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1987–88 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1987–88 season
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Bannister (8)
All: Bannister (10)
Highest home attendance23,171 (v Liverpool, 5 March 1988)
Lowest home attendance7,229 (v Coventry City, 18 December 1987)
Average home league attendance16,049
Biggest win3-0 Vs West Ham (15 August 1987), Norwich City (19 March 1988) , Southampton (1 January 1988) ,Yeovil Town (9 January 1988)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Liverpool (17 October 1987), Nottingham Forest (13 December 1987)

During the 1987–88 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the fifth season after their promotion in 1983.

Season summary

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Jim Smith led QPR to fifth place in the First Division, matching their position in the 1983–84 season. They had led the table in October after winning eight of their first ten League matches. They suffered a surprise defeat to Bury in the third round of the League Cup and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.[1]

Kit

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Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Airline KLM became new kit sponsors.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Nottingham Forest 40 20 13 7 67 39 +28 73
4 Everton 40 19 13 8 53 27 +26 70
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 19 10 11 48 38 +10 67
6 Arsenal 40 18 12 10 58 39 +19 66
7 Wimbledon[a] 40 14 15 11 58 47 +11 57 Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup[2]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

Results

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Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss


Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
15 August 1987 West Ham United A 3–0 Stewart (o.g.), Bannister, Brock 22,882 1
19 August 1987 Derby County H 1–1 Bannister 11,561 4
22 August 1987 Arsenal H 2–0 Byrne, McDonald 15,981 1
29 August 1987 Southampton A 1–0 Brock 15,532 1
2 September 1987 Everton H 1–0 Allen 15,380 1
5 September 1987 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 Coney 7,726 1
12 September 1987 Chelsea H 3–1 Bannister (3) 22,583 1
19 September 1987 Oxford United A 0–2 9,800 1
26 September 1987 Luton Town H 2–0 Coney, Fenwick (pen) 11,175 1
3 October 1987 Wimbledon A 2–1 Bannister, Fenwick (pen) 8,552 1
17 October 1987 Liverpool A 0–4 43,735 2
24 October 1987 Portsmouth H 2–1 Byrne, Fenwick 13,170 2
31 October 1987 Norwich City A 1–1 Allen 14,522 2
7 November 1987 Watford H 0–0 12,101 3
14 November 1987 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Coney 28,113 3
21 November 1987 Newcastle United H 1–1 Wharton (o.g.) 11,794 3
28 November 1987 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 Bannister 16,933 3
5 December 1987 Manchester United H 0–2 20,632 3
13 December 1987 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 18,130 6
18 December 1987 Coventry City H 1–2 Falco 7,229 6
26 December 1987 Chelsea A 1–1 Kerslake 18,020 6
28 December 1987 Oxford United H 3–2 Falco (2), Allen 9,125 6
1 January 1988 Southampton H 3–0 Bannister, Falco, Fereday 8,631 5
2 January 1988 Arsenal A 0–0 28,271 6
16 January 1988 West Ham United H 0–1 14,909 7
6 February 1988 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 Falco, Byrne 11,512 5
13 February 1988 Everton A 0–2 24,724 6
27 February 1988 Wimbledon H 1–0 Byrne 9,080 6
5 March 1988 Liverpool H 0–1 23,171 6
16 March 1988 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 Coney, Fereday 8,316 6
19 March 1988 Norwich City H 3–0 Channing, Coney, Fereday 9,032 6
26 March 1988 Portsmouth A 1–0 Coney 13,041 4
1 April 1988 Watford A 1–0 McDonald 16,083 4
4 April 1988 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Kerslake (2) 14,783 5
9 April 1988 Newcastle United A 1–1 Kerslake (pen) 18,403 5
13 April 1988 Derby County A 2–0 Allen, Fereday 14,214 3
19 April 1988 Luton Town A 1–2 Kerslake (pen) 6,735 4
23 April 1988 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 Coney 12,541 4
30 April 1988 Manchester United A 1–2 McDonald 37,733 4
7 May 1988 Coventry City A 0–0 16,089 5

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 9 January 1988 Yeovil Town A 3–0 9,717 Falco (2), Brock
R4 30 January 1988 West Ham United H 3–1 23,651 Pizanti, Bannister, Allen
R5 20 February 1988 Luton Town H 1–1 15,356 Neill
R5 replay 24 February 1988 Luton Town A 0–1 10,854

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 23 August 1987 Millwall H 2–1 11,865 Bannister, McDonald
R2 2nd leg 6 October 1987 Millwall A 0–0 (won 2–1 on agg) 11,225
R3 27 October 1987 Bury A 0–1 5,384

Post Season Tour

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The 1988 President's Cup International Football Tournament (Korean: 제17회 대통령배 국제축구대회) was the 17th competition of Korea Cup. This edition was held from 16 to 28 June 1988 to prepare the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Soviet Union Soviet Union XI 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
England Queens Park Rangers 3 0 2 1 2 5 –3 2
 United States 3 0 1 2 3 5 –2 1
United States 0–1Soviet Union Soviet Union XI
Gorlukovich 18'


United States 2–3Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale
Trittschuh 24', 90+4' Report



Squad

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Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances League.Cup Goals F.A.Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK  ENG David Seaman 32 4 36
GK  ENG Nicky Johns 7 4 11
GK  ENG Tony Roberts 1 1
DF  ENG Kevin Brock 26 2 7 1 33 3
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 22 3 4 26 3
DF  WAL Brian Law 1
DF  NIR Alan Mcdonald 36 3 8 1 44 4
DF  ENG Paul Parker 40 8 48
DF  ENG Warren Neill 25 6 1 33 1
DF  ENG Ian Dawes 28 6 35
DF  ENG Danny Maddix 6 3 9
DF  NIR John O'Neill 2 2
DF  ENG Justin Channing 7 1 1 15
DF  ENG Mark Dennis 10 2 13
MF  ENG Mark Fleming 2
MF  ENG David Kerslake 16 5 5 21 5
MF  ISR David Pizanti 3 2 1 9 1
MF  ENG Gavin Peacock 5
MF  ENG Martin Allen 38 4 8 1 46 5
MF  ENG Gavin Maguire 13 4 22
FW  ENG Gary Bannister 24 8 6 1 1 30 10
FW  ENG Les Ferdinand 1 1 2
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 33 4 6 43 4
FW  ENG Trevor Francis 8 1 9
FW  IRE John Byrne 22 4 5 34
FW  ENG Mark Falco 15 5 5 2 24 7
FW  ENG Dean Coney 25 7 2 36 7

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Gary Chivers Swansea City February 1984 September 1987 Watford free
Clive Walker Sunderland December 1985 £75,000 October 1987 Fulham
Gavin Peacock Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1984 October 1987 Gillingham
Gary Waddock Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1979 December 1987 Charleroi SC
Terry Fenwick Crystal Palace December 1980 £110,000 December 1987 Tottenham Hotspur £550,000
John O'Neill Leicester City July 1987 £150,000 December 1987 Norwich City
Gary Bannister Sheffield Wednesday August 1984 £200,000 March 1988 Coventry City £300,000
Jimmy Carter Crystal Palace September 1985 March 1988 Millwall £20,000
Les Ferdinand Hayes March 1987 £50,000 March 1988 Brentford Loan
John Byrne York City October 1984 £100,000 May 1988 Le Havre £200,000
Warren Neill Queens Park Rangers Juniors September 1980 July 1988 Portsmouth

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Kevin Brock Oxford United August 1987 £260,000
Brian Law Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1987
David Pizanti FC Köln September 1987
Nicky Johns Charlton Athletic. December 1987
Mark Falco Rangers F.C. December 1987 £350,000
Mark Fleming Queens Park Rangers Juniors January 1988
Trevor Francis Rangers F.C. March 1988 Free
Roberto Herrera Queens Park Rangers Juniors March 1988
Mark Stein Luton Town June 1988 £300,000
Simon Barker Blackburn Rovers July 1988 £400,000

References

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  1. ^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
  2. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.