2004–05 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
2004–05 season
ChairmanBill Power
ManagerIan Holloway
StadiumLoftus Road (capacity 19,128)
Football League Championship11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Furlong (18)
All:
Paul Furlong (19)
Average home league attendance16,055

During the 2004–05 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the Football League Championship, having been promoted from the old Second Division (now renamed League One) the previous season.

Season summary[]

After a slow start to the season, QPR won seven games in a row to rise up to third in the Championship table, though the good form didn't last and the West London side eventually finished in a comfortable midtable position - 12 points from the relegation zone and 11 points off the play-off places.

QPR were eliminated from the League Cup in the second round by Premiership side Aston Villa and the FA Cup in the third round by fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 21 10 72 59 +13 66
10 Millwall 46 18 12 16 51 45 +6 66
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 17 11 18 54 58 −4 62
12 Stoke City 46 17 10 19 36 38 −2 61
13 Burnley 46 15 15 16 38 39 −1 60
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Rotherham United H 1–1 14,547 Ainsworth
9 August 2004 Watford A 0–3 14,737
14 August 2004 Sunderland A 2–2 26,063 Furlong, Rowlands
21 August 2004 Derby County H 0–2 15,295
27 August 2004 Gillingham A 1–0 7,391 Bean
31 August 2004 Sheffield United H 0–1 13,804
11 September 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 3–2 15,425 Furlong (2), Gallen
14 September 2004 Crewe Alexandra A 2–0 5,682 Furlong, Santos
18 September 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–2 6,612 Gallen, Furlong, Rose
25 September 2004 Leicester City H 3–2 15,535 Cook, Furlong (2)
28 September 2004 Coventry City H 4–1 14,680 Cureton (3), Furlong
2 October 2004 Stoke City A 1–0 16,877 Gallen
16 October 2004 West Ham United H 1–0 18,363 Rose
19 October 2004 Preston North End A 1–2 10,548 Santos
23 October 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 27,070 Gallen
30 October 2004 Burnley H 3–0 15,638 Gallen (pen), Santos, Furlong
2 November 2004 Millwall H 1–1 16,685 Furlong
6 November 2004 West Ham United A 1–2 31,365 McLeod
13 November 2004 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 15,804 Furlong
20 November 2004 Leeds United A 1–6 29,739 Ainsworth
27 November 2004 Cardiff City H 1–0 15,146 Shittu
4 December 2004 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 26,099 Santos
11 December 2004 Ipswich Town H 2–4 18,231 Furlong (2)
18 December 2004 Reading A 0���1 20,272
26 December 2004 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 19,535 Furlong
28 December 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 15,770 Shittu
1 January 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 15,898
3 January 2005 Leicester City A 0–1 23,754
14 January 2005 Stoke City H 1–0 13,559 Cook
22 January 2005 Coventry City A 2–1 16,595 Cureton, Santos
5 February 2005 Millwall A 0–0 15,603
12 February 2005 Preston North End H 1–2 15,620 Furlong
22 February 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 15,029 Gallen
26 February 2005 Ipswich Town A 2–0 29,008 Furlong, Shittu
5 March 2005 Reading H 0–0 16,971
12 March 2005 Watford H 3–1 16,638 Furlong, Gallen (2)
16 March 2005 Derby County A 0–0 24,486
19 March 2005 Rotherham United A 1–0 5,387 Rowlands
2 April 2005 Sunderland H 1–3 18,198 Shittu
5 April 2005 Gillingham H 1–1 16,431 Furlong
9 April 2005 Sheffield United A 2–3 20,426 Rowlands, Gallen
16 April 2005 Leeds United H 1–1 18,182 Gallen
19 April 2005 Burnley A 0–2 10,396
23 April 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0–0 12,007
30 April 2005 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 17,834 Curtis (own goal), Bircham
8 May 2005 Cardiff City A 0–1 15,722

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Nottingham Forest H 0–3 11,140

League Cup[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2004 Swansea City H 3–0 4,882 Cureton, Rowlands, Gallen
R2 22 September 2004 Aston Villa A 1–3 26,975 McLeod

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Chris Day
2 DF England ENG Marcus Bignot
3 DF Argentina ARG Gino Padula
4 DF England ENG Richard Edghill
5 DF Nigeria NGA Danny Shittu
7 DF England ENG Matthew Rose
8 MF Canada CAN Marc Bircham[notes 1]
9 FW England ENG Tony Thorpe
10 FW England ENG Kevin Gallen
11 MF England ENG Gareth Ainsworth
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Martin Rowlands[notes 2]
15 FW England ENG Jamie Cureton
16 MF England ENG Marcus Bean[notes 3]
17 MF England ENG Lee Cook
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Stefan Bailey
19 GK Italy ITA Generoso Rossi
20 FW England ENG Dean Sturridge
21 MF England ENG Adam Miller
22 DF Ivory Coast CIV Arthur Gnohéré
23 DF Cape Verde CPV Georges Santos[notes 4]
24 DF England ENG Lewis Hamilton
25 MF England ENG Scott Donnelly
27 FW England ENG Aaron Brown
29 FW England ENG Paul Furlong
30 MF England ENG Scott Mulholland
31 FW England ENG Luke Townsend
34 FW England ENG Shabazz Baidoo
35 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Patrick Kanyuka

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson (to Newcastle United Jets)
6 DF England ENG Andrew Davies (on loan from Middlesbrough)
12 GK England ENG Nick Culkin (retired)
18 MF England ENG Kevin McLeod (to Swansea City)
19 DF England ENG Terrell Forbes (to Grimsby Town)
19 MF Cameroon CMR Serge Branco (to Shinnik)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Wesley Daly (to Grays Athletic)
21 DF England ENG Jack Perry (released)
28 DF United States USA Frankie Simek (on loan from Arsenal)
28 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Best[notes 5] (on loan from Southampton)
32 GK England ENG Simon Royce (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
— MF Australia AUS Ruben Zadkovich (to Notts County)

Reserve squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Jake Cole
26 DF England ENG Ryan Johnson
28 DF England ENG Dominic Shimmin
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF England ENG Matthew Hislop
36 DF England ENG Daniel Murphy

Statistics[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/2004-2005

Notes[]

  1. ^ Bircham was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Canada in April 1999.
  2. ^ Rowlands was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2004.
  3. ^ Bean was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.
  4. ^ Santos was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
  5. ^ Best was born in Nottingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
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