1982–83 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1982–83 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerTerry Venables
StadiumLoftus Road
Second Division1st
FA CupThird round
Milk CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Sealy (16)
All: John Gregory (16) and Tony Sealy (16)
Highest home attendance24,431 v Fulham (Second Division, 2 May 1983)
Lowest home attendance8903 v Oldham Athletic (Second Division, 5 February 1983)
Average home league attendance12,806
Biggest win6-1 Vs Middlesbrough (5 March 1983)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (18 December 1982)

During the 1982–83 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division and finished as champions, winning promotion back to the First Division after an absence of four years.

Season summary

Rangers showed consistent form throughout the season and were never out of the top three from October onwards. After going top with a 4–0 win over Rotherham United on 19 March, they pulled away from the chasing pack to finish ten points clear of 2nd-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. Promotion was clinched by a 1–0 win over Leeds United on 23 April, and the championship followed courtesy of a 3–1 win over Fulham on 2 May.[1]

Kit

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers.

Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Queens Park Rangers (C, P) 42 26 7 9 77 36 +41 85 Promotion to the First Division
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (P) 42 20 15 7 68 44 +24 75
3 Leicester City (P) 42 20 10 12 72 44 +28 70
4 Fulham 42 20 9 13 64 47 +17 69
5 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 67
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

QPR scores given first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Position
28 August 1982 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,185 16
31 August 1982 Cambridge United H 2–1 Sealy 2 9686 9
4 September 1982 Derby County H 4–1 Gregory, Fenwick (pen), Stainrod 2 10,217 2
7 September 1982 Fulham A 1–1 Stainrod 15,004 5
11 September 1982 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 Gregory 4266 3
18 September 1982 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 13,733 6
25 September 1982 Leicester City A 1–0 O'Neill (og) 10,647 5
28 September 1982 Crystal Palace H 0–0 12,194 5
2 October 1982 Burnley H 3–2 Neill, Allen, Micklewhite 9145 4
9 October 1982 Barnsley A 1–0 Allen 13,270 2
16 October 1982 Shrewsbury Town H 4–0 Allen, Flanagan, Micklewhite, Gregory 9275 1
23 October 1982 Middlesbrough A 1–2 Allen 7892 3
30 October 1982 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Stainrod 9363 2
6 November 1982 Rotherham United A 0–0 7402 3
13 November 1982 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 Allen, Fenwick (pen) 9149 2
20 November 1982 Cambridge United A 4–1 Wicks, Sealy, Allen 2 5685 1
27 November 1982 Carlisle United H 1–0 Fenwick 9397 1
4 December 1982 Leeds United A 1–0 Allen 11,528 1
11 December 1982 Grimsby Town H 4–0 Neill, Sealy, Gregory, Micklewhite 9811 1
18 December 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–4 15,423 1
27 December 1982 Chelsea H 1–2 Sealy 23,744 2
29 December 1982 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 Micklewhite 2, Sealy 13,306 2
3 January 1983 Derby County A 0–2 14,007 2
15 January 1983 Newcastle United H 2–0 Gregory 2 13,972 2
22 January 1983 Crystal Palace A 3–0 Allen 2, Hazell 14,621 2
5 February 1983 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 Sealy 8903 2
19 February 1983 Barnsley H 3–0 Gregory, Sealy, Flanagan 10,271 2
26 February 1983 Shrewsbury Town A 0–0 4397 1
5 March 1983 Middlesbrough H 6–1 Micklewhite, Flanagan, Allen 3, Gregory 9596 2
12 March 1983 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 Gregory (pen), Sealy 6373 2
19 March 1983 Rotherham United H 4–0 Sealy, Flanagan, Gregory 2 9541 1
22 March 1983 Charlton Athletic H 5–1 Sealy 2, Hazell, Gregory, Stainrod 10,776 1
26 March 1983 Blackburn Rovers A 3–1 Stainrod 2, Flanagan 5317 1
4 April 1983 Chelsea A 2–0 Gregory, Sealy 20,821 1
9 April 1983 Leicester City H 2–2 Gregory, Sealy 16,301 1
19 April 1983 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 Flanagan 11,713 1
23 April 1983 Leeds United H 1–0 Hart (og) 19,573 1
30 April 1983 Carlisle United A 0–1 5724 1
2 May 1983 Fulham H 3–1 Gregory, Sealy, Stainrod 24,431 1
7 May 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Flanagan, Hazell 19,854 1
10 May 1983 Burnley A 1–2 Sealy 7191 1
14 May 1983 Grimsby Town A 1–1 Stainrod 9590 1

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End of Season Tour

Date Country Opponents Venue Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
May 1983 Perth, Australia Perth XI A 6-1
22 May 1983 Christchurch, New Zealand Canterbury XI Queen Elizabeth II Park, 1-0 Clive Allen 6000
24 May 1983 Wellington, New Zealand Wellington XI Basin Reserve 2-1 Stainrod, Fenwick 8000
29 May 1983 Auckland, New Zealand Auckland XI Mount Smart Stadium 2-2 Clive Allen 2 5000
Noumea New Caledonia New Caledonia 2-3
Noumea New Caledonia New Caledonia 2-1

Milk Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
4 October 1982 Second Round First Leg Rotherham United A 1–2 Gregory 5603
26 October 1982 Second Round Second Leg Rotherham United H 0–0 9653

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FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
8 January 1983 Third Round West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 Fenwick (pen), Micklewhite 16,528

[4]


Squad

Pos. Nat. Name League Appearances League Goals Milk Cup Appearances Milk Cup Goals F A Cup Appearances F A Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK  ENG Peter Hucker 42 0 2 0 0 0 44 0
GK  ENG Graham Benstead 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF  ENG Ian Dawes 42 0 2 0 1 0 45 0
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 39 3 2 0 1 1 42 4
DF  JAM Bob Hazell 39 3 2 0 1 0 42 3
DF  ENG Doug McClure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  NIR Alan McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Warren Neill 39 2 2 0 1 0 42 2
DF  ENG Glenn Roeder 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
DF  ENG Steve Wicks 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
MF  ENG Tony Currie 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
MF  ENG Martin Duffield 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
MF  ENG John Gregory 42 15 2 1 0 0 44 16
MF  ENG Gary Micklewhite 33(1) 6 2 0 1 1 36(1) 7
MF  IRE Mark O'Connor 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
MF  IRE Gary Waddock 33 0 2 0 1 0 36 0
MF  ENG Dean Wilkins 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0
FW  ENG Clive Allen 23(2) 13 2 0 1 0 26(2) 13
FW  ENG Steve Burke 1(4) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(5) 0
FW  ENG Alan Comfort 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 0(5) 0 0 0 0 0 0(5) 0
FW  ENG Mike Flanagan 21(1) 7 0 0 1 0 22(1) 7
FW  ENG Ian Muir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Tony Sealy 39(1) 16 2 0 1 0 42(1) 16
FW  ENG Simon Stainrod 29(2) 9 2 0 0 0 31(2) 9
FW  NIR Ian Stewart 15(4) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 15(5) 0

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Transfers Out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Ernie Howe Fulham December 1977 £55,000 August 1982 Portsmouth
John Burridge Crystal Palace December 1980 £250,000 August 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers £80,000
Ian Muir Queens Park Rangers Juniors September 1980 October 1982 Burnley Loan
Alan McDonald Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1981 March 1983 Charlton Loan
Ian Stewart Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1980 March 1983 Millwall Loan
Tony Currie Leeds United August 1979 £400,000 May 1983 Toronto Nationals

Transfers In

Name from Date Fee
Doug McClure Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1982
Alan Comfort Queens Park Rangers Juniors October 1982
Martin Allen Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1983
Gary Cooper Queens Park Rangers Juniors June 1983
David Kerslake Queens Park Rangers Juniors June 1983


References

  1. ^ "The 1982/83 promotion season - History". Loft for Words - fansnetwork.co.uk.
  2. ^ Rothmans 1983-84, p. 300
  3. ^ Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 507 & 509
  4. ^ Rothmans 1983-84, p. 545
  5. ^ Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 300–302
Bibliography
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84 (Editor: Tony Williams). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-09727-7.