1976–77 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1976–77 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

Queens Park Rangers
1976–77 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerDave Sexton
StadiumLoftus Road
Football League First Division14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi Finalist
Uefa CupQuarter Finalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Don Givens (10)
All: Don Givens (19)
Highest home attendance29,832 vs Liverpool (7 May 1977)
Lowest home attendance13,069 vs Bury (21 September 1976)
Average home league attendance21,085
Biggest win4-0 Vs Manchester United (19 April 1977)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Everton (21 August 1976)

Season summary

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In Division 1, QPR struggled to match the previous season's near-championship-winning season. In other competitions there was an early exit in the FA Cup, although the semi-finals of the League Cup were reached, whilst in QPR's first foray into European competition, free-scoring QPR eventually bowed out on penalties in the quarter finals of the Uefa Cup.[1][2]

Adidas remained QPR's kit manufacturers.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Middlesbrough 42 14 13 15 40 45 −5 41
13 Birmingham City 42 13 12 17 63 61 +2 38
14 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 12 17 47 52 −5 38
15 Derby County 42 9 19 14 50 55 −5 37
16 Norwich City 42 14 9 19 47 64 −17 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
21 August 1976 Everton H 0–4 24,449 21
23 August 1976 West Ham United A 0–1 31,668 22
28 August 1976 Ipswich Town A 2–2 Masson, Givens 24,491 21
4 September 1976 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Gillard 18,876 18
11 September 1976 Aston Villa H 2–1 Masson, Clement 23,602 10
18 September 1976 Leicester City A 2–2 Givens, Hollins 18,439 12
25 September 1976 Stoke City H 2–0 Bowles, Givens 21,621 8
2 October 1976 Arsenal A 2–3 Thomas, McLintock 39,442 13
5 October 1976 Norwich City H 2–3 Webb, Masson 16,086 13
16 October 1976 Manchester City A 0–0 40,751 15
23 October 1976 Sunderland H 2–0 Bowles, McLintock 22,408 13
30 October 1976 Birmingham City A 1–2 Eastoe 31,471 15
6 November 1976 Derby County H 1–1 Givens 22,527 16
9 November 1976 Coventry City A 0–2 16,190 16
20 November 1976 Middlesbrough H 3–0 Givens, Masson, Bowles 16,037 15
27 November 1976 Newcastle United A 0–2 39,013 15
11 December 1976 Liverpool A 1–3 Eastoe 37,154 15
27 December 1976 Norwich City A 0–2 27,343 18
11 January 1977 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Clement, Bowles 24,266 17
22 January 1977 Everton A 3–1 Masson, Leach, Bowles 26,875 15
12 February 1977 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Francis 18,364 15
26 February 1977 Leicester City H 3–2 Givens, Blockley OG, Francis 20,356 16
5 March 1977 Stoke City A 0–1 15,454 17
8 March 1977 Leeds United H 0–0 20,386 17
12 March 1977 Arsenal H 2–1 Hollins, Francis 26,191 15
5 March 1977 Bristol City A 0–1 22,441 15
22 March 1977 Manchester City H 0–0 17.619 17
2 April 1977 Sunderland A 0–1 27,550 16
4 April 1977 West Ham United H 1–1 Eastoe 24,930 16
9 April 1977 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 32,680 17
11 April 1977 Coventry City H 1–1 Masson 15,445 17
16 April 1977 Middlesbrough A 2–0 Abbott, Masson 14,500 16
19 April 1977 Manchester United H 4–0 Eastoe 2, Kelly, Givens 28,848 15
23 April 1977 Newcastle United A 1–2 Givens 20,544 15
26 April 1977 Bristol City H 0–1 14,576 15
30 April 1977 Manchester United A 0–1 50,788 15
7 May 1977 Liverpool H 1–1 Givens 29,832 16
11 May 1977 Derby County A 0–2 21,312 19
14 May 1977 Leeds United A 1–0 Eastoe 22,226 15
16 May 1977 Ipswich Town H 1–0 Givens 19,171 15
20 May 1977 Aston Villa A 1–1 Abbott 28,056 15
23 May 1977 Birmingham City H 2–2 Webb, Masson 14,976 14

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 1977 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 18,285 Bowles, Givens
R4 29 January 1977 Manchester United A 0–1 57,422

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1 September 1976 Cardiff City A 3–1 23,618 Bowles, Thomas, Clement
R3 21 September 1976 Bury H 2–1 13,069 McLintock, Givens
R4 27 October 1976 West Ham United A 2–0 24,565 Bowles, Clement
QF 1 December 1976 Arsenal H 2–1 27,621 Masson, Webb
SF 1st leg 1 February 1977 Aston Villa H 0–0 28,739
SF 2nd leg 16 February 1977 Aston Villa A 2–2* AET 48,429 Francis, Eastoe
SF 2nd leg 22 February 1977 Aston Villa Highbury 0–3 40,438

Uefa Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
15 September 1976 1st Round 1st leg Brann Bergen H 4–0 Masson, Bowles 3 14,698
29 September 1976 1st Round 2nd leg Brann Bergen A 7–0 Webb, Bowles 3, Givens 2, Thomas 11,527
20 October 1976 2nd Round 1st leg Slovan Bratislava A 3–3 Bowles 2, Givens 40,000*
3 November 1976 2nd Round 2nd leg Slovan Bratislava H 5–2 Bowles, Givens 3, Clement 22,001
24 November 1976 3rd Round 1st leg FC Koln H 3–0 Bowles, Givens, Webb 21,143
8 December 1976 3rd Round 2nd leg FC Koln A 1–4 * won on away goals Masson 50,000*
3 March 1977 QF 1st leg AEK Athens H 3–0 Bowles, Francis 2 23,009
16 March 1977 QF 2nd leg AEK Athens A 0–3 * lost 6–7 penalties 35,000

Squad

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Position Nationality Name League Appearances (Substitutes) League Goals Domestic Cup Appearances League Cup Goals F.A.Cup Goals UEFA Cup Appearances UEFA Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK   ENG Phil Parkes 40 9 8 57
GK   ENG Derek Richardson 2 2
DF   SCO Frank McLintock 36 2 9 1 8 53 3
DF   ENG Dave Clement 32(1) 2 7 2 6 1 46 5
DF   ENG Ian Gillard 41 1 9 8 58 1
DF   ENG David Webb 38 2 9 1 8 2 55 5
DF   ENG Don Shanks 6(5) 2 1 14
MF   ENG Thomas Cunningham 3(2) 5
MF   ENG Eddie Kelly 28 1 3 2 33 1
MF   ENG Ron Abbott 10(2) 2 12 2
MF   ENG Gerry Francis 11 3 2 1 1 2 14 6
MF   ENG John Hollins 40 2 8 8 56 2
MF   ENG Martyn Busby 1 1 2
FW   ENG Phil Nutt (1) 1
FW   SCO Don Masson 41 8 9 1 8 2 58 11
FW   IRE Don Givens 41(1) 10 8 1 1 8 7 58 19
FW   ENG Dave Thomas 30(1) 1 7 1 7 1 45 3
FW   ENG Peter Eastoe 24(5) 6 3 1 2 34 7
FW   ENG Mick Leach 16(7) 1 4 6 33 1
FW   ENG Stan Bowles 22 5 9 2 1 8 11 39 19

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Frank McLintock Arsenal June 1973 £25,000 May 1977 Retired
Tony Tagg Queens Park Rangers Juniors March 1975 July 1977 Millwall
Eddie Kelly Arsenal September 1976 £50,000 July 1977 Leicester City
Phil Nutt Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1975 July 1977 Hounslow Town

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Eddie Kelly Arsenal September 1976 £50,000
Brian Williams Bury July 1977
Steve Perkins Chelsea June 1977
Paul Goddard Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1977
Peter Hucker Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 1977


References

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  1. ^ "Queens Park Rangers » Fixtures & Results 1976/1977". World Football.net. 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ "17 Mar 1977 Quarter-finals 2nd leg". uefa.com. 15 January 2024.