Queens Park Rangers 1988–89 football season
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, to take over as manager of Newcastle United , 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]
League table [ ]
Results [ ]
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first
[ ]
27 August 1988
Manchester United
A
0–0
46,377
3 September 1988
Southampton
H
0–1
9,454
10 September 1988
Norwich City
A
0–1
11,174
17 September 1988
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–0
8,011
Francis (2; 1 pen)
24 September 1988
Derby County
A
1–0
14,008
Stein
1 October 1988
Millwall
A
2–3
14,103
Francis , Allen
8 October 1988
Nottingham Forest
H
1–2
11,295
Stein
15 October 1988
West Ham United
H
2–1
14,566
Stein , Maddix
22 October 1988
Arsenal
A
1–2
33,202
Falco
29 October 1988
Luton Town
A
0–0
8,453
5 November 1988
Newcastle United
H
3–0
11,013
Maddix , Allen , Falco
12 November 1988
Middlesbrough
A
0–1
20,565
19 November 1988
Liverpool
H
0–1
20,065
26 November 1988
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–2
26,698
Falco , Francis
3 December 1988
Coventry City
H
2–1
9,853
Francis , Falco
10 December 1988
Charlton Athletic
A
1–1
6,012
Francis
17 December 1988
Everton
H
0–0
10,067
26 December 1988
Aston Villa
A
1–2
25,106
Francis
31 December 1988
Southampton
A
4–1
15,086
Allen , Barker , Falco (2)
2 January 1989
Norwich City
H
1–1
12,461
Falco
14 January 1989
Wimbledon
A
0–1
7,118
21 January 1989
Derby County
H
0–1
9,516
4 February 1989
Millwall
H
1–2
10,881
Falco (pen)
11 February 1989
Nottingham Forest
A
0–0
19,692
18 February 1989
Arsenal
H
0–0
20,543
25 February 1989
West Ham United
A
0–0
17,371
11 March 1989
Newcastle United
A
2–1
21,555
Stein , Clarke
21 March 1989
Luton Town
H
1–1
9,072
Clarke
25 March 1989
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–0
18,804
Falco , Allen
27 March 1989
Aston Villa
H
1–0
11,378
Sinton
1 April 1989
Everton
A
1–4
23,028
Falco (pen)
8 April 1989
Wimbledon
H
4–3
9,569
Clarke , Spackman , Falco , Reid
15 April 1989
Middlesbrough
H
0–0
10,347
22 April 1989
Coventry City
A
3–0
11,319
Clarke (2), Channing
29 April 1989
Charlton Athletic
H
1–0
13,452
Sinton
8 May 1989
Manchester United
H
3–2
10,017
Sinton , Gray (2)
13 May 1989
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
21,873
Falco
16 May 1989
Liverpool
A
0–2
38,368
FA Cup [ ]
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
28 September 1988
Cardiff City
H
3–0
6,078
Francis , Fereday , Allen
R2 2nd leg
12 October 1988
Cardiff City
A
4–1 (won 7–1 on agg)
2,692
Falco (2), Maddix , Stein
R3
2 November 1988
Charlton Athletic
H
2–1
8,701
Francis (2)
R4
30 November 1988
Wimbledon
H
0–0
10,504
R4 replay
14 December 1988
Wimbledon
A
1–0
6,585
Falco
R5
18 January 1989
Nottingham Forest
A
2–5
24,065
Stein , Kerslake
Squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
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League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two North , Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
(, )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups