1984–85 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1984–85 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the second season after their promotion in 1983.

Queens Park Rangers
1984–85 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerAlan Mullery / Frank Sibley
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division19th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter Finals
Uefa Cupsecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Bannister (17)
All: Bannister (28)
Highest home attendance27,404 (v Tottenham Hotspur, 12 January 1985)
Lowest home attendance8,403 (v Stoke City, 4 December 1984)
Average home league attendance14,148
Biggest win6-2 Vs Partizan Belgrade (Highbury Stadium) (24 October 1984)
Biggest defeat0-5 Vs Tottenham Hotspur (15 September 1984)

Season summary

Appointed in June 1984 to replace Terry Venables, Alan Mullery begin the season as manager but was fired in December after 26 games (11 wins 8 draws and 7 defeats in all competitions)[1].Chairman Jim Gregory appointed caretaker manager Frank Sibley for the reminder of the season. QPR placed 19th place in the First Division, They reached the quarter finals of the League Cup but were beaten in the third round of the FA Cup by Doncaster Rovers .[2] In their Uefa cup campaign home games were played at the ground of fellow first division London team Arsenal : Highbury as Qpr's Omniturf breached Uefa Rules on playing surfaces. they were knocked out of the Uefa cup in round 2 despite a first leg victory by four goals. [3][2]

League table
Main article: 1984–85 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Ipswich Town 42 13 11 18 46 57 −11 50
18 Coventry City 42 15 5 22 47 64 −17 50
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 53 72 −19 50
20 Norwich City[lower-alpha 1] (R) 42 13 10 19 46 64 −18 49 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Sunderland (R) 42 10 10 22 40 62 −22 40
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Norwich City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance Position
25 August 1984West Bromwich AlbionH3-1Stainrod 2, Fenwick12,802 4
28 August 1984WatfordA1–1Bannister23,615 5
1 September 1984LiverpoolA1–1Fereday33,982 7
8 September 1984Nottingham ForestH3-0Bannister, Fereday 213,507 7
15 September 1984Tottenham HotspurA0-531,655 13
22 September 1984Newcastle UnitedH5-5

Wicks, Micklewhite, Bannister, Wharton og, Gregory

 14,526 13
29 September 1984SouthamptonA1-1 Fereday18,496 13
6 October 1984Luton TownH2-3Bannister, Fillery12,051 14
13 October 1984Ipswich TownA1-1Gregory15,733 16
20 October 1984Coventry CityH2–1Stainrod 210,427 12
27 October 1984Norwich CityA0-214,731 14
3 November 1984SunderlandA0-316,408 17
10 November 1984Sheffield WednesdayH0-013,390 17
17 November 1984ArsenalA0-134,953 18
24 November 1984Aston VillaH2-0

Bannister, Gregory

 11,689 16
1 December 1984Leicester CityA0-410,218 18
4 December 1984Stoke CityH2-0Bannister, Gregory8,403 16
8 December 1984EvertonH0–014,338 15
15 December 1984Manchester UnitedA0–336,134 16
21 December 1984LiverpoolH0–211,007 16
26 December 1984ChelseaH2-2Bannister, Mcdonald26,610 18
29 December 1984Stoke CityA2-0 Fillery, James10,811 16
1 January 1985West Ham UnitedA3–1 Byrne, Bannister, Waddock20,857 14
12 January 1985Tottenham HotspurH2-2Bannister 227,404 13
26 January 1985West Bromwich AlbionA0-09,200 14
2 February 1985SouthamptonH0-410,664 14
9 February 1985Nottingham ForestA0–212,001 14
23 February 1985SunderlandH1–0Byrne10,063 13
2 March 1985Norwich CityH2–2Fereday, Wicks12,975 14
9 March 1985Coventry CityA0-38,988 15
16 March 1985Ipswich TownH3-0Bannister, Fereday 29,518 13
23 March 1985Luton TownA0-29,373 15
30 March 1985WatfordH2-0Fillery 212,771 14
6 April 1985Chelsea A0-120,340 14
8 April 1985West Ham UnitedH4-2Fenwick, Bannister 2, Byrne16,085 12
13 April 1985Newcastle UnitedA0–121,711 13
20 April 1985ArsenalH1-0James20,189 11
23 April 1985Sheffield WednesdayA1–3Fillery22,394 11
27 April 1985Aston VillaA2–5Bannister 212,023 15
4 May 1985Leicester CityH4-3Bannister, Fillery, Gregory, Robinson9,071 13
6 May 1985EvertonA0–250,514 14
11 May 1985Manchester UnitedA1–3Bannister20,483 16

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Ipswich Town 42 13 11 18 46 57 −11 50
18 Coventry City 42 15 5 22 47 64 −17 50
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 53 72 −19 50
20 Norwich City[lower-alpha 1] (R) 42 13 10 19 46 64 −18 49 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Sunderland (R) 42 10 10 22 40 62 −22 40
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Norwich City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

FA Cup
Main article: 1984–85 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1984Doncaster RoversA0–110583

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1984–85 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 First Leg18 September 1984CKR ReykjavikA3-01,600Stainrod 2, Bannister
R1 Second Leg2 October 1984CKR ReykjavikH4-06,196Charles, Bannister 3
R2 First Leg24 October 1984Partizan BelgradeHighbury Stadium6-27,836Stainrod, Bannister 2, Gregory, Neill, Fereday
R2 Second Leg7 November 1984Partizan BelgradeA0-4 *lost on away goals60,000

League Cup
Main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg25 September 1984York CityA4-210,012 Bannister 2, Fenwick, Fereday
R2 2nd leg9 October 1984York CityH4–1 (won 8–3 on agg)7,544Bannister 2, Fereday, Micklewhite
R330 October 1984Aston VillaH1–012,547Gregory
R420 November 1984SouthamptonA1-113,754Fenwick
R4 Replay27 November 1984SouthamptonH0-0 *AET14,830
R4 2nd Replay5 December 1984SouthamptonH4-012,702Waddock, Neill, Fenwick 2
QF 1st leg23 January 1985Ipswich TownA0-016,143
QF 2nd leg28 January 1985Ipswich TownH1-2 (lost 2-1 on agg14,653Bannister


Squad
Pos. Nat. Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances Milk Cup Goals UEFA Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK  ENG Peter Hucker 42 13 55
GK  ENG Graham Benstead
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 41 2 13 4 54 6
DF  NIR Alan Mcdonald 15 1 2 18 1
DF  ENG Warren Neill 18 1 10 1 28 2
DF  ENG Ian Dawes 42 13 55
DF  ENG Gary Cooper 1 1 4
DF  ENG Steve Wicks 33 2 12 45 2
MF  ENG Gary Chivers 22 4 27
MF  ENG David Kerslake 1
MF  ENG John Gregory 35 5 12 1 1 49 7
MF  ENG Martin Allen 4 7
MF  ENG Gary Micklewhite 12 1 5 1 19 2
MF  IRE Gary Waddock 31 2 8 1 39 2
MF  ENG Mike Fillery 32 6 9 41 6
FW  ENG Gary Bannister 42 17 13 5 6 55 28
FW  ENG Steve Burke 1
FW  WAL Robbie James 16 2 20 2
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 22 7 9 2 1 39 10
FW  WAL Jeremy Charles 1 1 3 1
FW  IRE John Byrne 19 3 1 23 3
FW  ENG Simon Stainrod 19 4 11 3 30 8
FW  NIR Ian Stewart 8 5 19
FW  IRE Michael Robinson 8 1 1 12 1

[4]

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
— MF  ENG Gary Micklewhite (Derby County)
— MF  ENG Steve Burke (Notts County)
— MF  ENG Simon Stainrod (Sheffield Wednesday)


References
  1. Fenton, Richard (2020). "Queens Park Rangers, A Brief History…". Football Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
  3. Pye, Steven (2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

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Sources
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362020167.
  1. Pye, Steven (2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". www.theguardian.com/. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
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