1978–79 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers

1978–79 season

Chairman

Jim Gregory

Manager

Steve Burtenshaw

Football League First Division

Top goalscorer

League: Paul Goddard Martyn Busby (5)
All: Peter Eastoe (6)

Highest home attendance

26,626 v Liverpool (11 November 1978)

Lowest home attendance

9,600 v Birmingham City (7 May 1979)

Average home league attendance

16, 287

Home colours

Away colours

← 1977–78

1979–80 →

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.

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	−24	34
19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	−27	31
20	Queens Park Rangers (R)	42	6	13	23	45	73	−28	25	Relegation to the Second Division
21	Birmingham City (R)	42	6	10	26	37	64	−27	22
22	Chelsea (R)	42	5	10	27	44	92	−48	20

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
19 August 1978	Liverpool	A	1-2	Mcgee	50.793	16
22 August 1978	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–1		15.481	20
26 August 1978	Nottingham Forest	H	0-0		17.971	19
2 September 1978	Arsenal	A	1-5	Mcgee	33,474	22
9 September 1978	Manchester United	H	1-1	Gillard	23,477	21
16 September 1978	Middlesbrough F.C.	A	2-0	Harkouk, Eastoe	12,822	17
23 September 1978	Aston Villa	H	1-0	Harkouk	16.410	15
30 September 1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1		15.481	15
7 October 1978	Bristol City	H	1-0	Busby	15,707	15
14 October 1978	Southampton	A	1-1	Goddard	22.803	13
21 October 1978	Everton	H	1-1	Gillard	21.171	13
28 October 1978	Ipswich Town F.C.	A	1-2	Francis	20.428	16
4 November 1978	Chelsea	H	0-0		22.878	17
11 November 1978	Liverpool	H	1-3	Eastoe	26.626	17
18 November 1978	Nottingham Forest F.C.	A	0-0		28.036	16
25 November 1978	Derby	A	1-2	Howe	19.702	18
2 December 1978	Bolton Wanderers	H	1-3	Harkouk	11.635	19
9 December 1978	Coventry	A	0-1		18.717	19
16 December 1978	Manchester City	H	2-1	Hamilton 2	12.902	19
26 December 1978	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-2	Shanks, Bowles	24.845	19
30 December 1978	Leeds United	H	1-4	Eastoe	17.435	19
20 January 1979	Middlesbrough	H	1-1	Goddard	9.899	19
31 January 1979	Norwich	A	1-1	Francis	14.203	19
10 February 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	H	3-3	Gillard, Busby, Roeder	11.814	20
13 February 1979	Arsenal	H	1-2	Shanks	21.125	20
24 February 1979	Southampton	H	0-1		13.636	20
28 February 1979	Manchester United	A	0-2		36.085	20
3 March 1979	Everton	A	1-2	Goddard	24.809	20
6 March 1979	Birmingham City F.C.	A	1-3	Busby	12.650	20
17 March 1979	Chelsea	A	3-1		25.871	20
20 March 1979	Aston Villa	A	1-3	Allen	24.310	20
24 March 1979	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-2	Mcgee	23.678	20
31 March 1979	Derby	H	2-2	Goddard, Walsh	13.988	20
3 April 1979	Bristol City	A	0-2		15.687	20
7 April 1979	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-2	Goddard	21.119	20
13 April 1979	Norwich	H	0-0		14.654	20
14 April 1979	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-1	Clement	28.853	20
21 April 1979	Manchester City	A	1-3	Busby	30.694	20
28 April 1979	Coventry City	H	5-1	Allen 3, Shanks Walsh	10.950	20
4 May 1979	Leeds United	A	3-4	Walsh, Roeder, Busby	20.121	20
7 May 1979	Birmingham City	H	1-2	Roeder	9.600	20
11 May 1979	Ipswich Town	H	0-4		9.819	20

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers
2 August 1978	Second Round First Leg	Preston North End	A	3-1	Eastoe 2, Baxter og
3 October 1978	Third Round	Swansea	H	2-0	Eastoe, Mcgee
7 November 1978	Fourth Round	Leeds United	H	0-2

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FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
9 January 1979	Third Round	Fulham	A	0-2		21,199

Squad

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Cup	Football League Cup	FA Cup	Total	Total
Pos.	Nat.	Name	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Goals	Appearances	Goals
GK	ENG	Phil Parkes	24		3			27
GK	ENG	Derek Richardson	18		1			19
DF	ENG	Don Shanks	41	3	4			45	3
DF	ENG	Barry Wallace	4					5
DF	ENG	Ian Gillard	38	3	4			42	3
DF	ENG	Dave Clement	29	1	2			31	1
DF	ENG	Ernie Howe	38	1	4			42	1
DF	ENG	Glenn Roeder	27	4	1			28	4
DF	ENG	Thomas Cunningham	9		3			12
MF	ENG	Karl Elsey	2					3
MF	ENG	Ron Abbot						3
MF	ALG	Rachid Harkouk	14	3	2			17
MF	IRE	Paul Mcgee	18	3	3	1		25	4
MF	ENG	Gerry Francis	31	2	2			33	2
MF	ENG	John Hollins	41		4			45
MF	ENG	Martyn Busby	29	6	3			38	6
FW	WAL	Leighton James	1					1
FW	ENG	Mick Walsh	10	3				10	3
FW	ENG	Clive Allen	4	4				10
FW	NIR	Billy Hamilton	8	2	1			12	2
FW	ENG	Paul Goddard	20	6				23	6
FW	ENG	Peter Eastoe	26	3	4	3		30	5
FW	ENG	Stan Bowles	30	1	4			34	1

References

^ "Queens Park Rangers » Fixtures & Results 1978/1979". Worldfootball.net. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 7 only) Cheshire County League (One, Two) Town & Country League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Home Counties League (level 7 only) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)

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FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Other

Manchester United 3–5 West Bromwich Albion (1978)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Newcastle United Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland West Ham United Wrexham
Third Division	Blackpool Brentford Bury Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hull City Lincoln City Mansfield Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bournemouth Bradford City Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Huddersfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Stockport County Torquay United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon York City

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Season summary

Kit

First Division

Results

First Division

Football League Cup

FA Cup

Squad

References