1994–95 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1994–95 season
ChairmanRichard Thompson
ManagerGerry Francis (until 11 November)
Ray Wilkins (from 15 November)
StadiumLoftus Road
Premiership8th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ferdinand (24)
All: Ferdinand (26)
Highest home attendance18,948 vs Manchester United
(10 Dec 1994, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance6,561 vs Carlisle United
(5 Oct 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance14,613

During the 1994–95 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Premier League. They finished the season in 8th place.

Season summary[]

When manager Gerry Francis moved across London to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur in November, there was much speculation as to who would replace him at Loftus Road. That question was answered within days when the club's board announced that Ray Wilkins, 38, had been appointed as player-manager - just months after he had left the club to become player-coach at Crystal Palace.

Wilkins kept QPR in contention for a UEFA Cup place, and in the end they finished eighth - just three places short of the promised land. This could easily have been achieved had it not been for a nine-match winless run during the season - longer than any winless run in the Premier League that season. He also took them to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where they bowed out to Manchester United.

Prolific goalscorer Les Ferdinand was, perhaps inevitably, sold in the summer - subject of a £6 million move to Newcastle United. Wilkins did not delve into the club's funds to buy a replacement, preferring to make the most of young talent like Danny Dichio and Kevin Gallen.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
9 Wimbledon 42 15 11 16 48 65 −17 56
10 Southampton 42 12 18 12 61 63 −2 54
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 17 9 16 61 59  +2 60 11 3 7 36 26  +10 6 6 9 25 33  −8

Source: Statto

Results by matchday
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Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 Manchester United A 0–2 43,214
24 August 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 12,788 Ferdinand, Sinclair, Gallen
27 August 1994 Ipswich Town H 1–2 12,456 Ferdinand
31 August 1994 Leicester City A 1–1 18,695 Willis (own goal)
10 September 1994 Coventry City H 2–2 11,398 Penrice (2)
17 September 1994 Everton A 2–2 27,285 Ferdinand (2)
24 September 1994 Wimbledon H 0–1 11,059
2 October 1994 Nottingham Forest A 2–3 21,449 Ferdinand, Allen
8 October 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 25,799 Impey
15 October 1994 Manchester City H 1–2 13,631 Wilson
22 October 1994 Norwich City A 2–4 19,431 Barker, Gallen
29 October 1994 Aston Villa H 2–0 16,073 Dichio, Penrice
31 October 1994 Liverpool H 2–1 18,295 Sinclair, Ferdinand
5 November 1994 Newcastle United A 1–2 34,278 Dichio
19 November 1994 Leeds United H 3–2 17,416 Ferdinand (2), Gallen
26 November 1994 Blackburn Rovers A 0–4 21,302
4 December 1994 West Ham United H 2–1 12,780 Ferdinand, Sinclair
10 December 1994 Manchester United H 2–3 18,948 Ferdinand (2)
17 December 1994 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 22,766 Maddix, Ferdinand
26 December 1994 Crystal Palace A 0–0 16,372
28 December 1994 Southampton H 2–2 16,078 Barker, Gallen
31 December 1994 Arsenal A 3–1 32,393 Gallen, Allen, Impey
14 January 1995 Aston Villa A 1–2 26,578 Yates
24 January 1995 Leeds United A 0–4 28,780
4 February 1995 Newcastle United H 3–0 16,576 Ferdinand (2), Barker
11 February 1995 Liverpool A 1–1 35,996 Gallen
26 February 1995 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 13,363 Barker
4 March 1995 Wimbledon A 3–1 9,176 Ferdinand (2), Holloway
8 March 1995 Leicester City H 2–0 10,189 McDonald, Wilson
15 March 1995 Norwich City H 2–0 10,519 Ferdinand, Gallen
18 March 1995 Everton H 2–3 14,488 Ferdinand, Gallen
22 March 1995 Chelsea H 1–0 15,103 Gallen
1 April 1995 Coventry City A 1–0 15,740 Sinclair
4 April 1995 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 16,508
8 April 1995 Arsenal H 3–1 16,341 Impey, Gallen, Ready
11 April 1995 Ipswich Town A 1–0 11,767 Ferdinand
15 April 1995 Southampton A 1–2 15,210 Ferdinand
17 April 1995 Crystal Palace H 0–1 14,227
29 April 1995 Chelsea A 0–1 21,704
3 May 1995 West Ham United A 0–0 22,923
6 May 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 18,367 Ferdinand (2)
14 May 1995 Manchester City A 3–2 27,850 Ferdinand (2), Dichio

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1995 Aylesbury United A 4–0 15,417 Maddix, Ferdinand, Meaker, Gallen
R4 28 January 1995 West Ham United H 1–0 17,694 Impey
R5 18 February 1995 Millwall H 1–0 16,457 Wilson (pen)
QF 12 March 1995 Manchester United A 0–2 42,830

League Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 20 September 1994 Carlisle United A 1–0 9,570 Ferdinand
R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 Carlisle United H 2–0 (won 3–0 on agg) 6,561 Allen, Wilson (pen)
R3 25 October 1994 Manchester City H 3–4 11,701 Sinclair, Penrice, Gallen

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[2]

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 Wales WAL Tony Roberts
2 DF England ENG David Bardsley
3 DF England ENG Clive Wilson
4 DF England ENG Steve Yates
5 DF Wales WAL Karl Ready
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Alan McDonald
7 MF England ENG Andrew Impey
8 MF England ENG Ian Holloway
9 FW England ENG Les Ferdinand
10 FW England ENG Bradley Allen
11 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
12 FW England ENG Gary Penrice
13 GK Netherlands NED Sieb Dijkstra
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England ENG Simon Barker
15 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
16 DF England ENG Danny Maddix[notes 1]
17 FW England ENG Dennis Bailey
18 DF England ENG Alan McCarthy
20 FW England ENG Kevin Gallen
22 MF Wales WAL Michael Meaker[notes 2]
23 GK England ENG Peter Caldwell
24 FW England ENG Danny Dichio
25 MF England ENG Steve Hodge
26 MF England ENG Ray Wilkins
27 FW England ENG Maurice Doyle

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
19 FW England ENG Devon White (to Notts County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF England ENG Tony Witter (to Millwall)

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 England ENG Marvin Bryan
— DF England ENG Trevor Challis
— DF England ENG Chris Plummer
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Graeme Power
— MF England ENG Matt Brazier

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name From Fee
22 July 1994 GK Sieb Dijkstra Motherwell £250,000
28 October 1994 MF Steve Hodge Leeds United £300,000
17 November 1994 MF Ray Wilkins Crystal Palace Free transfer

Out[]

Date Pos Name To Fee
26 May 1994 MF Ray Wilkins Crystal Palace Free transfer
26 July 1994 FW Dougie Freedman Barnet Free transfer
23 December 1994 FW Devon White Notts County £110,000
23 December 1994 DF Brian Law Wolverhampton Wanderers £134,000
16 May 1995 FW Maurice Doyle Millwall Signed
Transfers in: Decrease £550,000
Transfers out: Increase £244,000
Total spending: Decrease £306,000

Notes[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Queens Park Rangers - 1994/95".
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