# 2023–24 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 142nd season in the history of Queens Park Rangers and their ninth consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

## Current squad

    As of 4 May 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Contract Expires | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Asmir Begović | GK | 2023 | (1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 37) | Everton | 2024 | 46 | 0 |
| 13 | Jordan Archer | GK | 2021 | (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31) | Middlesbrough | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Joe Walsh | GK | 2021 | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | Gillingham | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Matteo Salamon | GK | 2022 | (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| — | Murphy Mahoney | GK | 2012 | (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Osman Kakay | RWB | 2015 | (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 113 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmy Dunne | CB | 2021 | (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27) | Burnley | 2024 | 115 | 6 |
| 5 | Steve Cook | CB | 2023 | (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33) | Nottingham Forest | 2025 | 36 | 2 |
| 6 | Jake Clarke-Salter | CB | 2022 | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) | Chelsea | 2026 | 49 | 1 |
| 15 | Morgan Fox | LB/CB | 2023 | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) | Stoke City | 2025 | 21 | 1 |
| 20 | Reggie Cannon | RB | 2023 | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) | Free agent | 2027 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | Ziyad Larkeche | LB/LM/CB | 2023 | (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 22) | Fulham | 2026 | 22 | 0 |
| 22 | Kenneth Paal | LWB | 2022 | (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27) | PEC Zwolle | 2025 | 87 | 5 |
| 29 | Aaron Drewe | RWB | 2019 | (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 24) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Jack Colback | CM | 2023 | (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) | Nottingham Forest | 2025 | 28 | 3 |
| 7 | Chris Willock | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 27) | Benfica | 2024 | 146 | 20 |
| 8 | Sam Field | CM/DM | 2021 | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) | West Bromwich Albion | 2026 | 141 | 8 |
| 10 | Ilias Chair | AM/RM/LM | 2017 | (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) | Lierse | 2025 | 236 | 35 |
| 14 | Isaac Hayden | DM | 2024 | (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) | Newcastle United | Loan | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | Joe Hodge | DM/CM | 2024 | (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | Taylor Richards | AM/RM/LM | 2022 | (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 24) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2026 | 21 | 0 |
| 19 | Elijah Dixon-Bonner | CM | 2022 | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) | Liverpool | 2024 | 27 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas Andersen | AM/LW/RW | 2024 | (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) | AaB | 2025 | 16 | 1 |
| 34 | Rafferty Pedder | CM/AM | 2022 | (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Alexander Aoraha | DM/CM | 2021 | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 22) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Albert Adomah | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 37) | Nottingham Forest | 2024 | 130 | 6 |
| 39 | Steven Bala | AM/LM/CM | 2021 | (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) | Barnet | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Lorent Talla | CM/AM | 2023 | (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes | CF | 2020 | (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29) | Livingston | 2026 | 163 | 36 |
| 11 | Paul Smyth | RW/LW/AM | 2023 | (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27) | Leyton Orient | 2026 | 68 | 5 |
| 12 | Michael Frey | CF | 2024 | (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 30) | Royal Antwerp | 2026 | 9 | 1 |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong | CF | 2020 | (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) | Shamrock Rovers | 2024 | 64 | 4 |
| 38 | Rayan Kolli | RW/LW/AM | 2023 | (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 20) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 17 | Andre Dozzell | CM/AM/DM | 2021 | (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 25) | Ipswich Town | 2024 | 98 | 2 |
| 23 | Charlie Kelman | CF | 2020 | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23) | Southend United | 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 24 | Stephen Duke-McKenna | RM/CM | 2019 | (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) | Bolton Wanderers | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | Joe Gubbins | CB | 2019 | (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Trent Rendall | CB | 2020 | (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 |

## Kit

Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Convivia
| Home | Home alt. | Home alt. | Away |

### Kit information

QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà as the official technical kit suppliers, the 2023–24 season will be the seventh year of the deal. The kits will be 100 percent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal. On 8 December 2022 QPR announced that the kit deal with Erreà had been extended until the end of the 2025/26 season.
On 27 June 2022 Convivia were announced as the main shirt sponsor for the 2022–23 season on a three-year deal.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | LB | Ziyad Larkeche | Fulham | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CM | Taylor Richards | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2023 | RW | Paul Smyth | Leyton Orient | Free Transfer |
| 17 July 2023 | GK | Asmir Begović | Everton | Free Transfer |
| 24 July 2023 | LB | Morgan Fox | Stoke City | Free Transfer |
| 1 August 2023 | CM | Jack Colback | Nottingham Forest | Free Transfer |
| 9 August 2023 | CB | Steve Cook | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 6 September 2023 | LB | Casey Shann † | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free Transfer |
| 26 September 2023 | RB | Reggie Cannon | Free agent | — |
| 28 January 2024 | CF | Michael Frey | Royal Antwerp | Undisclosed |
| 5 February 2024 | AM | Lucas Andersen | AaB | Free Transfer |
† Signed initially for the Development Squad

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 14 June 2023 | CB | Robert Dickie | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 19 June 2023 | CM | Stefan Johansen | Sarpsborg | Mutual Consent |
| 29 June 2023 | LB | Niko Hämäläinen | HJK Helsinki | Mutual Consent |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Ody Alfa | Chelmsford City | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Luke Amos | Hibernian | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Elijah Anthony | Beaconsfield Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Sam Bagan | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Leon Balogun | Rangers | End of Contract |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Shannon Brown | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Matthew Castillo-Anderson | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Jabari Christmas | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Riley Cotter | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Dillon De Silva | Torquay United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Adam Dougui | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | AM | Stanley Flaherty | Walton & Hersham | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Harry Halwax | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Harun Hamid | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Moses Luzinda | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Salvatore Marino | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Chris Martin | Bristol Rovers | End of Contract |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Conor Masterson | Gillingham | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Charlie McDonald | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Reece Nicholas-Davies | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Charlie Owens | Boreham Wood | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Isaac Pitblado | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Ivo Rossi | Luparense | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Olamide Shodipo | Lincoln City | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Guilherme Siqueira | Sheffield Wednesday | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Kacper Zapieraczynski | Free agent | Released |
| 8 July 2023 | GK | Seny Dieng | Middlesbrough | £2,000,000 |
| 17 January 2024 | CB | Kayden Harrack | Morecambe | Released |

### Loaned in

| Date from | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref |
| 1 February 2024 | DM | Isaac Hayden | Newcastle United | End of Season | |
| 1 February 2024 | DM | Joe Hodge | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of Season | |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | Murphy Mahoney | Swindon Town | 28 December 2023 |
| 25 August 2023 | CB | Joe Gubbins | Accrington Stanley | End of Season |
| 1 September 2023 | CB | Trent Rendall | Eastleigh | 30 September 2023 |
| 17 September 2023 | CB | Henry Hawkins | Farnborough | 1 January 2024 |
| 7 October 2023 | CM | Rafferty Pedder | Oxford City | 4 November 2023 |
| 21 November 2023 | AM | Steven Bala | Slough Town | 19 December 2023 |
| 21 November 2023 | GK | Harry Cant | Ashford Town | 16 January 2024 |
| 7 December 2023 | GK | Joe Walsh | Accrington Stanley | 22 December 2023 |
| 22 December 2023 | CM | Osman Foyo | Torquay United | 20 January 2024 |
| 19 January 2024 | CM | Andre Dozzell | Birmingham City | End of Season |
| 25 January 2024 | RM | Stephen Duke-McKenna | Sutton United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2024 | CF | Charlie Kelman | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Deon Woodman | Wealdstone | 29 February 2024 |
| 6 February 2024 | CM | Arkell Jude-Boyd | Torquay United | 5 March 2024 |
| 23 February 2024 | GK | Conor Clark | Woodley United | 23 March 2024 |
| 5 March 2024 | CB | Deon Woodman | Southend United | End of Season |
| 26 March 2024 | CB | Trent Rendall | Braintree Town | 30 April 2024 |
| 29 March 2024 | GK | Harry Cant | Haringey Borough | 16 April 2024 |
* ↑ On 28 December, Mahoney returned from his loan at Swindon early due to picking up an injury.
* ↑ On 15 December, Walsh's loan at Accrington was extended by a further seven-days.
* ↑ On 29 March, Woodman's loan at Southend was extended until the end of season.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 24 May the club announced their first pre-season friendly, against Oxford United. A day later, a second friendly was confirmed, against AFC Wimbledon. A third pre-season game was confirmed, against Reading in a behind-closed-doors fixture. On June 7, the club confirmed a pre-season training camp in Austria and face Slavia Prague and Vorwärts Steyr.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | Matchday 1 | | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 032.61 |
| FA Cup | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 48 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 031.25 |
Last updated: 6 May 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 56 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 56 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 56 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 53 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 53 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 51 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| 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 | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 24 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Queens Park Rangers joined the FA Cup at the third round stage, as a Championship side, and were drawn at home to Bournemouth.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

QPR were drawn at home to Norwich City in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Squad statistics
### Statistics

    As of 27 April 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | BIH | Asmir Begović | 46 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SLE | Osman Kakay | 25 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jimmy Dunne | 30 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | 28 | 3 | 24+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Cook | 36 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jake Clarke-Salter | 33 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Chris Willock | 39 | 4 | 27+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Sam Field | 45 | 4 | 39+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Lyndon Dykes | 43 | 7 | 31+10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Ilias Chair | 43 | 7 | 42+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NIR | Paul Smyth | 44 | 3 | 22+21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | SUI | Michael Frey | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Jordan Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Isaac Hayden | 17 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Morgan Fox | 21 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Joe Hodge | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell | 27 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Taylor Richards | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Elijah Dixon-Bonner | 25 | 0 | 9+14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Reggie Cannon | 20 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Ziyad Larkeche | 22 | 0 | 3+17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SUR | Kenneth Paal | 46 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Charlie Kelman | 11 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | GUY | Stephen Duke-McKenna | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | DEN | Lucas Andersen | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Joe Gubbins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Aaron Drewe | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | IRL | Sinclair Armstrong | 39 | 4 | 19+19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Joe Walsh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Rafferty Pedder | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | IRQ | Alexander Aoraha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | 18 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ALG | Rayan Kolli | 11 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | KOS | Lorent Talla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goals

    As of 4 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | Ilias Chair | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Lyndon Dykes | FW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Kenneth Paal | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Chris Willock | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sinclair Armstrong | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sam Field | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Jack Colback | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Paul Smyth | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Andre Dozzell | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Steve Cook | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Jake Clarke-Salter | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Joe Hodge | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lucas Andersen | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Frey | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Jimmy Dunne | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Morgan Fox | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 49 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 4 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | Asmir Begovic | GK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Joe Walsh | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |