The 1943–44 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 53rd season of existence and their 2nd in the London League, part of the Wartime League. QPR finished 3rd in the league, and were eliminated in the group stage of the League Cup.[1]
| 1943–44 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Charles W Fielding | ||
| Manager | Ted Vizard / Dave Mangnall (after 29 April 1944) | ||
| Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
| London League | 3rd | ||
| League Cup (South) Group D | Group | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: William Heathcote 36 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 15,000 v Arsenal (26 February 1944) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 v Clapton Orient (11 December 1943) v Fulham (22 April 1944) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,419 | ||
| Biggest win | 7–0 v Southampton (30 October 1943) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–11 v Chelsea (27 November 1943) | ||
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League standings
editLondon League
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 36 | 46 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 39 | 41 |
| 3 | Queen's Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 69 | 54 | 40 |
Results
editLeague South
Win Draw Loss
London League
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1943 | Chelsea | A | W | 3–1 | Heathcote 2, De Busser | 9469 | 4 |
| 4 September 1943 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 1–0 | Heathcote | 10700 | 3 |
| 11 September 1943 | Clapton Orient | A | W | 3–2 | Heathcote 2, Swinfen | 3000 | 2 |
| 18 September 1943 | Watford | H | W | 3–1 | Heathcote 2, Pattison | 2 | |
| 25 September 1943 | Portsmouth | A | D | 1–1 | McEwan | 10000 | 2 |
| 2 October 1943 | Reading | A | D | 0–0 | 9000 | 2 | |
| 9 October 1943 | Millwall | H | W | 2–0 | Mangnall, Burley | 9901 | 2 |
| 16 October 1943 | Aldershot | H | D | 2–2 | Mangnall, Heathcote | 9391 | 1 |
| 23 October 1943 | Brighton | A | L | 1–3 | Heathcote | 3500 | 3 |
| 30 October 1943 | Southampton | H | W | 7–0 | Heathcote 3, Pattison 2, McEwan, Griffiths | 7060 | 1 |
| 6 November 1943 | West Ham United | A | D | 1–1 | Heathcote | 16100 | 1 |
| 13 November 1943 | Arsenal | A | L | 0–5 | 20014 | 4 | |
| 20 November 1943 | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | 3896 | 4 | |
| 27 November 1943 | Chelsea | H | L | 2–11 | Swinfen, Pearson | 6000 | 9 |
| 4 December 1943 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | D | 2–2 | Heathcote 2 | 12485 | 9 |
| 11 December 1943 | Clapton Orient | H | W | 6–2 | Swinfen 2, Burley, Heathcote 2, OG | 4000 | 6 |
| 18 December 1943 | Fulham | A | D | 2–2 | Sibley, Ramscar | 6000 | 6 |
| 25 December 1943 | Brentford | A | W | 5–2 | Somerfield 2, Heathcote 2, Lowes | 11200 | 6 |
| 27 December 1943 | Brentford | H | W | 3–2 | Swinfen, Heathcote, Somerfield | 4 | |
| 1 January 1944 | Watford | A | D | 2–2 | Somerfield, Heathcote | 4483 | 4 |
| 8 January 1944 | West Ham United | H | W | 3–0 | Heathcote 2, Little | 11944 | 4 |
| 15-Jan-44 | Portsmouth | h | PP | ||||
| 22 January 1944 | Reading | H | W | 2–0 | Heathcote 2 | 4500 | 3 |
| 29 January 1944 | Millwall | A | W | 4–3 | Heathcote, Lowes, Somerfield, Burley | 5000 | 2 |
| 5 February 1944 | Aldershot | A | W | 3–1 | Sheen, Lowes, Burley | 5000 | 2 |
| 12 February 1944 | Brighton | H | W | 1–0 | Sheen | 7200 | 2 |
| 19-Feb-44 | Southampton | A | pp | ||||
| 26-Feb-44 | Fulham | h | pp | ||||
| 4-Mar-44 | Arsenal | h | pp | ||||
| 11-Mar-44 | Charlton Athletic | h | pp | ||||
| 1 April 1944 | Southampton | A | D | 2–2 | De Lisle, Heathcote | 4000 | |
| 10 April 1944 | Portsmouth | H | D | 1–1 | Mangnall | 2 | |
| 22 April 1944 | Fulham | H | D | 3–3 | Heathcote, Mallett, Jones | 4000 | 2 |
| 29 April 1944 | Arsenal | H | D | 1–1 | Jones | 10000 | 2 |
| 6 May 1944 | Charlton Athletic | H | D | 3–3 | Heathcote, Lowes 2 | 6000 | 3 |
League Cup South (Group D)
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 1944 | Clapton Orient | A | W | 5–2 | Swinfen 2, Burley 2, Sibley | 2000 | 3 |
| 26 February 1944 | Arsenal | H | D | 1–1 | Swinfen | 15000 | 3 |
| 4 March 1944 | Luton Town | A | W | 4–3 | Heathcote 3, Ramscar | 3000 | 2 |
| 11 March 1944 | Clapton Orient | H | W | 6–0 | Dean 2, Swinfen 3, Sheen | 7000 | 2 |
| 18 March 1944 | Arsenal | A | W | 4–1 | Heathcote, Jones, Swinfen, Sheen | 17367 | 2 |
| 25 March 1944 | Luton Town | H | W | 5–0 | Heathcote 3, Swinfen, Jones | 6000 | 2 |
Friendlies
edit| 8-Apr-44 | Brentford | a | Friendly |
| 15-Apr-44 | Staines Town | A | Friendly |
Squad
edit| 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 | 24 | 2 | 26 | |||
| GK | |
George Duke | 1 | 1 | ||||
| GK |  |
William Hughes | 1 | 1 | ||||
| GK | |
Bill Mason | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| GK | |
Alec Roxburgh | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| DF | |
Arthur Jefferson | 12 | 12 | ||||
| DF | |
Jack Rose | 25 | 6 | 31 | |||
| DF | |
Bill Parry | 1 | 1 | ||||
| DF | |
Fred Alexander | 1 | 1 | ||||
| MF | |
Alf Ridyard | 19 | 1 | 20 | |||
| MF | |
Joe Mallett | 30 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Les Blizzard | 1 | 1 | ||||
| MF | |
Albert Sibley | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| MF | |
Albert Smith | 25 | 6 | 31 | |||
| MF | |
Ron Gadsden | 7 | 7 | ||||
| MF | |
Alfred ‘Nobby’ Parkinson | 2 | 2 | ||||
| MF | |
Fred Ramscar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| MF | W Dean | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| MF | |
Eric Jones | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| MF |  |
Emuil De Busser | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| MF | De Lisle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | F Evans | 1 | 1 | |||||
| MF |  |
Matt Gillies | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| MF | |
Ron Greenwood | 1 | 1 | ||||
| MF | |
James Griffiths | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| MF | R Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | |||||
| MF | C Little | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| MF | |
Arnold Lowes | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | ||
| MF | J Martin | 1 | 1 | |||||
| MF | |
Arthur Shaw | 1 | 1 | ||||
| FW | |
Billy McEwan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | |
Johnny Pattison | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||
| FW | |
Reg Swinfen | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 13 |
| FW | |
Dave Mangnall | 13 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3 | |
| FW | |
Samuel Abel | 25 | 6 | 31 | |||
| FW | |
Ben Burley | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| FW | |
William Heathcote | 28 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 36 |
| FW | |
John Sheen | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| FW | Sid Bacon | 1 | 1 | |||||
| FW | |
Len Dolding | 1 | 1 | ||||
| FW | Edgar Hardy | 1 | 1 | |||||
| FW | |
Jimmy McLuckie | 2 | 2 | ||||
| FW | |
Stan Pearson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | |
Alf Somerfield | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| FW | J Webb | 5 | 5 | |||||
| FW | |
Hadelin Yielleyoye | 1 | 1 |
Transfers In
| Name | Signed from | Transfer fee | Date signed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viellevoye, Hadelin * * | Belgian Army | 1 September 1943 | |
| Jones, George * | 1 September 1943 | ||
| Griffiths, Joseph * | 27 October 1943 | ||
| Alexander, Fred * | 15 December 1943 | ||
| Gillies, Matt | Bolton | Loan | March 1944 |
Transfers Out
| Name | Signed from | Transfer fee | Date signed | Transferred to | Transf.fee | Transf.date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March, Dicky | Crawcrook Albion | 3 December 1931 | Retired (QPR catering manag.) | 1943 | ||
| Lowe, Harry | Watford | 19 June 1935 | Retired (Chelsea scout) | 1944 |
References
edit- 1 2 Macey, Gordon (1993). Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record (Complete Record Series) First Edition (1st ed.). London: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 9781873626405.
- ↑ "historicalkits". Historicalkits.co.uk.
- ↑ "barryhugmansfootballers". barryhugmansfootballers.
- ↑ "Seasonal Stats – Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.