1987–88 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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League Cup
Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Bannister (8)
All: Bannister (10)
Highest home attendance23,171 (v Liverpool, 5 March 1988)
Lowest home attendance7,229 (v Coventry City, 18 December 1987)
Average home league attendance16,049

During the 1987–88 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the fifth season after their promotion in 1983.

Season summary

Jim Smith led QPR to fifth place in the First Division, matching their position in the 1983–84 season. They had led the table in October after winning eight of their first ten League matches. They suffered a surprise defeat to Bury in the third round of the League Cup and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.[1]

Kit

Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Airline KLM became new kit sponsors.

League table

Main article: 1987–88 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Nottingham Forest 40 20 13 7 67 39 +28 73
4 Everton 40 19 13 8 53 27 +26 70
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 19 10 11 48 38 +10 67
6 Arsenal 40 18 12 10 58 39 +19 66
7 Wimbledon[a] 40 14 15 11 58 47 +11 57 Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup[2]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
15 August 1987 West Ham United A 3–0 Stewart (o.g.), Bannister, Brock 22,882 1
19 August 1987 Derby County H 1–1 Bannister 11,561 4
22 August 1987 Arsenal H 2–0 Byrne, McDonald 15,981 1
29 August 1987 Southampton A 1–0 Brock 15,532 1
2 September 1987 Everton H 1–0 Allen 15,380 1
5 September 1987 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 Coney 7,726 1
12 September 1987 Chelsea H 3–1 Bannister (3) 22,583 1
19 September 1987 Oxford United A 0–2 9,800 1
26 September 1987 Luton Town H 2–0 Coney, Fenwick (pen) 11,175 1
3 October 1987 Wimbledon A 2–1 Bannister, Fenwick (pen) 8,552 1
17 October 1987 Liverpool A 0–4 43,735 2
24 October 1987 Portsmouth H 2–1 Byrne, Fenwick 13,170 2
31 October 1987 Norwich City A 1–1 Allen 14,522 2
7 November 1987 Watford H 0–0 12,101 3
14 November 1987 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Coney 28,113 3
21 November 1987 Newcastle United H 1–1 Wharton (o.g.) 11,794 3
28 November 1987 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 Bannister 16,933 3
5 December 1987 Manchester United H 0–2 20,632 3
13 December 1987 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 18,130 6
18 December 1987 Coventry City H 1–2 Falco 7,229 6
26 December 1987 Chelsea A 1–1 Kerslake 18,020 6
28 December 1987 Oxford United H 3–2 Falco (2), Allen 9,125 6
1 January 1988 Southampton H 3–0 Bannister, Falco, Fereday 8,631 5
2 January 1988 Arsenal A 0–0 28,271 6
16 January 1988 West Ham United H 0–1 14,909 7
6 February 1988 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 Falco, Byrne 11,512 5
13 February 1988 Everton A 0–2 24,724 6
27 February 1988 Wimbledon H 1–0 Byrne 9,080 6
5 March 1988 Liverpool H 0–1 23,171 6
16 March 1988 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 Coney, Fereday 8,316 6
19 March 1988 Norwich City H 3–0 Channing, Coney, Fereday 9,032 6
26 March 1988 Portsmouth A 1–0 Coney 13,041 4
1 April 1988 Watford A 1–0 McDonald 16,083 4
4 April 1988 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Kerslake (2) 14,783 5
9 April 1988 Newcastle United A 1–1 Kerslake (pen) 18,403 5
13 April 1988 Derby County A 2–0 Allen, Fereday 14,214 3
19 April 1988 Luton Town A 1–2 Kerslake (pen) 6,735 4
23 April 1988 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 Coney 12,541 4
30 April 1988 Manchester United A 1–2 McDonald 37,733 4
7 May 1988 Coventry City A 0–0 16,089 5

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Nottingham Forest 40 20 13 7 67 39 +28 73
4 Everton 40 19 13 8 53 27 +26 70
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 19 10 11 48 38 +10 67
6 Arsenal 40 18 12 10 58 39 +19 66
7 Wimbledon[a] 40 14 15 11 58 47 +11 57 Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup[3]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

FA Cup

Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 9 January 1988 Yeovil Town A 3–0 9,717 Falco (2), Brock
R4 30 January 1988 West Ham United H 3–1 23,651 Pizanti, Bannister, Allen
R5 20 February 1988 Luton Town H 1–1 15,356 Neill
R5 replay 24 February 1988 Luton Town A 0–1 10,854

League Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 23 August 1987 Millwall H 2–1 11,865 Bannister, McDonald
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1987 Millwall A 0–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 11,225
R3 27 October 1987 Bury A 0–1 5,384

Squad

Pos. Nat. Name League Cup League Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG David Seaman 32 4 36
GK  ENG Tony Roberts 1 1
GK  ENG Nicky Johns 7 4 11
DF  ENG Kevin Brock 26 2 7 1 33 3
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 22 3 4 26 3
DF  WAL Brian Law 1
DF  NIR Alan Mcdonald 36 3 8 1 44 4
DF  ENG Paul Parker 40 8 48
DF  ENG Warren Neill 25 6 1 33 1
DF  ENG Ian Dawes 28 6 35
DF  ENG Danny Maddix 6 3 9
DF  NIR John O'Neill 2 2
DF  ENG Justin Channing 7 1 1 15
DF  ENG Mark Dennis 10 2 13
MF  ENG Mark Fleming 2
MF  ENG David Kerslake 16 5 5 21 5
MF  ISR David Pizanti 3 2 1 9 1
MF  ENG Gavin Peacock 5
MF  ENG Martin Allen 38 4 8 1 46 5
MF  ENG Gavin Maguire 13 4 22
FW  ENG Gary Bannister 24 8 6 1 1 30 10
FW  ENG Les Ferdinand 1 1 2
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 33 4 6 43 4
FW  ENG Trevor Francis 8 1 9
FW  IRE John Byrne 22 4 5 34
FW  ENG Mark Falco 15 5 5 2 24 7
FW  ENG Dean Coney 25 7 2 36 7

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Terry Fenwick (Tottenham Hotspur)
— DF Northern Ireland NIR John O'Neill (Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Gary Bannister (Coventry City)
— FW England ENG Gavin Peacock (Gillingham)
— FW England ENG Clive Walker (Fulham)

References

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