1976–77 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
1976–77 season
Chairman	Jim Gregory
Manager	Dave Sexton
Stadium	Loftus Road
Football League First Division	Finished 14th - Highest In-Season Position 9th (25 September 1976)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Semi Finalist
Uefa Cup	Quarter Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: Don Givens (10); All: Don Givens (19)
Highest home attendance	29,832 vs Liverpool (7 May 1977)
Lowest home attendance	13,069 vs Bury (21 September 1976)
Average home league attendance	21,085
Biggest win	4-0 Vs Manchester United (19 April 1977)
Biggest defeat	0-4 Vs Everton (21 August 1976)
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

During the 1976–77 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division

Season summary

In Division 1, QPR struggled to match the previous season's near-championship-winning season. In other competitions there was an early exit in the FA Cup, although the semi-finals of the League Cup were reached, whilst in QPR's first foray into European competition, free-scoring QPR eventually bowed out on penalties in the quarter finals of the Uefa Cup.^[1]^[2]

Kit

Adidas remained QPR's kit manufacturers.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Middlesbrough	42	14	13	15	40	45	−5	41
13	Birmingham City	42	13	12	17	63	61	+2	38
14	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	12	17	47	52	−5	38
15	Derby County	42	9	19	14	50	55	−5	37
16	Norwich City	42	14	9	19	47	64	−17	37

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

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Half time score	Full Time Score F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Position	Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Leach	Thomas	Busby	Masson	Bowles	Givens	Shanks	Abbott	Webb	Kelly	Cunningham	Nutt	Eastoe	Francis	Richardson
21 August 1976	Everton	H	0-3	0–4		24,449	21	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
23 August 1976	West Ham United	A	0-0	0–1		31,668	22	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6
28 August 1976	Ipswich Town	A	0-1	2–2	Masson, Givens	24,491	21	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6
4 September 1976	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-0	1–0	Gillard	18,876	19	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11			6
11 September 1976	Aston Villa	H	1-1	2–1	Masson, Clement	23,602	15	1	2	3	4	5	12	7		9	10	11			6	8
18 September 1976	Leicester City	A	1-1	2–2	Givens, Hollins	18,439	14	1	2	3	4	5	12	7		9	10	11			6	8
25 September 1976	Stoke City	H	1-0	2–0	Bowles, Givens	21,621	9	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6	8
2 October 1976	Arsenal	A	1-1	2–3	Thomas, McLintock	39,442	15	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6		8	12
5 October 1976	Norwich City	H	1-1	2–3	Webb, Masson	16,086	15	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6	8
16 October 1976	Manchester City	A	0-0	0–0		40,751	15	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6	8			12
23 October 1976	Sunderland	H	1-0	2–0	Bowles, McLintock	22,408	13	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6	8
30 October 1976	Birmingham City	A	1-2	1–2	Eastoe	31,471	15	1	2	3	4	5	8			9	10	11			6				7
6 November 1976	Derby County	H	1-0	1–1	Givens	22,527	16	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6	8
9 November 1976	Coventry City	A	0-1	0–2		16,190	16	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11			6
20 November 1976	Middlesbrough	H	0-0	3–0	Givens, Masson, Bowles	16,037	15	1			3	5	8	7		9	10	11	2		6	4
27 November 1976	Newcastle United	A	0-2	0–2		39,013	16	1	2	3	4	5		7		9		11			6	8			10
11 December 1976	Liverpool	A	1-1	1–3	Eastoe	37,154	16	1	2	3	5		8			9	10	11			6	4			7
27 December 1976	Norwich City	A	0-1	0–2		27,343	18	1	2	3	5		8	7		9	10	11			6	4			12
11 January 1977	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-1	2–1	Clement, Bowles	24,266	18	1	2	3	4	5	8			9	10	11			6				7
22 January 1977	Everton	A	2-1	3–1	Masson, Leach, Bowles	26,875	16	1	2	3	4	5	7			9	10	11			6		12		8
12 February 1977	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-0	1–1	Francis	18,364	15	1	2	3	4	5		7		9	10	11			6					8
26 February 1977	Leicester City	H	3-1	3–2	Givens, Blockley OG, Francis	20,356	16	1	2	3	4	5	12	7				11			6	10			9	8
5 March 1977	Stoke City	A	0-0	0–1		15,454	17	1	12	3	2	5		7		9	10	11			6	4				8
8 March 1977	Leeds United	H	0-0	0–0		20,386	17		2	3	4	5		7		9					6	10			11	8	1
12 March 1977	Arsenal	H	1-0	2–1	Hollins, Francis	26,191	15		2	3	4	5		7		9		11			6	10			12	8	1
5 March 1977	Bristol City	A	0-0	0–1		22,441	15	1	2	3	4	5				9	10	11	12		6		8		7
22 March 1977	Manchester City	H	0-0	0–0		17.619	15	1	2	3	4			7		9		11	12	5	6	10			8
2 April 1977	Sunderland	A	0-0	0–1		27,550	16	1		3	4		8			9		11	2	5	6		10		7
4 April 1977	West Ham United	H	0-0	1–1	Eastoe	24,930	16	1		3	4	5	8			9		11	2	6	10				7
9 April 1977	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1	0–3		32,680	18	1		3			8	7		9		11	2	5	6	4			10
11 April 1977	Coventry City	H	1-0	1–1	Masson	15,445	18	1		3			8	7		9		11	2	5	6	4	12		10
16 April 1977	Middlesbrough	A	1-0	2–0	Abbott, Masson	14,500	16	1	2	3	4	5				9		11		10	6	8			7
19 April 1977	Manchester United	H	2-0	4–0	Eastoe 2, Kelly, Givens	28,848	15	1	2	3	4	5				9		11		12	6	10			7	8
23 April 1977	Newcastle United	A	1-0	1–2	Givens	20,544	16	1		3	4	5				9		11	2	8	6	10			7
26 April 1977	Bristol City	H	0-0	0–1		14,576	16	1	2	3	4	5		12		9		11			6	10			7	8
30 April 1977	Manchester United	A	0-0	0–1		50,788	18	1	2	3	4	5				9		11			6	10			7	8
7 May 1977	Liverpool	H	1-0	1–1	Givens	29,832	20	1	2	3	4	5		7		9		11			6				10	8
11 May 1977	Derby County	A	0-1	0–2		21,312	20	1	2	3	4	5		7		9		11	12		6	8			10
14 May 1977	Leeds United	A	1-0	1–0	Eastoe	22,226	17	1		3	2	5		7		9		11			6	4			10	8
16 May 1977	Ipswich Town	H	1-0	1–0	Givens	19,171	16	1		3	2	5	12	7		9		11			6	4			10	8
20 May 1977	Aston Villa	A	0-0	1–1	Abbott	28,056	15	1	2	3	4	5	12	7		9		11		6		8			10
23 May 1977	Birmingham City	H	0-1	2–2	Webb, Masson	14,976	14	1		3	2	5	8	7		9		11		12	6	4			10

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Half time score	Result F – A	Attendance	Goalscorers	Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Leach	Busby	Masson	Bowles	Givens	Shanks	Webb	Eastoe
R3	8 January 1977	Shrewsbury Town (Third Division)	H	0-0	2–1	18,285	Bowles, Givens	1	2	3	4	5	8		9	10	11		6	7
R4	29 January 1977	Manchester United (First Division)	A	0-1	0–1	57,422		1		3	4	5	8		9	10	11	2	6	7

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Half time score	Result F – A	Goalscorers	Attendance	Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Leach	Thomas	Masson	Bowles	Givens	Shanks	Webb	Kelly	Eastoe	Francis
R2	1 September 1976	Cardiff City (Second Division)	A	2-0	3–1	Bowles, Thomas, Clement	23,618	1	2	3	4	5	8	7	9	10	11	12	6
R3	21 September 1976	Bury (Third Division)	H	2-0	2–1	McLintock, Givens	13,069	1	2	3	4	5		7	9	10	11		6	8
R4	27 October 1976	West Ham United (First Division)	A	1-0	2–0	Bowles, Clement	24,565	1	2	3	4	5	12	7	9	10	11		6	8
QF	1 December 1976	Arsenal (First Division)	H	1-1	2–1	Masson, Webb	27,621	1	2	3	4	5	12	7	9	10	11		6	8
SF 1st leg	1 February 1977	Aston Villa (First Division)	H	0-0	0–0		28,739	1		3	4	5	8	7	9	10	12	2	6		11
SF 2nd leg	16 February 1977	Aston Villa (First Division)	A	0-0	*2–2 AET**	Francis, Eastoe	48,429	1	2	3	4	5		7	9	10	11		6		12	8
SF 2nd leg	22 February 1977	Aston Villa (First Division)	Highbury	0-2	0–3		40,438	1	2	3		5		7	4	10	11		6		9	8

Uefa Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Half time score	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance	Parkes	Clement	Gillard	Hollins	McLintock	Leach	Thomas	Busby	Masson	Bowles	Givens	Shanks	Webb	Kelly	Eastoe	Francis
15 September 1976	1st Round 1st leg	Brann Bergen	H	2-0	4–0	Masson, Bowles 3	14,698	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6
29 September 1976	1st Round 2nd leg	Brann Bergen	A	2-0	7–0	Webb, Bowles 3, Givens 2, Thomas	11,527	1	2	3	4	5	8	7	12	9	10	11		6
20 October 1976	2nd Round 1st leg	Slovan Bratislava	A	2-1	3–3	Bowles 2, Givens	40,000*	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6
3 November 1976	2nd Round 2nd leg	Slovan Bratislava	H	3-0	5–2	Bowles, Givens 3, Clement	22,001	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6
24 November 1976	3rd Round 1st leg	FC Koln	H	2-0	3–0	Bowles, Givens, Webb	21,143	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6
8 December 1976	3rd Round 2nd leg	FC Koln	A	1-3	*1–4 won on away goals**	Masson	50,000*	1	2	3	4	5	8	7		9	10	11		6		12
3 March 1977	QF 1st leg	AEK Athens	H	3-0	3–0	Bowles, Francis 2	23,009	1		3	2	5		7		9	10	11		6	4		8
16 March 1977	QF 2nd leg	AEK Athens	A	0-1	*0–3 lost 6–7 penalties**		35,000	1		3	4	5				9	10	11	2	6	8	7

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances (Substitutes)	League Goals	Domestic Cup Appearances	League Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	UEFA Cup Appearances	UEFA Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Phil Parkes	40		9			8		57
GK	ENG	Derek Richardson	2							2
DF	SCO	Frank McLintock	36	2	9	1		8		53	3
DF	ENG	Dave Clement	32(1)	2	7	2		6	1	46	5
DF	ENG	Ian Gillard	41	1	9			8		58	1
DF	ENG	David Webb	38	2	9	1		8	2	55	5
DF	ENG	Don Shanks	6(5)		2			1		14
MF	ENG	Thomas Cunningham	3(2)							5
MF	ENG	Eddie Kelly	28	1	3			2		33	1
MF	ENG	Ron Abbott	10(2)	2						12	2
MF	ENG	Gerry Francis	11	3	2	1		1	2	14	6
MF	ENG	John Hollins	40	2	8			8		56	2
MF	ENG	Martyn Busby	1					1		2
FW	ENG	Phil Nutt	(1)							1
FW	SCO	Don Masson	41	8	9	1		8	2	58	11
FW	IRE	Don Givens	41(1)	10	8	1	1	8	7	58	19
FW	ENG	Dave Thomas	30(1)	1	7	1		7	1	45	3
FW	ENG	Peter Eastoe	24(5)	6	3	1		2		34	7
FW	ENG	Mick Leach	16(7)	1	4			6		33	1
FW	ENG	Stan Bowles	22	5	9	2	1	8	11	39	19

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Keith Pritchett	Doncaster Rovers	March 1974	Free	July 1976	Brentford	Free
Richard Teale	Walton & Hersham	May1973		Aug 76	Fulham	Free
Trevor Aylott	Chelsea	Aug 28,1976	Loan	Sep 76	Chelsea	Loan
Martyn Busby		July1970		Nov 76	Notts County	35,000
Frank McLintock	Arsenal	June 4,1973	£25,000	May 1977	Retired (Leicester manager)
Keith Furphy		Sep1976		June 77	Wealdstone	Free
Nicky Evans		July1976		June 77	Peterborough	Free
Terry Dibble		July1976		June 77	Bromley	Free

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Nicky Ironton		July1976
Nicky Evans		July1976
Terry Dibble		July1976
Trevor Aylott	Chelsea	Aug 28,1976
Eddie Kelly	Arsenal	Sep 3,1976	60,000
Keith Furphy		Sep1976
Brian Williams	Bury	July 1977
Steve Perkins	Chelsea	June 2,1977	Free
Dave Needham	Notts County	June 8,1977	90,000
Bobby Hale		June1977

References

^ "Queens Park Rangers » Fixtures & Results 1976/1977". World Football.net. 15 January 2024.
^ "17 Mar 1977 Quarter-finals 2nd leg". UEFA. 15 January 2024.

[1] "Queens Park Rangers » Fixtures & Results 1976/1977". World Football.net. 15 January 2024.

[2] "17 Mar 1977 Quarter-finals 2nd leg". UEFA. 15 January 2024.

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