# 1974–75 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1974–75 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

## Season summary

Qpr started the season poorly and were bottom in November but with new manager Dave Sexton they recovered to finish in 11th place. In September Gordon Jago's last signing before he left and was replaced by Dave Sexton. was Prolific Don Rogers who joined QPR in an exchange deal in which Terry Venables + Ian Evans cash went to Malcolm Allison's Crystal Palace. At the time Rogers seemed like a brilliant QPR signing and a replacement for Stan Bowles who was (again) on the transfer list. December signings were Don Masson.from Notts County for £100,000 and ex England Youth player Don Shanks from Luton

## Kit

Admiral and Umbro were QPR's kit manufacturers.

## League table
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 49 | 1.163 | 45 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | 45 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 39 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 39 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
* ↑ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1974-75 FA Cup winners.

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### First Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 17 August 1974 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Francis | 16.032 | 10 |
| 21 August 1974 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | Francis | 31.497 | 6 |
| 24 August 1974 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | | 21.117 | 11 |
| 27 August 1974 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | Givens | 24.965 | 12 |
| 31 August 1974 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | Bowles | 18.535 | 13 |
| 7 September 1974 | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | | 16.058 | 15 |
| 14 September 1974 | Leicester City | A | 1–3 | Francis | 19.763 | 17 |
| 21 September 1974 | Newcastle United | H | 1–2 | Keeley og | 18.594 | 20 |
| 24 September 1974 | Everton | H | 2–2 | Thomas, Busby | 16.638 | 20 |
| 28 September 1974 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | | 30.647 | 22 |
| 5 October 1974 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | Francis | 19.494 | 17 |
| 12 October 1974 | Arsenal | A | 2–2 | Bowles 2 | 29.690 | 18 |
| 19 October 1974 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | | 27.392 | 20 |
| 26 October 1974 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | Givens 2 | 20.320 | 20 |
| 2 November 1974 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Bowles, Givens | 17.256 | 17 |
| 9 November 1974 | Derby | A | 2–5 | Leach, Bowles | 23.339 | 18 |
| 16 November 1974 | Carlisle United | H | 2–1 | Thomas, Bowles | 15.700 | 15 |
| 23 November 1974 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–1 | Rogers, Bowles, Givens | 27.530 | 13 |
| 27 November 1974 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | | 22.403 | 13 |
| 30 November 1974 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | | 28.356 | 16 |
| 7 December 1974 | Burnley | A | 0–3 | | 16.487 | 16 |
| 14 December 1974 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | Rogers | 13.244 | 16 |
| 21 December 1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | Bowles 2 | 21.150 | 15 |
| 26 December 1974 | Leicester City | H | 4–2 | Thomas, Westwood, Beck, Givens | 17.311 | 13 |
| 28 December 1974 | Chelsea | A | 3–0 | Givens 2, Francis | 38.917 | 12 |
| 11 January 1975 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | | 19.359 | 12 |
| 18 January 1975 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | Masson, Bowles | 28.772 | 12 |
| 1 February 1975 | Derby County | H | 4–1 | Givens 3 Thomas | 20.686 | 11 |
| 8 February 1975 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | Leach | 18.807 | 12 |
| 22 February 1975 | Carlisle United | A | 2–1 | Givens 2 | 13.176 | 13 |
| 25 February 1975 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | | 18.487 | 12 |
| 1 March 1975 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | Givens, Rogers | 19.583 | 11 |
| 8 March 1975 | Everton | A | 1–2 | Givens | 39.567 | 12 |
| 15 March 1975 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | Rogers 2 | 22.102 | 10 |
| 18 March 1975 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | Thomas | 25.324 | 7 |
| 22 March 1975 | Birmingham City | A | 1–4 | Thomas | 32.832 | 9 |
| 29 March 1975 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | | 25.461 | 10 |
| 31 March 1975 | Newcastle United | A | 2–2 | Gillard, Francis | 28.490 | 10 |
| 5 April 1975 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | Thomas, Givens | 16.596 | 8 |
| 12 April 1975 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | Gillard | 28.709 | 11 |
| 19 April 1975 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | | 24.362 | 11 |
| 26 April 1975 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | Francis | 42.546 | 11 |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 September 1974 | Second Round First Leg | Leyton Orient | H | 1–1 | Francis | 14,604 |
| 17 September 1974 | Second Round Second Leg | Leyton Orient | A | 3–0 | Francis, Givens, Bowles | 11,750 |
| 8 October 1974 | Third Round | Newcastle | H | 0–4 | | 15,815 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 January 1975 | Third Round | Southend | A | 2–2 | Gillard, Francis | 18,100 |
| 7 January 1975 | Third Round Replay | Southend | A | 2–0 | Givens 2 | 21,484 |
| 24 January 1975 | Fourth Round | Notts County | H | 3–0 | Givens, Thomas, Bowles | 23,428 |
| 15 February 1975 | Fifth Round | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | Clement | 39,193 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances (Substitute) | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Phil Parkes | 41 | 6 | | | | 47 | |
| GK | Richard Teale | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 | |
| DF | Ron Abbott | 6(3) | | | | | 9 | |
| DF | Dave Clement | 31 | 6 | | 1 | | 37 | 1 |
| DF | Tony Hazell | 12 | 2 | | | | 14 | |
| DF | Ian Gillard | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 49 | 3 |
| DF | Danny Westwood | (1) | 1 | | | | 2 | 1 |
| DF | Frank McLintock | 30 | 4 | | | | 34 | |
| DF | Terry Mancini | 7 | 2 | | | | 9 | |
| DF | Don Shanks | 12 | | | | | 12 | |
| DF | David Webb | 33(1) | 6 | | | | 40 | |
| DF | Keith Pritchett | 4 | | | | | 4 | |
| MF | John Beck | 27(2) | 6 | 1 | | | 35 | 1 |
| MF | Martyn Busby | 12(2) | 2 | 1 | | | 16 | 1 |
| MF | Gerry Francis | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 10 |
| MF | Mick Leach | 16(4) | 3 | 2 | | | 23 | 2 |
| MF | Don Masson | 21 | 4 | 1 | | | 25 | 1 |
| FW | Terry Venables | 5 | 1 | | | | 6 | |
| FW | Stan Bowles | 33 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 |
| FW | Don Rogers | 13(6) | | 5 | | | 19 | 5 |
| FW | Don Givens | 40 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 21 |
| FW | Dave Thomas | 41 | 6 | | 1 | | 47 | 7 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Ian Evans | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | January 1970 | | September 1974 | Crystal Palace | Don Rogers |
| Terry Venables | Tottenham Hotspur | June 1969 | £70,000 | September 1974 | Crystal Palace | Don Rogers |
| Terry Mancini | Leyton Orient | October 1971 | £25,000 | October 1974 | Arsenal | £20,000 |
| Tony Hazell | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | October 1964 | | December 1974 | Millwall | £40,000 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Don Rogers | Crystal Palace | September 1974 | Ian Evans & Terry Venables |
| Don Shanks | Luton Town | November 1974 | £35,000 |
| Steve Jones | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | October 1974 | |
| Don Masson | Notts County | December 1974 | £100,000 |
| Tony Tagg | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | March 1975 | |
| Tommy Cunningham | Chelsea | May 1975 | Free |
| John Hollins | Chelsea | June 1975 | £90,000 |
| Steve Adams | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1975 | |
| Phil Nutt | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1975 | |