Draft:1972–73 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1972–73 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Gordon Jago
Football League Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	Fifth round
Football League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Don Givens (23); All: Don Givens (26)
Highest home attendance	- v West Ham United (30 November 1974)
Lowest home attendance	- v Sheffield United (14 December 1974)
Average home league attendance	-
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1971–72 1973–74 →

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During the 1972–73 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

Season summary[edit]

Qpr finished the season in 2nd place and were promoted to the top division for the second time in their history.^[1]^[2]

Kit[edit]

Admiral were QPR's kit manufacturers.

Results[edit]

Second Division[edit]

^[1]Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Burnley (C, P)	42	24	14	4	72	35	2.057	62	Promotion to the First Division
2	Queens Park Rangers (P)	42	24	13	5	81	37	2.189	61	Promotion to the First Division
3	Aston Villa	42	18	14	10	51	47	1.085	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	17	13	12	46	43	1.070	47
5	Bristol City	42	17	12	13	63	51	1.235	46	Qualification for the Watney Cup

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results[edit]

First Division[edit]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
12 August 1972	Swindon Town	A	2-2	Busby, Leach	14,170	14
19 August 1972	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4-2	Francis, O'Rourke, Givens, Leach	12,977	7
26 August 1972	Preston North End	A	1-1	O'Rourke	9,242	7
2 September 1972	Middlesbrough	H	2-2	Givens, O'Rourke	10,601	13
9 September 1972	Burnley	A	1-1	Busby	10,798	11
16 September 1972	Nottingham Forest	H	3-0	Givens, Bowles, McCulloch	12,528	10
19 September 1972	Bristol City	H	1-1	Francis	11,586	10
23 September 1972	Orient	A	2-2	Leach, Bowles	9,492	10
26 September 1972	Hull City	A	1-4	Givens	8,289	12
30 September 1972	Cardiff City	H	3-0	Givens 2, Bowles	11,182	10
7 October 1972	Carlisle United	H	4-0	Francis, Leach, Evans, Busby	11,755	8
14 October 1972	Aston Villa	A	1-0	Francis	34,045	5
17 October 1972	Fulham	A	2-0	Bowles, Givens	20,614	2
21 October 1972	Sunderland	H	3-2	Givens, Bowles 2	17,356	2
28 October 1972	Blackpool	A	0-2		14,160	3
4 November 1972	Hull City	H	1-1	Bowles	13,619	3
11 November 1972	Bristol City	A	2-1	Givens 2	12,570	1
18 November 1972	Millwall	H	1-3	Bowles	15,857	2
25 November 1972	Portsmouth	A	1-0	Givens	8,460	2
2 December 1972	Oxford United	H	0-0		9,790	2
9 December 1972	Luton Town	A	2-2	Givens, Clement	13,670	3
23 December 1972	Brighton And Hove Albion	A	2-1	Givens 2	13,735	2
26 December 1972	Orient	H	3-1	Leach, Givens, Francis	15,062	2
30 December 1972	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-3	Leach	20,185	2
6 January 1973	Preston North End	H	3-0	Givens 2, Francis	10,519	2
20 January 1973	Middlesbrough	A	0-0		8,398	2
27 January 1973	Burnley	H	2-0	Givens, leach	22,518	2
6 February 1973	Huddersfield Town	H	3-1	Givens 2, Thomas	13,539	2
10 February 1973	Nottingham Forest	A	0-0		11,617	2
17 February 1973	Swindon Town	H	5-0	Givens, Francis, Bowles 3	13,472	2
3 March 1973	Carlisle United	A	3-1	Thomas, Bowles, Clement	8,729	2
6 March 1973	Huddersfield Town	A	2-2	Francis, Leach	8,627	2
10 March 1973	Aston Villa	H	1-0	Leach	21,578	1
24 March 1973	Blackpool	H	4-0	Thomas, Bowles, Francis,Hatton OG	15,714	2
31 March 1973	Portsmouth	H	5-0	Thomas, Leach, Venables, Lewis OG	14,086	2
7 April 1973	Oxford United	A	0-2		12,144	2
14 April 1973	Luton Town	H	2-0	Mancini, Givens	16,471	2
18 April 1973	Cardiff City	A	0-0		11,958	2
21 April 1973	Millwall	A	1-0	Bowles	16,136	2
24 April 1973	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	2-0	Bowles, Francis	16,625	2
28 April 1973	Fulham	H	2-0	Bowles, Clement	22,187	2
9 May 1973	Sunderland	A	3-0	Bowles 2, Thomas	43,265	2

Football League Cup[edit]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
6 September 1972	Second Round	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-2	Givens	8,282

FA Cup[edit]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
13 January 1973	Third Round	Barnet	H	0-0		13,627
16 January 1973	Third Round Replay	Barnet	A	3-0	Leach, Bowles, Mancini	10.919
24 January 1973	Fourth Round	Oxford United	A	2-0	Givens, Clement	16,057
24 February 1973	Fifth Round	Derby County	A	2-4	Leach, Givens	38,100

Squad[edit]

First Division appearances[edit]

Position	Name	League Appearances	Cup Appearances	League Goals	F.A. Cup Goals	League Cup Goals	Season Apps	Season Goals
GK	Phil Parkes	41	4				45
GK	Alan Spratley	1	1				2
DF	Dave Clement	40	5	3	1		45	4
DF	Tony Hazell	41	5				46
DF	Ian Gillard	8					8
DF	Ron Hunt	2	1				4
DF	Terry Mancini	24	4	2	1		28	3
DF	Ian Evans	18	1	1			19	1
DF	John Delve	6	1				10
MF	John Beck						1
MF	Martyn Busby	13	1	3			14	3
MF	Mike Ferguson	1	2				4
MF	Gerry Francis	42	4	9			46	9
MF	Mick Leach	35	5	10	2		41	12
MF	Ian Watson	35	4				39
FW	Terry Venables	37	2	1			39	1
FW	Stan Bowles	35	4	17	1		33	18
FW	Andy McCulloch	5		1			7	1
FW	John O'Rourke	7	1	3			9	3
FW	Don Givens	41	5	23	2	1	46	26
FW	Dave Thomas	28	4	6			32	6
FW	Barry Salvage		1				4
FW	Ian Morgan	2					2

Notes and references[edit]

^ ^a ^b Lashke, Ian (1980). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 9780354085526.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1 August 1973). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1973 - 74. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0362001426.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

The tables are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.

^[2]

^ Felton, Paul. "Football Statistics archive Season 1972-73". Football Statistics archive.
^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-1] Lashke, Ian (1980). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. London & Sydney: Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 9780354085526.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[2] Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1 August 1973). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1973 - 74. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0362001426.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Felton, Paul. "Football Statistics archive Season 1972-73". Football Statistics archive.

[:0-4] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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