1983–84 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1983–84 season
Manager	Terry Venables
Stadium	Loftus Road
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Clive Allen (14); All: Simon Stainrod (16)
Highest home attendance	27,140 (v Liverpool, 22 October 1983)
Lowest home attendance	8,911 (v Crewe Alexandra, 4 October 1983)
Average home league attendance	15,560
Biggest win	8-1 Vs Crewe Alexandra, 4 October 1983)
Biggest defeat	0-3 Vs Crewe Alexandra (25 October 1983)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1982–83 1984–85 →

During the 1983–84 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division, having been promoted as the Second Division champions the previous season.

Season summary

QPR enjoyed an excellent season upon their return to the First Division, finishing fifth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, their manager Terry Venables left to manage Barcelona; he was replaced by the Crystal Palace manager Alan Mullery.

Kit

QPR's kits were manufactured by Adidas, who introduced a new kit for the season.^[1] The kits also bore sponsorship for the first time, with Rangers receiving sponsorship from Guinness.

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Nottingham Forest	42	22	8	12	76	45	+31	74	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Manchester United	42	20	14	8	71	41	+30	74
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	22	7	13	67	37	+30	73
6	Arsenal	42	18	9	15	74	60	+14	63
7	Everton	42	16	14	12	44	42	+2	62	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1983–84 FA Cup winners.

Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss'

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Position
27 August 1983	Manchester United	A	1–3	48,742	Allen	20
29 August 1983	Southampton	A	0–0	19,522		17
3 September 1983	Aston Villa	H	2–1	16,922	Stainrod, Withe (o.g.)	13
6 September 1983	Watford	H	1–1	17,111	Stainrod	13
10 September 1983	Nottingham Forest	A	2–3	14,607	Dawes, Stainrod	17
17 September 1983	Sunderland	H	3–0	12,929	Fenwick (pen), Stainrod, Allen	13
24 September 1983	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	4–0	11,511	Allen (2), Gregory, Stainrod	9
1 October 1983	Arsenal	H	2–0	26,293	Gregory, Neill	5
15 October 1983	Ipswich Town	A	2–0	17,959	Stainrod, Gregory	3
22 October 1983	Liverpool	H	0–1	27,140		6
29 October 1983	Norwich City	A	3–0	16,532	Fenwick (2; 1 pen), Stainrod	3
5 November 1983	Luton Town	H	0–1	15,853		6
12 November 1983	Coventry City	A	0–1	11,755		9
19 November 1983	Birmingham City	H	2–1	10,824	Stainrod, Fenwick	7
26 November 1983	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–3	38,789	Stainrod, Fenwick (pen)	10
3 December 1983	Notts County	H	1–0	10,217	Waddock	8
10 December 1983	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	11,717	Fenwick, Stainrod	5
17 December 1983	Everton	H	2–0	11,608	Charles (2)	4
24 December 1983	Leicester City	A	1–2	17,440	Fenwick (pen)	8
31 December 1983	Aston Villa	A	1–2	19,978	Charles	9
2 January 1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	12,875	Wicks, Gregory	8
13 January 1984	Manchester United	H	1–1	16,309	Fenwick	7
17 January 1984	Stoke City	H	6–0	9,320	Charles (2), Stainrod, Gregory, Stewart, Fillery	4
4 February 1984	Arsenal	A	2–0	31,014	Stewart, Fenwick	5
7 February 1984	West Ham United	H	1–1	20,102	Stainrod	5
11 February 1984	Nottingham Forest	H	0–1	16,692		5
14 February 1984	Norwich City	H	2–0	12,901	Dawes, Waddock	5
25 February 1984	Liverpool	A	0–1	32,206		6
3 March 1984	Luton Town	A	0–0	11,922		6
7 March 1984	Sunderland	A	0–1	13,538		6
10 March 1984	Coventry City	H	2–1	10,284	Stainrod, Allen	6
17 March 1984	Watford	A	0–1	18,645		6
24 March 1984	Southampton	H	4–0	15,407	Wicks, Micklewhite, Allen, Waddock	6
31 March 1984	West Ham United	A	2–2	21,099	Allen (2)	6
7 April 1984	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	12,251	Allen	4
14 April 1984	Birmingham City	A	2–0	10,255	Gregory, Fenwick	4
21 April 1984	Leicester City	H	2–0	12,360	Allen, Fereday	4
23 April 1984	Stoke City	A	2–1	15,735	Allen, Fereday	3
28 April 1984	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	24,937	Fereday, Gregory	3
5 May 1984	Notts County	A	3–0	7,309	Allen (3)	3
7 May 1984	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	14,418	Fereday	2
12 May 1984	Everton	A	1–3	20,679	Micklewhite	3

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1984	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2	11,924	Gregory

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	4 October 1983	Crewe Alexandra	H	8–1	8,911	Stainrod (3), Waddock, Allen, Stewart, Micklewhite, McDonald
R2 2nd leg	25 October 1983	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–3 (won 8–4 on agg)	3,662
R3	9 November 1983	Ipswich Town	A	2–3	12,341	Stewart, Gregory

Squad

Position	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	Peter Hucker	42		4			46
DF	Ian Dawes	42	2	4			44	4
DF	Glenn Roeder	1					1
DF	Terry Fenwick	41	10	4			45	10
DF	Steve Wicks	31	2	1			32	2
DF	Bob Hazell	6
DF	Alan McDonald	5		3	1		8	1
DF	Warren Neill	41	1	3			44	1
MF	Wayne Fereday	11(7)	4	1			19	4
MF	Mike Fillery	29(2)	1	2			33	1
MF	John Gregory	37	7	3	1	1	40	9
MF	Gary Micklewhite	27(3)	2	3	1		33	3
MF	Gary Waddock	36	2	4	1		40	3
FW	Clive Allen	24(1)	14	3	1		28	15
FW	Simon Stainrod	41	13	4	3		45	16
FW	Ian Stewart	30(1)	2	4	2		35	4
FW	Steve Burke	1(4)					5
FW	Tony Sealy	6(3)					9
FW	Mike Flanagan	1(4)					5
FW	Jeremy Charles	10(2)	4	1			13	4

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Dean Wilkins	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1980		August 1983	Brighton
Ian Muir	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	September 1980		August 1983	Birmingham City
Martin Duffield	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	January 1982		September 1983	Bournemouth	Loan
Bob Hazell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	September 1979	£240,000	September 1983	Leicester City	£100,000
Mark O'Connor	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 1980		October 1983	Exeter City	Loan
Steve Burke	Nottingham Forest	September 1979	£125,000	October 1983	Millwall	Loan
Glenn Roeder	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 1978		November 1983	Notts County	Loan
Glenn Roeder	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 1978		December 1983	Newcastle United	£125,000
Tony Sealy	Crystal Palace	March 1981	£80,000	December 1983	Fulham	Loan
Mike Flanagan	Crystal Palace	December 1980	£150,000	January 1984	Charlton	£50,000

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Mike Fillery	Chelsea	August 1983	£200,000
Jeremy Charles	Swansea City	November 1983	£100,000
Gary Chivers	Swansea City	February 1984

References

^ "Queen's Park Rangers - Historical Football Kits".

[table_note_res_CWC1R0.42610346080088-2] Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1983–84 FA Cup winners.

[1] "Queen's Park Rangers - Historical Football Kits".

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