1979–80 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1979–80 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Tommy Docherty (resigned May 6th,- re-appointed May 15th)
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League Second Division	5th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Clive Allen (26); All: Clive Allen (28)
Highest home attendance	26,598 v Chelsea (18 December 1979)
Lowest home attendance	8,372 v Oldham Athletic (16 February 1980)
Average home league attendance	14,087
Biggest win	7-0 Vs Burnley (27 October 1979)
Biggest defeat	1-4 Vs Leicester City (25 August 1979)
Home colours	Away colours

During the 1979–80 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

Season summary

Tommy Docherty almost led the R's to promotion back to the first division as Rangers led the league in late November but fell away to finish 5th in his first season in charge .In other Competitions there was an early exit in the F A cup and defeat over two legs to eventual league cup winner Wolves.

Kit

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers.

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Birmingham City (P)	42	21	11	10	58	38	+20	53	Promotion to the First Division
4	Chelsea	42	23	7	12	66	52	+14	53
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	13	11	75	53	+22	49
6	Luton Town	42	16	17	9	66	45	+21	49
7	West Ham United	42	20	7	15	54	43	+11	47	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted
Notes:

^ West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1979–80 FA Cup winners.

Results

QPR scores given first

Win Draw Loss

Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Half time score	Full Time Score F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Woods	Elsey	Gillard	McCreery	Howe	Roeder	Neal	Shanks	Allen	Goddard	Hamilton	Busby	Davidson	Bowles	Harkouk	Hazell	Currie	Burke	Waddock	Wicks	Walsh	Wallace	Hill, G.	Pape	Rogers
18 August 1979	Bristol Rovers	H	1-0	2-0	Allen, Goddard	12,652	4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
22 August 1979	Cardiff City	A	0-0	0–1		11,656	9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11
25 August 1979	Leicester City	H	0-2	1–4	Allen	13,091	17	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12
1 September 1979	Notts County	A	0-0	0-1		8,745	20	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10				11	12
8 September 1979	Fulham	H	0-0	3-0	Currie, Allen, Goddard	17,105	16	1		3	4		6		2	9	8				7	12	5	10	11
15 September 1979	Swansea City	A	0-0	2-1	Burke, Stevenson OG	16,931	12	1		3	4		6		2	9	10				7	8	5		11	12
22 September 1979	West Ham United	H	1-0	3-0	Allen 2, Goddard	24,692	4	1		3	4		6		2	9	10				7		5	8	11
29 September 1979	Oldham Athletic	A	0-0	0-0		8,985	5	1		3	4		6		2	9	10				7	12	5	8			11
6 October 1979	Watford	A	0-1	2-1	Allen, Roeder	22,341	5	1		3	4		8		2	9	10				7		5		11		6
9 October 1979	Cardiff City	H	0-0	3–0	Allen 2, Roeder	12,225	2	1		3	4		8		2	9	10				7		5		11		6	12
13 October 1979	Preston North End	H	1-1	1-1	Goddard	14,316	4	1		3	4		8		2	9	10				7		5		11		6	12
20 October 1979	Sunderland	A	0-3	0–3		25,201	7	1		3	4		8		2	9	10				7		5		11		6	12
27 October 1979	Burnley	H	4-0	7-0	Allen 2, Goddard 2, Brennan og, McCreery, Roeder	11,261	4	1		3	4		5		2	9	10				7				11		6	12	8
3 November 1979	Bristol Rovers	A	2-1	3-1	Roeder, Allen, Thomas og	8,401	2	1		3	4		8		2	9	11				7		5	10			6	12
10 November 1979	Luton Town	A	0-1	1-1	Allen	19,619	4	1		3	4		8		2	9	11				7		5	10	12		6
17 November 1979	Shrewsbury	H	1-0	2-1	McCreery, Roeder	12,048	2	1		3	4		8		2	9	11				7		5	10		12	6
24 November 1979	Charlton	H	1-0	4-0	Roeder, Bowles, Allen 2	13,013	1	1			4		8		2	9	11				7		5		12	10	6		3
1 December 1979	Cambridge United	A	1-1	1–2	Bowles	8,038	5	1			4		8		2	9	10				7		5			12	6		3	11
8 December 1979	Wrexham	H	0-1	2-2	Goddard 2,	11,652	5	1		3	4		8		2	9	10				7		5	12			6			11
15 December 1979	Newcastle United	A	2-1	2-4	Goddard, Roeder	23,811	6	1		3	4		8		2	9	7		12				5	10			6			11
18 December 1979	Chelsea	H	1-1	2-2	Allen 2	26,598	3	1		3	4		8		2	9	7		12				5		11	10	6
26th December 1979	Orient (H)	H		pp
29 December 1979	Leicester City	A	0-0	0-2		20,743	7	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						5	10		12	6			11
1 January 1980	Birmingham City	A	1-2	1-2	Allen	25,963	9	1			4				2	9			6					8	12	10	5	7	3	11
12 January 1980	Notts County	A	0-1	1-3	Allen	9,613	9	1			4		6	12	2	9	8								11	10	5	7	3
19 January 1980	Fulham	A	1-0	2–0	Waddock, Burke	11,539	9	1		3	4		6		2	9	7							10	11	8	5		12
2 February 1980	Swansea City	H	2-1	3-2	Goddard 2, Allen	11,153	7	1		3	4		6		2	9	7							10	11	8	5		12
9 February 1980	West Ham United	A	1-1	1-2	Allen	26,037	9	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						6	10	11	12	5
12 February 1980	Orient	H	0-0	0-0		11,361	9	1		3	4				2	9	10						6	8	11	7	5
16 February 1980	Oldham Athletic	H	3-0	4-3	Allen 2, Goddard, McCreery	8,372	6	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						5	10	11	12	6
23 February 1980	Preston North End	A	1-0	3-0	Allen, Roeder, Goddard	10,351	7	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						5	10	11		6
1 March 1980	Sunderland	H	0-0	0-0		15,613	7	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						5	10	11		6
8 March 1980	Burnley	A	2-0	3-0	Gillard, Allen, Shanks	7,579	5	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						5	10	11		6			12
14 March 1980	Watford	H	0-0	1–1	Currie	16,504	4	1		3	4		8		2	9	7						5	10	11		6			12
22 March 1980	Luton Town	H	2-0	2-2	Goddard 2	15,504	4	1		3	4		8		2	9	7					12	5	10	11		6
29 March 1980	Shrewsbury Town	A	0-2	0-3		9,150	7	1		3	4		8	9	2		7						5	10	11	12	6
2 April 1980	Chelsea	A	0-0	2–0	Busby, Burke	31,401	5	1		3	4		6		2		7		9					10	11	8	5
5 April 1980	Birmingham City	H	0-1	1-1	Burke	16,609	6	1		3	4		6		2	9	7		8					10	11		5
8 April 1980	Orient	A	0-0	1-1	Allen	9,389	6	1		3	4		6		2	9	7		8					10	11		5
12 April 1980	Cambridge United	H	1-2	2–2	Allen, Busby	11,643	6	1		3	4		6		2	9	7		8				12	10	11		5
19 April 1980	Charlton	A	2-1	2-2	Allen 2	6,975	6			3	4		6		2	9	7		8					10	11	12	5				1
26 April 1980	Newcastle United	H	0-1	2-1	Roeder, McCreery	11,245	6	1		3	9		6		4		7						12	10	11		5			8		2
3 May 1980	Wrexham	A	1-1	3-1	Hazell, Allen, Currie	6,268	5	1		3	4		6	12		9							7	10	11		5			8		2

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Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Woods	Gillard	McCreery	Howe	Roeder	Neal	Shanks	Allen	Goddard	Busby	Bowles	Waddock	Harkouk	Hazell	Currie	Burke	Wicks	Walsh
28 August 1979	Second Round First Leg	Bradford City (Fourth Division)	H	1-0	2-1	Neal, McCreery	8,560	1	3	8	5	6	7	2	9	10	4	11	12
5 September 1979	Second Round Second Leg	Bradford City (Fourth Division)	A	1-0	2-0	Gillard, Roeder	11,372	1	3	4		6		2	9	8		7		11	5	10
25 September 1979	Third Round	Mansfield Town (Third Division)	A	0-0	3-0	Bowles, Allen, Currie	9,845	1	3	4		6		2	9	10		7			5	8	11	12
30 October 1979	Fourth Round	Wolverhampton Wanderers (First Division)	H	1-0	1-1	Allen	20,984	1	3	4		8		2	9	12		7			5	10		6	11
6 November 1979	Fourth Round Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers (First Division)	A	0-1	0-1		26,014	1	3	4		8		2	9	11		7			5	10	12	6

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Woods	McCreery	Shanks	Allen	Waddock	Hazell	Currie	Burke	Wicks	Walsh	Wallace	Hill, G.
5 January 1980	Third Round	Watford (Second Division)	H	1-2	1-2	Hazell	19,398	1	4	2	9	8	6	10	12	5	7	3	11

Friendly Matches

Date	Location	Opponents	H / A
Frederikshavn (DNK)	Denmark	29th July 1979	A
Ikast FS (DNK)	Denmark	31st July 1979	A
Randers Freja (DNK)	Denmark	2nd August 1979	A
Drogheda United (IRL)	Ireland	12th August 1979	A
Sunderland (A)	Mick Docherty Testimonial	5th May 1980	A
Orient (H)		12-Feb-80	H

^[2]====Squad

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League Cup Goals	F A Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Chris Woods	41		6			47
GK	ENG	Andy Pape	1					1
DF	ENG	Don Shanks	41	2	6			47	2
DF	ENG	Barry Wallace	5		1			8
DF	ENG	Ian Gillard	38	1	5	1		43	2
DF	JAM	Bob Hazell	27	1	5		1	34	2
DF	ENG	Peter Davidson						1
DF	ENG	Ernie Howe	4	1				5
DF	ENG	Martyn Rogers	2					2
DF	ENG	Glenn Roeder	40	8	5	1		45	9
DF	ENG	Steve Wicks	35		3			39
MF	ENG	Tony Currie	27	3	5	1		33	4
MF	NIR	David McCreery	42	4	6	1		48	5
MF	WAL	Karl Elsey	4					4
MF	ENG	Rachid Harkouk	1		1			6
MF	ENG	Mickey Walsh	2		2			9
MF	IRE	Gary Waddock	8	1	1			18	1
MF	ENG	Martyn Busby	8	1	1			11	1
FW	ENG	Gordon Hill	7		1			10
FW	ENG	Steve Burke	28	4	1			34	4
FW	ENG	Clive Allen	39	28	6	2		45	30
FW	NIR	Billy Hamilton	1					1
FW	ENG	Paul Goddard	40	16	4			45
FW	ENG	Dean Neal	5		1	1		8	1
FW	ENG	Stan Bowles	16	2	5	1		21	3

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Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Dave Clement	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 19,1965		July 1979	Bolton	£150,000
John Hollins	Chelsea	July 10,1975	£85,000	July 1979	Arsenal	£75,000
Paul McGee	Sligo Rovers	November 17,1977	£15,000	October 1979	Preston	£100,000
Billy Hamilton	Linfield	April 30,1978	£25,000	November 1979	Burnley	£38,000
Peter Davidson	Berwick Rangers	June 27,1979	£30,000	December 1979	Berwick Rangers	£16,000
Derek Richardson	Chelsea	April 29,1976		December 1979	Sheffield United	£55,555
Stan Bowles	Carlisle	September 15,1972	£112,000	December 1979	Nottingham Forest	£250,000
Ron Abbott	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 12,1971		January 1980	Retired (Injury)
Barry Wallace	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 1977		March 1980	Tulsa (USA)	£50,000
Rachid Harkouk	Crystal Palace	June 28,1978	£150,000	June 1980	Notts County	£50,000
Andy Pape	Feltham	March 1980		June 1980	Ikast FS
Clive Allen	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	September 20,1978		June 1980	Arsenal	£1,250,000
Phil Nutt	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 1,1975		June 1980	Hounslow	Free

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Gary Micklewhite	Manchester United	July 4,1979	Free
Mark Hill	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 1979
Martyn Rogers	Manchester United	July 26,1979	£7,500
Gary Waddock	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 26,1979
Tony Currie	Leeds United	August 9,1979	£400,000
David McCreery	Manchester United	August 16,1979	£200,000
Steve Wicks	Derby County	September 20,1979	£275,000
Bob Hazell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	September 1,1979	£240,000
Steve Burke	Nottingham Forest	September 1,1979	£125,000
Gordon Hill	Derby County	November 22,1979	£150,000
Andy Pape	Feltham	March 1980
Dean Wilkins	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 17,1980
Ian Stewart	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	May 9,1980
Mark O'Connor	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 1980

References

^ Rothmans 1982-83, pp. 306
^ "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
^ Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

^[1]

Bibliography

Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362020167.
Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982-83 (Editor: Jack Rollin). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-07888-4.

^ "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[table_note_res_CWC1R0.055394114486591-1] West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1979–80 FA Cup winners.

[page_306-2] Rothmans 1982-83, pp. 306

[3] "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

[page_306-308-4] Rothmans 1980–81, pp. 306–308

[5] "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons
1880s	1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889-90
1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26