1985–86 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1985–86 season
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFinalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Bannister (16)
All: Bannister (17)
Highest home attendance24,621 (v Liverpool, 5 October 1985)
Lowest home attendance7,021 (v Hull City, 24 September 1985)
Average home league attendance15,241
Biggest win6-0 Vs Chelsea (31 March 1986)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Nottingham Forest (1 February 1986)

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

Main article: 1985–86 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 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

Main article: 1985–86 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 January 1986 Carlisle United A 0–1 5,080

League Cup

Main article: 1985–86 Football 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

  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.