 21 1 6 102 40 43
2 Tottenham Hotspur 28 16 6 6 68 28 38
3 Queen's Park Rangers 28 18 2 8 64 49 38

Results

League South

  Win   Draw   Loss

London League

Date Opponents Venue Outcome Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance Position Brown, H. Reay Jefferson Mallett Ridyard Horsfield (G) Sibley Smith Mangnall Hatton Pattison Farmer Lowe Burley Abel Beadell Stock Henley (G) Blizzard McEwan Swinfen Fitzgerald Heath Gunner Barkas (G) McInnes (G) Gadsden Harris (G) Mills (G) Rose Parkinson Heathcote
August 29, 1942 Chelsea A D 1-1 Mallett 6787 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
September 5, 1942 Tottenham Hotspur H L 0-1 0-1 4300 14 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 5 9 11
September 12, 1942 Clapton Orient A W 3-0 4-0 Mangnall, Sibley, Stock 2 1000 8 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 3 6 9
September 19, 1942 Crystal Palace A W 1-0 1-0 Stock 5600 6 1 2 6 5 7 10 11 3 9 4 8
September 26, 1942 Brentford H W 1-0 4-1 Swinfen 3, Mallett 8000 5 1 2 6 5 7 4 10 11 3 8 9
October 3, 1942 Millwall H W 2-0 3-2 Hatton, Swinfen 2 4479 3 1 2 5 7 6 8 10 11 3 4 9
October 10, 1942 Reading A W 0-1 2-1 Hatton, Ridyard 4000 2 1 2 3 5 7 6 8 10 9 4 11
October 17, 1942 Luton Town H D 0-1 2-2 Hatton, Burley 4700 4 1 2 3 6 5 7 8 10 11 9 4
October 24, 1942 Brighton A W 3-2 3-2 Burley, Swinfen, Sibley 3000 3 1 2 6 5 7 8 10 11 3 9 4
October 31, 1942 Southampton H W 1-1 3-1 Swinfen, Hatton, Reay 4826 2 1 2 3 6 5 7 8 10 11 9 4
November 7, 1942 West Ham United H W 3-1 5-2 Hatton, Swinfen 4 6852 1 1 2 3 6 5 7 4 8 10 11 9
November 14, 1942 Arsenal A L 0-1 0-3 14,646 3 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 10 11 8 9
November 21, 1942 Charlton Athletic A L 1-1 2-3 Hatton, Burley 3019 3 1 3 4 7 5 10 11 8 9 6 2
November 28, 1942 Chelsea H W 2-1 4-1 Burley, Swinfen, Sibley, Hatton 8900 2 1 6 5 2 7 8 10 4 11 3 9
December 5, 1942 Tottenham Hotspur A L 0-2 0-6 8295 4 1 6 5 2 7 8 10 4 11 3 9
December 12, 1942 Clapton Orient H W 2-1 3-1 Mangnall 3 4493 3 1 5 2 7 8 10 4 11 3 9 6
December 19, 1942 Crystal Palace H W 3-0 Hatton 2, Burley 3900 2 1 4 5 2 7 8 9 10 11 3 6
December 25, 1942 Fulham H W 2-1 Mangnall, Sibley 4000 2 1 3 6 5 7 9 11 2 4 8 10
December 26, 1942 Fulham A L 2-4 Ridyard, Burley 7919 2 1 3 6 5 7 10 9 11 2 4 8
January 2, 1943 Brentford A L 0-1 0-2 7500 3 1 3 6 7 4 5 11 2 9 8 10
January 9, 1943 Millwall A W 1-0 2-1 Mangnall, Smith 4000 2 1 3 6 5 7 10 8 4 11 2 9
January 16, 1943 Reading H W 1-0 3-2 Swinfen, Mangnall 2 4800 2 1 3 6 5 7 4 8 11 9 2 10
January 23, 1943 Luton Town A W 2-1 Burley, Abel 3000 2 1 6 5 7 8 3 4 11 9 10 2
January 30, 1943 Brighton H L 2-1 3-4 Sibley, Mangnall 2 3900 3 1 5 7 10 6 11 3 9 8 4 2 *
February 6, 1943 Southampton A L 0-2 2-4 Burley, Parkinson 9000 3 1 5 6 8 7 4 11 3 2 10 9
February 13, 1943 West Ham United A W 3-1 Mangnall, Swinfen 2 6000 3 1 6 10 8 5 4 11 3 7 2 9
February 20, 1943 Arsenal H W 3-2 Heathcote, Burley 2 13,465 3 1 6 5 4 8 11 10 3 7 2 9
February 27, 1943 Charlton Athletic H W 2-0 Pattison, Heathcote 4800 3 1 3 6 5 4 8 11 7 10 2 9

League Cup South (Group 1)

Round Date Opponents Venue Outcome Half Time Score Full Time Score Scorers Attendance Brown, H. Jefferson Mallett Ridyard Sibley Smith Mangnall Pattison Lowe Burley Abel McEwan Swinfen Rose Heathcote Powell
1 March 6, 1943 Brentford A W 2-0 2-1 McEwan, Burley 10,520 1 6 5 7 4 11 10 3 8 9 2
2 March 13, 1943 Southampton H W 0-0 2-1 Mallett, McEwan 8,025 1 10 5 7 4 11 3 8 2 9 6
3 March 20, 1943 Clapton Orient A D 1-1 Heathcote 3,000 1 6 5 4 8 11 10 3 7 2 9
4 March 27, 1943 Brentford H W 0-0 2-0 Burley, Heathcote 9,954 1 6 5 4 8 11 10 3 7 2 9
5 April 3, 1943 Southampton A L 0-1 1-4 Mallett 13,000 1 3 10 5 4 8 11 7 2 9 6
6 April 10, 1943 Clapton Orient H W 7-1 8-1 Heathcote 4, Pattison 2, Swinfen, Burley 5,000 1 6 5 4 11 8 10 3 7 2 9
Semi Final April 24, 1943 Arsenal Stamford Bridge L 0-1 1-4 Pattison 54,508 1 6 5 4 11 10 3 8 7 2 9

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Squad

Position Nationality Name London League Appearances London League Goals League Cup South (Group 1) Apps League Cup South (Group 1) Goals Total

Appearances

Total Goals
GK Harry Brown 28 7 35
DF Arthur Jefferson 14 14
DF Ted Reay 12 1 12 1
DF R Gunner 9 9
DF Jack Rose 7 7 14
DF Sam Barkas 1 1
MF Alf Ridyard 23 2 7 30 2
MF Joe Mallett 24 2 6 2 30 4
MF Alec Farmer 4 4
MF Les Blizzard 2 2
MF Albert Sibley 25 5 1 26 5
MF Albert Smith 20 1 7 27 1
MF Ron Gadsden 3 3
MF Les Henley 2 2
MF Alec Horsfield 6 6
MF Jimmy McInnes 1 1
MF Alfred ‘Nobby’ Parkinson 3 1 3 1
MF Ivor Powell 3 3
FW Billy McEwan 1 3 2 4 2
FW Alec Stock 4 3 4 3
FW Johnny Pattison 5 1 5 3 10 4
FW Reg Swinfen 17 15 6 1 23 16
FW Dave Mangnall 21 11 4 25 11
FW Samuel Abel 19 1 7 26 1
FW Harry Lowe 10 10
FW Cyril Hatton 15 9 15 9
FW Bill Heath 1 1
FW Ben Burley 24 9 7 3 31 12
FW William Heathcote 3 2 7 6 10 8
FW R Beadell 2 2
FW Alfred Fitzgerald 1 1
FW George Mills 1 1

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Transfers In

Name Signed from Transfer fee Date signed
Shaw, Arthur * Hounslow Town cs1942
King, Alan * Acton Invicta cs1942
Beadell, Ralph * Sep 15, 1942
Burley, Ben Darlington Sep 21, 1942
Gadsden, Ron * Dec 3, 1942
Rose, Jack Peterborough Jan 15, 1943
Heathcote, Wilf Millwall Feb1943
Dolding, Len * Wealdstone Mar 10, 1943
DeBusser, Emiel * Belgian Army May 11, 1943

Transfers Out

Name Signed from Transfer fee Date signed Transferred to Transf.fee Transf.date
Delaney, Louis Nunhead Apr1942 Arsenal cs 42
Edwards, R Apr1942 cs 42
Armstrong, Dick Bristol C Loan Apr 1941 Bristol C Loan cs 42
Brown, Bertie Barrow Apr1942 Retired * cs 42
Gibbs-Kennet, R * Apr1942 cs 42
Libby, Jack * Dec 13, 1940 42
Painter, Edward Swindon Loan Sep1941 Swindon Loan 42
Campbell, Oct1941 42
Cottam, Alfred Hull Dec1941 42
Moore, John Gateshead Dec1941 Retired * 42
Hatton, Cyril Notts County Loan Feb1942 Notts County Loan Dec 42

References

  1. ^ a b Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record (Complete Record Series) First Edition (1st ed.). London: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 9781873626405.
  2. ^ "historicalkits". Historicalkits.co.uk.
  3. ^ "barryhugmansfootballers". barryhugmansfootballers.

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  1. ^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
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