1957–58 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1957–58 season
Chairman	Albert Hittinger
Manager	Jack Taylor
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Third Division South	10th
FA Cup	First Round
Southern Professional Floodlight Cup	Round One
London Challenge Cup	Round One
Top goalscorer	League: Arthur Longbottom 17; All: Arthur Longbottom 18
Highest home attendance	15,734 v Brentford ; (24 August 1957)
Lowest home attendance	6,093 v Torquay ; (14 December 1957)
Biggest win	5–1 v Northampton Town ; (23 November 1957)
Biggest defeat	0–6 v Southend United ; (31 August 1957)

The 1957–58 Queens Park Rangers season was the club's 67th season of existence and their 6th back in the Football League Third Division following their relegation in the 1951–52 season. QPR finished 10th in their league campaign, and were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup. Their 10th place finish in the league qualified the club for the following season's football league merge of division three north and south teams into divisions three and four.^[1]

Goalkeeper Ron Springett was sold to first division side Sheffield Wednesday for £10,000 late in the season - within 18 months he was selected to play for England.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
8	Norwich City	46	19	15	12	75	70	1.071	53	Qualification for the Third Division
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:

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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)	Springett	Woods	Ingham	Petchey	Rutter	Andrews	Longbottom	Cameron	Finney	Smith	Angell	Allum	Kerrins	Peacock	Locke	Orr	Dawson	Fry	Standley	Colgan	Tomkys	Drinkwater	Powell
24 August 1957	Brentford (-)	H	1–0	1–0	Petchey	15,734	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
26 August 1957	Colchester (3)	H	0–0	1–0	Cameron	12,328	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
31 August 1957	Southend (1)	A	0–2	0–6		15,883	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
2 September 1957	Colchester (10)	A	0–1	1–2	Finney	8,992	9	1	2	3	4	5	6	8		9	10	11	7
7 September 1957	Brighton and Hove Albion (2)	H	0–0	0–1		11,139	18	1	2	3	4	5	6	8		9	10	11		7
11 September 1957	Swindon (8)	A	0–0	1–1	Angell	10,730	17	1	2	3	4	5	6	8		10		11		7	9
14 September 1957	Southampton (5)	A	0–3	0–5		15,965	21	1	2	3	4	5	6	8		10		11		7	9
16 September 1957	Swindon (13)	H	1–1	2–1	Locke 2	8,413	17	1	2	3	4	5			9	8		6		7		10	11
21 September 1957	Newport County (12)	H	1–0	1–1	Woods	9,187	17	1	2	3	4	5			8	9		6		7		10	11
23 September 1957	Millwall (6)	H	0–0	3–0	Locke 3	11,325	14	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11				10
28 September 1957	Port Vale (5)	H		1–2	Locke	12,616	17	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11				10
30 September 1957	Millwall (9)	A	0–4	0–5		12,784	19	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	11				10
5 October 1957	Plymouth Argyle (1)	H	0–0	1–0	Locke	11,354	17	1	2	3	4	5			8		9	6		11		10		7
12 October 1957	Norwich City (4)	A	0–0	0–2		19,460	20	1	2	3	4	5			8		9	6		11		10		7
19 October 1957	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (10)	H	1–0	3–0	Angell, Woods, Woollard (og)	9,007	17	1	2	3	4	5			8		9	6		11		10		7
26 October 1957	Walsall (22)	A	1–1	2–1	Longbottom 2	7,560	13	1	2	3	4	5		8			9	6		11		10		7
2 November 1957	Coventry City (19)	H	0–0	3–0	Kerrins 2, Locke	9,246	11	1	2	3	4	5		8			9	6		11		10		7
9 November 1957	Shrewsbury Town (17)	A	0–1	1–2	Longbottom	8,514	14	1	2	3	4	5		8			9	6		11		10		7
23 November 1957	Northampton Town (20)	A		5–1	Longbottom 4, Smith	7,525	11	1	2	3	4	5		8	9		10	6		11				7
30 November 1957	Watford (16)	H	1–0	3–0	Ingham, Longbottom, Petchey	10,236	9	1	2	3	4	5		8	9		10	6		11				7
7-Dec-57	Crystal Palace	A		PP
14 December 1957	Torquay (23)	H	0–1	1–1	Woods	6,093	11		2	3	4	5		8	9		10	6		11				7	1
21 December 1957	Brentford (3)	A	1–0	1–1	Cameron	12,084	13	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
25 December 1957	Gillingham (21)	A	0–1	1–1	Standley	7,233	12	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
26 December 1957	Gillingham (21)	H	1–0	1–1	Woods	8,658	13	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	10					11				7		9
28 December 1957	Southend United (8)	H	0–0	1–1	Woods	10,072	13	1		3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9	2
4-Jan-58	Aldershot	H		PP
11 January 1958	Brighton and Hove Albion (1)	A	1–1	1–1	Longbottom	13,322	13	1	2	3	4	5		8	9		10	6		11				7
18 January 1958	Southampton (5)	H	3–0	3–2	Longbottom 2, Woods (pen)	8,611	12	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
25 January 1958	Reading (4)	A	0–2	0–3		11,455	12	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
1 February 1958	Newport County (7)	A	2–2	2–4	Dawson, Longbottom	7,543	12	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
8 February 1958	Port Vale (7)	H		2–1	Cameron, Longbottom	7,594	12	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
15 February 1958	Plymouth Argyle (3)	A	0–1	1–3	Cameron	17,068	15	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
22 February 1958	Norwich City (5)	H	1–1	1–1	Cameron	7,935	13	1	2	3	4	5			10	8		6		11				7		9
1 March 1958	Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. (12)	A		1–4	Dawson	12,711	14	1		3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9	2
3 March 1958	Aldershot (18)	H	0–1	0–1`		7,744	14	1	2	3	4	5		8	10			6		11				7		9
8 March 1958	Walsall (22)	H	0–0	1–0	Cameron	6,548	13	1	2	3	4	5		8	9			6				10		7				11
15 March 1958	Coventry City (23)	A	0–0	1–1	Locke	7,673	13		2	3	4	5	11	8				6				10		7				9	1
17 March 1958	Reading (2)	H	3–0	3–0	Woods, Longbottom, Petchey	8,838	12		2	3	4	5		8				6				10		7				11	1	9
22 March 1958	Northampton Town (17)	H	1–0	1–0	Longbottom	7,531	11		2	3	4	5		8	9			6				10		7				11	1
29 March 1958	Torquay (24)	A	0–1	1–3	Locke	5,172	12		2	3	4	5		8	9			6				10		7				11	1
4 April 1958	Exeter City (24)	H	1–0	1–1	Cameron	10,223	11		2	3	4	5		8	9			6				10	11	7					1
5-Apr-58	Shrewsbury Town	H		PP
7 April 1958	Exeter City (23)	A	0–0	0–0		7,078	12		2	3	4	5		8	10			6				11	7			9			1
12 April 1958	Watford (17)	A	0–0	0–0		8,022	12		2	3	4	5		8	10			6				11		7		9			1
16 April 1958	Crystal Palace (15)	A	1–1	3–2	Longbottom, Kerrins, Locke	18,712	11		2	3	4	5		8	10			6		9		11		7					1
19 April 1958	Crystal Palace (15)	H	2–2	4–2	Kerrins, Longbottom, Cameron, Locke	11,868	11		2	3	4	5		8	10			6		9		11		7					1
23 April 1958	Aldershot (19)	A	0–0	1–1	Kerrins	4,058	10		2	3	4	5		8	10			6		9			11	7					1
28 April 1958	Shrewsbury Town (17)	H	1–0	3–0	Kerrins 2, Locke	6,193	10		2	3	4	5		8	10			6		9		11		7					1

London Challenge Cup

Date^[4]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 October 1957	First Round	Leyton Orient	H	3–4*aet

Southern Professional Floodlight Cup

Date^[5]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Springett	Woods	Ingham	Petchey	Rutter	Andrews	Longbottom	Cameron	Smith	Angell	Kerrins	Locke	Orr	Dawson	Fry
14 October 1957	First Round	Reading	H	0–0	0–0		*	1	2	3	4	5	9		8	10	6	11			7
6 November 1957	First Round Replay	Reading	A	1–3	2–5	Kerrins, Locke	6377		2	3	4	5		8		9	6	11	10		7	1

FA Cup

Date^[6]	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Springett	Woods	Ingham	Petchey	Rutter	Andrews	Longbottom	Cameron	Smith	Angell	Kerrins	Locke	Dawson
16 November 1957	First Round	Clapton F.C. (Isthmian League)	A	1–0	1–1	Dawson	8,000	1	2	3	4	5		8	9		6	11	10	7
18 November 1957	First Round Replay	Clapton F.C. (Isthmian League)	H	0–1	3–1	Longbottom, Locke, Walsh (og)	12,786	1	2	3	4	5		8	9		6	11	10	7
7 December 1957	Second Round	Hereford United F.C.(Southern League)	A		1–6	Smith	14,000	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10		11		7

Friendlies^[7]

Date	Opponentts		Score	Scorer
17-Aug-57	Whites v Reds	Practice Match
4-Jan-58	Queens Park Rangers v Pegasus	Friendly
24-Mar-58	Queens Park Rangers v Showbiz XI	Friendly
26-Apr-58	Reading v Queens Park Rangers	Friendly

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
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

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Eddie (Ginger) Smith	Colchester United	July 4,1957	£1,050
Bob Fry	Bath City	August 16,1957
Ray Drinkwater	Portsmouth	February 28,1958
Pat Welton	Leyton Orient	Mar 17,1958
David Dunsmuir	Dundee	May 31,1958
John Pearson	Brentford	June 1958
Mike Keen		June 1958

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Alan Silver	Maidenhead U	September 30,1952		July 1957	Tunbridge Wells
Keith Petchey	Millwall	July 24,1956		July 1957	Watford
Albert Pounder	Charlton	February 12,1954	£500	July 1957	Sittingbourne
Jesilimi (Tesi) Balogun	Skegness Town	September 1 956		July 1957	Holbeach United
Arthur Rhodes				July 1957	Tonbridge
Jobey Dean	Thoresby Colliery	November 27,1952		July 1957	Sutton Town
Bill Temby				July 1957	Dover Town
Tom Quigley	Portsmouth	June 4,1956		August 1957	Worcester City
Albert Allum	Dover	June 1,1957		November 1957	Dover
Ken Humphrey	Ware Town	March 1957		February? 1958
Terry Robinson *	Northampton	July ?1958		February 1958	Hendon
Ron Springett	Victoria United	February 19,1953		March 1958	Sheffield Wednesday	£10,000
Doug Orr *	Queen's Park	June 14,1957		May 1958	Queen's Park
Eddie (Ginger) Smith	Colchester	July 4,1957		May 1958	Chelmsford City

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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.
^ "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
^ "in-memory-of-john-poppitt". indyrs.co.uk. 7 March 2014.

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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] "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2026.

[8] "in-memory-of-john-poppitt". indyrs.co.uk. 7 March 2014.

[9] "Seasonal Stats – Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
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