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
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

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

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League

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	65	−4	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	66	−6	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	54	−3	56
12	Wimbledon	42	14	12	16	56	55	+1	54
13	Everton	42	15	8	19	53	55	−2	53
14	Sheffield United	42	14	10	18	54	53	+1	52
15	Coventry City	42	13	13	16	52	57	−5	52
16	Ipswich Town	42	12	16	14	50	55	−5	52
17	Leeds United	42	12	15	15	57	62	−5	51
18	Southampton	42	13	11	18	54	61	−7	50
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	10	19	63	74	−11	49
20	Crystal Palace (R)	42	11	16	15	48	61	−13	49	Relegation to 1993–94 Football League First Division
21	Middlesbrough (R)	42	11	11	20	54	75	−21	44
22	Nottingham Forest (R)	42	10	10	22	41	62	−21	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

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

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

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup

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

Main article: 1992-93 Football League Cup

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

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

No. Position Player GK Tony Roberts GK Jan Stejskal DF David Bardsley DF Rufus Brevett DF Marvin Bryan DF Justin Channing DF Robbie Herrera DF Danny Maddix DF Alan McCarthy DF Alan McDonald DF Darren Peacock DF Karl Ready DF Clive Wilson MF Simon Barker

No. Position Player MF Maurice Doyle MF Ian Holloway MF Andy Impey MF Michael Meaker MF Andy Sinton MF Ray Wilkins FW Bradley Allen FW Dennis Bailey FW Les Ferdinand FW Dougie Freedman FW Kevin Gallen FW Gary Penrice FW Garry Thompson 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 DF Robbie Herrera (on loan to Torquay United)

No. Position Player DF Andy Tillson (to Bristol Rovers)