1994–95_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season
1994–95 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Queens Park Rangers 1994–95 football season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Premier League. They finished the season in 8th place.
| 1994–95 season | |||
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| Chairman | Richard Thompson | ||
| Manager | Gerry Francis (until 11 November) Ray Wilkins (from 15 November) | ||
| Stadium | Loftus Road | ||
| Premiership | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter finals | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ferdinand (24) All: Ferdinand (26) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,948 vs Manchester United (10 Dec 1994, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,561 vs Carlisle United (5 Oct 1994, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,613 | ||
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When manager Gerry Francis moved across London to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur in November, there was much speculation as to who would replace him at Loftus Road. That question was answered within days when the club's board announced that Ray Wilkins, 38, had been appointed as player-manager - just months after he had left the club to become player-coach at Crystal Palace.
Wilkins kept QPR in contention for a UEFA Cup place, and in the end they finished eighth - just three places short of the promised land. This could easily have been achieved had it not been for a nine-match winless run during the season - longer than any winless run in the Premier League that season. He also took them to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where they bowed out to Manchester United.
Prolific goalscorer Les Ferdinand was, perhaps inevitably, sold in the summer - subject of a £6 million move to Newcastle United. Wilkins did not delve into the club's funds to buy a replacement, preferring to make the most of young talent like Danny Dichio and Kevin Gallen.
Clubhouse remained QPR's kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq became new kit sponsors.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 72 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 56 |
| 10 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 |
Source: Statto
- Results by matchday
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 20 August 1994 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 43,214 | |
| 24 August 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–2 | 12,788 | Ferdinand, Sinclair, Gallen |
| 27 August 1994 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 12,456 | Ferdinand |
| 31 August 1994 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 18,695 | Willis (own goal) |
| 10 September 1994 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | 11,398 | Penrice (2) |
| 17 September 1994 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 27,285 | Ferdinand (2) |
| 24 September 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 11,059 | |
| 2 October 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | 21,449 | Ferdinand, Allen |
| 8 October 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 25,799 | Impey |
| 15 October 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | 13,631 | Wilson |
| 22 October 1994 | Norwich City | A | 2–4 | 19,431 | Barker, Gallen |
| 29 October 1994 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 16,073 | Dichio, Penrice |
| 31 October 1994 | Liverpool | H | 2–1 | 18,295 | Sinclair, Ferdinand |
| 5 November 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 34,278 | Dichio |
| 19 November 1994 | Leeds United | H | 3–2 | 17,416 | Ferdinand (2), Gallen |
| 26 November 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 21,302 | |
| 4 December 1994 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 12,780 | Ferdinand, Sinclair |
| 10 December 1994 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | 18,948 | Ferdinand (2) |
| 17 December 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | 22,766 | Maddix, Ferdinand |
| 26 December 1994 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 16,372 | |
| 28 December 1994 | Southampton | H | 2–2 | 16,078 | Barker, Gallen |
| 31 December 1994 | Arsenal | A | 3–1 | 32,393 | Gallen, Allen, Impey |
| 14 January 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 26,578 | Yates |
| 24 January 1995 | Leeds United | A | 0–4 | 28,780 | |
| 4 February 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | 16,576 | Ferdinand (2), Barker |
| 11 February 1995 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 35,996 | Gallen |
| 26 February 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 13,363 | Barker |
| 4 March 1995 | Wimbledon | A | 3–1 | 9,176 | Ferdinand (2), Holloway |
| 8 March 1995 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 10,189 | McDonald, Wilson |
| 15 March 1995 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | 10,519 | Ferdinand, Gallen |
| 18 March 1995 | Everton | H | 2–3 | 14,488 | Ferdinand, Gallen |
| 22 March 1995 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | 15,103 | Gallen |
| 1 April 1995 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | 15,740 | Sinclair |
| 4 April 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 16,508 | |
| 8 April 1995 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | 16,341 | Impey, Gallen, Ready |
| 11 April 1995 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | 11,767 | Ferdinand |
| 15 April 1995 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | 15,210 | Ferdinand |
| 17 April 1995 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 14,227 | |
| 29 April 1995 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 21,704 | |
| 3 May 1995 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 22,923 | |
| 6 May 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 18,367 | Ferdinand (2) |
| 14 May 1995 | Manchester City | A | 3–2 | 27,850 | Ferdinand (2), Dichio |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 7 January 1995 | Aylesbury United | A | 4–0 | 15,417 | Maddix, Ferdinand, Meaker, Gallen |
| R4 | 28 January 1995 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 17,694 | Impey |
| R5 | 18 February 1995 | Millwall | H | 1–0 | 16,457 | Wilson (pen) |
| QF | 12 March 1995 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 42,830 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 1994 | Carlisle United | A | 1–0 | 9,570 | Ferdinand |
| R2 2nd Leg | 5 October 1994 | Carlisle United | H | 2–0 (won 3–0 on agg) | 6,561 | Allen, Wilson (pen) |
| R3 | 25 October 1994 | Manchester City | H | 3–4 | 11,701 | Sinclair, Penrice, Gallen |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  HOL |
Sieb Dijkstra | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| GK |  WAL |
Tony Roberts | 31 | 6 | 37 | ||||
| DF |  ENG |
Danny Maddix | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
| DF | WAL |
Karl Ready | 11 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | ||
| DF |  NIR |
Alan Mcdonald | 39 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1 | ||
| DF | ENG |
Rufus Brevett | 17 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| DF | ENG |
Clive Wison | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 |
| DF | ENG |
David Bardsley | 30 | 7 | 37 | ||||
| DF | ENG |
Steve Yates | 22 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 | ||
| DF | ENG |
Alan McCarthy | 2 | ||||||
| MF | ENG |
Ray Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| MF | ENG |
Andrew Impey | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
| MF | ENG |
Simon Barker | 37 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 4 | ||
| MF | ENG |
Stever Hodge | 15 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| MF | ENG |
Trevor Sinclair | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 5 | |
| MF | ENG |
Ian Holloway | 28 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 1 | ||
| FW | ENG |
Les Ferdinand | 37 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 26 |
| FW | ENG |
Kevin Gallen | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| FW | WAL |
Michael Meaker | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| FW | ENG |
Bradley Allen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG |
Gary Penrice | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | |
| FW | ENG |
Devon White | 1 | 1 | |||||
| FW | ENG |
Danny Dichio | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ||
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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| 22 July 1994 | GK | Sieb Dijkstra | Motherwell | £250,000 |
| 28 October 1994 | MF | Steve Hodge | Leeds United | £300,000 |
| 17 November 1994 | MF | Ray Wilkins | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
Out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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| 26 May 1994 | MF | Ray Wilkins | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 26 July 1994 | FW | Dougie Freedman | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 23 December 1994 | FW | Devon White | Notts County | £110,000 |
| 23 December 1994 | DF | Brian Law | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £134,000 |
| 16 May 1995 | FW | Maurice Doyle | Millwall | Signed |
- Transfers in:
£550,000 - Transfers out:
£244,000 - Total spending: £306,000
- "Queens Park Rangers 1994-1995 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.