# 1992–93 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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,Even leading after 4 games into the season, ultimately finishing in fifth place - not high enough for UEFA Cup qualification, but still higher than other more fancied sides like Liverpool and Arsenal. Moreover, their high placing ensured that Rangers finished as the top team in London.

## Kit

Clubhouse was QPR's kit manufacturer. Radio Station Classic FM (UK) became new kit sponsors.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 72 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 17 August 1992 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Sinton | 24,471 | 15 |
| 19 August 1992 | Southampton | H | 3–1 | Ferdinand (2), Bardsley | 10,925 | 4 |
| 22 August 1992 | Sheffield United | H | 3–2 | Ferdinand, Barker, Bailey | 10,932 | 3 |
| 26 August 1992 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | Impey | 13,563 | 1 |
| 29 August 1992 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | | 22,910 | 2 |
| 2 September 1992 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | | 20,861 | 4 |
| 5 September 1992 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | | 12,806 | 4 |
| 12 September 1992 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | Sinton, Channing | 14,125 | 4 |
| 19 September 1992 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–3 | Ferdinand, Penrice, Sinton (pen) | 12,272 | 5 |
| 26 September 1992 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | | 33,287 | 5 |
| 3 October 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4–1 | Holloway, Wilkins, Penrice (2) | 19,845 | 4 |
| 17 October 1992 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Allen | 16,009 | 4 |
| 24 October 1992 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | Bardsley, Ferdinand | 19,326 | 3 |
| 1 November 1992 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | | 20,140 | 5 |
| 7 November 1992 | Wimbledon | A | 2–0 | Allen, Wilkins | 6,771 | 5 |
| 23 November 1992 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | | 21,056 | 5 |
| 28 November 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 15,850 | 6 |
| 5 December 1992 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–2 | Ferdinand (2), Penrice | 11,804 | 5 |
| 12 December 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | Penrice | 14,571 | 6 |
| 19 December 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | | 23,164 | 7 |
| 28 December 1992 | Everton | H | 4–2 | Sinton (3), Penrice | 14,802 | 7 |
| 9 January 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Ferdinand | 15,616 | 6 |
| 18 January 1993 | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | Allen | 20,142 | 6 |
| 27 January 1993 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Allen | 15,806 | 8 |
| 30 January 1993 | Sheffield United | A | 2–1 | Allen, Holloway | 16,366 | 7 |
| 6 February 1993 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | Wilson (pen) | 13,003 | 8 |
| 9 February 1993 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | White | 17,426 | 7 |
| 20 February 1993 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Pearce (own goal), Peacock | 12,453 | 4 |
| 24 February 1993 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | | 22,436 | 6 |
| 27 February 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–3 | Peacock, White | 32,341 | 6 |
| 6 March 1993 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | Ferdinand (2), Wilson | 13,892 | 4 |
| 10 March 1993 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | | 30,370 | 5 |
| 13 March 1993 | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | Ferdinand | 12,270 | 5 |
| 20 March 1993 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | Allen, Sinton | 10,946 | 5 |
| 24 March 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | | 10,677 | 7 |
| 3 April 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | Allen | 14,705 | 8 |
| 10 April 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–3 | Ferdinand (3), Wilson (pen) | 16,782 | 5 |
| 12 April 1993 | Everton | A | 5–3 | Impey, Ferdinand (3), Bardsley | 19,026 | 5 |
| 1 May 1993 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | Ferdinand | 31,408 | 6 |
| 4 May 1993 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | | 18,817 | 5 |
| 9 May 1993 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | Ferdinand, Allen | 18,904 | 5 |
| 11 May 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–1 | Allen (2), Ferdinand | 12,177 | 5 |

### 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

| 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

| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | CZE | Jan Stejskal | 15 | | 3 | | | 18 | |
| GK | WAL | Tony Roberts | 27 | | 3 | | | 30 | |
| DF | ENG | Justin Channing | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 |
| DF | WAL | Karl Ready | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| DF | NIR | Alan McDonald | 38 | 2 | 5 | | | 43 | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Rufus Brevett | 13 | | 1 | | | 14 | |
| DF | ENG | Clive Wilson | 41 | 3 | 5 | | | 46 | 3 |
| DF | ENG | David Bardsley | 40 | 3 | 5 | | | 45 | 3 |
| DF | JAM | Danny Maddix | 8 | | 1 | | | 14 | |
| DF | ENG | Darren Peacock | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 44 | 3 |
| MF | ENG | Ray Wilkins | 29 | 2 | 6 | | | 35 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Andrew Impey | 35 | 6 | 6 | | | 44 | 6 |
| MF | ENG | Simon Barker | 23 | 1 | 3 | | | 26 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Maurice Doyle | 4 | | | | | 4 | |
| MF | ENG | Ian Holloway | 23 | 2 | 6 | | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| FW | ENG | Les Ferdinand | 37 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 24 |
| FW | ENG | Garry Thompson | | | | | | 6 | |
| FW | ENG | Dennis Bailey | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 18 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Andy Sinton | 38 | 6 | 6 | | | 44 | 6 |
| FW | ENG | Devon White | 3 | 2 | | | | 4 | 2 |
| FW | WAL | Michael Meaker | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Bradley Allen | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 25 | 11 |
| FW | ENG | Gary Penrice | 13 | 6 | 3 | | 1 | 22 | 7 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Andy Tillson | Grimsby Town | December 1990 | £400,000 | September 1992 | Bristol Rovers | £370,000 |
| Robbie Herrera | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | March 1988 | | October 1992 | Torquay United | |
| Justin Channing | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1986 | | October 1992 | Bristol Rovers | £275,000 |
| Garry Thompson | Crystal Palace | 19 August 1991 | £125,000 | July 1993 | Cardiff City | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Marvin Bryan | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1992 | |
| Brian Croft | Chester City | August 1992 | £60,000 |
| Kevin Gallen | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1992 | |
| Devon White | Cambridge United | January 1993 | £100,000 |
| Danny Dichio | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1993 | |
| Mark Graham | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1993 | |