1980–81 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1980–81 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Tommy Docherty Terry Venables
Second Division	8th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Langley (8) All: Tommy Langley (9)
Highest home attendance	23,811 v West Ham United F.C. (26 December 1980)
Lowest home attendance	6,668 v Cambridge United 25 April 1981
Average home league attendance	10,938
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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During the 1980–81 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

Season summary

Having led the Rangers to a fifth-place finish in the Second Division in his first season in charge, manager Tommy Docherty fell out with chairman and Gregory resulted in him leaving the club by mutual consent at the end of that season but, following a player revolt, he was reinstated as boss nine days later, ahead of the start of the 1980/81 season. His 'third' spell in charge would only last 10 league games, however. After failing in an attempt to sign Andy Ritchie from his former club Manchester United, "Doc" announced that Ritchie should not sign for Chelsea because he was too good for the Second Division, despite the R's competing in the same league themselves.^{[citation needed]}

Rangerd chairman Gregory made Docherty apologise to the Chelsea chairman and following a goalless draw with Leyton Orient – and with Rangers towards the bottom of the second tier – he was dismissed and left the club for a third and final time. his replacement Terry Venables previous club Crystal Palace were bottom of division one when he left during October to join Second Division Queens Park Rangers.With 11 away defeats rangers fell to eighth position seven points short of the third promotion spot.^{[citation needed]}

In the League Cup, Rangers beat Derby County on Penalties but were knocked out in the next round by division foes Notts County, In the F.A. Cup eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur triumphed after a replay ^[1]

Kit

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers.^{[citation needed]}

Squad

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Cup	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	ENG	Chris Woods	22		3			25
GK	ENG	John Burridge	19		2			21
GK	ENG	Peter Hucker	1					1
DF	ENG	Terry Fenwick	19	2	2			21	2
DF	ENG	Ian Gillard	42		4			46
DF	JAM	Bob Hazell	5	2	1			10	2
DF	ENG	Ernie Howe	8	1				8	1
DF	ENG	Warren Neill	3					5
DF	ENG	Don Shanks	38	2	5			43	2
DF	ENG	Glenn Roeder	39	2	5			44	2
DF	ENG	Steve Wicks	38		5			43
MF	ENG	Tony Currie	31	1	4			35	1
MF	ENG	Barry Silkman	22	2	2			25	2
MF	ENG	Gerry Francis	10	4				10	4
MF	NIR	David McCreery	14		3			19
MF	ENG	Andy King	24	6	3			29	6
MF	ENG	Gary Micklewhite						1
MF	IRE	Gary Waddock	29	3	4			37	3
MF	ENG	Dean Wilkins	1					2
FW	ENG	Mick Walsh	1					1
FW	ENG	Gordon Hill	3	1	1			6	1
FW	ENG	Steve Burke	11	1	2			15	1
FW	ENG	Tommy Langley	24	8	3	1		28	9
FW	ENG	Wayne Fereday	5		1			7
FW	ENG	Mike Flanagan	13	3	2			16	3
FW	ENG	Ian Muir	2	2				2	2
FW	ENG	Tony Sealy	8	1				8	1
FW	ENG	Simon Stainrod	15	4	2		1	17	5
FW	NIR	Ian Stewart						1
FW	ENG	Dean Neal	15	8	1			17	8

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Second Division

Results

Second Division

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Football League Cup

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FA Cup

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References

Bibliography

• Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press.
  ISBN 0362020167
  .
• Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982-83 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press.
  ISBN 0-356-07888-4
  .