1989–90 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1989–90 season
Manager	Trevor Francis, Don Howe
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Colin Clarke,; Andy Sinton,; Roy Wegerle (6); All: Clarke (9)
Highest home attendance	21,547 (v Arsenal, 31 January 1990)
Lowest home attendance	6,745 (v Stockport County, 20 September 1989)
Average home league attendance	13,471
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

During the 1989–90 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the seventh year running.

Season summary[]

QPR finished in a mid-table position of 11th in the First Division. After a poor start to the season that saw them win just twice in their first twelve League matches, they sacked their player-manager Trevor Francis and appointed Don Howe in his place. They reached the sixth round of the FA Cup in a run that encompassed nine matches, including five replays, before they were finally knocked out by Liverpool.^[1]

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1989	Crystal Palace	H	2–0	16,161	Wright (2)
22 August 1989	Chelsea	A	1–1	24,354	Clarke
26 August 1989	Norwich City	A	0–0	14,021
30 August 1989	Luton Town	H	0–0	10,565
9 September 1989	Manchester City	A	0–1	23,420
16 September 1989	Derby County	H	0–1	10,697
23 September 1989	Aston Villa	A	3–1	14,170	Francis (3)
30 September 1989	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–3	23,781	Bardsley, Francis
14 October 1989	Southampton	H	1–4	10,022	Francis
21 October 1989	Charlton Athletic	H	0–1	10,608
28 October 1989	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	9,442	Sinton, Wright
4 November 1989	Wimbledon	A	0–0	5,912
11 November 1989	Liverpool	H	3–2	18,804	Wright (2; 1 pen), Falco
18 November 1989	Arsenal	A	0–3	38,236
25 November 1989	Millwall	A	0–0	9,141
2 December 1989	Crystal Palace	A	3–0	12,784	Maddix, Sinton (2)
9 December 1989	Chelsea	H	4–2	17,935	Ferdinand (2), Falco, Clarke
16 December 1989	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–2	14,569
26 December 1989	Coventry City	H	1–1	9,889	Falco
30 December 1989	Everton	H	1–0	11,683	Sinton
1 January 1990	Manchester United	A	0–0	34,824
13 January 1990	Norwich City	H	2–1	11,439	Falco, Clarke
20 January 1990	Luton Town	A	1–1	9,703	Falco
10 February 1990	Derby County	A	0–2	14,445
24 February 1990	Millwall	A	2–1	11,505	Barker, Wegerle
3 March 1990	Arsenal	H	2–0	18,693	Wilkins, Wegerle
17 March 1990	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1	16,691	Clarke, Sinton, Barker
20 March 1990	Aston Villa	H	1–1	15,856	Clarke
24 March 1990	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	14,653	Sinton, Barker
31 March 1990	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1	8,768
3 April 1990	Southampton	A	2–0	14,757	Maddix, Wegerle
7 April 1990	Everton	A	0–1	19,887
11 April 1990	Manchester City	H	1–3	8,437	Wegerle
14 April 1990	Manchester United	H	1–2	19,887	Channing
16 April 1990	Coventry City	A	1–1	10,039	Maddix
21 April 1990	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	10,448	Clarke
28 April 1990	Liverpool	A	1–2	37,758	Wegerle
5 May 1990	Wimbledon	H	2–3	9,676	Wegerle, Channing

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Nottingham Forest	38	15	9	14	55	47	+8	54	Excluded from the UEFA Cup^[2]^[3]
10	Norwich City	38	13	14	11	44	42	+2	53
11	Queens Park Rangers	38	13	11	14	45	44	+1	50
12	Coventry City	38	14	7	17	39	59	−20	49
13	Manchester United	38	13	9	16	46	47	−1	48	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round^[4]

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1990	Cardiff City	A	0–0	13,834
R3 replay	10 January 1990	Cardiff City	H	2–0	12,226	Wilkins, Wegerle
R4	27 January 1990	Arsenal	A	0–0	43,483
R4 replay	31 January 1990	Arsenal	H	2–0	21,547	Sansom, Sinton
R5	18 February 1990	Blackpool	A	2–2	9,641	Clarke (2)
R5 replay	21 February 1990	Blackpool	H	0–0 aet	15,323
R5 2nd replay	26 February 1990	Blackpool	H	3–0	12,775	Sinton, Sansom, Barker
R6	11 March 1990	Liverpool	H	2–2	21,057	Wilkins 29', Barker 83'
R6 replay	14 March 1990	Liverpool	A	0–1	30,090

League Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	20 September 1989	Stockport County	H	2–1	6,745	Spackman, Clarke
R2 2nd leg	2 October 1989	Stockport County	A	0–0 (won 2–1 on agg)	5,997
R3	25 October 1989	Coventry City	H	1–2	9,277	Wright (pen)

Squad[]

Squad at end of season^[5]

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	WAL	Tony Roberts
—	GK	ENG	David Seaman
—	DF	ENG	David Bardsley
—	DF	ENG	Justin Channing
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Herrera
—	DF	WAL	Brian Law
—	DF	JAM	Danny Maddix
—	DF	ENG	Alan McCarthy
—	DF	NIR	Alan McDonald
—	DF	ENG	Paul Parker
—	DF	ENG	Kenny Sansom
—	MF	ENG	Simon Barker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Andy Sinton
—	MF	ENG	Nigel Spackman
—	MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins
—	FW	ENG	Bradley Allen
—	FW	NIR	Colin Clarke
—	FW	ENG	Mark Falco
—	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand
—	FW	NGA	Dominic Iorfa
—	FW	ENG
—	FW	RSA	Mark Stein
—	FW	USA	Roy Wegerle

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	ENG	David Kerslake (Swindon Town)
—	MF	ENG	Martin Allen (West Ham United)
—	MF	ENG	Trevor Francis (Sheffield Wednesday)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Andy Gray (Crystal Palace)
—	MF	ENG	Peter Reid (Manchester City)
—	FW	SCO	Paul Wright (Hibernian)

References[]

^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
^ Because of the 1985 UEFA ban, no English clubs played European matches between the 1985/86 and 1989/90 season, and England was therefore ranked as 25th for the 1990/91-season in Europe which gave England only 1 spot in UEFA Cup.
^ Nottingham Forest would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1989–90 Football League Cup winners.
^ Manchester United qualfied for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.
^ "Queens Park Rangers - Squad 1989/1990".

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

[english-ban-2] Because of the 1985 UEFA ban, no English clubs played European matches between the 1985/86 and 1989/90 season, and England was therefore ranked as 25th for the 1990/91-season in Europe which gave England only 1 spot in UEFA Cup.

[3] Nottingham Forest would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1989–90 Football League Cup winners.

[4] Manchester United qualfied for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

[5] "Queens Park Rangers - Squad 1989/1990".

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