2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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Queens Park Rangers
2006–07 season
ChairmanGianni Paladini
ManagerGary Waddock (until 19 September)
John Gregory (from 20 September)
StadiumLoftus Road
Championship18th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Blackstock (13)
All: Blackstock (14)
Average home league attendance12,936

During the 2006–07 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary[]

On 28 June 2006, Holloway was put on Gardening leave and eventually left for Plymouth Argyle and Gary Waddock was appointed full-time manager.[1] On 20 September 2006, after a poor set of results had left QPR bottom of the table, Waddock was replaced by John Gregory.[2] Waddock did, however, stay at the club as assistant manager. Gregory's appointment caused a schism among QPR fans, some of whom saw Gregory's friendship with controversial chairman Gianni Paladini as a conflict of interest. After a decent start with successive victories over Hull City and Southampton, Rangers form dipped before winning three on the bounce (including a victory at (then) league leaders Cardiff City). Unfortunately, results did not continue to improve, and relegation looked a distinct possibility for Gregory's men. However, following a fine late season run, QPR beat Cardiff 1–0 at Loftus Road on 21 April 2007 to secure their Championship status for another year.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Norwich City 46 16 9 21 56 71 −15 57
17 Coventry City 46 16 8 22 47 62 −15 56
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 11 21 54 68 −14 53
19 Leicester City 46 13 14 19 49 64 −15 53
20 Barnsley 46 15 5 26 53 85 −32 50
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 August 2006 Burnley A 0–2 12,190
8 August 2006 Leeds United H 2–2 13,996 Rowlands (pen), Baidoo
12 August 2006 Southend United H 2–0 12,368 Rowlands, Ward
19 August 2006 Preston North End A 1–1 11,879 Ainsworth
25 August 2006 Ipswich Town H 1–3 10,918 Gallen
9 September 2006 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 12,138 Blackstock
12 September 2006 Birmingham City H 0–2 10,936
16 September 2006 Colchester United A 1–2 5,246 Brown (own goal)
23 September 2006 Hull City H 2–0 11,381 R Jones, Blackstock
30 September 2006 Southampton A 2–1 25,185 Blackstock, R Jones
14 October 2006 Norwich City H 3–3 14,793 Smith, Rowlands (2)
17 October 2006 Derby County H 1–2 10,882 Smith
21 October 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–3 23,813 Blackstock (2)
28 October 2006 Leicester City H 1–1 12,430 Rowlands (pen)
31 October 2006 West Bromwich Albion A 3–3 17,417 Stewart, Gallen, Nygaard
4 November 2006 Crystal Palace H 4–2 13,989 Smith (2), Lomas, Gallen (pen)
11 November 2006 Luton Town A 3–2 9,007 Smith, Heikkinen (own goal), Blackstock
17 November 2006 Cardiff City A 1–0 13,250 R Jones
25 November 2006 Coventry City H 0–1 12,840
28 November 2006 Sunderland H 1–2 13,108 R Jones
2 December 2006 Crystal Palace A 0–3 17,017
9 December 2006 Stoke City A 0–1 16,487
16 December 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 12,323
23 December 2006 Barnsley H 1–0 11,307 Rowlands
26 December 2006 Birmingham City A 1–2 29,431 Cook
30 December 2006 Norwich City A 0–1 25,113
1 January 2007 Colchester United H 1–0 11,319 R Jones
13 January 2007 Hull City A 1–2 19,791 Blackstock
20 January 2007 Southampton H 0–2 14,686
30 January 2007 Barnsley A 0–2 9,890
3 February 2007 Burnley H 3–1 10,811 Cook, Blackstock, Lomas
9 February 2007 Southend United A 0–5 10,217
20 February 2007 Leeds United A 0–0 29,593
24 February 2007 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 13,757 Cook
3 March 2007 Ipswich Town A 1–2 21,412 Furlong
10 March 2007 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 15,188 Rowlands (pen)
13 March 2007 Derby County A 1–1 27,567 Rowlands
17 March 2007 Leicester City A 3–1 24,558 Idiakez, Nygaard (2, 1 pen)
31 March 2007 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 14,784 Blackstock
3 April 2007 Preston North End H 1–0 11,910 Blackstock
7 April 2007 Coventry City A 1–0 22,850 Smith
9 April 2007 Luton Town H 3–2 14,360 Blackstock (2, 1 pen), Furlong
14 April 2007 Sunderland A 1–2 39,206 Rowlands (pen)
21 April 2007 Cardiff City H 1–0 12,710 Blackstock
28 April 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 24,931
6 May 2007 Stoke City H 1–1 16,741 Rowlands

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Luton Town H 2–2 10,064 Blackstock, Baidoo
R3R 23 January 2007 Luton Town A 0–1 7,494

League Cup[]

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 22 August 2006 Northampton Town H 3–2 4,569 Cook, Gallen, R Jones
R2 19 September 2006 Port Vale A 2–3 3,550 Nygaard, Stewart

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Simon Royce
2 DF England ENG Marcus Bignot
3 DF Italy ITA Mauro Milanese
4 DF England ENG Danny Cullip
5 DF Pakistan PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 1]
6 MF England ENG Tommy Doherty[notes 2]
7 MF England ENG Adam Bolder
8 MF Canada CAN Marc Bircham[notes 3]
9 MF Australia AUS Nick Ward
10 FW England ENG Kevin Gallen
11 MF England ENG Gareth Ainsworth
12 GK England ENG Jake Cole
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Martin Rowlands[notes 4]
15 DF England ENG Dominic Shimmin
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas[notes 5]
17 MF England ENG Lee Cook
18 FW England ENG Stefan Moore
19 MF Cameroon CMR Armel Tchakounte
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Wales WAL Paul Jones
22 FW England ENG Shabazz Baidoo
23 MF England ENG Stefan Bailey
24 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Patrick Kanyuka
25 DF Jamaica JAM Damion Stewart
26 GK England ENG Sean Thomas
27 DF Finland FIN Sampsa Timoska
29 FW England ENG Paul Furlong
30 FW Denmark DEN Marc Nygaard
31 FW England ENG Ray Jones
32 FW England ENG Dexter Blackstock[notes 6]
33 DF England ENG Andrew Howell
34 MF England ENG Rohan Ricketts (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
37 MF England ENG Jimmy Smith (on loan from Chelsea)
38 DF England ENG Michael Mancienne (on loan from Chelsea)
39 MF England ENG Kieron St Aimie

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
4 DF England ENG Ian Evatt (to Blackpool)
5 DF Nigeria NGA Danny Shittu (to Watford)
7 DF England ENG Matthew Rose (to Yeovil Town)
20 MF England ENG Scott Donnelly (to Wealdstone)
20 GK England ENG Lee Camp (on loan from Derby County)
27 FW Poland POL Adam Czerkas (on loan from Korona Kielce)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Nigeria NGA Egutu Oliseh (to Montpelier)
28 MF Spain ESP Iñigo Idiakez (on loan from Southampton)
34 DF England ENG Matthew Hislop (to Lewes)
35 DF England ENG Jonathan Munday (to Hayes)
40 DF Italy ITA Ugo Ukah[notes 7] (released)

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

Rank Player Position Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Dexter Blackstock FW 12 0 1 13
2 Republic of Ireland Martin Rowlands MF 10 0 0 10
3 England Jimmy Smith MF 6 0 0 6
= England Ray Jones FW 5 1 0 6
5 England Lee Cook MF 3 1 0 4
= England Kevin Gallen FW 3 1 0 4
= Denmark Marc Nygaard FW 3 1 0 4
8 Northern Ireland Steve Lomas MF 2 0 0 2
= England Paul Furlong FW 2 0 0 2
= Jamaica Damion Stewart FW 1 1 0 2
= England Shabazz Baidoo FW 1 0 1 2
12 Australia Nick Ward MF 1 0 0 1
= England Gareth Ainsworth MF 1 0 0 1
= Spain Iñigo Idiakez MF 1 0 0 1
= England Adam Bolder MF 2 0 0 2
11 England Stefan Moore FW 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 60 1 0 61

Clean sheets[]

Rank Player Position Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Lee Camp GK 4 0 0 4
2 England Simon Royce GK 3 0 0 3
3 Wales Paul Jones GK 1 0 0 1
= England Jake Cole GK 1 0 0 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Waddock appointed as QPR manager". BBC Sport. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Gregory appointed as new QPR boss". BBC Sport. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/2006-2007/results
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Queens Park Rangers - 2006/07".

Notes[]

  1. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  2. ^ Doherty was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented the Northern Ireland B team before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2003.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, West Germany (now Germany), but was raised in Northern Ireland from the age of 2 and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  6. ^ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
  7. ^ Ukah was born in Parma, Italy, but also qualifies to represent Nigeria internationally and would make his international debut for Nigeria in 2011.
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