2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
2000–01 season
ManagerGerry Francis (until 25 February)
Ian Holloway (from 26 February)
StadiumLoftus Road
First Division23rd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Crouch (10)
All:
Peter Crouch (12)
Highest home attendance19,003 27 January 2001 Arsenal
Lowest home attendance4,0426 September 2000 Colchester United
Average home league attendance12,013
Biggest win2-0 Vs West Bromwich Albion (13 January 2001), Tranmere Rovers (16 April 2001), Barnsley (17 February 2001)
Biggest defeat0-5 Vs Preston North End (10 February 2001), Wimbledon (24 February 2001)

During the 2000–01 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 2000–2001 season, Peter crouch emerged as a future star but despite this QPR were relegated to the third tier for the first time since 1967, Manager Gerry Francis was fired a day after a 5-nil defeat to Wimbledon and replaced by Ian Holloway.

Kit

Le Coq Sportif continued as QPR's kit manufacturers. Telecommunications giant Ericsson continued as kit sponsors.

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Portsmouth 46 10 19 17 47 59 −12 49
21 Crystal Palace 46 12 13 21 57 70 −13 49
22 Huddersfield Town (R) 46 11 15 20 48 57 −9 48 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Queens Park Rangers (R) 46 7 19 20 45 75 −30 40
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 9 11 26 46 77 −31 38
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 2000–01 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Position
1 12 August 2000 Birmingham City H 0 – 0 13,926 9
2 20 August 2000 Crystal Palace A 1 – 1 Carlisle 19,020 14
3 26 August 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1 – 0 Furlong 9,415 8
4 28 August 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 1 – 2 Kiwomya 14,831 10
5 9 September 2000 Preston North End H 0 – 0 11,092 13
6 13 September 2000 Gillingham H 2 – 2 Kiwomya, Crouch 10,655 13
7 16 September 2000 Barnsley A 2 – 4 Kiwomya (2) 12,763 17
8 23 September 2000 Wimbledon H 2 – 1 Crouch, Wardley 11,720 13
9 30 September 2000 Sheffield United A 1 – 1 Koejoe 13,803 16
10 14 October 2000 Watford A 1 – 3 Connolly 17,488 17
11 17 October 2000 Grimsby Town A 1 – 3 Connolly 4,428 18
12 21 October 2000 Burnley H 0 – 1 11,426 19
13 25 October 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1 – 2 Peacock 10,353 20
14 28 October 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 1 – 1 Connolly 7,268 20
15 31 October 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1 – 3 Crouch 10,180 20
16 4 November 2000 Portsmouth H 1 – 1 Peschisolido 12,036 20
17 11 November 2000 Stockport County A 2 – 2 Carlisle, Langley 6,356 22
18 18 November 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1 – 1 Connolly 11,543 22
19 25 November 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 2 Peacock (2) 11,156 22
20 2 December 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 2 – 5 Crouch (2) 21,728 22
21 9 December 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 0 16,886 23
22 16 December 2000 Nottingham Forest H 1 – 0 Crouch 14,409 23
23 23 December 2000 Birmingham City A 0 – 0 24,311 24
24 26 December 2000 Norwich City H 2 – 3 Carlisle, Wardley 12,338 23
25 30 December 2000 Crystal Palace H 1 – 1 Crouch 14,439 23
26 13 January 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 2 – 0 Koejoe, Plummer 11,881 23
27 20 January 2001 Norwich City A 0 – 1 16,472 23
28 31 January 2001 Fulham H 0 – 2 16,403 24
29 3 February 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 1 – 1 Ngonge 10,293 23
30 10 February 2001 Preston North End A 0 – 5 14,423 23
31 17 February 2001 Barnsley H 2 – 0 Kiwomya, Crouch 9,388 21
32 20 February 2001 Gillingham A 1 – 0 Kiwomya 10,432 20
33 24 February 2001 Wimbledon A 0 – 5 9,446 21
34 3 March 2001 Sheffield United H 1 – 3 Ngonge 11,024 22
35 7 March 2001 Watford H 1 – 1 Ngonge 12,436 22
36 10 March 2001 Fulham A 0 – 2 16,021 22
37 17 March 2001 Grimsby Town H 0 – 1 17,608 23
38 24 March 2001 Burnley A 1 – 2 Bignot 14,018 23
39 31 March 2001 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 1 Wardley 22,208 23
40 7 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 3 Plummer 12,449 23
41 10 April 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 2 – 2 Crouch, Thomson 6,354 24
42 14 April 2001 Portsmouth A 1 – 1 Thomson 13,426 23
43 16 April 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 2 – 0 Thomson, Crouch 9,696 23
44 21 April 2001 Huddersfield Town A 1 – 2 Thomson 12,846 23
45 28 April 2001 Stockport County H 0 – 3 10,608 23
46 6 May 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 – 1 Bruce 17,447 23

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 6 January 2001 Luton Town A 3 – 3 8,677 Crouch (2), Peacock
R3 Replay 17 January 2001 Luton Town H 2 – 1 14,395 Kiwomya (2)
R4 27 January 2001 Arsenal H 0 – 6 19,003

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st leg 23 August 2000 Colchester United A 1 – 0 3,916 Kiwomya
R1 2nd leg 6 September 2000 Colchester United H 1 – 4 4,042 Kiwomya


Squad

Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances League.Cup Goals F.A.Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
GK  CZE Ludek Miklosko 17 1 18
GK  ENG Lee Harper 29 2 31
DF  FIN Antti Heinola 2
DF  ENG Danny Maddix 1 2
DF  WAL Karl Ready 19 1 24
DF  ENG Jermaine Darlington 32 4 37
DF  ENG Tim Breacker 8 1 11
DF  ENG Wayne Brown 2 2
DF  ENG Justin Cochrane 1
DF  ENG Marcus Bignot 8 1 9 1
DF  ENG Matthew Rose 26 3 29
DF  NIR Steve Morrow 18 3 27
DF  ENG Ian Baraclough 26 4 33
DF  AUS George Kulcsar 9 1 15
DF  ENG Chris Plummer 25 2 3 29 2
DF  ENG Marlon Broomes 5 5
MF  ENG Alex Higgins 1
MF  ENG Paul Murray 4 6
MF  ENG Ben Walshe 1
MF  ENG Paul Bruce 5 1 8 1
MF  NIR Keith Rowland 4 4
MF  ENG Oliver Burgess 1
MF  ENG Christer Warren 16 22
MF  ENG Clarke Carlisle 27 3 5 32 3
MF  ENG Mark Perry 23 4 33
MF  ENG Gavin Peacock 31 3 2 1 35 4
MF  ENG Richard Langley 26 1 31 1
MF  NIR Terry McFlynn 1 2
FW  ENG Karl Connolly 17 4 3 27 4
FW  IRE Tony Scully 1 2
FW  ENG Leon Knight 10 11
FW  ENG Chris Kiwomya 20 6 3 2 2 30 10
FW  BEL Michel Ngonge 7 3 15
FW  ENG Alvin Bubb 1
FW  ENG Andy Thomson 7 4 8 4
FW  JAM Kevin Lisbie 1 2
FW  ENG Paul Furlong 3 1 3 1
FW  NIR Ian Dowie 1
FW  HOL Sammy Koejoe 8 2 3 26 2
FW  ENG Richard Pacquette 1 2
FW  ENG Stuart Wardley 26 1 37 3
FW  CAN Paul Peschisolido 5 1 5 1
FW  ENG Peter Crouch 38 9 4 2 47 11

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Northern Ireland NIR Richard Graham
29 FW England ENG Ross Weare
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF England ENG Danny Grieves (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
34 GK England ENG Nikki Bull


Transfers Out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Kevin Gallen Queens Park Rangers Juniors September 1992 August 2000 Huddersfield Town
Steve Slade Tottenham Hotspur July 1996 £350,000 August 2000 Cambridge United
Keith Rowland West Ham United January 1998 With Iain Dowie and £2,300,000 For Trevor Sinclair January 2001 Luton Town Loan
Steve Morrow Arsenal March 1997 £1,000,000 March 2001 Peterborough United Loan
Tim Breacker West Ham United February 1999 April 2001 Retired
Danny Maddix Tottenham Hotspur July 1987 Free July 2001 Sheffield Wednesday
Karl Ready Queens Park Rangers Juniors August 1990 July 2001 Motherwell
Antti Heinola Heracles January 1998 £100,000 July 2001 HJK Helsinki
Steve Morrow Arsenal March 1997 £1,000,000 July 2001 Released
Ian Baraclough Notts County March 1998 £75,000 July 2001 Notts County
George Kulcsar Bradford City December 1997 £250,000 July 2001 Home United
Iain Dowie West Ham United January 1998 With Keith Rowland and £2,300,000 For Trevor Sinclair July 2001 Retired
Terry McFlynn Queens Park Rangers Juniors May 1998 July 2001 Woking
Tony Scully Manchester City March 1998 £155,000 July 2001 Cambridge United
Leon Jeanne Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1997 July 2001 Cardiff City
Luděk Mikloško West Ham United October 1998 Loan Then £50,000 July 2001 Retired
Lee Harper Arsenal July 1997 £125,000 July 2001 Walsall
Jermaine Darlington Aylesbury United March 1999 £25,000 July 2001 Wimbledon £200,000
Alvin Bubb Queens Park Rangers Juniors November 1998 July 2001 Bristol Rovers
Ian Baraclough Notts County March 1998 £75,000 July 2001 Notts County
Michel Ngonge Watford December 2000 £50,000 July 2001 Kilmarnock

Transfers In

Name from Date Fee
Paul Furlong Birmingham City August 2000 Loan
Marlon Broomes Blackburn Rovers October 2000 Loan
Brian Fitzgerald Queens Park Rangers Juniors October 2000
Michel Ngonge Watford December 2000 £50,000
Kevin Lisbie Charlton Athletic December 2000 Loan
Paul Peschisolido Fulham November 2000 Loan
Wayne Brown Ipswich Town March 2001 Loan
Leon Knight Chelsea March 2001 Loan
Andy Thomson Gillingham March 2001 free
Marcus Bignot Bristol Rovers March 2001
Alex Higgins Sheffield Wednesday March 2001
Leroy Griffiths Hampton & Richmond Borough May 2001 £40,000
Steve Palmer Watford July 2001
Terrell Forbes West Ham United July 2001 free
Oliver Burgess Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 2001
Dave McEwen Tottenham Hotspur July 2001
Chris Day Watford July 2001

References

  1. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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