Queens Park Rangers 1995–96 football season
Queens Park Rangers 1995–96 seasonChairman Peter Ellis Manager Ray Wilkins Stadium Loftus Road Premiership 19th (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Dichio (10) All: Dichio (11) Highest home attendance 18,828 vs West Ham United (27 Apr 1996, Premier League ) Lowest home attendance 9,207 vs Oxford United (3 Oct 1995, League Cup ) Average home league attendance 15,683
During the 1995–96 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ ]
One player never makes a team, but QPR felt the loss of prolific striker Les Ferdinand following his £6 million move to Newcastle United .
The last three seasons had seen QPR finish fifth, ninth and eighth in the Premiership thanks largely to Ferdinand's goals, but the new strike partnership of Kevin Gallen and Danny Dichio failed to provide anywhere near as many goals as QPR had managed while Ferdinand was up front. Even the support of excellent winger Trevor Sinclair could not translate into a strong supply of goals, and it was soon clear that player-manager Ray Wilkins and his men were in for a hard season.
A 3–0 win over London rivals West Ham United in late April was not enough to keep QPR up, and their relegation was confirmed after 13 years in the top flight.
Hopes of QPR gaining a quick return to the Premiership were given a major boost by the confirmation that Gallen, Dichio and Sinclair were to stay at the club.
Kit [ ]
View From became QPR's new kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq remained as kit sponsors.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
16
Coventry City
38
8
14
16
42
60
−18
38
17
Southampton
38
9
11
18
34
52
−18
38
18
Manchester City (R)
38
9
11
18
33
58
−25
38
Relegation to the Football League First Division
19
Queens Park Rangers (R)
38
9
6
23
38
57
−19
33
20
Bolton Wanderers (R)
38
8
5
25
39
71
−32
29
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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
38
9
6
23
38
57
−19
33
6
5
8
25
26
−1
3
1
15
13
31
−18
Results by matchday
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A Result L L W L L W L W L L D L D L L D L W W L L L L L L L W D L L D D W L W L W L Position 17 20 15 16 18 15 15 12 13 15 14 15 16 16 18 17 18 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 18 19 18 19 19 19
Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Results [ ]
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1995
Blackburn Rovers
A
0–1
22,860
23 August 1995
Wimbledon
H
0–3
11,837
26 August 1995
Manchester City
H
1–0
14,212
Barker
30 August 1995
Liverpool
A
0–1
37,548
9 September 1995
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–3
12,459
16 September 1995
Leeds United
A
3–1
31,504
Dichio (2), Sinclair
25 September 1995
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–3
15,659
Dichio , Impey
30 September 1995
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–0
17,362
Dichio
14 October 1995
Newcastle United
H
2–3
18,254
Dichio (2)
21 October 1995
Middlesbrough
A
0–1
29,293
28 October 1995
Nottingham Forest
H
1–1
17,549
Sinclair
4 November 1995
Southampton
A
0–2
15,137
19 November 1995
Coventry City
H
1–1
11,189
Barker
22 November 1995
Everton
A
0–2
30,009
25 November 1995
West Ham United
A
0–1
21,504
2 December 1995
Middlesbrough
H
1–1
17,546
McDonald
9 December 1995
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–1
28,851
16 December 1995
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–1
11,456
Osborn , Impey
23 December 1995
Aston Villa
H
1–0
14,778
Gallen
26 December 1995
Arsenal
A
0–3
38,259
30 December 1995
Manchester United
A
1–2
41,890
Dichio
2 January 1996
Chelsea
H
1–2
14,904
Allen
13 January 1996
Blackburn Rovers
H
0–1
13,957
20 January 1996
Wimbledon
A
1–2
9,123
Hateley
3 February 1996
Manchester City
A
0–2
27,509
11 February 1996
Liverpool
H
1–2
18,405
Dichio
17 February 1996
Sheffield Wednesday
A
3–1
22,442
Barker (2), Goodridge
2 March 1996
Arsenal
H
1–1
17,970
Gallen
6 March 1996
Leeds United
H
1–2
13,991
Gallen
9 March 1996
Aston Villa
A
2–4
28,221
Dichio , Gallen
16 March 1996
Manchester United
H
1–1
18,817
Irwin (own goal)
23 March 1996
Chelsea
A
1–1
25,590
Barker
5 April 1996
Southampton
H
3–0
17,615
Brevett , Dichio , Gallen
8 April 1996
Newcastle United
A
1–2
36,583
Holloway
13 April 1996
Everton
H
3–1
18,349
Gallen , Hateley , Impey
17 April 1996
Coventry City
A
0–1
22,910
27 April 1996
West Ham United
H
3–0
18,828
Ready , Gallen (2)
5 May 1996
Nottingham Forest
A
0–3
22,910
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 1996
Tranmere Rovers
A
2–0
10,230
Quashie , Sinclair
R4
29 January 1996
Chelsea
H
1–2
18,542
Quashie
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
19 September 1995
Oxford United
A
1–1
7,477
Dichio
R2 2nd Leg
3 October 1995
Oxford United
H
2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)
9,207
Ready , Gallen
R3
25 October 1995
York City
H
3–1
12,972
Sinclair , Impey , Atkin O.G.
R4
29 November 1995
Aston Villa
A
0–1
24,951
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.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Pos
Name
From
Fee
10 July 1995
MF
Simon Osborn
Reading
£1,100,000
26 July 1995
DF
Ned Zelić
Borussia Mönchengladbach
£1,250,000
4 August 1995
FW
Lee Charles
Chertsey Town
£67,500
5 August 1995
DF
Andy McDermott
Australian Institute of Sport
£20,000
9 August 1995
DF
Gregory Goodridge
Torquay United
£100,000
29 August 1995
GK
Juergen Sommer
Luton Town
£600,000
27 October 1995
DF
Lee Sharp
Lincoln United
Signed
3 November 1995
FW
Mark Hateley
Rangers
£1,500,000
2 May 1996
MF
Paul Murray
Carlisle United
£300,000
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £4,937,500
Transfers out: £2,275,000
Total spending: £2,662,500
Statistics [ ]
Starting 11 [ ]
Considering starts in Premier League and League Cup [3]
Notes [ ]
^ Maddix was born in Ashford , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
^ Quashie was born in Southwark , England , and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and Scotland through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
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 Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
(, )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions