2004–05 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
2004–05 season
Chairman	Bill Power
Manager	Ian Holloway
Stadium	Loftus Road (capacity 19,128)
Football League Championship	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Paul Furlong (18); All: ; Paul Furlong (19)
Average home league attendance	16,055

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

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


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 2005	Nottingham Forest	H	0-3	11,140

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	ENG	Chris Day
2	DF	ENG	Marcus Bignot
3	DF	ARG	Gino Padula
4	DF	ENG	Richard Edghill
5	DF	NGA	Danny Shittu
7	DF	ENG	Matthew Rose
8	MF	CAN	Marc Bircham[notes 1]
9	FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Gallen
11	MF	ENG	Gareth Ainsworth
14	MF	IRL	Martin Rowlands[notes 2]
15	FW	ENG	Jamie Cureton
16	MF	ENG	Marcus Bean[notes 3]
17	MF	ENG	Lee Cook


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	Stefan Bailey
19	GK	ITA	Generoso Rossi
20	FW	ENG	Dean Sturridge
21	MF	ENG	Adam Miller
22	DF	CIV	Arthur Gnohéré
23	DF	CPV	Georges Santos[notes 4]
24	DF	ENG	Lewis Hamilton
25	MF	ENG	Scott Donnelly
27	FW	ENG	Aaron Brown
29	FW	ENG	Paul Furlong
30	MF	ENG	Scott Mulholland
31	FW	ENG	Luke Townsend
34	FW	ENG	Shabazz Baidoo
35	DF	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	AUS	Richard Johnson (to Newcastle United Jets)
6	DF	ENG	Andrew Davies (on loan from Middlesbrough)
12	GK	ENG	Nick Culkin (retired)
18	MF	ENG	Kevin McLeod (to Swansea City)
19	DF	ENG	Terrell Forbes (to Grimsby Town)
19	MF	CMR	Serge Branco (to Shinnik)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ENG	Wesley Daly (to Grays Athletic)
21	DF	ENG	Jack Perry (released)
28	DF	USA	Frankie Simek (on loan from Arsenal)
28	FW	IRL	Leon Best[notes 5] (on loan from Southampton)
32	GK	ENG	Simon Royce (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
—	MF	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	ENG	Jake Cole
26	DF	ENG	Ryan Johnson
28	DF	ENG	Dominic Shimmin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	ENG	Matthew Hislop
36	DF	ENG	Daniel Murphy

References

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

Notes

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.
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.
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.
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.
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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[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/2004-2005

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.