1988–89 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1988–89 season
Manager	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
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Coventry City	38	14	13	11	47	42	+5	55
8	Everton	38	14	12	12	50	45	+5	54
9	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	11	13	43	37	+6	53
10	Millwall	38	14	11	13	47	52	−5	53
11	Manchester United	38	13	12	13	45	35	+10	51

Source: ^[2]

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
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[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1989	Manchester United	A	0–0	36,222
R3 replay	11 January 1989	Manchester United	H	2–2 aet	22,236	Stein, McDonald
R3 2nd replay	23 January 1989	Manchester United	A	0–3	47,257

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Nicky Johns
—	GK	ENG	David Seaman
—	DF	ENG	Justin Channing
—	DF	ENG	Mark Dennis
—	DF	ENG	Mark Fleming
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Herrera
—	DF	ENG	David Kerslake
—	DF	WAL	Brian Law
—	DF	JAM	Danny Maddix
—	DF	ENG	Alan McCarthy
—	DF	NIR	Alan McDonald
—	DF	ENG	Paul Parker
—	DF	ISR	David Pizanti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Martin Allen
—	MF	ARG	Ossie Ardiles
—	MF	ENG	Simon Barker
—	MF	ENG	Wayne Fereday
—	MF	ENG	Trevor Francis
—	MF	ENG	Andy Gray
—	MF	ENG	Peter Reid
—	MF	ENG	Andy Sinton
—	MF	ENG	Nigel Spackman
—	FW	ENG	Bradley Allen
—	FW	NIR	Colin Clarke
—	FW	ENG	Mark Falco
—	FW	RSA	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	WAL	Gavin Maguire (Portsmouth)
—	MF	ENG	Kevin Brock (Newcastle United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Dean Coney (Norwich City)

References[]

^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
^ "League Division One table after close of play on 27 May 1989". 11v11. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Queens Park Rangers - Squad 1988/1989".

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

[2] "League Division One table after close of play on 27 May 1989". 11v11. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[3] "Queens Park Rangers - Squad 1988/1989".

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