1992–93 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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.

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)
Highest home attendance	21,056 23 November 1992 Liverpool
Lowest home attendance	7,275 21 September 1992 Grimsby Town
Average home league attendance	15,015
Home colours Away colours
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

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.

Kit

Brooks Sports remained QPR's kit manufacturers. Radio Station Classic FM (UK) became new kit sponsors.

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League

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:

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.

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Position
17 August 1992	Manchester City	A	1–1	Sinton	24,471	15
19 August 1992	Southampton	H	3–1	Ferdinand (2), Bardsley	10,925	4
22 August 1992	Sheffield United	H	3–2	Ferdinand, Barker, Bailey	10,932	3
26 August 1992	Coventry City	A	1–0	Impey	13,563	1
29 August 1992	Chelsea	A	0–1		22,910	2
2 September 1992	Arsenal	H	0–0		20,861	4
5 September 1992	Ipswich Town	H	0–0		12,806	4
12 September 1992	Southampton	A	2–1	Sinton, Channing	14,125	4
19 September 1992	Middlesbrough	H	3–3	Ferdinand, Penrice, Sinton (pen)	12,272	5
26 September 1992	Manchester United	A	0–0		33,287	5
3 October 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4–1	Holloway, Wilkins, Penrice (2)	19,845	4
17 October 1992	Norwich City	A	1–2	Allen	16,009	4
24 October 1992	Leeds United	H	2–1	Bardsley, Ferdinand	19,326	3
1 November 1992	Aston Villa	A	0–2		20,140	5
7 November 1992	Wimbledon	A	2–0	Allen, Wilkins	6,771	5
23 November 1992	Liverpool	H	0–1		21,056	5
28 November 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1		15,850	6
5 December 1992	Oldham Athletic	H	3–2	Ferdinand (2), Penrice	11,804	5
12 December 1992	Crystal Palace	H	1–3	Penrice	14,571	6
19 December 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1		23,164	7
28 December 1992	Everton	H	4–2	Sinton (3), Penrice	14,802	7
9 January 1993	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	Ferdinand	15,616	6
18 January 1993	Manchester United	H	1–3	Allen	20,142	6
27 January 1993	Chelsea	H	1–1	Allen	15,806	8
30 January 1993	Sheffield United	A	2–1	Allen, Holloway	16,366	7
6 February 1993	Manchester City	H	1–1	Wilson (pen)	13,003	8
9 February 1993	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	White	17,426	7
20 February 1993	Coventry City	H	2–0	Pearce (own goal), Peacock	12,453	4
24 February 1993	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1		22,436	6
27 February 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–3	Peacock, White	32,341	6
6 March 1993	Norwich City	H	3–1	Ferdinand (2), Wilson	13,892	4
10 March 1993	Liverpool	A	0–1		30,370	5
13 March 1993	Wimbledon	H	1–2	Ferdinand	12,270	5
20 March 1993	Oldham Athletic	A	2–2	Allen, Sinton	10,946	5
24 March 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–3		10,677	7
3 April 1993	Crystal Palace	A	1–1	Allen	14,705	8
10 April 1993	Nottingham Forest	H	4–3	Ferdinand (3), Wilson (pen)	16,782	5
12 April 1993	Everton	A	5–3	Impey, Ferdinand (3), Bardsley	19,026	5
1 May 1993	Leeds United	A	1–1	Ferdinand	31,408	6
4 May 1993	Arsenal	A	0–0		18,817	5
9 May 1993	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Ferdinand, Allen	18,904	5
11 May 1993	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	Allen (2), Ferdinand	12,177	5

FA Cup

Main article: 1992–93 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

Main article: 1992–93 Football 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

Squad

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Cup	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	CZE	Jan Stejskal	15		3			18
GK	WAL	Tony Roberts	27		3			30
DF	ENG	Justin Channing	2	1	1			3	1
DF	WAL	Karl Ready	3					3
DF	NIR	Alan Mcdonald	38	2	5			43	2
DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett	13		1			14
DF	ENG	Clive Wison	41	3	5			46	3
DF	ENG	David Bardsley	40	3	5			45	3
DF	JAM	Danny Maddix	8		1			14
DF	ENG	Darren Peacock	36	2	6	1		44	3
MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins	29	2	6			35	2
MF	ENG	Andrew Impey	35	6	6			44	6
MF	ENG	Simon Barker	23	1	3			26	1
MF	ENG	Maurice Doyle	4					4
MF	ENG	Ian Holloway	23	2	6		1	30	3
FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand	37	20	5	2	2	42	24
FW	ENG	Garry Thompson						6
FW	ENG	Dennis Bailey	13	1	2	1		18	2
FW	ENG	Andy Sinton	38	6	6			44	6
FW	ENG	Devon White	3	2				4	2
FW	WAL	Michael Meaker	3					3
FW	ENG	Bradley Allen	18	10	2	1		25	11
FW	ENG	Gary Penrice	13	6	3		1	22	7

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

References

1. . Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.