1982–83 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1982–83 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division and finished as champions, winning promotion back to the First Division after an absence of four years.

Queens Park Rangers
1982–83 season
ChairmanJim Gregory
ManagerTerry Venables
Second Division1st
FA CupThird round
Milk CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Sealy (16)
All: John Gregory (16) and Tony Sealy (16)
Highest home attendance24,431 v Fulham (Second Division, 2 May 1983)
Lowest home attendance8903 v Oldham Athletic (Second Division, 5 February 1983)
Average home league attendance12,806

Season summary

Rangers showed consistent form throughout the season and were never out of the top three from October onwards. After going top with a 4–0 win over Rotherham United on 19 March, they pulled away from the chasing pack to finish ten points clear of 2nd-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. Promotion was clinched by a 1–0 win over Leeds United on 23 April, and the championship followed courtesy of a 3–1 win over Fulham on 2 May.[1]

Squad
Substitute appearances indicated in brackets
Pos. Nat. Name League Milk Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Graham Benstead 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK  ENG Peter Hucker 42 0 2 0 0 0 44 0
DF  ENG Ian Dawes 42 0 2 0 1 0 45 0
DF  ENG Terry Fenwick 39 3 2 0 1 1 42 4
DF  JAM Bob Hazell 39 3 2 0 1 0 42 3
DF  ENG Doug McClure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  NIR Alan McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  ENG Warren Neill 39 2 2 0 1 0 42 2
DF  ENG Glenn Roeder 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
DF  ENG Steve Wicks 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
MF  ENG Tony Currie 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
MF  ENG Martin Duffield 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
MF  ENG John Gregory 42 15 2 1 0 0 44 16
MF  ENG Gary Micklewhite 33(1) 6 2 0 1 1 36(1) 7
MF  IRE Mark O'Connor 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
MF  IRE Gary Waddock 33 0 2 0 1 0 36 0
MF  ENG Dean Wilkins 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0
FW  ENG Clive Allen 23(2) 13 2 0 1 0 26(2) 13
FW  ENG Steve Burke 1(4) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(5) 0
FW  ENG Alan Comfort 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Wayne Fereday 0(5) 0 0 0 0 0 0(5) 0
FW  ENG Mike Flanagan 21(1) 7 0 0 1 0 22(1) 7
FW  ENG Ian Muir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  ENG Tony Sealy 39(1) 16 2 0 1 0 42(1) 16
FW  ENG Simon Stainrod 29(2) 9 2 0 0 0 31(2) 9
FW  NIR Ian Stewart 15(4) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 15(5) 0

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Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Queens Park Rangers (C, P) 42 26 7 9 77 36 +41 85 Promotion to the First Division
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (P) 42 20 15 7 68 44 +24 75
3 Leicester City (P) 42 20 10 12 72 44 +28 70
4 Fulham 42 20 9 13 64 47 +17 69
5 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 67
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Second Division
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
28 August 1982 Newcastle United A 0–1 36,185
31 August 1982 Cambridge United H 2–1 Sealy 2 9686
4 September 1982 Derby County H 4–1 Gregory, Fenwick (pen), Stainrod 2 10,217
7 September 1982 Fulham A 1–1 Stainrod 15,004
11 September 1982 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 Gregory 4266
18 September 1982 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 13,733
25 September 1982 Leicester City A 1–0 O'Neill (og) 10,647
28 September 1982 Crystal Palace H 0–0 12,194
2 October 1982 Burnley H 3–2 Neill, Allen, Micklewhite 9145
9 October 1982 Barnsley A 1–0 Allen 13,270
16 October 1982 Shrewsbury Town H 4–0 Allen, Flanagan, Micklewhite, Gregory 9275
23 October 1982 Middlesbrough A 1–2 Allen 7892
30 October 1982 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Stainrod 9363
6 November 1982 Rotherham United A 0–0 7402
13 November 1982 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 Allen, Fenwick (pen) 9149
20 November 1982 Cambridge United A 4–1 Wicks, Sealy, Allen 2 5685
27 November 1982 Carlisle United H 1–0 Fenwick 9397
4 December 1982 Leeds United A 1–0 Allen 11,528
11 December 1982 Grimsby Town H 4–0 Neill, Sealy, Gregory, Micklewhite 9811
18 December 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–4 15,423
27 December 1982 Chelsea H 1–2 Sealy 23,744
29 December 1982 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 Micklewhite 2, Sealy 13,306
3 January 1983 Derby County A 0–2 14,007
15 January 1983 Newcastle United H 2–0 Gregory 2 13,972
22 January 1983 Crystal Palace A 3–0 Allen 2, Hazell 14,621
5 February 1983 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 Sealy 8903
19 February 1983 Barnsley H 3–0 Gregory, Sealy, Flanagan 10,271
26 February 1983 Shrewsbury Town A 0–0 4397
5 March 1983 Middlesbrough H 6–1 Micklewhite, Flanagan, Allen 3, Gregory 9596
12 March 1983 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 Gregory (pen), Sealy 6373
19 March 1983 Rotherham United H 4–0 Sealy, Flanagan, Gregory 2 9541
22 March 1983 Charlton Athletic H 5–1 Sealy 2, Hazell, Gregory, Stainrod 10,776
26 March 1983 Blackburn Rovers A 3–1 Stainrod 2, Flanagan 5317
4 April 1983 Chelsea A 2–0 Gregory, Sealy 20,821
9 April 1983 Leicester City H 2–2 Gregory, Sealy 16,301
19 April 1983 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 Flanagan 11,713
23 April 1983 Leeds United H 1–0 Hart (og) 19,573
30 April 1983 Carlisle United A 0–1 5724
2 May 1983 Fulham H 3–1 Gregory, Sealy, Stainrod 24,431
7 May 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Flanagan, Hazell 19,854
10 May 1983 Burnley A 1–2 Sealy 7191
14 May 1983 Grimsby Town A 1–1 Stainrod 9590

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Milk Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
4 October 1982 Second Round First Leg Rotherham United A 1–2 Gregory 5603
26 October 1982 Second Round Second Leg Rotherham United H 0–0 9653

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FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
8 January 1983 Third Round West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 Fenwick (pen), Micklewhite 16,528

[5]

References
  1. "The 1982/83 promotion season - History". Loft for Words - fansnetwork.co.uk.
  2. Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 300–302
  3. Rothmans 1983-84, p. 300
  4. Rothmans 1983-84, pp. 507 & 509
  5. Rothmans 1983-84, p. 545
Bibliography
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84 (Editor: Tony Williams). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-09727-7.
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