1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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 keep up the momentum. 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 [edit]

View From became QPR's new kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq remained as kit sponsors.

Final league table [edit]

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Manchester United	38	25	7	6	73	35	+38	82
2.	Newcastle United	38	24	6	8	66	37	+29	78
3.	Liverpool	38	20	11	7	70	34	+36	71
4.	Aston Villa	38	18	9	11	52	35	+17	63
5.	Arsenal	38	17	12	9	49	32	+17	63
6.	Everton	38	17	10	11	64	44	+20	61
7.	Blackburn Rovers	38	18	7	13	61	47	+14	61
8.	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	13	9	50	38	+12	61
9.	Nottingham Forest	38	15	13	10	50	54	−4	58
10.	West Ham United	38	14	9	15	43	52	−9	51
11.	Chelsea	38	12	14	12	46	44	+2	50
12.	Middlesbrough	38	11	10	17	35	50	−15	43
13.	Leeds United	38	12	7	19	40	57	−17	43
14.	Wimbledon	38	10	11	17	55	70	−15	41
15.	Sheffield Wednesday	38	10	10	18	48	61	−13	40
16.	Coventry City	38	8	14	16	42	60	−18	38
17.	Southampton	38	9	11	18	34	52	−18	38
18.	Manchester City	38	9	11	18	33	58	−25	38
19.	Queens Park Rangers	38	9	6	23	38	57	−19	33
20.	Bolton Wanderers	38	8	5	25	39	71	−32	29

Key
Qualified for the Champions League
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated to Division One

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results [edit]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first^[1]

Legend [edit]

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League [edit]

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	27,893	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 [edit]

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1996	Tranmere Rovers	A	0-2	10,230	Quashie, Sinclair
R4	29 January 1996	Chelsea	H	1-2	18,542	Quashie

League Cup [edit]

Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	19 September 1995	Oxford United	A	1-1	7,477	Dichio
R2 Second Leg	3 October 1995	Oxford United	H	2-1 (won 3-2 on agg)	9,207	Ready, Gallen
R3	25 October 1995	York City	H	3-1	12,972	Sinclair, Impey, Atkin
R4	29 November 1995	Aston Villa	A	0-1	24,951

Squad [edit]

Squad at end of season^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Tony Roberts
2	DF	David Bardsley (captain)
3	DF	Rufus Brevett
4	MF	Simon Barker
5	DF	Alan McDonald
6	DF	Danny Maddix
7	MF	Andrew Impey
8	MF	Ian Holloway
9	FW	Danny Dichio
10	FW	Kevin Gallen
11	MF	Trevor Sinclair
12	MF	Paul Murray (on loan from Carlisle United)
13	GK	Sieb Dijkstra

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Karl Ready
18	DF	Gregory Goodridge
19	MF	Nigel Quashie
20	MF	Ray Wilkins (player-manager)
21	DF	Steve Yates
22	FW	Lee Charles
23	DF	Andy McDermott
24	DF	Trevor Challis
25	GK	Juergen Sommer
26	FW	Mark Hateley
27	DF	Matt Brazier
29	DF	Chris Plummer

Left club during season [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
12	FW	Gary Penrice (to Watford)
15	MF	Simon Osborn (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
16	DF	Ned Zelić (to Eintracht Frankfurt)

No.		Position	Player
17		FW	Bradley Allen (to Charlton Athletic)
19		MF	Steve Hodge (to Watford)

Statistics [edit]

Starting 11 [edit]

Considering starts in Premiership and League Cup^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MS
25	GK	USA	Juergen Sommer	33
2	RB	ENG	David Bardsley	29
21	CB	ENG	Steve Yates	31
5	CB	NIR	Alan McDonald	27
3	LB	ENG	Rufus Brevett	28
7	RM	ENG	Andy Impey	30
4	CM	ENG	Simon Barker	35
8	CM	ENG	Ian Holloway	27
11	LM	ENG	Trevor Sinclair	39
9	CF	ENG	Danny Dichio	22
10	CF	ENG	Kevin Gallen	27

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