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)
Highest home attendance18,363 16 October 2004 West Ham United
Lowest home attendance4,882 24 August 2004 Swansea City
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.

Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Telecomunication company Binatone continued as kit sponsors.

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

DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance Position
7 August 2004Rotherham UnitedH1–1Ainsworth14,547 14
9 August 2004WatfordA0–314,737 19
14 August 2004SunderlandA2–2Furlong, Rowlands26,063 23
21 August 2004Derby CountyH0–215,295 23
27 August 2004GillinghamA1–0Bean7,391 14
31 August 2004Sheffield UnitedH0–113,804 20
11 September 2004Plymouth ArgyleH3–2Furlong (2), Gallen15,425 18
14 September 2004Crewe AlexandraA2–0Furlong, Santos5,682 12
18 September 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–2Gallen, Furlong, Rose6,612 7
25 September 2004Leicester CityH3–2Cook, Furlong (2)15,535 7
28 September 2004Coventry CityH4–1Cureton (3), Furlong14,680 4
2 October 2004Stoke CityA1–0Gallen16,877 3
16 October 2004West Ham UnitedH1–0Rose18,363 3
19 October 2004Preston North EndA1–2Santos10,548 4
23 October 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2Gallen27,070 5
30 October 2004BurnleyH3–0Gallen (pen), Santos, Furlong15,638 4
2 November 2004MillwallH1–1Furlong16,685 5
6 November 2004West Ham UnitedA1–2McLeod31,365 6
13 November 2004Wigan AthleticH1–0Furlong15,804 5
20 November 2004Leeds UnitedA1–6Ainsworth29,739 5
27 November 2004Cardiff CityH1–0Shittu15,146 5
4 December 2004Nottingham ForestA1–2Santos26,099 6
11 December 2004Ipswich TownH2–4Furlong (2)18,231 6
18 December 2004ReadingA0–120,272 9
26 December 2004Plymouth ArgyleA1–2Furlong19,535 10
28 December 2004Crewe AlexandraH1–2Shittu15,770 12
1 January 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH0–015,898 12
3 January 2005Leicester CityA0–123,754 13
14 January 2005Stoke CityH1–0Cook13,559 10
22 January 2005Coventry CityA2–1Cureton, Santos16,595 9
5 February 2005MillwallA0–015,603 11
12 February 2005Preston North EndH1–2Furlong15,620 11
22 February 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH1–1Gallen15,029 12
26 February 2005Ipswich TownA2–0Furlong, Shittu29,008 11
5 March 2005ReadingH0–016,971 12
12 March 2005WatfordH3–1Furlong, Gallen (2)16,638 11
16 March 2005Derby CountyA0–024,486 11
19 March 2005Rotherham UnitedA1–0Rowlands5,387 9
2 April 2005SunderlandH1–3Shittu18,198 9
5 April 2005GillinghamH1–1Furlong16,431 9
9 April 2005Sheffield UnitedA2–3Rowlands, Gallen20,426 10
16 April 2005Leeds UnitedH1–1Gallen18,182 11
19 April 2005BurnleyA0–210,396 12
23 April 2005Wigan AthleticA0–012,007 13
30 April 2005Nottingham ForestH2–1Curtis (own goal), Bircham17,834 11
8 May 2005Cardiff CityA0–115,722 11

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005Nottingham ForestH0–311,140

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004Swansea CityH3–04,882Cureton, Rowlands, Gallen
R222 September 2004Aston VillaA1–326,975McLeod

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. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 2004-2005 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

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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