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1975–76 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

English football club season

Summary

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Queens Park Rangers
season	1975–76
chairman	Jim Gregory
manager	Dave Sexton
stadium	Loftus Road
league	First Division
league result	2nd
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Fourth round
league topscorer	Don Givens (13)
season topscorer	Don Givens (13)
highest attendance	31,002 v Leeds United (24 April 1976)
lowest attendance	16,759 v Birmingham City (17 January 1976)
average attendance	23,850
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pattern_so2	_whitetop
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prevseason	1974–75
nextseason	1976–77
largest win	5-0 Vs Everton (11 October 1975)
largest loss	1-3 Vs Newcastle (11 November 1975)

These are the results of the 1975–76 season for Queens Park Rangers F.C. when they competed in the English Football League First Division. Rangers enjoyed the best season in their history, finishing second in the First Division, a point behind champions Liverpool.

Season summary

Following promotion to the First Division in 1973, Rangers had spent two years gradually building a strong squad, and now announced themselves as one of the most skillful, attractive and entertaining sides in the country, under the stewardship of former Chelsea manager Dave Sexton.

Rangers began the season in superb style by beating Liverpool 2–0 at Loftus Road, with the opening goal by Gerry Francis epitomising the free-flowing football the team would play throughout the season - a pass from Frank McLintock to Stan Bowles, a deft flick through the legs to Francis, a one-two with Don Givens and a low shot despatched past goalkeeper Ray Clemence. BBC Match of the Day viewers would later vote it their 'Goal of the Season.' The following weekend, Rangers produced an even more impressive result by beating reigning champions Derby County 5–1 at the Baseball Ground, Bowles scoring a hat-trick, and four matches later a goal by David Webb ended Manchester United's unbeaten start. Indeed, it was not until their eleventh match that Rangers themselves lost for the first time, going down 2–1 at Leeds United, although they bounced back in their next match by thrashing Everton 5–0.

Four defeats in six matches straddling the New Year saw Rangers slip from top of the table to fifth, but a 2–0 win at Aston Villa in late January set in motion an extraordinary run of 11 wins and a draw that pushed them right back into contention for the League title. By the second weekend in April they were once again top of the table, a point ahead of Liverpool with three matches to play. Crucially, Rangers lost their next match 3–2 at Norwich City on 17 April, allowing Liverpool to reclaim the advantage by beating Stoke City. Both teams then won their penultimate fixtures, and after beating Leeds 2–0 on the final Saturday of the season, 24 April, Rangers were left with an agonising wait as Liverpool did not complete their fixtures until 10 days later on 4 May, at relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers. Liverpool's superior goal average meant they needed just a draw to become champions, but when Steve Kindon fired the home side into a first-half lead after 15 minutes, Rangers' dream was very much alive. The score remained 1–0 until the final quarter of an hour, but Kevin Keegan scored a dramatic equaliser and two further Liverpool goals handed them the title by a margin of just one point.

Rangers qualified for their first season in Europe, but have never since come close to emulating that fine side.

Kit

QPR's kit were manufactured by Umbro

League Table

Results

QPR scores given first

First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Half time score	Full Time Score	Scorers	Attendance	Position
Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Webb	Thomas	Francis
16 August 1975	Liverpool	H	1-0	2–0	Francis, Leach	27,113	4
19 August 1975	Aston Villa	H	0-0	1–1	Francis	21,986	3
23 August 1975	Derby County	A	3-0	5–1	Thomas, Bowles 3 (1 pen), Clement	27,590	3
26 August 1975	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2-2	2–2	Givens 2	19,380	3
30 August 1975	West Ham United	H	1-0	1–1	Givens	28,408	3
6 September 1975	Birmingham City	A	0-1	1–1	Thomas	27,305	4
13 September 1975	Manchester United	H	1-0	1–0	Webb	29,237	3
20 September 1975	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	0–0		24,867	3
23 September 1975	Leicester City	H	0-0	1–0	Leach	19,292	2
27 September 1975	Newcastle United	H	1-0	1–0	Leach	22,981	1
4 October 1975	Leeds United	A	0-0	1–2	Bowles (pen)	30,943	2
11 October 1975	Everton	H	2-0	5–0	Givens, Masson, Francis 2, Thomas	23,022	1
18 October 1975	Burnley	A	0-0	0–1		20,409	2
25 October 1975	Sheffield United	H	0-0	1–0	Givens	21,161	1
1 November 1975	Coventry City	A	0-0	1–1	Givens	17,845	3
8 November 1975	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-0	0–0		28,454	3
15 November 1975	Ipswich Town	A	0-1	1–1	Givens	25,540	4
22 November 1975	Burnley	H	0-0	1–0	Bowles	17,390	2
29 November 1975	Stoke City	H	1-0	3–2	Masson, Clement, Webb	22,328	2
6 December 1975	Manchester City	A	0-0	0–0		36,066	1
13 December 1975	Derby County	H	0-0	1–1	Nutt	25,465	1
20 December 1975	Liverpool	A	0-1	0–2		39,182	4
26 December 1975	Norwich City	H	1-0	2–0	Masson, Bowles	21,774	3
27 December 1975	Arsenal	A	0-1	0–2		39,021	5
10 January 1976	Manchester United	A	1-1	1–2	Givens	58,312	5
17 January 1976	Birmingham City	H	2-0	2–1	Masson 2	16,759	5
24 January 1976	West Ham United	A	0-1	0–1		26,677	5
31 January 1976	Aston Villa	A	0-0	2–0	Hollins, Francis	32,223	5
7 February 1976	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-1	4–2	Givens 2, Thomas, Francis (pen)	17,153	3
14 February 1976	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-0	3–0	Givens, Francis 2	28,200	3
21 February 1976	Ipswich Town	H	0-0	3–1	Wark (og), Webb, Thomas	22,593	2
25 February 1976	Leicester City	A	1-0	1–0	Thomas	24,340	2
28 February 1976	Sheffield United	A	0-0	0–0		21,949	2
6 March 1976	Coventry City	H	1-0	4–1	Thomas, Francis, Givens, Masson	19,731	1
13 March 1976	Everton	A	1-0	2–0	Bowles, Leach	25,186	1
20 March 1976	Stoke City	A	1-0	1–0	Webb	22,848	1
27 March 1976	Manchester City	H	0-0	1–0	Webb	29,883	1
3 April 1976	Newcastle United	A	1-1	2–1	McLintock, Bowles	30,134	1
10 April 1976	Middlesbrough	H	0-0	4–2	Francis 2 (1 pen), Givens, Bowles	24,342	1
17 April 1976	Norwich City	A	1-1	2–3	Thomas, Powell (og)	31,231	2
19 April 1976	Arsenal	H	0-0	2–1	McLintock, Francis (pen)	30,362	2
24 April 1976	Leeds United	H	0-0	2–0	Thomas, Bowles	31,002	2

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Webb	Thomas	Francis
9 September 1975	Second Round	Shrewsbury Town (Third Division)	A	0-1	4–1	Webb, Masson, Thomas, Leach	11,250
7 October 1975	Third Round	Charlton Athletic (Second Division)	H	0-1	1–1	Bowles	20,434
13 October 1975	Third Round Replay	Charlton Athletic (Second Division)	A	0-0	3–0	Thomas, Masson, Bowles	31,583
11 November 1975	Fourth Round	Newcastle United (First Division)	H	1-2	1–3	Leach 9'	21,162

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result	Scorers	Attendance
Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Webb	Thomas	Francis
3 January 1976	Third Round	Newcastle United (First Division)	H	0-0	0–0		20,102
7 January 1976	Third Round Replay	Newcastle United (First Division)	A	0-1	1–2	Masson	37,225

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	F.A.Cup Goals	League.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Phil Parkes	42		6			48
GK	ENG	Derek Richardson
GK	ENG	Richard Teale
DF	ENG	Ron Abbott	5 (1)		1			7
DF	ENG	Dave Clement	40	2	6			46	2
DF	ENG	Tommy Cunningham
DF	ENG	Ian Gillard	41		5			46
DF	ENG	Danny Westwood
DF	SCO	Frank McLintock	34 (1)	2	6			41	2
DF	ENG	Don Shanks	2					2
DF	ENG	David Webb	38	5	6		1	44	6
DF	ENG	Steve Jones
DF	ENG	Tony Tagg	4					4
DF	SCO	Keith Pritchett
MF	ENG	John Beck	3		2			5
MF	ENG	Martyn Busby			1			1
MF	ENG	Gerry Francis	36	12	6			42	12
MF	ENG	Mick Leach	29(3)	4	6		2	38	6
MF	SCO	Don Masson	42	6	6	1	2	48	9
MF	ENG	John Hollins	27(5)	1	1			33	1
FW	ENG	Stan Bowles	37	10	6		2	43	12
FW	ENG	Don Rogers
FW	IRL	Don Givens	41	13	6			47	13
FW	ENG	Dave Thomas	41	9	5		2	46	11
FW	ENG	Peter Eastoe
FW	ENG	Phil Nutt	(3)	1				3	1
FW	ENG	Steve Adams

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Danny Westwood	Billericay Town	July 1974		November 1975	Gillingham	£17,500
Don Rogers	Crystal Palace	Sep 18,1974	Ian Evans & Terry Venables	March 1976	Swindon	Plus £100,000 for Peter Eastoe
Richard Teale	Slough Town	July 1973		June 1976	Fulham
John Beck	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 1972		June 1976	Coventry City	£40,000

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Steve Adams	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July1975
Phil Nutt	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 1,1975
John Hollins	Chelsea	July 10,1975	£85,000
Steve Jones	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 25,1975
Tony Martin	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	Sep 12,1975
Peter Eastoe	Swindon	Mar 11,1976	Don Rogers & £100,000
Derek Richardson	Chelsea	Apr 29,1976	Free

References

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