| Club: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Chairman: | JimGregory |
| Manager: | Gordon Jago |
| League: | Football League Second Division |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | FootballLeague Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | Semi-Finals |
| Cup3: | London Challenge Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Rodney Marsh 20 |
| Season Topscorer: | Rodney Marsh 23 |
| Pattern La1: | _blue_hoops |
| Pattern B1: | _bluehoops3 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _blue_hoops |
| Pattern So2: | _whitestripe |
| Leftarm2: | FF0000 |
| Body2: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm2: | FF0000 |
| Socks2: | FF0000 |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
| Highest Attendance: | 25,257 Vs Norwich City 3 April 1972 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,616 Vs Carlisle United 29 April 1972 |
| Average Attendance: | 14,556 |
| Stadium: | Loftus Road |
| Largest Loss: | 1-3 Vs Oxford United (29 September 1971) |
| Largest Win: | 4-1 Vs Carlisle United (11 December 1971) |
During the 1971–72 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Second Division
Despite a 12-game unbeaten run to finish the season promotion was not achieved and Qpr finished the season in 4th place.[1]
Admiral were QPR's kit manufacturers.
See main article: article.
QPR scores given first
| Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1971 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3-0 | Francis, Marsh 2 | 13,270 | 2 | |
| 21 August 1971 | Middlesbrough | A | 2-3 | McCulloch, Marsh | 20,574 | 9 | |
| 28 August 1971 | Millwall | H | 1-1 | Marsh | 16,730 | 9 | |
| 31 August 1971 | Fulham | A | 3-0 | Saul, McCulloch, OG | 21,187 | 4 | |
| 4 September 1971 | Swindon Town | A | 0-0 | 15,915 | 7 | ||
| 11 September 1971 | Preston North End | H | 2-1 | Saul, McCulloch | 13,578 | 6 | |
| 18 September 1971 | Burnley | A | 0-1 | 13,770 | 8 | ||
| 25 September 1971 | Watford | H | 3-0 | McCulloch, Marsh 2 | 15,698 | 4 | |
| 29 September 1971 | Oxford United | A | 1-3 | Busby | 11,670 | 8 | |
| 2 October 1971 | Norwich City | A | 0-0 | 22,950 | 8 | ||
| 9 October 1971 | Birmingham City | H | 1-0 | Marsh | 16,039 | 7 | |
| 16 October 1971 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-0 | 16,716 | 7 | ||
| 19 October 1971 | Luton Town | H | 1-0 | Leach | 15,858 | 6 | |
| 23 October 1971 | Blackpool | H | 1-1 | Marsh | 16,471 | 6 | |
| 30 October 1971 | Portsmouth | H | 1-1 | Morgan | 15,934 | 6 | |
| 6 November 1971 | Cardiff | A | 0-0 | 16,892 | 6 | ||
| 13 November 1971 | Bristol City | H | 3-0 | Merrick OG, Marsh, O'Rourke | 14,898 | 5 | |
| 20 November 1971 | Hull City | H | 2-1 | O'Rourke, Morgan | 12,627 | 4 | |
| 27 November 1971 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-2 | Clement | 16,268 | 4 | |
| 4 December 1971 | Sunderland | A | 2-1 | Marsh, O'Rourke | 13,576 | 4 | |
| 11 December 1971 | Carlisle United | A | 4-1 | Marsh 2, O'Rourke, Leach | 9,243 | 4 | |
| 18 December 1971 | Swindon Town | A | 3-0 | Venables, Marsh 2 | 13,517 | 2 | |
| 27 December 1971 | Orient | A | 0-2 | 19,081 | 3 | ||
| 1 January 1972 | Burnley | H | 3-1 | Leach 2, Marsh | 14,614 | 2 | |
| 8 January 1972 | Millwall | A | 0-0 | 24,376 | 2 | ||
| 22 January 1972 | Oxford United | H | 4-2 | Leach, Marsh 2, Saul | 13,283 | 2 | |
| 27 January 1972 | Luton Town | A | 1-1 | Francis | 17,280 | 2 | |
| 12 February 1972 | Blackpool | H | 0-1 | 13,690 | 3 | ||
| 19 February 1972 | Portsmouth | A | 0-1 | 15,583 | 4 | ||
| 4 March 1972 | Bristol City | A | 0-2 | 11,105 | 6 | ||
| 11 March 1972 | Birmingham City | A | 0-0 | 35,557 | 6 | ||
| 18 March 1972 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-0 | Clement | 11,467 | 4 | |
| 25 March 1972 | Preston North End | A | 1-1 | O'Rourke | 12,304 | 5 | |
| 31 March 1972 | Watford | A | 2-0 | Evans, Salvage | 14,719 | 5 | |
| 1 April 1972 | Orient | H | 1-0 | O'Rourke | 12,042 | 3 | |
| 3 April 1972 | Norwich City | H | 0-0 | 25,257 | 3 | ||
| 8 April 1972 | Hull City | A | 1-1 | O'Rourke | 12,830 | 4 | |
| 15 April 1972 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2-0 | Leach, Francis | 12,976 | 4 | |
| 22 April 1972 | Sunderland | A | 1-0 | Busby | 13,751 | 3 | |
| 25 April 1972 | Fulham | H | 0-0 | 20,605 | 4 | ||
| 29 April 1972 | Carlisle United | H | 3-0 | Clement, Leach, O'Rourke | 7,616 | 4 | |
| 2 May 1972 | Cardiff City | H | 3-0 | Leach, O'Rourke, Ferguson | 8,430 | 3 |
| Date[2] | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1971 | First Round | Wimbledon | A | 1-1 | |||
| 4 October 1971 | First Round Replay | Wimbledon | H | 4-1 | |||
| 11 October 1971 | Quarter-Final | West Ham | A | 1-0 | |||
| 25 October 1971 | Semi final | Orient | A | 2-3 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1971 | Second Round | Birmingham City | H | 2-0 | Marsh, Francis | 15,032 | |
| 5 October 1971 | Third Round | Lincoln City | H | 4-2 | Marsh, McCulloch, Saul, Morgan | 12,723 | |
| 26 October 1971 | Fourth Round | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-1 | Marsh | 17,045 | |
| 2 November 1971 | Fourth Round Replay | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-1 | 24,373 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 1972 | Third Round | Fulham | H | 1-1 | Mancini | 23,707 | |
| 18 January 1972 | Third Round Replay | Fulham | A | 1-2 | Clement | 24,181 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1971 | Swansea City | A | 2-1 | Marsh, McCulloch | 3,000 | |
| 6 August 1971 | West Ham United | H | 2-0 | Leach, Marsh | 7,030 |
| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances (substitute) | League Goals | Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | League Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Phil Parkes | 42 | 6 | 48 | ||||||
| GK | Alan Spratley | |||||||||
| DF | Dave Clement | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 4 | |||
| DF | Tony Hazell | 42 | 6 | 42 | 6 | |||||
| DF | Ian Gillard | 24 | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| DF | Ron Hunt | 29(1) | 6 | 36 | ||||||
| DF | Terry Mancini | 23 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Ian Evans | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Ian Watson | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| MF | Michael McGovern | (1) | 1 | |||||||
| MF | Martyn Busby | 28(1) | 2 | 2 | 31 | |||||
| MF | Mike Ferguson | 16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| MF | Gerry Francis | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 4 | |||
| MF | Mick Leach | 28(3) | 2 | 7 | 33 | 7 | ||||
| MF | Ray Seary | (1) | 1 | |||||||
| MF | Terry Venables | 27 | 6 | 33 | ||||||
| FW | Frank Saul | 18(3) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | |||
| FW | Andy McCulloch | 17(7) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 5 | |||
| FW | John O'Rourke | 26 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 8 | ||||
| FW | Rodney Marsh | 30 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 36 | 20 | |||
| FW | Barry Salvage | 13(3) | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| FW | Ian Morgan | 9(3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Name | from | Date | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Mancini | Leyton Orient | October 1971 | £25,000 | |
| John O'Rourke | Coventry City | October 1971 | £60,000 | |
| John Beck | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1972 | ||
| Don Givens | Luton Town | July 1972 | £35,000 |
| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Marsh | Fulham | March 1966 | £15,000 | March 1972 | £200,000 | ||
| Frank Saul | Southampton | May 1970 | £40,000 | March 1972 | Millwall |