2003–04 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

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

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)

Season summary

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

Results

Football League Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 26 12 8 85 41 +44 90 Division Champions, promoted
2 Queens Park Rangers 46 22 17 7 80 45 +35 83 Promoted
3 Bristol City 46 23 13 10 58 37 +21 82 Participated in play-offs
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 11 13 64 43 +21 77 Promoted through play-offs
5 Swindon Town 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73 Participated in play-offs
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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  ENG Chris Day
2 DF  ENG Terrell Forbes
3 DF  ARG Gino Padula
4 DF  ENG Steve Palmer
5 DF  ENG Clarke Carlisle
6 DF  NGA Danny Shittu
7 DF  ENG Matthew Rose
8 MF  CAN Marc Bircham[notes 1]
9 FW  ENG Tony Thorpe
10 FW  ENG Kevin Gallen
11 MF  ENG Gareth Ainsworth
12 DF  ENG Marcus Bignot
13 GK  ENG Nick Culkin
14 MF  IRL Martin Rowlands[notes 2]
15 FW  ENG Richard Pacquette[notes 3]
16 MF  ENG Wes Daly
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Marcus Bean[notes 4]
18 FW  ENG Dennis Oli
19 MF  ENG Ben Walshe
20 DF  CIV Arthur Gnohéré[notes 5]
21 DF  COD Marien Ifura
22 MF  ENG Kevin McLeod
23 DF  ENG Richard Edghill
24 GK  ENG Jake Cole
25 DF  ENG John Fletcher
26 DF  ENG Ryan Johnson
28 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton
29 FW  ENG Paul Furlong
30 MF  AUS Richard Johnson
31 GK  ENG Lee Camp[notes 6] (on loan from Derby County)
32 DF  ENG Jack Perry

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  JAM Richard Langley[notes 7] (to Cardiff City)
12 FW  FRA Éric Sabin[notes 8] (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 9] (on loan from Birmingham City)
gollark: 10.
gollark: 5.
gollark: 2
gollark: 0
gollark: Ew, Windows.

References

  1. "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d2/qpr.htm

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. Pacquette was born in Kilburn, England, but also qualifies to represent Dominica internationally and would make his international debut for Dominica in February 2008.
  4. 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.
  5. Gnohéré previously wore the #24 shirt while on loan from Burnley.
  6. Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
  7. 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.
  8. Sabin was born in Sarcelles, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2008.
  9. 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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