1942–43 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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.

League standings

London League PosTeamPldWDLGFGAPts1Arsenal28211610240432Tottenham Hotspur 2816666828383Queen's Park Rangers 281828644938

Results League South

London League DateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendancePosition29 August 1942ChelseaAD1–1Mallett6787115 September 1942Tottenham HotspurHL0–143001412 September 1942Clapton OrientAW4–0Mangnall, Sibley, Stock 21000819 September 1942Crystal PalaceAW1–0Stock5600626 September 1942BrentfordHW4–1Swinfen 3, Mallett800053 October 1942MillwallHW3–2Hatton, Swinfen 24479310 October 1942ReadingAW2–1Hatton, Ridyard4000217 October 1942Luton TownHD2–2Hatton, Burley4700424 October 1942BrightonAW3–2Burley, Swinfen, Sibley3000331 October 1942SouthamptonHW3–1Swinfen, Hatton, Reay482627 November 1942West Ham UnitedHW5–2Hatton, Swinfen 46852114 November 1942ArsenalAL0–314,646321 November 1942Charlton AthleticAL2–3Hatton, Burley3019328 November 1942ChelseaHW4–1Burley, Swinfen, Sibley, Hatton890025 December 1942Tottenham HotspurAL0–68295412 December 1942Clapton OrientHW3–1Mangnall 34493319 December 1942Crystal PalaceHW3–0Hatton 2, Burley3900225 December 1942FulhamHW2–1Mangnall, Sibley4000226 December 1942FulhamAL2–4Ridyard, Burley791922 January 1943BrentfordAL0–2750039 January 1943MillwallAW2–1Mangnall, Smith4000216 January 1943ReadingHW3–2Swinfen, Mangnall 24800223 January 1943Luton TownAW2–1Burley, Abel3000230 January 1943BrightonHL3–4Sibley, Mangnall 2390036 February 1943SouthamptonAL2–4Burley, Parkinson9000313 February 1943West Ham UnitedAW3–1Mangnall, Swinfen 26000320 February 1943ArsenalHW3–2Heathcote, Burley 213,465327 February 1943Charlton AthleticHW2–0Pattison, Heathcote48003

League Cup South (Group 1) RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance 16 March 1943 Brentford A W 2–1 McEwan, Burley10,520 213 March 1943 Southampton H W 2–1 Mallett, McEwan8,025 320 March 1943 Clapton Orient A D 1–1 Heathcote3,000 427 March 1943 Brentford H W 2–0 Burley, Heathcote9,954 53 April 1943 Southampton A L 1–4 Mallett13,000 610 April 1943 Clapton Orient H W 8–1 Heathcote 4, Pattison 2, Swinfen, Burley5,000Semi Final24 April 1943ArsenalStamford BridgeL1–4Pattison54,508

Friendlies Source: 17-Apr-43Tottenham HotspurhFriendly26-Apr-43WatfordhFriendly

Squad PositionNationalityNameLondon League AppearancesLondon League GoalsLeague Cup South (Group 1) AppsLeague Cup South (Group 1) GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal GoalsGKHarry Brown28735DFArthur Jefferson1414DFTed Reay121121DFR Gunner99DFJack Rose7714DFSam Barkas11MFAlf Ridyard2327302MFJoe Mallett24262304MFAlec Farmer44MFLes Blizzard22MFAlbert Sibley2551265MFAlbert Smith2017271MFRon Gadsden33MFLes Henley22MFAlec Horsfield66MFJimmy McInnes11MFAlfred ‘Nobby’ Parkinson3131MFIvor Powell33FWBilly McEwan13242FWAlec Stock4343FWJohnny Pattison5153104FWReg Swinfen1715612316FWDave Mangnall211142511FWSamuel Abel1917261FWHarry Lowe1010FWCyril Hatton159159FWBill Heath11FWBen Burley249733112FWWilliam Heathcote3276108FWR Beadell22FWAlfred Fitzgerald11FWGeorge Mills11

Transfers In

NameSigned fromTransfer feeDate signedShaw, Arthur *Hounslow Towncs1942 King, Alan *Acton Invictacs1942 Beadell, Ralph *15 September 1942 Burley, BenDarlington21 September 1942 Gadsden, Ron *3 December 1942 Rose, JackPeterborough15 January 1943 Heathcote, WilfMillwallFebruary 1943 Dolding, Len *Wealdstone10 March 1943 DeBusser, Emiel *Belgian Army11 May 1943

Transfers Out

NameSigned fromTransfer feeDate signedTransferred toTransf.feeTransf.dateDelaney, LouisNunheadApril 1942 Arsenalcs 1942Edwards, RApril 1942 cs 1942Armstrong, DickBristol CLoan April 1942 Bristol CLoan cs 1942Brown, BertieBarrowApril 1942 Retired *cs 1942Gibbs-Kennet, R *April 1942 cs 1942Libby, Jack *13 December 1940 1942Painter, EdwardSwindonLoan September 1941 SwindonLoan 1942Campbell,October 1941 1942Cottam, AlfredHullDecember 1941 1942Moore, JohnGatesheadDecember 1941 Retired *1942Hatton, CyrilNotts CountyLoan February 1942 Notts CountyLoan December 1942

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