1997–98 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1997–98 season
ChairmanChris Wright
ManagerStewart Houston (until 10 November)
John Hollins (caretaker from 11 November - 5 December)
Ray Harford (from 5 December)
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division21st
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerSheron (11)
Average home league attendance13,083

During the 1997–98 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

In the 1997–98 season, QPR did start the campaign brightly but in November, Houston was sacked as manager with the club in 13th place and only four points adrift from the playoff places. Ray Harford was appointed as Houston's replacement and QPR went on to struggle with only three wins at the end of the season since his appointment and only managed to avoid relegation by one point at the expense of Manchester City, Stoke City and Reading.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1997–98 Football League First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 56 66 −10 49
20 Portsmouth 46 13 10 23 51 63 −12 49
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 10 19 17 51 63 −12 49
22 Manchester City (R) 46 12 12 22 56 57 −1 48 Relegation to 1998–99 Second Division
23 Stoke City (R) 46 11 13 22 44 74 −30 46
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1998. Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of goal scored; 3) goal difference.
(R) Relegated

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 Ipswich Town H 0–0 17,614
15 August 1997 Tranmere Rovers A 1–2 7,467 Peacock
23 August 1997 Stockport County H 2–1 11,108 Sinclair (2)
30 August 1997 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 18,804
2 September 1997 Reading A 2–1 10,203 Spencer, Swales (own goal)
13 September 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 14,399 Sheron, Peacock
20 September 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 3–2 5,348 Spencer, Maddix, Sinclair
24 September 1997 Portsmouth H 1–0 12,620 Spencer
27 September 1997 Port Vale A 0–2 7,197
4 October 1997 Charlton Athletic H 2–4 14,825 Sheron (2)
18 October 1997 Sheffield United A 2–2 18,006 Murray, Morrow
21 October 1997 Bury A 1–1 4,602 Spencer
26 October 1997 Manchester City H 2–0 14,451 Ready, Peacock (pen)
1 November 1997 Birmingham City H 1–1 12,715 Barker
5 November 1997 Swindon Town A 1–3 10,132 Peacock
8 November 1997 Middlesbrough A 0–3 30,067
15 November 1997 Stoke City H 1–1 11,923 Barker (pen)
22 November 1997 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 16,066 Quashie (2)
29 November 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 23,645 Sheron, Peacock
3 December 1997 Norwich City H 1–1 10,141 Peacock
6 December 1997 Sunderland H 0–1 15,266
12 December 1997 Oxford United A 1–3 6,664 Peacock
21 December 1997 Bradford City H 1–0 8,853 Peacock (pen)
26 December 1997 Portsmouth A 1–3 12,314 Sheron
28 December 1997 Reading H 1–1 13,015 Spencer
10 January 1998 Ipswich Town A 0–0 12,672
17 January 1998 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 12,033
24 January 1998 Nottingham Forest H 0–1 13,220
31 January 1998 Stockport County A 0–2 7,958
7 February 1998 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 13,429 Kennedy (2), Ready
14 February 1998 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 19,143 Dowie
17 February 1998 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 15,555 Peacock (pen)
21 February 1998 Port Vale H 0–1 14,198
25 February 1998 Sheffield United H 2–2 9,560 Sheron, Ready
28 February 1998 Norwich City A 0–0 12,730
4 March 1998 Middlesbrough H 5–0 11,580 Vickers (own goal), Bruce, Gallen, Sheron (2)
7 March 1998 Birmingham City A 0–1 18,298
14 March 1998 Swindon Town H 1–2 13,486 Quashie
21 March 1998 Stoke City A 1–2 11,051 Barker (pen)
28 March 1998 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 13,681 Jones
1 April 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 12,337
10 April 1998 Sunderland A 2–2 40,014 Sheron (2)
14 April 1998 Oxford United H 1–1 12,859 Gallen
19 April 1998 Bradford City A 1–1 14,871 Gallen
25 April 1998 Manchester City A 2–2 32,040 Sheron, Pollock (own goal)
3 May 1998 Bury H 0–1 15,210

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 1998 Middlesbrough H 2–2 13,379 Spencer, Gallen
R3R 13 January 1998 Middlesbrough A 0–2 21,817

League Cup[]

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 12 August 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 8,355
R1 Second Leg 27 August 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 (lost 2–3 on agg) 18,398 Peacock, Murray

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
— GK England ENG Lee Harper
— GK Wales WAL Tony Roberts
— GK United States USA Juergen Sommer
— DF Wales WAL Karl Ready
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Morrow
— DF Jamaica JAM Danny Maddix[a]
— DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
— MF England ENG Gavin Peacock
— MF England ENG Nigel Quashie[b]
— MF England ENG Paul Murray
— MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
— FW England ENG Mike Sheron
— FW Scotland SCO John Spencer
— FW England ENG Kevin Gallen
— DF England ENG Steve Yates
— MF England ENG Simon Barker
— DF England ENG Matthew Rose
— DF England ENG David Bardsley
— DF Australia AUS George Kulcsar[c]
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie[d]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy (on loan from Liverpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Ian Baraclough
— MF England ENG Matt Brazier
— MF Wales WAL Vinnie Jones[e]
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland
— DF England ENG Neil Ruddock (on loan from Liverpool)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Scully
— DF England ENG Mark Perry
— FW England ENG Steve Slade
— DF England ENG Paul Bruce
— DF Finland FIN Antti Heinola
— MF England ENG Michael Mahoney-Johnson
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Graham
— DF England ENG Chris Plummer
— DF England ENG Trevor Challis
— MF England ENG Andy Impey
— MF Wales WAL Leon Jeanne
— MF England ENG Richard Langley[f]
— DF England ENG Rik Lopez
— DF England ENG Karl Owen
— FW England ENG Wayne Purser
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Whittle
  1. ^ Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and made his international debut for Australia in 1996.
  4. ^ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in December 1994.
  6. ^ Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/1997-1998/results
  2. ^ "All Queens Park Rangers players: 1998".
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