1985–86 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1985–86 season
Manager	Jim Smith
Stadium	Loftus Road
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Bannister (16); All: Bannister (17)
Highest home attendance	24,621 (v Liverpool, 5 October 1985)
Lowest home attendance	7,021 (v Hull City, 24 September 1985)
Average home league attendance	15,241
Biggest win	6-0 Vs Chelsea (31 March 1986)
Biggest defeat	0-4 Vs Nottingham Forest (1 February 1986)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

During the 1985–86 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the third season after their promotion in 1983.

Season summary

Newly appointed Manager Jim Smith led QPR to 13th place in the First Division, Season highlights included reaching the milk cup final at Wembley Stadium, Canon league home wins over Title contenders Liverpool, Everton, Manchester United and a memorable 6-0 defeat of local rivals Chelsea. Lows suffered during the season with defeat to Oxford United in the Wembley Final of the League Cup^[1] and defeat in third round of the FA Cup by third division Carlisle United .^[2]^[3]

Kit

Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers with additions to the shirt including red stripes to shirt, shorts and socks. Brewery Guinness continued as front of shirt sponsors

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Newcastle United	42	17	12	13	67	72	−5	63
12	Watford	42	16	11	15	69	62	+7	59
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	7	20	53	64	−11	52
14	Southampton	42	12	10	20	51	62	−11	46
15	Manchester City	42	11	12	19	43	57	−14	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Position
17 August 1985	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	Byrne	12,755	5
20 August 1985	West Ham United	A	1–3	Byrne	15,530	8
24 August 1985	Aston Villa	A	2–1	Bannister 2	11,896	5
27 August 1985	Nottingham Forest	A	2–1	Bannister, Fenwick (pen)	10,748	3
31 August 1985	Newcastle United	A	1-3	Fenwick	25,026	7
3 September 1985	Arsenal	H	0-1		15,993	9
7 September 1985	Everton	H	3-0	Bannister (2), Byrne	16,544	7
14 September 1985	Watford	A	0–2		15,771	11
21 September 1985	Luton Town	A	0-2		9,508	12
28 September 1985	Birmingham City	H	3–1	Bannister, Ian Dawes, Rosenior	10,911	11
5 October 1985	Liverpool	H	2-1	Fenwick, Bannister	24,621	8
12 October 1985	Manchester United	A	0-2		48,845	9
19 October 1985	Manchester City	H	0-0		13,471	11
31 October 1985	Southampton	A	0-3		15,615	12
2 November 1985	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	James	12,123	13
9 November 1985	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	Robinson	9,016	11
16 November 1985	Leicester City	H	2-0	Wicks, Fereday	11,085	8
23 November 1985	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	Byrne	20,334	9
30 November 1985	Coventry City	H	0–2		11,101	10
7 December 1985	West Ham United	H	0–1		22,836	12
14 December 1985	Ipswich Town	A	0–1		12,032	13
17 December 1985	Aston Villa	H	0–1		11,237	13
28 December 1985	Arsenal	A	1–3	Bannister	25,770	14
1 January 1986	Oxford United	H	3–1	Byrne, Allen, Fereday	16,348	14
11 January 1986	Everton	A	3-4	Bannister 2, Byrne	26,015	15
18 January 1986	Newcastle United	H	3-1	Fenwick 2, Robinson	13,159	15
1 February 1986	Nottingham Forest	A	0-4		11,538	15
8 February 1986	Manchester City	A	0–2		20,414	15
22 February 1986	Luton Town	H	1–1	Byrne	16,252	16
1 March 1986	Birmingham City	A	0–2		7,093	16
8 March 1986	Liverpool	A	1–4	Rosenior	26,219	16
11 March 1986	Southampton	H	0–2		14,174	16
15 March 1986	Manchester United	H	1–0	Byrne	13,041	15
19 March 1986	Chelsea	A	1–1	Kerslake	17,871	15
22 March 1986	Watford	A	2–1	Fenwick, Robinson	14,069	14
29 March 1986	Oxford United	A	3–3	Walker, Allen, Fenwick	11,910	14
31 March 1986	Chelsea	H	6–0	Bannister 3, Byrne 2, Robinson	18,584	13
8 April 1986	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-0		13.157	13
12 April 1986	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	Bannister	11,866	13
26 April 1986	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–5	Bannister, Rosenior	17,768	13
3 May 1986	Coventry City	A	1–2	Byrne	14,068	13

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	13 January 1986	Carlisle United	A	0–1	5,080

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	24 September 1985	Hull City	H	3–0	7,021	Bannister, Ian Dawes, David Kerslake
R2 2nd leg	8 October 1985	Hull City	A	5–1 (won 8–1 on agg)	4,287	David Kerslake 2, Fillery, Rosenior 2
R3	29 October 1985	Watford	A	1–0	16,826	John Byrne
R4	25 November 1985	Nottingham Forest	H	3–1	13,057	Bannister, John Byrne, Terry Fenwick
R5 1st leg	22 January 1986	Chelsea	H	1–1	27,000	John Byrne
R5 2nd leg	29 January 1986	Chelsea	A	2-0 *AET	27,937	Alan McDonald, Robinson
SF 1st leg	12 February 1986	Liverpool	H	1–0	15,051	Terry Fenwick
SF 2nd leg	5 March 1986	Liverpool	A	2–2 (won 3-2 on agg	23.863	OG 2
Final	30 April 1986	Oxford United	Wembley	0–3	90,396

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Peter Hucker	11				11
GK	ENG	Paul Barron	31		10		41
DF	ENG	Terry Fenwick	37	7	9	2	46	9
DF	NIR	Alan Mcdonald	43		9	1	52	1
DF	ENG	Warren Neill	16		6		22
DF	ENG	Ian Dawes	42	1	10	1	52	2
DF	ENG	Steve Wicks	29	1	10		39	1
MF	ENG	Gary Chivers	12		1		14
MF	ENG	David Kerslake	9		3	3	17	3
MF	ENG	John Gregory	11		1		12
MF	ENG	Martin Allen	26	3	6		39	3
MF	DEN	Kurt Bakholt					1
MF	IRE	Gary Waddock	15		3		18
MF	ENG	Mike Fillery	17		5	1	22	1
FW	ENG	Gary Bannister	36	16	10	2	46	18
FW	WAL	Robbie James	25	1	7		36	1
FW	ENG	Wayne Fereday	30	2	6		41	2
FW	ENG	Leroy Rosenior	12	4	1	2	22	6
FW	IRE	John Byrne	30	12	8	3	45	15
FW	ENG	Clive Walker	5	1			5	1
FW	IRE	Michael Robinson	24	3	5	1	30	4

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Ian Stewart	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1980		August 1985	Newcastle United	£150,000
Steve Burke	Nottingham Forest	September 1979	£125,000	August 1985	Lincoln City	Loan
Gary Cooper	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 1983		September 1985	Brentford	Loan
John Gregory	Brighton & Hove Albion	June 1981	£300,000	November 1985	Derby County	£150,000
Steve Wicks	Crystal Palace	March 1982	£325,000	July 1986	Chelsea
Kurt Bakholt	Vejle BK	January 1986		July 1986	Vejle BK

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Paul Barron	West Bromwich Albion	August 1985	£40,000
Leroy Rosenior	Fulham	August 1985	£100,000
Jimmy Carter	Crystal Palace	September 1985	Free
Gavin Maguire	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	October 1985
Clive Walker	Sunderland	December 1985	£75,000
Kurt Bakholt	Vejle BK	January 1986
Alan Brazil	Coventry City	June 1986	Free

References

^ "The Oxford Mail's Milk Cup final match report in full". 20 April 2016.
^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
^ Dunk, peter (1986). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87. london: Queen Anne press. ISBN 0356123340.

[1] "The Oxford Mail's Milk Cup final match report in full". 20 April 2016.

[2] Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.

[3] Dunk, peter (1986). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87. london: Queen Anne press. ISBN 0356123340.

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