1984–85 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1984–85 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerAlan Mullery / Frank Sibley
StadiumLoftus Road (Highbury Stadium for UEFA Cup Home games)
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)

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

Season summary

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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] they were knocked out of the Uefa cup in round 2 despite a first leg victory by four goals. [3][2]

Kit

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Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers Brewery Guinness continued as front of shirt sponsors

Omniturf

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QPR's home games in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium.as Qpr's artificial pitch of Omniturf breached Uefa Rules on playing surfaces.[4]

League table

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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[a] (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

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QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
25 August 1984 West Bromwich Albion H 3-1 Stainrod 2, Fenwick 12,802 4
28 August 1984 Watford A 1–1 Bannister 23,615 5
1 September 1984 Liverpool A 1–1 Fereday 33,982 7
8 September 1984 Nottingham Forest H 3-0 Bannister, Fereday 2 13,507 7
15 September 1984 Tottenham Hotspur A 0-5 31,655 13
22 September 1984 Newcastle United H 5-5

Wicks, Micklewhite, Bannister, Wharton og, Gregory

14,526 13
29 September 1984 Southampton A 1-1 Fereday 18,496 13
6 October 1984 Luton Town H 2-3 Bannister, Fillery 12,051 14
13 October 1984 Ipswich Town A 1-1 Gregory 15,733 16
20 October 1984 Coventry City H 2–1 Stainrod 2 10,427 12
27 October 1984 Norwich City A 0-2 14,731 14
3 November 1984 Sunderland A 0-3 16,408 17
10 November 1984 Sheffield Wednesday H 0-0 13,390 17
17 November 1984 Arsenal A 0-1 34,953 18
24 November 1984 Aston Villa H 2-0

Bannister, Gregory

11,689 16
1 December 1984 Leicester City A 0-4 10,218 18
4 December 1984 Stoke City H 2-0 Bannister, Gregory 8,403 16
8 December 1984 Everton H 0–0 14,338 15
15 December 1984 Manchester United A 0–3 36,134 16
21 December 1984 Liverpool H 0–2 11,007 16
26 December 1984 Chelsea H 2-2 Bannister, Mcdonald 26,610 18
29 December 1984 Stoke City A 2-0 Fillery, James 10,811 16
1 January 1985 West Ham United A 3–1 Byrne, Bannister, Waddock 20,857 14
12 January 1985 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-2 Bannister 2 27,404 13
26 January 1985 West Bromwich Albion A 0-0 9,200 14
2 February 1985 Southampton H 0-4 10,664 14
9 February 1985 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 12,001 14
23 February 1985 Sunderland H 1–0 Byrne 10,063 13
2 March 1985 Norwich City H 2–2 Fereday, Wicks 12,975 14
9 March 1985 Coventry City A 0-3 8,988 15
16 March 1985 Ipswich Town H 3-0 Bannister, Fereday 2 9,518 13
23 March 1985 Luton Town A 0-2 9,373 15
30 March 1985 Watford H 2-0 Fillery 2 12,771 14
6 April 1985 Chelsea A 0-1 20,340 14
8 April 1985 West Ham United H 4-2 Fenwick, Bannister 2, Byrne 16,085 12
13 April 1985 Newcastle United A 0–1 21,711 13
20 April 1985 Arsenal H 1-0 James 20,189 11
23 April 1985 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 Fillery 22,394 11
27 April 1985 Aston Villa A 2–5 Bannister 2 12,023 15
4 May 1985 Leicester City H 4-3 Bannister, Fillery, Gregory, Robinson 9,071 13
6 May 1985 Everton A 0–2 50,514 14
11 May 1985 Manchester United A 1–3 Bannister 20,483 16

FA Cup

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Main article: 1984–85 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1984 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 10583

UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1984–85 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 18 September 1984 CKR Reykjavik A 3-0 1,600 Stainrod 2, Bannister
R1 Second Leg 2 October 1984 CKR Reykjavik H 4-0 6,196 Charles, Bannister 3
R2 First Leg 24 October 1984 Partizan Belgrade Highbury Stadium 6-2 7,836 Stainrod, Bannister 2, Gregory, Neill, Fereday
R2 Second Leg 7 November 1984 Partizan Belgrade A 0-4 *lost on away goals 60,000

League Cup

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Main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 25 September 1984 York City A 4-2 10,012 Bannister 2, Fenwick, Fereday
R2 2nd leg 9 October 1984 York City H 4–1 (won 8–3 on agg) 7,544 Bannister 2, Fereday, Micklewhite
R3 30 October 1984 Aston Villa H 1–0 12,547 Gregory
R4 20 November 1984 Southampton A 1-1 13,754 Fenwick
R4 Replay 27 November 1984 Southampton H 0-0 *AET 14,830
R4 2nd Replay 5 December 1984 Southampton H 4-0 12,702 Waddock, Neill, Fenwick 2
QF 1st leg 23 January 1985 Ipswich Town A 0-0 16,143
QF 2nd leg 28 January 1985 Ipswich Town H 1-2 (lost 2-1 on agg 14,653 Bannister


Squad

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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

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Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Tony Sealy Crystal Palace March 1981 £80,000 August 1984 Fulham £60,000
Clive Allen Crystal Palace June 1981 £700,000 August 1984 Tottenham Hotspur £700,000
Steve Burke Nottingham Forest September 1979 £125,000 October 1984 Notts County Loan
Jeremy Charles Swansea City November 1983 £100,000 February 1985 Oxford United £100,000
Simon Stainrod Oldham Athletic November 1980 £270,000. February 1985 Sheffield Wednesday £250,000
Gary Micklewhite Manchester United July 1979 Free February 1985 Derby County £90,000
Graham Benstead Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1981 March 1985 Norwich City Loan
Graham Benstead Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1981 June 1985 Norwich City £10,000

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Gary Bannister Sheffield Wednesday August 1984 £200,000
Robbie James Stoke October 1984 £100,000
John Byrne York City October 1984 £100,000
Gavin Peacock Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1984
Michael Robinson Liverpool December 1984 £100,000


References

  1. ^ Fenton, Richard (2020). "Queens Park Rangers, A Brief History…". Football Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ Pye, Steven (7 March 2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". TheGuardian.com.
  5. ^ Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

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Sources

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  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362020167.
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  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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