2002–03 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
2002–2003 season | ||||
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Manager | Ian Holloway | |||
Stadium | Loftus Road | |||
Second Division | 4th | |||
FA Cup | First round | |||
League Cup | First round | |||
LDV Vans Trophy | First Round | |||
Playoffs | Final | |||
Top goalscorer | League: All: Kevin Gallen (17) | |||
Highest home attendance | 17,201 14 May 2003 Oldham Athletic | |||
Lowest home attendance | 4,722 22 October 2002 Bristol City | |||
Average home league attendance | 13,206 | |||
Biggest win | 4-0 Vs Mansfield Town (7 September 2002), Port Vale (15 February 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0-4 Vs Cardiff City (29 November 2002) | |||
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During the 2002–2003 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.
Season summary
[edit]After qualifying for the playoffs QPR were defeated at the Millennium Stadium by Cardiff City
In the FA Cup, QPR were knocked out of the FA cup by Vauxhall Motors.
Kit
[edit]Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Retailer JD Sports continued as kit sponsors.
Final league table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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2 | Crewe Alexandra (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 86 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
3 | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 83 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 83 | |
5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 82 | |
6 | Cardiff City (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 81 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
[edit]Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
[edit]10 August 2002 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Chesterfield | London |
Furlong 72' Langley 88' Gallen 90' |
Ebdon 55' (pen.) | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,603 |
13 August 2002 2 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Stockport |
Beckett 62' | Connolly 71' (pen.) | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,811 |
17 August 2002 3 | Barnsley | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Barnsley |
Lumsdon 57' | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,626 |
24 August 2002 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Peterborough United | London |
Gallen 59', 70' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,510 |
26 August 2002 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4–1 | Queens Park Rangers | High Wycombe |
Faulconbridge 35' Rammell 47' Devine 61' Simpson 84' |
Furlong 44' | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,383 |
31 August 2002 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | London |
Thomas 69' Pacquette 90' |
Friio 33' Hodges 59' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,001 |
7 September 2002 7 | Mansfield Town | 0–4 | Queens Park Rangers | Mansfield |
Furlong 6' Shittu 48' Gallen 85' Thomson 89' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,581 |
14 September 2002 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Swindon Town | London |
Gallen 50' Langley 56' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,619 |
17 September 2002 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | London |
Shittu 4' Williams 32' Carlisle 73' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,010 |
21 September 2002 10 | Bristol City | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Bristol |
Murray 11' | Connolly 23', 48' Gallen 53' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 12,221 |
28 September 2002 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Colchester United | London |
Connolly 39' Gallen 72' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,906 |
5 October 2002 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Crewe |
Jones 29', 69' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 7,683 |
14 October 2002 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Blackpool | London |
Langley 18' Clarke 66' (o.g.) |
Taylor 63' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,335 |
19 October 2002 14 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Cheltenham |
Devaney 64' | Thomas 11' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 6,382 |
26 October 2002 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | London |
Rose 2' | Low 29' Duxbury 38' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,491 |
29 October 2002 16 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Wigan |
Liddell 29' | Thomson 45' | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,241 |
2 November 2002 17 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Stoke on Trent |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,394 |
9 November 2002 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Northampton Town | London |
Trollope 61' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,947 |
23 November 2002 19 | Luton Town | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Luton |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,477 |
29 November 2002 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–4 | Cardiff City | London |
Earnshaw 59', 65', 87' Campbell 90' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,345 |
14 December 2002 21 | Notts County | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Nottingham |
Liburd 7' Fenton 14' Allsopp 83' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,343 |
21 December 2002 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Brentford | London |
Bircham 18' | O'Connor 30' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,559 |
26 December 2002 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | London |
Rose 12' Gallen 30' |
Dixon 79' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,874 |
28 December 2002 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Birkenhead |
Haworth 54' Jones 60', 71' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,434 |
1 January 2003 25 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Peterborough |
Carlisle 44' Langley 79' |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 6,210 |
4 January 2003 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Stockport County | London |
Gallen 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,387 |
11 January 2003 27 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Barnsley | London |
Pacquette 11' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,217 |
18 January 2003 28 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Plymouth |
Pacquette 51' | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,249 |
25 January 2003 29 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | London |
Palmer 60' | Robinson 80' Haworth 90' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,249 |
2 February 2003 30 | Chesterfield | 2–4 | Queens Park Rangers | Chesterfield |
Hurst 11' Brandon 90' |
Pacquette 13' Shittu 22' Furlong 83' Thomson 89' |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,395 |
8 February 2003 31 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Northampton |
Rahim 16' | Furlong 60' | Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,859 |
15 February 2003 32 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | Port Vale | London |
Shittu 52' Furlong 61' Padula 79' Gallen 89' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,703 |
22 February 2003 33 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | London |
Furlong 20' Gallen 89' |
Christie 25', 50' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,942 |
1 March 2003 34 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Swindon |
Robinson 18' Parkin 64' Heywood 68' |
Shittu 15' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,716 |
4 March 2003 35 | Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Huddersfield |
Furlong 5', 90' Shittu 38' |
Stadium: McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 8,695 |
8 March 2003 36 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Bristol City | London |
Gallen 19' (pen.) | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,681 |
15 March 2003 37 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Oldham |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,242 |
18 March 2003 38 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | London |
Gallen 40' Duff 45' (o.g.) Cook 55' Furlong 63' |
Devaney 5' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,370 |
22 March 2003 39 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | London |
Ellington 47' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,703 |
29 March 2003 40 | Blackpool | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Blackpool |
Taylor 90' | Langley 35', 65', 85' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,162 |
5 April 2003 41 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
Thorne 78' | Furlong 64' Langley 89' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,245 |
12 April 2003 42 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Luton Town | London |
McLeod 39', 83' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,786 |
19 April 2003 43 | Brentford | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | London |
Peters 81' | Shittu 8' Bircham 90' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,168 |
21 April 2003 44 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Notts County | London |
Furlong 16' Langley 90' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,585 |
26 April 2003 45 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | London |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,921 |
3 May 2003 46 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Colchester |
Furlong 52' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,047 |
Playoffs
[edit]10 May 2003 Semi Final First Leg | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Oldham |
Eyres 28' | Langley 47' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,152 |
14 May 2003 Semi Final Second Leg | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 (2-1 agg.) | Oldham Athletic | London |
Furlong 82' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,201 |
25 May 2003 Final | Cardiff City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
Campbell 114' | Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 66,096 |
FA Cup
[edit]16 November 2002 1 | Vauxhall Motors | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Chester |
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 3,507 |
26 November 2002 1 Replay | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Vauxhall Motors | London |
Thomson 18' | Brazier 22' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 5,336 |
League Cup
[edit]10 September 2002 1 | Leyton Orient | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | London |
Campbell-Ryce 33' Thorpe 44' Taylor-Fletcher 76' |
Thomson 71' (pen.) Gallen 89' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,981 |
LDV Vans Trophy
[edit]22 October 2002 1 Replay | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Bristol City | London |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 4,722 |
Squad
[edit]Position | Nationality | Name | League Appearances | League Goals | Cup Appearances | League.Cup Goals | F.A.Cup Goals | Total Appearances | Total Goals |
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GK | ENG | Nick Culkin | 17 | 17 | |||||
GK | ENG | Chris Day | 15 | 15 | |||||
GK | ENG | Simon Royce | 16 | 1 | 17 | ||||
GK | ENG | Fraser Digby | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
DF | ENG | Steve Palmer | 49 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 1 | ||
DF | ENG | Terrell Forbes | 39 | 3 | 43 | ||||
DF | ENG | Marcus Bean | 4 | 8 | |||||
DF | ENG | Matthew Rose | 27 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2 | ||
DF | IRE | Stephen Kelly | 9 | 9 | |||||
DF | ENG | Danny Murphy | 4 | 12 | |||||
DF | ENG | Chris Plummer | 2 | ||||||
DF | ENG | Clarke Carlisle | 36 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 2 | ||
DF | ARG | Gino Padula | 19 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
DF | NIG | Danny Shittu | 46 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 7 | ||
MF | ENG | Ben Walshe | 1 | 1 | |||||
MF | ENG | Wes Daly | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||
MF | ENG | Tom Williams | 23 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 1 | ||
MF | ENG | Jerome Thomas | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
MF | ENG | Oliver Burgess | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
MF | ENG | Marc Bircham | 37 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 2 | ||
MF | ENG | Kevin McLeod | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||
MF | ENG | Richard Langley | 38 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 10 | ||
FW | ENG | Karl Connolly | 12 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 4 | ||
FW | ENG | Andy Thomson | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
FW | ENG | Paul Furlong | 30 | 14 | 1 | 38 | 14 | ||
FW | ENG | Lee Cook | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
FW | ENG | Dennis Oli | 8 | 2 | 22 | ||||
FW | FRA | Aziana Ebele Mbombo | 3 | 13 | |||||
FW | ENG | Richard Pacquette | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
FW | ENG | Leroy Griffiths | 3 | 6 | |||||
FW | ENG | Brett Angell | 8 | 13 | |||||
FW | SKN | Callum Willock | 3 | 3 | |||||
FW | ENG | Kevin Gallen | 44 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 14 |
Transfers Out
[edit]Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee |
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Marcus Bignot | Bristol Rovers | March 2001 | August 2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
Christer Warren | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | June 2000 | September 2002 | Bristol Rovers | ||
Chris Plummer | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1994 | November 2002 | Bristol Rovers | Loan | |
Carl Leaburn | Wimbledon | December 2001 | January 2003 | Grays Athletic FC | ||
Fraser Digby | Huddersfield Town | October 2001 | January 2003 | Purfleet | ||
Brett Angell | Port Vale | November 2002 | July 2003 | |||
Andy Thomson | Gillingham | March 2001 | Free | July 2003 | Partick Thistle | |
Oliver Burgess | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2001 | July 2003 | Northampton Town | ||
Chris Plummer | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 1994 | July 2003 | Barnet | ||
Danny Murphy | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | December 1999 | July 2003 | Swindon Town |
Transfers In
[edit]Name | from | Date | Fee |
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Jerome Thomas | Arsenal | August 2002 | Loan |
Simon Royce | Leicester City | August 2002 | Loan |
Tom Williams | Birmingham City | August 2002 | Loan |
Paul Furlong | Birmingham City | August 2002 | |
Brett Angell | Port Vale | November 2002 | |
Lee Cook | Watford | November 2002 | Loan |
Calum Willock | Fulham | November 2002 | Loan |
Stephen Kelly | Tottenham Hotspur | March 2003 | Loan |
Kevin McLeod | Everton | March 2003 | Loan |
Éric Sabin | Swindon Town | July 2003 | |
Scott Mulholland | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | July 2003 | |
Gareth Ainsworth | Cardiff City | July 2003 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Queens Park Rangers results for the 2002–2003 season – 11v11.com". Retrieved 3 October 2022.