# 2010–11 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Queens Park Rangers's 122nd professional season and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. The club finished the season in first place, winning promotion to the Premier League after a 15-year absence.

## Players

    As of the end of the season.

## Kit

Lotto Sport Italia continued as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline Gulf Air continued as kit sponsors.

### First team squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Paddy Kenny | GK | 2010 | (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 32) | Sheffield United |
| 24 | Radek Černý | GK | 2008 | (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 37) | Slavia Prague |
| 32 | Elvijs Putninš | GK | 2009 | (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 (aged 19) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Bradley Orr | CB | 2010 | (1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 28) | Bristol City |
| 3 | Clint Hill | CB / LB | 2010 | (1978-10-19)19 October 1978 (aged 32) | Crystal Palace |
| 5 | Fitz Hall | CB | 2008 | (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 31) | Wigan Athletic |
| 13 | Kaspars Gorkšs | CB | 2008 | (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 29) | Blackpool |
| 16 | Matthew Connolly | CB | 2008 | (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 23) | Arsenal |
| 22 | Peter Ramage | CB | 2008 | (1983-11-22)22 November 1983 (aged 27) | Newcastle United |
| 26 | Gary Borrowdale | LB | 2008 | (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 25) | Coventry City |
| 39 | Pascal Chimbonda | RB | 2011 | (1979-02-21)21 February 1979 (aged 32) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 40 | Michael Harriman | RB | 2011 | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 18) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| 41 | Danny Shittu | CB | 2011 | (1980-09-02)2 September 1980 (aged 30) | Millwall |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Shaun Derry | DM | 2010 | (1977-12-06)6 December 1977 (aged 33) | Crystal Palace |
| 7 | Adel Taarabt | AM | 2009 | (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 21) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 10 | Ákos Buzsáky | CM | 2007 | (1982-05-07)7 May 1982 (aged 29) | Plymouth Argyle |
| 11 | Alejandro Faurlín | CM | 2009 | (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 24) | Instituto Atlético |
| 14 | Martin Rowlands | CM | 2003 | (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 32) | Brentford |
| 15 | Wayne Routledge | LM | 2011 | (1985-01-07)7 January 1985 (aged 26) | On loan from Newcastle United |
| 17 | Lee Cook | LM | 2004 | (1982-07-03)3 July 1982 (aged 28) | Watford |
| 23 | Petter Vaagan Moen | AM | 2011 | (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 27) | Brann |
| 25 | Hogan Ephraim | RM / LM | 2007 | (1988-03-31)31 March 1988 (aged 23) | West Ham United |
| 30 | Romone Rose | AM | 2008 | (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 21) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| 35 | Josh Parker | RM | 2009 | (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 20) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| 36 | Bruno Andrade | AM | 2010 | (1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (aged 17) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| 37 | Georgios Tofas | AM | 2010 | (1989-07-17)17 July 1989 (aged 21) | Anorthosis |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Heiðar Helguson | CF | 2008 | (1977-08-22)22 August 1977 (aged 33) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 12 | Jamie Mackie | ST / RW | 2010 | (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 25) | Plymouth Argyle |
| 19 | Patrick Agyemang | CF | 2008 | (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 30) | Preston North End |
| 20 | Rob Hulse | CF | 2010 | (1979-10-25)25 October 1979 (aged 31) | Derby County |
| 21 | Tommy Smith | CF | 2010 | (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 30) | On loan from Portsmouth |
| 33 | Antonio German | ST | 2009 | (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 (aged 19) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| 42 | Troy Hewitt | CF | 2011 | (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 21) | Harrow Borough |
* ↑ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
* ↑ Taarabt was born in Fez, Morocco, but was raised in France and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Parker was born in Slough, England, but also qualifies to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2010.
* ↑ Mackie was born in Dorking, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.
* ↑ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.

### Out on loan

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 |
| 6 | MF | ATG | Mikele Leigertwood (on loan at Reading) |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke (on loan at Preston) |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Gavin Mahon (on loan at Crystal Palace) |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Lee Brown (on loan at Hayes & Yeading) |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Joe Oastler (on loan at Torquay) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | MF | GER | Max Ehmer (on loan at Yeovil) |
| 38 | MF | WAL | Michael Doughty (on loan at Woking) |
| — | FW | COL | Ángelo Balanta (on loan at MK Dons) |
| — | MF | ITA | Matteo Alberti (on loan at Lumezzane) |
| — | FW | ITA | Alessandro Pellicori (on loan at Torino) |
* ↑ Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
* ↑ Doughty was born in Westminster, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 May 2010 | 12 | FW | Jamie Mackie | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed |
| 21 May 2010 | 8 | FW | Leon Clarke | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 7 June 2010 | 1 | GK | Paddy Kenny | Sheffield United | £750,000 |
| 22 June 2010 | 4 | MF | Shaun Derry | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 1 July 2010 | 3 | DF | Clint Hill | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 30 July 2010 | 2 | DF | Bradley Orr | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2010 | 7 | MF | Adel Taarabt | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2010 | 20 | FW | Rob Hulse | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 18 October 2010 | 18 | MF | Gavin Mahon | Unattached | Free |
| 1 November 2010 | 37 | MF | Giorgos Tofas | Anorthosis | Free |
| 1 January 2011 | 23 | MF | Petter Vaagan Moen | Brann | Free |
| 3 January 2011 | 21 | FW | Tommy Smith | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2011 | 39 | DF | Pascal Chimbonda | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 27 January 2011 | 41 | DF | Danny Shittu | Millwall | Free |
| 14 March 2011 | 42 | FW | Troy Hewitt | Harrow Borough | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2010 | 4 | MF | Gavin Mahon | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2010 | 15 | MF | Nigel Quashie | Unattached | Released |
| 30 July 2010 | 3 | DF | Damion Stewart | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and Scotland through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.

### Loans in

| Start | No. | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry |
| 9 September 2010 | 21 | FW | Tommy Smith | Portsmouth | End of 2010 |
| 13 September 2010 | 15 | DF | Kyle Walker | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 January 2011 |
| 21 January 2011 | 15 | MF | Wayne Routledge | Newcastle United | End of season |
| 22 January 2011 | 29 | MF | Ishmael Miller | West Bromwich Albion | 24 April 2011 |

### Loans out

| Start | No. | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry |
| 8 June 2010 | – | FW | Ángelo Balanta | MK Dons | End of season |
| 22 July 2010 | 21 | MF | Matteo Alberti | Lumezzane | End of season |
| 27 August 2010 | 12 | FW | Alessandro Pellicori | Torino | End of season |
| September 2010 | 27 | DF | Lee Brown | Hayes & Yeading | End of season |
| 1 October 2010 | 8 | FW | Rowan Vine | Hull City | 6 November 2010 |
| 1 October 2010 | 35 | MF | Josh Parker | Northampton Town | 30 October 2010 |
| 8 October 2010 | 28 | DF | Joe Oastler | Torquay United | End of season |
| 22 October 2010 | 30 | MF | Romone Rose | Torquay United | 31 December 2010 |
| 5 November 2010 | 33 | FW | Antonio German | Southend United | 15 December 2010 |
| 22 November 2010 | 6 | MF | Mikele Leigertwood | Reading | End of season |
| 23 November 2010 | 35 | MF | Josh Parker | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 February 2011 |
| 25 November 2010 | 8 | FW | Rowan Vine | Brentford | 4 January 2011 |
| 1 January 2011 | – | MF | Max Ehmer | Yeovil Town | End of season |
| 14 January 2011 | 32 | GK | Elvijs Putninš | Boreham Wood | February 2011 |
| 15 January 2011 | 8 | FW | Rowan Vine | MK Dons | 22 April 2011 |
| 28 January 2011 | 8 | FW | Leon Clarke | Preston North End | End of season |
| 8 February 2011 | 26 | DF | Gary Borrowdale | Carlisle United | March 2011 |
| 10 February 2011 | 33 | FW | Antonio German | Yeovil Town | 24 March 2011 |
| 25 February 2011 | 14 | MF | Martin Rowlands | Millwall | 22 March 2011 |
| 24 March 2011 | 18 | MF | Gavin Mahon | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
| 31 March 2011 | 38 | MF | Michael Doughty | Woking | April 2011 |

## Championship statistics
### Championship table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Norwich City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 84 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Swansea City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

### League performance

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Records and statistics

    As of the end of the season.

### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Start | Sub | Start | Sub | Start | Sub | Start | Sub |
| 1 | GK | | Paddy Kenny | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Bradley Orr | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | | Clint Hill | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Shaun Derry | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Fitz Hall | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | | Mikele Leigertwood | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | MF | | Adel Taarabt | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Leon Clarke | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | FW | | Heiðar Helguson | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Ákos Buzsáky | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | MF | | Alejandro Faurlín | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Jamie Mackie | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Kaspars Gorkšs | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Martin Rowlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | | Kyle Walker | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Wayne Routledge | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Matthew Connolly | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | | Lee Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Patrick Agyemang | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 20 | FW | | Rob Hulse | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| 21 | FW | | Tommy Smith | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
| 22 | DF | | Peter Ramage | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | | Petter Vaagan Moen | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | GK | | Radek Černý | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Hogan Ephraim | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| 26 | DF | | Gary Borrowdale | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | | Joe Oastler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | | Ishmael Miller | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | MF | | Romone Rose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | | Antonio German | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | FW | | Josh Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | | Bruno Andrade | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | MF | | Giorgos Tofas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | DF | | Michael Doughty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | DF | | Pascal Chimbonda | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | DF | | Danny Shittu | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | FLC | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 | Adel Taarabt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Heiðar Helguson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Jamie Mackie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Tommy Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Wayne Routledge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Kaspars Gorkšs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Hogan Ephraim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Alejandro Faurlín | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Patrick Agyemang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Clint Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Rob Hulse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Fitz Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bradley Orr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ishmael Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Antonio German | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 22 August 2015
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Paddy Kenny | GK | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Radek Černý | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |