1987–88 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1987–88 season
ManagerJim Smith
First Division5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird 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
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1988–89 →

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]

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1987 West Ham United A 3–0 22,882 Stewart (o.g.), Bannister, Brock
19 August 1987 Derby County H 1–1 11,561 Bannister
22 August 1987 Arsenal H 2–0 15,981 Byrne, McDonald
29 August 1987 Southampton A 1–0 15,532 Brock
2 September 1987 Everton H 1–0 15,380 Allen
5 September 1987 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 7,726 Coney
12 September 1987 Chelsea H 3–1 22,583 Bannister (3)
19 September 1987 Oxford United A 0–2 9,800
26 September 1987 Luton Town H 2–0 11,175 Coney, Fenwick (pen)
3 October 1987 Wimbledon A 2–1 8,552 Bannister, Fenwick (pen)
17 October 1987 Liverpool A 0–4 43,735
24 October 1987 Portsmouth H 2–1 13,170 Byrne, Fenwick
31 October 1987 Norwich City A 1–1 14,522 Allen
7 November 1987 Watford H 0–0 12,101
14 November 1987 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 28,113 Coney
21 November 1987 Newcastle United H 1–1 11,794 Wharton (o.g.)
28 November 1987 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 16,933 Bannister
5 December 1987 Manchester United H 0–2 20,632
13 December 1987 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 18,130
18 December 1987 Coventry City H 1–2 7,229 Falco
26 December 1987 Chelsea A 1–1 18,020 Kerslake
28 December 1987 Oxford United H 3–2 9,125 Falco (2), Allen
1 January 1988 Southampton H 3–0 8,631 Bannister, Falco, Fereday
2 January 1988 Arsenal A 0–0 28,271
16 January 1988 West Ham United H 0–1 14,909
6 February 1988 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 11,512 Falco, Byrne
13 February 1988 Everton A 0–2 24,724
27 February 1988 Wimbledon H 1–0 9,080 Byrne
5 March 1988 Liverpool H 0–1 23,171
16 March 1988 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 8,316 Coney, Fereday
19 March 1988 Norwich City H 3–0 9,032 Channing, Coney, Fereday
26 March 1988 Portsmouth A 1–0 13,041 Coney
1 April 1988 Watford A 1–0 16,083 McDonald
4 April 1988 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 14,783 Kerslake (2)
9 April 1988 Newcastle United A 1–1 18,403 Kerslake (pen)
13 April 1988 Derby County A 2–0 14,214 Allen, Fereday
19 April 1988 Luton Town A 1–2 6,735 Kerslake (pen)
23 April 1988 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 12,541 Coney
30 April 1988 Manchester United A 1–2 37,733 McDonald
7 May 1988 Coventry City A 0–0 16,089
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 40 14 15 11 58 47 +11 57 FA Cup winners
Source:[citation needed]

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[]

Squad at end of 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
— GK England ENG Nicky Johns
— GK Wales WAL Tony Roberts
— GK England ENG David Seaman
— DF England ENG Justin Channing
— DF England ENG Ian Dawes
— DF England ENG Mark Fleming
— DF England ENG David Kerslake
— DF England ENG Brian Law
— DF Jamaica JAM Danny Maddix
— DF Wales WAL Gavin Maguire
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Alan McDonald
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Warren Neill
— DF England ENG Paul Parker
— DF Israel ISR David Pizanti
— MF England ENG Martin Allen
— MF England ENG Kevin Brock
— MF England ENG Wayne Fereday
— MF England ENG Trevor Francis
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Byrne
— FW England ENG Dean Coney
— FW England ENG Mark Falco
— FW England ENG Les Ferdinand

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)

References[]

  1. ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.


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