2004–05 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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.

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)
Highest home attendance	18,363 16 October 2004 West Ham United
Lowest home attendance	4,882 24 August 2004 Swansea City
Average home league attendance	16,055
Biggest win	4-1 Vs Coventry City (28 September 2004)
Biggest defeat	1-6 Vs Leeds United (20 November 2004)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

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

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Championship

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Position
7 August 2004	Rotherham United	H	1–1	Ainsworth	14,547	14
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	14
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	7
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	3
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	6
18 December 2004	Reading	A	0–1		20,272	9
26 December 2004	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–2	Furlong	19,535	10
28 December 2004	Crewe Alexandra	H	1–2	Shittu	15,770	12
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	10
22 January 2005	Coventry City	A	2–1	Cureton, Santos	16,595	9
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	10
16 April 2005	Leeds United	H	1–1	Gallen	18,182	11
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	H	0–3	11,140

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football 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

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	F.A.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Chris Day	30		3			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	4			28	2
DF	ENG	Marcus Bignot	41		2			45
DF	ENG	Lewis Hamilton						1
DF	ENG	Andrew Davies					9
DF	ENG	Richard Edghill	13		2			22
DF	USA	Frankie Simek	5					5
DF	ARG	Gino Padula	28		1			35
DF	NGA	Danny Shittu	33	4	3			37	4
DF	DRC	Pat Kanyuka	1					1
DF	CAM	Serge Branco	3		2			9
MF	CPV	Georges Santos	39	5	1			45	5
MF	ENG	Adam Miller	9					14
MF	ENG	Richard Johnson	6		1			7
MF	ENG	Martin Rowlands	31	3	3	1		38	4
MF	ENG	Marc Bircham	32	1	4			36	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	1			41	18
FW	ENG	Dean Sturridge						2
FW	ENG	Scott Mulholland						1
FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe	4					11
FW	ENG	Shabazz Baidoo	2					3
FW	ENG	Jamie Cureton	18	4	3	1		33	5
FW	ENG	Luke Townsend						2
FW	ENG	Aaron Brown						1
FW	ENG	Kevin Gallen	46	10	3	1		49	11

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

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Dennis Oli	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	October 2001		August 2004	Swansea City
Wes Daly	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 2001		August 2004	Raith Rovers	Loan
Richard Pacquette	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	February 2000		September 2004	Milton Keynes Dons
Luke Townsend	Queens Park Rangers Juniors			September 2004	Northwoods	Loan
Richard Johnson	Watford	February 2004		October 2004	Milton Keynes Dons	Loan
Marcus Bean	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2002		February 2005	Swansea City	Loan
Kevin McLeod	Everton	August 2003	£250,000	February 2005	Swansea City	undisclosed
Chris Day	Watford	July 2001		February 2005	Preston North End	Loan
Tony Thorpe	Luton Town	August 2003	£50,000	March 2005	Rotherham United	Loan
Aaron Brown	Bristol City	July 2004		March 2005	Torquay United	Loan
Jamie Cureton	Busan I'Cons	January 2005		June 2005	Swindon Town
Tony Thorpe	Luton Town	August 2003	£50,000	June 2005	Swindon Town
Generoso Rossi	Siena	January 2005		July 2005	Triestina
Serge Branco	Leeds United	September 2004		July 2005	Shinnik Yaroslavl
Richard Johnson	Watford	February 2004		July 2005	Newcastle United Jets
Gino Padula	Wigan	July 2002		July 2005	Nottingham Forest
Richard Edghill	Sheffield United	August 2003		July 2005	Bradford City
Arthur Gnohéré	Burnley	February 2004		July 2005	Istres

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Georges Santos	Ipswich Town	August 2004
Lewis Hamilton	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	August 2004
Serge Branco	Leeds United	September 2004
Frank Simek	Arsenal	October 2004	Loan
Adam Miller	Aldershot Town	November 2004
Generoso Rossi	Siena	January 2005
Simon Royce	Charlton Athletic	January 2005
Andrew Davies	Middlesbrough	January 2005	Loan
Matthew Hislop	Arsenal	March 2005
Dominic Shimmin	Arsenal	March 2005
Dean Sturridge	Wolverhampton Wanderers	March 2005	Free
Ian Evatt	Chesterfield	June 2005	£150,000
Tommy Doherty	Bristol City	June 2005
Stefan Moore	Aston Villa	June 2005	Free
Jake Cole	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2005
Marc Nygaard	Brescia	July 2005	Free