1986–87 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
1986–87 season
ManagerJim Smith
First Division16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Bannister (15)
All: Bannister (15)
Highest home attendance24,045 (v Liverpool, 8 November 1986)
Lowest home attendance9,834 (v Norwich City, 28 March 1987)
Average home league attendance14,016

During the 1986–87 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the fourth season after their promotion in 1983.

Season summary[edit]

Jim Smith Steered QPR to 16th place in the First Division. The R's had been sitting second in the league in september.but fell away as the season progressed . Overall the season was mostly a mid table affair but only one win in the last twelve games placed Qpr precariously close to the relegation places. in March plans for a merger between Fulham were scrapped after the Football League vetoed the proposal with Qpr Fans Staging protests to stop the merger. A year after reaching the Milk Cup final they could only reach the third round of the League Cup and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.[1]

Kit[edit]

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers. With Blue Star Garages (owned by Jim Gregory (football chairman) as kit sponsors.

League table[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64 −11 52
15 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67 −15 52
16 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64 −16 50
17 Newcastle United 42 12 11 19 47 65 −18 47
18 Oxford United 42 11 13 18 44 69 −25 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results[edit]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers Position
23 August 1986 Southampton A 1–5 14,711 Allen 22
26 August 1986 Watford H 3–2 14,021 Bannister, Fereday , Allen 12
30 August 1986 Aston Villa H 1–0 13,003 Bannister 5
29 August 1986 Newcastle United A 2–0 23.080 Bannister, Byrne 2
6 September 1986 Everton A 0–0 30,173 4
13 September 1986 West Ham United H 2–3 19,257 Byrne, James 6
20 September 1986 Manchester City A 0-0 17,774 10
27 September 1986 Leicester City H 0–1 10.021 11
4 October 1986 Norwich City A 0–1 15.894 15
11 October 1986 Wimbledon H 2–1 14,112 McDonald,Bannister 12
18 October 1986 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 17,199 13
25 October 1986 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 21,579 Byrne, Allen 11
1 November 1986 Luton Town A 0–1 9,085 13
8 November 1986 Liverpool H 1–3 24,045 Bannister 15
15 November 1986 Oxford United H 1–1 12,967 Byrne 14
22 November 1986 Manchester United A 0–1 42,235 15
29 November 1986 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 10,241 Bannister, McDonald 15
6 December 1986 Arsenal A 1–3 34,049 Bannister 15
13 December 1986 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 10,299 16
20 December 1986 West Ham United A 1–1 7,229 Fenwick 17
26 December 1986 Coventry City H 3–1 10,053 Bannister, Byrne, Allen 16
27 December 1986 Oxford United A 1–0 11,082 James 13
1 January 1987 Chelsea A 1–3 20,982 Byrne 15
3 January 1987 Everton H 0–1 19,287 15
24 January 1987 Southampton H 2–1 10,200 Bannister, Byrne 14
7 February 1987 Aston Villa A 1–0 11,512 Byrne 14
14 February 1987 Newcastle United H 2–1 10,731 Byrne , Fillery 13
28 February 1987 Manchester City H 1–0 12,739 Allen 11
7 March 1987 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 21,071 12
14 March 1987 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 11,896 Bannister, Fereday , McDonald 11
18 March 1987 Liverpool A 1–2 29,988 Fillery 11
21 March 1987 Wimbledon A 1–1 6,938 Rosenior 12
25 March 1987 Leicester City A 1–4 7,384 Rosenior 12
28 March 1987 Norwich City H 1–1 9,834 Rosenior 13
6 April 1987 Watford A 3–0 13,039 Bannister 3 12
11 April 1987 Luton Town H 2–2 11,164 Byrne 2 10
18 April 1987 Chelsea H 1–1 18,081 Byrne 11
20 April 1987 Coventry City A 1–4 20,925 Bannister 12
25 April 1987 Manchester United H 1–1 17,414 Byrne 12
2 May 1987 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–7 16,501 Gavin Peacock 13
4 May 1987 Arsenal H 1–4 13,287 McDonald 15
9 May 1987 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 7,769 Rosenior 16

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64 −11 52
15 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67 −15 52
16 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64 −16 50
17 Newcastle United 42 12 11 19 47 65 −18 47
18 Oxford United 42 11 13 18 44 69 −25 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 January 1987 Leicester City H 5–2 9,684 Fenwick (2), Byrne, James, Lee
R4 31 January 1987 Luton Town A 1–1 12.707 Fenwick
R4 Replay 4 February 1987 Luton Town H 2–1 15,848 Fenwick, Byrne
R5 21 February 1987 Leeds United A 1–2 31,324 O.G.

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st leg 23 September 1986 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 6,316 Byrne, Brazil
R2 2nd leg 7 October 1986 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 (won 4–3 on agg) 5,100 Bannister, Walker
R3 28 October 1986 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 6,926

Squad[edit]

Pos. Nat. Name League Cup League Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG David Seaman 41 7 48
GK  ENG Paul Barron 1 1
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 21 1 4 4 26 5
DF  NIR Alan Mcdonald 39 4 5 44 4
DF  ENG Warren Neill 29 3 32
DF  ENG Ian Dawes 23 3 26
DF  ENG Justin Channing 2 2
MF  ENG Gary Chivers 23 4 27
MF  ENG David Kerslake 2 3
MF  ENG Gavin Peacock 7 1 13 1
MF  ENG Martin Allen 32 5 6 38 5
MF  ENG Gavin Maguire 13 1 16
MF  IRE Gary Waddock 4 1 5
MF  ENG Mike Fillery 17 2 3 21 2
FW  ENG Gary Bannister 34 15 7 1 41 16
FW  WAL Robbie James 37 2 7 1 46 3
FW  ENG Les Ferdinand 2
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 36 2 7 44 2
FW  ENG Leroy Rosenior 15 4 1 26 4
FW  SCO Alan Brazil 1 1 1 6 1
FW  ENG Sammy Lee 29 4 1 35 1
FW  IRE John Byrne 37 11 6 1 2 45 14
FW  ENG Clive Walker 11 6 1 23 1
FW  IRE Michael Robinson 8 1 13

Left club during season[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Ireland EIR Michael Robinson (Osasuna)
— GK England ENG Paul Barron (Reading)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Peter Hucker (West Bromwich Albion)
— FW England ENG Steve Burke (Doncaster Rovers)


References[edit]

  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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