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1973–74 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Queens Park Rangers

| season = 1973–74

| chairman = Jim Gregory

| chrtitle =

| manager = Gordon Jago

| league = Football League First Division

| league result =8th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Quarter Final

| cup2 = [[EFL Cup|Football

League Cup]]

| cup2 result = Fourth round

| cup3 result = Semi-Final

| cup3 = London Challenge Cup

| league topscorer = Stan Bowles (19)

| season topscorer = Stan Bowles (22)

| highest attendance = 35.353 v Leeds United

| lowest attendance = 12,427 v Norwich City

| average attendance = 22,867

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| prevseason = 1972–73

| nextseason = 1974–75

| largest win = 8–2 Vs Sheffield Wednesday (6 November 1973)

| largest loss = 0–4 Vs Birmingham City (23 April 1974)

}}

During the 1973–74 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

Season summary

Qpr returned to the first division but after placing 5th with 1 win in the last nine games fell away to 8th place.

In the League cup after an 8–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday, there was a home defeat to Plymouth Argyle.

Qpr's run in the Fa Cup ended in defeat at home to Leicester City in the Quarter finals.

{{cite book |last1=Dunk |first1=peter |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75 |date=1974 |publisher=Queen Anne press |location=london |isbn=9780362001716}}

Kit

Admiral were QPR's kit manufacturers.

Table

=First Division=

{{:1973–74 Football League First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=QPR}}

Results

QPR scores given first

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{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

= First Division =

class="wikitable"
style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Opponents

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Venue

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Half time score

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Full Time Score

F – A

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Scorers

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Attendance

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position

|Parkes

|Clement

|Watson

|Venables

|Mancini

|Hazell

|Thomas

|Delve

|Leach

|Bowles

|Givens

|Francis

|Abbott

|Gillard

|Evans

|McLintock

|Busby

|Beck

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|25 August 1973

|Southampton

|H

|0-0

|1–1

|Givens

| 18.602

|12

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|7

|8

|9

|10

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|29 August 1973

|Norwich City

|A

|0-0

|0–0

|

|24,860

|14

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|7

|8

|9

|10

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|1 September 1973

|Manchester United

|A

|0-0

|1–2

|Francis

| 44.156

|15

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|4 September 1973

|West Ham United

|H

|0-0

|0–0

|

| 28.360

|16

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|8 September 1973

|Stoke City

|H

|1-1

|3–3

|Leach, Mancini, Venables

| 18.118

|12

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|10 September 1973

|West Ham United

|A

|2-0

|3–2

|Abbott, Givens 2

| 28.360

|9

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|7

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|15 September 1973

|Everton

|A

|0-0

|0–1

|

| 30.795

|13

|1

|

|

|4

|5

|2

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|6

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|22 September 1973

|Birmingham City

|H

|2-1

|2–2

|Hynd OG, Bowles

| 18.701

|12

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|12

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|29 September 1973

|Newcastle United

|A

|2-0

|3–2

|Francis, Thomas, Leach

| 26.173

|11

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|6 October 1973

|Chelsea

|H

|1-1

|1–1

|Bowles

| 31.009

|11

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|13 October 1973

|Burnley

|A

|0-1

|1–2

|Thomas

| 18.297

|14

|1

|2

|

|4

|

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|5

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|20 October 1973

|Wolverhampton Wanderers

|A

|0-1

|4–2

|Bowles 2, Francis, Leach

| 19.350

|12

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|12

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|27 October 1973

|Arsenal

|H

|0-0

|2–0

|Bowles, Givens

| 29.115

|10

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|3 November 1973

|Derby County

|A

|1-0

|2–1

|Bowles, Francis

| 30.647

|8

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|10 November 1973

|Coventry City

|H

|1-0

|3–0

|Bowles, Venables, Francis

| 20.416

|7

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|12

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|17 November 1973

|Manchester City

|A

|0-1

|0–1

|

|23.339

|7

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|12

|

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|9

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|24 November 1973

|Liverpool

|H

|0-1

|2–2

|McLintock, Bowles

| 26.254

|7

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|1 December 1973

|Leeds United

|A

|1-0

|2–2

|Thomas, Bowles

| 32.194

|7

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|8 December 1973

|Sheffield United

|H

|0-0

|0–0

|

| 15.843

|6

|1

|2

|

|

|5

|3

|7

|4

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|12

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|15 December 1973

|Leicester City

|A

|0-0

|0–2

|

| 17.614

|9

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|22 December 1973

|Newcastle United

|H

|2-0

|3–2

|Clement, Bowles, Givens

| 15.757

|6

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|26 December 1973

|Tottenham Hotspur

|A

|0-0

|0–0

|

| 30.762

|7

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|29 December 1973

|Stoke City

|A

|1-0

|1–4

|Leach

|18,910

|10

|1

|2

|

|4

|

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|5

|6

|

|12

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|1 January 1974

|Manchester United

|H

|2-0

|3–0

|Bowles 2, Givens

| 32.339

|8

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|12 January 1974

|Everton

|H

|0-0

|1–0

|Givens

| 19.051

|5

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 January 1974

|Southampton

|A

|0-1

|2–2

|Thomas, Francis

| 22.689

|10

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|2 February 1974

|Leicester City

|H

|0-0

|0–0

|

|22,646

|6

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|5 February 1974

|Norwich City

|H

|0-2

|1–2

|Bowles

| 12.427

|6

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|23 February 1974

|Chelsea

|A

|2-1

|3–3

|Bowles 2, Givens

| 34.264

|8

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|12

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|27 February 1974

|Burnley

|H

|1-1

|2–1

|Givens

| 21.306

|5

|1

|2

|

|

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|4

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|2 March 1974

|Tottenham Hotspur

|H

|2-1

|3–1

|Givens, Francis, Bowles

| 25.775

|4

|1

|2

|

|

|5

|12

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|4

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|16 March 1974

|Wolverhampton Wanderers

|H

|0-0

|0–0

|

| 21.209

|5

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|12

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|23 March 1974

|Coventry City

|A

|1-0

|1–0

|Francis

| 18.804

|4

|1

|2

|

|

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|12

|3

|

|6

|4

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|30 March 1974

|Derby County

|H

|0-0

|0–0

|

| 19.795

|5

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|6

|12

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|6 April 1974

|Liverpool

|A

|0-2

|1–2

|Thomas

| 54.027

|5

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|9 April 1974

|Manchester City

|H

|2-0

|3–0

|Leach 2, Bowles

| 20.461

|5

|1

|2

|

|

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|

|

|4

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|12 April 1974

|Ipswich Town

|H

|0-0

|0–1

|

| 27.567

|5

|1

|2

|

|

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|

|

|4

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|15 April 1974

|Ipswich Town

|A

|0-0

|0–1

|

| 26.100

|6

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|12

|3

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|20 April 1974

|Sheffield United

|A

|0-0

|1–1

|Givens

| 17.933

|7

|1

|

|

|4

|5

|2

|7

|

|12

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|6

|

|9

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|23 April 1974

|Birmingham City

|A

|0-2

|0–4

|

| 39.160

|8

|1

|

|

|4

|5

|2

|7

|

|

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|6

|

|9

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|27 April 1974

|Leeds United

|H

|0-0

|0–1

|

| 35.353

|8

|1

|

|

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|

|2

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|19 April 1974

|Arsenal

|A

|1-0

|1–1

|Bowles

| 40.396

|8

|1

|2

|

|4

|5

|6

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|

|3

|

|

|

|12

= London Challenge Cup =

class="wikitable"

!Date{{Cite web |date=14 February 2022 |title=nonleaguematters |url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forums/threads/london-challenge-cup-results-only.6585/ |website=Non league Matters}}

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|24 September 1973

|First Round

|Millwall

|A

|1–0

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|15 October 1973

|Quarter-Final

|Brentford

|A

|0–0*aet

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|31 October 1973

|Quarter-Final Replay

|Brentford

|H

|2–1

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|13 November 1973

|Semi-Final

|Hayes

|H

|0–0

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|

|Semi-Final Replay

|Hayes

|A

|0–2

|

|

= Football League Cup =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Date

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Half time score

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

|Parkes

|Clement

|Venables

|Mancini

|Hazell

|Thomas

|Delve

|Leach

|Bowles

|Givens

|Francis

|McLintock

|Busby

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|8 October 1973

|Second Round

|Tottenham Hotspur (First Division)

|H

|1-0

|1–0

|Givens

|23,353

|1

|2

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|6

|12

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|6 November 1973

|Third Round

|Sheffield Wednesday (Second Division)

|H

|3-2

|8–2

|Francis, Givens 2, Bowles, Leach 2, Mullen OG, Cameron OG

|16,043

|1

|2

|4

|5

|3

|7

|

|9

|10

|11

|8

|6

|12

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|20 November 1973

|Fourth Round

|Plymouth Argyle (Third Division)

|H

|0-0

|0–3

|

|19,072

|1

|2

|4

|5

|3

|7

|12

|

|10

|11

|8

|6

|9

=FA Cup=

class="wikitable"

!Date

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Half time score

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

|Parkes

|Clement

|Venables

|Mancini

|Hazell

|Thomas

|Leach

|Bowles

|Givens

|Francis

|Gillard

|McLintock

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|5 January 1974

|Third Round

|Chelsea (First Division)

|A

|0-0

|0–0

|

|31,540

|1

|2

|4

|5

|

|7

|9

|10

|11

|8

|3

|6

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|15 January 1974

|Third Round Replay

|Chelsea (First Division)

|H

|0-0

|1–0

|Bowles

|28,573

|1

|2

|4

|5

|12

|7

|9

|10

|11

|8

|3

|6

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|26 January 1974

|Fourth Round

|Birmingham City (First Division)

|H

|1-0

|2–0

|Leach, Givens

|23,367

|1

|2

|4

|5

|

|7

|9

|10

|11

|8

|3

|6

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|16 February 1974

|Fifth Round

|Coventry City (First Division)

|A

|0-0

|0–0

|

|30,081

|1

|

|4

|5

|2

|7

|9

|10

|11

|8

|3

|6

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|19 February 1974

|Fifth Round Replay

|Coventry City (First Division)

|H

|1-1

|3–2

|Givens, Thomas, Bowles

|28,010

|1

|

|4

|5

|2

|7

|9

|10

|11

|8

|3

|6

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|18 March 1974

|Quarter Final

|Leicester City (First Division)

|H

|0-0

|0–2

|

|21,209

|1

|2

|4

|5

|

|7

|9

|10

|11

|8

|3

|6

Squad

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"
style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Nationality

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| League Appearances

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| League Goals

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Cup Appearances

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| F.A.Cup Goals

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| League.Cup Goals

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Total Appearances

! style="background:#0000FF; color:white; text-align:center;"| Total Goals

GK

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Phil Parkes

|42

|9

|

|

|

| 51

|

GK

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Richard Teale

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Ron Abbott

|3(4)

|

|1

|

|

| 7

|1

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Dave Clement

|38

|7

|2

|

|

| 45

|2

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Tony Hazell

|29(3)

|5

|

|

|

| 37

|

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Ian Gillard

|23

|6

|

|

|

| 29

|

DF

| {{flagicon|SCO}}

| Frank McLintock

|26

|9

|1

|

|

| 35

|1

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Terry Mancini

|40

|9

|1

|

|

| 49

|1

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Ian Evans

|5

|

|

|

|

| 5

|

DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Ian Watson

|6

|

|

|

|

| 6

|

MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| John Beck

|2(3)

|

|

|

|

| 5

|

MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Martyn Busby

|5(3)

|1

|

|

|

| 9

|

MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Gerry Francis

|40

|9

|8

|

|1

| 49

| 9

MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Mick Leach

|39(1)

|8

|6

|1

|2

| 48

| 9

MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| John Delve

|3(4)

|

|

|

|

| 7

|

FW

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Terry Venables

|36

|9

|2

|

|

| 45

|2

FW

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Stan Bowles

|42

|9

|19

|2

|1

| 51

| 22

FW

| {{flagicon|IRL}}

| Don Givens

|42

|9

|10

|2

|3

| 51

| 15

FW

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Dave Thomas

|41

|9

|6

|1

|

| 50

| 7

Transfers Out

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Name

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |from

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Date

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Fee

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Date

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Club

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Fee

Alan Spratley

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|May 1967

|

|July 1973

|Swindon Town

|10,000

Mike Ferguson

|Aston Villa

|Nov 20,1969

|£15,000

|July 1973

|Cambridge United

|Free

Ian Morgan

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|September 1964

|

|October 1973

|Watford

|£10,000

Ian Watson

|Chelsea

|July1965

|10,000

|Nov 73

|Retired (Injury)

|

John O'Rourke

|Coventry City

|Oct 16,1971

|£60,000

|January 1974

|Bournemouth

|£40,000

Ray Seary

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|September 1970

|

|March 1974

|Cambridge United

|3,000

Gary Williams

|

|Nov1972

|

|June 74

|Barnet

|Free

Paul Kempton

|

|July ?1973

|

|June? 74

|

|

Transfers In

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Name

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |from

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Date

! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" |Fee

Richard Teale

|Walton & Hersham

|July 1973

|£9,000

Paul Kempton

|

|July ?1973

|

Keith Pritchett

|Doncaster Rovers

|Mar1974

|Free

References

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{{Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons}}

{{1973–74 in English football}}

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Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons

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