2009–10 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 2009–10 season, Queens Park Rangers played in the Football League Championship, their sixth season of their spell at this level.

QPR
2009–10 season
ChairmanFlavio Briatore (Until Feb 2010)
Ishan Saksena (From Feb 2010)
ManagersJim Magilton (Until Dec 2009)
Paul Hart (Dec 2009 – Jan 2010)
Mick Harford (Jan 2010 – Feb 2010)
Neil Warnock (From Mar 2010)
The Championship13th
FA CupEliminated 3rd Round
(v Sheffield Utd)
League CupEliminated 3rd Round
(v Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jay Simpson (12)
All:
Jay Simpson (13)
Highest home attendance17,082
(v Leicester City)
Lowest home attendance5,203
(v Accrington Stanley)
Average home league attendance12,720

Season review

New managerial team

Jim Magilton was announced as the replacement for Paulo Sousa as manager on 3 June 2009.[1] John Gorman was named Magilton's assistant on 17 June, reprising his former role with Magilton at Ipswich Town.[2]

Friendlies

Queens Park Rangers played their first pre-season friendly against Aldershot Town at The Recreation Ground. Rangers won the game 4–0 with goals from Ákos Buzsáky, Heiðar Helguson, Patrick Agyemang and Dexter Blackstock.[3] Former Sunderland striker David Connolly featured in the game for the R's.[4] The players then headed out to Slovenia for a game against NK Celje. The game ended 2–2, Angelo Balanta getting both goals for Rangers.[5] They then went on to Croatia to play a game at NK Karlovac. The game ended 3–1 to the Croats, the R's goal coming through Rowan Vine.[6] After returning to England Rangers beat Forest Green Rovers 2–0, with goals from Damion Stewart and Alessandro Pellicori,[7] they then played Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium. The game ended 2–2 with goals from Gavin Mahon and Wayne Routledge.[8]

After beating Wycombe Wanderers 2–1, with goals from Gavin Mahon and Patrick Agyemang,[9] Rangers sent a team to Kettering Town and won the game 2–0 with goals coming from Heiðar Helguson and Alessandro Pellicori.[10] In their last pre-season game, the R's beat Southampton 3–0 thanks to Kaspars Gorkss, Angelo Balanta and Adel Taarabt.[11]

Season

QPR begun their season as hosts to Blackpool. The game ended 1–1, with defender Peter Ramage scoring on the 88th minute. Their streak continued with another 1–1 draw to Plymouth Argyle, with both QPR players on the scoreline. Helguson scored on the 43rd minute, with Gorkss making the game level deep into stoppage time.

The first loss of the season was away to Bristol, with Maynard scoring to break QPR's unbeaten streak. Next was a tricky home game to Nottingham Forest. The game ended 1–1, with Mikele Leigertwood scoring for the Hoops. They then went on to win the next game to Scunthorpe, with new loan signing Adel Taarabt scoring the winner in the 4th minute. QPR continued their streak with a draw to Peterborough, and beating promotion contenders Cardiff City 2–0. Their confidence shot in the next game against Barnsley, with 5 goals scored, including a brace from Buzsáky.

Players
As of the end of the season.[12]

First team squad
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
24 Radek Černý GK 2008 (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 36) Slavia Prague
32 Elvijs Putninš GK 2009 (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 (aged 18) Queens Park Rangers Academy
37 Shane McWeeney GK 2009 (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 20) Queens Park Rangers Academy
Defenders
2 Peter Ramage CB 2008 (1983-11-22)22 November 1983 (aged 26) Newcastle United
3 Damion Stewart CB 2006 (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 29) Harbour View
13 Kaspars Gorkšs CB 2008 (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 28) Blackpool
16 Matthew Connolly CB 2008 (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 22) Arsenal
20 Matt Hill LB 2010 (1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 29) On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 Duško Tošić LB 2010 (1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 25) On loan from Portsmouth
27 Lee Brown LB 2008 (1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 19) Queens Park Rangers Academy
28 Joe Oastler RB 2008 (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 19) Bognor Regis Town
35 Josh Parker [notes 1] RB 2009 (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 19) Queens Park Rangers Academy
Midfielders
4 Gavin Mahon DM 2008 (1977-01-02)2 January 1977 (aged 33) Watford
6 Mikele Leigertwood [notes 2] DM 2007 (1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27) Sheffield United
10 Ákos Buzsáky CM 2007 (1982-05-07)7 May 1982 (aged 28) Plymouth Argyle
14 Martin Rowlands [notes 3] CM 2003 (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 31) Brentford
15 Nigel Quashie [notes 4] CM 2010 (1978-07-20)20 July 1978 (aged 31) West Ham United
17 Lee Cook LM 2004 (1982-07-03)3 July 1982 (aged 27) Watford
18 Alejandro Faurlín CM 2009 (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 23) Instituto Atlético
21 Matteo Alberti RM 2008 (1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 21) Chievo Verona Primavera
25 Hogan Ephraim RM / LM 2007 (1988-03-31)31 March 1988 (aged 22) West Ham United
30 Romone Rose AM 2008 (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 20) Queens Park Rangers Academy
39 Adel Taarabt [notes 5] AM 2009 (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 20) On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Forwards
7 Marcus Bent CF 2010 (1978-05-19)19 May 1978 (aged 31) On loan from Birmingham City
8 Rowan Vine ST 2007 (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 27) Birmingham City
19 Ángelo Balanta CF / LW 2007 (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 19) Queens Park Rangers Academy
23 Jay Simpson CF 2009 (1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 21) On loan from Arsenal
33 Antonio German ST 2009 (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 (aged 18) Queens Park Rangers Academy
36 Tamás Priskin [notes 6] ST 2010 (1986-09-27)27 September 1986 (aged 23) On loan from Ipswich Town

Transfers

In
Date No. Pos. Name From Fee Source(s)
30 July 2009 12 CF Alessandro Pellicori Avellino Free [13]
22 January 2010 15 CM Nigel Quashie West Ham United Free [14]

Out
Date No. Pos. Name To Fee Source(s)
19 June 2009 – CB Zesh Rehman[notes 7] Bradford City Free [15]
2 July 2009 2 CB Damien Delaney Ipswich Town Undisclosed [16]
3 July 2009 1 GK Lee Camp[notes 8] Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [17]
22 July 2009 9 CF Dexter Blackstock[notes 9] Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [18]
26 January 2010 7 LW Wayne Routledge Newcastle United Undisclosed [19]

Loaned in
Start No. Pos. Name From Expiry Source(s)
23 July 2009 39 LW Adel Taarabt Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2010 [20]
15 August 2009 22 GK Tom Heaton Manchester United 8 November 2009 [21]
27 August 2009 23 CF Jay Simpson Arsenal 30 June 2010 [22]
1 September 2009 15 CM Ben Watson Wigan Athletic 1 December 2009 [23]
9 November 2009 20 LB Tom Williams[notes 10] Peterborough United 1 December 2009
19 November 2009 36 RB Steven Reid[notes 11] Blackburn Rovers 1 December 2009 [24]
20 November 2009 – GK Rhys Taylor Chelsea 4 January 2010 [25]
6 January 2010 22 GK Carl Ikeme[notes 12] Wolverhampton 1 May 2010 [26]
25 January 2010 20 LB Matt Hill Wolverhampton 1 May 2010 [27]
1 February 2010 7 CF Marcus Bent Birmingham City 1 May 2010 [28]

Loaned out
Start No. Pos. Name To Expiry Source(s)
6 August 2009 30 AM Romone Rose Northampton Town 1 September 2009 [29]
15 September 2009 9 CF Heiðar Helguson Watford 1 January 2010 [30]
5 October 2009 33 CF Antonio German Aldershot Town 1 November 2009 [31]
8 October 2009 30 AM Romone Rose Cheltenham Town 1 November 2009 [32]
20 November 2009 26 RM Gareth Ainsworth Wycombe Wanderers 1 December 2009 [33]
26 November 2009 25 LM Hogan Ephraim Leeds United 2 January 2010 [34]
25 January 2010 11 CF Patrick Agyemang[notes 13] Bristol City 1 May 2010 [35]
29 January 2010 5 CB Fitz Hall Newcastle United 1 June 2010 [36]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Middlesbrough 46 16 14 16 58 50 +8 62
12 Doncaster Rovers 46 15 15 16 59 58 +1 60
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 15 17 58 65 −7 57
14 Derby County 46 15 11 20 53 63 −10 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 12 20 14 50 61 −11 56
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
  • QPR scores given first

Football League Championship
Game Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Points Position Notes
1 8 August 2009 Home Blackpool 1–1 Ramage 86 14,013 1 13th Report
2 15 August 2009 Away Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Helguson 43 11,588 2 16th Report
3 18 August 2009 Away Bristol City 0–1 14,571 2 18th Report
4 22 August 2009 Home Nottingham Forest 1–1 Leigertwood 25 13,058 3 16th Report
5 31 August 2009 Away Scunthorpe United 1–0 Taarabt 3 5,866 6 15th Report
6 12 September 2009 Home Peterborough United 1–1 Routledge 34 11,814 7 13th Report
P 15 September 2009 Home Crystal Palace P–P 7 14th Postponed [37]
7 19 September 2009 Away Cardiff City 2–0 Simpson 19, 40 20,121 10 12th Report
8 26 September 2009 Home Barnsley 5–2 Leigertwood 7, Buzsáky 15, 39, Watson 67, Simpson 79 12,025 13 8th Report
9 30 September 2009 Away Newcastle United 1–1 Watson 7 38,923 14 11th Report
10 3 October 2009 Away Swansea City 0–2 14,444 14 13th Report
11 17 October 2009 Home Preston North End 4–0 Taarabt 11, Buzsáky 63(p), Simpson 74, Routledge 85 12,810 17 10th Report
12 20 October 2009 Home Reading 4–1 Buzsáky 31, Simpson 39, Vine 71, Agyemang 83 11,900 20 10th Report
13 24 October 2009 Away Derby County 4–2 Taarabt 40, Mahon 47, Simpson 59, Buzsáky 90+1 (p) 30,135 23 7th Live on BBC
Report
14 30 October 2009 Home Leicester City 1–2 Taarabt 33 17,082 23 7th Live on Sky Sports
Report
15 3 November 2009 Home Crystal Palace 1–1 Buzsáky 19 (p) 14,377 24 6th Report
16 7 November 2009 Away Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Simpson 10, Gorkšs 82 19,491 27 4th Report
17 21 November 2009 Away Doncaster Rovers 0–2 10,821 27 6th Report
18 28 November 2009 Home Coventry City 2–2 Simpson 35, Buzsáky 69 13,712 28 5th Report
19 5 December 2009 Home Middlesbrough 1–5 Agyemang 53 13,949 28 9th Report
20 7 December 2009 Away Watford 1–3 Agyemang 33 15,058 28 10th Live on Sky Sports
Report
21 14 December 2009 Away West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Olsson(og) 56, Gorkšs 62 21,565 29 12th Live on Sky Sports
Report
22 19 December 2009 Home Sheffield United 1–1 Leigertwood 2 12,639 30 10th Report
23 26 December 2009 Home Bristol City 2–1 Simpson 31, Leigertwood 40 13,534 33 8th Report
24 28 December 2009 Away Ipswich Town 0–3 25,349 33 10th Report
P 9 January 2010 Home Plymouth Argyle P–P 33 10th Postponed [38]
25 16 January 2010 Away Blackpool 2–2 Taarabt 55(p), Connolly 84 7,600 34 11th Report
26 26 January 2010 Away Nottingham Forest 0–5 23,293 34 12th Report
27 30 January 2010 Home Scunthorpe United 0–1 13,105 34 12th Report
28 6 February 2010 Away Peterborough United 0–1 8,933 34 14th Report
29 9 February 2010 Home Ipswich Town 1–2 Simpson 66 10,940 34 17th Report
30 13 February 2010 Away Coventry City 0–1 15,247 34 17th Report
P 16 February 2010 Home Watford P–P 34 18th Postponed [39]
31 20 February 2010 Home Doncaster Rovers 2–1 German 25, Simpson 76 11,178 37 17th Report
32 27 February 2010 Away Middlesbrough 0–2 17,568 37 20th Report
33 6 March 2010 Home West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Simpson 13, Connolly 18, Buzsáky 67 14,578 40 16th Report
34 9 March 2010 Home Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Taarabt 36(p), Stewart 49 12,013 43 15th Report
35 13 March 2010 Away Sheffield United 1–1 Taarabt 49 23,456 44 15th Report
36 16 March 2010 Away Reading 0–1 16,886 44 16th Report
37 20 March 2010 Home Swansea City 1–1 German 76 15,502 45 17th Report
38 23 March 2010 Home Derby County 1–1 Cook 45+2 12,569 46 17th Report
39 27 March 2010 Away Preston North End 2–2 Ramage 57, Priskin 66 12,080 47 18th Report
40 3 April 2010 Home Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Faurlín 23 13,405 48 18th Report
41 5 April 2010 Away Leicester City 0–4 22,079 48 18th Report
42 10 April 2010 Away Crystal Palace 2–0 Buzsáky 11, Gorkšs 60 20,430 51 18th Report
43 17 April 2010 Home Cardiff City 0–1 12,832 51 18th Report
44 20 April 2010 Home Watford 1–0 Buzsáky 38(p) 13,171 54 14th Report
45 24 April 2010 Away Barnsley 1–0 Leigertwood 27 11,944 57 13th Report
46 2 May 2010 Home Newcastle United 0–1 16,819 57 13th Report

FA Cup
Round Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Notes
3 3 January 2010 Away Sheffield United 1–1 Simpson 39 11,461 Report
3 (Replay) 12 January 2010 Home Sheffield United 2–3 Buzsáky 71(p), Stewart 88 5,780 Report

League Cup
Round Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Notes
1 12 August 2009 Away Exeter City 5–0 Routledge 53, 61, 66(p), Pellicori 85, Ephraim 89 4,614 Report
2 25 August 2009 Home Accrington Stanley 2–1 Ephraim 68, Routledge 90+1 5,203 Report
3 23 September 2009 Away Chelsea 0–1 37,781 Report

Statistics

Goalscorers
Pos. Nat. Player FLC FAC LC Total
1Jay Simpson121013
2Ákos Buzsáky101011
3Adel Taarabt7007
4Wayne Routledge2046
5Mikele Leigertwood5005
6Kaspars Gorkšs3003
=Patrick Agyemang3003
8Peter Ramage2002
=Antonio German2002
=Matthew Connolly2002
=Ben Watson2002
=Damion Stewart1102
=Hogan Ephraim0022
14Alejandro Faurlín1001
=Tamás Priskin1001
=Lee Cook1001
=Gavin Mahon1001
=Rowan Vine1001
=Heiðar Helguson1001
=Alessandro Pellicori0011
TOTAL573767a

a 1 own-goal was also scored for QPR

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Appearances
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub
2DFPeter Ramage2942010324
3DFDamion Stewart3002030350
4MFGavin Mahon52001163
5DFFitz Hall21220000122
6MFMikele Leigertwood3912030441
7FWMarcus Bent321000021
7MFWayne Routledge12502021291
8FWRowan Vine82300301123
9FWHeiðar Helguson232010033
10MFÁkos Buzsáky291020303410
11FWPatrick Agyemang25122020912
12FWAlessandro Pellicori217000219
13DFKaspars Gorkšs4012030451
14MFMartin Rowlands51001061
15MFNigel Quashie40000040
15MFBen Watson11600000160
16DFMatthew Connolly1620020182
17MFLee Cook88000088
18MFAlejandro Faurlín3652010395
19FWAngelo Balanta13000013
20DFMatt Hill31510000151
20DFTom Williams150000050
22GKCarl Ikeme11600000160
22GKTom Heaton100002020
23FWJay Simpson33452010375
24GKRadek Černý2902010320
25MFHogan Ephraim1660121188
26DFDuško Tošić350000050
26MFGareth Ainsworth101000001
27DFLee Brown01000001
28DFJoe Oastler01000001
29DFGary Borrowdale21832021224
30MFRomone Rose01000001
33FWAntonio German58010059
35DFJosh Parker13000013
36FWTamas Priskin31300000130
36DFSteven Reid111000011
39MFAdel Taarabt332901023212

1 Player left the club before the end of the season.
2 Player was out on loan for all or part of the season.
3 Player was on loan from another club for all or part of the season.

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Clean sheets
As of 22 August 2015
Rank Player Position Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Radek Černý GK 6 0 1 7
2 Carl Ikeme GK 1 0 0 1
Total 7 0 1 8

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  41. "Appearance Statistics"

Notes
  1. Parker was born in Slough, England, but also qualifies to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2010.
  2. Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
  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. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and Scotland through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  5. Taarabt was born in Fez, Morocco, but was raised in France and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
  6. Priskin was born in Komárno, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia), but also qualifies to represent Hungary internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
  7. 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.
  8. Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
  9. 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.
  10. Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.
  11. Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  12. Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in March 2007 before making his international debut for Nigeria in September 2015.
  13. Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
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