2009–10 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

QPR
2009–10 season
Chairman Flavio Briatore (Until Feb 2010)
Ishan Saksena (From Feb 2010)
Managers Jim Magilton (Until Dec 2009)
Paul Hart (Dec 2009 – Jan 2010)
Mick Harford (Jan 2010 – Feb 2010)
Neil Warnock (From Mar 2010)
The Championship 13th
FA Cup Eliminated 3rd Round
(v Sheffield Utd)
League Cup Eliminated 3rd Round
(v Chelsea)
Top goalscorer League:
Jay Simpson (12)
All:
Jay Simpson (13)
Highest home attendance 17,082
(v Leicester City)
Lowest home attendance 5,203
(v Accrington Stanley)
Average home league attendance 12,720
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

During the 2009–10 season, Queens Park Rangers played in the Football League Championship, their sixth season of their spell at this level.

Season review

New managerial team

Jim Magilton was announced as the replacement for Paulo Sousa as manager on 3 June 2009.[1] John Gorman was named Magilton's assistant on 17 June, reprising his former role with Magilton at Ipswich Town.[2]

Friendlies

Queens Park Rangers played their first pre-season friendly against Aldershot Town at The Recreation Ground. Rangers won the game 4–0 with goals from Ákos Buzsáky, Heiðar Helguson, Patrick Agyemang and Dexter Blackstock.[3] Former Sunderland striker David Connolly featured in the game for the R's.[4] The players then headed out to Slovenia for a game against NK Celje. The game ended 2–2, Angelo Balanta getting both goals for Rangers.[5] They then went on to Croatia to play a game at NK Karlovac. The game ended 3–1 to the Croats, the R's goal coming through Rowan Vine.[6] After returning to England Rangers beat Forest Green Rovers 2–0, with goals from Damion Stewart and Alessandro Pellicori,[7] they then played Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium. The game ended 2–2 with goals from Gavin Mahon and Wayne Routledge.[8]

After beating Wycombe Wanderers 2–1, with goals from Gavin Mahon and Patrick Agyemang,[9] Rangers sent a team to Kettering Town and won the game 2–0 with goals coming from Heiðar Helguson and Alessandro Pellicori.[10] In their last pre-season game, the R's beat Southampton 3–0 thanks to Kaspars Gorkss, Angelo Balanta and Adel Taarabt.[11]

Season

QPR begun their season as hosts to Blackpool. The game ended 1–1, with defender Peter Ramage scoring on the 88th minute. Their streak continued with another 1–1 draw to Plymouth Argyle, with both QPR players on the scoreline. Helguson scored on the 43rd minute, with Gorkss making the game level deep into stoppage time.

The first loss of the season was away to Bristol, with Maynard scoring to break QPR's unbeaten streak. Next was a tricky home game to Nottingham Forest. The game ended 1–1, with Mikele Leigertwood scoring for the Hoops. They then went on to win the next game to Scunthorpe, with new loan signing Adel Taarabt scoring the winner in the 4th minute. QPR continued their streak with a draw to Peterborough, and beating promotion contenders Cardiff City 2–0. Their confidence shot in the next game against Barnsley, with 5 goals scored, including a brace from Buzsáky.

Players

As of the end of the season.[12]

First team squad

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
24 Radek Černý Czech Republic GK 2008 18 February 1974 (aged 36) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
32 Elvijs Putninš Latvia GK 2009 12 June 1991 (aged 18) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
37 Shane McWeeney England GK 2009 14 October 1989 (aged 20) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
Defenders
2 Peter Ramage England CB 2008 22 November 1983 (aged 26) England Newcastle United
3 Damion Stewart Jamaica CB 2006 18 August 1980 (aged 29) Jamaica Harbour View
13 Kaspars Gorkšs Latvia CB 2008 6 November 1981 (aged 28) England Blackpool
16 Matthew Connolly England CB 2008 24 September 1987 (aged 22) England Arsenal
20 Matt Hill England LB 2010 26 March 1981 (aged 29) On loan from England Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 Duško Tošić Serbia LB 2010 19 January 1985 (aged 25) On loan from England Portsmouth
27 Lee Brown England LB 2008 10 August 1990 (aged 19) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
28 Joe Oastler England RB 2008 3 July 1990 (aged 19) England Bognor Regis Town
35 Josh Parker Antigua and Barbuda RB 2009 1 December 1990 (aged 19) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
Midfielders
4 Gavin Mahon England DM 2008 2 January 1977 (aged 33) England Watford
6 Mikele Leigertwood Antigua and Barbuda DM 2007 12 November 1982 (aged 27) Argentina Sheffield United
10 Ákos Buzsáky Hungary CM 2007 7 May 1982 (aged 28) England Plymouth Argyle
14 Martin Rowlands Republic of Ireland CM 2003 8 February 1979 (aged 31) England Brentford
15 Nigel Quashie Scotland CM 2010 20 July 1978 (aged 31) England West Ham United
17 Lee Cook England LM 2004 3 July 1982 (aged 27) England Watford
18 Alejandro Faurlín Argentina CM 2009 9 August 1986 (aged 23) Argentina Instituto Atlético
21 Matteo Alberti Italy RM 2008 4 August 1988 (aged 21) Italy Chievo Verona Primavera
25 Hogan Ephraim England RM / LM 2007 31 March 1988 (aged 22) England West Ham United
30 Romone Rose England AM 2008 19 January 1990 (aged 20) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
39 Adel Taarabt Morocco AM 2009 24 May 1989 (aged 20) On loan from England Tottenham Hotspur
Forwards
7 Marcus Bent England CF 2010 19 May 1978 (aged 31) On loan from England Birmingham City
8 Rowan Vine England ST 2007 21 September 1982 (aged 27) England Birmingham City
19 Ángelo Balanta England CF / LW 2007 1 July 1990 (aged 19) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
23 Jay Simpson England CF 2009 1 December 1988 (aged 21) On loan from England Arsenal
33 Antonio German England ST 2009 26 December 1991 (aged 18) England Queens Park Rangers Academy
36 Tamás Priskin Hungary ST 2010 27 September 1986 (aged 23) On loan from England Ipswich Town

Transfers

In

Date No. Pos. Name From Fee Source(s)
30 July 2009 12 CF Italy Alessandro Pellicori Italy U.S. Avellino 1912 Free [13]
22 January 2010 15 CM Scotland Nigel Quashie England West Ham United Free [14]

Out

Date No. Pos. Name To Fee Source(s)
19 June 2009 – CB Pakistan Zesh Rehman England Bradford City Free [15]
2 July 2009 2 CB Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [16]
3 July 2009 1 GK England Lee Camp England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [17]
22 July 2009 9 CF Antigua and Barbuda Dexter Blackstock England West Ham United Undisclosed [18]
26 January 2010 7 LW England Wayne Routledge England Newcastle United Undisclosed [19]

Loaned in

Start No. Pos. Name From Expiry Source(s)
23 July 2009 39 LW Morocco Adel Taarabt England Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2010 [20]
15 August 2009 22 GK England Tom Heaton England Manchester United 8 November 2009 [21]
27 August 2009 23 CF England Jay Simpson England Arsenal 30 June 2010 [22]
1 September 2009 15 CM England Ben Watson England Wigan Athletic 1 December 2009 [23]
9 November 2009 20 LB Cyprus Tom Williams England Peterborough United 1 December 2009
19 November 2009 36 RB Republic of Ireland Steven Reid England Blackburn Rovers 1 December 2009 [24]
20 November 2009 – GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Chelsea 4 January 2010 [25]
6 January 2010 22 GK Nigeria Carl Ikeme England Wolverhampton 1 May 2010 [26]
25 January 2010 20 LB England Matt Hill England Wolverhampton 1 May 2010 [27]
1 February 2010 7 CF England Marcus Bent England Birmingham City 1 May 2010 [28]

Loaned out

Start No. Pos. Name To Expiry Source(s)
6 August 2009 30 AM England Romone Rose England Northampton Town 1 September 2009 [29]
15 September 2009 9 CF Iceland Heiðar Helguson England Watford 1 January 2010 [30]
5 October 2009 33 CF England Antonio German England Aldershot Town 1 November 2009 [31]
8 October 2009 30 AM England Romone Rose England Cheltenham Town 1 November 2009 [32]
20 November 2009 26 RM England Gareth Ainsworth England Wycombe Wanderers 1 December 2009 [33]
26 November 2009 25 LM England Hogan Ephraim England Leeds United 2 January 2010 [34]
25 January 2010 11 CF Ghana Patrick Agyemang England Bristol City 1 May 2010 [35]
29 January 2010 5 CB England Fitz Hall England Newcastle United 1 June 2010 [36]

Results

Football League Championship

Game Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Points Position Notes
1 8 August 2009 Home Blackpool 1–1 Ramage 86 14,013 1 13th Report
2 15 August 2009 Away Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Helguson 43 11,588 2 16th Report
3 18 August 2009 Away Bristol City 0–1 14,571 2 18th Report
4 22 August 2009 Home Nottingham Forest 1–1 Leigertwood 25 13,058 3 16th Report
5 31 August 2009 Away Scunthorpe United 1–0 Taarabt 3 5,866 6 15th Report
6 12 September 2009 Home Peterborough United 1–1 Routledge 34 11,814 7 13th Report
P 15 September 2009 Home Crystal Palace P–P 7 14th Postponed [37]
7 19 September 2009 Away Cardiff City 2–0 Simpson 19, 40 20,121 10 12th Report
8 26 September 2009 Home Barnsley 5–2 Leigertwood 7, Buzsáky 15, 39, Watson 67, Simpson 79 12,025 13 8th Report
9 30 September 2009 Away Newcastle United 1–1 Watson 7 38,923 14 11th Report
10 3 October 2009 Away Swansea City 0–2 14,444 14 13th Report
11 17 October 2009 Home Preston North End 4–0 Taarabt 11, Buzsáky 63(p), Simpson 74, Routledge 85 12,810 17 10th Report
12 20 October 2009 Home Reading 4–1 Buzsáky 31, Simpson 39, Vine 71, Agyemang 83 11,900 20 10th Report
13 24 October 2009 Away Derby County 4–2 Taarabt 40, Mahon 47, Simpson 59, Buzsáky 90+1 (p) 30,135 23 7th Live on BBC
Report
14 30 October 2009 Home Leicester City 1–2 Taarabt 33 17,082 23 7th Live on Sky Sports
Report
15 3 November 2009 Home Crystal Palace 1–1 Buzsáky 19 (p) 14,377 24 6th Report
16 7 November 2009 Away Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Simpson 10, Gorkšs 82 19,491 27 4th Report
17 21 November 2009 Away Doncaster Rovers 0–2 10,821 27 6th Report
18 28 November 2009 Home Coventry City 2–2 Simpson 35, Buzsáky 69 13,712 28 5th Report
19 5 December 2009 Home Middlesbrough 1–5 Agyemang 53 13,949 28 9th Report
20 7 December 2009 Away Watford 1–3 Agyemang 33 15,058 28 10th Live on Sky Sports
Report
21 14 December 2009 Away West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Olsson(og) 56, Gorkšs 62 21,565 29 12th Live on Sky Sports
Report
22 19 December 2009 Home Sheffield United 1–1 Leigertwood 2 12,639 30 10th Report
23 26 December 2009 Home Bristol City 2–1 Simpson 31, Leigertwood 40 13,534 33 8th Report
24 28 December 2009 Away Ipswich Town 0–3 25,349 33 10th Report
P 9 January 2010 Home Plymouth Argyle P–P 33 10th Postponed [38]
25 16 January 2010 Away Blackpool 2–2 Taarabt 55(p), Connolly 84 7,600 34 11th Report
26 26 January 2010 Away Nottingham Forest 0–5 23,293 34 12th Report
27 30 January 2010 Home Scunthorpe United 0–1 13,105 34 12th Report
28 6 February 2010 Away Peterborough United 0–1 8,933 34 14th Report
29 9 February 2010 Home Ipswich Town 1–2 Simpson 66 10,940 34 17th Report
30 13 February 2010 Away Coventry City 0–1 15,247 34 17th Report
P 16 February 2010 Home Watford P–P 34 18th Postponed [39]
31 20 February 2010 Home Doncaster Rovers 2–1 German 25, Simpson 76 11,178 37 17th Report
32 27 February 2010 Away Middlesbrough 0–2 17,568 37 20th Report
33 6 March 2010 Home West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Simpson 13, Connolly 18, Buzsáky 67 14,578 40 16th Report
34 9 March 2010 Home Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Taarabt 36(p), Stewart 49 12,013 43 15th Report
35 13 March 2010 Away Sheffield United 1–1 Taarabt 49 23,456 44 15th Report
36 16 March 2010 Away Reading 0–1 16,886 44 16th Report
37 20 March 2010 Home Swansea City 1–1 German 76 15,502 45 17th Report
38 23 March 2010 Home Derby County 1–1 Cook 45+2 12,569 46 17th Report
39 27 March 2010 Away Preston North End 2–2 Ramage 57, Priskin 66 12,080 47 18th Report
40 3 April 2010 Home Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Faurlín 23 13,405 48 18th Report
41 5 April 2010 Away Leicester City 0–4 22,079 48 18th Report
42 10 April 2010 Away Crystal Palace 2–0 Buzsáky 11, Gorkšs 60 20,430 51 18th Report
43 17 April 2010 Home Cardiff City 0–1 12,832 51 18th Report
44 20 April 2010 Home Watford 1–0 Buzsáky 38(p) 13,171 54 14th Report
45 24 April 2010 Away Barnsley 1–0 Leigertwood 27 11,944 57 13th Report
46 2 May 2010 Home Newcastle United 0–1 16,819 57 13th Report

FA Cup

Round Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Notes
3 3 January 2010 Away Sheffield United 1–1 Simpson 39 11,461 Report
3 (Replay) 12 January 2010 Home Sheffield United 2–3 Buzsáky 71(p), Stewart 88 5,780 Report

League Cup

Round Date Venue Opponents Score Scorers Attendance Notes
1 12 August 2009 Away Exeter City 5–0 Routledge 53, 61, 66(p), Pellicori 85, Ephraim 89 4,614 Report
2 25 August 2009 Home Accrington Stanley 2–1 Ephraim 68, Routledge 90+1 5,203 Report
3 23 September 2009 Away Chelsea 0–1 37,781 Report

Statistics

Goalscorers [40]

Pos. Nat. Player FLC FAC LC Total
1England Jay Simpson121013
2Hungary Ákos Buzsáky101011
3Morocco Adel Taarabt7007
4England Wayne Routledge2046
5Antigua and Barbuda Mikele Leigertwood5005
6Latvia Kaspars Gorkšs3003
=Ghana Patrick Agyemang3003
8England Peter Ramage2002
=England Antonio German2002
=England Matthew Connolly2002
=England Ben Watson2002
=Jamaica Damion Stewart1102
=England Hogan Ephraim0022
14Argentina Alejandro Faurlín1001
=Hungary Tamás Priskin1001
=England Lee Cook1001
=England Gavin Mahon1001
=England Rowan Vine1001
=Iceland Heiðar Helguson1001
=Italy Alessandro Pellicori0011
TOTAL573767a

a 1 own-goal was also scored for QPR

Appearances [41]

No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub
2DFEnglandPeter Ramage2942010324
3DFJamaicaDamion Stewart3002030350
4MFEnglandGavin Mahon52001163
5DFEnglandFitz Hall21220000122
6MFAntigua and BarbudaMikele Leigertwood[42]3912030441
7FWEnglandMarcus Bent321000021
7MFEnglandWayne Routledge12502021291
8FWEnglandRowan Vine82300301123
9FWIcelandHeiðar Helguson232010033
10MFHungaryÁkos Buzsáky291020303410
11FWGhanaPatrick Agyemang2[43]5122020912
12FWItalyAlessandro Pellicori217000219
13DFLatviaKaspars Gorkšs4012030451
14MFRepublic of IrelandMartin Rowlands[44]51001061
15MFScotlandNigel Quashie[45]40000040
15MFEnglandBen Watson11600000160
16DFEnglandMatthew Connolly1620020182
17MFEnglandLee Cook88000088
18MFArgentinaAlejandro Faurlín3652010395
19FWColombiaAngelo Balanta13000013
20DFEnglandMatt Hill31510000151
20DFCyprusTom Williams1[46]50000050
22GKNigeriaCarl Ikeme1[47]1600000160
22GKEnglandTom Heaton100002020
23FWEnglandJay Simpson33452010375
24GKCzech RepublicRadek Černý2902010320
25MFEnglandHogan Ephraim1660121188
26DFSerbiaDuško Tošić350000050
26MFEnglandGareth Ainsworth101000001
27DFEnglandLee Brown01000001
28DFEnglandJoe Oastler01000001
29DFEnglandGary Borrowdale21832021224
30MFEnglandRomone Rose01000001
33FWEnglandAntonio German58010059
35DFEnglandJosh Parker13000013
36FWHungaryTamas Priskin31300000130
36DFRepublic of IrelandSteven Reid1[48]11000011
39MFMoroccoAdel Taarabt332901023212

1 Player left the club before the end of the season.
2 Player was out on loan for all or part of the season.
3 Player was on loan from another club for all or part of the season.

Clean Sheets

As of 22 August 2015
Rank Player Position Premier League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Czech Republic Radek Černý GK 6 0 1 7
2 Nigeria Carl Ikeme GK 1 0 0 1
Total 7 0 1 8

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  38. ↑ "QPR v Plymouth – Match Postponed"
  39. ↑ "QPR v Watford – Game Off"
  40. ↑ "Goalscoring Statistics"
  41. ↑ "Appearance Statistics"
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  43. ↑ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England.
  44. ↑ Rowlands was born in Fulham, England.
  45. ↑ Quashie was born in Southwark, England.
  46. ↑ Williams was born in Sutton, England.
  47. ↑ Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, England.
  48. ↑ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England.
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