1988–89 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1988–89 season
Manager England Jim Smith, Trevor Francis
First Division 9th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League: Mark Falco (12)
All: Falco (15)
Highest home attendance 22,236 (v Manchester United, 11 January 1989)
Lowest home attendance 6,078 (v Cardiff City, 28 September 1988)
Average home league attendance 16,091

During the 1988–89 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the sixth year running.

Season summary

QPR dropped from their fifth-place finish the previous season to ninth in the First Division. Jim Smith resigned as their manager in December 1988, after a poor start to the season, and was replaced by the former England international Trevor Francis as player-manager. The team's league form improved in the new year, and they lost just two of their last fifteen league matches. They reached the fifth round of the League Cup but were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round.[1]

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1988Manchester UnitedA0–046,377
3 September 1988SouthamptonH0–19,454
10 September 1988Norwich CityA0–111,174
17 September 1988Sheffield WednesdayH2–08,011Francis (2; 1 pen)
24 September 1988Derby CountyA1–014,008Stein
1 October 1988MillwallA2–314,103Francis, Allen
8 October 1988Nottingham ForestH1–211,295Stein
15 October 1988West Ham UnitedH2–114,566Stein, Maddix
22 October 1988ArsenalA1–233,202Falco
29 October 1988Luton TownA0–08,453
5 November 1988Newcastle UnitedH3–011,013Maddix, Allen, Falco
12 November 1988MiddlesbroughA0–120,565
19 November 1988LiverpoolH0–120,065
26 November 1988Tottenham HotspurA2–226,698Falco, Francis
3 December 1988Coventry CityH2–19,853Francis, Falco
10 December 1988Charlton AthleticA1–16,012Francis
17 December 1988EvertonH0–010,067
26 December 1988Aston VillaA1–225,106Francis
31 December 1988SouthamptonA4–115,086Allen, Barker, Falco (2)
2 January 1989Norwich CityH1–112,461Falco
14 January 1989WimbledonA0–17,118
21 January 1989Derby CountyH0–19,516
4 February 1989MillwallH1–210,881Falco (pen)
11 February 1989Nottingham ForestA0–019,692
18 February 1989ArsenalH0–020,543
25 February 1989West Ham UnitedA0–017,371
11 March 1989Newcastle UnitedA2–121,555Stein, Clarke
21 March 1989Luton TownH1–19,072Clarke
25 March 1989Sheffield WednesdayA2–018,804Falco, Allen
27 March 1989Aston VillaH1–011,378Sinton
1 April 1989EvertonA1–423,028Falco (pen)
8 April 1989WimbledonH4–39,569Clarke, Spackman, Falco, Reid
15 April 1989MiddlesbroughH0–010,347
22 April 1989Coventry CityA3–011,319Clarke (2), Channing
29 April 1989Charlton AthleticH1–013,452Sinton
8 May 1989Manchester UnitedH3–210,017Sinton, Gray (2)
13 May 1989Tottenham HotspurH1–021,873Falco
16 May 1989LiverpoolA0–238,368

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1989Manchester UnitedA0–036,222
R3 replay11 January 1989Manchester UnitedH2–2 aet22,236Stein, McDonald
R3 2nd replay23 January 1989Manchester UnitedA0–347,257

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg28 September 1988Cardiff CityH3–06,078Francis, Fereday, Allen
R2 2nd leg12 October 1988Cardiff CityA4–1 (won 7–1 on agg)2,692Falco (2), Maddix, Stein
R32 November 1988Charlton AthleticH2–18,701Francis (2)
R430 November 1988WimbledonH0–010,504
R4 replay14 December 1988WimbledonA1–06,585Falco
R518 January 1989Nottingham ForestA2–524,065Stein, Kerslake

Squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Position Player
England GK Nicky Johns
England GK David Seaman
England DF Justin Channing
England DF Mark Dennis
England DF Mark Fleming
England DF Robbie Herrera
England DF David Kerslake
England DF Brian Law
Jamaica DF Danny Maddix
England DF Alan McCarthy
Northern Ireland DF Alan McDonald
England DF Paul Parker
Israel DF David Pizanti
England MF Martin Allen
No. Position Player
Argentina MF Ossie Ardiles
England MF Simon Barker
England MF Kevin Brock
England MF Wayne Fereday
England MF Trevor Francis
England MF Andy Gray
England MF Peter Reid
England MF Andy Sinton
England MF Nigel Spackman
England FW Bradley Allen
Northern Ireland FW Colin Clarke
England FW Mark Falco
South Africa FW Mark Stein

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. Position Player
Wales DF Gavin Maguire (Portsmouth)
No. Position Player
England FW Dean Coney (Norwich City)

References

  1. ↑ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/queens-park-rangers/1984/2/
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