Queens Park Rangers
1980–81 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerTommy Docherty Terry Venables
Second Division8th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Langley (8)
All: Tommy Langley (9)
Highest home attendance23,811 v West Ham United F.C. (26 December 1980)
Lowest home attendance6,668 v Cambridge United 25 April 1981
Average home league attendance10,938

During the 1980–81 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division

Season summary

Having led the Rangers to a fifth-place finish in the Second Division in his first season in charge, manager Tommy Docherty fell out with chairman and Gregory resulted in him leaving the club by mutual consent at the end of that season but, following a player revolt, he was reinstated as boss nine days later, ahead of the start of the 1980/81 season. His 'third' spell in charge would only last 10 league games, however. After failing in an attempt to sign Andy Ritchie from his former club Manchester United, "Doc" announced that Ritchie should not sign for Chelsea because he was too good for the Second Division, despite the R's competing in the same league themselves.

Rangerd chairman Gregory made Docherty apologise to the Chelsea chairman and following a goalless draw with Leyton Orient – and with Rangers towards the bottom of the second tier – he was dismissed and left the club for a third and final time. his replacement Terry Venables previous club Crystal Palace were bottom of division one when he left during October to join Second Division Queens Park Rangers.With 11 away defeats rangers fell to eighth position seven points short of the third promotion spot.

In the League Cup, Rangers beat Derby County on Penalties but were knocked out in the next round by division foes Notts County, In the F.A. Cup eventual winners Tottenham Hotspur triumphed after a replay [1]

Kit

Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers.

Squad

Pos. Nat. Name League Football League Cup FA Cup Total
Goals Goals Goals Goals
GK  ENG Chris Woods
GK  ENG John Burridge
GK  ENG Peter Hucker
DF  ENG Ian Dawes
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 2 2
DF  ENG Ian Gillard
DF  JAM Bob Hazell 2 2
DF  ENG Ernie Howe 1 1
DF  ENG Warren Neill
DF  ENG Don Shanks 2 2
DF  ENG Glenn Roeder 2 2
DF  ENG Steve Wicks
MF  ENG Tony Currie 1 1
MF  ENG Barry Silkman 2 2
MF  ENG Gerry Francis 5 5
MF [[Northern Ireland| NIR]] David McCreery
MF  ENG Andy King 6 6
MF  ENG Gary Micklewhite
MF  IRE Mark O'Connor
MF  IRE Gary Waddock 3 3
MF  ENG Dean Wilkins
FW  ENG Gordon Hill 1 1
FW  ENG Steve Burke 1 1
FW  ENG Tommy Langley 8 1 9
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 2 2
FW  ENG Mike Flanagan 3 3
FW  ENG Ian Muir 2 2
FW  ENG Tony Sealy 2 2
FW  ENG Simon Stainrod 4 1 5
FW  NIR Ian Stewart
FW  ENG Dean Neal 8 8

[2]

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Derby County 42 15 15 12 57 52 +5 45
7 Grimsby Town 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 45
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 13 14 56 46 +10 43
9 Watford 42 16 11 15 50 45 +5 43
10 Sheffield Wednesday 42 17 8 17 53 51 +2 42
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Second Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance Position
16 August 1980 Oldham A 0-1 6,986 16
19 August 1980 Bristol Rovers H 4-0 Fereday 2,

Shanks, Hazell

 9,031 4
23 August 1980 Swansea City H 0–0 10,854 9
30 August 1980 Chelsea A 1–1 Langley 23,381 12
6 September 1980 Notts County A 1–2 Hill 7,197 17
13 September 1980 Newcastle United H 1–2 Hazell 10,865 19
20 September 1980 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-1 15,195 20
27 September 1980 Bristol City H 4-0 Neal 2, Shanks, Langley 8,551 17
4 October 1980 Blackburn Rovers A 1-2 Neal 12,209 19
7 October 1980 Orient H 0–0 9,627 19
11 October 1980 Bolton Wanderers H 3-1 Langley, Neal, Burke 8,641 14
18 October 1980 Derby County A 3-3 King 2, Langley 16,021 14
22 October 1980 Cardiff City A 0-1 14,489 17
25 October 1980 Wrexham H 0-1 9,050 19
1 November 1980 Grimsby Town A 0–0 10,015 19
8 November 1980 Luton Town A 3-2 Neal 2, King 10,082 17
11 November 1980 Bristol Rovers A 2-1 King, Langley 6,612 12
15 November 1980 Oldham Athletic H 2-0 Silkman, Neal 8,223 12
22 November 1980 Preston North End A 2-3 Roeder, Neal 6,762 13
29 November 1980 Shrewsbury H 0-0 7,982 13
6 December 1980 Cambridge United A 0–1 6,349 16
19 December 1980 Bolton Wanderers A 2-1 Flanagan, Stainrod 6,315 12
26 December 1980 West Ham United H 3-0 Currie, Stainrod, Silkman 23,811 11
27 December 1980 Watford A 1– 1 King 23,547 12
10 January 1981 Preston North End H 1-1 Stainrod 8,415 12
17 January 1981 Chelsea H 1–0 Langley 22,873 12
31 January 1981 Swansea City A 2–1 Langley, King 12,518 11
3 February 1981 Cardiff City H 2-0 Fenwick, Langley 9,834 9
7 February 1981 Newcastle United A 0-1 20,404 10
14 February 1981 Notts County H 1-1 Howe 11,457 11
21 February 1981 Bristol City A 1–0 Waddock 11,036 9
28 February 1981 Sheffield Wednesday H 1-2 Stainrod 15,104 10
7 March 1981 Blackburn Rovers H 1-1 Francis 9,513 11
21 March 1981 Derby County H 3-1 Francis 2, Flanagan 8,905 10
28 March 1981 Wrexham A 1–1 Waddock 5,887 10
31 March 1981 Orient A 0-4 6,724 11
4 April 1981 Grimsby Town H 1–0 Francis 8,906 8
11 April 1981 Luton Town A 0-3 12,112 10
11 April 1981 Watford H 0-0 10,571 10
25 April 1981 Cambridge United H 5–0 Sealy 2, Muir 2, Roeder 6,668 8
2 May 1981 Shrewsbury Town A 3-3 Flanagan, Waddock, Fenwick 5,714 9

[3]

Football League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
26 August 1980 Second Round First Leg Derby County H 0–0 11,244
3 September 1980 Second Round Second Leg Derby County A 0-0 *5-3 on Pens 16,728
23 September 1980 Third Round Notts County A 1-4 Langley 6644

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
3 January 1981 Third Round Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 28,829
7 January 1981 Third Round Replay Tottenham Hotspur A 1-3 Stainrod 36,294

References

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.
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