Queens Park Rangers 1952–53 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1952–53 seasonChairman Albert Hittinger Manager Jack Taylor Stadium Loftus Road Football League Third Division South 18th FA Cup Third Round London Challenge Cup Round One Top goalscorer League: Conway Smith 12 All: Conway Smith 15 Highest home attendance 23125 Vs Watford (25 Aug 1952) Lowest home attendance 7206 Vs Shrewsbury (20 Apr 1953) Biggest win 3–0 Vs Shrewsbury (2 Oct 1952) Biggest defeat 0–5 Vs Colchester United (25 December 1953)
During the 1952–53 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in twentieth place. After relegation from Division Two the previous season, Jack Taylor replaced Dave Mangnall as manager.[ 1]
League standings
[ 2]
Results
QPR scores given first
Win
Draw
Loss
Third Division South
Date
Opponent
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
23 Aug 1952
Exeter
Away
2–2
C. Smith (2)
14897
25 Aug 1952
Watford
Home
2–2
G. Stewart, C. Smith
23125
30 Aug 1952
Coventry City
Home
0–4
14335
4 Sept 1952
Watford
Away
1–1
E. Shepherd
22875
6 Sept 1952
Norwich City
Away
0–2
26449
8 Sept 1952
Walsall
Home
4–2
M. Tomkys (2), H. Gilberg, C. Smith
9362
13 Sept 1952
Colchester
Home
1–0
B. Muir
13925
18 Sept 1952
Walsall
Away
1–1
B. Cameron
7026
20 Sept 1952
Aldershot
Away
1–4
E. Shepherd
8316
25 Sept 1952
Leyton Orient
Away
0–5
8754
27 Sept 1952
Swindon
Home
1–1
A. Addinall
10762
2 Oct 1952
Shrewsbury
Away
3–0
E. Shepherd (2), C. Smith
5988
4 Oct 1952
Southend
Home
3–2
C. Smith (2), A. Addinall
14777
11 Oct 1952
Brighton
Away
0–2
18987
18 Oct 1952
Newport
Home
4–2
E. Shepherd (2), G. Quinn, A. Addinall
14902
25 Oct 1952
Crystal Palace
Away
2–4
A. Addinall, Ingham
19181
1 Nov 1952
Bristol City
Home
2–1
Mountford, A. Addinall
14718
8 Nov 1952
Torquay
Away
1–1
D. Parsons
6638
15 Nov 1952
Northampton
Home
2–2
E. Shepherd, H. Gilberg
14661
29 Nov 1952
Ipswich Town
Home
2–2
A. Addinall (2)
9983
13 Dec 1952
AFC Bournemouth
Home
2–1
B.Nicholas (pen), B. Cameron
8015
20 Dec 1952
Exeter
Home
1–1
L. Clayton
6310
26 Dec 1952
Bristol Rovers
Home
0–1
13592
27 Dec 1952
Bristol Rovers
Away
1–2
H. Gilberg
30995
3 Jan 1953
Coventry City
Away
0–2
15097
10 Jan 1953
Gillingham
Away
0–3
11907
17 Jan 1953
Norwich City
Home
3–1
M. Tomkys, B. Waugh (2)
13084
24 Jan 1953
Colchester
Away
1–1
J. Harrison (og)
7959
31 Jan 1953
Gillingham
Home
1–1
M. Tomkys
10565
7 Feb 1953
Aldershot
Home
2–2
C. Smith, B. Waugh
10713
14 Feb 1953
Swindon
Away
3–1
C. Hatton (2), C. Smith
7387
21 Feb 1953
Southend
Away
0–2
9252
28 Feb 1953
Brighton
Home
3–3
R. Higgins, C. Hatton, Jennings (og)
15238
7 Mar 1953
Newport
Away
0–2
7971
14 Mar 1953
Crystal Palace
Home
1–1
B. Cameron
12972
21 Mar 1953
Bristol City
Away
4–4
C. Smith (2), B. Cameron, Mountford
20052
28 Mar 1953
Torquay
Home
0–1
8059
3 Apr 1953
Millwall
Away
1–2
C. Smith
23962
4 Apr 1953
Northampton
Away
2–4
M. Tomkys, B. Cameron
12546
6 Apr 1953
Millwall
Home
1–3
E. Shepherd
12607
11 Apr 1953
Leyton Orient
Home
0–1
11018
18 Apr 1953
Ipswich Town
Away
1–0
C. Hatton
8662
20 Apr 1953
Shrewsbury
Home
1–0
E. Shepherd
7206
25 Apr 1953
Reading
Home
1–0
J. Harrison
10433
29 Apr 1953
Reading
Away
0–2
6367
2 May 1953
AFC Bournemouth
Away
0–1
8276
FA Cup
Date[ 3]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
22 November 1952
First Round
Shrewsbury
H
2–2
Cameron 2
11475
27 November 1952
First Round Replay
Shrewsbury
A
2–2
Addinall, Smith
5000
2 December 1952
First Round Second Replay
Shrewsbury
*Villa Park
1–4
Smith
3799
London Challenge Cup
Date[ 4]
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
6 October 1952
First Round
Charlton
H
1–1
13 October 1952
First Round Replay
Charlton
A
0–4
Squad
Transfers in
Name
from
Date
Fee
Gordon Quinn
Eastcote BC
August 1952
George Mountford
Stoke City
October 1952
Des Farrow
Ron Higgins
Brighton
January 1953
Harry Gilberg & Bert Addinall
Ron Springett
Victoria United
February 1953
Charlie Barley
Arsenal
May 1953
Transfers out
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
Club
Fee
Des Farrow
Leicester City
November 1944
October 1952
Stoke City
George Mountford
Billy Muir
Irvine Meadow
February 1949
October 1952
Torquay
Harry Gilberg
Tottenham Hotspur
16 August 1951
£1,000
January 1953
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ron Higgins & £****
Bert Addinall
British Oxygen
April 1945
January 1953
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ron Higgins & £****
George Stewart
Brentford
May 1948
January 1953
Shrewsbury Town
Cyril Hatton
Notts County
April 1946
June 1953
Chesterfield
Derek Parsons
Ashford Town
February 1950
July 1953
Ashford Town
Billy Waugh
Luton Town
July 1950
£6,000
July 1953
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
£****
Oscar Hold
Everton
February 1952
July 1953
March Town
Reg Chapman
Royal Air Force
August 1944
July 1953
Ashford Town
Bill Heath
I C juniors
September 1945
July 1953
Dover
George Powell
Fulham
December 1946
July 1953
Tunbridge Wells
Jim Harrison
Willesden Town
February 1952
July 1953
References
^ Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record . london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405 .
^ 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.