1957–58 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
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1957-58 season | |||
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Chairman | Bernard Baker | ||
Manager | Jack Taylor | ||
Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
Football League Third Division South | 10th | ||
FA Cup | First Round | ||
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup | Round One | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Longbottom 17 All: Arthur Longbottom 18 | ||
Highest home attendance | 15,734 Vs Brentford (24 August 1957) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,093 Vs Torquay (14 December 1957) | ||
Biggest win | 5-1 Vs Northampton Town (23 November 1957) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0-6 Vs Southend United (31 August 1957) | ||
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Season summary
During the 1957-58 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in tenth place therefore qualifying for the following season's football league merge of division three north and south teams into divisions three and four.[1]
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 53 |
9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 51 |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 50 |
11 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.090 | 48 |
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 47 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
QPR scores given first
Win Draw Loss
Third Division South
Date | Opponents position prior to match (*) | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | QPR's Position (End of day) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 August 1957 | Brentford (-) | H | 1-0 | Petchey | 15,734 | 9 |
26 August 1957 | Colchester (3) | H | 1-0 | Cameron | 12,328 | 2 |
31 August 1957 | Southend (1) | A | 0-6 | 15,883 | 8 | |
2 September 1957 | Colchester (10) | A | 1-2 | Finney | 8,992 | 9 |
7 September 1957 | Brighton and Hove Albion (2) | H | 0-1 | 11,139 | 15 | |
11 September 1957 | Swindon (8) | A | 1-1 | Angell | 10,730 | 17 |
14 September 1957 | Southampton (5) | A | 0-5 | 15,965 | 20 | |
16 September 1957 | Swindon (13) | H | 2-1 | Locke 2 | 8,413 | 14 |
21 September 1957 | Newport County (12) | H | 1-1 | Woods | 9,187 | 17 |
23 September 1957 | Millwall (6) | H | 3-0 | Locke 3 | 11,325 | 11 |
28 September 1957 | Port Vale (5) | H | 1-2 | Locke | 12,616 | 17 |
30 September 1957 | Millwall (9) | A | 0-5 | 12,784 | 18 | |
5 October 1957 | Plymouth Argyle (1) | H | 1-0 | Locke | 11,354 | 13 |
12 October 1957 | Norwich City (4) | A | 0-2 | 19,460 | 19 | |
19 October 1957 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (10) | H | 3-0 | Angell, Woods, Woollard (og) | 9,007 | 14 |
26 October 1957 | Walsall (22) | A | 2-1 | Longbottom 2 | 7,560 | 10 |
2 November 1957 | Coventry City (19) | H | 3-0 | Kerrins 2, Locke | 9,246 | 8 |
9 November 1957 | Shrewsbury Town (17) | A | 1-2 | Longbottom | 8,514 | 11 |
23 November 1957 | Northampton Town (20) | A | 5-1 | Longbottom 4, Smith | 7,525 | 10 |
30 November 1957 | Watford (16) | H | 3-0 | Ingham, Longbottom, Petchey | 10,236 | 8 |
14 December 1957 | Torquay (23) | H | 1-1 | Woods | 6,093 | 8 |
21 December 1957 | Brentford (3) | A | 1-1 | Cameron | 12,084 | 10 |
25 December 1957 | Gillingham (21) | A | 1-1 | Standley | 7,233 | 12 |
26 December 1957 | Gillingham (21) | H | 1-1 | Woods | 8,658 | 12 |
28 December 1957 | Southend United (8) | H | 1-1 | Woods | 10,072 | 14 |
11 January 1958 | Brighton and Hove Albion (1) | A | 1-1 | Longbottom | 13,322 | 13 |
18 January 1958 | Southampton (5) | H | 3-2 | Longbottom 2, Woods (pen) | 8,611 | 12 |
25 January 1958 | Reading (4) | A | 0-3 | 11,455 | 12 | |
1 February 1958 | Newport County (7) | A | 2-4 | Dawson, Longbottom | 7,543 | 12 |
8 February 1958 | Port Vale (7) | H | 2-1 | Cameron, Longbottom | 7,594 | 12 |
15 February 1958 | Plymouth Argyle (3) | A | 1-3 | Cameron | 17,068 | 14 |
22 February 1958 | Norwich City (5) | H | 1-1 | Cameron | 7,935 | 13 |
1 March 1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (12) | A | 1-4 | Dawson | 12,711 | 13 |
3 March 1958 | Aldershot (18) | H | 0-1` | 7,744 | 13 | |
8 March 1958 | Walsall (22) | H | 1-0 | Cameron | 6,548 | 13 |
15 March 1958 | Coventry City (23) | A | 1-1 | Locke | 7,673 | 13 |
17 March 1958 | Reading (2) | H | 3-0 | Woods, Longbottom, Petchey | 8,838 | 12 |
22 March 1958 | Northampton Town (17) | H | 1-0 | Longbottom | 7,531 | 12 |
29 March 1958 | Torquay (24) | A | 1-3 | Locke | 5,172 | 12 |
4 April 1958 | Exeter City (24) | H | 1-1 | Cameron | 10,223 | 11 |
7 April 1958 | Exeter City (23) | A | 0-0 | 7,078 | 13 | |
12 April 1958 | Watford (17) | A | 0-0 | 8,022 | 12 | |
16 April 1958 | Crystal Palace (15) | A | 3-2 | Longbottom, Kerrins, Locke | 18,712 | 11 |
19 April 1958 | Crystal Palace (15) | H | 4-2 | Kerrins, Longbottom, Cameron, Locke | 11,868 | 11 |
23 April 1958 | Aldershot (19) | A | 1-1 | Kerrins | 4,058 | 10 |
28 April 1958 | Shrewsbury Town (17) | H | 3-0 | Kerrins 2, Locke | 6,193 | 10 |
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 October 1957 | First Round | Reading | H | 0-0 | * | |
6 November 1957 | First Round Replay | Reading | A | 2-5 | Kerrins, Locke | 6377 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 November 1957 | First Round | Clapton | A | 1-1 | Dawson | 8,000 |
18 November 1957 | First Round Replay | Clapton | H | 3-1 | Longbottom, Locke, Walsh (og) | 12,786 |
7 December 1957 | Second Round | Hereford | A | 1-6 | Smith | 14,000 |
Squad
Position | Nationality | Name | League
Appearances |
League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals | Total
Appearances |
Total Goals |
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GK | ![]() |
Ron Springett | 34 | 4 | 38 | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Ray Drinkwater | 11 | 11 | |||||
GK | ![]() |
Bob Fry | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
DF | ![]() |
Tony Ingham | 46 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 1 | ||
DF | ![]() |
Keith Rutter | 46 | 5 | 51 | ||||
DF | ![]() |
Pat Woods | 44 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 6 | ||
DF | ![]() |
Walter Colgan | 2 | 2 | |||||
MF | ![]() |
Pat Kerrins | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 8 | |
MF | ![]() |
Cecil Andrews | 12 | 2 | 14 | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Peter Angell | 45 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 2 | ||
MF | ![]() |
Arthur Longbottom | 40 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 18 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bobby Cameron | 37 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 8 | ||
MF | ![]() |
George Petchey | 46 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 3 | ||
MF | ![]() |
Tom Standley | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Mike Powell | 1 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Mike Tomkys | 5 | 5 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Lesley Locke | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 15 |
FW | ![]() |
Alec Dawson | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Doug Orr | 5 | 5 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Albert Allum | 1 | 1 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Terry Peacock | 2 | 2 | |||||
FW | ![]() |
Eddie Smith | 18 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
References
- ^ {{cite book |last1=Macey |first1=Gordon |title=Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd |isbn=978-1873626405 |location=london}}
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.