1990–91 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1990–91 season
Chairman	Richard Thompson
Manager	Don Howe
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Roy Wegerle (18); All: Wegerle (19)
Highest home attendance	21,405 (v Tottenham Hotspur, 6 October 1990)
Lowest home attendance	8,398 (v Blackburn Rovers, 31 October 1990)
Average home league attendance	13,178
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

During the 1990–91 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the eighth year running.

Season summary

QPR made a poor start to the season for the third year in a row, losing eight consecutive matches between October and December 1990. They recovered in the new year to finish twelfth in the First Division, with the highlight being a 3–1 win at Anfield against title-chasing Liverpool.^[1] They were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Manchester United for the second time in three seasons.^[2] Roy Wegerle scored eighteen League goals, including an outstanding solo effort against Leeds United at Elland Road in October 1990.^[3]

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	16	11	51	50	+1	49	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11	Chelsea	38	13	10	15	58	69	−11	49
12	Queens Park Rangers	38	12	10	16	44	53	−9	46
13	Sheffield United	38	13	7	18	36	55	−19	46
14	Southampton	38	12	9	17	58	69	−11	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 August 1990	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	21,619	Wegerle
29 August 1990	Wimbledon	H	0–1	9,762
1 September 1990	Chelsea	H	1–0	19,813	Wegerle (pen)
8 September 1990	Manchester United	A	1–3	43,427	Wegerle (pen)
15 September 1990	Luton Town	H	6–1	10,198	Wegerle (2), Sinton, Wilkins, Falco, Parker
22 September 1990	Aston Villa	A	2–2	23,301	Wegerle (pen), Sinton
29 September 1990	Coventry City	A	1–3	9,890	Ferdinand
6 October 1990	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–0	21,405
20 October 1990	Leeds United	A	3–2	27,443	Wegerle (2), Wilkins
27 October 1990	Norwich City	H	1–3	11,103	Wegerle (pen)
3 November 1990	Everton	A	0–3	22,352
10 November 1990	Southampton	A	1–3	15,957	Falco
17 November 1990	Crystal Palace	H	1–2	14,360	Wegerle
24 November 1990	Arsenal	H	1–3	18,555	Wegerle (pen)
1 December 1990	Manchester City	A	1–2	25,080	Sinton
8 December 1990	Wimbledon	A	0–3	5,358
15 December 1990	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	10,150	Wegerle (pen)
23 December 1990	Derby County	A	1–1	16,429	Wegerle
26 December 1990	Liverpool	H	1–1	17,848	Falco
29 December 1990	Sunderland	H	3–2	11,072	Maddix, Wegerle, Falco
1 January 1991	Sheffield United	A	0–1	21,158
12 January 1991	Chelsea	A	0–2	19,255
19 January 1991	Manchester United	H	1–1	18,544	Falco
2 February 1991	Luton Town	A	2–1	8,479	Ferdinand (2)
16 February 1991	Crystal Palace	A	0–0	15,676
23 February 1991	Southampton	H	2–1	11,009	Ferdinand (2)
2 March 1991	Manchester City	H	1–0	12,746	Ferdinand
16 March 1991	Coventry City	H	1–0	9,510	Ferdinand
23 March 1991	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0	30,860
30 March 1991	Liverpool	A	3–1	37,251	Ferdinand, Wegerle, Wilson
1 April 1991	Derby County	H	1–1	12,036	Wegerle (pen)
6 April 1991	Sunderland	A	1–0	17,899	Tillson
10 April 1991	Aston Villa	H	2–1	11,539	Allen, Tillson
13 April 1991	Sheffield United	H	1–2	13,801	Allen
17 April 1991	Leeds United	H	2–0	10,998	Wegerle, Barker
23 April 1991	Arsenal	A	0–2	42,395
4 May 1991	Norwich City	A	0–1	13,469
11 May 1991	Everton	H	1–1	12,508	Wegerle

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1991	Manchester United	A	1–2	35,065	Maddix

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	26 September 1990	Peterborough United	H	3–1	8,714	Ferdinand, Maddix, Wegerle
R2 2nd leg	9 October 1990	Peterborough United	A	1–1 (won 4–2 on agg)	7,545	Ferdinand
R3	31 October 1990	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	8,398	Falco, Barker
R4	27 November 1990	Leeds United	H	0–3	15,832

Full Members' Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	20 November 1990	Southampton	A	0–4	5,071

Squad

Squad at end of season^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	WAL	Tony Roberts
—	GK	TCH	Jan Stejskal
—	DF	ENG	David Bardsley
—	DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett
—	DF	ENG	Justin Channing
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Herrera
—	DF	WAL	Brian Law
—	DF	JAM	Danny Maddix
—	DF	ENG	Alan McCarthy
—	DF	NIR	Alan McDonald
—	DF	ENG	Paul Parker
—	DF	ENG	Darren Peacock


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Andy Tillson
—	DF	ENG	Clive Wilson
—	MF	ENG	Simon Barker
—	MF	WAL	Michael Meaker
—	MF	ENG	Andy Sinton
—	MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins
—	FW	ENG	Bradley Allen
—	FW	ENG	Mark Falco
—	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand
—	FW	NGA	Dominic Iorfa
—	FW	USA	Roy Wegerle

Left club during season

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	Gus Caesar (Arsenal (end of loan))


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Kenny Sansom (Coventry City)

References

^ "QPR and Liverpool old boys remember shock Hoops win". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
^ "Throwback Thursday". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Queens Park Rangers - Squad 1990/1991".

[1] "QPR and Liverpool old boys remember shock Hoops win". Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[2] Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.

[3] "Throwback Thursday". Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[4] "Queens Park Rangers - Squad 1990/1991".

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