# 1993–94 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Premier League. They finished the season in 9th place.

## Season summary

Queens Park Rangers had another strong season, though they dipped slightly in the final table to finish ninth, a year after they had finished above all the other London clubs in fifth place. Manager Gerry Francis was even linked with the England job when Graham Taylor quit, but it went to Terry Venables - a former QPR manager himself.
Once again, striker Les Ferdinand was prolific up front and his name was constantly linked with big-money moves to top clubs as well as a regular England place. The rest of the squad performed solidly without attracting many headlines.

## Kit

Clubhouse become QPR's new kit manufacturers. electronics company CSF became new kit sponsors.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 64 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 60 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 60 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 11 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 56 | |
* ↑ Aston Villa qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 14 August 1993 | Aston Villa | A | 1–4 | Ferdinand | 32,994 | 20 |
| 18 August 1993 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | Wilkins | 19,365 | 22 |
| 21 August 1993 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | Penrice, Wilson | 10,613 | 15 |
| 25 August 1993 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | | 20,191 | 19 |
| 28 August 1993 | West Ham United | A | 4–0 | Peacock, Ferdinand (2), Penrice | 18,084 | 13 |
| 1 September 1993 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | Sinclair, Wilson (pen) | 11,113 | 12 |
| 11 September 1993 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | | 24,445 | 14 |
| 18 September 1993 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | Sinclair, Ferdinand | 13,359 | 15 |
| 27 September 1993 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | McDonald | 9,478 | 16 |
| 2 October 1993 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 | White (2), Barker | 12,292 | 12 |
| 16 October 1993 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | Ferdinand, Allen | 33,926 | 8 |
| 23 October 1993 | Coventry City | H | 5–1 | Allen (2), Ferdinand, Impey, Barker | 12,976 | 5 |
| 30 October 1993 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | Allen | 44,663 | 8 |
| 6 November 1993 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | Hendry (own goal) | 17,636 | 6 |
| 20 November 1993 | Everton | A | 3–0 | Allen (3) | 13,860 | 4 |
| 24 November 1993 | Swindon Town | A | 0–1 | | 14,674 | 8 |
| 27 November 1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Ferdinand | 17,694 | 8 |
| 4 December 1993 | Aston Villa | H | 2–2 | McGrath (own goal), Penrice | 14,915 | 8 |
| 8 December 1993 | Liverpool | A | 2–3 | Ferdinand, Barker | 24,561 | 9 |
| 11 December 1993 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | Ferdinand | 11,946 | 6 |
| 27 December 1993 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | White, Penrice | 13,218 | 7 |
| 29 December 1993 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | Meaker | 39,106 | 6 |
| 1 January 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | Ferdinand | 16,858 | 8 |
| 3 January 1994 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | | 34,935 | 9 |
| 16 January 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 1–2 | Penrice | 15,774 | 10 |
| 22 January 1994 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | White | 12,107 | 8 |
| 5 February 1994 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | Ferdinand, Wilson (pen) | 21,267 | 9 |
| 5 March 1994 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | Penrice | 13,474 | 10 |
| 12 March 1994 | Norwich City | A | 4–3 | Barker, White, Peacock, Penrice | 16,499 | 10 |
| 16 March 1994 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Barker | 14,183 | 9 |
| 19 March 1994 | Wimbledon | H | 1–0 | Peacock | 11,368 | 8 |
| 26 March 1994 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–1 | Impey (2), Ferdinand | 15,182 | 7 |
| 2 April 1994 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–4 | Ferdinand | 10,440 | 9 |
| 4 April 1994 | Leeds United | H | 0–4 | | 13,365 | 10 |
| 9 April 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 | White | 22,437 | 10 |
| 13 April 1994 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Ferdinand | 15,735 | 9 |
| 16 April 1994 | Everton | H | 2–1 | White, Ferdinand | 13,330 | 9 |
| 24 April 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 | Ready | 19,913 | 9 |
| 27 April 1994 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Penrice | 11,442 | 9 |
| 30 April 1994 | Swindon Town | H | 1–3 | Ferdinand | 9,875 | 9 |
| 3 May 1994 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | | 10,850 | 9 |
| 7 May 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 | Sinclair (2) | 26,105 | 9 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 7,569 | Barker |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 21 September 1993 | Barnet | A | 2–1 | 3,569 | Ferdinand, Barker |
| R2 2nd leg | 5 October 1993 | Barnet | H | 4–0 (won 6–1 on agg) | 6,314 | Allen (3), Impey |
| R3 | 27 October 1993 | Millwall | H | 3–0 | 14,190 | Sinclair, Barker, Ferdinand |
| R4 | 1 December 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | 13,253 | Meaker |

## 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 | 26 | | 5 | | | 31 | |
| GK | WAL | Tony Roberts | 16 | | 1 | | | 17 | |
| DF | ENG | Tony Witter | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | WAL | Karl Ready | 17 | 1 | | | | 20 | |
| DF | NIR | Alan McDonald | 12 | 1 | 4 | | | 16 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Alan McCarthy | 4 | | | | | 4 | |
| DF | ENG | Rufus Brevett | 3 | | 5 | | | 8 | |
| DF | ENG | Clive Wilson | 42 | 3 | 5 | | | 47 | 3 |
| DF | ENG | David Bardsley | 34 | | 5 | | | 39 | |
| DF | ENG | Steve Yates | 27 | | 1 | | | 30 | |
| DF | ENG | Darren Peacock | 30 | 3 | 5 | | | 35 | 3 |
| MF | ENG | Ray Wilkins | 39 | 1 | 5 | | | 44 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Andrew Impey | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 38 | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Simon Barker | 35 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 8 |
| MF | ENG | Maurice Doyle | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Trevor Sinclair | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | 36 | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Ian Holloway | 19 | | 7 | | | 26 | |
| FW | ENG | Les Ferdinand | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 | | 40 | 18 |
| FW | ENG | Devon White | 12 | 7 | 1 | | | 20 | 7 |
| FW | WAL | Michael Meaker | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 16 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Bradley Allen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 23 | 9 |
| FW | ENG | Gary Penrice | 23 | 8 | 2 | | | 28 | 8 |

### 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 | Marvin Bryan |
| — | DF | ENG | Robbie Herrera |
| — | FW | ENG | Danny Dichio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Kevin Gallen |
| — | FW | SCO | Dougie Freedman |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Andy Sinton | Brentford | March 1989 | £350,000 | August 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | £2.750,000 |
| Dennis Bailey | Birmingham City | 2 July 1991 | £175,000 | October 1993 | Charlton Athletic | Loan |
| Alan McCarthy | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | December 1989 | | November 1993 | Watford | Loan |
| Brian Croft | Chester City | August 1992 | £60,000 | December 1993 | Shrewsbury Town | Loan |
| Alan McCarthy | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | December 1989 | | February 1994 | Plymouth Argyle | Loan |
| Dennis Bailey | Birmingham City | 2 July 1991 | £175,000 | March 1994 | Watford | Loan |
| Darren Peacock | Hereford United | December 1990 | £200,000 | 24 March 1994 | Newcastle United | £2.700,000 |
| Ray Wilkins | Glasgow Rangers | November 1989 | | 26 May 1994 | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| Dougie Freedman | Dougie Freedman | May 1992 | | 26 July 1994 | Barnet | Free transfer |
| Jan Stejskal | Sparta Prague | October 1990 | £625,000 | July 1994 | Slavia Prague | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Steve Yates | Bristol Rovers | August 1993 | £650,000 |
| Trevor Sinclair | Blackpool | August 1993 | £600,000 |
| Trevor Challis | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1994 | |
| Matt Brazier | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1994 | |
| Chris Plummer | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1994 | |
| Sieb Dijkstra | Motherwell | 22 July 1994 | £250,000 |