# 1987–88 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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.

## Kit

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

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 | |
| 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 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 57 | Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup |
* ↑ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | 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 | Bannister (3) | 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 | | 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 | 2 |
| 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 | Kerslake | 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 |
| 6 February 1988 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | Falco, Byrne | 11,512 | 5 |
| 13 February 1988 | Everton | A | 0–2 | | 24,724 | 6 |
| 27 February 1988 | Wimbledon | H | 1–0 | Byrne | 9,080 | 6 |
| 5 March 1988 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | | 23,171 | 6 |
| 16 March 1988 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | Coney, Fereday | 8,316 | 6 |
| 19 March 1988 | Norwich City | H | 3–0 | Channing, Coney, Fereday | 9,032 | 6 |
| 26 March 1988 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | Coney | 13,041 | 4 |
| 1 April 1988 | Watford | A | 1–0 | McDonald | 16,083 | 4 |
| 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 | McDonald | 37,733 | 4 |
| 7 May 1988 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | | 16,089 | 5 |

### FA Cup

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

### League Cup

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

### 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 |

## Squad

| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.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 |
| Gary Chivers | Swansea City | February 1984 | | September 1987 | Watford | free |
| Clive Walker | Sunderland | December 1985 | £75,000 | October 1987 | Fulham | |
| Gavin Peacock | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | November 1984 | | October 1987 | Gillingham | |
| Gary Waddock | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1979 | | December 1987 | Charleroi SC | |
| Terry Fenwick | Crystal Palace | December 1980 | £110,000 | December 1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | £550,000 |
| John O'Neill | Leicester City | July 1987 | £150,000 | December 1987 | Norwich City | |
| Gary Bannister | Sheffield Wednesday | August 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 |
| John Byrne | York City | October 1984 | £100,000 | May 1988 | Le Havre | £200,000 |
| Warren Neill | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1980 | | July 1988 | Portsmouth | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Kevin Brock | Oxford United | August 1987 | £260,000 |
| Brian Law | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1987 | |
| David Pizanti | FC Köln | September 1987 | |
| Nicky Johns | Charlton Athletic. | December 1987 | |
| Mark Falco | Rangers F.C. | December 1987 | £350,000 |
| Mark Fleming | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | January 1988 | |
| Trevor Francis | Rangers F.C. | March 1988 | Free |
| Roberto Herrera | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | March 1988 | |
| Mark Stein | Luton Town | June 1988 | £300,000 |
| Simon Barker | Blackburn Rovers | July 1988 | £400,000 |