1987–88 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1987–88 season
Chairman	David Bulstrode
Manager	Jim Smith
Stadium	Loftus Road
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Bannister (8); All: Bannister (10)
Highest home attendance	23,171 (v Liverpool, 5 March 1988)
Lowest home attendance	7,229 (v Coventry City, 18 December 1987)
Average home league attendance	16,049
Biggest win	3–0 Vs West Ham (15 August 1987), Norwich City (19 March 1988), Southampton (1 January 1988), Yeovil Town (9 January 1988)
Biggest defeat	0–4 Vs Liverpool (17 October 1987), Nottingham Forest (13 December 1987)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

During the 1987–88 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the fifth season after their promotion in 1983.

Season summary

Jim Smith led QPR to fifth place in the First Division, matching their position in the 1983–84 season. They had led the table in October after winning eight of their first ten League matches. They suffered a surprise defeat to Bury in the third round of the League Cup and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.^[1]

Kit

Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Airline KLM became new kit sponsors.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Nottingham Forest	40	20	13	7	67	39	+28	73	Qualified for the Football League Centenary Trophy
4	Everton	40	19	13	8	53	27	+26	70
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	19	10	11	48	38	+10	67
6	Arsenal	40	18	12	10	58	39	+19	66
7	Wimbledon^[a]	40	14	15	11	58	47	+11	57	Qualified for the Football League Centenary Trophy and disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup^[2]

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

↑ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
15 August 1987	West Ham United	A	3–0	Stewart (o.g.), Bannister, Brock	22,882	1
19 August 1987	Derby County	H	1–1	Bannister	11,561	4
22 August 1987	Arsenal	H	2–0	Byrne, McDonald	15,981	1
29 August 1987	Southampton	A	1–0	Brock	15,532	1
2 September 1987	Everton	H	1–0	Allen	15,380	1
5 September 1987	Charlton Athletic	A	1–0	Coney	7,726	1
12 September 1987	Chelsea	H	3–1^[3]	Bannister 56', 72', 89'	22,583	1
19 September 1987	Oxford United	A	0–2		9,800	1
26 September 1987	Luton Town	H	2–0	Coney, Fenwick (pen)	11,175	1
3 October 1987	Wimbledon	A	2–1	Bannister, Fenwick (pen)	8,552	1
17 October 1987	Liverpool	A	0–4^[4]		43,735	2
24 October 1987	Portsmouth	H	2–1	Byrne, Fenwick	13,170	2
31 October 1987	Norwich City	A	1–1	Allen	14,522	3
4 November 1987	Watford	H	PP
7 November 1987	Watford	H	0–0		12,101	3
14 November 1987	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	Coney	28,113	3
21 November 1987	Newcastle United	H	1–1	Wharton (o.g.)	11,794	3
28 November 1987	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–3	Bannister	16,933	3
5 December 1987	Manchester United	H	0–2		20,632	3
13 December 1987	Nottingham Forest	A	0–4		18,130	6
18 December 1987	Coventry City	H	1–2	Falco	7,229	6
26 December 1987	Chelsea	A	1–1^[5]	Kerslake 50'	18,020	6
28 December 1987	Oxford United	H	3–2	Falco (2), Allen	9,125	6
1 January 1988	Southampton	H	3–0	Bannister, Falco, Fereday	8,631	5
2 January 1988	Arsenal	A	0–0		28,271	6
16 January 1988	West Ham United	H	0–1		14,909	7
23-Jan-88	Derby County	A	PP
6 February 1988	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	Falco, Byrne	11,512	5
13 February 1988	Everton	A	0–2		24,724	6
20 February 1988	Luton Town	A	PP
27 February 1988	Wimbledon	H	1–0	Byrne	9,080	6
5 March 1988	Liverpool	H	0–1^[6]		23,171	6
16 March 1988	Nottingham Forest	H	PP
19 March 1988	Norwich City	H	3–0	Channing, Coney, Fereday	9,032	6
23 March 1988	Nottingham Forest	H	2–1	Coney, Fereday	8,316	6
26 March 1988	Portsmouth	A	1–0	Coney	13,041	4
1 April 1988	Watford	A	1–0	McDonald	16,083	5
4 April 1988	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–0	Kerslake (2)	14,783	5
9 April 1988	Newcastle United	A	1–1	Kerslake (pen)	18,403	5
13 April 1988	Derby County	A	2–0	Allen, Fereday	14,214	3
19 April 1988	Luton Town	A	1–2	Kerslake (pen)	6,735	4
23 April 1988	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	Coney	12,541	4
30 April 1988	Manchester United	A	1–2^[7]	McDonald70'	37,733	4
7 May 1988	Coventry City	A	0–0		16,089	5

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
R3	9 January 1988	Yeovil Town (Isthmian League)	A	3–0	Falco (2), Brock	9,717
R4	30 January 1988	West Ham United (First Division)	H	3–1	Pizanti, Bannister, Allen	23,651
R5	20 February 1988	Luton Town (First Division)	H	1–1	Neill	15,356
R5 replay	24 February 1988	Luton Town (First Division)	A	0–1		10,854

Littlewoods Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
R2 1st leg	23 August 1987	Millwall (Second Division)	H	2–1	Bannister, McDonald	11,865
R2 2nd leg	6 October 1987	Millwall (Second Division)	A	0–0 (won 2–1 on agg)		11,225
R3	27 October 1987	Bury (Third Division)	A	0–1		5,384

Simod Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
First round	21 December 1987	Reading	H	1–3	Allen	4,004

Friendlies

Date^[8]	Country	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
19-Jul-87	Leo Morris Testimonial	Hounslow v Queens Park Rangers	A
21-Jul-87	E-Cup International Tournament, Norway	Mjøndalen v Queens Park Rangers	A
23-Jul-87	E-Cup International Tournament, Norway	Lillestrøm v Queens Park Rangers	A
25-Jul-87	E-Cup International Tournament, Norway	Tromsø v Queens Park Rangers	A
30-Jul-87		Queens Park Rangers v Bradford City	H
31-Jul-87		Queens Park Rangers v Seattle Storm	H
1-Aug-87	NAC Breda 75th Jubilee International Tournament, Holland	PAOK v Queens Park Rangers	A
2-Aug-87	NAC Breda 75th Jubilee International Tournament, Holland	Haarlem v Queens Park Rangers	A
6-Aug-87	AZ Alkmaar toernooi	PEC Zwolle	A
8-Aug-87	AZ Alkmaar toernooi	AZ Alkmaar v Queens Park Rangers	A
10-Oct-87	France	HAC (Le Harve) v Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1^[9]	Coney	1,500
9-Nov-87		Leicester United v Queens Park Rangers	A
25-Jan-88	Keith Solomon Memorial Shield	Truro City v Queens Park Rangers	A
8-Feb-88		Queens Park Rangers v Le Harve	H
12-Feb-88		Queens Park Rangers v Monaco	H
15-Feb-88	Gary Waddock Testimonial	Queens Park Rangers v Charleroi	H
9-May-88	Steve Leslie Benefit	Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers	A

Post Season Tour

The 1988 President's Cup International Football Tournament (Korean: 제17회 대통령배 국제축구대회) was the 17th competition of Korea Cup. This edition was held from 16 to 28 June 1988 to prepare the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union XI	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	6
Iwuanyanwu Nationale	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Queens Park Rangers	3	0	2	1	2	5	−3	2
United States	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

16 June 1988

20:20 KST

United States	0–1	Soviet Union XI
		Gorlukovich 18'

Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul

17 June 1988

19:50 KST

Iwuanyanwu Nationale	1–1	Queens Park Rangers
Obiku 85'		Pizanti 3'

Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex, Daejeon

19 June 1988

18:00 KST

United States	2–3	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
Trittschuh 24', 90+4'	Report	Igwilo 15', 47' Ozogula 66'

Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju

19 June 1988

19:50 KST

Soviet Union XI	3–0	Queens Park Rangers
Ponomaryov 7' (pen.) Shmarov 24' Janonis 53'	Report

Gwangju Mudeung Stadium, Gwangju

21 June 1988

16:00 KST

Soviet Union XI	1–0	Iwuanyanwu Nationale
? 56'	Report

Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi

21 June 1988

17:50 KST

United States	1–1	Queens Park Rangers
Trittschuh 2'		Fereday 30'

Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	Littlewoods Challenge Cup goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	David Seaman	32		4			36
GK	ENG	Nicky Johns	7		4			11
GK	ENG	Tony Roberts	1					1
DF	ENG	Kevin Brock	26	2	7		1	33	3
DF	ENG	Terry Fenwick	22	3	4			26	3
DF	WAL	Brian Law						1
DF	NIR	Alan Mcdonald	36	3	8	1		44	4
DF	ENG	Paul Parker	40		8			48
DF	ENG	Warren Neill	25		6		1	33	1
DF	ENG	Ian Dawes	28		6			35
DF	ENG	Danny Maddix	6		3			9
DF	NIR	John O'Neill	2					2
DF	ENG	Justin Channing	7	1	1			15
DF	ENG	Mark Dennis	10		2			13
MF	ENG	Mark Fleming						2
MF	ENG	David Kerslake	16	5	5			21	5
MF	ISR	David Pizanti	3		2		1	9	1
MF	ENG	Gavin Peacock						5
MF	ENG	Martin Allen	38	4	8		1	46	5
MF	ENG	Gavin Maguire	13		4			22
FW	ENG	Gary Bannister	24	8	6	1	1	30	10
FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand	1		1			2
FW	ENG	Wayne Fereday	33	4	6			43	4
FW	ENG	Trevor Francis	8		1			9
FW	IRE	John Byrne	22	4	5			34
FW	ENG	Mark Falco	15	5	5		2	24	7
FW	ENG	Dean Coney	25	7	2			36	7

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Paul Barron	West Bromwich	14 Mar 1985	£40,000	July 87	Welling U (out 1 yr – injury)
Sammy Lee	Liverpool	25 Aug 1986	£210,000	July 87	Osasuna (Spa)	£200,000
Mark Loram	Torquay	12 May 1986	£40,000	July 87	Torquay	£15,000
Robbie James	Stoke	18 Oct 1984	£100,000	July 1987	Leicester City	£75,000
Mike Fillery	Chelsea	17 Aug 1983	£200,000	Aug 87	Portsmouth	Free
Gary Chivers	Swansea City	3 Feb 1984	Free	September 1987	Watford	Free
Clive Walker	Sunderland	13 Dec 1985	£75,000	October 1987	Fulham	Free
Gavin Peacock	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	19 Nov 1984		October 1987	Gillingham	£60,000
Gary Waddock	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	26 July 1979		December 1987	Charleroi SC	£120,000
Terry Fenwick	Crystal Palace	15 Dec 1980	£110,000	December 1987	Tottenham Hotspur	£550,000
John O'Neill	Leicester City	27 July 1987	£150,000	December 1987	Norwich City	£95,000
Gary Bannister	Sheffield Wednesday	25 July 1984	£200,000	March 1988	Coventry City	£300,000
Jimmy Carter	Crystal Palace	September 1985		March 1988	Millwall	£20,000
Les Ferdinand	Hayes	March 1987	£50,000	March 1988	Brentford	Loan

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Danny Maddix	Tottenham	23 July 1987	Free
Tony Roberts	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	24 July 1987
John O'Neill	Leicester City	27 July 1987	£150,000
Brian Law	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	15 Aug 1987
Kevin Brock	Oxford	12 Aug 1987	£260,000
David Pizanti	FC Köln	September 1987	£150,000
Steve Lynch	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	7 Oct 1987
Nicky Johns	Charlton	20 Dec 1987	£40,000
Mark Falco	Glasgow Rangers	4 Dec 1987	£350,000
Mark Fleming	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	January 1988
Roberto Herrera	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	March 1988
Greg Costello	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	10 Mar 1988
Trevor Francis	Glasgow Rangers	24 Mar 1988	Free
Mark Stein	Luton Town	June 1988	£300,000
Dean Neal	Southend	13 June 1988	Loan

References

↑ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
↑ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.
↑ "Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea – 12/09/1987 | Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC".
↑ "Queens Park Rangers 17 Oct 1987 - LFChistory.net".
↑ "Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers – 26/12/1987 | Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC".
↑ "Queens Park Rangers 05 Mar 1988 - LFChistory.net".
↑ "Manchester United vs Queens Park Rangers Head-to-Head Record | All-Time Results & Stats". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
↑ "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
↑ Admin, Site (13 October 2011). "HAC Le Havre v Queen's Park Rangers (Friendly) – Saturday 10th October 1987". Independent Rs. Retrieved 25 April 2026.

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↑ "Seasonal Stats – Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[table_note_WIM0.12349194573401-2] Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

[1] Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.

[3] English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.

[4] "Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea – 12/09/1987 | Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC".

[5] "Queens Park Rangers 17 Oct 1987 - LFChistory.net".

[6] "Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers – 26/12/1987 | Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC".

[7] "Queens Park Rangers 05 Mar 1988 - LFChistory.net".

[8] "Manchester United vs Queens Park Rangers Head-to-Head Record | All-Time Results & Stats". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 21 April 2026.

[9] "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2026.

[10] Admin, Site (13 October 2011). "HAC Le Havre v Queen's Park Rangers (Friendly) – Saturday 10th October 1987". Independent Rs. Retrieved 25 April 2026.

[11] "Seasonal Stats – Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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