# 2004–05 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the inaugural season of the Football League Championship, having been promoted from the old Second Division (now renamed League One) the previous season.

## Season summary

After a slow start to the season, QPR won seven games in a row to rise up to third in the Championship table, though the good form didn't last and the West London side eventually finished in a comfortable midtable position - 12 points from the relegation zone and 11 points off the play-off places.
QPR were eliminated from the League Cup in the second round by Premiership side Aston Villa and the FA Cup in the third round by fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest.

## Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Telecomunication company Binatone continued as kit sponsors.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 66 |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 66 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 62 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 61 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 60 |

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 7 August 2004 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | Ainsworth | 14,547 | 14 |
| 9 August 2004 | Watford | A | 0–3 | | 14,737 | 19 |
| 14 August 2004 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | Furlong, Rowlands | 26,063 | 23 |
| 21 August 2004 | Derby County | H | 0–2 | | 15,295 | 23 |
| 27 August 2004 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Bean | 7,391 | 14 |
| 31 August 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | | 13,804 | 20 |
| 11 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–2 | Furlong (2), Gallen | 15,425 | 18 |
| 14 September 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | Furlong, Santos | 5,682 | 12 |
| 18 September 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–2 | Gallen, Furlong, Rose | 6,612 | 7 |
| 25 September 2004 | Leicester City | H | 3–2 | Cook, Furlong (2) | 15,535 | 7 |
| 28 September 2004 | Coventry City | H | 4–1 | Cureton (3), Furlong | 14,680 | 4 |
| 2 October 2004 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Gallen | 16,877 | 3 |
| 16 October 2004 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Rose | 18,363 | 3 |
| 19 October 2004 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | Santos | 10,548 | 4 |
| 23 October 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Gallen | 27,070 | 5 |
| 30 October 2004 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Gallen (pen), Santos, Furlong | 15,638 | 4 |
| 2 November 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | Furlong | 16,685 | 5 |
| 6 November 2004 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | McLeod | 31,365 | 6 |
| 13 November 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | Furlong | 15,804 | 5 |
| 20 November 2004 | Leeds United | A | 1–6 | Ainsworth | 29,739 | 5 |
| 27 November 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | Shittu | 15,146 | 5 |
| 4 December 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | Santos | 26,099 | 6 |
| 11 December 2004 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–4 | Furlong (2) | 18,231 | 6 |
| 18 December 2004 | Reading | A | 0–1 | | 20,272 | 9 |
| 26 December 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | Furlong | 19,535 | 10 |
| 28 December 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–2 | Shittu | 15,770 | 12 |
| 1 January 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–0 | | 15,898 | 12 |
| 3 January 2005 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | | 23,754 | 13 |
| 14 January 2005 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | Cook | 13,559 | 10 |
| 22 January 2005 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | Cureton, Santos | 16,595 | 9 |
| 5 February 2005 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | | 15,603 | 11 |
| 12 February 2005 | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | Furlong | 15,620 | 11 |
| 22 February 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | Gallen | 15,029 | 12 |
| 26 February 2005 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | Furlong, Shittu | 29,008 | 11 |
| 5 March 2005 | Reading | H | 0–0 | | 16,971 | 12 |
| 12 March 2005 | Watford | H | 3–1 | Furlong, Gallen (2) | 16,638 | 11 |
| 16 March 2005 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | | 24,486 | 11 |
| 19 March 2005 | Rotherham United | A | 1–0 | Rowlands | 5,387 | 9 |
| 2 April 2005 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 | Shittu | 18,198 | 9 |
| 5 April 2005 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | Furlong | 16,431 | 9 |
| 9 April 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 2–3 | Rowlands, Gallen | 20,426 | 10 |
| 16 April 2005 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | Gallen | 18,182 | 11 |
| 19 April 2005 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | | 10,396 | 12 |
| 23 April 2005 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 12,007 | 13 |
| 30 April 2005 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | Curtis (own goal), Bircham | 17,834 | 11 |
| 8 May 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | | 15,722 | 11 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–3 | 11,140 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 24 August 2004 | Swansea City | H | 3–0 | 4,882 | Cureton, Rowlands, Gallen |
| R2 | 22 September 2004 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 26,975 | McLeod |

## Squad

| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | ENG | Chris Day | 30 | | 3 | | | 33 | |
| GK | ENG | Simon Royce | 13 | | | | | 13 | |
| GK | ITA | Generoso Rossi | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| DF | CIV | Arthur Gnohere | 3 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| DF | ENG | Terrell Forbes | 2 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| DF | ENG | Matthew Rose | 24 | 2 | 4 | | | 28 | 2 |
| DF | ENG | Marcus Bignot | 41 | | 2 | | | 45 | |
| DF | ENG | Lewis Hamilton | | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | ENG | Andrew Davies | | | | | 9 | |
| DF | ENG | Richard Edghill | 13 | | 2 | | | 22 | |
| DF | USA | Frankie Simek | 5 | | | | | 5 | |
| DF | ARG | Gino Padula | 28 | | 1 | | | 35 | |
| DF | NGA | Danny Shittu | 33 | 4 | 3 | | | 37 | 4 |
| DF | DRC | Pat Kanyuka | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | CAM | Serge Branco | 3 | | 2 | | | 9 | |
| MF | CPV | Georges Santos | 39 | 5 | 1 | | | 45 | 5 |
| MF | ENG | Adam Miller | 9 | | | | | 14 | |
| MF | ENG | Richard Johnson | 6 | | 1 | | | 7 | |
| MF | ENG | Martin Rowlands | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 38 | 4 |
| MF | ENG | Marc Bircham | 32 | 1 | 4 | | | 36 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Kevin McLeod | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 27 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Scott Donnelly | | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| MF | ENG | Gareth Ainsworth | 14 | 2 | 1 | | | 23 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Lee Cook | 38 | 2 | 2 | | | 44 | 2 |
| MF | ENG | Stefan Bailey | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Paul Furlong | 39 | 18 | 1 | | | 41 | 18 |
| FW | ENG | Dean Sturridge | | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Scott Mulholland | | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe | 4 | | | | | 11 | |
| FW | ENG | Shabazz Baidoo | 2 | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Jamie Cureton | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 33 | 5 |
| FW | ENG | Luke Townsend | | | | | | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Aaron Brown | | | | | | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Gallen | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | | 49 | 11 |

## Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jake Cole |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ryan Johnson |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Dominic Shimmin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Matthew Hislop |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Daniel Murphy |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Dennis Oli | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | October 2001 | | August 2004 | Swansea City | |
| Wes Daly | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 2001 | | August 2004 | Raith Rovers | Loan |
| Richard Pacquette | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | February 2000 | | September 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Luke Townsend | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | | | September 2004 | Northwoods | Loan |
| Richard Johnson | Watford | February 2004 | | October 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | Loan |
| Marcus Bean | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2002 | | February 2005 | Swansea City | Loan |
| Kevin McLeod | Everton | August 2003 | £250,000 | February 2005 | Swansea City | undisclosed |
| Chris Day | Watford | July 2001 | | February 2005 | Preston North End | Loan |
| Tony Thorpe | Luton Town | August 2003 | £50,000 | March 2005 | Rotherham United | Loan |
| Aaron Brown | Bristol City | July 2004 | | March 2005 | Torquay United | Loan |
| Jamie Cureton | Busan I'Cons | January 2005 | | June 2005 | Swindon Town | |
| Tony Thorpe | Luton Town | August 2003 | £50,000 | June 2005 | Swindon Town | |
| Generoso Rossi | Siena | January 2005 | | July 2005 | Triestina | |
| Serge Branco | Leeds United | September 2004 | | July 2005 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | |
| Richard Johnson | Watford | February 2004 | | July 2005 | Newcastle United Jets | |
| Gino Padula | Wigan | July 2002 | | July 2005 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Richard Edghill | Sheffield United | August 2003 | | July 2005 | Bradford City | |
| Arthur Gnohéré | Burnley | February 2004 | | July 2005 | Istres | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Georges Santos | Ipswich Town | August 2004 | |
| Lewis Hamilton | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | August 2004 | |
| Serge Branco | Leeds United | September 2004 | |
| Frank Simek | Arsenal | October 2004 | Loan |
| Adam Miller | Aldershot Town | November 2004 | |
| Generoso Rossi | Siena | January 2005 | |
| Simon Royce | Charlton Athletic | January 2005 | |
| Andrew Davies | Middlesbrough | January 2005 | Loan |
| Matthew Hislop | Arsenal | March 2005 | |
| Dominic Shimmin | Arsenal | March 2005 | |
| Dean Sturridge | Wolverhampton Wanderers | March 2005 | Free |
| Ian Evatt | Chesterfield | June 2005 | £150,000 |
| Tommy Doherty | Bristol City | June 2005 | |
| Stefan Moore | Aston Villa | June 2005 | Free |
| Jake Cole | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2005 | |
| Marc Nygaard | Brescia | July 2005 | Free |