1990–91 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers 1990–91 football season

Queens Park Rangers

1990–91 season

Chairman

Richard Thompson

Manager

Don Howe

Stadium

Loftus Road

Top goalscorer

League: Roy Wegerle (18)
All: Wegerle (19)

Highest home attendance

21,405 (v Tottenham Hotspur, 6 October 1990)

Lowest home attendance

8,398 (v Blackburn Rovers, 31 October 1990)

Average home league attendance

13,178

Biggest win

6-1 Vs Luton Town (15 September 1990)

Biggest defeat

0-4 Vs Southampton (20 November 1990)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 1989–90 1991–92 →

During the 1990–91 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the eighth year running.

Season summary

QPR made a poor start to the season for the third year in a row, losing eight consecutive matches between October and December 1990. They recovered in the new year to finish twelfth in the First Division, with the highlight being a 3–1 win at Anfield against title-chasing Liverpool. They were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Manchester United for the second time in three seasons. Roy Wegerle scored eighteen League goals, including an outstanding solo effort against Leeds United at Elland Road in October 1990.

Kit

Sports brand Influence remained QPR's kit manufacturers and became new kit sponsors.

Final league table

Main article: 1990–91 Football League First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	16	11	51	50	+1	49	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11	Chelsea	38	13	10	15	58	69	−11	49
12	Queens Park Rangers	38	12	10	16	44	53	−9	46
13	Sheffield United	38	13	7	18	36	55	−19	46
14	Southampton	38	12	9	17	58	69	−11	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Position
25 August 1990	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	Wegerle	21,619	9
29 August 1990	Wimbledon	H	0–1		9,762	13
1 September 1990	Chelsea	H	1–0	Wegerle (pen)	19,813	11
8 September 1990	Manchester United	A	1–3	Wegerle (pen)	43,427	14
15 September 1990	Luton Town	H	6–1	Wegerle (2), Sinton, Wilkins, Falco, Parker	10,198	7
22 September 1990	Aston Villa	A	2–2	Wegerle (pen), Sinton	23,301	8
29 September 1990	Coventry City	A	1–3	Ferdinand	9,890	10
6 October 1990	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–0		21,405	11
20 October 1990	Leeds United	A	3–2	Wegerle (2), Wilkins	27,443	11
27 October 1990	Norwich City	H	1–3	Wegerle (pen)	11,103	11
3 November 1990	Everton	A	0–3		22,352	13
10 November 1990	Southampton	A	1–3	Falco	15,957	15
17 November 1990	Crystal Palace	H	1–2	Wegerle	14,360	16
24 November 1990	Arsenal	H	1–3	Wegerle (pen)	18,555	19
1 December 1990	Manchester City	A	1–2	Sinton	25,080	19
8 December 1990	Wimbledon	A	0–3		5,358	19
15 December 1990	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	Wegerle (pen)	10,150	19
23 December 1990	Derby County	A	1–1	Wegerle	16,429	19
26 December 1990	Liverpool	H	1–1	Falco	17,848	19
29 December 1990	Sunderland	H	3–2	Maddix, Wegerle, Falco	11,072	17
1 January 1991	Sheffield United	A	0–1		21,158	19
12 January 1991	Chelsea	A	0–2		19,255	19
19 January 1991	Manchester United	H	1–1	Falco	18,544	18
2 February 1991	Luton Town	A	2–1	Ferdinand (2)	8,479	18
16 February 1991	Crystal Palace	A	0–0		15,676	18
23 February 1991	Southampton	H	2–1	Ferdinand (2)	11,009	18
2 March 1991	Manchester City	H	1–0	Ferdinand	12,746	17
16 March 1991	Coventry City	H	1–0	Ferdinand	9,510	17
23 March 1991	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0		30,860	17
30 March 1991	Liverpool	A	3–1	Ferdinand, Wegerle, Wilson	37,251	16
1 April 1991	Derby County	H	1–1	Wegerle (pen)	12,036	16
6 April 1991	Sunderland	A	1–0	Tillson	17,899	12
10 April 1991	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Allen, Tillson	11,539	9
13 April 1991	Sheffield United	H	1–2	Allen	13,801	12
17 April 1991	Leeds United	H	2–0	Wegerle, Barker	10,998	9
23 April 1991	Arsenal	A	0–2		42,395	9
4 May 1991	Norwich City	A	0–1		13,469	12
11 May 1991	Everton	H	1–1	Wegerle	12,508	12

FA Cup

Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1991	Manchester United	A	1–2	35,065	Maddix

League Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st leg	26 September 1990	Peterborough United	H	3–1	8,714	Ferdinand, Maddix, Wegerle
R2 2nd leg	9 October 1990	Peterborough United	A	1–1 (won 4–2 on agg)	7,545	Ferdinand
R3	31 October 1990	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	8,398	Falco, Barker
R4	27 November 1990	Leeds United	H	0–3	15,832

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Full Members' Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	20 November 1990	Southampton	A	0–4	5,071

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	CZE	Jan Stejskal	26		2			28
GK	WAL	Tony Roberts	12		4			16
DF	ENG	Roberto Herrera	3		1			4
DF	ENG	Justin Channing	3		1			6
DF	WAL	Brian Law	3		2			5
DF	NIR	Alan Mcdonald	17		3			20
DF	ENG	Rufus Brevett	10					10
DF	ENG	Paul Parker	13	1	4			21	1
DF	ENG	Kenny Sansom	28		6			34
DF	ENG	Clive Wilson	11	1	3			17	1
DF	ENG	David Bardsley	38		6			44
DF	ENG	Andy Tillson	18	2	1			19	2
DF	JAM	Danny Maddix	32	1	4	1	1	36	3
DF	ENG	Gus Caesar	5					5
DF	ENG	Darren Peacock	19					19
DF	ENG	Alan McCarthy	1		1			4
MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins	38	2	6			44	2
MF	ENG	Simon Barker	31	1	5	1		41	2
FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand	15	8	2	2		21	10
FW	ENG	Andy Sinton	38	3	6			44	3
FW	NGA	Dominic Iorfa	1		1			7
FW	USA	Roy Wegerle	35	18	6	1		41	19
FW	WAL	Michael Meaker						9
FW	ENG	Bradley Allen	4	2	1			11	2
FW	ENG	Mark Falco	17	5	2	1		22	6

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Kenny Sansom	Newcastle United	June 1989	£300,000	March 1991	Coventry City	£100,000

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Bobby Bowry	Carshalton Athletic	August 1990
Karl Ready	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 1990
Jan Stejskal	Sparta Prague	October 1990	£625,000
Gus Caesar	Arsenal	November 1990	Loan
Darren Peacock	Hereford United	December 1990	£200,000
Andy Tillson	Grimsby Town	December 1990	£400,000
Rufus Brevett	Doncaster Rovers	February 1991	£150,000
Dennis Bailey	Birmingham City	2 July 1991	£175,000

References

"QPR and Liverpool old boys remember shock Hoops win". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
Macey, Gordon (2009). Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Malta: Gutenberg Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.
"Throwback Thursday". Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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1990–91 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Leeds United Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Charlton Athletic Hull City Ipswich Town Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Newcastle United Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Swindon Town Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bury Cambridge United Chester City Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Stoke City Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Wigan Athletic
Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Burnley Cardiff City Carlisle United Chesterfield Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Northampton Town Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Walsall Wrexham York City
Others	Colchester United

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