1993–94 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1993–94 season
Chairman	Richard Thompson
Manager	Gerry Francis
Stadium	Loftus Road
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Les Ferdinand (16); All: ; Les Ferdinand (18)
Average home league attendance	14,228
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

During the 1993–94 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Premier League. They finished the season in 9th place.

Season summary[]

Queens Park Rangers had another strong season, though they dipped slightly in the final table to finish ninth, a year after they had finished above all the other London clubs in fifth place. Manager Gerry Francis was even linked with the England job when Graham Taylor quit, but it went to Terry Venables - a former QPR manager himself.

Once again, striker Les Ferdinand was prolific up front and his name was constantly linked with big-money moves to top clubs as well as a regular England place. The rest of the squad performed solidly without attracting many headlines.

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	16	10	76	54	+22	64
8	Liverpool	42	17	9	16	59	55	+4	60
9	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	12	14	62	61	+1	60
10	Aston Villa	42	15	12	15	46	50	−4	57	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
11	Coventry City	42	14	14	14	43	45	−2	56

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 August 1993	Aston Villa	A	1–4	32,994	Ferdinand
18 August 1993	Liverpool	H	1–3	19,365	Wilkins
21 August 1993	Southampton	H	2–1	10,613	Penrice, Wilson
25 August 1993	Chelsea	A	0–2	20,191
28 August 1993	West Ham United	A	4–0	18,084	Peacock, Ferdinand (2), Penrice
1 September 1993	Sheffield United	H	2–1	11,113	Sinclair, Wilson (pen)
11 September 1993	Manchester City	A	0–3	24,445
18 September 1993	Norwich City	H	2–2	13,359	Sinclair, Ferdinand
27 September 1993	Wimbledon	A	1–1	9,478	McDonald
2 October 1993	Ipswich Town	H	3–0	12,292	White (2), Barker
16 October 1993	Newcastle United	A	2–1	33,926	Ferdinand, Allen
23 October 1993	Coventry City	H	5–1	12,976	Allen (2), Ferdinand, Impey, Barker
30 October 1993	Manchester United	A	1–2	44,663	Allen
6 November 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	17,636	Hendry (own goal)
20 November 1993	Everton	A	3–0	13,860	Allen (3)
24 November 1993	Swindon Town	A	0–1	14,674
27 November 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	17,694	Ferdinand
4 December 1993	Aston Villa	H	2–2	14,915	McGrath (own goal), Penrice
8 December 1993	Liverpool	A	2–3	24,561	Ferdinand, Barker
11 December 1993	Southampton	A	1–0	11,946	Ferdinand
27 December 1993	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	13,218	White, Penrice
29 December 1993	Leeds United	A	1–1	39,106	Meaker
1 January 1994	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	16,858	Ferdinand
3 January 1994	Arsenal	A	0–0	34,935
16 January 1994	Newcastle United	H	1–2	15,000	Penrice
22 January 1994	Coventry City	A	1–0	12,107	White
5 February 1994	Manchester United	H	2–3	21,267	Ferdinand, Wilson (pen)
5 March 1994	Manchester City	H	1–1	13,474	Penrice
12 March 1994	Norwich City	A	4–3	16,499	Barker, White, Peacock, Penrice
16 March 1994	Sheffield United	A	1–1	14,183	Barker
19 March 1994	Wimbledon	H	1–0	11,368	Peacock
26 March 1994	Ipswich Town	A	3–1	15,182	Impey (2), Ferdinand
2 April 1994	Oldham Athletic	A	1–4	10,440	Ferdinand
4 April 1994	Leeds United	H	0–4	13,365
9 April 1994	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–3	22,437	White
13 April 1994	Chelsea	H	1–1	15,735	Ferdinand
16 April 1994	Everton	H	2–1	13,330	White, Ferdinand
24 April 1994	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1	19,913	Ready
27 April 1994	Arsenal	H	1–1	11,442	Penrice
30 April 1994	Swindon Town	H	1–3	9,875	Ferdinand
3 May 1994	West Ham United	H	0–0	10,850
7 May 1994	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1	26,105	Sinclair (2)

FA Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 1994	Stockport County	A	1–2	7,569	Barker

League Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	21 September 1993	Barnet	A	2–1	3,569	Ferdinand, Barker
R2 2nd leg	5 October 1993	Barnet	H	4–0 (won 6–1 on agg)	6,314	Allen (3), Impey
R3	27 October 1993	Millwall	H	3–0	14,190	Sinclair, Barker, Ferdinand
R4	1 December 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	13,253	Meaker

Players[]

First-team 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
1	GK	WAL	Tony Roberts
2	DF	ENG	David Bardsley
3	DF	ENG	Clive Wilson
4	MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins
5	DF	ENG	Darren Peacock
6	DF	NIR	Alan McDonald
7	MF	ENG	Andrew Impey
8	MF	ENG	Ian Holloway
9	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand
10	FW	ENG	Bradley Allen
11	MF	ENG	Trevor Sinclair
12	FW	ENG	Gary Penrice
13	GK	CZE	Jan Stejskal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ENG	Simon Barker
15	DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett
16	DF	ENG	Danny Maddix^{[notes 1]}
17	FW	ENG	Dennis Bailey
18	DF	WAL	Karl Ready
19	FW	ENG	Devon White
20	FW	ENG	Maurice Doyle
21	DF	ENG	Tony Witter (on loan from Millwall)
22	MF	WAL	Michael Meaker^{[notes 2]}
23	GK	ENG	Peter Caldwell
24	DF	ENG	Steve Yates
25	DF	ENG	Alan McCarthy

Reserve squad[]

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	Marvin Bryan
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Herrera
—	FW	ENG	Danny Dichio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Kevin Gallen
—	FW	SCO	Dougie Freedman

Notes[]

^ Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
^ Meaker was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[table_note_res_AST0.72223976567492-1] Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

[3] Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.

[4] Meaker was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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