2003–04 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Football League Trophy
	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Kevin Gallen (17)
Highest home attendance	17,393 29 November 2003 Sheffield Wednesday
Lowest home attendance	3,036 4 November 2003 Dagenham & Redbridge
Average home league attendance	14,784
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

During the 2003–04 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

After 3 seasons in English football's third tier, QPR secured a return to the second division with a second-placed finish.

Kit

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

Final league table

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle (C, P)	46	26	12	8	85	41	+44	90	Promoted
2	Queens Park Rangers (P)	46	22	17	7	80	45	+35	83	Promoted
3	Bristol City	46	23	13	10	58	37	+21	82	Participated in play-offs
4	Brighton & Hove Albion (O, P)	46	22	11	13	64	43	+21	77
5	Swindon Town	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results

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Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

9 August 2003 1	Queens Park Rangers	5–0	Blackpool	London
	Ainsworth 4', 69' Langley 43' Gallen 56' Palmer 90'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,581

18 August 2003 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Brighton
	Knight 12', 68'		Padula 9'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,536

23 August 2003 3	Bournemouth	London
	Furlong 63'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,065

25 August 2003 4	Rushden & Diamonds	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Rushden
	Darby 16' Hall 82' Lowe 90'		Ainsworth 37', 45' Furlong 53'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 5,544

30 August 2003 5	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Chesterfield	London
	Thorpe 29', 67' Furlong 87'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,986

6 September 2003 6	Colchester United	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Colchester
	Vine 10' McGleish 75' (pen.)		Furlong 49', 66'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,835

13 September 2003 7	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,618

16 September 2003 8	Wrexham	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wrexham
			Bean 7' Rowlands 90'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,539

23 September 2003 9	Luton Town	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Luton
	McSheffrey 60'		Furlong 90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,339

27 September 2003 10	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Bristol City	London
	Padula 73'		Miller 76'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,913

30 September 2003 11	Queens Park Rangers	4–0	Barnsley	London
	Gallen 60' Rowlands 61' Ainsworth 63' Thorpe 77'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,854

4 October 2003 12	Grimsby Town	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Grimsby
			Sabin 90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,447

18 October 2003 13	Peterborough United	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Peterborough
				Stadium: London Road Attendance: 7,247

21 October 2003 14	Stoke on Trent
	Paynter 5' McPhee 9'			Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,243

25 October 2003 15	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	London
	Gallen 47'		Haworth 5'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,937

1 November 2003 16	Stockport County	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Stockport
	Williams 85'		Gallen 19' Rowlands 43'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,461

11 November 2003 17	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Brentford	London
	Thorpe 42'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,865

15 November 2003 18	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	London
	Gallen 33', 75' Thorpe 72'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,049

22 November 2003 19	Swindon Town	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Swindon
	Parkin 39'		Rowlands 79'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,021

29 November 2003 20	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	London
	Palmer 13' Thorpe 85' McLeod 90'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,393

13 December 2003 21	Queens Park Rangers	4–1	Hartlepool United	London
	Gallen 27', 38' Padula 34' Ainsworth 50'		Williams 71'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,003

20 December 2003 22	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Oldham
	Cooksey 67' Eyre 86'		Thorpe 31'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,603

26 December 2003 23	Notts County	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Nottingham
	Heffernan 6', 28', 72 pen.'		Palmer 3' Richardson 10' (o.g.) Gallen 90'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,702

28 December 2003 24	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Colchester United	London
	Gallen 12' Thorpe 57'			Stadium: Loftus Road

3 January 2004 25	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Rushden & Diamonds	London
	Gallen 24'			Stadium: Loftus Road

10 January 2004 26	Blackpool	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Blackpool
			Rowlands 38'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

17 January 2004 27	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
	Rowlands 20' Gallen 43'		Cullip 45'	Stadium: Loftus Road

24 January 2004 28	Bournemouth	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Bournemouth
			Feeney 58'	Stadium: Fitness First Stadium

Chesterfield v Queens Park Rangers

31 January 2004 29	Chesterfield	4–2	Queens Park Rangers	Chesterfield
	McMaster 31' Evatt 50' Hurst 65' Hudson 79'		Thorpe 11' Palmer 63'	Stadium: Saltergate

7 February 2004 30	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Notts County	London
	Mcleod 54' Thorpe 69' Furlong 83'		Parkinson 66' Richardson 90'	Stadium: Loftus Road

14 February 2004 31	Brentford	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
	O'Connor 51'		Furlong 20'	Stadium: Griffin Park

20 February 2004 32	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Peterborough United	London
	Gallen 90'		Platt 44'	Stadium: Loftus Road

2 March 2004 33	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Port Vale	London
	Bircham 64' Cureton 77', 90'		Brooker 2' Littlejohn 90'	Stadium: Loftus Road

6 March 2004 34	Oldham Athletic	London
	Gallen 54' (pen.)		Murray 45'	Stadium: Loftus Road

13 March 2004 35	Hartlepool United	1–4	Queens Park Rangers	Hartlepool
	Porter 88'		Furlong 48', 74' Gallen 52' Rowlands 76'	Stadium: Victoria Park

16 March 2004 36	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Wrexham	London
	Carlisle 67' McLeod 88'		Murray 45'	Stadium: Loftus Road

20 March 2004 37	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wycombe
	Bloomfield 27' Faulconbridge 30'		Gallen 46' Rowlands 68'	Stadium: Adams Park

25 March 2004 38	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Luton Town	London
	Furlong 45'		Showunmi 76'	Stadium: Loftus Road

3 April 2004 39	Bristol City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Bristol
	Roberts 40'			Stadium: Ashton Gate

6 April 2004 40	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Birkenhead
				Stadium: Prenton Park

10 April 2004 41	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Grimsby Town	London
	Furlong 42', 86' Bircham 84'			Stadium: Loftus Road

12 April 2004 42	Barnsley	3–3	Queens Park Rangers	Barnsley
	Ireland 22' Nardiello 85' Murphy 89'		Kay 32' (o.g.) Furlong 74', 90'	Stadium: Oakwell

17 April 2004 43	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Stockport County	London
	Rowlands 3'		Clare 58'	Stadium: Loftus Road

24 April 2004 44	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Plymouth
	Evans 81' Friio 86'			Stadium: Home Park

1 May 2004 45	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Swindon Town	London
	Rowlands 2'			Stadium: Loftus Road

8 May 2004 46	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
	Shaw 59'		Gallen 35' Furlong 48' Carr 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillsborough

FA Cup

8 November 2003 1	Grimsby Town	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Grimsby
	Boulding 80'			Stadium: Blundell Park

League Cup

12 August 2003 1	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Cheltenham
	McCann 4'		Ainsworth 16' Langley 86'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,697

23 August 2003 2	Sheffield United	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
			Rowlands 30', 45'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,578

28 October 2003 3	Queens Park Rangers	0–3	Manchester City	London
			Wright-Phillips 22', 77' Macken 79'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,773

LDV Vans Trophy

14 October 2003 1	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Kidderminster Harriers	London
	Gnohere 81'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 3,671

4 November 2003 2	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	London
	Padula 38' McLeod 82'		Scully 87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 3,036

7 December 2003 Southern Quarter Final	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	London
	Palmer 18' Thorpe 23'		McPhee 78'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,536

20 January 2004 Southern Semi Final	Southend
	Constantine 12' Clark 67' Broughton 69', 79'			Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,824

Squad

Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Cup	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	ENG	Chris Day	29		5			34
GK	ENG	Lee Camp	12					12
GK	ENG	Nick Culkin	5		3			8
DF	CIV	Arthur Gnohere	17		1			19
DF	ENG	Steve Palmer	24	4	4			41	4
DF	ENG	Terrell Forbes	30		8			38
DF	ENG	Marcus Bean	23	1	5			36	1
DF	ENG	Matthew Rose	15		1			22
DF	ENG	Warren Barton	2		2			5
DF	ENG	Marcus Bignot	6					6
DF	ENG	Richard Edghill	15		3			24
DF	ENG	Clarke Carlisle	32	1	6			39	1
DF	ARG	Gino Padula	36	3	6			42	3
DF	NIG	Danny Shittu	18		4			24
MF	ENG	Dean Marney	1		1			3
MF	ENG	Wes Daly						3
MF	ENG	Tom Williams	4					5
MF	ENG	Richard Johnson	10					11
MF	ENG	Martin Rowlands	40	10	7	2		47	12
MF	ENG	Marc Bircham	36	2	5			43	2
MF	ENG	Kevin McLeod	26	3	4			39	3
MF	ENG	Richard Langley	1	1				2	1
MF	ENG	Gareth Ainsworth	21	6	5	1		35	6
FW	ENG	Paul Furlong	31	16	3			40	16
FW	ENG	Dennis Oli			2			7
FW	ENG	Richard Pacquette			3			5
FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe	22	10	2			35	10
FW	ENG	Jamie Cureton	2	2				13
FW	FRA	Éric Sabin	4	1	1			15	1
FW	ENG	Kevin Gallen	44	17	6			53	17

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
9	MF	JAM	Richard Langley^{[notes 1]} (to Cardiff City)
12	FW	FRA	Éric Sabin^{[notes 2]} (to Northampton Town)
20	DF	ENG	Warren Barton (to Wimbledon)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	ENG	Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
33	DF	ENG	Tom Williams^{[notes 3]} (on loan from Birmingham City)

References

^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ "Queens Park Rangers results for the 2003–2004 season - 11v11.com". Retrieved 3 October 2022.

Notes

^ Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
^ Sabin was born in Sarcelles, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2008.
^ Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and would make his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.

[rsssf-1] "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[2] "Queens Park Rangers results for the 2003–2004 season - 11v11.com". Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[3] Langley was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

[4] Sabin was born in Sarcelles, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and would make his international debut for Martinique in 2008.

[5] Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and would make his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.

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