# 1984–85 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1984–85 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the second season after their promotion in 1983.

## Season summary

Appointed in June 1984 to replace Terry Venables, Alan Mullery begin the season as manager but was fired in December after 26 games (11 wins 8 draws and 7 defeats in all competitions).Chairman Jim Gregory appointed caretaker manager Frank Sibley for the reminder of the season. QPR placed 19th place in the First Division, They reached the quarter finals of the League Cup but were beaten in the third round of the FA Cup by Doncaster Rovers . they were knocked out of the Uefa cup in round 2 despite a first leg victory by four goals.

## Kit

Adidas continued as QPR's kit manufacturers Brewery Guinness continued as front of shirt sponsors

## Omniturf

QPR's home games in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium.as Qpr's artificial pitch of Omniturf breached Uefa Rules on playing surfaces.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 50 | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 50 | |
| 20 | Norwich City (R) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 21 | Sunderland (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* ↑ Norwich City would have qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 25 August 1984 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3-1 | Stainrod 2, Fenwick | 12,802 | 4 |
| 28 August 1984 | Watford | A | 1–1 | Bannister | 23,615 | 5 |
| 1 September 1984 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | Fereday | 33,982 | 7 |
| 8 September 1984 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3-0 | Bannister, Fereday 2 | 13,507 | 7 |
| 15 September 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-5 | | 31,655 | 13 |
| 22 September 1984 | Newcastle United | H | 5-5 | Wicks, Micklewhite, Bannister, Wharton og, Gregory | 14,526 | 13 |
| 29 September 1984 | Southampton | A | 1-1 | Fereday | 18,496 | 13 |
| 6 October 1984 | Luton Town | H | 2-3 | Bannister, Fillery | 12,051 | 14 |
| 13 October 1984 | Ipswich Town | A | 1-1 | Gregory | 15,733 | 16 |
| 20 October 1984 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Stainrod 2 | 10,427 | 12 |
| 27 October 1984 | Norwich City | A | 0-2 | | 14,731 | 14 |
| 3 November 1984 | Sunderland | A | 0-3 | | 16,408 | 17 |
| 10 November 1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0-0 | | 13,390 | 17 |
| 17 November 1984 | Arsenal | A | 0-1 | | 34,953 | 18 |
| 24 November 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 2-0 | Bannister, Gregory | 11,689 | 16 |
| 1 December 1984 | Leicester City | A | 0-4 | | 10,218 | 18 |
| 4 December 1984 | Stoke City | H | 2-0 | Bannister, Gregory | 8,403 | 16 |
| 8 December 1984 | Everton | H | 0–0 | | 14,338 | 15 |
| 15 December 1984 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | | 36,134 | 16 |
| 21 December 1984 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | | 11,007 | 16 |
| 26 December 1984 | Chelsea | H | 2-2 | Bannister, Mcdonald | 26,610 | 18 |
| 29 December 1984 | Stoke City | A | 2-0 | Fillery, James | 10,811 | 16 |
| 1 January 1985 | West Ham United | A | 3–1 | Byrne, Bannister, Waddock | 20,857 | 14 |
| 12 January 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-2 | Bannister 2 | 27,404 | 13 |
| 26 January 1985 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-0 | | 9,200 | 14 |
| 2 February 1985 | Southampton | H | 0-4 | | 10,664 | 14 |
| 9 February 1985 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | | 12,001 | 14 |
| 23 February 1985 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Byrne | 10,063 | 13 |
| 2 March 1985 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Fereday, Wicks | 12,975 | 14 |
| 9 March 1985 | Coventry City | A | 0-3 | | 8,988 | 15 |
| 16 March 1985 | Ipswich Town | H | 3-0 | Bannister, Fereday 2 | 9,518 | 13 |
| 23 March 1985 | Luton Town | A | 0-2 | | 9,373 | 15 |
| 30 March 1985 | Watford | H | 2-0 | Fillery 2 | 12,771 | 14 |
| 6 April 1985 | Chelsea | A | 0-1 | | 20,340 | 14 |
| 8 April 1985 | West Ham United | H | 4-2 | Fenwick, Bannister 2, Byrne | 16,085 | 12 |
| 13 April 1985 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | | 21,711 | 13 |
| 20 April 1985 | Arsenal | H | 1-0 | James | 20,189 | 11 |
| 23 April 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 | Fillery | 22,394 | 11 |
| 27 April 1985 | Aston Villa | A | 2–5 | Bannister 2 | 12,023 | 15 |
| 4 May 1985 | Leicester City | H | 4-3 | Bannister, Fillery, Gregory, Robinson | 9,071 | 13 |
| 6 May 1985 | Everton | A | 0–2 | | 50,514 | 14 |
| 11 May 1985 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Bannister | 20,483 | 16 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 5 January 1984 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | 10583 | |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 First Leg | 18 September 1984 | CKR Reykjavik | A | 3-0 | 1,600 | Stainrod 2, Bannister |
| R1 Second Leg | 2 October 1984 | CKR Reykjavik | Highbury Stadium | 4-0 | 6,196 | Charles, Bannister 3 |
| R2 First Leg | 24 October 1984 | Partizan Belgrade | Highbury Stadium | 6-2 | 7,836 | Stainrod, Bannister 2, Gregory, Neill, Fereday |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 November 1984 | Partizan Belgrade | A | 0-4 *lost on away goals | 60,000 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 25 September 1984 | York City | A | 4-2 | 10,012 | Bannister 2, Fenwick, Fereday |
| R2 2nd leg | 9 October 1984 | York City | H | 4–1 (won 8–3 on agg) | 7,544 | Bannister 2, Fereday, Micklewhite |
| R3 | 30 October 1984 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 12,547 | Gregory |
| R4 | 20 November 1984 | Southampton | A | 1-1 | 13,754 | Fenwick |
| R4 Replay | 27 November 1984 | Southampton | H | 0-0 *AET | 14,830 | |
| R4 2nd Replay | 5 December 1984 | Southampton | H | 4-0 | 12,702 | Waddock, Neill, Fenwick 2 |
| QF 1st leg | 23 January 1985 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-0 | 16,143 | |
| QF 2nd leg | 28 January 1985 | Ipswich Town | H | 1-2 (lost 2-1 on agg | 14,653 | Bannister |

## Squad

| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | Milk Cup Goals | UEFA Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | ENG | Peter Hucker | 42 | | 13 | | | 55 | - |
| GK | ENG | Graham Benstead | | | | | | | - |
| DF | ENG | Terry Fenwick | 41 | 2 | 13 | 4 | | 54 | 6 |
| DF | NIR | Alan Mcdonald | 15 | 1 | 2 | | | 18 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Warren Neill | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | 28 | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Ian Dawes | 42 | | 13 | | | 55 | |
| DF | ENG | Gary Cooper | 1 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| DF | ENG | Steve Wicks | 33 | 2 | 12 | | | 45 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Gary Chivers | 22 | | 4 | | | 27 | |
| MF | ENG | David Kerslake | | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | John Gregory | 35 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 |
| MF | ENG | Martin Allen | 4 | | | | | 7 | |
| MF | ENG | Gary Micklewhite | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | 19 | 2 |
| MF | IRE | Gary Waddock | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | | 39 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Mike Fillery | 32 | 6 | 9 | | | 41 | 6 |
| FW | ENG | Gary Bannister | 42 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 28 |
| FW | ENG | Steve Burke | | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | WAL | Robbie James | 16 | 2 | | | | 20 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Wayne Fereday | 22 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 |
| FW | WAL | Jeremy Charles | | | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | IRE | John Byrne | 19 | 3 | 1 | | | 23 | 3 |
| FW | ENG | Simon Stainrod | 19 | 4 | 11 | | 3 | 30 | 8 |
| FW | NIR | Ian Stewart | 8 | | 5 | | | 19 | |
| FW | IRE | Michael Robinson | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | 12 | 1 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Tony Sealy | Crystal Palace | March 1981 | £80,000 | August 1984 | Fulham | £60,000 |
| Clive Allen | Crystal Palace | June 1981 | £700,000 | August 1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | £700,000 |
| Steve Burke | Nottingham Forest | September 1979 | £125,000 | October 1984 | Notts County | Loan |
| Jeremy Charles | Swansea City | November 1983 | £100,000 | February 1985 | Oxford United | £100,000 |
| Simon Stainrod | Oldham Athletic | November 1980 | £270,000. | February 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday | £250,000 |
| Gary Micklewhite | Manchester United | July 1979 | Free | February 1985 | Derby County | £90,000 |
| Graham Benstead | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1981 | | March 1985 | Norwich City | Loan |
| Graham Benstead | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1981 | | June 1985 | Norwich City | £10,000 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Gary Bannister | Sheffield Wednesday | August 1984 | £200,000 |
| Robbie James | Stoke | October 1984 | £100,000 |
| John Byrne | York City | October 1984 | £100,000 |
| Gavin Peacock | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | November 1984 | |
| Michael Robinson | Liverpool | December 1984 | £100,000 |
References
* ↑ Fenton, Richard (2020). "Queens Park Rangers, A Brief History…". Football Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
* 1 2 Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
* ↑ Pye, Steven (2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
* ↑ Pye, Steven (7 March 2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". TheGuardian.com.
* ↑ Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

## Sources

* Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362020167.
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* ↑ Pye, Steven (2017). "How Partizan Belgrade overcame QPR after losing the first-leg 6-2 at Highbury". www.theguardian.com/. Retrieved 2017-03-07.