Queens Park Rangers
1997–98 season
ChairmanChris Wright
ManagerStewart Houston (until 10 November)
John Hollins (caretaker from 11 November - 5 December)
Ray Harford (from 5 December)
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division21st
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerSheron (11)
Highest home attendance17,614 9 August 1997 Ipswich Town
Lowest home attendance8,355 12 August 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Average home league attendance13,083

During the 1997–98 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1997–98 season, QPR did start the campaign brightly but in November, Houston was sacked as manager with the club in 13th place and only four points adrift from the playoff places. Ray Harford was appointed as Houston's replacement and QPR went on to struggle with only three wins at the end of the season since his appointment and only managed to avoid relegation by one point at the expense of Manchester City, Stoke City and Reading.

Kit

Le Coq Sportif became QPR's new kit manufacturers. Telecomunications giant Ericsson continued as kit sponsors.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
19 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 56 66 −10 49
20 Portsmouth 46 13 10 23 51 63 −12 49
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 10 19 17 51 63 −12 49
22 Manchester City (R) 46 12 12 22 56 57 −1 48 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Stoke City (R) 46 11 13 22 44 74 −30 46
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance Position
9 August 1997Ipswich TownH0–017,614 12
15 August 1997Tranmere RoversA1–2Peacock7,467 16
23 August 1997Stockport CountyH2–1Sinclair (2)11,108 10
30 August 1997Nottingham ForestA0–418,804 13
2 September 1997ReadingA2–1Spencer, Swales (own goal)10,203 11
13 September 1997West Bromwich AlbionH2–0Sheron, Peacock14,399 9
20 September 1997Crewe AlexandraA3–2Spencer, Maddix, Sinclair5,348 8
24 September 1997PortsmouthH1–0Spencer12,620 2
27 September 1997Port ValeA0–27,197 3
4 October 1997Charlton AthleticH2–4Sheron (2)14,825 6
18 October 1997Sheffield UnitedA2–2Murray, Morrow18,006 9
21 October 1997BuryA1–1Spencer4,602 10
26 October 1997Manchester CityH2–0Ready, Peacock (pen)14,451 9
1 November 1997Birmingham CityH1–1Barker12,715 9
5 November 1997Swindon TownA1–3Peacock10,132 14
8 November 1997MiddlesbroughA0–330,067 14
15 November 1997Stoke CityH1–1Barker (pen)11,923 13
22 November 1997Huddersfield TownH2–1Quashie (2)16,066 13
29 November 1997Wolverhampton WanderersA2–3Sheron, Peacock23,645 13
3 December 1997Norwich CityH1–1Peacock10,141 11
6 December 1997SunderlandH0–115,266 12
12 December 1997Oxford UnitedA1–3Peacock6,664 12
21 December 1997Bradford CityH1–0Peacock (pen)8,853 12
26 December 1997PortsmouthA1–3Sheron12,314 13
28 December 1997ReadingH1–1Spencer13,015 12
10 January 1998Ipswich TownA0–012,672 13
17 January 1998Tranmere RoversH0–012,033 13
24 January 1998Nottingham ForestH0–113,220 14
31 January 1998Stockport CountyA0–27,958 17
7 February 1998Crewe AlexandraH3–2Kennedy (2), Ready13,429 15
14 February 1998West Bromwich AlbionA1–1Dowie19,143 15
17 February 1998Charlton AthleticA1–1Peacock (pen)15,555 15
21 February 1998Port ValeH0–114,198 15
25 February 1998Sheffield UnitedH2–2Sheron, Ready9,560 15
28 February 1998Norwich CityA0–012,730 16
4 March 1998MiddlesbroughH5–0Vickers (own goal), Bruce, Gallen, Sheron (2)11,580 15
7 March 1998Birmingham CityA0–118,298 16
14 March 1998Swindon TownH1–2Quashie13,486 16
21 March 1998Stoke CityA1–2Barker (pen)11,051 19
28 March 1998Huddersfield TownA1–1Jones13,681 19
1 April 1998Wolverhampton WanderersH0–012,337 17
10 April 1998SunderlandA2–2Sheron (2)40,014 17
14 April 1998Oxford UnitedH1–1Gallen12,859 19
19 April 1998Bradford CityA1–1Gallen14,871 19
25 April 1998Manchester CityA2–2Sheron, Pollock (own goal)32,040 18
3 May 1998BuryH0–115,210 21

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 1998MiddlesbroughH2–213,379Spencer, Gallen
R3R13 January 1998MiddlesbroughA0–221,817

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg12 August 1997Wolverhampton WanderersH0–28,355
R1 Second Leg27 August 1997Wolverhampton WanderersA2–1 (lost 2–3 on agg)18,398Peacock, Murray

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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 Lee Harper
— GK Wales WAL Tony Roberts
— GK United States USA Juergen Sommer
— DF Wales WAL Karl Ready
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Morrow
— DF Jamaica JAM Danny Maddix[lower-alpha 1]
— DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
— MF England ENG Gavin Peacock
— MF England ENG Nigel Quashie[lower-alpha 2]
— MF England ENG Paul Murray
— MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
— FW England ENG Mike Sheron
— FW Scotland SCO John Spencer
— FW England ENG Kevin Gallen
— DF England ENG Steve Yates
— MF England ENG Simon Barker
— DF England ENG Matthew Rose
— DF England ENG David Bardsley
— DF Australia AUS George Kulcsar[lower-alpha 3]
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Iain Dowie[lower-alpha 4]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy (on loan from Liverpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Ian Baraclough
— MF England ENG Matt Brazier
— MF Wales WAL Vinnie Jones[lower-alpha 5]
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Rowland
— DF England ENG Neil Ruddock (on loan from Liverpool)
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Scully
— DF England ENG Mark Perry
— FW England ENG Steve Slade
— DF England ENG Paul Bruce
— DF Finland FIN Antti Heinola
— MF England ENG Michael Mahoney-Johnson
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Graham
— DF England ENG Chris Plummer
— DF England ENG Trevor Challis
— MF England ENG Andy Impey
— MF Wales WAL Leon Jeanne
— MF England ENG Richard Langley[lower-alpha 6]
— DF England ENG Rik Lopez
— DF England ENG Karl Owen
— FW England ENG Wayne Purser
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Whittle
  1. ↑ Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ↑ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and Scotland through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  3. ↑ Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary, but also qualified to represent Australia internationally and made his international debut for Australia in 1996.
  4. ↑ Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
  5. ↑ Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in December 1994.
  6. ↑ Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

References

  1. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "All Queens Park Rangers players: 1998".
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