2003–04 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
2003–04 season
Manager	Ian Holloway
Stadium	Loftus Road
Second Division	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Football League Trophy	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Kevin Gallen (17)
Highest home attendance	17,393 29 November 2003 Sheffield Wednesday
Lowest home attendance	3,036 4 November 2003 Dagenham & Redbridge
Average home league attendance	14,784
Biggest win	5-0 Vs Blackpool (9 August 2003)
Biggest defeat	0-3 Vs Manchester City (8 October 2003)
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

During the 2003–04 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

After 3 seasons in English football's third tier, QPR secured a return to the second division with a second-placed finish.

Kit

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

Final league table

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle (C, P)	46	26	12	8	85	41	+44	90	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Queens Park Rangers (P)	46	22	17	7	80	45	+35	83	Promotion to Football League Championship
3	Bristol City	46	23	13	10	58	37	+21	82	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4	Brighton & Hove Albion (O, P)	46	22	11	13	64	43	+21	77
5	Swindon Town	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

9 August 2003 1	Queens Park Rangers	5–0	Blackpool	London
	Ainsworth 4', 69' Langley 43' Gallen 56' Palmer 90'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,581

18 August 2003 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Brighton
	Knight 12', 68'		Padula 9'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,536

23 August 2003 3	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Bournemouth	London
	Furlong 63'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,065

25 August 2003 4	Rushden & Diamonds	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Rushden
	Darby 16' Hall 82' Lowe 90'		Ainsworth 37', 45' Furlong 53'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 5,544

30 August 2003 5	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Chesterfield	London
	Thorpe 29', 67' Furlong 87'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,986

6 September 2003 6	Colchester United	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Colchester
	Vine 10' McGleish 75' (pen.)		Furlong 49', 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,835

13 September 2003 7	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,618

16 September 2003 8	Wrexham	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wrexham
			Bean 7' Rowlands 90'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,539

23 September 2003 9	Luton Town	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Luton
	McSheffrey 60'		Furlong 90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,339

27 September 2003 10	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Bristol City	London
	Padula 73'		Miller 76'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,913

30 September 2003 11	Queens Park Rangers	4–0	Barnsley	London
	Gallen 60' Rowlands 61' Ainsworth 63' Thorpe 77'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,854

4 October 2003 12	Grimsby Town	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Grimsby
			Sabin 90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,447

18 October 2003 13	Peterborough United	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Peterborough
				Stadium: London Road Attendance: 7,247

21 October 2003 14	Port Vale	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Stoke on Trent
	Paynter 5' McPhee 9'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,243

25 October 2003 15	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	London
	Gallen 47'		Haworth 5'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,937

1 November 2003 16	Stockport County	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Stockport
	Williams 85'		Gallen 19' Rowlands 43'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,461

11 November 2003 17	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Brentford	London
	Thorpe 42'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,865

15 November 2003 18	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	London
	Gallen 33', 75' Thorpe 72'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,049

22 November 2003 19	Swindon Town	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Swindon
	Parkin 39'		Rowlands 79'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,021

29 November 2003 20	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	London
	Palmer 13' Thorpe 85' McLeod 90'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,393

13 December 2003 21	Queens Park Rangers	4–1	Hartlepool United	London
	Gallen 27', 38' Padula 34' Ainsworth 50'		Williams 71'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,003

20 December 2003 22	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Oldham
	Cooksey 67' Eyre 86'		Thorpe 31'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,603

26 December 2003 23	Notts County	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Nottingham
	Heffernan 6', 28', 72 pen.'		Palmer 3' Richardson 10' (o.g.) Gallen 90'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,702

28 December 2003 24	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Colchester United	London
	Gallen 12' Thorpe 57'			Stadium: Loftus Road

3 January 2004 25	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Rushden & Diamonds	London
	Gallen 24'			Stadium: Loftus Road

10 January 2004 26	Blackpool	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
			Rowlands 38'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

17 January 2004 27	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
	Rowlands 20' Gallen 43'		Cullip 45'	Stadium: Loftus Road

24 January 2004 28	Bournemouth	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Bournemouth
			Feeney 58'	Stadium: Fitness First Stadium

31 January 2004 29	Chesterfield	4–2	Queens Park Rangers	Chesterfield
	McMaster 31' Evatt 50' Hurst 65' Hudson 79'		Thorpe 11' Palmer 63'	Stadium: Saltergate

7 February 2004 30	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Notts County	London
	Mcleod 54' Thorpe 69' Furlong 83'		Parkinson 66' Richardson 90'	Stadium: Loftus Road

14 February 2004 31	Brentford	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
	O'Connor 51'		Furlong 20'	Stadium: Griffin Park

20 February 2004 32	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Peterborough United	London
	Gallen 90'		Platt 44'	Stadium: Loftus Road

2 March 2004 33	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Port Vale	London
	Bircham 64' Cureton 77', 90'		Brooker 2' Littlejohn 90'	Stadium: Loftus Road

6 March 2004 34	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Oldham Athletic	London
	Gallen 54' (pen.)		Murray 45'	Stadium: Loftus Road

13 March 2004 35	Hartlepool United	1–4	Queens Park Rangers	Hartlepool
	Porter 88'		Furlong 48', 74' Gallen 52' Rowlands 76'	Stadium: Victoria Park

16 March 2004 36	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Wrexham	London
	Carlisle 67' McLeod 88'		Murray 45'	Stadium: Loftus Road

20 March 2004 37	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wycombe
	Bloomfield 27' Faulconbridge 30'		Gallen 46' Rowlands 68'	Stadium: Adams Park

25 March 2004 38	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Luton Town	London
	Furlong 45'		Showunmi 76'	Stadium: Loftus Road

3 April 2004 39	Bristol City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Bristol
	Roberts 40'			Stadium: Ashton Gate

6 April 2004 40	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Birkenhead
				Stadium: Prenton Park

10 April 2004 41	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Grimsby Town	London
	Furlong 42', 86' Bircham 84'			Stadium: Loftus Road

12 April 2004 42	Barnsley	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Barnsley
	Ireland 22' Nardiello 85' Murphy 89'		Kay 32' (o.g.) Furlong 74', 90'	Stadium: Oakwell

17 April 2004 43	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Stockport County	London
	Rowlands 3'		Clare 58'	Stadium: Loftus Road

24 April 2004 44	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Plymouth
	Evans 81' Friio 86'			Stadium: Home Park

1 May 2004 45	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Swindon Town	London
	Rowlands 2'			Stadium: Loftus Road

8 May 2004 46	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
	Shaw 59'		Gallen 35' Furlong 48' Carr 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillsborough

FA Cup

8 November 2003 1	Grimsby Town	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Grimsby
	Boulding 80'			Stadium: Blundell Park

League Cup

12 August 2003 1	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Cheltenham
	McCann 4'		Ainsworth 16' Langley 86'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,697

23 August 2003 2	Sheffield United	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
			Rowlands 30', 45'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,578

28 October 2003 3	Queens Park Rangers	0–3	Manchester City	London
			Wright-Phillips 22', 77' Macken 79'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,773

LDV Vans Trophy

14 October 2003 1	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Kidderminster Harriers	London
	Pacquette 40' Gnohere 81'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 3,671

4 November 2003 2	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	London
	Padula 38' McLeod 82'		Scully 87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 3,036

7 December 2003 Southern Quarter Final	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
	Palmer 18' Thorpe 23'		McPhee 78'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,536

20 January 2004 Southern Semi Final	Southend United	4–0	Queens Park Rangers	Southend
	Constantine 12' Clark 67' Broughton 69', 79'			Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,824

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	League.Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total Goals
GK	ENG	Chris Day	29		5		34
GK	ENG	Lee Camp	12				12
GK	ENG	Nick Culkin	5		3		8
DF	CIV	Arthur Gnohere	17		1		19
DF	ENG	Steve Palmer	24	4	4		41	4
DF	ENG	Terrell Forbes	30		8		38
DF	ENG	Marcus Bean	23	1	5		36	1
DF	ENG	Matthew Rose	15		1		22
DF	ENG	Warren Barton	2		2		5
DF	ENG	Marcus Bignot	6				6
DF	ENG	Richard Edghill	15		3		24
DF	ENG	Clarke Carlisle	32	1	6		39	1
DF	ARG	Gino Padula	36	3	6		42	3
DF	NIG	Danny Shittu	18		4		24
MF	ENG	Dean Marney	1		1		3
MF	ENG	Wes Daly					3
MF	ENG	Tom Williams	4				5
MF	ENG	Richard Johnson	10				11
MF	ENG	Martin Rowlands	40	10	7	2	47	12
MF	ENG	Marc Bircham	36	2	5		43	2
MF	ENG	Kevin McLeod	26	3	4		39	3
MF	ENG	Richard Langley	1	1			2	1
MF	ENG	Gareth Ainsworth	21	6	5	1	35	6
FW	ENG	Paul Furlong	31	16	3		40	16
FW	ENG	Dennis Oli			2		7
FW	ENG	Richard Pacquette			3		5
FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe	22	10	2		35	10
FW	ENG	Jamie Cureton	2	2			13
FW	FRA	Éric Sabin	4	1	1		15	1
FW	ENG	Kevin Gallen	44	17	6		53	17

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	MF	JAM	Richard Langley^{[notes 1]} (to Cardiff City)
12	FW	FRA	Éric Sabin^{[notes 2]} (to Northampton Town)
20	DF	ENG	Warren Barton (to Wimbledon)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	ENG	Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
33	DF	ENG	Tom Williams^{[notes 3]} (on loan from Birmingham City)

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Richard Langley	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1996		August 2003	Cardiff City	£250,000
Karl Connolly	Wrexham	May 2000	Free	August 2003	Swansea
Doudou	AS Monaco	August 2001		January 2004	Farnborough Town
Warren Barton	Derby County	October 2003	Free	February 2004	Wimbledon	Free
Richard Pacquette	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	February 2000		February 2004	Mansfield Town	Loan
Scott Mulholland	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2003		February 2004	Hastings United
Eric Sabin	Swindon Town	July 2003		March 2004	Boston United	Loan
Eric Sabin	Swindon Town	July 2003		March 2004	Northampton Town
Clarke Carlisle	Blackpool	May 2000	£250,000	July 2004	Leeds United	Free
Steve Palmer	Watford	July 2001		July 2004	Milton Keynes Dons
Terrell Forbes	West Ham'	July 2001	Free	July 2004	Grimsby Town

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Tony Thorpe	Luton Town	August 2003	£50,000
Kevin McLeod	Everton	August 2003	£250,000
Martin Rowlands	Brentford	August 2003	Free
Tom Williams	Birmingham City	August 2003	Loan
Richard Edghill	Sheffield United	August 2003
Arthur Gnohéré	Burnley	September 2003	Loan
Warren Barton	Derby County	October 2003	Free
Jamie Cureton	Busan I'Cons	January 2004
Dean Marney	Tottenham Hotspur	January 2004	Loan
Arthur Gnohéré	Burnley	February 2004
Richard Johnson	Watford	February 2004
Lee Camp	Derby County	March 2004	Loan
Marcus Bignot	Rushden & Diamonds	March 2004
Patrick Kanyuka	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2004
Scott Donnelly	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2004
Stefan Bailey	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2004
Shabazz Baidoo	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2004
Aaron Brown	Bristol City	July 2004

References

^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ "Queens Park Rangers results for the 2003–2004 season - 11v11.com". Retrieved 3 October 2022.

Notes

^ Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
^ Sabin was born in Sarcelles, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2008.
^ Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and would make his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.

[rsssf-1] "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[2] "Queens Park Rangers results for the 2003–2004 season - 11v11.com". Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[3] Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

[4] Sabin was born in Sarcelles, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2008.

[5] Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and would make his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.

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