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)
Highest home attendance16,741 6 May 2007 Stoke City
Lowest home attendance4,569 22 August 2006 Northampton Town
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.

Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Retailer Cargiant became kit sponsors.

Final league table

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
5 August 2006BurnleyA0–212,190
8 August 2006Leeds UnitedH2–213,996Rowlands (pen), Baidoo
12 August 2006Southend UnitedH2–012,368Rowlands, Ward
19 August 2006Preston North EndA1–111,879Ainsworth
25 August 2006Ipswich TownH1–310,918Gallen
9 September 2006Plymouth ArgyleA1–112,138Blackstock
12 September 2006Birmingham CityH0–210,936
16 September 2006Colchester UnitedA1–25,246Brown (own goal)
23 September 2006Hull CityH2–011,381R Jones, Blackstock
30 September 2006SouthamptonA2–125,185Blackstock, R Jones
14 October 2006Norwich CityH3–314,793Smith, Rowlands (2)
17 October 2006Derby CountyH1–210,882Smith
21 October 2006Sheffield WednesdayA2–323,813Blackstock (2)
28 October 2006Leicester CityH1–112,430Rowlands (pen)
31 October 2006West Bromwich AlbionA3–317,417Stewart, Gallen, Nygaard
4 November 2006Crystal PalaceH4–213,989Smith (2), Lomas, Gallen (pen)
11 November 2006Luton TownA3–29,007Smith, Heikkinen (own goal), Blackstock
17 November 2006Cardiff CityA1–013,250R Jones
25 November 2006Coventry CityH0–112,840
28 November 2006SunderlandH1–213,108R Jones
2 December 2006Crystal PalaceA0–317,017
9 December 2006Stoke CityA0–116,487
16 December 2006Wolverhampton WanderersH0–112,323
23 December 2006BarnsleyH1–011,307Rowlands
26 December 2006Birmingham CityA1–229,431Cook
30 December 2006Norwich CityA0–125,113
1 January 2007Colchester UnitedH1–011,319R Jones
13 January 2007Hull CityA1–219,791Blackstock
20 January 2007SouthamptonH0–214,686
30 January 2007BarnsleyA0–29,890
3 February 2007BurnleyH3–110,811Cook, Blackstock, Lomas
9 February 2007Southend UnitedA0–510,217
20 February 2007Leeds UnitedA0–029,593
24 February 2007Plymouth ArgyleH1–113,757Cook
3 March 2007Ipswich TownA1–221,412Furlong
10 March 2007Sheffield WednesdayH1–115,188Rowlands (pen)
13 March 2007Derby CountyA1–127,567Rowlands
17 March 2007Leicester CityA3–124,558Idiakez, Nygaard (2, 1 pen)
31 March 2007West Bromwich AlbionH1–214,784Blackstock
3 April 2007Preston North EndH1–011,910Blackstock
7 April 2007Coventry CityA1–022,850Smith
9 April 2007Luton TownH3–214,360Blackstock (2, 1 pen), Furlong
14 April 2007SunderlandA1–239,206Rowlands (pen)
21 April 2007Cardiff CityH1–012,710Blackstock
28 April 2007Wolverhampton WanderersA0–224,931
6 May 2007Stoke CityH1–116,741Rowlands

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2007Luton TownH2–210,064Blackstock, Baidoo
R3R23 January 2007Luton TownA0–17,494

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R122 August 2006Northampton TownH3–24,569Cook, Gallen, R Jones
R219 September 2006Port ValeA2–33,550Nygaard, 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
1England Dexter BlackstockFW120113
2Republic of Ireland Martin RowlandsMF100010
3England Jimmy SmithMF6006
=England Ray JonesFW5106
5England Lee CookMF3104
=England Kevin GallenFW3104
=Denmark Marc NygaardFW3104
8Northern Ireland Steve LomasMF2002
=England Paul FurlongFW2002
=Jamaica Damion StewartFW1102
=England Shabazz BaidooFW1012
12Australia Nick WardMF1001
=England Gareth AinsworthMF1001
=Spain Iñigo IdiakezMF1001
=England Adam BolderMF2002
11England Stefan MooreFW1001
TOTAL601061

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. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 2006-2007 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  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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