# 1982–83 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1982–83 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division and finished as champions, winning promotion back to the First Division after an absence of four years.

## Season summary

Rangers showed consistent form throughout the season and were never out of the top three from October onwards. After going top with a 4–0 win over Rotherham United on 19 March, they pulled away from the chasing pack to finish ten points clear of 2nd-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. Promotion was clinched by a 1–0 win over Leeds United on 23 April, and the championship followed courtesy of a 3–1 win over Fulham on 2 May.

## Kit

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers.

## Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 85 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 75 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Leicester City (P) | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 70 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 4 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 69 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 67 | |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 28 August 1982 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | | 36,185 | 16 |
| 31 August 1982 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | Sealy 2 | 9686 | 9 |
| 4 September 1982 | Derby County | H | 4–1 | Gregory, Fenwick (pen), Stainrod 2 | 10,217 | 2 |
| 7 September 1982 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Stainrod | 15,004 | 5 |
| 11 September 1982 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | Gregory | 4266 | 3 |
| 18 September 1982 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | | 13,733 | 6 |
| 25 September 1982 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | O'Neill (og) | 10,647 | 5 |
| 28 September 1982 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | | 12,194 | 5 |
| 2 October 1982 | Burnley | H | 3–2 | Neill, Allen, Micklewhite | 9145 | 4 |
| 9 October 1982 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | Allen | 13,270 | 2 |
| 16 October 1982 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 4–0 | Allen, Flanagan, Micklewhite, Gregory | 9275 | 1 |
| 23 October 1982 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | Allen | 7892 | 3 |
| 30 October 1982 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Stainrod | 9363 | 2 |
| 6 November 1982 | Rotherham United | A | 0–0 | | 7402 | 3 |
| 13 November 1982 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 | Allen, Fenwick (pen) | 9149 | 2 |
| 20 November 1982 | Cambridge United | A | 4–1 | Wicks, Sealy, Allen 2 | 5685 | 1 |
| 27 November 1982 | Carlisle United | H | 1–0 | Fenwick | 9397 | 1 |
| 4 December 1982 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | Allen | 11,528 | 1 |
| 11 December 1982 | Grimsby Town | H | 4–0 | Neill, Sealy, Gregory, Micklewhite | 9811 | 1 |
| 18 December 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–4 | | 15,423 | 1 |
| 27 December 1982 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | Sealy | 23,744 | 2 |
| 29 December 1982 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–1 | Micklewhite 2, Sealy | 13,306 | 2 |
| 3 January 1983 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | | 14,007 | 2 |
| 15 January 1983 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | Gregory 2 | 13,972 | 2 |
| 22 January 1983 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–0 | Allen 2, Hazell | 14,621 | 2 |
| 5 February 1983 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–0 | Sealy | 8903 | 2 |
| 19 February 1983 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | Gregory, Sealy, Flanagan | 10,271 | 2 |
| 26 February 1983 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 | | 4397 | 1 |
| 5 March 1983 | Middlesbrough | H | 6–1 | Micklewhite, Flanagan, Allen 3, Gregory | 9596 | 2 |
| 12 March 1983 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | Gregory (pen), Sealy | 6373 | 2 |
| 19 March 1983 | Rotherham United | H | 4–0 | Sealy, Flanagan, Gregory 2 | 9541 | 1 |
| 22 March 1983 | Charlton Athletic | H | 5–1 | Sealy 2, Hazell, Gregory, Stainrod | 10,776 | 1 |
| 26 March 1983 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–1 | Stainrod 2, Flanagan | 5317 | 1 |
| 4 April 1983 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 | Gregory, Sealy | 20,821 | 1 |
| 9 April 1983 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | Gregory, Sealy | 16,301 | 1 |
| 19 April 1983 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | Flanagan | 11,713 | 1 |
| 23 April 1983 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | Hart (og) | 19,573 | 1 |
| 30 April 1983 | Carlisle United | A | 0–1 | | 5724 | 1 |
| 2 May 1983 | Fulham | H | 3–1 | Gregory, Sealy, Stainrod | 24,431 | 1 |
| 7 May 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Flanagan, Hazell | 19,854 | 1 |
| 10 May 1983 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Sealy | 7191 | 1 |
| 14 May 1983 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Stainrod | 9590 | 1 |

### End of Season Tour

| Date | Country | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| May 1983 | Perth, Australia | Perth XI | A | 6-1 | | |
| 22 May 1983 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Canterbury XI | Queen Elizabeth II Park, | 1-0 | Clive Allen | 6000 |
| 24 May 1983 | Wellington, New Zealand | Wellington XI | Basin Reserve | 2-1 | Stainrod, Fenwick | 8000 |
| 29 May 1983 | Auckland, New Zealand | Auckland XI | Mount Smart Stadium | 2-2 | Clive Allen 2 | 5000 |
| | Noumea New Caledonia | New Caledonia | | 2-3 | | |
| | Noumea New Caledonia | New Caledonia | | 2-1 | | |

### Milk Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 October 1982 | Second Round First Leg | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | Gregory | 5603 |
| 26 October 1982 | Second Round Second Leg | Rotherham United | H | 0–0 | | 9653 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 1983 | Third Round | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–3 | Fenwick (pen), Micklewhite | 16,528 |

## Squad

| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Milk Cup Appearances | Milk Cup Goals | F A Cup Appearances | F A Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | ENG | Peter Hucker | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Graham Benstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Ian Dawes | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Terry Fenwick | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 |
| DF | JAM | Bob Hazell | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| DF | ENG | Doug McClure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | NIR | Alan McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Warren Neill | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Glenn Roeder | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Steve Wicks | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Tony Currie | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Martin Duffield | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | John Gregory | 42 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 |
| MF | ENG | Gary Micklewhite | 33(1) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36(1) | 7 |
| MF | IRE | Mark O'Connor | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| MF | IRE | Gary Waddock | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Dean Wilkins | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Clive Allen | 23(2) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26(2) | 13 |
| FW | ENG | Steve Burke | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(5) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Alan Comfort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Wayne Fereday | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Mike Flanagan | 21(1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22(1) | 7 |
| FW | ENG | Ian Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Tony Sealy | 39(1) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 16 |
| FW | ENG | Simon Stainrod | 29(2) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31(2) | 9 |
| FW | NIR | Ian Stewart | 15(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(5) | 0 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Ernie Howe | Fulham | December 1977 | £55,000 | August 1982 | Portsmouth | |
| John Burridge | Crystal Palace | December 1980 | £250,000 | August 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £80,000 |
| Ian Muir | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1980 | | October 1982 | Burnley | Loan |
| Alan McDonald | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1981 | | March 1983 | Charlton | Loan |
| Ian Stewart | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1980 | | March 1983 | Millwall | Loan |
| Tony Currie | Leeds United | August 1979 | £400,000 | May 1983 | Toronto Nationals | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date |
| Doug McClure | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1982 |
| Alan Comfort | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | October 1982 |
| Martin Allen | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1983 |
| Gary Cooper | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June 1983 |
| David Kerslake | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June 1983 |