1955–56 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1955–56 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Jack Taylor
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	18th
FA Cup	First Round
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup	Round One
London Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Conway Smith 19; All: Conway Smith 19
Highest home attendance	11,885 v Southend ; (8 October 1955)
Lowest home attendance	3,910 v Newport County ; (11 February 1956)
Biggest win	6–2 v Colchester United ; (10 March 1956)
Biggest defeat	1–7 v Orient ; (3 March 1956)
	← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955-56 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 65th season of existence and their 4th back in the Football League Third Division following their relegation in the 1951–52 season. QPR finished 18th in their league campaign, and were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup.^[1] In November they defeated Brentford 2-1 in the London Challenge Cup Final.

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
16	Exeter City	46	15	10	21	58	77	0.753	40
17	Reading	46	15	9	22	70	79	0.886	39
18	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	11	21	64	86	0.744	39
19	Newport County	46	15	9	22	58	79	0.734	39
20	Walsall	46	15	8	23	68	84	0.810	38

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Third Division South

Date^[3]^[2]	*Opponents position prior to match ()**	H / A	Half Time Score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	QPR's Position (End of day)	Brown	Woods	Ingham	Petchey	Powell, M.	Angell	Kerrins	Longbottom	Clark	Cameron	Shepherd	Crickson	Smith	McKay	Dean	Quinn	Pounder	Nelson	Rutter	Tomkys	Springett	Temby	Hellawell	Dawson	Rhodes
20 August 1955	Brighton (-)	A	0-0	1–1	Clark	14510	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
22 August 1955	Brentford (22)	H	0-0	1–1	Cameron	11688	8	1	2	3		5	6	7	8	9	10	11	4
27 August 1955	Southampton (10)	H	2-0	4–0	Shepherd 2, Smith, Angell	10672	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		9	10	11		8
30 August 1955	Brentford (21)	A	0-0	0–2		12947	10	1	2	3	4	5	6				10	11		8	7	9
3 September 1955	Shrewsbury (6)	A	1-0	1–1	Shepherd	11233	11	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		9	10	11					8
5 September 1955	Crystal Palace (15)	H	0-1	0–3		9083	16	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		9	10	11					8
10 September 1955	Ipswich (13)	H	0-1	1–1	Clark	11763	15	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		9	8	11					10
14 September 1955	Crystal Palace (14)	A	1-1	1–1	Shepherd	10543	15	1	2	3	4	5	6			9	10	11		8	7
17 September 1955	Walsall (21)	A	1-0	2–2	Smith, Clark	12427	15	1	2	3	4	5	6			9	10	11		8	7
19 September 1955	Northampton (1)	A	1-3	2–5	Smith 2	9735	16	1	2	3	4	5	6			9	10	11		8				7
24 September 1955	Torquay	H	2-1	3–1	Cameron 2, Smith	10536	14	1		3	4	5	6			9	10	11		8	7				2
26 September 1955	Swindon	H		1–0	Cameron	5181	11	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		9	10	11		8
1 October 1955	Newport (15)	A	0-1	1–2	Smith	7375	14	1	2	3	6	5	4	7		9	10	11		8
8 October 1955	Southend (4)	H	0-2	1–2	Shepherd	11885	15	1	2	3	4	5	6			9	10	11		8	7
15 October 1955	Exeter City (21)	A	0-2	0–2		8741	19	1	2	3	4		6		7	9	10	11		8						5
22 October 1955	Orient (3)	H	0-1	0–1		11856	19	1	2	3	4		6	11	8	9	10							7		5
29 October 1955	Colchester (16)	A	1-2	1–4	Clark	7339	21	1	2		4		6			9	10	11		8					3	5	7
5 November 1955	Norwich City (8)	H	2-0	2–3	Petchey, Smith	10162	23		2	3	9		6				10	11		8						5	7	1	4
12 November 1955	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (18)	A	0-0	0–1		6934	22		2	3	9		6		7		10	11		8						5		1	4
26 November 1955	Millwall (21)	A	0-1	0–2		7602	22	1	2	3	9	5	6				10	11	4			8		7
3 December 1955	Reading (22)	H	2-2	3–3	Smith 2, Angell	7088	22	1		3	9	5	6				4	11		8			10	7	2
17 December 1955	Brighton (3)	H	1-0	2–1	Cameron, Clark	7648	21	1		3	4		6			9	10	11		8				7	2	5
24 December 1955	Southampton (14)	A	0-2	0–4		9502	22	1		3	4		6			9	10	11		8				7	2	5
26 December 1955	Aldershot (16)	A	2-0	2–1	Smith 2	6366	21	1	2	3	4		6				10	11		8				7		5	9
27 December 1955	Aldershot (16)	H	1-1	2–2	Cameron 2	8378	21		2	3	4		6	11		9	10			8				7		5		1
31 December 1955	Shrewsbury(10)	H	0-1	1–1	Smith	7779	21		2	3	4		6			9	10	11		8				7		5		1
7 January 1956	Gillingham	H	2-0	2–2	Smith 2	7306	21	1	2	3	4		11			9	10			8		6		7		5
14 January 1956	Ipswich Town (1)	A	0-3	1–4	Clark	12168	21	1	2	3	4		11			9	10			8		6		7		5
21 January 1956	Walsall (21)	H	2-0	3–2	Petchey 2, Pounder	6591	18	1	2	3	4		6			9	8	11		10				7		5
28 January 1956	Watford (19)	A		1–0	Angell	5784	18	1	2		4		6		8	9				10				7	3	5	11
4 February 1956	Torquay	A	0-1	0–2		5176	18	1	2		4		6		8	9				10				7	3	5	11
11 February 1956	Newport County (15)	H	0-0	0–0		3910	17	1	2		4		6		8	9				10				7	3	5	11
18 February 1956	Southend (8)	A	1-4	1–5	Smith	6952	18	1	2		4		6			9	8			10				7	3	5	11
25 February 1956	Exeter City (18)	H	1-0	1–0	Cameron	6898	17	1	2	3	4		6		8		9			10				7		5				11
3 March 1956	Orient (1)	A	0-2	1–7	Shepherd	12614	20	1	2	3	4		6		8		9	11		10				7		5
10 March 1956	Colchester (9)	H	4-0	6–2	Shepherd 2, Kerrins, Cameron, Smith, Petchey	7954	17	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11		8											6
17 March 1956	Norwich City (7)	A	0-0	0–1		13355	18	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		9	10	11		8
24 March 1956	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (14)	H	0-1	0–1		5832	18	1	2	3		5	6	7		9	10	11	4	8
30 March 1956	Coventry City (7)	H	1-0	1–2	Cameron	10956	20	1	2	3		5	6	11	8	9	10				7	4
31 March 1956	Gillingham	A	1-0	2–0	Clark, Cameron	5462	20	1	2	3		5	6	11	8	9	10					4		7
3 April 1956	Coventry City (5)	A	1-3	1–4	Clark	16714	20	1	2	3		5	6			9	10	11		8		4					7
7 April 1956	Millwall (21)	H	3-0	4–0	Shepherd, Ingham, Smith (pen), Clark	13402	18		2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11		8		6						1
14 April 1956	Reading (15)	A	0-0	1–3	Cameron	4697	20			3	4	5		7		9	10	11		8		6						1				2
21 April 1956	Watford (16)	H	1-0	3–2	Kerrins, Cameron, Angell	7603	21			3	4	5	11	7		9	10			8		6						1				2
25 April 1956	Swindon	A	0-0	1–0	Smith	4617	19			3	4		11	7		9	10			8		6				5		1				2
28 April 1956	Northampton(11)	H	1-2	3–2	Clark 2, Smith	7157	18			3	4		11	7		9	10			8		6				5		1				2

London Challenge Cup

Date^[4]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A
3 October 1955	First Round	Barnet	H	3–1
17 October 1955	Quarter-Finals	Millwall	A	1–1
24 October 1955	Quarter-Finals replay	Millwall	H	4–0
1 November 1955	Semi final	Arsenal	A	2–1
15 November 1955	Final	Brentford	H	2–1

Southern Professional Floodlight Cup

Date^[5]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Brown	Woods	Ingham	Petchey	Angell	Clark	Cameron	Shepherd	Smith	Rutter	Tomkys
31 October 1955	First Round	Orient	H	0–1		2790	1	2	3	4	6	9	10	11	8	5	7

FA Cup

Date^[6]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half Time Score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Brown	Woods	Ingham	Petchey	Angell	Cameron	Shepherd	Crickson	Dean	Quinn	Pounder	Rutter
19 November 1955	First Round	Southend (Third Division South)	A	0=1	0-2		15000	1	2	3	9	6	10	11	4	8		7	5

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Ron Springett	9			9
GK	Harry Brown	37		2	39
DF	Tony Ingham	41	1	2	43	1
DF	Keith Rutter	21			21
DF	Pat Woods	38		2	40
DF	Albert Rhodes	4			4
MF	Bill Nelson	9		1	10
MF	Pat Kerrins	20	2		20	2
MF	George Crickson	3		1	4
MF	Peter Angell	43	4	2	45	4
MF	Bobby Cameron	43	13	2	45	13
MF	George Petchey	41	4	2	43	4
MF	Jobey Dean	12			12
MF	Mike Powell	25			25
FW	Conway Smith	37	19		37	19
FW	Arthur Longbottom	12			12
FW	George Dawson	1			1
FW	Mike Hellawell	1			1
FW	Ernie Shepherd	32	9	2	34	9
FW	Gordon Quinn	4		1	5
FW	Billy McKay	6		1	7
FW	Mike Tomkys	9		2	11
FW	Willie Clark	38	11	1	39	11
FW	Albert Pounder	19	1		19	1
FW	Bill Temby	2			2

Transfers in

Name	from	Date
Bill Nelson	West Ham	July 1,1955
Billy McKay	Deal Town	July 1,1955
Mike Hellawell	Salts FC.	Aug 17,1955
Leslie Locke *	Bromley	May 1956
Tom Quigley	Portsmouth	June 4, 1956
Cecil (Archie) Andrews	Crystal P	June 25,1956

Transfers out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Brian Nicholas	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1950		July 1955	Chelsea	£5,000
Stan Gullan	Clyde	July 9,1949		July 55	Tunbridge Wells
Bill Spence	Portsmouth	Dec 22,1951	8,000	July 55	Retired (Inj.)
Tom Fidler	Hounslow Town	May1954		July 55	Dover

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References

^ 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.
^ "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.
^ 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.
^ "barryhugmansfootballers". barryhugmansfootballers.

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^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[1] Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record. london: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1873626405.

[auto-2] 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.

[auto2-3] 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.

[4] "nonleaguematters". Non league Matters. 14 February 2022.

[auto4-5] 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.

[auto3-6] 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.

[7] "barryhugmansfootballers". barryhugmansfootballers.

[8] "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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