Queens Park Rangers F.C. season 2008-09
Encyclopedia
During the 2008–09 season, Queens Park Rangers
played in the Football League Championship
, their fifth consecutive season at this level.
as manager
on 14 May 2008. Tim Flowers
was later named Dowie's assistant, reprising his former role with Dowie at Coventry City
. Paulo Sousa
was named as manager after Ian Dowie was fired. When Paulo Sousa was fired, Gareth Ainsworth
became caretaker manager.
and Sellotape
at the end of the previous season, in July it was announced that Gulf Air
would be the new shirt sponsors. Further sponsorship packages were also announced including Abbey Financial Services
, Chronotech and Lotto Sport Italia
.
side Stevenage Borough
followed by a 1–0 win over Football League One
side Northampton Town
. However a pre-season tour to Scotland saw Rangers lose 2–0 and 1–0 (respectively) to Scottish Premier League
sides Falkirk
and Kilmarnock
. The pre-season fixtures culminated in a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Serie A
side A.C. ChievoVerona
in front of just 3,540 at Loftus Road
.
started the season against Barnsley
at Loftus Road
. Fitz Hall
scored twice in as many minutes after Iain Hume
put the Yorkshire
side 1-0 up in the fifth minute. Hall
also missed a penalty in the second half, but Rangers
held on to win the game 2-1. A win at Swindon
in the League Cup followed before the first defeat of the season to Sheffield United
, 3–0 at Bramall Lane
. Comprehensive home wins against Doncaster Rovers
, Carlisle
(in the League Cup) and Southampton
followed before a win away against Norwich City
saw Rangers put together a five game unbeaten streak.
Defeat at Coventry
was swiftly followed by the highlight of the season so far, an impressive 1-0 win away to Aston Villa
in the 3rd round of the League Cup with Damion Stewart
getting the decisive goal. The result meant that QPR entered the 4th round of the competition, for the first time since the 1995-96 season, where they were drawn away to Premier League giants Manchester United
. The euphoria of the Villa result was short-lived and Rangers returned to losing ways at home to Derby County
just 3 days later. By early October, QPR had slipped to 11th in the Championship league table following defeat to leaders Birmingham
at St Andrew's and former manager Terry Venables
was speculatively linked with a return to Loftus Road to replace Ian Dowie if no improvement was seen in the club's form. Meanwhile Dexter Blackstock
stood out as an early contender for the club's top scorer for the season with 5 goals in 13 games in all competitions.
On 23 October reports in the British press announced that the club would cap the maximum ticket price at the Category 'C' (£35) level as a response to the worsening economic situation. This led commentators to speculate that the club was damaged by negative press surrounding earlier proposed ticket price increases. The following day, 24 October, Iain Dowie
was sacked after just fifteen games in charge of the club. While the press
continued to speculate on Dowie's replacament touting Roberto Mancini
and Kenny Jackett
among several others as potential candidates, existing player/coach Gareth Ainsworth
was appointed caretaker manager in the interim and, in his first game in charge, ended Reading
's 100% record at the Madejski Stadium
, grinding out a 0–0 draw.
Just over three weeks after their defeat at St Andrew's, Rangers took on league leaders Birmingham again, in a mid-week fixture at Loftus Road. In Ainsworth's second game in charge a 10-man Rangers won 1–0 courtesy of a 25 yard goal from Samuel Di Carmine
. At the start of November Rangers travelled to Ipswich
losing 2–0 before picking up a 1–0 win over Cardiff
at Loftus Road a week later. The mid-week League Cup tie at Old Trafford
saw QPR defeated 1–0 missing out on the last eight of the competition courtesy of a Carlos Tévez
penalty. The woes continued 4 days later with only the club's second home defeat of the season, this time at the hands of Burnley
. By mid-November the side's average of less than 1 goal-per-game led to them being ranked 21st in terms of the attacking statistics of the 24 Championship clubs despite sitting 10th in the league table.
On 19 November Paulo Sousa
, a former Portugal midfielder and previously assistant coach of the Portuguese national side
, was announced as the first team coach ending Gareth Ainsworth's six game run as caretaker. The following day Tim Flowers stepped down as assistant coach and news sources (including the club's official website) reported Rangers had signed Bolton striker Heiðar Helguson
on an emergency loan deal. Signed to a two-and-a-half year contract, Paulo Sousa became the sixth first team coach of the club in 13 months. Just three days into his appointment, Sousa's first game in charge saw a ten-man QPR comprehensively beaten 3–0 away at Watford
leaving them firmly in mid-table, 9 points above the relegation zone and 3 points from the play-offs. Purported new signing Helguson did not appear for the club at Vicarage Road with rumours later surfacing that the deal had not completed. On 24 November QPR announced that long-serving club secretary Sheila Marson's contract had been terminated. She had been with QPR since 1973. A mid-week fixture against struggling Charlton
saw Sousa's first victory (2–1) with Dexter Blackstock (who returned from suspension) scoring twice. Four days later Rangers travelled across London to Selhurst Park
, drawing 0–0 with Crystal Palace
, a match which featured Premier League striker, Heiðar Helguson
, who had completed his loan move from Bolton
earlier in the week.
QPR took on league-leaders Wolves in the first game of December. Played in a late kick-off at Loftus Road and in front of the Sky Sports
cameras, Rangers put on a fine performance despatching their high-flying opponents with a 1–0 win courtesy of a 20 yard effort from skipper Martin Rowlands
in his first full appearance since returning from injury. Despite dominating their next game, away to Sheffield Wednesday
, QPR were beaten 1–0. The game marked Rangers' sixth defeat from eleven away fixtures, and in which they had only scored twice. A week later Rangers scored their first goal in 9 'away' fixtures, managing a 1–1 draw with Plymouth
. Loan-signing Heiðar Helguson
put QPR into an early lead before Plymouth equalised late in the second half. On 20 December, Helguson was again on the scoresheet, netting twice alongside Dexter Blackstock's winner in Rangers' 3–2 victory over Preston North End
.
The Christmas period saw Rangers draw 2–2, twice surrendering the lead, away from home at Charlton on Boxing Day
. Two days later they played host to Watford, holding them to a 0–0 draw. As the January transfer window opened, QPR signed former England U21 international
Wayne Routledge
from Aston Villa
. The club also made recent loan signings Borrowdale and Helguson's moves permanent. A small crowd of under 9,000 spectators saw Rangers start their FA Cup
campaign with a goal-less draw with fellow Championship side Burnley, in the Third Round Proper. Returning to action in the Championship, QPR drew at home to Coventry
on 10 January with Dexter Blackstock again on the scoresheet. The result left QPR in 9th place in the league table for the 6th consecutive game, 5 points outside of the promotion play-off places and 13 points above the relegation zone. In the same week Rangers also secured a permanent return to the club for Lee Cook
and released veteran Italian midfielder
Damiano Tommasi
. Travelling to Turf Moor
for the FA Cup Third Round replay, QPR lost 2–1 after Burnley scored from a defensive error in the last minute of extra time. Samuel Di Carmine
put Rangers ahead in the 54th minute with Burnley equalising just 6 minutes later before their last-gasp winner. Martin Rowlands
also hit the woodwork and Heiðar Helguson
had a goal disallowed in an eventful match played in front of just 3,760 spectators.
On 17 January QPR achieved their first away victory in all competitions since September. They defeated Derby
2–0 at Pride Park
with new signing Wayne Routledge
opening the scoring. Ten days later Rangers travelled to Bloomfield Road
and defeated Blackpool
3–0 with Heiðar Helguson
scoring twice. During the same month, QPR terminated former captain Adam Bolder
's contract and loaned Zesh Rehman out to Bradford. On 31 January, QPR extended their unbeaten run to 8 games with a scoreless draw at home to second-placed Reading. The result left Rangers in seventh place with 15 games remaining, 2 points outside of the playoff positions and 16 points above the relegation zone.
The next scheduled game, a home fixture against Swansea, was postponed due to heavy snowfalls in central London
, however QPR continued their unbeaten run into February beginning with a 2–2 draw away to Notts Forest
. In an entertaining match, Matteo Alberti
scored his first goals for the club within the space of three minutes after half time. On 17 February, the club announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Jordi López
on a 3 month deal. Rangers unbeaten run was finally ended in their next match, at home, courtesy of Ipswich Town
. Despite QPR taking an early lead with a Samuel Di Carmine
goal, Ipswich came back to win 3–1. The match was played in front of the Sky Sports
cameras and with England manager
Fabio Capello
in attendance. Four days later Rangers travelled to Cardiff
and earned a 0–0 draw. In a busy fixture period against both play-off rivals and relegation candidates, QPR next faced up to Barnsley
at Oakwell. The South Yorkshire club added to Rangers recent slump in form, running out 2–1 winners.
Rangers' woes continued into March. A second consecutive home defeat to Norwich
(0–1) was followed by a 0–0 draw at home to Sheffield United
. On 10 March, QPR suffered their twelfth league defeat of the season, 2–0 away to Doncaster
. The run of poor form left Rangers 11th in the Championship league table, 8 points adrift from the play-off places and 10 points above the relegation zone with nine games left to play.
QPR's defensive streak improved with a draw to the now relegated Southamption Football Club
, which was further built on in a 1-0 win over Swansea City, courtesy of Mikele Leigertwood's
head. The Hoop's form continued with a 2-1 win over Bristol City
. QPR initially went one up with a bending free kick from Jordi Lopez, until a powerful strike from Michael McIndoe put the visitors level. 4 minutes later, Adel Taarabt scores the winner past Adriano Basso from close range.
QPR salvage a goalless draw against local rivals Crystal Palace, though they could have been 2-0 down with close shots from Craig Beattie and Paul Ifill. Equally, Heidar Helguson scuppers a near open goal. Luckily though, the experience of Radek Cerny held QPR on by the teeth in the final stages.
Out
FA Cup
League Cup
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
played in the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
, their fifth consecutive season at this level.
New managerial team
Ian Dowie was announced as the replacement for Luigi De CanioLuigi De Canio
Luigi "Gigi" De Canio is an Italian football manager and former player.-Player:De Canio, a full back, played mostly with Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams, his lone season in Serie B being 1979–80 with Matera, marking his debut in the division on September 16, 1979 against Genoa...
as manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
on 14 May 2008. Tim Flowers
Tim Flowers
Timothy David "Tim" Flowers is an English former football goalkeeper and the former manager of Conference North team Stafford Rangers.-Club career:...
was later named Dowie's assistant, reprising his former role with Dowie at Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
. Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...
was named as manager after Ian Dowie was fired. When Paulo Sousa was fired, Gareth Ainsworth
Gareth Ainsworth
Gareth Ainsworth is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One side Wycombe Wanderers, he is also the club captain....
became caretaker manager.
Sponsorship
Following the termination of the club's sponsorship deals with Car Giant, Le Coq SportifLe Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts. It was founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, but the first clothing items branded with the rooster appeared in 1948...
and Sellotape
Sellotape
Sellotape is a British brand of transparent, cellulose-based, pressure sensitive adhesive tape, and is the leading brand of clear, pressure sensitive tape in the United Kingdom. Sellotape is generally used for joining, sealing, attaching and mending...
at the end of the previous season, in July it was announced that Gulf Air
Gulf Air
Gulf Air is the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport...
would be the new shirt sponsors. Further sponsorship packages were also announced including Abbey Financial Services
Abbey National
Abbey National plc was a UK-based bank and former building society, which latterly traded under the Abbey brand name. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo Santander of Spain in 2004, and was rebranded as Santander in January 2010, forming Santander UK along with the savings business of the...
, Chronotech and Lotto Sport Italia
Lotto Sport Italia
Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut...
.
Matches
All but one of QPR's pre-season fixtures were held away from Loftus Road while the ground underwent upgrading work ahead of the new season. Despite the optimism surrounding the club on the back of the investment and player transfers, Rangers suffered defeats in 3 out of 5 of their warm-up fixtures. The club started positively, winning 3–1 against Conference NationalConference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Borough F.C.
Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season...
followed by a 1–0 win over Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
. However a pre-season tour to Scotland saw Rangers lose 2–0 and 1–0 (respectively) to Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
sides Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
and Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
. The pre-season fixtures culminated in a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
side A.C. ChievoVerona
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
in front of just 3,540 at Loftus Road
Loftus Road
Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,...
.
Events
Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
started the season against Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
at Loftus Road
Loftus Road
Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,...
. Fitz Hall
Fitz Hall
Fitz Benjamin Hall is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size" Fitz Hall, a pun on the phrase "one size fits all"...
scored twice in as many minutes after Iain Hume
Iain Hume
Iain Edward Hume is a Scottish-born Canadian international soccer player who plays as a striker for Preston North End FC.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hume plays internationally for Canada.-Tranmere Rovers:...
put the Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
side 1-0 up in the fifth minute. Hall
Fitz Hall
Fitz Benjamin Hall is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size" Fitz Hall, a pun on the phrase "one size fits all"...
also missed a penalty in the second half, but Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
held on to win the game 2-1. A win at Swindon
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
in the League Cup followed before the first defeat of the season to Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
, 3–0 at Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane
-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...
. Comprehensive home wins against Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
, Carlisle
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
(in the League Cup) and Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
followed before a win away against Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
saw Rangers put together a five game unbeaten streak.
Defeat at Coventry
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
was swiftly followed by the highlight of the season so far, an impressive 1-0 win away to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in the 3rd round of the League Cup with Damion Stewart
Damion Stewart
Damion Delano Stewart is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender.-Harbour View:Stewart played for Jamaican team Harbour View where he garnered the nickname "Stew Peas". While playing as defensive stalwart at Harbour View, his club won the Jamaica National Premiere League...
getting the decisive goal. The result meant that QPR entered the 4th round of the competition, for the first time since the 1995-96 season, where they were drawn away to Premier League giants Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. The euphoria of the Villa result was short-lived and Rangers returned to losing ways at home to Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
just 3 days later. By early October, QPR had slipped to 11th in the Championship league table following defeat to leaders Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
at St Andrew's and former manager Terry Venables
Terry Venables
Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England...
was speculatively linked with a return to Loftus Road to replace Ian Dowie if no improvement was seen in the club's form. Meanwhile Dexter Blackstock
Dexter Blackstock
Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:...
stood out as an early contender for the club's top scorer for the season with 5 goals in 13 games in all competitions.
On 23 October reports in the British press announced that the club would cap the maximum ticket price at the Category 'C' (£35) level as a response to the worsening economic situation. This led commentators to speculate that the club was damaged by negative press surrounding earlier proposed ticket price increases. The following day, 24 October, Iain Dowie
Iain Dowie
Iain Dowie is a former footballer and manager. He is currently without a club. He has previously managed Hull City and Queens Park Rangers and was assistant manager of Newcastle United...
was sacked after just fifteen games in charge of the club. While the press
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
continued to speculate on Dowie's replacament touting Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
and Kenny Jackett
Kenny Jackett
Kenny Jackett is a former Wales international football player, who has since moved into management. He is the current manager of Millwall, the longest serving manager in the Football League Championship and eleventh longest serving manager in England.A skilful player, equally at home in defence or...
among several others as potential candidates, existing player/coach Gareth Ainsworth
Gareth Ainsworth
Gareth Ainsworth is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One side Wycombe Wanderers, he is also the club captain....
was appointed caretaker manager in the interim and, in his first game in charge, ended Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
's 100% record at the Madejski Stadium
Madejski Stadium
The Madejski Stadium is a stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The stadium is the home of Reading Football Club and to the rugby union club London Irish as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon...
, grinding out a 0–0 draw.
Just over three weeks after their defeat at St Andrew's, Rangers took on league leaders Birmingham again, in a mid-week fixture at Loftus Road. In Ainsworth's second game in charge a 10-man Rangers won 1–0 courtesy of a 25 yard goal from Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win...
. At the start of November Rangers travelled to Ipswich
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
losing 2–0 before picking up a 1–0 win over Cardiff
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
at Loftus Road a week later. The mid-week League Cup tie at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
saw QPR defeated 1–0 missing out on the last eight of the competition courtesy of a Carlos Tévez
Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
penalty. The woes continued 4 days later with only the club's second home defeat of the season, this time at the hands of Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. By mid-November the side's average of less than 1 goal-per-game led to them being ranked 21st in terms of the attacking statistics of the 24 Championship clubs despite sitting 10th in the league table.
On 19 November Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...
, a former Portugal midfielder and previously assistant coach of the Portuguese national side
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, was announced as the first team coach ending Gareth Ainsworth's six game run as caretaker. The following day Tim Flowers stepped down as assistant coach and news sources (including the club's official website) reported Rangers had signed Bolton striker Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers....
on an emergency loan deal. Signed to a two-and-a-half year contract, Paulo Sousa became the sixth first team coach of the club in 13 months. Just three days into his appointment, Sousa's first game in charge saw a ten-man QPR comprehensively beaten 3–0 away at Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
leaving them firmly in mid-table, 9 points above the relegation zone and 3 points from the play-offs. Purported new signing Helguson did not appear for the club at Vicarage Road with rumours later surfacing that the deal had not completed. On 24 November QPR announced that long-serving club secretary Sheila Marson's contract had been terminated. She had been with QPR since 1973. A mid-week fixture against struggling Charlton
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
saw Sousa's first victory (2–1) with Dexter Blackstock (who returned from suspension) scoring twice. Four days later Rangers travelled across London to Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park is an English football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club. Its present capacity is 26,309.-History:...
, drawing 0–0 with Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, a match which featured Premier League striker, Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers....
, who had completed his loan move from Bolton
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
earlier in the week.
QPR took on league-leaders Wolves in the first game of December. Played in a late kick-off at Loftus Road and in front of the Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
cameras, Rangers put on a fine performance despatching their high-flying opponents with a 1–0 win courtesy of a 20 yard effort from skipper Martin Rowlands
Martin Rowlands
Martin Charles Rowlands is an English - born - Irish footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers F.C on loan from Queens Park Rangers F.C...
in his first full appearance since returning from injury. Despite dominating their next game, away to Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
, QPR were beaten 1–0. The game marked Rangers' sixth defeat from eleven away fixtures, and in which they had only scored twice. A week later Rangers scored their first goal in 9 'away' fixtures, managing a 1–1 draw with Plymouth
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
. Loan-signing Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers....
put QPR into an early lead before Plymouth equalised late in the second half. On 20 December, Helguson was again on the scoresheet, netting twice alongside Dexter Blackstock's winner in Rangers' 3–2 victory over Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
.
The Christmas period saw Rangers draw 2–2, twice surrendering the lead, away from home at Charlton on Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
. Two days later they played host to Watford, holding them to a 0–0 draw. As the January transfer window opened, QPR signed former England U21 international
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
Wayne Routledge
Wayne Routledge
Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...
from Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. The club also made recent loan signings Borrowdale and Helguson's moves permanent. A small crowd of under 9,000 spectators saw Rangers start their FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
campaign with a goal-less draw with fellow Championship side Burnley, in the Third Round Proper. Returning to action in the Championship, QPR drew at home to Coventry
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
on 10 January with Dexter Blackstock again on the scoresheet. The result left QPR in 9th place in the league table for the 6th consecutive game, 5 points outside of the promotion play-off places and 13 points above the relegation zone. In the same week Rangers also secured a permanent return to the club for Lee Cook
Lee Cook
Lee Cook is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Hammersmith, London, Cook began his career at Southampton. non-League Aylesbury United where he made 19 appearances, scoring twice, having progressed from the club's youth team. In 1999, after...
and released veteran Italian midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
Damiano Tommasi
Damiano Tommasi
Damiano Tommasi is an Italian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current president of the Italian Footballers' Association ....
. Travelling to Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
for the FA Cup Third Round replay, QPR lost 2–1 after Burnley scored from a defensive error in the last minute of extra time. Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win...
put Rangers ahead in the 54th minute with Burnley equalising just 6 minutes later before their last-gasp winner. Martin Rowlands
Martin Rowlands
Martin Charles Rowlands is an English - born - Irish footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers F.C on loan from Queens Park Rangers F.C...
also hit the woodwork and Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers....
had a goal disallowed in an eventful match played in front of just 3,760 spectators.
On 17 January QPR achieved their first away victory in all competitions since September. They defeated Derby
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
2–0 at Pride Park
Pride Park Stadium
Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997...
with new signing Wayne Routledge
Wayne Routledge
Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...
opening the scoring. Ten days later Rangers travelled to Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
and defeated Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
3–0 with Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson
Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers....
scoring twice. During the same month, QPR terminated former captain Adam Bolder
Adam Bolder
Adam Peter Bolder is an English footballer who has plays in the central midfield position. He currently plays for Burton Albion...
's contract and loaned Zesh Rehman out to Bradford. On 31 January, QPR extended their unbeaten run to 8 games with a scoreless draw at home to second-placed Reading. The result left Rangers in seventh place with 15 games remaining, 2 points outside of the playoff positions and 16 points above the relegation zone.
The next scheduled game, a home fixture against Swansea, was postponed due to heavy snowfalls in central London
February 2009 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall
The snowfall across the British Isles in February 2009 was a prolonged period of snowfall that began on 1 February 2009. Some areas experienced their largest snowfall levels in 18 years. Snow fell over much of Western Europe. The United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann issued severe...
, however QPR continued their unbeaten run into February beginning with a 2–2 draw away to Notts Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
. In an entertaining match, Matteo Alberti
Matteo Alberti
Matteo Alberti is an Italian footballer, who is currently a free agent after he was released by Queens Park Rangers....
scored his first goals for the club within the space of three minutes after half time. On 17 February, the club announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Jordi López
Jordi López
Jordi López Felpeto is a Spanish footballer who plays for OFI Crete in Greece, mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...
on a 3 month deal. Rangers unbeaten run was finally ended in their next match, at home, courtesy of Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
. Despite QPR taking an early lead with a Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine
Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win...
goal, Ipswich came back to win 3–1. The match was played in front of the Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
cameras and with England manager
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national football team.Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career...
in attendance. Four days later Rangers travelled to Cardiff
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
and earned a 0–0 draw. In a busy fixture period against both play-off rivals and relegation candidates, QPR next faced up to Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
at Oakwell. The South Yorkshire club added to Rangers recent slump in form, running out 2–1 winners.
Rangers' woes continued into March. A second consecutive home defeat to Norwich
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
(0–1) was followed by a 0–0 draw at home to Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. On 10 March, QPR suffered their twelfth league defeat of the season, 2–0 away to Doncaster
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
. The run of poor form left Rangers 11th in the Championship league table, 8 points adrift from the play-off places and 10 points above the relegation zone with nine games left to play.
QPR's defensive streak improved with a draw to the now relegated Southamption Football Club
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, which was further built on in a 1-0 win over Swansea City, courtesy of Mikele Leigertwood's
Mikele Leigertwood
Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays for Reading in the Football League Championship. He also plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.- Club career :...
head. The Hoop's form continued with a 2-1 win over Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
. QPR initially went one up with a bending free kick from Jordi Lopez, until a powerful strike from Michael McIndoe put the visitors level. 4 minutes later, Adel Taarabt scores the winner past Adriano Basso from close range.
QPR salvage a goalless draw against local rivals Crystal Palace, though they could have been 2-0 down with close shots from Craig Beattie and Paul Ifill. Equally, Heidar Helguson scuppers a near open goal. Luckily though, the experience of Radek Cerny held QPR on by the teeth in the final stages.
Current squad
- As of 17 February 2009.
Players out on loan
Transfers
In| Name | Nationality | Position | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Cerny Radek Cerný Radek Černý is a Czech footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a goalkeeper.-Slavia Prague:Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Černý turned professional in 1993 as a 17-year-old with Slavia Prague, his home team... |
 |
GK | Slavia Prague | Free |
| Peter Ramage Peter Ramage Peter Iain Ramage is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace on loan from Queens Park Rangers as a defender. He broke into the first team playing at centre back but is versatile enough to play at full back as well. Ramage began his career with Newcastle United as an academy player... |
 |
DF | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Free |
| Kaspars Gorkšs Kaspars Gorkšs Kaspars Gorkšs is a Latvian footballer who plays for Reading as a defender. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
 |
DF | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
£250 000 |
| Joe Oastler Joe Oastler Joseph James "Joe" Oastler is an English footballer who currently plays for Torquay United of Football League Two.-Playing career:... |
|
DF | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
Free |
| Emmanuel Ledesma Emmanuel Ledesma Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Defensa y Justicia.-Career:After moving through the youth ranks of Serie A side Genoa, Ledesma joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan in June 2008... |
 |
MF | Genoa C.F.C. Genoa C.F.C. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria... |
Loan |
| Matteo Alberti Matteo Alberti Matteo Alberti is an Italian footballer, who is currently a free agent after he was released by Queens Park Rangers.... |
 |
MF | Chievo Verona | £200 000 |
| Lee Cook Lee Cook Lee Cook is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Hammersmith, London, Cook began his career at Southampton. non-League Aylesbury United where he made 19 appearances, scoring twice, having progressed from the club's youth team. In 1999, after... |
|
MF | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
£750 000 |
| Daniel Parejo |  |
MF | Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
Loan |
| Damiano Tommasi Damiano Tommasi Damiano Tommasi is an Italian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current president of the Italian Footballers' Association .... |
|
MF | Levante UD Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:... |
Free |
| Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win... |
|
FW | Fiorentina | Loan |
| Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.... |
 |
FW | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
£500 000 |
| Gary Borrowdale Gary Borrowdale Gareth Ian "Gary" Borrowdale is an English footballer who plays for Barnet on loan from Queens Park Rangers. A left-sided player, Borrowdale plays as a Left back. He has also been known to operate as a central defender.-Club career:... |
|
DF | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
£650 000 |
| Wayne Routledge Wayne Routledge Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level... |
|
MF | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
£300 000 |
| Liam Miller Liam Miller William Peter "Liam" Miller is an Irish footballer who plays for Perth Glory in the A-League. Miller began his career with Celtic; at an early stage after injury he was loaned to Aarhus in 2001, making 18 appearances for the Danish Superliga club. He returned to Celtic Park and broke into the... |
MF | Sunderland | Loan | |
| Jordi López Jordi López Jordi López Felpeto is a Spanish footballer who plays for OFI Crete in Greece, mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:... |
|
MF | Real Mallorca RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix.... |
Free |
| Adel Taarabt Adel Taarabt Adel Taarabt is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as an Attacking midfielder and can also be used as a winger.... |
 |
MF | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
Loan |
Out
| Name | Nationality | Position | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Cole Jake Cole Jake Stanley Cole is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a goalkeeper, having previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Hayes, AFC Wimbledon, Farnborough Town, Oxford United and Barnet.... |
|
GK | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
Loan |
| Matt Pickens Matt Pickens Matt Pickens is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Youth and Amateur:... |
 |
GK | Released | |
| Sean Thomas | |
GK | Wealdstone Wealdstone F.C. Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They... |
Released |
| Chris Goodchild | |
GK | Released | |
| Chris Barker Chris Barker Christopher Andrew "Chris" Barker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United. He has also represented Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle since beginning his career in 1997... |
|
DF | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
Undisclosed |
| Zesh Rehman |  |
DF | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
Loan |
| Andrew Howell | |
DF | Released | |
| Aaron Goode | |
DF | Released | |
| Stefan Bailey Stefan Bailey Stefan Kyon Lloyd Bailey is an English professional footballer who is currently a free agent.-Career:... |
|
MF | Grays Athletic Grays Athletic F.C. Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season... |
Released |
| Simon Walton Simon Walton Simon William Walton is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle.-Leeds United:Walton started his career at hometown club Leeds United. He came to attention after being sent off in a pre-season friendly against Valencia in 2004, whilst still just sixteen... |
|
MF | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
£750 000 |
| Daniel Nardiello Daniel Nardiello Daniel Antony Nardiello is an English-born Welsh footballer. A forward who currently plays for Exeter City, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello and cousin of Reis Ashraf and Michael Nardiello.... |
 |
FW | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
Part-exchange |
| Angelo Balanta Angelo Balanta Angelo Jasiel Balanta is a Colombian footballer who plays for MK Dons on loan from Queens Park Rangers as a striker.-Club career:... |
 |
FW | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
Loan |
| Damiano Tommasi Damiano Tommasi Damiano Tommasi is an Italian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the current president of the Italian Footballers' Association .... |
|
MF | Released | |
| Jake Cole Jake Cole Jake Stanley Cole is an English footballer who plays for Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a goalkeeper, having previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Hayes, AFC Wimbledon, Farnborough Town, Oxford United and Barnet.... |
|
GK | Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
Loan |
| Gary Borrowdale Gary Borrowdale Gareth Ian "Gary" Borrowdale is an English footballer who plays for Barnet on loan from Queens Park Rangers. A left-sided player, Borrowdale plays as a Left back. He has also been known to operate as a central defender.-Club career:... |
|
DF | Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
Loan |
| Chris Arthur | |
MF | Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
Loan |
| Danny Maguire Danny Maguire Daniel "Danny" Maguire is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He started his career with Queens Park Rangers, joining AFC Wimbledon on work experience in 2008 and Yeovil Town on loan in 2009.-Club career:... |
|
MF | Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
Loan |
| Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... |
|
FW | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
Loan |
Football League Championship
| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-09 15:00 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
2–1 | Fitz Hall Fitz Hall Fitz Benjamin Hall is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size" Fitz Hall, a pun on the phrase "one size fits all"... 29, 31 |
Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick is an English professional football referee who generally officiates in the Premier League after being promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2011. He is based in Preston, Lancashire.-Career:... (Lancashire) |
14,694 | 6 |
| 2008-08-16 15:00 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
A Bramall Lane -Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket... |
0–3 | Graham Laws Graham Laws Graham Laws is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and has previously been a fourth official in the Premier League... (Tyne and Wear) |
25,273 | 15 | |
| 2008-08-23 15:00 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
2–0 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 5, Emmanuel Ledesma Emmanuel Ledesma Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Defensa y Justicia.-Career:After moving through the youth ranks of Serie A side Genoa, Ledesma joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan in June 2008... 28 |
Mike Thorpe (Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... ) |
15,536 | 8 |
| 2008-08-30 15:00 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
A | 1–1 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 18 |
Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire) | 17543 | 8 |
| 2008-09-14 16:00 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
4–1 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 1, 77 Damion Stewart Damion Stewart Damion Delano Stewart is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender.-Harbour View:Stewart played for Jamaican team Harbour View where he garnered the nickname "Stew Peas". While playing as defensive stalwart at Harbour View, his club won the Jamaica National Premiere League... 63, Patrick Agyemang Patrick Agyemang Patrick Agyemang is a footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker. He has been capped 4 times by the Ghana national team, scoring one goal.... 90 |
Kevin Friend Kevin Friend Kevin Friend is an English professional football referee, based in Leicestershire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League.-Career:Friend started refereeing at the age of 13 in his home county of Leicestershire... (Lancashire) |
13,770 | 4 |
| 2008-09-17 19:45 | Norwich Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
A Carrow Road Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum.... |
1–0 | Martin Rowlands Martin Rowlands Martin Charles Rowlands is an English - born - Irish footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers F.C on loan from Queens Park Rangers F.C... 33 |
Rob Shoebridge (Derbyshire) | 24,249 | 4 |
| 2008-09-20 15:00 | Coventry Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
A Ricoh Arena The Ricoh Arena , home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,609 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club, and a casino... |
0–1 | Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire) | 16,718 | 4 | |
| 2008-09-27 15:00 | Derby Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0–2 | Anthony Taylor Anthony Taylor (referee) Anthony Taylor is an English football referee from Wythenshawe, Manchester who, since 2010, is on the list of Select Group Referees who officiate in the Premier League.-Refereeing career:... (Greater Manchester) |
14,311 | 5 | |
| 2008-09-30 20:00 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–1 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 79 |
Grant Hegley (Hertfordshire) | 12,500 | 8 |
| 2008-10-04 12:45 | Birmingham Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
A | 0–1 | Andy D'Urso Andy D'Urso Andrew Paul D'Urso is an English football referee in the Football League. D'Urso is based in Billericay, Essex and is a member of the Barking & Dagenham Referees Society.-Career:... (Essex) |
18,498 | 11 | |
| 2008-10-18 15:00 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
2–1 | Angelo Balanta Angelo Balanta Angelo Jasiel Balanta is a Colombian footballer who plays for MK Dons on loan from Queens Park Rangers as a striker.-Club career:... 48, Ákos Buzsáky Ákos Buzsáky Ákos Buzsáky is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Premier League club Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder, having previously played for MTK Hungária, FC Porto, Academica de Coimbra and Plymouth Argyle. He has been capped by Hungary at international level.... 60 |
Fred Graham (Essex) | 15,122 | 7 |
| 2008-10-21 19:45 | Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position... |
A Liberty Stadium, Swansea The Liberty Stadium is a purpose-built sports stadium and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium is all-seated, with a capacity of 20,532 making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea and the third largest stadium in Wales after the Millennium Stadium and the... |
0–0 | Tony Bates (Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders... ) |
13,475 | 9 | |
| 2008-10-25 17:20 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 0–0 | Chris Foy Chris Foy (referee) Christopher J. Foy is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League.... (Merseyside Merseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool... ) |
20,571 | 9 | |
| 2008-10-28 20:00 | Birmingham Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–0 | Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win... 54 |
Stuart Attwell Stuart Attwell Stuart Steven Attwell is an English professional football referee from Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He made a prominent debut in 2008 as the youngest person ever to referee in the Premier League.-Career:... (Warwickshire) |
13,594 | 7 |
| 2008-11-01 15:00 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
A Portman Road Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003... |
0–2 | Trevor Kettle (Rutland Rutland Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire.... ) |
20,966 | 7 | |
| 2008-11-08 15:00 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–0 | Gavin Mahon Gavin Mahon Gavin Andrew Mahon is an English footballer who is currently under contract at League One club Notts County.-Career:... 80 |
Lee Probert Lee Probert (referee) Lee W. Probert is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League. He was born on the South Gloucestershire border with Bristol, Avon, but now lives in Wiltshire.-Career:... (Gloucestershire) |
13,247 | 7 |
| 2008-11-15 15:00 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–2 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 14 |
Keith Woolmer (Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... ) |
13,226 | 10 |
| 2008-11-22 15:00 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
A Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 17,477.-History:... |
0–3 | Andy Penn (West Midlands West Midlands (county) The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The... ) |
16,201 | 12 | |
| 2008-11-25 20:00 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
2–1 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 17, 80 |
Keith Stroud (Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... ) |
12,286 | 10 |
| 2008-11-29 15:00 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
A Selhurst Park Selhurst Park is an English football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club. Its present capacity is 26,309.-History:... |
0–0 | Rob Styles Rob Styles Robert Styles is an English football Referee from Waterlooville, Hampshire, who officiates in the FA Premier League, and for FIFA. He has now retired.- Career :... (Hampshire) |
16,411 | 10 | |
| 2008-12-06 17:20 | Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–0 | Martin Rowlands Martin Rowlands Martin Charles Rowlands is an English - born - Irish footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers F.C on loan from Queens Park Rangers F.C... 63 |
Iain Williamson (Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and... ) |
13,416 | 7 |
| 2008-12-09 19:45 | Sheff Wed Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
A Hillsborough Stadium Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the... |
0–1 | Nigel Miller (Durham Durham Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county... ) |
14,792 | 9 | |
| 2008-12-13 15:00 | Plymouth Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
A Home Park Home Park is an all-seater football stadium in the Central Park area of Plymouth, England, and is the home of Football League Two club Plymouth Argyle. The ground, given the nickname the Theatre of Greens by the club's supporters, has been Argyle's permanent residence since 1901... |
1–1 | Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.... 16 |
Kevin Friend Kevin Friend Kevin Friend is an English professional football referee, based in Leicestershire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League.-Career:Friend started refereeing at the age of 13 in his home county of Leicestershire... (Leicestershire) |
10,747 | 9 |
| 2008-12-20 15:00 | Preston Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
3–2 | Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.... 16, 34, Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 86 |
Alan Wiley Alan Wiley Alan G. Wiley is a former English football referee in the FA Premier League, and he is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire.-Career:... (Staffordshire) |
14,103 | 9 |
| 2008-12-26 13:00 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
A | 2–2 | Lee Cook Lee Cook Lee Cook is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Hammersmith, London, Cook began his career at Southampton. non-League Aylesbury United where he made 19 appearances, scoring twice, having progressed from the club's youth team. In 1999, after... 18 Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 68 |
Paul Taylor Paul Taylor (referee) Paul Taylor is an English football referee, who previously took charge of Premier League matches for just one season, and now officiates in the Football League. He has also officiated for UEFA and FIFA in the past... (Luton) |
21,023 | 9 |
| 2008-12-28 15:00 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0–0 | Clive Penton (Sussex Sussex Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West... ) |
16,196 | 9 | |
| 2009-01-10 15:00 | Coventry Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–1 | Dexter Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 87 |
Keith Stroud (Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force... ) |
13,330 | 9 |
| 2009-01-17 15:00 | Derby Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
A Pride Park Stadium Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997... |
2–0 | Wayne Routledge Wayne Routledge Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level... 22, Mikele Leigertwood Mikele Leigertwood Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays for Reading in the Football League Championship. He also plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.- Club career :... 36 |
Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire) | 28,390 | 8 |
| 2009-01-27 19:45 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
A Bloomfield Road Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000... |
3–0 | Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson Heiðar Helguson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers.... (17, 58 pen), Hogan Ephraim Hogan Ephraim Hogan Phillip Ephraim is an English football player. He plays for Charlton Athletic on loan from Queens Park Rangers. He is a graduate of the West Ham United Academy and an England Under-19 international. His primary position is as a winger but he can also play as a forward.-Background:Ephraim was... (90) |
Graham Laws Graham Laws Graham Laws is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and has previously been a fourth official in the Premier League... (Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972... ) |
6,656 | 7 |
| 2009-01-31 15:00 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0–0 | Jon Moss (West Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.... ) |
17,120 | 7 | |
| 2009-02-07 15:00 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
A City Ground The City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 .... |
2–2 | Alberti Matteo Alberti Matteo Alberti is an Italian footballer, who is currently a free agent after he was released by Queens Park Rangers.... (45, 48) |
Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... ) |
25,859 | 9 |
| 2009-02-21 19:00 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–3 | Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win... 3 |
Stuart Attwell Stuart Attwell Stuart Steven Attwell is an English professional football referee from Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He made a prominent debut in 2008 as the youngest person ever to referee in the Premier League.-Career:... (Warwickshire Warwickshire Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare... ) |
13,904 | 11 |
| 2009-02-25 19:45 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
A Ninian Park Ninian Park was a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Until 2009, it was the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., who compete in the English Football League Championship... |
0–0 | Roger East (Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... ) |
17,340 | 11 | |
| 2009-02-28 15:00 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
A | 1–2 | Delaney Damien Delaney Damien Delaney is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland national football team.Delaney began his career at Cork City... 35 |
Rob Shoebridge (Derbyshire Derbyshire Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx... ) |
11,614 | 11 |
| 2009-03-03 20:00 | Norwich Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0–1 | Graham Scott (Devon Devon Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with... ) |
13,533 | 11 | |
| 2009-03-07 15:00 | Sheffield Utd Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0–0 | Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick is an English professional football referee who generally officiates in the Premier League after being promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2011. He is based in Preston, Lancashire.-Career:... (Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston... ) |
13,718 | 11 | |
| 2009-03-10 19:45 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
A | 0–2 | Colin Webster (Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972... ) |
10,223 | 11 | |
| 2009-03-14 15:00 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
A St Mary's Stadium St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton F.C., in the city of Southampton. It is a UEFA 4-star rated stadium and with a capacity of 32,689 is the largest football stadium in the south of England, outside of London.-History:... |
0–0 | Michael Jones Mike Jones (referee) Michael J. Jones is an English professional football referee, based in Chester, Cheshire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League.-Refereeing career:... (Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... ) |
18,691 | 12 | |
| 2009-03-17 19:45 | Swansea City | H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
1–0 | Leigertwood Mikele Leigertwood Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays for Reading in the Football League Championship. He also plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.- Club career :... (30) |
Graham Horwood (Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east.... ) |
12,288 | 11 |
| 2009-03-21 15:00 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
2–1 | Lopez Jordi López Jordi López Felpeto is a Spanish footballer who plays for OFI Crete in Greece, mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:... (65), Taarabt Adel Taarabt Adel Taarabt is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as an Attacking midfielder and can also be used as a winger.... (81) |
Grant Hegley (Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... ) |
14,059 | 11 |
| 2009-04-04 15:00 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0–0 | Scott Mathieson (Cheshire Cheshire Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow... ) |
15,234 | 10 |
FA CupFA Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 FA Cup was the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one club, South Normanton Athletic, folded before the fixtures were released, leaving 761...
| Round | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 2009-01-03 15:00 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
0-0 | Anthony Bates Anthony Bates Anthony Bates is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and previously served as assistant referee for UEFA in the Euro 96 competition. He also refereed the FA Women's Cup Final in 2007... (Staffordshire) |
8,896 | |
| R3 Replay | 2009-01-13 19:30 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
A Turf Moor Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of... |
1–2 (aet) | Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine Samuel Di Carmine is an Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Cittadella.-Career:Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1–0 win... 54 |
Colin Webster (Tyne & Wear) | 3,760 |
League CupFootball League Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs...
| Round | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 2008-08-12 19:45 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
A County Ground, Swindon The County Ground is a stadium located near the town centre of Swindon, England. It is home to Swindon Town Football Club and has been for over a century.The current capacity is 15,728, all-seated... |
3-2 | Balanta Angelo Balanta Angelo Jasiel Balanta is a Colombian footballer who plays for MK Dons on loan from Queens Park Rangers as a striker.-Club career:... 32, Blackstock Dexter Blackstock Dexter Anthony Titus Blackstock is an English footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a centre-forward.-Southampton:... 46, Delaney Damien Delaney Damien Delaney is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland national football team.Delaney began his career at Cork City... 54 |
Richard Beeby Richard Beeby Richard J. Beeby is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and has also previously handled Premier League games.-Career:... |
7,230 |
| R2 | 2008-08-26 19:45 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
H Loftus Road Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,... |
4-0 | Stewart Damion Stewart Damion Delano Stewart is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender.-Harbour View:Stewart played for Jamaican team Harbour View where he garnered the nickname "Stew Peas". While playing as defensive stalwart at Harbour View, his club won the Jamaica National Premiere League... 48, Ledesma Emmanuel Ledesma Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Defensa y Justicia.-Career:After moving through the youth ranks of Serie A side Genoa, Ledesma joined Queens Park Rangers on a season-long loan in June 2008... 56, 63, 85 |
Keith Hill | 8,021 |
| R3 | 2008-09-24 19:45 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
A Villa Park Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County... |
1-0 | Stewart Damion Stewart Damion Delano Stewart is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender.-Harbour View:Stewart played for Jamaican team Harbour View where he garnered the nickname "Stew Peas". While playing as defensive stalwart at Harbour View, his club won the Jamaica National Premiere League... 58 |
Lee Mason Lee Mason Lee S. Mason is an English professional football referee from Bolton, Lancashire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League. He is chairman of the Bolton Referees Society and still lives locally... |
21,541 |
| R4 | 2008-11-11 20:00 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
A Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:... |
0-1 | Phil Dowd Phil Dowd Philip Dowd is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League. He is based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.... |
62,539 |