1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Queens Park Rangers 1995–96 football season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the FA Premier League .
Season summary
One player never makes a team, but QPR felt the loss of prolific striker Les Ferdinand following his £6 million move to Newcastle United .
The last three seasons had seen QPR finish fifth, ninth and eighth in the Premiership thanks largely to Ferdinand's goals, but the new strike partnership of Kevin Gallen and Danny Dichio failed to provide anywhere near as many goals as QPR had managed while Ferdinand was up front. Even the support of excellent winger Trevor Sinclair could not translate into a strong supply of goals, and it was soon clear that player-manager Ray Wilkins and his men were in for a hard season.
A 3–0 win over London rivals West Ham United in late April was not enough to keep QPR up, and their relegation was confirmed after 13 years in the top flight.
Hopes of QPR gaining a quick return to the Premiership were given a major boost by the confirmation that Gallen, Dichio and Sinclair were to stay at the club.
Kit
View From became QPR's new kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq remained as kit sponsors.
Final league table
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
9
6
23
38
57
−19
33
6
5
8
25
26
−1
3
1
15
13
31
−18
Results by matchday
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A Result L L W L L W L W L L D L D L L D L W W L L L L L L L W D L L D D W L W L W L Position 17 20 15 16 18 15 15 12 13 15 14 15 16 16 18 17 18 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 18 19 18 19 19 19
Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Results
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first [ 1]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1995
Blackburn Rovers
A
0–1
22,860
23 August 1995
Wimbledon
H
0–3
11,837
26 August 1995
Manchester City
H
1–0
14,212
Barker
30 August 1995
Liverpool
A
0–1
37,548
9 September 1995
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–3
12,459
16 September 1995
Leeds United
A
3–1
31,504
Dichio (2), Sinclair
25 September 1995
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–3
15,659
Dichio , Impey
30 September 1995
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–0
17,362
Dichio
14 October 1995
Newcastle United
H
2–3
18,254
Dichio (2)
21 October 1995
Middlesbrough
A
0–1
29,293
28 October 1995
Nottingham Forest
H
1–1
17,549
Sinclair
4 November 1995
Southampton
A
0–2
15,137
19 November 1995
Coventry City
H
1–1
11,189
Barker
22 November 1995
Everton
A
0–2
30,009
25 November 1995
West Ham United
A
0–1
21,504
2 December 1995
Middlesbrough
H
1–1
17,546
McDonald
9 December 1995
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–1
28,851
16 December 1995
Bolton Wanderers
H
2–1
11,456
Osborn , Impey
23 December 1995
Aston Villa
H
1–0
14,778
Gallen
26 December 1995
Arsenal
A
0–3
38,259
30 December 1995
Manchester United
A
1–2
41,890
Dichio
2 January 1996
Chelsea
H
1–2
14,904
Allen
13 January 1996
Blackburn Rovers
H
0–1
13,957
20 January 1996
Wimbledon
A
1–2
9,123
Hateley
3 February 1996
Manchester City
A
0–2
27,509
11 February 1996
Liverpool
H
1–2
18,405
Dichio
17 February 1996
Sheffield Wednesday
A
3–1
22,442
Barker (2), Goodridge
2 March 1996
Arsenal
H
1–1
17,970
Gallen
6 March 1996
Leeds United
H
1–2
13,991
Gallen
9 March 1996
Aston Villa
A
2–4
28,221
Dichio , Gallen
16 March 1996
Manchester United
H
1–1
18,817
Irwin (own goal)
23 March 1996
Chelsea
A
1–1
25,590
Barker
5 April 1996
Southampton
H
3–0
17,615
Brevett , Dichio , Gallen
8 April 1996
Newcastle United
A
1–2
36,583
Holloway
13 April 1996
Everton
H
3–1
18,349
Gallen , Hateley , Impey
17 April 1996
Coventry City
A
0–1
22,910
27 April 1996
West Ham United
H
3–0
18,828
Ready , Gallen (2)
5 May 1996
Nottingham Forest
A
0–3
22,910
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in: £4,937,500
Transfers out: £2,275,000
Total spending: £2,662,500
Transfers Out
Name
from
Date
Fee
Date
Club
Fee
Dennis Bailey
Birmingham City
2 July 1991
£175,000
1 August 1995
Gillingham
Free transfer
Marvin Bryan
Queens Park Rangers Juniors
August 1992
10 August 1995
Blackpool
Free transfer
Alan McCarthy
Queens Park Rangers Juniors
December 1989
14 August 1995
Leyton Orient
£25,000
Brian Croft
Chester City
August 1992
£60,000
14 August 1995
Torquay United
Free transfer
Sieb Dijkstra
Motherwell
22 July 1994
£250,000
September 1995
Bristol City
Loan
Gary Penrice
Aston Villa
29 October 1991
£625,000
15 November 1995
Watford
£300,000
Steve Hodge
Leeds United
28 October 1994
£300,000
15 December 1995
Watford
Free transfer
Ned Zelić
Borussia Mönchengladbach
26 July 1995
£1,250,000
15 December 1995
Eintracht Frankfurt
£1,000,000
Simon Osborn
Reading
10 July 1995
£1,100,000
December 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£1,000,000
Bradley Allen
Queens Park Rangers Juniors
September 1988
28 March 1996
Charlton Athletic
£400,000
Ian Holloway
Bristol Rovers
12 August 1991
£230,000
July 1996
Bristol Rovers
Transfers In
Notes
References
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