1986–87 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 1986–87 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the fourth season after their promotion in 1983.

Season summary

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.

Chairman Jim Gregory sold Qpr to Marler Estates, a property company that already owned Fulham's Craven Cottage and Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, for a sum of £5,865,510, with David Bulstrode becoming the new Chairman

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.

England goalkeeper whilst at Qpr was signed from relegated Birmingham in August for £225,000

A winner of 14 trophies in his career at Liverpool, England International Sammy Lee found there was no longer a place for him at Liverpool and was transferred in August , joining Queens Park Rangers for £175,000

Future Qpr Legend, Les Ferdinand was signed from Hayes for £50,000 in March . making his QPR debut on 20th April.