# 2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

During the 2006–07 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

On 28 June 2006, Holloway was put on Gardening leave and eventually left for Plymouth Argyle and Gary Waddock was appointed full-time manager. On 20 September 2006, after a poor set of results had left QPR bottom of the table, Waddock was replaced by John Gregory. Waddock did, however, stay at the club as assistant manager. Gregory's appointment caused a schism among QPR fans, some of whom saw Gregory's friendship with controversial chairman Gianni Paladini as a conflict of interest. After a decent start with successive victories over Hull City and Southampton, Rangers form dipped before winning three on the bounce (including a victory at (then) league leaders Cardiff City). Unfortunately, results did not continue to improve, and relegation looked a distinct possibility for Gregory's men. However, following a fine late season run, QPR beat Cardiff 1–0 at Loftus Road on 21 April 2007 to secure their Championship status for another year.

## Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Retailer Cargiant became kit sponsors.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 57 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 56 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 53 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 53 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 50 |

## Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 5 August 2006 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | | 12,190 | 22 |
| 8 August 2006 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | Rowlands (pen), Baidoo | 13,996 | 18 |
| 12 August 2006 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | Rowlands, Ward | 12,368 | 14 |
| 19 August 2006 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Ainsworth | 11,879 | 14 |
| 25 August 2006 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–3 | Gallen | 10,918 | 17 |
| 9 September 2006 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–1 | Blackstock | 12,138 | 22 |
| 12 September 2006 | Birmingham City | H | 0–2 | | 10,936 | 23 |
| 16 September 2006 | Colchester United | A | 1–2 | Brown (own goal) | 5,246 | 24 |
| 23 September 2006 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | R Jones, Blackstock | 11,381 | 20 |
| 30 September 2006 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | Blackstock, R Jones | 25,185 | 16 |
| 14 October 2006 | Norwich City | H | 3–3 | Smith, Rowlands (2) | 14,793 | 16 |
| 17 October 2006 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | Smith | 10,882 | 19 |
| 21 October 2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–3 | Blackstock (2) | 23,813 | 19 |
| 28 October 2006 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Rowlands (pen) | 12,430 | 19 |
| 31 October 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–3 | Stewart, Gallen, Nygaard | 17,417 | 20 |
| 4 November 2006 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–2 | Smith (2), Lomas, Gallen (pen) | 13,989 | 19 |
| 11 November 2006 | Luton Town | A | 3–2 | Smith, Heikkinen (own goal), Blackstock | 9,007 | 18 |
| 17 November 2006 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | R Jones | 13,250 | 13 |
| 25 November 2006 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | | 12,840 | 16 |
| 28 November 2006 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | R Jones | 13,108 | 17 |
| 2 December 2006 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–3 | | 17,017 | 19 |
| 9 December 2006 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | | 16,487 | 20 |
| 16 December 2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | | 12,323 | 20 |
| 23 December 2006 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | Rowlands | 11,307 | 20 |
| 26 December 2006 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | Cook | 29,431 | 20 |
| 30 December 2006 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | | 25,113 | 20 |
| 1 January 2007 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | R Jones | 11,319 | 20 |
| 13 January 2007 | Hull City | A | 1–2 | Blackstock | 19,791 | 20 |
| 20 January 2007 | Southampton | H | 0–2 | | 14,686 | 21 |
| 30 January 2007 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | | 9,890 | 22 |
| 3 February 2007 | Burnley | H | 3–1 | Cook, Blackstock, Lomas | 10,811 | 19 |
| 9 February 2007 | Southend United | A | 0–5 | | 10,217 | 19 |
| 20 February 2007 | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | | 29,593 | 21 |
| 24 February 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | Cook | 13,757 | 21 |
| 3 March 2007 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | Furlong | 21,412 | 22 |
| 10 March 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | Rowlands (pen) | 15,188 | 21 |
| 13 March 2007 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | Rowlands | 27,567 | 22 |
| 17 March 2007 | Leicester City | A | 3–1 | Idiakez, Nygaard (2, 1 pen) | 24,558 | 21 |
| 31 March 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–2 | Blackstock | 14,784 | 21 |
| 3 April 2007 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | Blackstock | 11,910 | 20 |
| 7 April 2007 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | Smith | 22,850 | 19 |
| 9 April 2007 | Luton Town | H | 3–2 | Blackstock (2, 1 pen), Furlong | 14,360 | 18 |
| 14 April 2007 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Rowlands (pen) | 39,206 | 18 |
| 21 April 2007 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | Blackstock | 12,710 | 18 |
| 28 April 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | | 24,931 | 19 |
| 6 May 2007 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | Rowlands | 16,741 | 18 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2007 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | 10,064 | Blackstock, Baidoo |
| R3R | 23 January 2007 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 7,494 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 22 August 2006 | Northampton Town | H | 3–2 | 4,569 | Cook, Gallen, R Jones |
| R2 | 19 September 2006 | Port Vale | A | 2–3 | 3,550 | Nygaard, Stewart |

## Squad

| Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
| GK | ENG | Simon Royce | 20 | | 2 | | | 22 | |
| GK | WAL | Paul Jones | 12 | | | | | 12 | |
| GK | ENG | Lee Camp | 11 | | | | | 11 | |
| GK | ENG | Jake Cole | 3 | | 2 | | | 5 | |
| DF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts | | | | | | 2 | |
| DF | ENG | Michael Mancienne | 26 | | 2 | | | 30 | |
| DF | FIN | Sampsa Timoska | 11 | | | | | 14 | |
| DF | ENG | Matthew Rose | 10 | | | | | 14 | |
| DF | ENG | Marcus Bignot | 32 | | 3 | | | 35 | |
| DF | ENG | Dominic Shimmin | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| DF | ITA | Mauro Milanese | 14 | | | | | 16 | |
| DF | ENG | Andrew Howell | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| DF | JAM | Damion Stewart | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 49 | 2 |
| DF | DRC | Pat Kanyuka | 7 | | 2 | | | 13 | |
| DF | ENG | Danny Cullip | 13 | | | | | 13 | |
| DF | PAK | Zesh Rehman | 23 | | 2 | | | 27 | |
| MF | ESP | Inigo Idiakez | 4 | | | | | 5 | |
| MF | ENG | Adam Bolder | 17 | | | | | 17 | |
| MF | AUS | Nick Ward | 11 | 1 | 2 | | | 21 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Martin Rowlands | 27 | 10 | | | | 29 | 10 |
| MF | ENG | Marc Bircham | 12 | | 2 | | | 20 | |
| MF | NIR | Steve Lomas | 26 | 1 | 2 | | | 36 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Scott Donnelly | | | | | | 3 | |
| MF | ENG | Gareth Ainsworth | 18 | 1 | | | | 23 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Lee Cook | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | 41 | 3 |
| MF | ENG | Stefan Bailey | 7 | | 3 | | | 13 | |
| MF | NIG | Egutu Oliseh | 2 | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Paul Furlong | 9 | 2 | | | | 23 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Stefan Moore | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| FW | ENG | Ray Jones | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | 6 |
| FW | DEN | Marc Nygaard | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 25 | 4 |
| FW | ENG | Shabazz Baidoo | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| FW | ENG | Jimmy Smith | 22 | 6 | 2 | | | 31 | 6 |
| FW | ENG | Dexter Blackstock | 36 | 14 | 3 | | 1 | 41 | 15 |
| FW | POL | Adam Czerkas | 2 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Gallen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | 4 |

### 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 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ian Evatt (to Blackpool) |
| 5 | DF | NGA | Danny Shittu (to Watford) |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Matthew Rose (to Yeovil Town) |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Scott Donnelly (to Wealdstone) |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Lee Camp (on loan from Derby County) |
| 27 | FW | POL | Adam Czerkas (on loan from Korona Kielce) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | MF | NGA | Egutu Oliseh (to Montpelier) |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Iñigo Idiakez (on loan from Southampton) |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Matthew Hislop (to Lewes) |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Munday (to Hayes) |
| 40 | DF | ITA | Ugo Ukah (released) |

## Transfers Out

| Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
| Ian Evatt | Chesterfield | June 2005 | £150,000 | August 2006 | Blackpool | loan |
| Danny Shittu | Charlton | January 2002 | £350,000 | August 2006 | Watford | £1,600,000 |
| Tommy Doherty | Bristol City | June 2005 | | September 2006 | Wycombe Wanderers | Loan |
| Ian Evatt | Chesterfield | June 2005 | £150,000 | January 2007 | Blackpool | |
| Matthew Hislop | Arsenal | March 2005 | | January 2007 | | |
| Ugo Ukah | Pro Vasto | August 2005 | | January 2007 | Giulianova Calcio | |
| Nick Ward | Perth Glory | July 2006 | | January 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| Egutu Oliseh | La Louviere | August 2006 | | January 2007 | Montpellier | |
| Scott Donnelly | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2004 | | January 2007 | | |
| Matthew Rose | Arsenal | July 1997 | £500,000 | January 2007 | Yeovil Town | |
| Zesh Rehman | Fulham | August 2006 | £500,000 | March 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| Sammy Youssouf | Marítimo | January 2006 | | July 2007 | Viborg FF | |

## Transfers In

| Name | from | Date | Fee |
| Zesh Rehman | Fulham | August 2006 | £500,000 |
| Egutu Oliseh | La Louviere | August 2006 | |
| Dexter Blackstock | Southampton | August 2006 | £500,000 |
| Adam Czerkas | Odra Wodzisław | August 2006 | Loan |
| Jimmy Smith | Chelsea | September 2006 | Loan |
| Michael Mancienne | Chelsea | October 2006 | Loan |
| Lee Camp | Derby County | February 2007 | Loan |
| Sampsa Timoska | MyPa 47 | January 2007 | |
| Danny Cullip | Nottingham Forest | January 2007 | |
| Adam Bolder | Derby County | January 2007 | |
| Rohan Ricketts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | March 2007 | Loan |
| Iñigo Idiakez | Southampton | March 2007 | Loan |
| Lee Camp | Derby County | July 2007 | £300,000 |

## Statistics
### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Lee Camp | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Simon Royce | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Paul Jones | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Jake Cole | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |