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1988–89 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1988–89 season
ManagerJim Smith, Trevor Francis
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Falco (12)
All: Falco (15)
Highest home attendance22,236 (v Manchester United, 11 January 1989)
Lowest home attendance6,078 (v Cardiff City, 28 September 1988)
Average home league attendance16,091
Biggest win4-1 Vs Cardiff City (12 October 1988), Southampton (31 December 1988)
Biggest defeat2-5 Vs Nottingham Forest (18 January 1989)

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

Season summary

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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

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

Omniturf

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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

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Main article: 1988–89 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 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

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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
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

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Main article: 1988–89 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

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Main article: 1988–89 Football 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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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.
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