# 1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

One player never makes a team, but QPR felt the loss of prolific striker Les Ferdinand following his £6 million move to Newcastle United.
The last three seasons had seen QPR finish fifth, ninth and eighth in the Premiership thanks largely to Ferdinand's goals, but the new strike partnership of Kevin Gallen and Danny Dichio failed to provide anywhere near as many goals as QPR had managed while Ferdinand was up front. Even the support of excellent winger Trevor Sinclair could not translate into a strong supply of goals, and it was soon clear that player-manager Ray Wilkins and his men were in for a hard season.
A 3–0 win over London rivals West Ham United in late April was not enough to keep QPR up, and their relegation was confirmed after 13 years in the top flight.
Hopes of QPR gaining a quick return to the Premiership were given a major boost by the confirmation that Gallen, Dichio and Sinclair were to stay at the club.

## Kit

View From became QPR's new kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq remained as kit sponsors.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Coventry City | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 38 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 38 | |
| 18 | Manchester City (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 38 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 33 | Relegation to Football League First Division |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 29 | Relegation to Football League First Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

### Results by matchday

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 22,860 | |
| 23 August 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 0–3 | 11,837 | |
| 26 August 1995 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 14,212 | Barker |
| 30 August 1995 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 37,548 | |
| 9 September 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–3 | 12,459 | |
| 16 September 1995 | Leeds United | A | 3–1 | 31,504 | Dichio (2), Sinclair |
| 25 September 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–3 | 15,659 | Dichio, Impey |
| 30 September 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 17,362 | Dichio |
| 14 October 1995 | Newcastle United | H | 2–3 | 18,254 | Dichio (2) |
| 21 October 1995 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 29,293 | |
| 28 October 1995 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 17,549 | Sinclair |
| 4 November 1995 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 15,137 | |
| 19 November 1995 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 11,189 | Barker |
| 22 November 1995 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 30,009 | |
| 25 November 1995 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 21,504 | |
| 2 December 1995 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 17,546 | McDonald |
| 9 December 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 28,851 | |
| 16 December 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 11,456 | Osborn, Impey |
| 23 December 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 14,778 | Gallen |
| 26 December 1995 | Arsenal | A | 0–3 | 38,259 | |
| 30 December 1995 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 41,890 | Dichio |
| 2 January 1996 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 14,904 | Allen |
| 13 January 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 13,957 | |
| 20 January 1996 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 9,123 | Hateley |
| 3 February 1996 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 27,509 | |
| 11 February 1996 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 18,405 | Dichio |
| 17 February 1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–1 | 22,442 | Barker (2), Goodridge |
| 2 March 1996 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 17,970 | Gallen |
| 6 March 1996 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 13,991 | Gallen |
| 9 March 1996 | Aston Villa | A | 2–4 | 28,221 | Dichio, Gallen |
| 16 March 1996 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 18,817 | Irwin (own goal) |
| 23 March 1996 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | 25,590 | Barker |
| 5 April 1996 | Southampton | H | 3–0 | 17,615 | Brevett, Dichio, Gallen |
| 8 April 1996 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 36,583 | Holloway |
| 13 April 1996 | Everton | H | 3–1 | 18,349 | Gallen, Hateley, Impey |
| 17 April 1996 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 22,910 | |
| 27 April 1996 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | 18,828 | Ready, Gallen (2) |
| 5 May 1996 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–3 | 22,910 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 1996 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–0 | 10,230 | Quashie, Sinclair |
| R4 | 29 January 1996 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | 18,542 | Quashie |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 1995 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | 7,477 | Dichio |
| R2 2nd Leg | 3 October 1995 | Oxford United | H | 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 9,207 | Ready, Gallen |
| R3 | 25 October 1995 | York City | H | 3–1 | 12,972 | Sinclair, Impey, Atkin O.G. |
| R4 | 29 November 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 24,951 | |

## Squad

| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | USA | Juergen Sommer | 33 | | 2 | | | 35 | |
| GK | WAL | Tony Roberts | 5 | | 4 | | | 9 | |
| DF | ENG | Danny Maddix | 20 | | 3 | | | 27 | |
| DF | ENG | Trevor Challis | 10 | | 2 | | | 13 | |
| DF | WAL | Karl Ready | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | 27 | 2 |
| DF | NIR | Alan McDonald | 25 | 1 | 5 | | | 31 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Rufus Brevett | 27 | 1 | 3 | | | 30 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Matt Brazier | 6 | | 2 | | | 14 | |
| DF | ENG | David Bardsley | 28 | | 3 | | | 32 | |
| DF | ENG | Steve Yates | 30 | | 4 | | | 34 | |
| DF | ENG | Chris Plummer | | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Ray Wilkins | 11 | | 3 | | | 19 | |
| MF | ENG | Paul Murray | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Andrew Impey | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | 35 | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Simon Barker | 33 | 5 | 4 | | | 37 | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Simon Osborn | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | 11 | 1 |
| MF | AUS | Ned Zelic | 3 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| MF | ENG | Trevor Sinclair | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Ian Holloway | 26 | 1 | 3 | | | 30 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Mark Hateley | 10 | 2 | 1 | | | 16 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Lee Charles | | | | | | 4 | |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Gallen | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | | 32 | 9 |
| FW | ENG | Nigel Quashie | 11 | | 2 | | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Bradley Allen | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | 10 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Gary Penrice | | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | BRB | Gregory Goodridge | | 1 | | | | 9 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Danny Dichio | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | | 33 | 12 |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Matt Lockwood |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Perry |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Graeme Power |
    Transfers in: £4,937,500
    Transfers out: £2,275,000
    Total spending: £2,662,500

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Dennis Bailey | Birmingham City | 2 July 1991 | £175,000 | 1 August 1995 | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| Marvin Bryan | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1992 | | 10 August 1995 | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| Alan McCarthy | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | December 1989 | | 14 August 1995 | Leyton Orient | £25,000 |
| Brian Croft | Chester City | August 1992 | £60,000 | 14 August 1995 | Torquay United | Free transfer |
| Sieb Dijkstra | Motherwell | 22 July 1994 | £250,000 | September 1995 | Bristol City | Loan |
| Gary Penrice | Aston Villa | 29 October 1991 | £625,000 | 15 November 1995 | Watford | £300,000 |
| Steve Hodge | Leeds United | 28 October 1994 | £300,000 | 15 December 1995 | Watford | Free transfer |
| Ned Zelić | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 July 1995 | £1,250,000 | 15 December 1995 | Eintracht Frankfurt | £1,000,000 |
| Simon Osborn | Reading | 10 July 1995 | £1,100,000 | December 1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,000,000 |
| Bradley Allen | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1988 | | 28 March 1996 | Charlton Athletic | £400,000 |
| Ian Holloway | Bristol Rovers | 12 August 1991 | £230,000 | July 1996 | Bristol Rovers | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Lee Charles | Chertsey Town | 4 August 1995 | £67,500 |
| Andy McDermott | Australian Institute of Sport | 5 August 1995 | £20,000 |
| Gregory Goodridge | Torquay United | 9 August 1995 | £100,000 |
| Juergen Sommer | Luton Town | 29 August 1995 | £600,000 |
| Nigel Quashie | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1995 | |
| Lee Sharp | Lincoln United | 27 October 1995 | |
| Mark Perry | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | October 1995 | |
| Mark Hateley | Rangers | 3 November 1995 | £1,500,000 |
| Paul Murray | Carlisle United | 2 May 1996 | Loan then £300,000 |
| Steve Slade | Tottenham Hotspur | July 1996 | £350,000 |
| Paul Bruce | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1996 | |