1979–80 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1979–80 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Tommy Docherty
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Second Division	5th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Clive Allen (26); All: Clive Allen (28)
Highest home attendance	26,598 v Chelsea (18 December 1979)
Lowest home attendance	8,372 v Oldham Athletic (16 February 1980)
Average home league attendance	14,087
Biggest win	7-0 Vs Burnley (27 October 1979)
Biggest defeat	1-4 Vs Leicester City (25 August 1979)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

During the 1979–80 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

Season summary

Tommy Docherty almost led the R's to promotion back to the first division as Rangers led the league in late November but fell away to finish 5th in his first season in charge .In other Competitions there was an early exit in the F A cup and defeat over two legs to eventual winner Wolves.

Kit

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers.

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Birmingham City (P)	42	21	11	10	58	38	+20	53	Promotion to the First Division
4	Chelsea	42	23	7	12	66	52	+14	53
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	13	11	75	53	+22	49
6	Luton Town	42	16	17	9	66	45	+21	49
7	West Ham United	42	20	7	15	54	43	+11	47	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted
Notes:

^ West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1979–80 FA Cup winners.

Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
18 August 1979	Bristol Rovers	H	2-0	Allen, Goddard	12,652	5
22 August 1979	Cardiff City	A	0–1		11,656	9
25 August 1979	Leicester City	H	1–4	Allen	13,091	14
1 September 1979	Notts County	A	0-1		8,745	18
8 September 1979	Fulham	H	3-0	Currie, Allen, Goddard	17,105	14
15 September 1979	Swansea City	A	2-1	Burke, Stevenson OG	16,931	10
22 September 1979	West Ham United	H	3-0	Allen 2, Goddard	24,692	3
29 September 1979	Oldham Athletic	A	0-0		8,985	5
6 October 1979	Watford	A	2-1	Allen, Roeder	22,341	3
9 October 1979	Cardiff City	H	3–0	Allen 2, Roeder	12,225	1
13 October 1979	Preston North End	H	1-1	Goddard	14,316	4
20 October 1979	Sunderland	A	0–3		25,201	6
27 October 1979	Burnley	H	7-0	Allen 2, Goddard 2, Brennan og, McCreery, Roeder	11,261	4
3 November 1979	Bristol Rovers	A	3-1	Roeder, Allen, Thomas og	8,401	2
10 November 1979	Luton Town	A	1-1	Allen	19,619	4
17 November 1979	Shrewsbury	H	2-1	McCreery, Roeder	12,048	2
24 November 1979	Charlton	H	4-0	Roeder, Bowles, Allen 2	13,013	3
1 December 1979	Cambridge United	A	1–2	Bowles	8,038	3
8 December 1979	Wrexham	H	2-2	Goddard 2,	11,652	3
15 December 1979	Newcastle United	A	2-4	Goddard, Roeder	23,811	4
18 December 1979	Chelsea	H	2-2	Allen 2	26,598	3
29 December 1979	Leicester City	A	0-2		20,743	8
1 January 1980	Birmingham City	A	1-2	Allen	25,963	9
12 January 1980	Notts County	A	1-3	Allen	9,613	9
19 January 1980	Fulham	A	2–0	Waddock, Burke	11,539	9
2 February 1980	Swansea City	H	3-2	Goddard 2, Allen	11,153	9
9 February 1980	West Ham United	A	1-2	Allen	26,037	9
12 February 1980	Orient	H	0-0		11,361	9
16 February 1980	Oldham Athletic	H	4-3	Allen 2, Goddard, McCreery	8,372	6
23 February 1980	Preston North End	A	3-0	Allen, Roeder, Goddard	10,351	7
1 March 1980	Sunderland	H	0-0		15,613	7
8 March 1980	Burnley	A	3-0	Gillard, Allen, Shanks	7,579	3
14 March 1980	Watford	H	1–1	Currie	16,504	3
22 March 1980	Luton Town	H	2-2	Goddard 2	15,504	4
29 March 1980	Shrewsbury Town	A	0-3		9,150	6
2 April 1980	Chelsea	A	2–0	Busby, Burke	31,401	3
5 April 1980	Birmingham City	H	1-1	Burke	16,609	6
8 April 1980	Orient	A	1-1	Allen	9,389	6
12 April 1980	Cambridge United	H	2–2	Allen, Busby	11,643	6
19 April 1980	Charlton	A	2-2	Allen 2	6,975	5
26 April 1980	Newcastle United	H	2-1	Roeder, McCreery	11,245	5
3 May 1980	Wrexham	A	3-1	Hazell, Allen, Currie	6,268	5

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Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
28 August 1979	Second Round First Leg	Bradford City	H	2-1	Neal, McCreery	8,560
5 September 1979	Second Round Second Leg	Bradford City	A	2-0	Gillard, Roeder	11,372
25 September 1979	Third Round	Mansfield Town	A	3-0	Bowles, Allen, Currie	9,845
30 October 1979	Fourth Round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-1	Allen	20,984
6 November 1979	Fourth Round Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1		26,014

^{[citation needed]}

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
5 January 1980	Third Round	Watford	H	1-2	Hazell	19,398

Squad

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League Cup Goals	F A Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Chris Woods	41		6			47
GK	ENG	Andy Pape	1					1
DF	ENG	Don Shanks	41	2	6			47	2
DF	ENG	Barry Wallace	5		1			8
DF	ENG	Ian Gillard	38	1	5	1		43	2
DF	JAM	Bob Hazell	27	1	5		1	34	2
DF	ENG	Peter Davidson						1
DF	ENG	Ernie Howe	4	1				5
DF	ENG	Martyn Rogers	2					2
DF	ENG	Glenn Roeder	40	8	5	1		45	9
DF	ENG	Steve Wicks	35		3			39
MF	ENG	Tony Currie	27	3	5	1		33	4
MF	NIR	David McCreery	42	4	6	1		48	5
MF	WAL	Karl Elsey	4					4
MF	ENG	Rachid Harkouk	1		1			6
MF	ENG	Mickey Walsh	2		2			9
MF	IRE	Gary Waddock	8	1	1			18	1
MF	ENG	Martyn Busby	8	1	1			11	1
FW	ENG	Gordon Hill	7		1			10
FW	ENG	Steve Burke	28	4	1			34	4
FW	ENG	Clive Allen	39	28	6	2		45	30
FW	NIR	Billy Hamilton	1					1
FW	ENG	Paul Goddard	40	16	4			45
FW	ENG	Dean Neal	5		1	1		8	1
FW	ENG	Stan Bowles	16	2	5	1		21	3

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Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Derek Richardson	Chelsea	April 1976		December 1979	Sheffield United	£55,555
Billy Hamilton	Linfield	April 1978	£25,000	November 1979	Burnley	£38,000
Stan Bowles	Carlisle	September 1972	£112,000	December 1979	Nottingham Forest	£250,000
Rachid Harkouk	Crystal Palace	June 1978	£150,000	June 1980	Notts County	£50,000
Andy Pape	Feltham	March 1980		June 1980	Ikast FS
Barry Wallace	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 1977		June 1980	Tulsa Roughnecks
Mickey Walsh	Everton	March 1979	Peter Eastoe	June 1980	FC Porto
Clive Allen	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	September 1978		June 1980	Arsenal	£1,250,000

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Tony Currie	Leeds United	August 1979	£400,000
David McCreery	Manchester United	August 1979	£200,000
Steve Wicks	Derby County	September 1979	£275,000
Bob Hazell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	September 1979	£240,000
Steve Burke	Nottingham Forest	September 1979	£125,000
Gordon Hill	Derby County	November 1979	£150,000
Andy Pape	Feltham	March 1980
Dean Wilkins	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1980
Ian Stewart	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1980
Mark O'Connor	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 1980

References

^ Rothmans 1982-83, pp. 306
^ Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

Bibliography

Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362020167.
Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982-83 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-07888-4.

[table_note_res_CWC1R0.11050641122763-1] West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1979–80 FA Cup winners.

[page_306-2] Rothmans 1982-83, pp. 306

[page_306-308-3] Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

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