1992–93 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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.

Queens Park Rangers
1992–93 season
ChairmanRichard Thompson
ManagerGerry Francis
StadiumLoftus Road
FA Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Les Ferdinand (20)
All: Les Ferdinand (24)
Highest home attendance21,056 Vs Liverpool (23 November 1992)
Lowest home attendance7,275 Vs Grimsby Town (21 September 1992)
Average home league attendance15,015
Biggest win4-1 Vs Tottenham Hotspur (3 October 1992)
Biggest defeat0-4 Vs Sheffield Wednesday (2 December 1992)

Season summary

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QPR enjoyed a strong season in the inaugural season of the Premier League,Even leading after 4 games into the season, ultimately finishing in fifth place - not high enough for UEFA Cup qualification, but still higher than other more fancied sides like Liverpool and Arsenal. Moreover, their high placing ensured that Rangers finished as the top team in London.

Clubhouse was QPR's kit manufacturer. Radio Station Classic FM (UK) became new kit sponsors.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Norwich City 42 21 9 12 61 65 −4 72 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.

Results

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Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
17 August 1992 Manchester City A 1–1 Sinton 24,471 15
19 August 1992 Southampton H 3–1 Ferdinand (2), Bardsley 10,925 4
22 August 1992 Sheffield United H 3–2 Ferdinand, Barker, Bailey 10,932 3
26 August 1992 Coventry City A 1–0 Impey 13,563 1
29 August 1992 Chelsea A 0–1 22,910 2
2 September 1992 Arsenal H 0–0 20,861 4
5 September 1992 Ipswich Town H 0–0 12,806 4
12 September 1992 Southampton A 2–1 Sinton, Channing 14,125 4
19 September 1992 Middlesbrough H 3–3 Ferdinand, Penrice, Sinton (pen) 12,272 5
26 September 1992 Manchester United A 0–0 33,287 5
3 October 1992 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–1 Holloway, Wilkins, Penrice (2) 19,845 4
17 October 1992 Norwich City A 1–2 Allen 16,009 4
24 October 1992 Leeds United H 2–1 Bardsley, Ferdinand 19,326 3
1 November 1992 Aston Villa A 0–2 20,140 5
7 November 1992 Wimbledon A 2–0 Allen, Wilkins 6,771 5
23 November 1992 Liverpool H 0–1 21,056 5
28 November 1992 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 15,850 6
5 December 1992 Oldham Athletic H 3–2 Ferdinand (2), Penrice 11,804 5
12 December 1992 Crystal Palace H 1–3 Penrice 14,571 6
19 December 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 23,164 7
28 December 1992 Everton H 4–2 Sinton (3), Penrice 14,802 7
9 January 1993 Middlesbrough A 1–0 Ferdinand 15,616 6
18 January 1993 Manchester United H 1–3 Allen 20,142 6
27 January 1993 Chelsea H 1–1 Allen 15,806 8
30 January 1993 Sheffield United A 2–1 Allen, Holloway 16,366 7
6 February 1993 Manchester City H 1–1 Wilson (pen) 13,003 8
9 February 1993 Ipswich Town A 1–1 White 17,426 7
20 February 1993 Coventry City H 2–0 Pearce (own goal), Peacock 12,453 4
24 February 1993 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 22,436 6
27 February 1993 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 Peacock, White 32,341 6
6 March 1993 Norwich City H 3–1 Ferdinand (2), Wilson 13,892 4
10 March 1993 Liverpool A 0–1 30,370 5
13 March 1993 Wimbledon H 1–2 Ferdinand 12,270 5
20 March 1993 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 Allen, Sinton 10,946 5
24 March 1993 Blackburn Rovers H 0–3 10,677 7
3 April 1993 Crystal Palace A 1–1 Allen 14,705 8
10 April 1993 Nottingham Forest H 4–3 Ferdinand (3), Wilson (pen) 16,782 5
12 April 1993 Everton A 5–3 Impey, Ferdinand (3), Bardsley 19,026 5
1 May 1993 Leeds United A 1–1 Ferdinand 31,408 6
4 May 1993 Arsenal A 0–0 18,817 5
9 May 1993 Aston Villa H 2–1 Ferdinand, Allen 18,904 5
11 May 1993 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 Allen (2), Ferdinand 12,177 5

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1993 Swindon Town H 3–0 12,106 Ferdinand (2), Penrice
R4 23 January 1993 Manchester City H 1–2 18,652 Holloway

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 21 September 1992 Grimsby Town H 2–1 7,275 Ferdinand (2)
R2 Second Leg 6 October 1992 Grimsby Town A 1–2 (won 6–5 on pens) 8,443 Bailey
R3 27 October 1992 Bury A 2–0 4,680 Peacock, Allen
R4 2 December 1992 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–4 17,161

Squad

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Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances League.Cup Goals F.A.Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK   CZE Jan Stejskal 15 3 18
GK   WAL Tony Roberts 27 3 30
DF   ENG Justin Channing 2 1 1 3 1
DF   WAL Karl Ready 3 3
DF   NIR Alan McDonald 38 2 5 43 2
DF   ENG Rufus Brevett 13 1 14
DF   ENG Clive Wilson 41 3 5 46 3
DF   ENG David Bardsley 40 3 5 45 3
DF   JAM Danny Maddix 8 1 14
DF   ENG Darren Peacock 36 2 6 1 44 3
MF   ENG Ray Wilkins 29 2 6 35 2
MF   ENG Andrew Impey 35 6 6 44 6
MF   ENG Simon Barker 23 1 3 26 1
MF   ENG Maurice Doyle 4 4
MF   ENG Ian Holloway 23 2 6 1 30 3
FW   ENG Les Ferdinand 37 20 5 2 2 42 24
FW   ENG Garry Thompson 6
FW   ENG Dennis Bailey 13 1 2 1 18 2
FW   ENG Andy Sinton 38 6 6 44 6
FW   ENG Devon White 3 2 4 2
FW   WAL Michael Meaker 3 3
FW   ENG Bradley Allen 18 10 2 1 25 11
FW   ENG Gary Penrice 13 6 3 1 22 7

Transfers Out

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Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Andy Tillson Grimsby Town December 1990 £400,000 September 1992 Bristol Rovers £370,000
Robbie Herrera Queens Park Rangers Juniors March 1988 October 1992 Torquay United
Justin Channing Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1986 October 1992 Bristol Rovers £275,000
Garry Thompson Crystal Palace 19 August 1991 £125,000 July 1993 Cardiff City

Transfers In

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Name from Date Fee
Marvin Bryan Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1992
Brian Croft Chester City August 1992 £60,000
Kevin Gallen Queens Park Rangers Juniors September 1992
Devon White Cambridge United January 1993 £100,000
Danny Dichio Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1993
Mark Graham Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1993

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1992-1993 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.