2003–04 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
2003–04 season
Manager	Ian Holloway
Stadium	Loftus Road
Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Football League Trophy	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Kevin Gallen (17)

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.

Results

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle	46	26	12	8	85	41	+44	90	Division Champions, promoted
2	Queens Park Rangers	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	46	22	11	13	64	43	+21	77	Promoted through play-offs
5	Swindon Town	46	20	13	13	76	58	+18	73	Participated in play-offs

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Chris Day
2	DF	Terrell Forbes
3	DF	Gino Padula
4	DF	Steve Palmer
5	DF	Clarke Carlisle
6	DF	Danny Shittu
7	DF	Matthew Rose
8	MF	Marc Bircham[notes 1]
9	FW	Tony Thorpe
10	FW	Kevin Gallen
11	MF	Gareth Ainsworth
12	DF	Marcus Bignot
13	GK	Nick Culkin
14	MF	Martin Rowlands[notes 2]
15	FW	Richard Pacquette[notes 3]
16	MF	Wes Daly

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Marcus Bean[notes 4]
18	FW	Dennis Oli
19	MF	Ben Walshe
20	DF	Arthur Gnohéré[notes 5]
21	DF	Marien Ifura
22	MF	Kevin McLeod
23	DF	Richard Edghill
24	GK	Jake Cole
25	DF	John Fletcher
26	DF	Ryan Johnson
28	FW	Jamie Cureton
29	FW	Paul Furlong
30	MF	Richard Johnson
31	GK	Lee Camp[notes 6] (on loan from Derby County)
32	DF	Jack Perry

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.	Position	Player
9	MF	Richard Langley[notes 7] (to Cardiff City)
12	FW	Éric Sabin[notes 8] (to Northampton Town)
20	DF	Warren Barton (to Wimbledon)

No.		Position	Player
27		MF	Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
33		DF	Tom Williams[notes 9] (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.
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d2/qpr.htm

Notes

Bircham was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Canada in April 1999.
Rowlands was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2004.
Pacquette was born in Kilburn, England, but also qualifies to represent Dominica internationally and would make his international debut for Dominica in February 2008.
Bean was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.
Gnohéré previously wore the #24 shirt while on loan from Burnley.
Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
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.

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

[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2003-2004/d2/qpr.htm

[3] Bircham was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Canada in April 1999.

[4] Rowlands was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2004.

[5] Pacquette was born in Kilburn, England, but also qualifies to represent Dominica internationally and would make his international debut for Dominica in February 2008.

[6] Bean was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in October 2011.

[7] Gnohéré previously wore the #24 shirt while on loan from Burnley.

[8] Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.

[9] 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.

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

[11] 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.