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2004–05 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Queens Park Rangers |
| season | 2004–05 |
| chairman | Bill Power |
| manager | Ian Holloway |
| stadium | Loftus Road (capacity 19,128) |
| league | Football League Championship |
| league result | 11th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Third round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Second round |
| league topscorer | |
| Paul Furlong (18) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Paul Furlong (19) | |
| highest attendance | 18,363 16 October 2004 West Ham United |
| lowest attendance | 4,882 24 August 2004 Swansea City |
| average attendance | 16,055 |
| pattern_b1 | _bluehoops3 |
| pattern_sh1 | _bluestripes |
| pattern_so1 | _blue_top |
| body1 | FFFFFF |
| pattern_la2 | _blueshoulders |
| pattern_b2 | _blueshoulders |
| pattern_ra2 | _blueshoulders |
| leftarm2 | 87CEEB |
| body2 | 87CEEB |
| rightarm2 | 87CEEB |
| shorts2 | 87CEEB |
| socks2 | 87CEEB |
| pattern_la3 | _green_hoops |
| pattern_b3 | _greenhoops |
| pattern_ra3 | _green_hoops |
| body3 | FFFFFF |
| shorts3 | 008000 |
| socks3 | 008000 |
| prevseason | 2003–04 |
| nextseason | 2005–06 |
| largest loss | 1-6 Vs Leeds United (20 November 2004) |
| largest win | 4-1 Vs Coventry City (28 September 2004) |
Paul Furlong (18) Paul Furlong (19) 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.
Kit
Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Telecomunication company Binatone continued as kit sponsors.
Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Results
Queens Park Rangers' score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Coca-Cola Championship
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Full Time Score | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2004 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | Ainsworth | 14,547 | 11 |
| 9 August 2004 | Watford | A | 0–3 | 14,737 | 19 | |
| 14 August 2004 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | Furlong, Rowlands | 26,063 | 23 |
| 21 August 2004 | Derby County | H | 0–2 | 15,295 | 23 | |
| 27 August 2004 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Bean | 7,391 | 19 |
| 31 August 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 13,804 | 20 | |
| 11 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–2 | Furlong (2), Gallen | 15,425 | 18 |
| 14 September 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | Furlong, Santos | 5,682 | 12 |
| 18 September 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–2 | Gallen, Furlong, Rose | 6,612 | 8 |
| 25 September 2004 | Leicester City | H | 3–2 | Cook, Furlong (2) | 15,535 | 7 |
| 28 September 2004 | Coventry City | H | 4–1 | Cureton (3), Furlong | 14,680 | 4 |
| 2 October 2004 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Gallen | 16,877 | 4 |
| 16 October 2004 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Rose | 18,363 | 3 |
| 19 October 2004 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | Santos | 10,548 | 4 |
| 23 October 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Gallen | 27,070 | 5 |
| 30 October 2004 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Gallen (pen), Santos, Furlong | 15,638 | 4 |
| 2 November 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | Furlong | 16,685 | 5 |
| 6 November 2004 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | McLeod | 31,365 | 6 |
| 13 November 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | Furlong | 15,804 | 5 |
| 20 November 2004 | Leeds United | A | 1–6 | Ainsworth | 29,739 | 5 |
| 27 November 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | Shittu | 15,146 | 5 |
| 4 December 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | Santos | 26,099 | 6 |
| 11 December 2004 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–4 | Furlong (2) | 18,231 | 7 |
| 18 December 2004 | Reading | A | 0–1 | 20,272 | 10 | |
| 26 December 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | Furlong | 19,535 | 10 |
| 28 December 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–2 | Shittu | 15,770 | 13 |
| 1 January 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–0 | 15,898 | 12 | |
| 3 January 2005 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 23,754 | 13 | |
| 14 January 2005 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | Cook | 13,559 | 11 |
| 22 January 2005 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | Cureton, Santos | 16,595 | 10 |
| 5 February 2005 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 15,603 | 11 | |
| 12 February 2005 | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | Furlong | 15,620 | 11 |
| 22 February 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | Gallen | 15,029 | 12 |
| 26 February 2005 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | Furlong, Shittu | 29,008 | 11 |
| 5 March 2005 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 16,971 | 12 | |
| 12 March 2005 | Watford | H | 3–1 | Furlong, Gallen (2) | 16,638 | 11 |
| 16 March 2005 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | 24,486 | 11 | |
| 19 March 2005 | Rotherham United | A | 1–0 | Rowlands | 5,387 | 9 |
| 2 April 2005 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 | Shittu | 18,198 | 9 |
| 5 April 2005 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | Furlong | 16,431 | 9 |
| 9 April 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 2–3 | Rowlands, Gallen | 20,426 | 11 |
| 16 April 2005 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | Gallen | 18,182 | 12 |
| 19 April 2005 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 10,396 | 12 | |
| 23 April 2005 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–0 | 12,007 | 13 | |
| 30 April 2005 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | Curtis (own goal), Bircham | 17,834 | 11 |
| 8 May 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | 15,722 | 11 |
FA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | Nottingham Forest ( Championship) | H | 0–3 | 11,140 |
Carling Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 24 August 2004 | Swansea City (League Two) | H | 3–0 | 4,882 | Cureton, Rowlands, Gallen | |
| R2 | 22 September 2004 | Aston Villa (FA Premiership) | A | 1–3 | 26,975 | McLeod |
Squad
| Position | Nationality | Name | Coca-Cola Championship Appearances | Coca-Cola Championship Goals | F.A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | Carling Cup Appearances | Carling Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG | Chris Day | 30 | 1 | 2 | 33 | |||||
| GK | ENG | Simon Royce | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| GK | ITA | Generoso Rossi | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| DF | CIV | Arthur Gnohere | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| DF | ENG | Terrell Forbes | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| DF | ENG | Matthew Rose | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | |||||
| DF | ENG | Marcus Bignot | 41 | 2 | 45 | ||||||
| DF | ENG | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | ||||||||
| DF | ENG | Andrew Davies | 9 | ||||||||
| DF | ENG | Richard Edghill | 13 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| DF | USA | Frankie Simek | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| DF | ARG | Gino Padula | 28 | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| DF | NGA | Danny Shittu | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 4 | |||
| DF | DRC | Pat Kanyuka | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| DF | CAM | Serge Branco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| DF | ENG | Marcus Bean | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |||
| MF | CPV | Georges Santos | 39 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 5 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Adam Miller | 9 | 14 | |||||||
| MF | ENG | Richard Johnson | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| MF | ENG | Martin Rowlands | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | ||
| MF | ENG | Marc Bircham | 32 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Kevin McLeod | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | |||
| MF | ENG | Scott Donnelly | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| MF | ENG | Gareth Ainsworth | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Lee Cook | 38 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 2 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Stefan Bailey | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| FW | ENG | Paul Furlong | 39 | 18 | 2 | 41 | 18 | ||||
| FW | ENG | Dean Sturridge | 2 | ||||||||
| FW | ENG | Scott Mulholland | 1 | ||||||||
| FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| FW | ENG | Shabazz Baidoo | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| FW | ENG | Jamie Cureton | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | ||
| FW | ENG | Luke Townsend | 2 | ||||||||
| FW | ENG | Aaron Brown | 1 | ||||||||
| FW | ENG | Kevin Gallen | 46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 |
Reserve squad
Transfers Out
| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Walshe | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June2001 | July 4 2004 | St.Albans | Free | |
| Dennis Oli | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June 20, 2002 | August 2004 | Swansea City | ||
| Wes Daly | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 2001 | August 2004 | Raith Rovers | Loan | |
| Luke Townsend | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 2004 | Northwoods | Loan | ||
| Richard Pacquette | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | February 2000 | September 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Terrell Forbes | West Ham | July 13, 2001 | Free | Sep 04 | Grimsby | Free |
| Richard Johnson | Watford | February 2004 | October 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | Loan | |
| Frankie Simek | Arsenal | Oct 19, 2004 | Loan | Nov 04 | Arsenal | Loan |
| Jack Perry | Stockport | Dec2003 | Free | Nov 04 | Estoril Praia (Por) | Free |
| Richard Johnson | Watford | Feb 17, 2004 | Free | Dec 04 | Newcastle Jets (Aus) | Free |
| Leon Best | Southampton | Dec 17, 2004 | Loan | Jan 05 | Southampton | Loan |
| Serge Branco | Leeds | Sep 20, 2004 | Free | Jan 05 | FC Shinnik (Rus) | Free |
| Andrew Davies | Middlesbrough | Jan 12, 2005 | Loan | Feb 05 | Middlesbrough | Loan |
| Kevin McLeod | Everton | Aug 18, 2003 | £250,000 | Feb 05 | Swansea | £75,000 |
| Wes Daly | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June2002 | Feb 05 | Grays Athletic | Free | |
| Chris Day | Watford | July 2001 | February 2005 | Preston North End | Loan | |
| Marcus Bean | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2002 | February 2005 | Swansea City | Loan | |
| Aaron Brown | Bristol City | July 2004 | March 2005 | Torquay United | Loan | |
| Tony Thorpe | Luton Town | August 2003 | £50,000 | March 2005 | Rotherham United | Loan |
| Andrew Davies | Middlesbrough | Mar 14, 2005 | Loan | Apr 05 | Middlesbrough | Loan |
| Nick Culkin | Manchester U | July 9, 2002 | Free | Apr 05 | Retired (Knee injury) | |
| Simon Royce | Charlton | Jan 13, 2005 | Loan | Apr 05 | Charlton | Loan |
| Arthur Gnohere | Burnley | Feb 18, 2004 | £75,000 | May 5 | Istres (France) | Free |
Transfers In
| Name | from | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kanyuka | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2004 | |
| Scott Donnelly | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2004 | |
| Shabazz Baidoo | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2004 | |
| Stefan Bailey | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2004 | |
| Lee Cook | Watford | July 5, 2004 | £180,000 |
| Georges Santos | Ipswich Town | August 2004 | |
| Lewis Hamilton | Derby | Aug 6, 2004 | Free |
| Serge Branco | Leeds | Sep 20, 2004 | Free |
| Frankie Simek | Arsenal | Oct 19, 2004 | Loan |
| Adam Miller | Aldershot Town | Nov 13, 2004 | £45,000 |
| Aaron Brown | Bristol C | Dec 17, 2004 | Free |
| Leon Best | Southampton | Dec 17, 2004 | Loan |
| Andrew Davies | Middlesbrough | Jan 12, 2005 | Loan |
| Simon Royce | Charlton | Jan 13, 2005 | Loan |
| Generoso Rossi | Siena (Ita) | Jan 31, 2005 | Free |
| Pat Kanyuka | Leyton Orient | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| Matthew Hislop | Arsenal | Mar 7, 2005 | Free |
| Andrew Davies | Middlesbrough | Mar 14, 2005 | Loan |
| Dean Sturridge | Wolverhampton | Mar 18, 2005 | Free |
| Dominic Shimmin | Arsenal | Mar 24, 2005 | £10,000 |
| Simon Royce | Charlton | May 25, 2005 | Free |
| Luke Townsend | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | Apr 05 | |
| Scot Mulholland | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | Apr 05 | |
| Ryan Johnson | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June 2005 | |
| Ian Evatt | Chesterfield | June 2, 2005 | £150,000 |
| Stefan Moore | Aston Villa | June 13, 2005 | Free |
| Tommy Doherty | Bristol C | June 29, 2005 | £80,000 |
References
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