# 1973–74 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1973–74 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

## Season summary

Qpr returned to the first division but after placing 5th with 1 win in the last nine games fell away to 8th place.
In the League cup after an 8–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday, there was a home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.
Qpr's run in the Fa Cup ended in defeat at home to Leicester City in the Quarter finals.

## Kit

Admiral were QPR's kit manufacturers.

## Table
### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 6 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 1.057 | 46 |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 44 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 43 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 42 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 0.961 | 42 |

## Results

QPR scores given first
Win  Draw  Loss

### First Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 25 August 1973 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | Givens | 18.602 | 10 |
| 29 August 1973 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | | 24,860 | 14 |
| 1 September 1973 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | Francis | 44.156 | 16 |
| 4 September 1973 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | | 28.360 | 15 |
| 8 September 1973 | Stoke City | H | 3–3 | Leach, Mancini, Venables | 18.118 | 16 |
| 10 September 1973 | West Ham United | A | 3–2 | Abbott, Givens 2 | 28.360 | 11 |
| 15 September 1973 | Everton | A | 0–1 | | 30.795 | 15 |
| 22 September 1973 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 | Hynd OG, Bowles | 18.701 | 15 |
| 29 September 1973 | Newcastle United | A | 3–2 | Francis, Thomas, Leach | 26.173 | 13 |
| 6 October 1973 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Bowles | 31.009 | 13 |
| 13 October 1973 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 18.297 | 15 |
| 20 October 1973 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 4–2 | Bowles 2, Francis, Leach | 19.350 | 14 |
| 27 October 1973 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Bowles, Givens | 29.115 | 10 |
| 3 November 1973 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | Bowles, Francis | 30.647 | 9 |
| 10 November 1973 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | Bowles, Venables, Francis | 20.416 | 8 |
| 17 November 1973 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | | 23.339 | 8 |
| 24 November 1973 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | McLintock, Bowles | 26.254 | 8 |
| 1 December 1973 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Thomas, Bowles | 32.194 | 8 |
| 8 December 1973 | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | | 15.843 | 9 |
| 15 December 1973 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | | 17.614 | 11 |
| 22 December 1973 | Newcastle United | H | 3–2 | Clement, Bowles, Givens | 15.757 | 11 |
| 26 December 1973 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | | 30.762 | 10 |
| 29 December 1973 | Stoke City | A | 1–4 | Leach | 18,910 | 12 |
| 1 January 1974 | Manchester United | H | 3–0 | Bowles 2, Givens | 32.339 | 9 |
| 12 January 1974 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Givens | 19.051 | 7 |
| 19 January 1974 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | Thomas, Francis | 22.689 | 8 |
| 2 February 1974 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | | 22,646 | 7 |
| 5 February 1974 | Norwich City | H | 1–2 | Bowles | 12.427 | 7 |
| 23 February 1974 | Chelsea | A | 3–3 | Bowles 2, Givens | 34.264 | 10 |
| 27 February 1974 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | Givens | 21.306 | 6 |
| 2 March 1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | Givens, Francis, Bowles | 25.775 | 5 |
| 16 March 1974 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | | 21.209 | 6 |
| 23 March 1974 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | Francis | 18.804 | 5 |
| 30 March 1974 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | | 19.795 | 6 |
| 6 April 1974 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | Thomas | 54.027 | 6 |
| 9 April 1974 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | Leach 2, Bowles | 20.461 | 5 |
| 12 April 1974 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | | 27.567 | 6 |
| 15 April 1974 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | | 26.100 | 7 |
| 20 April 1974 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Givens | 17.933 | 8 |
| 23 April 1974 | Birmingham City | A | 0–4 | | 39.160 | 8 |
| 27 April 1974 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | | 35.353 | 8 |
| 19 April 1974 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Bowles | 40.396 | 8 |

### London Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
| 24 September 1973 | First Round | Millwall | A | 1–0 |
| 15 October 1973 | Quarter-Final | Brentford | A | 0–0*aet |
| 31 October 1973 | Quarter-Final Replay | Brentford | H | 2–1 |
| 13 November 1973 | Semi-Final | Hayes | H | 0–0 |
| | Semi-Final Replay | Hayes | A | 0–2 |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 October 1973 | Second Round | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Givens | 23,353 |
| 6 November 1973 | Third Round | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 8–2 | Francis, Givens 2, Bowles, Leach 2, Mullen OG, Cameron OG | 16,043 |
| 20 November 1973 | Fourth Round | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–3 | | 19,072 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 January 1974 | Third Round | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | | 31,540 |
| 15 January 1974 | Third Round Replay | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | Bowles | 28,573 |
| 26 January 1974 | Fourth Round | Birmingham City | H | 2–0 | Leach, Givens | 23,367 |
| 16 February 1974 | Fifth Round | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | | 30,081 |
| 19 February 1974 | Fifth Round Replay | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | Givens, Thomas, Bowles | 28,010 |
| 18 March 1974 | Quarter Final | Leicester City | H | 0–2 | | 21,209 |

## Squad

| Position | Name | League Appearances (substitute) | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | Phil Parkes | 42 | 9 | | | | 51 | |
| GK | Richard Teale | | | | | | | |
| DF | Ron Abbott | 3(4) | | 1 | | | 7 | 1 |
| DF | Dave Clement | 38 | 7 | 2 | | | 45 | 2 |
| DF | Tony Hazell | 29(3) | 5 | | | | 37 | |
| DF | Ian Gillard | 23 | 6 | | | | 29 | |
| DF | Frank McLintock | 26 | 9 | 1 | | | 35 | 1 |
| DF | Terry Mancini | 40 | 9 | 1 | | | 49 | 1 |
| DF | Ian Evans | 5 | | | | | 5 | |
| DF | Ian Watson | 6 | | | | | 6 | |
| MF | John Beck | 2(3) | | | | | 5 | |
| MF | Martyn Busby | 5(3) | 1 | | | | 9 | |
| MF | Gerry Francis | 40 | 9 | 8 | | 1 | 49 | 9 |
| MF | Mick Leach | 39(1) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 9 |
| MF | John Delve | 3(4) | | | | | 7 | |
| FW | Terry Venables | 36 | 9 | 2 | | | 45 | 2 |
| FW | Stan Bowles | 42 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 22 |
| FW | Don Givens | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 15 |
| FW | Dave Thomas | 41 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | 50 | 7 |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Ian Morgan | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1964 | | October 1973 | Watford | £10,000 |
| John O'Rourke | Coventry City | October 1971 | £60,000 | January 1974 | Bournemouth | £40,000 |
| Ray Seary | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1970 | | March 1974 | Cambridge United | |
| Ian Watson | Chelsea | July 1965 | | July 1974 | Retired (injury) | |
| John Delve | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1971 | | July 1974 | Plymouth Argyle | £30,000 |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Danny Westwood | Billericay Town | July 1974 | |
| David Webb | Chelsea | July 1974 | £120,000 |