Post by QPR Report on May 5, 2009 6:33:42 GMT
Bump again..26 Years ago
Bump .... (when first posted, were still in Championship...When bumped last year, headed that way......and now maybe returning!...And now of couse a year later, we are in the Championship)
AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN...
I bet no QPR fan in their worst nightmare could have imagined/anticipated all that would happen to QPR - and that so many years later, we would still not have returned to the Premiership.
May 5, 1996: Nottingham Forest 3 QPR 0
Ray Wilkins's QPR's Team for that game:
Sommer; Bardsley (Ready, 67), Yates, McDonald (Plummer, h-t), Brevett, Barker, Murray, Wilkins (Charles, h-t), Gallen, Dichio, Sinclair).
Independent- May 6, 1996 -Forest finish off QPR in emphatic style
Nottingham Forest 3 Queen's Park Rangers 0
Relegated QPR had no answer to a Nottingham Forest side determined to end their programme with a flourish. Forest, with only two points to show from their previous four games, were ordered by their manager, Frank Clark, to end the season in style.
Once Steve Stone had put them on the road in the last minute of the first half, Forest underlined their supremacy over Ray Wilkins' side with two second-half efforts from Bryan Roy and Bobby Howe.
Rangers had their moments, particularly with Trevor Sinclair showing the kind of quality touches that will be a great loss to the Premiership. But despite his promptings Rangers lacked the necessary fire power.
Stone's opener came after Ian Woan had fed the ball through. The England midfielder shrug- ged off a challenge before curling an effort past Jurgen Sommer in the Rangers goal.
Forest could easily have added to their lead in first-half injury time when Sommer failed to hold Colin Cooper's free-kick and young Paul McGregor lifted a close range effort over the bar. But Forest were in no mood to relinquish their grip on the game and in the 63rd minute Woan and Stone set up one of the easiest goals that Roy will ever score.
Kevin Gallen almost gave Rangers a hope when he was denied by Mark Crossley but in the 77th minute Forest confirmed their victory when Howe skipped clear to plant a left-foot volley well wide of Sommer. Rangers were in danger of total collapse at that stage and after substitute Andrea Silenzi had headed over from a Stuart Pearce corner, the Italian striker set up a chance which Roy somehow lifted over the top.
To their credit Rangers' following of over 2,000 stuck by their side right to the end but they were denied a consolation goal when Rufus Brevett got himself into a shooting position only to be denied by Crossley's athleticism
Clark was disappointed that his side were unable to do a lap of honour because of a pitch invasion on the final whistle. "The players wanted to acknowledge the support we have had, but it was just not possible in the circumstances," he said.
Goals: Stone (44) 1-0; Roy (63) 2-0; Howe (77) 3-0.
Nottingham Forest: Crossley; Pearce, Cooper, Chettle, Stone (Phillips, 72), Woan, Haaland (Lyttle, h-t), Howe, McGregor (Silenzi, 76), Bart-Williams, Roy.
Queen's Park Rangers: Sommer; Bardsley (Ready, 67), Yates, McDonald (Plummer, h-t), Brevett, Barker, Murray, Wilkins (Charles, h-t), Gallen, Dichio, Sinclair.
The 1995/1996 Season
Wikipedia
Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Manchester United 38 25 7 6 73 35 +38 82
2. Newcastle United 38 24 6 8 66 37 +29 78
3. Liverpool 38 20 11 7 70 34 +36 71
4. Aston Villa 38 18 9 11 52 35 +17 63
5. Arsenal 38 17 12 9 49 32 +17 63
6. Everton 38 17 10 11 64 44 +20 61
7. Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8. Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9. Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 −4 58
10. West Ham United 38 14 9 15 43 52 −9 51
11. Chelsea 38 12 14 12 46 44 +2 50
12. Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 35 50 −15 43
13. Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 −17 43
14. Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
15. Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
16. Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 −18 38
17. Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 −18 38
18. Manchester City 38 9 11 18 33 58 −25 38
19. Queens Park Rangers 38 9 6 23 38 57 −19 33
20. Bolton Wanderers 38 8 5 25 39 71 −32 29
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]
Legend
Win Draw Loss
FA Premier League
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 0-1 22,860
23 August 1995 Wimbledon H 0-3 11,837
26 August 1995 Manchester City H 1-0 14,212 Barker
30 August 1995 Liverpool A 0-1 37,548
9 September 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 0-3 12,459
16 September 1995 Leeds United A 3-1 31,504 Dichio (2), Sinclair
25 September 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-3 15,659 Dichio, Impey
30 September 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 1-0 17,362 Dichio
14 October 1995 Newcastle United H 2-3 18,254 Dichio (2)
21 October 1995 Middlesbrough A 0-1 29,293
28 October 1995 Nottingham Forest H 1-1 17,549 Sinclair
4 November 1995 Southampton A 0-2 15,137
19 November 1995 Coventry City H 1-1 11,189 Barker
22 November 1995 Everton A 0-2 30,009
25 November 1995 West Ham United A 0-1 21,504
2 December 1995 Middlesbrough H 1-1 17,546 McDonald
9 December 1995 Tottenham Hotspur A 0-1 28,851
16 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 2-1 11,456 Osborn, Impey
23 December 1995 Aston Villa H 1-0 14,778 Gallen
26 December 1995 Arsenal A 0-3 38,259
30 December 1995 Manchester United A 1-2 41,890 Dichio
2 January 1996 Chelsea H 1-2 14,904 Allen
13 January 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 0-1 13,957
20 January 1996 Wimbledon A 1-2 9,123 Hateley
3 February 1996 Manchester City A 0-2 27,509
11 February 1996 Liverpool H 1-2 18,405 Dichio
17 February 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 3-1 22,442 Barker (2), Goodridge
2 March 1996 Arsenal H 1-1 17,970 Gallen
6 March 1996 Leeds United H 1-2 27,893 Gallen
9 March 1996 Aston Villa A 2-4 28,221 Dichio, Gallen
16 March 1996 Manchester United H 1-1 18,817 Irwin (own goal)
23 March 1996 Chelsea A 1-1 25,590 Barker
5 April 1996 Southampton H 3-0 17,615 Brevett, Dichio, Gallen
8 April 1996 Newcastle United A 1-2 36,583 Holloway
13 April 1996 Everton H 3-1 18,349 Gallen, Hateley, Impey
17 April 1996 Coventry City A 0-1 22,910
27 April 1996 West Ham United H 3-0 18,828 Ready, Gallen (2)
5 May 1996 Nottingham Forest A 0-3 22,910
FA Cup
Main article: 1995�96 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 0-2 10,230 Quashie, Sinclair
R4 29 January 1996 Chelsea H 1-2 18,542 Quashie
League Cup
Main article: 1995�96 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Oxford United A 1-1 7,477 Dichio
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Oxford United H 2-1 (won 3-2 on agg) 9,207 Ready, Gallen
R3 25 October 1995 York City H 3-1 12,972 Sinclair, Impey, Atkin
R4 29 November 1995 Aston Villa A 0-1 24,951
Squad
Squad at end of season[2]
Left club during season
12 England FW Gary Penrice (to Watford)
15 England MF Simon Osborn (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
16 Australia DF Ned Zelić (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
No. Position Player
17 England FW Bradley Allen (to Charlton Athletic)
19 England MF Steve Hodge (to Watford)
25 GK Juergen Sommer 33
2 RB David Bardsley 29
21 CB Steve Yates 31
5 CB Alan McDonald 27
3 LB Rufus Brevett 28
7 RM Andy Impey 30
4 CM Simon Barker 35
8 CM Ian Holloway 27
11 LM Trevor Sinclair 39
9 CF Danny Dichio 22
10 CF Kevin Gallen 27
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season
Bump .... (when first posted, were still in Championship...When bumped last year, headed that way......and now maybe returning!...And now of couse a year later, we are in the Championship)
AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN...
I bet no QPR fan in their worst nightmare could have imagined/anticipated all that would happen to QPR - and that so many years later, we would still not have returned to the Premiership.
May 5, 1996: Nottingham Forest 3 QPR 0
Ray Wilkins's QPR's Team for that game:
Sommer; Bardsley (Ready, 67), Yates, McDonald (Plummer, h-t), Brevett, Barker, Murray, Wilkins (Charles, h-t), Gallen, Dichio, Sinclair).
Independent- May 6, 1996 -Forest finish off QPR in emphatic style
Nottingham Forest 3 Queen's Park Rangers 0
Relegated QPR had no answer to a Nottingham Forest side determined to end their programme with a flourish. Forest, with only two points to show from their previous four games, were ordered by their manager, Frank Clark, to end the season in style.
Once Steve Stone had put them on the road in the last minute of the first half, Forest underlined their supremacy over Ray Wilkins' side with two second-half efforts from Bryan Roy and Bobby Howe.
Rangers had their moments, particularly with Trevor Sinclair showing the kind of quality touches that will be a great loss to the Premiership. But despite his promptings Rangers lacked the necessary fire power.
Stone's opener came after Ian Woan had fed the ball through. The England midfielder shrug- ged off a challenge before curling an effort past Jurgen Sommer in the Rangers goal.
Forest could easily have added to their lead in first-half injury time when Sommer failed to hold Colin Cooper's free-kick and young Paul McGregor lifted a close range effort over the bar. But Forest were in no mood to relinquish their grip on the game and in the 63rd minute Woan and Stone set up one of the easiest goals that Roy will ever score.
Kevin Gallen almost gave Rangers a hope when he was denied by Mark Crossley but in the 77th minute Forest confirmed their victory when Howe skipped clear to plant a left-foot volley well wide of Sommer. Rangers were in danger of total collapse at that stage and after substitute Andrea Silenzi had headed over from a Stuart Pearce corner, the Italian striker set up a chance which Roy somehow lifted over the top.
To their credit Rangers' following of over 2,000 stuck by their side right to the end but they were denied a consolation goal when Rufus Brevett got himself into a shooting position only to be denied by Crossley's athleticism
Clark was disappointed that his side were unable to do a lap of honour because of a pitch invasion on the final whistle. "The players wanted to acknowledge the support we have had, but it was just not possible in the circumstances," he said.
Goals: Stone (44) 1-0; Roy (63) 2-0; Howe (77) 3-0.
Nottingham Forest: Crossley; Pearce, Cooper, Chettle, Stone (Phillips, 72), Woan, Haaland (Lyttle, h-t), Howe, McGregor (Silenzi, 76), Bart-Williams, Roy.
Queen's Park Rangers: Sommer; Bardsley (Ready, 67), Yates, McDonald (Plummer, h-t), Brevett, Barker, Murray, Wilkins (Charles, h-t), Gallen, Dichio, Sinclair.
The 1995/1996 Season
Wikipedia
Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Manchester United 38 25 7 6 73 35 +38 82
2. Newcastle United 38 24 6 8 66 37 +29 78
3. Liverpool 38 20 11 7 70 34 +36 71
4. Aston Villa 38 18 9 11 52 35 +17 63
5. Arsenal 38 17 12 9 49 32 +17 63
6. Everton 38 17 10 11 64 44 +20 61
7. Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8. Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9. Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 −4 58
10. West Ham United 38 14 9 15 43 52 −9 51
11. Chelsea 38 12 14 12 46 44 +2 50
12. Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 35 50 −15 43
13. Leeds United 38 12 7 19 40 57 −17 43
14. Wimbledon 38 10 11 17 55 70 −15 41
15. Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 10 18 48 61 −13 40
16. Coventry City 38 8 14 16 42 60 −18 38
17. Southampton 38 9 11 18 34 52 −18 38
18. Manchester City 38 9 11 18 33 58 −25 38
19. Queens Park Rangers 38 9 6 23 38 57 −19 33
20. Bolton Wanderers 38 8 5 25 39 71 −32 29
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]
Legend
Win Draw Loss
FA Premier League
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1995 Blackburn Rovers A 0-1 22,860
23 August 1995 Wimbledon H 0-3 11,837
26 August 1995 Manchester City H 1-0 14,212 Barker
30 August 1995 Liverpool A 0-1 37,548
9 September 1995 Sheffield Wednesday H 0-3 12,459
16 September 1995 Leeds United A 3-1 31,504 Dichio (2), Sinclair
25 September 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-3 15,659 Dichio, Impey
30 September 1995 Bolton Wanderers A 1-0 17,362 Dichio
14 October 1995 Newcastle United H 2-3 18,254 Dichio (2)
21 October 1995 Middlesbrough A 0-1 29,293
28 October 1995 Nottingham Forest H 1-1 17,549 Sinclair
4 November 1995 Southampton A 0-2 15,137
19 November 1995 Coventry City H 1-1 11,189 Barker
22 November 1995 Everton A 0-2 30,009
25 November 1995 West Ham United A 0-1 21,504
2 December 1995 Middlesbrough H 1-1 17,546 McDonald
9 December 1995 Tottenham Hotspur A 0-1 28,851
16 December 1995 Bolton Wanderers H 2-1 11,456 Osborn, Impey
23 December 1995 Aston Villa H 1-0 14,778 Gallen
26 December 1995 Arsenal A 0-3 38,259
30 December 1995 Manchester United A 1-2 41,890 Dichio
2 January 1996 Chelsea H 1-2 14,904 Allen
13 January 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 0-1 13,957
20 January 1996 Wimbledon A 1-2 9,123 Hateley
3 February 1996 Manchester City A 0-2 27,509
11 February 1996 Liverpool H 1-2 18,405 Dichio
17 February 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 3-1 22,442 Barker (2), Goodridge
2 March 1996 Arsenal H 1-1 17,970 Gallen
6 March 1996 Leeds United H 1-2 27,893 Gallen
9 March 1996 Aston Villa A 2-4 28,221 Dichio, Gallen
16 March 1996 Manchester United H 1-1 18,817 Irwin (own goal)
23 March 1996 Chelsea A 1-1 25,590 Barker
5 April 1996 Southampton H 3-0 17,615 Brevett, Dichio, Gallen
8 April 1996 Newcastle United A 1-2 36,583 Holloway
13 April 1996 Everton H 3-1 18,349 Gallen, Hateley, Impey
17 April 1996 Coventry City A 0-1 22,910
27 April 1996 West Ham United H 3-0 18,828 Ready, Gallen (2)
5 May 1996 Nottingham Forest A 0-3 22,910
FA Cup
Main article: 1995�96 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 0-2 10,230 Quashie, Sinclair
R4 29 January 1996 Chelsea H 1-2 18,542 Quashie
League Cup
Main article: 1995�96 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 19 September 1995 Oxford United A 1-1 7,477 Dichio
R2 Second Leg 3 October 1995 Oxford United H 2-1 (won 3-2 on agg) 9,207 Ready, Gallen
R3 25 October 1995 York City H 3-1 12,972 Sinclair, Impey, Atkin
R4 29 November 1995 Aston Villa A 0-1 24,951
Squad
Squad at end of season[2]
Left club during season
12 England FW Gary Penrice (to Watford)
15 England MF Simon Osborn (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
16 Australia DF Ned Zelić (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
No. Position Player
17 England FW Bradley Allen (to Charlton Athletic)
19 England MF Steve Hodge (to Watford)
25 GK Juergen Sommer 33
2 RB David Bardsley 29
21 CB Steve Yates 31
5 CB Alan McDonald 27
3 LB Rufus Brevett 28
7 RM Andy Impey 30
4 CM Simon Barker 35
8 CM Ian Holloway 27
11 LM Trevor Sinclair 39
9 CF Danny Dichio 22
10 CF Kevin Gallen 27
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season