2003–04 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers 2003–04 football season
Queens Park Rangers
2003–04 season
ManagerIan Holloway
StadiumLoftus Road
Second Division2nd
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Football League TrophySemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Kevin Gallen (17)
Highest home attendance17,393 29 November 2003 Sheffield Wednesday
Lowest home attendance3,036 4 November 2003 Dagenham & Redbridge
Average home league attendance14,784
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 26 12 8 85 41 +44 90 Promoted
2 Queens Park Rangers (P) 46 22 17 7 80 45 +35 83
3 Bristol City 46 23 13 10 58 37 +21 82 Participated in 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results

[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool
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
Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth
23 August 2003 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Bournemouth London
Furlong 63' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,065
Rushden & Diamonds v Queens Park Rangers
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
Queens Park Rangers v Chesterfield
30 August 2003 5 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Chesterfield London
Thorpe 29', 67'
Furlong 87'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,986
Colchester United v Queens Park Rangers
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
Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe Wanderers
13 September 2003 7 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers London
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,618
Wrexham v Queens Park Rangers
16 September 2003 8 Wrexham 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Wrexham
Bean 7'
Rowlands 90'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,539
Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers
23 September 2003 9 Luton Town 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Luton
McSheffrey 60' Furlong 90' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,339
Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City
27 September 2003 10 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Bristol City London
Padula 73' Miller 76' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,913
Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
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
Grimsby Town v Queens Park Rangers
4 October 2003 12 Grimsby Town 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Grimsby
Sabin 90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,447
Port Vale v Queens Park Rangers
21 October 2003 14 Port Vale 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Stoke on Trent
Paynter 5'
McPhee 9'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,243
Queens Park Rangers v Tranmere Rovers
25 October 2003 15 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Tranmere Rovers London
Gallen 47' Haworth 5' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,937
Stockport County v Queens Park Rangers
1 November 2003 16 Stockport County 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Stockport
Williams 85' Gallen 19'
Rowlands 43'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,461
Queens Park Rangers v Brentford
11 November 2003 17 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Brentford London
Thorpe 42' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,865
Queens Park Rangers v Plymouth Argyle
15 November 2003 18 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Plymouth Argyle London
Gallen 33', 75'
Thorpe 72'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,049
Swindon Town v Queens Park Rangers
22 November 2003 19 Swindon Town 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Swindon
Parkin 39' Rowlands 79' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,021
Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday
29 November 2003 20 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday London
Palmer 13'
Thorpe 85'
McLeod 90'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,393
Queens Park Rangers v Hartlepool United
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
Oldham Athletic v Queens Park Rangers
20 December 2003 22 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Oldham
Cooksey 67'
Eyre 86'		 Thorpe 31' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,603
Notts County v Queens Park Rangers
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
Chesterfield v Queens Park Rangers
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
Queens Park Rangers v Notts County
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
Brentford v Queens Park Rangers
14 February 2004 31 Brentford 1–1 Queens Park Rangers London
O'Connor 51' Furlong 20' Stadium: Griffin Park
Queens Park Rangers v Oldham Athletic
6 March 2004 34 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Oldham Athletic London
Gallen 54' (pen.) Murray 45' Stadium: Loftus Road
Hartlepool United v Queens Park Rangers
13 March 2004 35 Hartlepool United 1–4 Queens Park Rangers Hartlepool
Porter 88' Furlong 48', 74'
Gallen 52'
Rowlands 76'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Queens Park Rangers v Wrexham
16 March 2004 36 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Wrexham London
Carlisle 67'
McLeod 88'		 Murray 45' Stadium: Loftus Road
Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers
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

FA Cup

League Cup

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

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

Pos. Nat. Name League Cup League Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Goals Apps 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF Jamaica JAM Richard Langley[notes 1] (to Cardiff City)
12 FW France FRA Éric Sabin[notes 2] (to Northampton Town)
20 DF England ENG Warren Barton (to Wimbledon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF England ENG Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
33 DF England ENG Tom Williams[notes 3] (on loan from Birmingham City)

References

  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.

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sabin was born in Sarcelles, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2008.
  3. ^ 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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