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)
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
Biggest win	5–0 Vs Blackpool (9 August 2003)
Biggest defeat	0–3 Vs Manchester City (8 October 2003)

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. Telecommunications company Binatone became new kit sponsors.

Final league table

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Plymouth Argyle (C, P)	46	26	12	8	85	41	+44	90	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Queens Park Rangers (P)	46	22	17	7	80	45	+35	83	Promotion to Football League Championship
3	Bristol City	46	23	13	10	58	37	+21	82	Qualification for the Second Division 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
9 August 2003	Blackpool	H	5–0	Ainsworth 2, Langley, Gallen, Palmer	14,581	2
18 August 2003	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1–2	Padula	6,536	10
23 August 2003	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–0	Furlong	13,065	5
25 August 2003	Rushden & Diamonds	A	3–3	Ainsworth 2, Furlong	5,544	6
30 August 2003	Chesterfield	H	3–0	Thorpe 2, Furlong	12,986	3
6 September 2003	Colchester United	A	2–2	Furlong 2	3,835	4
13 September 2003	Wycombe Wanderers	H	0–0		13,618	5
16 September 2003	Wrexham	A	2–0	Bean, Rowlands	4,539	3
20 September 2003	Luton Town	A	1–1	Furlong	8,339	3
27 September 2003	Bristol City	H	1–1	Padula	14,913	4
30 September 2003	Barnsley	H	4–0	Gallen, Rowlands, Ainsworth, Thorpe	11,854	3
4 October 2003	Grimsby Town	A	1–0	Sabin	5,447	2
11th October, 2003	Brentford	H	PP
18 October 2003	Peterborough United	A	0–0		7,247	3
21 October 2003	Port Vale	A	0–2		5,243	6
25 October 2003	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	Gallen	12,937	6
1 November 2003	Stockport County	A	2–1	Gallen, Rowlands	5,461	3
11 November 2003	Brentford	H	1–0	Thorpe	15,865	2
15 November 2003	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–0	Gallen 2, Thorpe	17,049	1
22 November 2003	Swindon Town	A	1–1	Rowlands	10,021	1
29 November 2003	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–0	Palmer, Thorpe, McLeod	17,393	1
13 December 2003	Hartlepool United	H	4–1	Gallen 2, Padula, Ainsworth	15,003	1
20 December 2003	Oldham Athletic	A	1–2	Thorpe	5,603	2
26 December 2003	Notts County	A	3–3	Palmer, Richardson (og), Gallen	7,702	2
28 December 2003	Colchester United	H	2–0	Gallen, Thorpe	15,720	2
3 January 2004	Rushden & Diamonds	H	1–0	Gallen	14,141	2
10 January 2004	Blackpool	A	1–0	Rowlands	7,329	2
17 January 2004	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	Rowlands, Gallen	17,839	2
24 January 2004	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–1		8,909	2
31 January 2004	Chesterfield	A	2–4	Thorpe, Palmer	4,567	2
7 February 2004	Notts County	H	3–2	McLeod, Thorpe, Furlong	14,412	2
14 February 2004	Brentford	A	1–1	Furlong	8,418	2
20 February 2004	Peterborough United	H	1–1	Gallen	13,276	3
28th February, 2004	Tranmere Rovers	A	pp
2 March 2004	Port Vale	H	3–2	Bircham, Cureton 2	12,593	3
6 March 2004	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	Gallen (pen)	13,696	3
13 March 2004	Hartlepool United	A	4–1	Furlong 2, Gallen, Rowlands	6,519	3
16 March 2004	Wrexham	H	2–0	Carlisle, McLeod	13,363	2
20 March 2004	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2–2	Gallen, Rowlands	7,634	2
27 March 2004	Luton Town	H	1–1	Furlong	17,695	2
3 April 2004	Bristol City	A	0–1		19,041	2
6 April 2004	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–0		7,699	2
10 April 2004	Grimsby Town	H	3–0	Furlong 2. Bircham	14,488	2
12 April 2004	Barnsley	A	3–3	Kay (og), Furlong 2	10,402	2
17 April 2004	Stockport County	H	1–1	Rowlands	15,162	2
24 April 2004	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2		19,888	2
1 May 2004	Swindon Town	H	1–0	Rowlands	18,396	2
8 May 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3–1	Gallen, Furlong, Carr (og)	29,313	2

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
8 November 2003	Grimsby Town	A	0–1		4,144

Carling Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
12 September 2003	Cheltenham Town	A	2–1	Ainsworth, Langley	3,697
23 September 2003	Sheffield United	A	2–0	Rowlands 2	9,578
28 October 2003	Manchester City	H	0–3		16,773

LDV Vans Trophy

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
14 October 2003	Kidderminster Harriers	H	2–0	Pacquette, Gnohere	3,671
4 November 2003	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	2–1	Padula, McLeod	4,464
7 December 2003	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	Palmer, Thorpe	7,535
20 January 2004	Southend United	A	0–4		5,824

Friendlies^[3]

Date		Opponents	Venue
12-Jul-03		Farnborough Town v Queens Park Rangers	A
14-Jul-03		Aylesbury United v Queens Park Rangers	A
19-Jul-03	Craig Norman Testimonial	Kettering Town v Queens Park Rangers	A
26-Jul-03		Queens Park Rangers v Watford	H
2-Aug-03		Dagenham & Redbridge v Queens Park Rangers	A
4-Aug-03		Queens Park Rangers v Charlton Athletic	H

Squad

Position	Nationality	Name	League Appearances	League Goals	Cup Appearances	Carling Cup Goals	Total Appearances	Total 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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)

Transfers Out

Name	from	Date	Fee	Date	Club	Fee
Andy Thomson	Gillingham	March 2001	Free	July 2003	Partick Thistle	Free
Danny Murphy	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	December 1999		July 2003	Swindon Town	Free
Oliver Burgess	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2001		July 2003	Northampton Town
Brian Fitzgerald	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July2001		3 July	Northwood	Free
David Wattley	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	8 Sep 2000		3 July	Lincoln C	Free
Leroy Griffiths	Hampton & Richmond	31 May 2001	£40,000	3 July	Farnborough	Free
Lyndon Duncan	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June2001		3 July	Exeter	Free
Oliver Burgess	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June2000		3 July	Northampton	Free
Patrick Gradley	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	19 Apr 2002		3 July	Gravesend	Free
Karl Connolly	Wrexham	31 May 2000	Free	3 Aug	Swansea	Free
Richard Langley	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	31 Dec 1996		August 2003	Cardiff City	£250,000
Tommy Williams	Birmingham	4 Aug 2003	Loan	3 Sep	Birmingham	Loan
Arthur Gnohere	Burnley	4 Sep 2003	Loan	3 Oct	Burnley	Loan
Doudou M'Bombo	Monaco	15 Aug 2001	Free	January 2004	Farnborough	Free
Richard Pacquette	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	February 2000		February 2004	Mansfield Town	Loan
Scott Mulholland	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2003		February 2004	Hastings United
Warren Barton	Derby	3 Oct 2003	Free	February 2004	Wimbledon	Free
Eric Sabin	Swindon Town	9 July 2003		March 2004	Boston United	Loan
Eric Sabin	Swindon Town	9 July 2003		March 2004	Northampton Town	Free
Dean Marney	Tottenham	16 Jan 2004	Loan	4 Feb	Tottenham	Loan
Lee Camp	Derby	12 Mar 2004	Loan	4 May	Derby	Loan
Clarke Carlisle	Blackpool	24 May 2000	£250,000	4 June	Leeds	Free
Marien Ifura	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July2003		4 June	Kingstonian	Free
Steve Palmer	Watford	3 July 2001	£15,000	4 June	Milton Keynes Dons	Free

Transfers In

Name	from	Date	Fee
Gareth Ainsworth	Cardiff	1 July 2003	Free
Marien Ifura	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2003
Scott Mulholland	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	July 2003
Eric Sabin	Swindon	9 July 2003	Free
Martin Rowlands	Brentford	August 2003	Free
Tommy Williams	Birmingham	4 Aug 2003	Loan
Kevin McLeod	Everton	18 Aug 2003	£50,000
Richard Edghill	Sheffield U	22 Aug 2003	Free
Tony Thorpe	Luton	22 Aug 2003	£50,000
Arthur Gnohere	Burnley	4 Sep 2003	Loan
Warren Barton	Derby	3 Oct 2003	Free
Jack Perry	Stockport	Dec2003	Free
Dean Marney	Tottenham	16 Jan 2004	Loan
Jamie Cureton	Busan Icons (S.Korea)	2 Feb 2004	£30,000
Richard Johnson	Stoke	17 Feb 2004	Free
Arthur Gnohere	Burnley	18 Feb 2004	£75,000
Lee Camp	Derby	12 Mar 2004	Loan
Marcus Bignot	Rushden & Diamonds	25 Mar 2004
Jake Cole	Queens Park Rangers Juniors	June 2004

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.
^ "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2026.

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] "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2026.

[4] 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.

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

[6] 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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