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1978–79 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Queens Park Rangers

| season = 1978–79

| chairman = [[Jim Gregory (football chairman)|Jim

Gregory]]

| chrtitle =

| manager = Frank Sibley (resigns July 29th) Steve Burtenshaw from August 11th to May 10th; Tommy Docherty from May 11th

| league = Football League First Division

| league result =20th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Third round

| cup2 = [[EFL Cup|Football

League Cup]]

| cup2 result = Fourth round

| league topscorer = Paul Goddard Martyn Busby (5)

| season topscorer = Peter Eastoe (6)

| highest attendance = 26,626

v Liverpool (11 November 1978)

| lowest attendance = 9,600 v Birmingham City (7 May 1979)

| average attendance = 16, 287

| pattern_la1 = _bluelines

| pattern_b1 = _bluehoops

| pattern_ra1 = _bluelines

| pattern_sh1 = _blue_stripes_adidas

| pattern_so1 = _color_3_stripes_blue

| leftarm1 =

| body1 =

| rightarm1 =

| shorts1 =

| socks1 =

| pattern_la2 = _3_stripes_white

| pattern_b2 = _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes

| pattern_ra2 = _3_stripes_white

| pattern_sh2 = _white_stripes_adidas

| pattern_so2 = _color_3_stripes_white

| leftarm2 = ff0000

| body2 = ff0000

| rightarm2 = ff0000

| shorts2 = ff0000

| socks2 = ff0000

| prevseason = 1977–78

| nextseason = 1979–80

| largest win = 5-1 Vs Coventry City (28 April 1979)

| largest loss = 1-5 Vs Arsenal (2 September 1978)

| stadium = Loftus Road

}}

During the 1978–79 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

==Season summary==

QPR finished the season in the last relegation spot under ex-Everton and QPR coach Steve Burtenshaw. There were early exits in both the FA Cup and the League Cup.

==Kit==

Adidas remained QPR's kit manufacturers.

[[Football League First Division|First Division]]

{{:1978–79 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=QPR}}

Results

QPR scores given first

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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

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

=First Division=

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

|Gillard

|Hollins

|Howe

|Shanks

|Busby

|Francis

|Eastoe

|Bowles

|McGee

|James

|Roeder

|Harkouk

|Goddard

|Cunningham

|Abbott

|Richardson

|Allen

|Wallace

|Hamilton

|Elsey

|Walsh

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|19 August 1978

|Liverpool

|A

|1-1

|1-2

|Mcgee

|50.793

|18

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|7

|8

|9

|10

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|22 August 1978

|West Bromwich Albion

|H

|0-0

|0–1

|

|15.481

|19

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|9

|8

|7

|10

|12

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|26 August 1978

|Nottingham Forest

|H

|0-0

|0-0

|

|17.971

|19

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|6

|9

|8

|7

|10

|11

|

|2

|12

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|2 September 1978

|Arsenal

|A

|0-4

|1-5

| Mcgee

| 33,474

|22

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|11

|8

|9

|10

|7

|

|6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|9 September 1978

|Manchester United

|H

|1-0

|1-1

|Gillard

|23,477

|22

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|6

|8

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|9

|12

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|16 September 1978

|Middlesbrough F.C.

|A

|1-0

|2-0

|Harkouk, Eastoe

|12,822

|17

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|9

|

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|8

|

|6

|12

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|23 September 1978

|Aston Villa

|H

|0-0

|1-0

|Harkouk

| 16.410

|15

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|9

|

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|8

|

|6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|30 September 1978

|Wolverhampton Wanderers

|A

|0-0

|0-1

|

| 15.481

|16

|

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|

|8

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|9

|

|6

|12

|1

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|7 October 1978

|Bristol City

|H

|0-0

|1-0

|Busby

|15,707

|15

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|12

|8

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|9

|

|6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|14 October 1978

|Southampton

|A

|0-1

|1-1

| Goddard

|22.803

|13

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|6

|

|9

|10

|8

|

|

|11

|12

|7

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|21 October 1978

|Everton

|H

|0-1

|1-1

|Gillard

| 21.171

|13

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|6

|8

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|9

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|28 October 1978

|Ipswich Town F.C.

|A

|0-0

|1-2

|Francis

|20.428

|16

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|6

|8

|7

|10

|12

|

|

|9

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|4 November 1978

|Chelsea

|H

|0-0

|0-0

|

|22.878

|15

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|6

|

|7

|10

|11

|

|

|9

|

|8

|

|

|12

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|11 November 1978

|Liverpool

|H

|1-2

|1-3

|Eastoe

|26.626

|17

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|8

|

|7

|10

|9

|

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|18 November 1978

|Nottingham Forest F.C.

|A

|0-0

|0-0

|

|28.036

|16

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|9

|8

|7

|10

|

|

|

|

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|25 November 1978

|Derby

|A

|0-1

|1-2

|Howe

|19.702

|18

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|9

|8

|7

|

|12

|

|

|

|

|11

|

|

|

|10

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|2 December 1978

|Bolton Wanderers

|H

|0-3

|1-3

|Harkouk

|11.635

|18

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|9

|8

|7

|

|10

|

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|12

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|9 December 1978

|Coventry

|A

|0-0

|0-1

|

|18.717

|19

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|10

|

|7

|

|

|

|8

|11

|12

|

|

|

|

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|16 December 1978

|Manchester City

|H

|0-0

|2-1

|Hamilton 2

|12.902

|18

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|

|8

|9

|10

|

|

|6

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|12

|

|

bgcolor="#fffffdd"

|26 December 1978

|Tottenham Hotspur

|H

|1-1

|2-2

|Shanks, Bowles

|24.845

|19

|1

|2

|3

|6

|5

|7

|

|

|8

|10

|12

|

|4

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|30 December 1978

|Leeds United

|H

|0-1

|1-4

|Eastoe

|17.435

|19

|1

|2

|3

|6

|5

|7

|

|

|8

|10

|

|

|4

|

|11

|

|

|

|12

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|20 January 1979

|Middlesbrough

|H

|0-0

|1-1

|Goddard

|9.899

|19

|1

|2

|3

|6

|5

|7

|

|8

|

|10

|

|

|4

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|31 January 1979

|Norwich

|A

|0-1

|1-1

|Francis

|14.203

|19

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|12

|8

|

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|10 February 1979

|Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

|H

|0-1

|3-3

|Gillard, Busby, Roeder

|11.814

|19

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|12

|8

|

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|13 February 1979

|Arsenal

|H

|0-0

|1-2

|Shanks

|21.125

|19

|1

|2

|3

|4

|

|7

|6

|8

|

|10

|

|

|5

|

|11

|

|

|

|

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|24 February 1979

|Southampton

|H

|0-1

|0-1

|

|13.636

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|

|7

|6

|8

|

|10

|

|

|5

|

|11

|

|

|1

|12

|

|9

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|28 February 1979

|Manchester United

|A

|0-1

|0-2

|

|36.085

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|

|7

|6

|8

|9

|10

|

|

|5

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|3 March 1979

|Everton

|A

|0-2

|1-2

|Goddard

|24.809

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|

|8

|9

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|12

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|6 March 1979

|Birmingham City F.C.

|A

|0-0

|1-3

|Busby

|12.650

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|12

|8

|9

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|17 March 1979

|Chelsea

|A

|1-1

|3-1

|

|25.871

|19

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|12

|8

|9

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|20 March 1979

|Aston Villa

|A

|0-1

|1-3

|Allen

|24.310

|19

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|11

|8

|9

|10

|

|

|6

|

|

|

|

|1

|12

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|24 March 1979

|West Bromwich Albion

|A

|0-1

|1-2

|Mcgee

|23.678

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|9

|8

|

|

|10

|

|6

|

|

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|11

|

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|31 March 1979

|Derby

|H

|2-1

|2-2

|Goddard, Walsh

|13.988

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|7

|12

|8

|

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|3 April 1979

|Bristol City

|A

|0-0

|0-2

|

|15.687

|20

|

|2

|

|4

|5

|7

|8

|

|

|

|10

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|12

|3

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|7 April 1979

|Bolton Wanderers

|A

|1-1

|1-2

|Goddard

|21.119

|20

|

|2

|

|4

|5

|

|10

|8

|

|

|7

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|3

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|13 April 1979

|Norwich

|H

|0-0

|0-0

|

|14.654

|20

|

|2

|

|4

|5

|8

|10

|

|

|

|7

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|12

|3

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

|14 April 1979

|Tottenham Hotspur

|A

|1-1

|1-1

|Clement

|28.853

|20

|

|2

|

|4

|5

|3

|7

|8

|

|10

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|21 April 1979

|Manchester City

|A

|1-1

|1-3

|Busby

|30.694

|20

|

|2

|3

|

|5

|7

|4

|8

|

|

|10

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|

|

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|28 April 1979

|Coventry City

|H

|1-1

|5-1

|Allen 3, Shanks Walsh

|10.950

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|5

|8

|7

|

|

|

|

|

|6

|

|10

|

|

|1

|11

|

|

|

|9

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|4 May 1979

|Leeds United

|A

|2-1

|3-4

|Walsh, Roeder, Busby

|20.121

|20

|

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|7

|8

|

|

|

|

|6

|

|10

|

|

|1

|11

|

|

|12

|9

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|7 May 1979

|Birmingham City

|H

|1-1

|1-2

|Roeder

|9.600

|20

|

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|

|8

|

|

|

|

|6

|

|11

|

|

|1

|10

|12

|

|7

|9

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|11 May 1979

|Ipswich Town

|H

|0-2

|0-4

|

|9.819

|20

|

|2

|3

|4

|

|6

|7

|8

|

|

|

|

|5

|

|11

|

|

|1

|10

|

|

|

|9

=Football League Cup=

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

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Half time score

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

|Parkes

|Clement

|Gillard

|Hollins

|Howe

|Shanks

|Busby

|Francis

|Eastoe

|Bowles

|McGee

|Roeder

|Harkouk

|Cunningham

|Abbott

|Richardson

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|2 August 1978

|Second Round First Leg

|Preston North End (Second Division)

|A

|2-1

|3-1

|Eastoe 2, Baxter og

| 14,913

|1

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|9

|8

|7

|10

|11

|6

|

|

|

|

bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|3 October 1978

|Third Round

|Swansea (Third Division)

|H

|2-0

|2-0

| Eastoe, Mcgee

|18,513

|

|

|3

|4

|5

|2

|

|8

|7

|10

|11

|

|9

|6

|12

|1

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|7 November 1978

| Fourth Round

|Leeds United (First Division)

|H

|0-0

|0-2

|

|22,769

|1

|2

|3

|4

|5

|6

|8

|

|7

|10

|11

|

|9

|12

|

|

{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

{{Cite web |date=2024-01-21 |title=Queens Park Rangers » Fixtures & Results 1978/1979 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/queens-park-rangers/1979/3/ |url-status= |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Worldfootball.net}}

=FA Cup=

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

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Half time score

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

|Parkes

|Clement

|Gillard

|Hollins

|Howe

|Shanks

|Busby

|Eastoe

|Bowles

|Harkouk

|Cunningham

|Hamilton

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

|9 January 1979

|Third Round

|Fulham (Second Division)

|A

|0-1

|0-2

|

|21,199

|1

|2

|3

|6

|5

|7

|11

|8

|10

|12

|4

|9

Squad

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"|Pos.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GK

|{{Flag|ENG}}

|Phil Parkes

|24

|

|3

|

|27

|

GK

|{{Flag|ENG}}

|Derek Richardson

|18

|

|1

|

|19

|

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Don Shanks

|41

|3

|4

|

|45

|3

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Barry Wallace

|4

|

|

|

|5

|

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Ian Gillard

|38

|3

|4

|

|42

|3

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Dave Clement

|29

|1

|2

|

|31

|1

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Ernie Howe

|38

|1

|4

|

|42

|1

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Glenn Roeder

|27

|4

|1

|

|28

|4

DF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Thomas Cunningham

|9

|

|3

|

|12

|

MF

|{{flag|WAL}}

|Karl Elsey

|2

|

|

|

|3

|

MF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Ron Abbott

|

|

|

|

|3

|

MF

|{{flag|ALG}}

|Rachid Harkouk

|14

|3

|2

|

|17

|

MF

|{{flag|IRE}}

|Paul McGee

|18

|3

|3

|1

|25

|4

MF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Gerry Francis

|31

|2

|2

|

|33

|2

MF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|John Hollins

|41

|

|4

|

|45

|

MF

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Martyn Busby

|29

|6

|3

|

|38

|6

FW

|{{flag|WAL}}

|Leighton James

|1

|

|

|

|1

|

FW

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Mickey Walsh

|10

3

|

|

|10

|3

FW

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Clive Allen

|4

|4

|

|

|10

|

FW

|{{flag|NIR}}

|Billy Hamilton

|8

|2

|1

|

|12

|2

FW

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Paul Goddard

|20

|6

|

|

|23

|6

FW

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Peter Eastoe

|26

|3

|4

|3

|30

|5

FW

|{{flag|ENG}}

|Stan Bowles

|30

|1

|4

|

|34

|1

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

Mick Leach

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|Feb 21,1964

|

|July 1978

|Detroit Express

|£30,000

Don Givens

|Luton Town

|July 20,1972

|£35,000

|Aug 78

|Birmingham City

|£150,000

Colin Viljoen

|Ipswich

|July 21,1978

|Loan

|Aug 78

|Ipswich

|Loan

Leighton James

|Derby County

|Oct 27,1977

|Don Masson

|September 1978

|Burnley

|£165,000

Steve Perkins

|Chelsea

|June 2,1977

|Free

|Oct 78

|Wimbledon

|Free

Paul Haverson

|

|July1977

|

|Oct 78

|Wimbledon

|Free

Steve Jones

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|July 25,1975

|

|January 1979

|Walsall

|£30,000

Phil Parkes

|Walsall

|June 23,1970

|£15,000

|February 1979

|West Ham United

|£565,000

Peter Eastoe

|Swindon

|Mar 11,1976

|Don Rogers & £100,000

|March 1979

|Everton

|Mickey Walsh

Tommy Cunningham

|Chelsea

|May 5,1975

|Free

|Mar 79

|Wimbledon

|45,000

Gerry Francis

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|June 1969

|

|May 79

|Crystal Palace

|£465,000

Dave Clement

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|July 1965

|

|June 1979

|Bolton Wanderers

|£170,000

John Hollins

|Chelsea

|June 1975

|£80,000

|June 1979

|Arsenal

|£75,000

Ron Abbott

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|July 1971

|

|June 1979

|Fisher Athletic

|

Paul McGee

|Sligo Rovers

|November 1977

|£15,000

|June 1979

|Preston

|

Bobby Hale

|

|June1977

|

|June 79

|

|Free

Craig Richards

|

|July1978

|

|June 79

|Wimbledon

|Free

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

Dean Neal

|

|July1978

|

Craig Richards

|

|July1978

|

Colin Viljoen

|Ipswich

|July 21,1978

|Loan

Glenn Roeder

|Orient

|Aug 10,1978

|£250,000

Clive Allen

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|Sep 20,1978

|

Karl Elsey

|Pembroke Borough

|January 1979

|

Dean Neal

|Queens Park Rangers Juniors

|January 1979

|

Mickey Walsh

|Everton

|Mar 29,1979

|Peter Eastoe

Peter Davidson

|Berwick Rangers

|June 27,1979

|30,000

Chris Woods

|Nottingham

|June 28,1979

|250,000

References

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

{{1978–79 in English football}}

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Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons

Queens Park Rangers