1989–90 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1989–90 season
Manager	Trevor Francis, Don Howe
Stadium	Loftus Road
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Colin Clarke,; Andy Sinton,; Roy Wegerle (6); All: Clarke (9)
Highest home attendance	21,547 (v Arsenal, 31 January 1990)
Lowest home attendance	6,745 (v Stockport County, 20 September 1989)
Average home league attendance	13,471
Biggest win	4-2 Vs Chelsea (9 December 1989)
Biggest defeat	1-4 Vs Southampton (14 October 1989)
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

During the 1989–90 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the seventh year running.

Season summary

QPR finished in a mid-table position of 11th in the First Division. After a poor start to the season that saw them win just twice in their first twelve League matches, they sacked their player-manager Trevor Francis and appointed Don Howe in his place. They reached the sixth round of the FA Cup in a run that encompassed nine matches, including five replays, before they were finally knocked out by Liverpool.^[1]

Kit

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

Football League First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Nottingham Forest	38	15	9	14	55	47	+8	54
10	Norwich City	38	13	14	11	44	42	+2	53
11	Queens Park Rangers	38	13	11	14	45	44	+1	50
12	Coventry City	38	14	7	17	39	59	−20	49
13	Manchester United	38	13	9	16	46	47	−1	48	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]

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

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Win Draw Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Position
19 August 1989	Crystal Palace	H	2–0	Wright (2)	16,161	5
22 August 1989	Chelsea	A	1–1	Clarke	24,354	2
26 August 1989	Norwich City	A	0–0		14,021	8
30 August 1989	Luton Town	H	0–0		10,565	7
9 September 1989	Manchester City	A	0–1		23,420	12
16 September 1989	Derby County	H	0–1		10,697	14
23 September 1989	Aston Villa	A	3–1	Francis (3)	14,170	9
30 September 1989	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–3	Bardsley, Francis	23,781	11
14 October 1989	Southampton	H	1–4	Francis	10,022	16
21 October 1989	Charlton Athletic	H	0–1		10,608	18
28 October 1989	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	Sinton, Wright	9,442	19
4 November 1989	Wimbledon	A	0–0		5,912	19
11 November 1989	Liverpool	H	3–2	Wright (2; 1 pen), Falco	18,804	17
18 November 1989	Arsenal	A	0–3		38,236	18
25 November 1989	Millwall	A	0–0		9,141	18
2 December 1989	Crystal Palace	A	3–0	Maddix, Sinton (2)	12,784	14
9 December 1989	Chelsea	H	4–2	Ferdinand (2), Falco, Clarke	17,935	13
16 December 1989	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–2		14,569	14
26 December 1989	Coventry City	H	1–1	Falco	9,889	14
30 December 1989	Everton	H	1–0	Sinton	11,683	13
1 January 1990	Manchester United	A	0–0		34,824	13
13 January 1990	Norwich City	H	2–1	Falco, Clarke	11,439	13
20 January 1990	Luton Town	A	1–1	Falco	9,703	13
10 February 1990	Derby County	A	0–2		14,445	13
24 February 1990	Millwall	A	2–1	Barker, Wegerle	11,505	13
3 March 1990	Arsenal	H	2–0	Wilkins, Wegerle	18,693	13
17 March 1990	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1	Clarke, Sinton, Barker	16,691	12
20 March 1990	Aston Villa	H	1–1	Clarke	15,856	11
24 March 1990	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	Sinton, Barker	14,653	10
31 March 1990	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1		8,768	12
3 April 1990	Southampton	A	2–0	Maddix, Wegerle	14,757	7
7 April 1990	Everton	A	0–1		19,887	9
11 April 1990	Manchester City	H	1–3	Wegerle	8,437	10
14 April 1990	Manchester United	H	1–2	Channing	19,887	10
16 April 1990	Coventry City	A	1–1	Maddix	10,039	11
21 April 1990	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	Clarke	10,448	9
28 April 1990	Liverpool	A	1–2	Wegerle	37,758	10
5 May 1990	Wimbledon	H	2–3	Wegerle, Channing	9,676	11

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1990	Cardiff City	A	0–0	13,834
R3 replay	10 January 1990	Cardiff City	H	2–0	12,226	Wilkins, Wegerle
R4	27 January 1990	Arsenal	A	0–0	43,483
R4 replay	31 January 1990	Arsenal	H	2–0	21,547	Sansom, Sinton
R5	18 February 1990	Blackpool	A	2–2	9,641	Clarke (2)
R5 replay	21 February 1990	Blackpool	H	0–0 aet	15,323
R5 2nd replay	26 February 1990	Blackpool	H	3–0	12,775	Sinton, Sansom, Barker
R6	11 March 1990	Liverpool	H	2–2	21,057	Wilkins 29', Barker 83'
R6 replay	14 March 1990	Liverpool	A	0–1	30,090

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	20 September 1989	Stockport County	H	2–1	6,745	Spackman, Clarke
R2 2nd leg	2 October 1989	Stockport County	A	0–0 (won 2–1 on agg)	5,997
R3	25 October 1989	Coventry City	H	1–2	9,277	Wright (pen)

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	David Seaman	33		12			45
GK	WAL	Tony Roberts	5					5
DF	ENG	Robert Herrera	1					1
DF	ENG	Justin Channing	19	2	3			26	2
DF	WAL	Brian Law	10					10
DF	NIR	Alan Mcdonald	34	6	12			50	6
DF	ENG	Paul Parker	32		11			43
DF	ENG	Kenny Sansom	36		12		2	48	2
DF	ENG	David Bardsley	31	1	9			40	1
DF	JAM	Danny Maddix	28	3	10			42	3
MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins	23	1	9		2	32	3
MF	ENG	Simon Barker	24	3	12		2	40	5
MF	ENG	Martin Allen	2					2
MF	ENG	Peter Reid	15		2			18
MF	NIR	Colin Clarke	27	6	10	1	2	44	9
MF	ENG	Nigel Spackman	11		2	1		15	1
FW	SCO	Paul Wright	9	5	2	1		19	6
FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand	6	2				9	2
FW	ENG	Andy Sinton	38	6	12		2	50	8
FW	NGA	Dominic Iorfa						1
FW	USA	Roy Wegerle	18	6	9		1	28	6
FW	ENG	Michael Rutherford	1					3
FW	ENG	Trevor Francis	3	5	3			7	5
FW	RSA	Mark Stein	1					2
FW	ENG	Mark Falco	11	5	2			26	5

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Mark Dennis	Southampton	May 1987		August 1989	Crystal Palace
Andy Gray	Aston Villa	February 1989	£450,000	August 1989	Crystal Palace	£500,000
Martin Allen	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1983		August 1989	West Ham United	£670,000
Mark Stein	Luton Town	June 1988	£300,000	September 1989	Oxford United	plus £175,000 for David Bardsley
Nicky Johns	Charlton Athletic	December 1987		October 1989	Maidstone United
Nigel Spackman	Liverpool	February 1989	£500,000	November 1989	Rangers FC	£500,000
David Kerslake	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 1983		November 1989	Swindon Town	£110,000
Peter Reid	Everton	February 1989	Free	December 1989	Manchester City	Free
Trevor Francis	Rangers F.C.	March 1988	Free	February 1990	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
Paul Wright	Aberdeen	July 1989		March 1990	Hibernian	£300,000
David Seaman	Birmingham City	August 1986	£225,000.	May 1990	Arsenal	£1,300,000
Colin Clarke	Southampton	March 1989	£800,000	June 1990	Portsmouth	£450,000
Michael Rutherford	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1989		July 1990	Welling United

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
David Bardsley	Oxford United	September 1989	Mark Stein plus £175,000
Ray Wilkins	Glasgow Rangers	November 1989	Free
Roy Wegerle	Luton Town	December 1989	£1,000,000
Michael Rutherford	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1989
Michael Meaker	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	February 1990
Dominic Iorfa	Royal Antwerp	March 1990	£145,000
Andy Impey	Yeading	June 1990
Clive Wilson	Chelsea	July 1990	£450,000

Notes

^ Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

References

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

[2] Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

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

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