| Club: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Chairman: | Amit Bhatia |
| Manager: | Michael Beale (until 28 November)[1] Neil Critchley (between 11 December and 19 February)[2] [3] Gareth Ainsworth (from 21 February)[4] |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | Loftus Road[5] |
| League: | Championship |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Lyndon Dykes (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Lyndon Dykes (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | 17,335 vs. Bristol City (8 May, Championship) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 12,230 vs. Rotherham United (20 August, Championship) |
| Average Attendance: | 14,973 |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 vs Cardiff City, Championship, 19 October 2022 |
| Largest Loss: | 6-1 vs Blackpool, Championship, 14 March 2023 |
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| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season was the 141st season in the existence of Queens Park Rangers Football Club and the club's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.
| Name | Nat | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Contract Expires | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Seny Dieng |  | GK | 2016 | 23 November 1994 | MSV Duisburg | 2024[7] | 121 | 1 | |
| 13 | Jordan Archer | GK | 2021 | 12 April 1993 | Middlesbrough | 2023[8] | 3 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Joe Walsh | GK | 2021 | 1 April 2002 | Gillingham | 2024[9] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Murphy Mahoney | GK | 2012 | 27 December 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2024[10] | 2 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Osman Kakay |  | RWB | 2015 | 25 August 1997 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024[11] | 88 | 2 | |
| 3 | Jimmy Dunne | CB | 2021 | 19 October 1997 | Burnley | 2024[12] | 84 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Rob Dickie | CB | 2020 | 3 March 1996 | Oxford United | 2024[13] | 129 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Jake Clarke-Salter | CB | 2022 | 22 September 1997 | Chelsea | 2026[14] | 16 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Niko Hämäläinen |  | LWB | 2014 | 5 March 1997 |  FC Dallas | 2024[15] | 33 | 0 | |
| 22 | Kenneth Paal |  | LWB | 2022 | 24 June 1997 | PEC Zwolle F.C. | 2025[16] | 41 | 1 | |
| 23 | Conor Masterson | CB | 2019 | 8 September 1998 | Liverpool | 2023[17] | 21 | 1 | ||
| 26 | Leon Balogun |  | CB | 2022 | 28 June 1988 | Rangers | 2023[18] | 12 | 1 | |
| 27 | Ethan Laird | RWB | 2022 | 5 August 2001 | Manchester United | Loan[19] | 33 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Joe Gubbins | CB | 2019 | 3 August 2001 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2023 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Aaron Drewe | RWB | 2019 | 8 February 2001 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Stefan Johansen (captain) |  | CM/DM | 2021 | 8 January 1991 | Fulham | 2024[20] | 86 | 7 | |
| 7 | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | 31 January 1998 | Benfica | 2023[21] | 105 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Luke Amos | CM/DM | 2019 | 23 February 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2023[22] | 95 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Ilias Chair |  | AM/RM/LM | 2017 | 30 October 1997 |  Lierse | 2025[23] | 192 | 28 | |
| 14 | George Thomas | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | 24 March 1997 | Leicester City | 2023[24] | 46 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Sam Field | CM/DM | 2021 | 8 May 1998 | West Bromwich Albion | 2024[25] | 97 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Andre Dozzell | CM/AM/DM | 2021 | 2 May 1999 | Ipswich Town | 2024[26] | 71 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Elijah Dixon-Bonner | CM | 2022 | 1 January 2001 | Liverpool | 2023[27] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Taylor Richards | AM/RM/LM | 2022 | 4 December 2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan[28] | 16 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Charlie Owens | CM/DM | 2017 | 7 December 1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2023[29] | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Olamide Shodipo | AM/RM/LM | 2015 | 5 July 1997 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2023[30] | 44 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Albert Adomah |  | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | 13 December 1987 | Nottingham Forest | 2024[31] | 112 | 6 | |
| 47 | Tim Iroegbunam | CM/DM | 2022 | 30 June 2003 | Aston Villa | Loan[32] | 32 | 2 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes | CF | 2020 | 7 October 1995 | Livingston | 2024[33] | 120 | 29 | ||
| 11 | Tyler Roberts | CF | 2022 | 12 January 1999 | Leeds United | Loan[34] | 19 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Chris Martin | CF | 2022 | 4 November 1988 | Bristol City | 2023[35] | 15 | 4 | ||
| 18 | Macauley Bonne | CF | 2020 | 26 October 1995 | Charlton Athletic | 2023[36] | 44 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Jamal Lowe |  | FW | 2020 | 21 November 1994 | AFC Bournemouth | Loan[37] | 20 | 2 | |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong |  | CF | 2020 | 22 June 2003 | Shamrock Rovers | 2023[38] | 24 | 0 | |
Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Convivia
QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà as the official technical kit suppliers, the 2022–23 season will be the sixth year of the deal. The kits will be 100 percent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal.[39] On 8 December 2022 QPR announced that the kit deal with Erreà had been extended until the end of the 2025/26 season.[40]
On 27 June 2022 Convivia were announced as the main shirt sponsor for the 2022–23 season on a three-year deal.[41]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2022 | Jabari Christmas | Kinetic Foundation | Free Transfer | |||
| 14 June 2022 | Kieran Petrie | Free Transfer | [42] | |||
| 19 June 2022 | Free Transfer | [43] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [44] | ||||
| 26 August 2022 | Free Transfer | [45] | ||||
| 13 October 2022 | Free Transfer | [46] | ||||
| 6 February 2023 | Free Transfer | [47] | ||||
| 20 February 2023 | Reece Nicholas-Davies | Free Transfer | [48] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2022 | Undisclosed | [49] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [50] [51] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Brandon Aveiro | Released | [52] [53] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [54] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [55] [56] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Nathan Carlyle | Released | [57] | |||
| 30 June 2022 |  Franklin Domi | Released | [58] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Jake Frailing | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Max Little | Released | [59] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [60] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Tom Middlehurst | Released | [61] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [62] [63] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | AaB | Released | [64] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Shiloh Remy | Released | [65] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Retired | Released | [66] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Kayden Williams-Lowe | Released | [67] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Kai Woollard-Innocent | Released | ||||
| 10 August 2022 | Raheem Conte | Free Transfer | [68] | |||
| 4 January 2023 | Sean Adarkwa | Free Transfer | ||||
| 4 January 2023 | Mutual Consent | [69] [70] | ||||
| 20 January 2023 | Mutual Consent | [71] [72] | ||||
| 31 January 2023 | Mutual Consent | [73] [74] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2022 | End of Season | [75] | ||||
| 22 July 2022 | End of Season | [76] | ||||
| 15 August 2022 | End of Season | [77] | ||||
| 1 September 2022 | End of Season | [78] | ||||
| 11 January 2023 | End of Season | [79] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2022 | End of Season | [80] | ||||
| 12 August 2022 | 7 January 2023 | [81] | ||||
| Matteo Salamon | 5 September 2022 | [82] | ||||
| 1 September 2022 | End of Season | [83] | ||||
| 13 September 2022 | 16 December 2022 | [84] [85] | ||||
| 13 December 2022 | ||||||
| 16 September 2022 | Matteo Salamon | 28 January 2023 | [86] | |||
| 13 December 2022 | [87] [88] [89] | |||||
| 8 October 2022 | 28 February 2023 | [90] [91] | ||||
| 12 November 2022 | Stan Flaherty | 11 February 2023 | [92] | |||
| 17 November 2022 | 7 January 2023 | |||||
| 22 November 2022 | Sean Adarkwa | 19 December 2022 | [93] | |||
| 25 November 2022 | Isaac Pitblado | End of Season | [94] [95] [96] | |||
| 26 November 2022 | Trent Rendall | 1 January 2023 | [97] | |||
| 3 December 2022 | Arkell Jude-Boyd | 3 January 2023 | [98] | |||
| 14 January 2023 | End of Season | [99] | ||||
| 26 January 2023 | [100] | |||||
| [101] | ||||||
| 27 January 2023 | Henry Hawkins | 24 February 2023 | [102] | |||
| 31 January 2023 | End of Season | [103] | ||||
| 2 February 2023 | Micah Anthony | 2 March 2023 | [104] | |||
| 15 February 2023 | Elijah Anthony | 15 March 2023 | [105] | |||
| Harun Hamid | Kingstonian | |||||
| Matteo Salamon | Hanwell Town | |||||
| 27 February 2023 | 30 April 2023 | [106] | ||||
| 20 March 2023 | Riley Cotter | End of Season | [107] | |||
| 25 March 2023 | Deon Woodman | End of Season | [108] |
On 9 June QPR announced they would play two pre-season friendly games in Germany.[109] A third friendly, back in the UK against Wealdstone was later confirmed.[110] A fourth confirmed friendly followed four days later, against Crawley Town.[111] The final confirmed friendly was announced on 4 July, against Crystal Palace.[112]
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup winter break, the R's confirmed a friendly against Livingston.[113]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Championship.
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[114]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
The R's were drawn away to Fleetwood Town in the round third.[115]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.
QPR were drawn away to Charlton Athletic in the first round.[116]
|-|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Left During the Season|}
| style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Rank | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Player | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Position | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Championship | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | FA Cup | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | EFL Cup | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center valign=top rowspan=1 | 1 | Lyndon Dykes | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| align=center valign=top rowspan=1 | 2 | Chris Willock | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| align=center valign=top rowspan=1 | 3 | Ilias Chair | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| align=center valign=top rowspan=2 | 4 | Tyler Roberts | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Chris Martin | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| align=center valign=top rowspan=1 | 5 | Sam Field | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| align=center valign=top rowspan=5 | 6 | Jamal Lowe | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Albert Adomah | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Tim Iroegbunam | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Stefan Johansen | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Dunne | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| align=center valign=top rowspan=4 | 11 | Seny Dieng | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Ethan Laird | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Leon Balogun | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kenneth Paal | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |||||||||
| style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Rank | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Player | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Position | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Championship | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | FA Cup | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | EFL Cup | style=background-color:#0066CC;color:#FFFFFF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center valign=top rowspan=1 | 1 | Seny Dieng | GK | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||