1992–93 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1992–93 season
Chairman Richard Thompson
Manager Gerry Francis
Stadium Loftus Road
Premier League 5th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Ferdinand (20)
All: Ferdinand (24)
Average home league attendance 15,015

In the 1992–93 season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the English FA Premier League. They finished the season in 5th place.

Season summary

QPR enjoyed a strong season in the inaugural season of the Premier League, finishing in a final fifth place - not high enough for UEFA Cup qualification, but still a higher finish than other more fancied sides like Liverpool and Arsenal. Moreover, their high placing ensured that Rangers would finish as the top team in London.

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 24 12 6 67 31+36 84 1993–94 UEFA Champions League First round
2 Aston Villa 42 21 11 10 57 40+17 74 1993–94 UEFA Cup First round
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 654 72
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 11 11 68 46+22 71
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 12 13 63 55+8 63
6 Liverpool 42 16 11 15 62 55+7 59
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 15 14 13 55 51+4 59
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 11 15 60 666 59
9 Manchester City 42 15 12 15 56 51+5 57
10 Arsenal 42 15 11 16 40 38+2 56 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup First round 1
11 Chelsea 42 14 14 14 51 543 56
12 Wimbledon 42 14 12 16 56 55+1 54
13 Everton 42 15 8 19 53 552 53
14 Sheffield United 42 14 10 18 54 53+1 52
15 Coventry City 42 13 13 16 52 575 52
16 Ipswich Town 42 12 16 14 50 555 52
17 Leeds United 42 12 15 15 57 625 51
18 Southampton 42 13 11 18 54 617 50
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 10 19 63 7411 49
20 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 16 15 48 6113 49 Relegation to 1993–94 Football League First Division
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 11 11 20 54 7521 44
22 Nottingham Forest (R) 42 10 10 22 41 6221 40

Updated to games played on 11 May 1993.
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1992 Manchester CityA1–124,471Sinton
19 August 1992 SouthamptonH3–110,925Ferdinand (2), Bardsley
22 August 1992 Sheffield UnitedH3–210,932Ferdinand, Barker, Bailey
26 August 1992 Coventry CityA1–013,563Impey
29 August 1992 ChelseaA0–122,910
2 September 1992 ArsenalH0–020,861
5 September 1992 Ipswich TownH0–012,806
12 September 1992 SouthamptonA2–114,125Sinton, Channing
19 September 1992 MiddlesbroughH3–312,272Ferdinand, Penrice, Sinton (pen)
26 September 1992 Manchester UnitedA0–033,287
3 October 1992 Tottenham HotspurH4–119,845Holloway, Wilkins, Penrice (2)
17 October 1992 Norwich CityA1–216,009Allen
24 October 1992 Leeds UnitedH2–119,326Bardsley, Ferdinand
1 November 1992 Aston VillaA0–220,140
7 November 1992 WimbledonA2–06,771Allen, Wilkins
23 November 1992 LiverpoolH0–121,056
28 November 1992 Blackburn RoversA0–115,850
5 December 1992 Oldham AthleticH3–211,804Ferdinand (2), Penrice
12 December 1992 Crystal PalaceH1–314,571Penrice
19 December 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA0–123,164
28 December 1992 EvertonH4–214,802Sinton (3), Penrice
9 January 1993 MiddlesbroughA1–015,616Ferdinand
18 January 1993 Manchester UnitedH1–320,142Allen
27 January 1993 ChelseaH1–115,806Allen
30 January 1993 Sheffield UnitedA2–116,366Allen, Holloway
6 February 1993 Manchester CityH1–113,003Wilson (pen)
9 February 1993 Ipswich TownA1–117,426White
20 February 1993 Coventry CityH2–012,453Pearce (own goal), Peacock
24 February 1993 Nottingham ForestA0–122,436
27 February 1993 Tottenham HotspurA2–332,341Peacock, White
6 March 1993 Norwich CityH3–113,892Ferdinand (2), Wilson
10 March 1993 LiverpoolA0–130,370
13 March 1993 WimbledonH1–212,270Ferdinand
20 March 1993 Oldham AthleticA2–210,946Allen, Sinton
24 March 1993 Blackburn RoversH0–310,677
3 April 1993 Crystal PalaceA1–114,705Allen
10 April 1993 Nottingham ForestH4–316,782Ferdinand (2), Wilson (pen)
12 April 1993 EvertonA5–319,026Impey, Ferdinand (3), Bardsley
1 May 1993 Leeds UnitedA1–131,408Ferdinand
4 May 1993 ArsenalA0–018,817
9 May 1993 Aston VillaH2–118,904Ferdinand, Allen
11 May 1993 Sheffield WednesdayH3–112,177Allen (2), Ferdinand

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1993 Swindon TownH3–012,106Ferdinand (2), Penrice
R423 January 1993 Manchester CityH1–218,652Holloway

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg 21 September 1992 Grimsby TownH2–17,275Ferdinand (2)
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Grimsby TownA1–2 (won 6-5 on pens)8,443Bailey
R327 October 1992 BuryA2–04,680Peacock, Allen
R42 December 1992 Sheffield WednesdayA0–417,161

Squad

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Tony Roberts
Czech Republic GK Jan Stejskal
England DF David Bardsley
England DF Rufus Brevett
England DF Marvin Bryan
England DF Justin Channing
England DF Robbie Herrera
England DF Danny Maddix
England DF Alan McCarthy
Northern Ireland DF Alan McDonald
England DF Darren Peacock
Wales DF Karl Ready
England DF Clive Wilson
England MF Simon Barker
No. Position Player
England MF Maurice Doyle
England MF Ian Holloway
England MF Andy Impey
Wales MF Michael Meaker
England MF Andy Sinton
England MF Ray Wilkins
England FW Bradley Allen
England FW Dennis Bailey
England FW Les Ferdinand
Scotland FW Dougie Freedman
England FW Kevin Gallen
England FW Gary Penrice
England FW Garry Thompson
England FW Devon White

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
England DF Robbie Herrera (on loan to Torquay United)
No. Position Player
England DF Andy Tillson (to Bristol Rovers)

References

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