2000–01 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:Queens Park Rangers
Season:2000–01
Manager:Gerry Francis (until 25 February)
Ian Holloway (from 26 February)
Stadium:Loftus Road
League:First Division
League Result:23rd (relegated)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:First round
League Topscorer:
Peter Crouch (10)
Season Topscorer:
Peter Crouch (12)
Highest Attendance:19,003 27 January 2001 Arsenal
Lowest Attendance:4,0426 September 2000 Colchester United
Average Attendance:12,013
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Prevseason:1999–2000
Nextseason:2001–02
Largest Loss:0-5 Vs Preston North End (10 February 2001), Wimbledon (24 February 2001)
Largest Win:2-0 Vs West Bromwich Albion (13 January 2001), Tranmere Rovers (16 April 2001), Barnsley (17 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 not by Vinnie Jones but Ian Dowie

Kit

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

Results

Queens Park Rangers' score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

See main article: 2000–01 Football League.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendancePosition
112 August 2000Birmingham CityH0 – 013,9269
220 August 2000Crystal PalaceA1 – 1Carlisle19,02014
326 August 2000Crewe AlexandraH1 – 0Furlong9,4158
428 August 2000West Bromwich AlbionA1 – 2Kiwomya14,83110
59 September 2000Preston North EndH0 – 011,09213
613 September 2000GillinghamH2 – 2Kiwomya, Crouch10,65513
716 September 2000BarnsleyA2 – 4Kiwomya (2)12,76317
823 September 2000WimbledonH2 – 1Crouch, Wardley11,72013
930 September 2000Sheffield UnitedA1 – 1Koejoe13,80316
1014 October 2000WatfordA1 – 3Connolly17,48817
1117 October 2000Grimsby TownA1 – 3Connolly4,42818
1221 October 2000BurnleyH0 – 111,42619
1325 October 2000Sheffield WednesdayH1 – 2Peacock10,35320
1428 October 2000Tranmere RoversA1 – 1Connolly7,26820
1531 October 2000Bolton WanderersA1 – 3Crouch10,18020
164 November 2000PortsmouthH1 – 1Peschisolido12,03620
1711 November 2000Stockport CountyA2 – 2Carlisle, Langley6,35622
1818 November 2000Huddersfield TownH1 – 1Connolly11,54322
1925 November 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH2 – 2Peacock (2)11,15622
202 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayA2 – 5Crouch (2)21,72822
219 December 2000Blackburn RoversA0 – 016,88623
2216 December 2000Nottingham ForestH1 – 0Crouch14,40923
2323 December 2000Birmingham CityA0 – 024,31124
2426 December 2000Norwich CityH2 – 3Carlisle, Wardley12,33823
2530 December 2000Crystal PalaceH1 – 1Crouch14,43923
2613 January 2001West Bromwich AlbionH2 – 0Koejoe, Plummer11,88123
2720 January 2001Norwich CityA0 – 116,47223
2831 January 2001FulhamH0 – 216,40324
293 February 2001Bolton WanderersH1 – 1Ngonge10,29323
3010 February 2001Preston North EndA0 – 514,42323
3117 February 2001BarnsleyH2 – 0Kiwomya, Crouch9,38821
3220 February 2001GillinghamA1 – 0Kiwomya10,43220
3324 February 2001WimbledonA0 – 59,44621
343 March 2001Sheffield UnitedH1 – 3Ngonge11,02422
357 March 2001WatfordH1 – 1Ngonge12,43622
3610 March 2001FulhamA0 – 216,02122
3717 March 2001Grimsby TownH0 – 117,60823
3824 March 2001BurnleyA1 – 2Bignot14,01823
3931 March 2001Nottingham ForestA1 – 1Wardley22,20823
407 April 2001Blackburn RoversH1 – 3Plummer12,44923
4110 April 2001Crewe AlexandraA2 – 2Crouch, Thomson6,35424
4214 April 2001PortsmouthA1 – 1Thomson13,42623
4316 April 2001Tranmere RoversH2 – 0Thomson, Crouch9,69623
4421 April 2001Huddersfield TownA1 – 2Thomson12,84623
4528 April 2001Stockport CountyH0 – 310,60823
466 May 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1 – 1Bruce17,44723

FA Cup

See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R36 January 2001Luton TownA3 – 38,677Crouch (2), Peacock
R3 Replay17 January 2001Luton TownH2 – 114,395Kiwomya (2)
R427 January 2001ArsenalH0 – 619,003

League Cup

See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R1 1st leg23 August 2000Colchester UnitedA1 – 03,916Kiwomya
R1 2nd leg6 September 2000Colchester UnitedH1 – 44,042Kiwomya

Squad

PositionNationalityNameLeague AppearancesLeague GoalsCup AppearancesLeague.Cup GoalsF.A.Cup GoalsTotal AppearancesTotal Goals
GK Czech RepublicLudek Miklosko17118
GKLee Harper29231
DF FinlandAntti Heinola2
DFDanny Maddix12
DFKarl Ready19124
DFJermaine Darlington32437
DFTim Breacker8111
DFWayne Brown22
DFJustin Cochrane1
DFMarcus Bignot8191
DFMatthew Rose26329
DFSteve Morrow18327
DFIan Baraclough26433
DF AustraliaGeorge Kulcsar9115
DFChris Plummer2523292
DFMarlon Broomes55
MFAlex Higgins1
MFPaul Murray46
MFBen Walshe1
MFPaul Bruce5181
MFKeith Rowland44
MFOliver Burgess1
MFChrister Warren1622
MFClarke Carlisle2735323
MFMark Perry23433
MFGavin Peacock31321354
MFRichard Langley261311
MFTerry McFlynn12
FWKarl Connolly1743274
FWTony Scully12
FWLeon Knight1011
FWChris Kiwomya2063223010
FW BelgiumMichel Ngonge7315
FWAlvin Bubb1
FWAndy Thomson7484
FW JamaicaKevin Lisbie12
FWPaul Furlong3131
FWIan Dowie1
FWSammy Koejoe823262
FWRichard Pacquette12
FWStuart Wardley261373
FW CanadaPaul Peschisolido5151
FWPeter Crouch389424711

Reserve squad

Transfers Out

NamefromDateFeeDateClubFee
Kevin GallenQueens Park Rangers JuniorsSeptember 1992August 2000Huddersfield Town
Steve SladeTottenham HotspurJuly 1996£350,000August 2000Cambridge United
Keith RowlandWest Ham UnitedJanuary 1998With Iain Dowie and £2,300,000 For Trevor SinclairJanuary 2001Luton TownLoan
Steve MorrowArsenalMarch 1997£1,000,000March 2001Peterborough UnitedLoan
Tim BreackerWest Ham UnitedFebruary 1999April 2001Retired
Danny MaddixTottenham HotspurJuly 1987FreeJuly 2001Sheffield Wednesday
Karl ReadyQueens Park Rangers JuniorsAugust 1990July 2001Motherwell
Antti HeinolaHeraclesJanuary 1998£100,000July 2001HJK Helsinki
Steve MorrowArsenalMarch 1997£1,000,000July 2001Released
Ian BaracloughNotts CountyMarch 1998£75,000July 2001Notts County
George KulcsarBradford CityDecember 1997£250,000July 2001Home United
Iain DowieWest Ham UnitedJanuary 1998With Keith Rowland and £2,300,000 For Trevor SinclairJuly 2001Retired
Terry McFlynnQueens Park Rangers JuniorsMay 1998July 2001Woking
Tony ScullyManchester CityMarch 1998£155,000July 2001
Leon JeanneQueens Park Rangers JuniorsNovember 1997July 2001Cardiff City
Luděk MikloškoWest Ham UnitedOctober 1998Loan Then £50,000July 2001Retired
Lee HarperArsenalJuly 1997£125,000July 2001Walsall
Jermaine DarlingtonAylesbury UnitedMarch 1999£25,000July 2001Wimbledon£200,000
Alvin BubbQueens Park Rangers JuniorsNovember 1998July 2001Bristol Rovers
Ian BaracloughNotts CountyMarch 1998£75,000July 2001Notts County
Michel NgongeWatfordDecember 2000£50,000July 2001Kilmarnock

Transfers In

NamefromDateFee
Paul FurlongBirmingham CityAugust 2000Loan
Marlon BroomesBlackburn RoversOctober 2000Loan
Brian FitzgeraldQueens Park Rangers JuniorsOctober 2000
Michel NgongeWatfordDecember 2000£50,000
Kevin LisbieCharlton AthleticDecember 2000Loan
Paul PeschisolidoFulhamNovember 2000Loan
Wayne Brown Ipswich TownMarch 2001Loan
Leon KnightChelseaMarch 2001Loan
Andy ThomsonGillinghamMarch 2001free
Marcus BignotBristol RoversMarch 2001
Alex Higgins Sheffield WednesdayMarch 2001
Leroy GriffithsHampton & Richmond BoroughMay 2001£40,000
Steve PalmerWatfordJuly 2001
Terrell ForbesWest Ham UnitedJuly 2001free
Oliver BurgessQueens Park Rangers JuniorsJuly 2001
Dave McEwenTottenham HotspurJuly 2001
Chris DayWatfordJuly 2001

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queens Park Rangers 2000-2001 Home - statto.com . 31 March 2012 . 28 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928070942/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/2000-2001 . dead .