1977–78 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Queens Park Rangers 1977–78 football season
1977–78 season | ||||
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Chairman | Jim Gregory | |||
Manager | Frank Sibley | |||
Football League First Division | 20th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
Football League Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Stan Bowles Peter Eastoe (6) All: Stan Bowles (9) | |||
Highest home attendance | 26,267 v Chelsea (24 September 1977) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 12,925 v Middlesbrough (1 April 1978) | |||
Average home league attendance | 16, 287 | |||
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During the 1977–78 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division
Season summary
QPR struggled all season but just survived relegation under manager Frank Sibley. In other competitions there were early exits in both the FA Cup and the League Cup[1]
Kit
Adidas remained QPR's kit manufacturers.
First Division
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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17 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 35 | |
18 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 35 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 33 | |
20 | West Ham United (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
21 | Newcastle United (R) | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 22 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Ipswich Town qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1977–78 FA Cup winners.
Results
First Division
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
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20 August 1977 | Aston Villa | H | 1-2 | Eastoe | 25,431 | 17 |
23 August 1977 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 22,278 | 17 | |
27 August 1977 | Norwich City | A | 1-1 | 17.914 | 19 | |
3 September 1977 | Leicester City | H | 3-0 | Givens, Francis, Needham | 14,516 | 14 |
10 September 1977 | West Ham United | A | 2-2 | Eastoe, Lock OG | 26,922 | 14 |
17 September 1977 | Manchester City | H | 1-1 | Francis | 24,668 | 15 |
24 September 1977 | Chelsea | H | 1-1 | Masson | 26,267 | 15 |
1 October 1977 | Bristol City | A | 2-2 | Masson, Eastoe | 26,041 | 15 |
4 October 1977 | Birmingham City | H | 1-2 | Masson | 21,304 | 17 |
8 October 1977 | Everton | H | 1-5 | Eastoe | 20,495 | 19 |
15 October 1977 | Arsenal | A | 0-1 | 36,172 | 19 | |
22 October 1977 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0-2 | 24,448 | 19 | |
29 October 1977 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2-1 | Eastoe, Bowles | 18,800 | 18 |
5 November 1977 | Middlesbrough | A | 1-1 | Busby | 18,215 | 18 |
12 November 1977 | Liverpool | H | 2-0 | Bowles, James | 25,625 | 17 |
19 November 1977 | Coventry City | A | 1-4 | Givens | 20,441 | 18 |
26 November 1977 | Manchester United | H | 2-2 | Givens, Needham | 25,367 | 19 |
3 December 1977 | Leeds United | A | 0-3 | 26,507 | 19 | |
10 December 1977 | Newcastle United | H | 0-1 | 15,251 | 19 | |
17 December 1977 | Liverpool | A | 0-1 | 38,249 | 20 | |
26 December 1977 | Derby | H | 0-0 | 18,917 | 21 | |
27 December 1977 | Ipswich Town | A | 2-3 | Bowles, Mcgee | 22,317 | 21 |
31 December 1977 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1-3 | Shanks | 16,067 | 20 |
2 January 1978 | Aston Villa | A | 1-1 | Smith og | 34,750 | 21 |
14 January 1978 | Norwich City | H | 2-1 | Eastoe, Cunningham | 14,241 | 20 |
21 January 1978 | Leicester City | A | 0-0 | 16,286 | 20 | |
11 February 1978 | Manchester City | A | 1-2 | Abbot | 39,860 | 20 |
25 February 1978 | Bristol City | H | 2-2 | Busby Bowles | 17,051 | 20 |
4 March 1978 | Everton | A | 3-3 | Hollins, Howe, Shanks | 33,861 | 20 |
14 March 1978 | West Ham United | H | 1-0 | Cunningham | 20,394 | 19 |
22 March 1978 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-2 | 19,536 | 19 | |
25 March 1978 | Ipswich Town | A | 3-3 | James, Mcgee 2 | 33,861 | 20 |
27 March 1978 | Derby County | A | 0-2 | 20,156 | 20 | |
1 April 1978 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-0 | Busby | 12,925 | 20 |
8 April 1978 | Manchester United | A | 1-3 | Bowles | 42,677 | 20 |
11 April 1978 | Arsenal | H | 2-1 | Shanks, Bowles | 25,683 | 20 |
15 April 1978 | Coventry City | H | 2-1 | James, Goddard | 17,062 | 20 |
18 April 1978 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 | 30.300 | 20 | |
22 April 1978 | Newcastle United | A | 3-0 | Givens, Mcgee, Hollins | 13,000 | 18 |
25 April 1978 | Birmingham City | H | 0-0 | 16,049 | 18 | |
29 April 1978 | Leeds United | H | 0-0 | 23,993 | 20 | |
2 May 1978 | Chelsea | A | 1-3 | James | 10.950 | 20 |
Football League Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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31 August 1977 | Second Round | Bournmouth | A | 2-0 | Eastoe, Givens | |
26 October 1977 | Third Round | Aston Villa | A | 0-1 | 34,481 |
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FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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7 January 1978 | Third Round | Wealdstone | H | 4-0 | Givens, James,Bowles, Howe | 16,158 |
28 January 1978 | Fourth Round | West Ham United | A | 1-1 | Howe | 35,566 |
7 January 1978 | Fourth Round Replay | West Ham United | H | 6-1 | Givens, James, Bowles, Busby 2, Hollins | 24,057 |
18 February 1978 | Fifth Round | Nottingham Forest | H | 1-1 | Busby | 26,803 |
27 February 1978 | Fifth Round Replay | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-1 | Shanks | 40.097 |
2 March 1978 | Fifth Round Second Replay | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-3 | Bowles | 33,990 |
Squad
Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Football League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | |||
GK | ENG | Phil Parkes | 31 | 2 | 6 | 39 | ||||
GK | ENG | Derek Richardson | 11 | 11 | ||||||
DF | ENG | Don Shanks | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 4 | |
DF | ENG | Ian Gillard | 38 | 2 | 6 | 46 | ||||
DF | ENG | Dave Clement | 31 | 2 | 4 | 37 | ||||
DF | ENG | Ernie Howe | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 7 | ||
DF | ENG | Steve Perkins | 2 | 2 | ||||||
DF | ENG | Thomas Cunningham | 16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |||
MF | ENG | Barry Wallace | 13 | 1 | 14 | |||||
MF | ENG | Brian Williams | 19 | 2 | 2 | 23 | ||||
MF | ENG | Ron Abbot | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | ||
MF | ENG | Gerry Francis | 13 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||
MF | ENG | John Hollins | 40 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 3 | |
MF | ENG | Martyn Busby | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8 | ||
FW | IRE | Paul Mcgee | 17 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||
FW | WAL | Leighton James | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 5 | ||
FW | IRE | Don Givens | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 7 |
FW | ENG | Paul Goddard | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
FW | ENG | Peter Eastoe | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | ||
FW | ENG | Mick Leach | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||
FW | ENG | Stan Bowles | 40 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 9 |
References
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers » Fixtures & Results 1977/1978". World Football.net. 15 January 2024.