1988–89 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1988–89 season
Manager	Jim Smith, Trevor Francis
Stadium	Loftus Road
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Falco (12); All: Falco (15)
Highest home attendance	22,236 (v Manchester United, 11 January 1989)
Lowest home attendance	6,078 (v Cardiff City, 28 September 1988)
Average home league attendance	16,091
Biggest win	4-1 Vs Cardiff City (12 October 1988), Southampton (31 December 1988)
Biggest defeat	2-5 Vs Nottingham Forest (18 January 1989)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

During the 1988–89 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the sixth year running.

Season summary

QPR dropped from their fifth-place finish the previous season to ninth in the First Division. Jim Smith resigned as their manager in December 1988, to take over as manager of Newcastle United, and was replaced by the former England international Trevor Francis as player-manager. The team's league form improved in the new year, and they lost just two of their last fifteen league matches. They reached the fifth round of the League Cup but were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round.^[1]

Kit

Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Airline KLM remained front of shirt kit sponsors.

Omniturf

The artificial pitch of Omniturf that was installed at Loftus Road was removed in April 1988 prior to the season starting. Souvenir swatches of the pitch were later sold at the club's retail store.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Coventry City	38	14	13	11	47	42	+5	55
8	Everton	38	14	12	12	50	45	+5	54
9	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	11	13	43	37	+6	53
10	Millwall	38	14	11	13	47	52	−5	53
11	Manchester United	38	13	12	13	45	35	+10	51

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Position
27 August 1988	Manchester United	A	0–0		46,377	11
3 September 1988	Southampton	H	0–1		9,454	14
10 September 1988	Norwich City	A	0–1		11,174	16
17 September 1988	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–0	Francis (2; 1 pen)	8,011	11
24 September 1988	Derby County	A	1–0	Stein	14,008	9
1 October 1988	Millwall	A	2–3	Francis, M. Allen	14,103	11
8 October 1988	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	Stein	11,295	15
15 October 1988	West Ham United	H	2–1	Stein, Maddix	14,566	9
22 October 1988	Arsenal	A	1–2	Falco	33,202	12
29 October 1988	Luton Town	A	0–0		8,453	14
5 November 1988	Newcastle United	H	3–0	Maddix, M. Allen, Falco	11,013	12
12 November 1988	Middlesbrough	A	0–1		20,565	14
19 November 1988	Liverpool	H	0–1		20,065	14
26 November 1988	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–2	Falco, Francis	26,698	13
3 December 1988	Coventry City	H	2–1	Francis, Falco	9,853	13
10 December 1988	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1	Francis	6,012	13
17 December 1988	Everton	H	0–0		10,067	14
26 December 1988	Aston Villa	A	1–2	Francis	25,106	15
31 December 1988	Southampton	A	4–1	M. Allen, Barker, Falco (2)	15,086	12
2 January 1989	Norwich City	H	1–1	Falco	12,461	14
14 January 1989	Wimbledon	A	0–1		7,118	15
21 January 1989	Derby County	H	0–1		9,516	16
4 February 1989	Millwall	H	1–2	Falco (pen)	10,881	16
11 February 1989	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0		19,692	16
18 February 1989	Arsenal	H	0–0		20,543	16
25 February 1989	West Ham United	A	0–0		17,371	16
11 March 1989	Newcastle United	A	2–1	Stein, Clarke	21,555	13
21 March 1989	Luton Town	H	1–1	Clarke	9,072	12
25 March 1989	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–0	Falco, M. Allen	18,804	12
27 March 1989	Aston Villa	H	1–0	Sinton	11,378	12
1 April 1989	Everton	A	1–4	Falco (pen)	23,028	12
8 April 1989	Wimbledon	H	4–3	Clarke, Spackman, Falco, Reid	9,569	12
15 April 1989	Middlesbrough	H	0–0		10,347	12
22 April 1989	Coventry City	A	3–0	Clarke (2), Channing	11,319	11
29 April 1989	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	Sinton	13,452	10
8 May 1989	Manchester United	H	3–2	Sinton, Gray (2)	10,017	9
13 May 1989	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	Falco	21,873	8
16 May 1989	Liverpool	A	0–2		38,368	9

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1989	Manchester United	A	0–0	36,222
R3 replay	11 January 1989	Manchester United	H	2–2 aet	22,236	Stein, McDonald
R3 2nd replay	23 January 1989	Manchester United	A	0–3	47,257

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	28 September 1988	Cardiff City	H	3–0	6,078	Francis, Fereday, Allen
R2 2nd leg	12 October 1988	Cardiff City	A	4–1 (won 7–1 on agg)	2,692	Falco (2), Maddix, Stein
R3	2 November 1988	Charlton Athletic	H	2–1	8,701	Francis (2)
R4	30 November 1988	Wimbledon	H	0–0	10,504
R4 replay	14 December 1988	Wimbledon	A	1–0	6,585	Falco
R5	18 January 1989	Nottingham Forest	A	2–5	24,065	Stein, Kerslake

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	David Seaman	35		11			46
GK	ENG	Nicky Johns	3		2			5
DF	ENG	Roberto Herrera			1			5
DF	ENG	Justin Channing	9	1	4			13	1
DF	WAL	Brian Law	6		4			10
DF	NIR	Alan Mcdonald	27		10		1	41	1
DF	ENG	Paul Parker	36		12			48
DF	ENG	Mark Fleming	1					3
DF	WAL	Alan McCarthy			1			1
DF	ENG	Gavin Maguire	7		1			11
DF	JAM	Danny Maddix	28	2	10	1		46	3
DF	ISR	David Pizanti	13		8			24
DF	ENG	Mark Dennis	16		5			22
MF	ARG	Osvaldo Ardiles	4		3			12
MF	ENG	David Kerslake	11		7	1		30	1
MF	ENG	Simon Barker	21	1	9			36	1
MF	ENG	Martin Allen	26	4	6	1		34	5
MF	ENG	Peter Reid	14	1				14	1
MF	NIR	Colin Clarke	12	3				12	5
MF	ENG	Nigel Spackman	16		2			18	1
MF	ENG	Kevin Brock	12		5			19
FW	ENG	Andy Gray	11	2				11	2
FW	ENG	Dean Coney	11		9			25
FW	ENG	Wayne Fereday	29		10	1		41	1
FW	ENG	Andy Sinton	10	3				10	3
FW	ENG	Bradley Allen						3
FW	ENG	Trevor Francis	19	7	7	3		26	10
FW	RSA	Mark Stein	19	4	9	2	1	41	7
FW	ENG	Mark Falco	22	12	7	3		34	15

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Les Ferdinand	Hayes	March 1987	£50,000	August 1988	Besiktas	Loan
Ian Dawes	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1980		August 1988	Millwall
Kevin Brock	Oxford United	August 1987	£260,000	December 1988	Newcastle United	£300,000
Gavin Maguire	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	October 1985		January 1989	Portsmouth	£175,000
Osvaldo Ardiles	Tottenham Hotspur	August 1988		February 1989	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Dean Coney	Fulham	June 1987	£200,000	March 1989	Norwich City	£350,000
Wayne Fereday	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	September 1980		June 1989	Newcastle United
David Pizanti	FC Köln	September 1987		July 1989	FC Köln
Mark Fleming	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	January 1988		July 1989	Brentford	Free

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Bradley Allen	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	September 1988
Alan McCarthy	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1988
Osvaldo Ardiles	Tottenham Hotspur	August 1988
Peter Reid	Everton	February 1989	Free
Nigel Spackman	Liverpool	February 1989	£500,000
Andy Gray	Aston Villa	February 1989	£450,000
Andy Sinton	Brentford	March 1989	£350,000
Colin Clarke	Southampton	March 1989	£800,000
Maurice Doyle	Crewe Alexandra	April 1989	£80,000
Kenny Sansom	Newcastle United	June 1989	£300,000
Paul Wright	Aberdeen	July 1989

References

^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.

[1] Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.

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