Queens Park Rangers
1987–88 season
ManagerJim Smith
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

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

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

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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1] 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

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance Position
15 August 1987West Ham UnitedA3–0Stewart (o.g.), Bannister, Brock22,882 1
19 August 1987Derby CountyH1–1Bannister11,561 4
22 August 1987ArsenalH2–0Byrne, McDonald15,981 1
29 August 1987SouthamptonA1–0Brock15,532 1
2 September 1987EvertonH1–0Allen15,380 1
5 September 1987Charlton AthleticA1–0Coney7,726 1
12 September 1987ChelseaH3–1Bannister (3)22,583 1
19 September 1987Oxford UnitedA0–29,800 1
26 September 1987Luton TownH2–0Coney, Fenwick (pen)11,175 1
3 October 1987WimbledonA2–1Bannister, Fenwick (pen)8,552 1
17 October 1987LiverpoolA0–443,735 2
24 October 1987PortsmouthH2–1Byrne, Fenwick13,170 2
31 October 1987Norwich CityA1–1Allen14,522 2
7 November 1987WatfordH0–012,101 3
14 November 1987Tottenham HotspurA1–1Coney28,113 3
21 November 1987Newcastle UnitedH1–1Wharton (o.g.)11,794 3
28 November 1987Sheffield WednesdayA1–3Bannister16,933 3
5 December 1987Manchester UnitedH0–220,632 3
13 December 1987Nottingham ForestA0–418,130 6
18 December 1987Coventry CityH1–2Falco7,229 6
26 December 1987ChelseaA1–1Kerslake18,020 6
28 December 1987Oxford UnitedH3–2Falco (2), Allen9,125 6
1 January 1988SouthamptonH3–0Bannister, Falco, Fereday8,631 5
2 January 1988ArsenalA0–028,271 6
16 January 1988West Ham UnitedH0–114,909 7
6 February 1988Charlton AthleticH2–0Falco, Byrne11,512 5
13 February 1988EvertonA0–224,724 6
27 February 1988WimbledonH1–0Byrne9,080 6
5 March 1988LiverpoolH0–123,171 6
16 March 1988Nottingham ForestH2–1Coney, Fereday8,316 6
19 March 1988Norwich CityH3–0Channing, Coney, Fereday9,032 6
26 March 1988PortsmouthA1–0Coney13,041 4
1 April 1988WatfordA1–0McDonald16,083 4
4 April 1988Tottenham HotspurH2–0Kerslake (2)14,783 5
9 April 1988Newcastle UnitedA1–1Kerslake (pen)18,403 5
13 April 1988Derby CountyA2–0Allen, Fereday14,214 3
19 April 1988Luton TownA1–2Kerslake (pen)6,735 4
23 April 1988Sheffield WednesdayH1–1Coney12,541 4
30 April 1988Manchester UnitedA1–2McDonald37,733 4
7 May 1988Coventry CityA0–016,089 5

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[lower-alpha 1] 40 14 15 11 58 47 +11 57 Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup[3]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R39 January 1988Yeovil TownA3–09,717Falco (2), Brock
R430 January 1988West Ham UnitedH3–123,651Pizanti, Bannister, Allen
R520 February 1988Luton TownH1–115,356Neill
R5 replay24 February 1988Luton TownA0–110,854

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg23 August 1987MillwallH2–111,865Bannister, McDonald
R2 2nd leg6 October 1987MillwallA0–0 (won 2–1 on agg)11,225
R327 October 1987BuryA0–15,384

Squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Nicky Johns
— GK Wales WAL Tony Roberts
— GK England ENG David Seaman
— DF England ENG Justin Channing
— DF England ENG Ian Dawes
— DF England ENG Mark Fleming
— DF England ENG David Kerslake
— DF England ENG Brian Law
— DF Jamaica JAM Danny Maddix
— DF Wales WAL Gavin Maguire
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Alan McDonald
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Warren Neill
— DF England ENG Paul Parker
— DF Israel ISR David Pizanti
— MF England ENG Martin Allen
— MF England ENG Kevin Brock
— MF England ENG Wayne Fereday
— MF England ENG Trevor Francis
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Byrne
— FW England ENG Dean Coney
— FW England ENG Mark Falco
— FW England ENG Les Ferdinand

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Terry Fenwick (Tottenham Hotspur)
— DF Northern Ireland NIR John O'Neill (Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Gary Bannister (Coventry City)
— FW England ENG Gavin Peacock (Gillingham)

References

  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.
  3. ↑ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.


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