During the 1995–96 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
One player never makes a team, but QPR felt the loss of prolific striker Les Ferdinand following his £6 million move to Newcastle United.
The last three seasons had seen QPR finish fifth, ninth and eighth in the Premiership thanks largely to Ferdinand's goals, but the new strike partnership of Kevin Gallen and Danny Dichio failed to provide anywhere near as many goals as QPR had managed while Ferdinand was up front. Even the support of excellent winger Trevor Sinclair could not translate into a strong supply of goals, and it was soon clear that player-manager Ray Wilkins and his men were in for a hard season.
A 3-0 win over London rivals West Ham United in late April was not enough to keep QPR up, and their relegation was confirmed after 13 years in the top flight.
Hopes of QPR gaining a quick return to the Premiership were given a major boost by the confirmation that Gallen, Dichio and Sinclair were to stay at the club.
Kit
View From became QPR's new kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq remained as kit sponsors.
Final league table
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Updated to games played on 5 May 1996.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners Manchester United already qualified for the Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Results Summary
Overall |
Home |
Away |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
38 |
9 |
6 |
23 |
38 |
57 |
−19 |
33 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
25 |
26 |
−1 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
13 |
31 |
−18 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
Ground |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
H |
A |
A |
H |
A |
H |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
H |
A |
Result |
L |
L |
W |
L |
L |
W |
L |
W |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
L |
D |
L |
W |
W |
L |
L |
L |
L |
L |
L |
L |
W |
D |
L |
L |
D |
D |
W |
L |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Position |
17 |
20 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]
Legend
FA Premier League
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
19 August 1995 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
0-1 |
22,860 |
|
23 August 1995 |
Wimbledon |
H |
0-3 |
11,837 |
|
26 August 1995 |
Manchester City |
H |
1-0 |
14,212 |
Barker |
30 August 1995 |
Liverpool |
A |
0-1 |
37,548 |
|
9 September 1995 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
0-3 |
12,459 |
|
16 September 1995 |
Leeds United |
A |
3-1 |
31,504 |
Dichio (2), Sinclair |
25 September 1995 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
2-3 |
15,659 |
Dichio, Impey |
30 September 1995 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
1-0 |
17,362 |
Dichio |
14 October 1995 |
Newcastle United |
H |
2-3 |
18,254 |
Dichio (2) |
21 October 1995 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
0-1 |
29,293 |
|
28 October 1995 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
1-1 |
17,549 |
Sinclair |
4 November 1995 |
Southampton |
A |
0-2 |
15,137 |
|
19 November 1995 |
Coventry City |
H |
1-1 |
11,189 |
Barker |
22 November 1995 |
Everton |
A |
0-2 |
30,009 |
|
25 November 1995 |
West Ham United |
A |
0-1 |
21,504 |
|
2 December 1995 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
1-1 |
17,546 |
McDonald |
9 December 1995 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
0-1 |
28,851 |
|
16 December 1995 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
2-1 |
11,456 |
Osborn, Impey |
23 December 1995 |
Aston Villa |
H |
1-0 |
14,778 |
Gallen |
26 December 1995 |
Arsenal |
A |
0-3 |
38,259 |
|
30 December 1995 |
Manchester United |
A |
1-2 |
41,890 |
Dichio |
2 January 1996 |
Chelsea |
H |
1-2 |
14,904 |
Allen |
13 January 1996 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
0-1 |
13,957 |
|
20 January 1996 |
Wimbledon |
A |
1-2 |
9,123 |
Hateley |
3 February 1996 |
Manchester City |
A |
0-2 |
27,509 |
|
11 February 1996 |
Liverpool |
H |
1-2 |
18,405 |
Dichio |
17 February 1996 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
3-1 |
22,442 |
Barker (2), Goodridge |
2 March 1996 |
Arsenal |
H |
1-1 |
17,970 |
Gallen |
6 March 1996 |
Leeds United |
H |
1-2 |
13,991 |
Gallen |
9 March 1996 |
Aston Villa |
A |
2-4 |
28,221 |
Dichio, Gallen |
16 March 1996 |
Manchester United |
H |
1-1 |
18,817 |
Irwin (own goal) |
23 March 1996 |
Chelsea |
A |
1-1 |
25,590 |
Barker |
5 April 1996 |
Southampton |
H |
3-0 |
17,615 |
Brevett, Dichio, Gallen |
8 April 1996 |
Newcastle United |
A |
1-2 |
36,583 |
Holloway |
13 April 1996 |
Everton |
H |
3-1 |
18,349 |
Gallen, Hateley, Impey |
17 April 1996 |
Coventry City |
A |
0-1 |
22,910 |
|
27 April 1996 |
West Ham United |
H |
3-0 |
18,828 |
Ready, Gallen (2) |
5 May 1996 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
0-3 |
22,910 |
|
FA Cup
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League Cup
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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.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Date |
Pos |
Name |
From |
Fee |
10 July 1995 |
MF |
Simon Osborn |
Reading |
£1,100,000 |
26 July 1995 |
DF |
Ned Zelić |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
£1,250,000 |
4 August 1995 |
FW |
Lee Charles |
Chertsey Town |
£67,500 |
5 August 1995 |
DF |
Andy McDermott |
Australian Institute of Sport |
£20,000 |
9 August 1995 |
DF |
Gregory Goodridge |
Torquay United |
£100,000 |
29 August 1995 |
GK |
Juergen Sommer |
Luton Town |
£600,000 |
27 October 1995 |
DF |
Lee Sharp |
Lincoln United |
Signed |
3 November 1995 |
FW |
Mark Hateley |
Rangers |
£1,500,000 |
2 May 1996 |
MF |
Paul Murray |
Carlisle United |
£300,000 |
Out
- Transfers in: £4,937,500
- Transfers out: £2,275,000
- Total spending: £2,662,500
Statistics
Starting 11
- Considering starts in Premiership and League Cup[3]