During the 1984–85 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the second season after their promotion in 1983.
1984–85 season | |||
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Chairman | Jim Gregory | ||
Manager | Alan Mullery / Frank Sibley | ||
First Division | 19th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Quarter Finals | ||
Uefa Cup | second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Gary Bannister (17) All: Bannister (28) | ||
Highest home attendance | 27,404 (v Tottenham Hotspur, 12 January 1985) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,403 (v Stoke City, 4 December 1984) | ||
Average home league attendance | 14,148 | ||
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Season summary edit
Appointed in June 1984 to replace Terry Venables, Alan Mullery begin the season as manager but was fired in December after 26 games (11 wins 8 draws and 7 defeats in all competitions)[1].Chairman Jim Gregory appointed caretaker manager Frank Sibley for the reminder of the season. QPR placed 19th place in the First Division, They reached the quarter finals of the League Cup but were beaten in the third round of the FA Cup by Doncaster Rovers .[2] In their Uefa cup campaign home games were played at the ground of fellow first division London team Arsenal : Highbury as Qpr's Omniturf breached Uefa Rules on playing surfaces. they were knocked out of the Uefa cup in round 2 despite a first leg victory by four goals. [3][2]
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 50 | |
18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | |
19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 50 | |
20 | Norwich City[a] (R) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Norwich City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results edit
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first
Season Highlights included a 5-5 all draw at Home to Newcastle United.
Football League First Division edit
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
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25 August 1984 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3-1 | Stainrod 2, Fenwick | 12,802 | 4 |
28 August 1984 | Watford | A | 1–1 | Bannister | 23,615 | 5 |
1 September 1984 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | Fereday | 33,982 | 7 |
8 September 1984 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3-0 | Bannister, Fereday 2 | 13,507 | 7 |
15 September 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-5 | 31,655 | 13 | |
22 September 1984 | Newcastle United | H | 5-5 |
Wicks, Micklewhite, Bannister, Wharton og, Gregory |
14,526 | 13 |
29 September 1984 | Southampton | A | 1-1 | Fereday | 18,496 | 13 |
6 October 1984 | Luton Town | H | 2-3 | Bannister, Fillery | 12,051 | 14 |
13 October 1984 | Ipswich Town | A | 1-1 | Gregory | 15,733 | 16 |
20 October 1984 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Stainrod 2 | 10,427 | 12 |
27 October 1984 | Norwich City | A | 0-2 | 14,731 | 14 | |
3 November 1984 | Sunderland | A | 0-3 | 16,408 | 17 | |
10 November 1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0-0 | 13,390 | 17 | |
17 November 1984 | Arsenal | A | 0-1 | 34,953 | 18 | |
24 November 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 2-0 |
Bannister, Gregory |
11,689 | 16 |
1 December 1984 | Leicester City | A | 0-4 | 10,218 | 18 | |
4 December 1984 | Stoke City | H | 2-0 | Bannister, Gregory | 8,403 | 16 |
8 December 1984 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 14,338 | 15 | |
15 December 1984 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | 36,134 | 16 | |
21 December 1984 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 11,007 | 16 | |
26 December 1984 | Chelsea | H | 2-2 | Bannister, Mcdonald | 26,610 | 18 |
29 December 1984 | Stoke City | A | 2-0 | Fillery, James | 10,811 | 16 |
1 January 1985 | West Ham United | A | 3–1 | Byrne, Bannister, Waddock | 20,857 | 14 |
12 January 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-2 | Bannister 2 | 27,404 | 13 |
26 January 1985 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-0 | 9,200 | 14 | |
2 February 1985 | Southampton | H | 0-4 | 10,664 | 14 | |
9 February 1985 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 12,001 | 14 | |
23 February 1985 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Byrne | 10,063 | 13 |
2 March 1985 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Fereday, Wicks | 12,975 | 14 |
9 March 1985 | Coventry City | A | 0-3 | 8,988 | 15 | |
16 March 1985 | Ipswich Town | H | 3-0 | Bannister, Fereday 2 | 9,518 | 13 |
23 March 1985 | Luton Town | A | 0-2 | 9,373 | 15 | |
30 March 1985 | Watford | H | 2-0 | Fillery 2 | 12,771 | 14 |
6 April 1985 | Chelsea | A | 0-1 | 20,340 | 14 | |
8 April 1985 | West Ham United | H | 4-2 | Fenwick, Bannister 2, Byrne | 16,085 | 12 |
13 April 1985 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 21,711 | 13 | |
20 April 1985 | Arsenal | H | 1-0 | James | 20,189 | 11 |
23 April 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 | Fillery | 22,394 | 11 |
27 April 1985 | Aston Villa | A | 2–5 | Bannister 2 | 12,023 | 15 |
4 May 1985 | Leicester City | H | 4-3 | Bannister, Fillery, Gregory, Robinson | 9,071 | 13 |
6 May 1985 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 50,514 | 14 | |
11 May 1985 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Bannister | 20,483 | 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 50 | |
18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | |
19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 50 | |
20 | Norwich City[a] (R) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Norwich City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
FA Cup edit
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 5 January 1984 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | 10583 |
UEFA Cup edit
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 First Leg | 18 September 1984 | CKR Reykjavik | A | 3-0 | 1,600 | Stainrod 2, Bannister |
R1 Second Leg | 2 October 1984 | CKR Reykjavik | H | 4-0 | 6,196 | Charles, Bannister 3 |
R2 First Leg | 24 October 1984 | Partizan Belgrade | Highbury Stadium | 6-2 | 7,836 | Stainrod, Bannister 2, Gregory, Neill, Fereday |
R2 Second Leg | 7 November 1984 | Partizan Belgrade | A | 0-4 *lost on away goals | 60,000 |
League Cup edit
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st leg | 25 September 1984 | York City | A | 4-2 | 10,012 | Bannister 2, Fenwick, Fereday |
R2 2nd leg | 9 October 1984 | York City | H | 4–1 (won 8–3 on agg) | 7,544 | Bannister 2, Fereday, Micklewhite |
R3 | 30 October 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 12,547 | Gregory |
R4 | 20 November 1984 | Southampton | A | 1-1 | 13,754 | Fenwick |
R4 Replay | 27 November 1984 | Southampton | H | 0-0 *AET | 14,830 | |
R4 2nd Replay | 5 December 1984 | Southampton | H | 4-0 | 12,702 | Waddock, Neill, Fenwick 2 |
QF 1st leg | 23 January 1985 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-0 | 16,143 | |
QF 2nd leg | 28 January 1985 | Ipswich Town | H | 1-2 (lost 2-1 on agg | 14,653 | Bannister |
Squad edit
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Goals | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | Peter Hucker | 42 | 13 | 55 | |||||
GK | ENG | Graham Benstead | ||||||||
DF | ENG | Terry Fenwick | 41 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 54 | 6 | ||
DF | NIR | Alan Mcdonald | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | |||
DF | ENG | Warren Neill | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
DF | ENG | Ian Dawes | 42 | 13 | 55 | |||||
DF | ENG | Gary Cooper | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
DF | ENG | Steve Wicks | 33 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 2 | |||
MF | ENG | Gary Chivers | 22 | 4 | 27 | |||||
MF | ENG | David Kerslake | 1 | |||||||
MF | ENG | John Gregory | 35 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | |
MF | ENG | Martin Allen | 4 | 7 | ||||||
MF | ENG | Gary Micklewhite | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
MF | IRE | Gary Waddock | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 2 | ||
MF | ENG | Mike Fillery | 32 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 6 | |||
FW | ENG | Gary Bannister | 42 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 28 | |
FW | ENG | Steve Burke | 1 | |||||||
FW | WAL | Robbie James | 16 | 2 | 20 | 2 | ||||
FW | ENG | Wayne Fereday | 22 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | |
FW | WAL | Jeremy Charles | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
FW | IRE | John Byrne | 19 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |||
FW | ENG | Simon Stainrod | 19 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 8 | ||
FW | NIR | Ian Stewart | 8 | 5 | 19 | |||||
FW | IRE | Michael Robinson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
Left club during season edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ Fenton, Richard (2020). "Queens Park Rangers, A Brief History…". Football Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
- ^ Pye, Steven (2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308
Sources edit
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362020167.
- ^ Pye, Steven (2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". www.theguardian.com/. Retrieved 2017-03-07.