1992–93 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1992–93 season
Chairman	Richard Thompson
Manager	Gerry Francis
Stadium	Loftus Road
FA Premier League	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Ferdinand (20); All: Ferdinand (24)
Average home league attendance	15,015
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

In the 1992–93 season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the English FA Premier League. They finished the season in 5th place.

Season summary

QPR enjoyed a strong season in the inaugural season of the Premier League, finishing in fifth place - not high enough for UEFA Cup qualification, but still higher than other more fancied sides like Liverpool and Arsenal. Moreover, their high placing ensured that Rangers finished as the top team in London.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Norwich City	42	21	9	12	61	65	−4	72	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
4	Blackburn Rovers	42	20	11	11	68	46	+22	71
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	17	12	13	63	55	+8	63
6	Liverpool	42	16	11	15	62	55	+7	59
7	Sheffield Wednesday	42	15	14	13	55	51	+4	59

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1992	Manchester City	A	1–1	24,471	Sinton
19 August 1992	Southampton	H	3–1	10,925	Ferdinand (2), Bardsley
22 August 1992	Sheffield United	H	3–2	10,932	Ferdinand, Barker, Bailey
26 August 1992	Coventry City	A	1–0	13,563	Impey
29 August 1992	Chelsea	A	0–1	22,910
2 September 1992	Arsenal	H	0–0	20,861
5 September 1992	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	12,806
12 September 1992	Southampton	A	2–1	14,125	Sinton, Channing
19 September 1992	Middlesbrough	H	3–3	12,272	Ferdinand, Penrice, Sinton (pen)
26 September 1992	Manchester United	A	0–0	33,287
3 October 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4–1	19,845	Holloway, Wilkins, Penrice (2)
17 October 1992	Norwich City	A	1–2	16,009	Allen
24 October 1992	Leeds United	H	2–1	19,326	Bardsley, Ferdinand
1 November 1992	Aston Villa	A	0–2	20,140
7 November 1992	Wimbledon	A	2–0	6,771	Allen, Wilkins
23 November 1992	Liverpool	H	0–1	21,056
28 November 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1	15,850
5 December 1992	Oldham Athletic	H	3–2	11,804	Ferdinand (2), Penrice
12 December 1992	Crystal Palace	H	1–3	14,571	Penrice
19 December 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1	23,164
28 December 1992	Everton	H	4–2	14,802	Sinton (3), Penrice
9 January 1993	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	15,616	Ferdinand
18 January 1993	Manchester United	H	1–3	20,142	Allen
27 January 1993	Chelsea	H	1–1	15,806	Allen
30 January 1993	Sheffield United	A	2–1	16,366	Allen, Holloway
6 February 1993	Manchester City	H	1–1	13,003	Wilson (pen)
9 February 1993	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	17,426	White
20 February 1993	Coventry City	H	2–0	12,453	Pearce (own goal), Peacock
24 February 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1	22,436
27 February 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–3	32,341	Peacock, White
6 March 1993	Norwich City	H	3–1	13,892	Ferdinand (2), Wilson
10 March 1993	Liverpool	A	0–1	30,370
13 March 1993	Wimbledon	H	1–2	12,270	Ferdinand
20 March 1993	Oldham Athletic	A	2–2	10,946	Allen, Sinton
24 March 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–3	10,677
3 April 1993	Crystal Palace	A	1–1	14,705	Allen
10 April 1993	Nottingham Forest	H	4–3	16,782	Ferdinand (3), Wilson (pen)
12 April 1993	Everton	A	5–3	19,026	Impey, Ferdinand (3), Bardsley
1 May 1993	Leeds United	A	1–1	31,408	Ferdinand
4 May 1993	Arsenal	A	0–0	18,817
9 May 1993	Aston Villa	H	2–1	18,904	Ferdinand, Allen
11 May 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	12,177	Allen (2), Ferdinand

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 1993	Swindon Town	H	3–0	12,106	Ferdinand (2), Penrice
R4	23 January 1993	Manchester City	H	1–2	18,652	Holloway

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	21 September 1992	Grimsby Town	H	2–1	7,275	Ferdinand (2)
R2 Second Leg	6 October 1992	Grimsby Town	A	1–2 (won 6-5 on pens)	8,443	Bailey
R3	27 October 1992	Bury	A	2–0	4,680	Peacock, Allen
R4	2 December 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–4	17,161

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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	CZE	Jan Stejskal
—	DF	ENG	David Bardsley
—	DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett
—	DF	ENG	Marvin Bryan
—	DF	ENG	Justin Channing
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Herrera
—	DF	ENG	Danny Maddix^{[notes 1]}
—	DF	ENG	Alan McCarthy
—	DF	NIR	Alan McDonald
—	DF	ENG	Darren Peacock
—	DF	WAL	Karl Ready
—	DF	ENG	Clive Wilson
—	MF	ENG	Simon Barker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Maurice Doyle
—	MF	ENG	Ian Holloway
—	MF	ENG	Andy Impey
—	MF	WAL	Michael Meaker^{[notes 2]}
—	MF	ENG	Andy Sinton
—	MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins
—	FW	ENG	Bradley Allen
—	FW	ENG	Dennis Bailey
—	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand
—	FW	SCO	Dougie Freedman
—	FW	ENG	Kevin Gallen
—	FW	ENG	Gary Penrice
—	FW	ENG	Garry Thompson
—	FW	ENG	Devon White

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	Robbie Herrera (on loan to Torquay United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Andy Tillson (to Bristol Rovers)

Notes

^ Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
^ Meaker was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/queens-park-rangers/tab/players/season/1993

[table_note_res_UC10.023471229254953-1] Since League Cup winners Arsenal had qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup by also winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Cup berth for the League Cup reverted to the league and was awarded to Norwich City. England was considered for an extra slot for the UEFA Cup after the 1993 Polish football scandal, but another one was given to Scotland, and it was thought excessive to give both two slots to Great Britain, and the extra place was awarded to Hungary.

[4] Maddix was born in Ashford, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.

[5] Meaker was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/queens-park-rangers/tab/players/season/1993

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