1984–85 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Queens Park Rangers
Season:1984–85
Chairman:Jim Gregory
Manager:Alan Mullery / Frank Sibley
League:First Division
League Result:19th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter Finals
Cup3:Uefa Cup
Cup3 Result:second round
League Topscorer:Gary Bannister (17)
Season Topscorer:Bannister (28)
Highest Attendance:27,404 (v Tottenham Hotspur, 12 January 1985)
Lowest Attendance:8,403 (v Stoke City, 4 December 1984)
Average Attendance:14,148
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Prevseason:1983–84
Nextseason:1985–86
Stadium:Loftus Road (Highbury Stadium for UEFA Cup Home games)
Largest Win:6-2 Vs Partizan Belgrade (Highbury Stadium) (24 October 1984)
Largest Loss:0-5 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

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]

Kit

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

Omniturf

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]

Results

QPR scores given first

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendancePosition
25 August 1984 West Bromwich AlbionH3-1Stainrod 2, Fenwick12,8024
28 August 1984 WatfordA1–123,6155
1 September 1984 LiverpoolA1–1Fereday33,9827
8 September 1984 Nottingham ForestH3-0Bannister, Fereday 213,5077
15 September 1984 Tottenham HotspurA0-531,65513
22 September 1984 Newcastle UnitedH5-5Wicks, Micklewhite, Bannister, Wharton og, Gregory14,52613
29 September 1984 SouthamptonA1-1Fereday18,49613
6 October 1984 Luton TownH2-3Bannister, Fillery12,05114
13 October 1984 Ipswich TownA1-1Gregory15,73316
20 October 1984 Coventry CityH2–1Stainrod 210,42712
27 October 1984 Norwich CityA0-214,73114
3 November 1984 SunderlandA0-316,40817
10 November 1984 Sheffield WednesdayH0-013,39017
17 November 1984 ArsenalA0-134,95318
24 November 1984 Aston VillaH2-0Bannister, Gregory11,68916
1 December 1984 Leicester CityA0-410,21818
4 December 1984 Stoke CityH2-0Bannister, Gregory8,40316
8 December 1984 EvertonH0–014,33815
15 December 1984 Manchester UnitedA0–336,13416
21 December 1984 LiverpoolH0–211,00716
26 December 1984 ChelseaH2-2Bannister, Mcdonald26,61018
29 December 1984 Stoke CityA2-0Fillery, James10,811 10,81116
1 January 1985 West Ham UnitedA3–1Byrne, Bannister, Waddock20,85714
12 January 1985 Tottenham HotspurH2-2Bannister 227,40413
26 January 1985 West Bromwich AlbionA0-09,20014
2 February 1985 SouthamptonH0-410,66414
9 February 1985 Nottingham ForestA0–212,00114
23 February 1985 SunderlandH1–0Byrne10,06313
2 March 1985 Norwich CityH2–2Fereday, Wicks12,97514
9 March 1985 Coventry CityA0-38,98815
16 March 1985 Ipswich TownH3-0Bannister, Fereday 29,51813
23 March 1985 Luton TownA0-29,37315
30 March 1985 WatfordH2-0Fillery 212,77114
6 April 1985 ChelseaA0-120,34014
8 April 1985 West Ham UnitedH4-2Fenwick, Bannister 2, Byrne16,08512
13 April 1985 Newcastle UnitedA0–121,71113
20 April 1985 ArsenalH1-0James20,18911
23 April 1985 Sheffield WednesdayA1–3Fillery22,39411
27 April 1985 Aston VillaA2–5Bannister 212,02315
4 May 1985 Leicester CityH4-3Bannister, Fillery, Gregory, Robinson9,07113
6 May 1985 EvertonA0–250,51414
11 May 1985 Manchester UnitedA1–3Bannister20,48316

FA Cup

See main article: 1984–85 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R35 January 1984 Doncaster RoversA0–110583

UEFA Cup

See main article: 1984–85 UEFA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R1 First Leg18 September 1984 CKR ReykjavikA3-01,600Stainrod 2, Bannister
R1 Second Leg2 October 1984 CKR ReykjavikHighbury Stadium 4-06,196Charles, Bannister 3
R2 First Leg24 October 1984 Partizan BelgradeHighbury Stadium 6-27,836Stainrod, Bannister 2, Gregory, Neill, Fereday
R2 Second Leg7 November 1984 Partizan BelgradeA0-4 *lost on away goals60,000

League Cup

See main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st leg25 September 1984 York CityA4-210,012Bannister 2, Fenwick, Fereday
R2 2nd leg9 October 1984 York CityH4–1 (won 8–3 on agg)7,544Bannister 2, Fereday, Micklewhite
R330 October 1984 Aston VillaH1–012,547Gregory
R420 November 1984 SouthamptonA1-113,754Fenwick
R4 Replay27 November 1984 SouthamptonH0-0 *AET14,830
R4 2nd Replay5 December 1984 SouthamptonH4-012,702[Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland footballer) |Waddock, Neill, Fenwick 2 |-style="background-color: #ffffdd;" ||QF 1st leg||23 January 1985 ||Ipswich Town||A|||0-0|| 16,143|| |-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;" ||QF 2nd leg||28 January 1985 ||Ipswich Town||H|||1-2 (lost 2-1 on agg|| 14,653||Bannister |} ==Squad== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Pos. ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Nat. ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Name ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |League Appearances ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |League Goals ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Cup Appearances ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Milk Cup Goals ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |UEFA Cup Goals ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Total Appearances ! style="background:#0066CC; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Total Goals |- |GK |{{Flag|ENG}} |[[Peter Hucker]]|42||13|||55| -|-|GK||Graham Benstead||||||| -|-|DF||Terry Fenwick|41|2|13|4||54|6|-|DF||Alan Mcdonald|15|1|2|||18|1|-|DF||Warren Neill|18|1|10|1||28|2|-|DF||Ian Dawes|42||13|||55||-|DF||Gary Cooper|1||1|||4||-|DF||Steve Wicks|33|2|12|||45|2|-|MF||Gary Chivers|22||4|||27||-|MF||David Kerslake||||||1||-|MF||John Gregory|35|5|12|1|1|49|7|-|MF||Martin Allen|4|||||7||-|MF||Gary Micklewhite|12|1|5|1||19|2|-|MF||Gary Waddock|31|2|8|1||39|2|-|MF||Mike Fillery|32|6|9|||41|6|-|FW||Gary Bannister|42|17|13|5|6|55|28|-|FW||Steve Burke||||||1||-|FW||Robbie James|16|2||||20|2|-|FW||Wayne Fereday|22|7|9|2|1|39|10|-|FW||Jeremy Charles|||1||1|3|1|-|FW||John Byrne|19|3|1|||23|3|-|FW||Simon Stainrod|19|4|11||3|30|8|-|FW||Ian Stewart|8||5|||19||-|FW||Michael Robinson|8|1|1|||12|1|}

Transfers Out

NamefromDateFeeDateClubFee
Tony SealyCrystal PalaceMarch 1981£80,000August 1984Fulham£60,000
Clive AllenCrystal PalaceJune 1981£700,000August 1984Tottenham Hotspur£700,000
Steve BurkeNottingham ForestSeptember 1979£125,000October 1984Loan
Jeremy CharlesSwansea CityNovember 1983£100,000February 1985Oxford United£100,000
Simon StainrodOldham AthleticNovember 1980£270,000.February 1985Sheffield Wednesday£250,000
Gary MicklewhiteManchester UnitedJuly 1979FreeFebruary 1985Derby County£90,000
Graham BensteadQueens Park Rangers JuniorsJuly 1981March 1985Norwich CityLoan
Graham BensteadQueens Park Rangers JuniorsJuly 1981June 1985Norwich City£10,000

Transfers In

NamefromDateFee
Gary BannisterSheffield WednesdayAugust 1984£200,000
Robbie JamesStokeOctober 1984£100,000
John ByrneYork CityOctober 1984£100,000
Gavin PeacockQueens Park Rangers JuniorsNovember 1984
Michael RobinsonLiverpoolDecember 1984£100,000

References[5]

Sources

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fenton . Richard . 2020 . Queens Park Rangers, A Brief History… . 2020-01-29 . Football Archive.
  2. Book: Macey . Gordon . Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record . 2009 . Gutenberg Press Ltd . 978-1-85983-714-6.
  3. Web site: Pye . Steven . 2017 . How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury . 2017-03-07 . www.theguardian.com.
  4. Web site: Pye . Steven . 7 March 2017 . How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury . TheGuardian.com.
  5. Web site: Pye . Steven . 2017 . How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury . 2017-03-07 . www.theguardian.com/.

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