# 2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

In the 2000–2001 season, Peter crouch emerged as a future star but despite this QPR were relegated to the third tier for the first time since 1967. Manager Gerry Francis was fired a day after a 5-0 defeat to Wimbledon and replaced by Ian Holloway.

## Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Telecommunications giant Ericsson continued as kit sponsors.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 49 | |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 48 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 46 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 38 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 1 | 12 August 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 0 – 0 | | 13,926 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 August 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 1 – 1 | Carlisle | 19,020 | 14 |
| 3 | 26 August 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1 – 0 | Furlong | 9,415 | 8 |
| 4 | 28 August 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1 – 2 | Kiwomya | 14,831 | 10 |
| 5 | 9 September 2000 | Preston North End | H | 0 – 0 | | 11,092 | 13 |
| 6 | 13 September 2000 | Gillingham | H | 2 – 2 | Kiwomya, Crouch | 10,655 | 13 |
| 7 | 16 September 2000 | Barnsley | A | 2 – 4 | Kiwomya (2) | 12,763 | 17 |
| 8 | 23 September 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 2 – 1 | Crouch, Wardley | 11,720 | 13 |
| 9 | 30 September 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 1 – 1 | Koejoe | 13,803 | 16 |
| 10 | 14 October 2000 | Watford | A | 1 – 3 | Connolly | 17,488 | 17 |
| 11 | 17 October 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 1 – 3 | Connolly | 4,428 | 18 |
| 12 | 21 October 2000 | Burnley | H | 0 – 1 | | 11,426 | 19 |
| 13 | 25 October 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1 – 2 | Peacock | 10,353 | 20 |
| 14 | 28 October 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1 – 1 | Connolly | 7,268 | 20 |
| 15 | 31 October 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1 – 3 | Crouch | 10,180 | 20 |
| 16 | 4 November 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 1 – 1 | Peschisolido | 12,036 | 20 |
| 17 | 11 November 2000 | Stockport County | A | 2 – 2 | Carlisle, Langley | 6,356 | 22 |
| 18 | 18 November 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1 – 1 | Connolly | 11,543 | 22 |
| 19 | 25 November 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2 – 2 | Peacock (2) | 11,156 | 22 |
| 20 | 2 December 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2 – 5 | Crouch (2) | 21,728 | 22 |
| 21 | 9 December 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 – 0 | | 16,886 | 23 |
| 22 | 16 December 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1 – 0 | Crouch | 14,409 | 23 |
| 23 | 23 December 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 0 – 0 | | 24,311 | 24 |
| 24 | 26 December 2000 | Norwich City | H | 2 – 3 | Carlisle, Wardley | 12,338 | 23 |
| 25 | 30 December 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 1 – 1 | Crouch | 14,439 | 23 |
| 26 | 13 January 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2 – 0 | Koejoe, Plummer | 11,881 | 23 |
| 27 | 20 January 2001 | Norwich City | A | 0 – 1 | | 16,472 | 23 |
| 28 | 31 January 2001 | Fulham | H | 0 – 2 | | 16,403 | 24 |
| 29 | 3 February 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1 – 1 | Ngonge | 10,293 | 23 |
| 30 | 10 February 2001 | Preston North End | A | 0 – 5 | | 14,423 | 23 |
| 31 | 17 February 2001 | Barnsley | H | 2 – 0 | Kiwomya, Crouch | 9,388 | 21 |
| 32 | 20 February 2001 | Gillingham | A | 1 – 0 | Kiwomya | 10,432 | 20 |
| 33 | 24 February 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 0 – 5 | | 9,446 | 21 |
| 34 | 3 March 2001 | Sheffield United | H | 1 – 3 | Ngonge | 11,024 | 22 |
| 35 | 7 March 2001 | Watford | H | 1 – 1 | Ngonge | 12,436 | 22 |
| 36 | 10 March 2001 | Fulham | A | 0 – 2 | | 16,021 | 22 |
| 37 | 17 March 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 0 – 1 | | 17,608 | 23 |
| 38 | 24 March 2001 | Burnley | A | 1 – 2 | Bignot | 14,018 | 23 |
| 39 | 31 March 2001 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1 – 1 | Wardley | 22,208 | 23 |
| 40 | 7 April 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 – 3 | Plummer | 12,449 | 23 |
| 41 | 10 April 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2 – 2 | Crouch, Thomson | 6,354 | 24 |
| 42 | 14 April 2001 | Portsmouth | A | 1 – 1 | Thomson | 13,426 | 23 |
| 43 | 16 April 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2 – 0 | Thomson, Crouch | 9,696 | 23 |
| 44 | 21 April 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1 – 2 | Thomson | 12,846 | 23 |
| 45 | 28 April 2001 | Stockport County | H | 0 – 3 | | 10,608 | 23 |
| 46 | 6 May 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1 – 1 | Bruce | 17,447 | 23 |

### FA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Luton Town | A | 3 – 3 | 8,677 | Crouch (2), Peacock |
| R3 Replay | 17 January 2001 | Luton Town | H | 2 – 1 | 14,395 | Kiwomya (2) |
| R4 | 27 January 2001 | Arsenal | H | 0 – 6 | 19,003 | |

### League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st leg | 23 August 2000 | Colchester United | A | 1 – 0 | 3,916 | Kiwomya |
| R1 2nd leg | 6 September 2000 | Colchester United | H | 1 – 4 | 4,042 | Kiwomya |

## Squad

| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | CZE | Ludek Miklosko | 17 | | 1 | | | 18 | |
| GK | ENG | Lee Harper | 29 | | 2 | | | 31 | |
| DF | FIN | Antti Heinola | | | | | | 2 | |
| DF | ENG | Danny Maddix | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| DF | WAL | Karl Ready | 19 | | 1 | | | 24 | |
| DF | ENG | Jermaine Darlington | 32 | | 4 | | | 37 | |
| DF | ENG | Tim Breacker | 8 | | 1 | | | 11 | |
| DF | ENG | Wayne Brown | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
| DF | ENG | Justin Cochrane | | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | ENG | Marcus Bignot | 8 | 1 | | | | 9 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Matthew Rose | 26 | | 3 | | | 29 | |
| DF | NIR | Steve Morrow | 18 | | 3 | | | 27 | |
| DF | ENG | Ian Baraclough | 26 | | 4 | | | 33 | |
| DF | AUS | George Kulcsar | 9 | | 1 | | | 15 | |
| DF | ENG | Chris Plummer | 25 | 2 | 3 | | | 29 | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Marlon Broomes | 5 | | | | | 5 | |
| MF | ENG | Alex Higgins | | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Paul Murray | 4 | | | | | 6 | |
| MF | ENG | Ben Walshe | | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Paul Bruce | 5 | 1 | | | | 8 | 1 |
| MF | NIR | Keith Rowland | 4 | | | | | 4 | |
| MF | ENG | Oliver Burgess | | | | | | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Christer Warren | 16 | | | | | 22 | |
| MF | ENG | Clarke Carlisle | 27 | 3 | 5 | | | 32 | 3 |
| MF | ENG | Mark Perry | 23 | | 4 | | | 33 | |
| MF | ENG | Gavin Peacock | 31 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Richard Langley | 26 | 1 | | | | 31 | 1 |
| MF | NIR | Terry McFlynn | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Karl Connolly | 17 | 4 | 3 | | | 27 | 4 |
| FW | IRE | Tony Scully | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Leon Knight | 10 | | | | | 11 | |
| FW | ENG | Chris Kiwomya | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
| FW | BEL | Michel Ngonge | 7 | 3 | | | | 15 | |
| FW | ENG | Alvin Bubb | | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Andy Thomson | 7 | 4 | | | | 8 | 4 |
| FW | JAM | Kevin Lisbie | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Paul Furlong | 3 | 1 | | | | 3 | 1 |
| FW | NIR | Ian Dowie | | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | HOL | Sammy Koejoe | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | 26 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Richard Pacquette | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Stuart Wardley | 26 | | 1 | | | 37 | 3 |
| FW | CAN | Paul Peschisolido | 5 | 1 | | | | 5 | 1 |
| FW | ENG | Peter Crouch | 38 | 9 | 4 | | 2 | 47 | 11 |

### Reserve squad

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 |
| 26 | MF | NIR | Richard Graham |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Ross Weare |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Danny Grieves (on loan from Maccabi Haifa) |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Nikki Bull |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Kevin Gallen | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | September 1992 | | August 2000 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Steve Slade | Tottenham Hotspur | July 1996 | £350,000 | August 2000 | Cambridge United | |
| Keith Rowland | West Ham United | January 1998 | With Iain Dowie and £2,300,000 For Trevor Sinclair | January 2001 | Luton Town | Loan |
| Steve Morrow | Arsenal | March 1997 | £1,000,000 | March 2001 | Peterborough United | Loan |
| Tim Breacker | West Ham United | February 1999 | | April 2001 | Retired | |
| Danny Maddix | Tottenham Hotspur | July 1987 | Free | July 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Karl Ready | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 1990 | | July 2001 | Motherwell | |
| Antti Heinola | Heracles | January 1998 | £100,000 | July 2001 | HJK Helsinki | |
| Steve Morrow | Arsenal | March 1997 | £1,000,000 | July 2001 | Released | |
| Ian Baraclough | Notts County | March 1998 | £75,000 | July 2001 | Notts County | |
| George Kulcsar | Bradford City | December 1997 | £250,000 | July 2001 | Home United | |
| Iain Dowie | West Ham United | January 1998 | With Keith Rowland and £2,300,000 For Trevor Sinclair | July 2001 | Retired | |
| Terry McFlynn | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1998 | | July 2001 | Woking | |
| Tony Scully | Manchester City | March 1998 | £155,000 | July 2001 | Cambridge United | |
| Leon Jeanne | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | November 1997 | | July 2001 | Cardiff City | |
| Luděk Mikloško | West Ham United | October 1998 | Loan Then £50,000 | July 2001 | Retired | |
| Lee Harper | Arsenal | July 1997 | £125,000 | July 2001 | Walsall | |
| Jermaine Darlington | Aylesbury United | March 1999 | £25,000 | July 2001 | Wimbledon | £200,000 |
| Alvin Bubb | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | November 1998 | | July 2001 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Ian Baraclough | Notts County | March 1998 | £75,000 | July 2001 | Notts County | |
| Michel Ngonge | Watford | December 2000 | £50,000 | July 2001 | Kilmarnock | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Paul Furlong | Birmingham City | August 2000 | Loan |
| Marlon Broomes | Blackburn Rovers | October 2000 | Loan |
| Brian Fitzgerald | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | October 2000 | |
| Michel Ngonge | Watford | December 2000 | £50,000 |
| Kevin Lisbie | Charlton Athletic | December 2000 | Loan |
| Paul Peschisolido | Fulham | November 2000 | Loan |
| Wayne Brown | Ipswich Town | March 2001 | Loan |
| Leon Knight | Chelsea | March 2001 | Loan |
| Andy Thomson | Gillingham | March 2001 | free |
| Marcus Bignot | Bristol Rovers | March 2001 | |
| Alex Higgins | Sheffield Wednesday | March 2001 | |
| Leroy Griffiths | Hampton & Richmond Borough | May 2001 | £40,000 |
| Steve Palmer | Watford | July 2001 | |
| Terrell Forbes | West Ham United | July 2001 | free |
| Oliver Burgess | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2001 | |
| Dave McEwen | Tottenham Hotspur | July 2001 | |
| Chris Day | Watford | July 2001 | |