2005–06 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
2005–06 season
ChairmanGianni Paladini
ManagerIan Holloway (until 2 February)
Gary Waddock (from 6 February)
StadiumLoftus Road
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerNygaard/Ainsworth (9)
Highest home attendance16,152 (vs Watford, 22 April 2006)
Lowest home attendance10,901 (vs Preston North End, 22 November 2005)
Average home league attendance13,441
Biggest win3-0 Vs Norwich City (22 October 2005)
Biggest defeat0-3 Vs Coventry City (20 August 2005)

During the 2005–06 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

In the 2005–06 season, QPR struggled to build on the previous years' successes and on 6 February 2006, Holloway was suspended amidst rumours of his departure for Leicester City. He was replaced by a former player; the popular Gary Waddock. The 2005–06 season overall was difficult for QPR both on and off the pitch as financial troubles and boardroom issues combined with a series of poor performances and defeats. However, until the sacking of Ian Holloway, they had been secure in mid-table, it was only a winless run from the end of February to the end of the season, saw QPR drop to 21st.

Off the pitch there was a scandal involving the directors, shareholders and other interested parties which emerged during the 2005–06 season, following allegations of blackmail and threats of violence against the club's chairman Gianni Paladini, who was allegedly held at gunpoint during a match at Loftus Road by hired thugs at the instigation of rival directors.[1] He was later reported to have received threats and was, for a time, wearing a bullet-proof vest.[2] The chairman also launched a strong attack against some critics who he claimed were seeking to destroy the club.[3]

In an unrelated incident youth team footballer Kiyan Prince was murdered on 18 May 2006.[4]

Final league table

Main article: 2005–06 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 13 20 39 52 −13 52
20 Derby County 46 10 20 16 53 67 −14 50
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 14 20 50 65 −15 50
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 9 15 22 57 86 −29 42 Relegation to Football League One
23 Millwall (R) 46 8 16 22 35 62 −27 40
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[5]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Hull City A 0–0 22,201
9 August 2005 Ipswich Town H 2–1 14,632 Gallen, Rowlands
13 August 2005 Sheffield United H 2–1 13,497 Bircham, Moore
20 August 2005 Coventry City A 0–3 23,000
26 August 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–0 12,131
30 August 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 22,426 Gallen
10 September 2005 Southampton A 1–1 25,744 Shittu
13 September 2005 Luton Town H 1–0 13,492 Cook
17 September 2005 Leeds United H 0–1 15,523
24 September 2005 Leicester City A 2–1 20,148 Nygaard, Furlong
27 September 2005 Millwall A 1–1 10,322 Nygaard
3 October 2005 Crystal Palace H 1–3 13,433 Ainsworth
15 October 2005 Preston North End A 1–1 13,660 Shittu
18 October 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 11,741 Gallen (pen)
22 October 2005 Norwich City H 3–0 15,976 Nygaard, Furlong, Santos
29 October 2005 Derby County A 2–1 24,447 Ainsworth, Gallen
1 November 2005 Watford A 1–3 16,476 Shittu
5 November 2005 Reading H 1–2 15,347 Cook
19 November 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 1–3 13,213 Baidoo
22 November 2005 Preston North End H 0–2 10,901
26 November 2005 Hull City H 2–2 13,185 Ainsworth (2)
3 December 2005 Stoke City A 2–1 15,367 Furlong, Langley (pen)
10 December 2005 Ipswich Town A 2–2 24,628 Moore, Furlong
19 December 2005 Coventry City H 0–1 13,556
26 December 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 7,341
28 December 2005 Cardiff City H 1–0 12,329 Nygaard
31 December 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 4–3 5,687 Cook, Baidoo, Rowlands, Langley
2 January 2006 Burnley H 1–1 12,565 Ainsworth
14 January 2006 Southampton H 1–0 15,494 Langley (pen)
21 January 2006 Luton Town A 0–2 9,797
31 January 2006 Leicester City H 2–3 11,785 Ainsworth, Shittu
4 February 2006 Leeds United A 0–2 21,807
11 February 2006 Millwall H 1–0 12,355 Nygaard
14 February 2006 Crystal Palace A 1–2 17,550 Furlong
18th February, 2006 Stoke City H PP
25 February 2006 Sheffield United A 3–2 25,360 Nygaard, Morgan (own goal), Furlong
4 March 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 14,731
11 March 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 22,788 Bircham
18 March 2006 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 13,907 Ainsworth
25 March 2006 Cardiff City A 0–0 14,271
29 March 2006 Stoke City H 1–2 10,918 Nygaard
1 April 2006 Crewe Alexandra H 1–2 12,877 Ainsworth
8 April 2006 Burnley A 0–1 11,247
15 April 2006 Derby County H 1–1 12,606 Nygaard
17 April 2006 Norwich City A 2–3 24,126 Ainsworth, Cook
22 April 2006 Watford H 1–2 16,152 Nygaard (pen)
30 April 2006 Reading A 1–2 23,156 Furlong

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Blackburn Rovers A 0–3 12,705

League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2005 Northampton Town A 0–3 4,537

Friendlies[6]

Date Opponents Venue Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
11-Jul-05 Copa Ibiza Tournament Sant Antoni A 5-0
14-Jul-05 Copa Ibiza Tournament Coventry City A 3-2 Sturridge 2, Gallen
17-Jul-05 Aldershot v Queens Park Rangers A
23-Jul-05 Queens Park Rangers v Iran H 3-0 Furlong, Ainsworth , Santos
26-Jul-05 Queens Park Rangers v Charlton Athletic H 0-3
30-Jul-05 Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City H
3-Jan-06 Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers A
16-Jan-06 AFC Wimbledon v Queens Park Rangers A
24-Jan-06 Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers A

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[7]

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
1 GK  ENG Simon Royce
2 DF  ENG Marcus Bignot
3 DF  ITA Mauro Milanese
4 DF  ENG Ian Evatt
5 DF  NGA Danny Shittu
6 MF  NIR Tommy Doherty[notes 1]
7 MF  ENG Matthew Rose
8 MF  CAN Marc Bircham[notes 2]
9 FW  ENG Dean Sturridge
10 FW  ENG Kevin Gallen
11 MF  ENG Gareth Ainsworth
12 GK  ENG Jake Cole
14 MF  IRL Martin Rowlands[notes 3]
15 MF  CPV Georges Santos[notes 4]
16 FW  DEN Sammy Youssouf
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Lee Cook
18 FW  ENG Stefan Moore
19 DF  POL Marcin Kuś (on loan from Polonia Warsaw)
20 DF  ENG Dominic Shimmin
21 GK  WAL Paul Jones
22 DF  ENG Matthew Hislop
23 MF  ENG Stefan Bailey
27 FW  ENG Scott Donnelly
28 FW  ENG Shabazz Baidoo
29 FW  ENG Paul Furlong
30 FW  DEN Marc Nygaard
31 MF  NIR Steve Lomas[notes 5]
32 DF  ITA Ugo Ukah[notes 6]
36 FW  ENG Ray Jones
40 MF  ENG Richard Langley[notes 7]

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
16 MF  ENG Marcus Bean[notes 8] (to Blackpool)
19 FW  ENG Aaron Brown (to Swindon Town)
21 MF  ENG Adam Miller (to Stevenage Borough)
21 GK  ENG Phil Barnes (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF  ENG Lloyd Dyer (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
33 DF  ENG Andy Taylor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
36 FW  ENG Leon Clarke (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
37 DF  ENG Keith Lowe (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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
24 DF  COD Patrick Kanyuka
25 FW  ENG Luke Townsend
26 DF  ENG Ryan Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ENG Jon Munday
34 DF  ENG Andrew Howell
35 GK  ENG Sean Thomas

References

  1. ^ "Trial shone light on QPR 'soap opera'". 28 June 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Football: News, opinion, previews, results & live scores - Mirror Online". mirror.
  3. ^ QPR Press Release
  4. ^ The Independent Archived 1 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Queens Park Rangers results for the 2005–2006 season – Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ "QPR Programme Guide". www.qpr-prog.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  7. ^ "All Queens Park Rangers players: 2006".

Notes

  1. ^ Doherty was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented the Northern Ireland B team before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2003.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Santos was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
  5. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, West Germany (now Germany), but was raised in Northern Ireland from the age of 2 and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  6. ^ Ukah was born in Parma, Italy, but also qualifies to represent Nigeria internationally and would make his international debut for Nigeria in 2011.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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