| Club: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Manager: | Jim Smith |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 16th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Gary Bannister (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bannister (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 24,045 (v Liverpool, 8 November 1986) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,834 (v Norwich City, 28 March 1987) |
| Average Attendance: | 14,016 |
| Pattern La1: | _adidas_redstripes |
| Pattern B1: | _bluehoops3 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _adidas_redstripes |
| Pattern Sh1: | _red_stripes_adidas |
| Pattern So1: | _color_3_stripes_red |
| Pattern La2: | _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes |
| Pattern B2: | _blackhoops |
| Pattern Ra2: | _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes |
| Pattern Sh2: | _red_stripes_adidas |
| Pattern So2: | _color_3_stripes_red |
| Leftarm2: | ff0000 |
| Body2: | ff0000 |
| Rightarm2: | ff0000 |
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| Prevseason: | 1985–86 |
| Nextseason: | 1987–88 |
| Stadium: | Loftus Road |
| Largest Loss: | 1-7 Vs Sheffield Wednesday (2 May 1987) |
| Largest Win: | 5-2 Vs Leicester City (10 January 1987) |
During the 1986–87 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the fourth season after their promotion in 1983.
Jim Smith Steered QPR to 16th place in the First Division. The R's had been sitting second in the league in september.but fell away as the season progressed . Overall the season was mostly a mid table affair but only one win in the last twelve games placed Qpr precariously close to the relegation places. in March plans for a merger between Fulham were scrapped after the Football League vetoed the proposal with Qpr Fans Staging protests to stop the merger. A year after reaching the Milk Cup final they could only reach the third round of the League Cup and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.[1]
Adidas remained as QPR's kit manufacturers. With Blue Star Garages (owned by Jim Gregory (football chairman) as kit sponsors.
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1986 | Southampton | A | 1–5 | 14,711 | Allen | 22 | |
| 26 August 1986 | Watford | H | 3–2 | 14,021 | Bannister, Fereday, Allen | 12 | |
| 30 August 1986 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 13,003 | Bannister | 5 | |
| 29 August 1986 | Newcastle United | A | 2–0 | 23.080 | Bannister, Byrne | 2 | |
| 6 September 1986 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 30,173 | 4 | ||
| 13 September 1986 | West Ham United | H | 2–3 | 19,257 | Byrne, James | 6 | |
| 20 September 1986 | Manchester City | A | A | 0-0 | 17,774 | 10 | |
| 27 September 1986 | Leicester City | H | H | 0–1 | 10.021 | 11 | |
| 4 October 1986 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 15.894 | 15 | ||
| 11 October 1986 | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 | 14,112 | McDonald,Bannister | 12 | |
| 18 October 1986 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–4 | 17,199 | 13 | ||
| 25 October 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 21,579 | Byrne, Allen | 11 | |
| 1 November 1986 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 9,085 | 13 | ||
| 8 November 1986 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 24,045 | Bannister | 15 | |
| 15 November 1986 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 12,967 | Byrne | 14 | |
| 22 November 1986 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 42,235 | 15 | ||
| 29 November 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 | 10,241 | Bannister, McDonald | 15 | |
| 6 December 1986 | Arsenal | A | 1–3 | 34,049 | Bannister | 15 | |
| 13 December 1986 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 10,299 | 16 | ||
| 20 December 1986 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 7,229 | 17 | ||
| 26 December 1986 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | 10,053 | 16 | ||
| 27 December 1986 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 11,082 | James | 13 | |
| 1 January 1987 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | 20,982 | Byrne | 15 | |
| 3 January 1987 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 19,287 | 15 | ||
| 24 January 1987 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 10,200 | Bannister, Byrne | 14 | |
| 7 February 1987 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | 11,512 | Byrne | 14 | |
| 14 February 1987 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | 10,731 | Byrne, Fillery | 13 | |
| 28 February 1987 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 12,739 | 11 | ||
| 7 March 1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 21,071 | 12 | ||
| 14 March 1987 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 | 11,896 | Bannister, Fereday, McDonald | 11 | |
| 18 March 1987 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 29,988 | Fillery | 11 | |
| 21 March 1987 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 6,938 | Rosenior | 12 | |
| 25 March 1987 | Leicester City | A | 1–4 | 7,384 | Rosenior | 12 | |
| 28 March 1987 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 9,834 | Rosenior | 13 | |
| 6 April 1987 | Watford | A | A | 3–0 | 13,039 | Bannister 3 | 12 |
| 11 April 1987 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | 11,164 | Byrne 2 | 10 | |
| 18 April 1987 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 18,081 | Byrne | 11 | |
| 20 April 1987 | Coventry City | A | 1–4 | 20,925 | Bannister | 12 | |
| 25 April 1987 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 17,414 | Byrne | 12 | |
| 2 May 1987 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–7 | 16,501 | Gavin Peacock | 13 | |
| 4 May 1987 | Arsenal | H | 1–4 | 13,287 | McDonald | 15 | |
| 9 May 1987 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 7,769 | Rosenior | 16 |
See main article: 1986–87 FA Cup.
| R3 | 10 January 1987 | Leicester City | H | 5–2 | 9,684 | Fenwick (2), Byrne, James, Lee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R4 | 31 January 1987 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | 12.707 | [Terry Fenwick|Fenwick
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