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
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 attendance4,042 6 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 5-0 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:
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
Game Date Opponents Venue Half time score Full Time Score

F – A

Scorers Attendance Position Harper Darlington Baraclough Morrow Ready Carlisle Langley Peacock Crouch Kiwomya Wardley Perry Furlong Connolly Warren Heinola Plummer Breacker Rose Rowland Koejoe Kulcsar Murray Broomes Peschisolido Miklosko Lisbie Ngonge Bruce Dowie Scully Maddix Knight Bignot Brown, W. Thomson Burgess Pacquette McFlynn Cochrane Walshe Higgins Bubb
1 12 August 2000 Birmingham City H 0-0 0 – 0 13,926 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2 20 August 2000 Crystal Palace A 0-1 1 – 1 Carlisle 19,020 14 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 10 11 2 9 12
3 26 August 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 0-0 1 – 0 Furlong 9,415 9 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 2 9 12 13
4 28 August 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 1-0 1 – 2 Kiwomya 14,831 13 1 2 4 6 7 12 10 11 8 9 14 3 5 13
5 9 September 2000 Preston North End H 0-0 0 – 0 11,092 12 1 3 12 6 7 13 10 11 2 5 4 8 9
6 13 September 2000 Gillingham H 0-0 2 – 2 Kiwomya, Crouch 10,655 13 1 2 4 6 7 12 10 11 3 5 8 9
7 16 September 2000 Barnsley A 0-3 2 – 4 Kiwomya (2) 12,763 17 1 2 4 6 7 9 10 11 3 12 5 8 13
8 23 September 2000 Wimbledon H 0-0 2 – 1 Crouch, Wardley 11,720 14 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 2 13 5 8 12 14
9 30 September 2000 Sheffield United A 0-1 1 – 1 Koejoe 13,803 16 1 2 4 6 9 10 11 12 3 5 7 8
10 14 October 2000 Watford A 0-2 1 – 3 Connolly 17,488 17 1 2 4 6 7 12 9 11 5 13 3 10 8
11 17 October 2000 Grimsby Town A 1-0 1 – 3 Connolly 4,428 17 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 12 5 11 3 10
12 21 October 2000 Burnley H 0-0 0 – 1 11,426 18 1 2 6 7 8 9 11 5 10 3 4 12 13
13 25 October 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1-0 1 – 2 Peacock 10,353 20 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 3 4 13 5
14 28 October 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 0-0 1 – 1 Connolly 7,268 20 1 12 6 7 8 9 10 14 2 11 3 4 13 5
15 31 October 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1-1 1 – 3 Crouch 10,180 20 1 3 6 7 8 9 13 10 11 2 4 12 5
16 4 November 2000 Portsmouth H 1-0 1 – 1 Peschisolido 12,036 20 1 6 7 8 9 12 11 3 2 4 5 10
17 11 November 2000 Stockport County A 1-1 2 – 2 Carlisle, Langley 6,356 22 1 12 14 6 7 8 9 11 3 2 4 13 5 10
18 18 November 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1-1 1 – 1 Connolly 11,543 22 3 6 5 7 8 9 11 12 2 4 10 1
19 25 November 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-2 2 – 2 Peacock (2) 11,156 22 5 6 7 8 9 13 11 3 2 4 12 10 1
20 2 December 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1-3 2 – 5 Crouch (2) 21,728 22 14 7 5 6 8 9 11 3 2 4 12 10 1 13
21 9 December 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0-0 0 – 0 16,886 23 2 3 6 7 8 11 12 5 4 9 1 10
22 16 December 2000 Nottingham Forest H 1-0 1 – 0 Crouch 14,409 23 2 3 13 6 7 9 11 8 5 4 12 1 10
23 23 December 2000 Birmingham City A 0-0 0 – 0 24,311 24 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 5 13 8 1 10
24 26 December 2000 Norwich City H 2-1 2 – 3 Carlisle, Wardley 12,338 24 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 11 13 5 8 1 10
25 30 December 2000 Crystal Palace H 1-0 1 – 1 Crouch 14,439 23 2 3 6 7 9 11 12 8 5 4 10 1
26 13 January 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 1-0 2 – 0 Koejoe, Plummer 11,881 23 2 3 12 6 7 8 9 13 4 11 5 10 1
27 20 January 2001 Norwich City A 0-1 0 – 1 16,472 23 2 3 8 6 7 9 10 11 4 5 12 1 13
28 31 January 2001 Fulham H 0-1 0 – 2 16,403 23 3 6 7 8 9 10 2 11 5 4 13 1 14 12
29 3 February 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 0-0 1 – 1 Ngonge 10,293 23 2 3 5 8 9 4 11 6 7 1 10 12
30 10 February 2001 Preston North End A 0-0 0 – 5 14,423 23 2 3 5 12 8 10 4 11 6 7 1 9 13
31 17 February 2001 Barnsley H 1-0 2 – 0 Kiwomya, Crouch 9,388 21 3 12 5 8 9 10 4 2 11 13 6 7 1
32 20 February 2001 Gillingham A 0-0 1 – 0 Kiwomya 10,432 20 3 12 13 5 8 9 10 11 2 4 6 7 1
33 24 February 2001 Wimbledon A 0-1 0 – 5 9,446 21 3 5 8 9 10 11 2 4 6 7 1 12
34 3 March 2001 Sheffield United H 1-0 1 – 3 Ngonge 11,024 22 13 5 8 9 11 2 14 3 4 6 7 12 1 10
35 7 March 2001 Watford H 0-0 1 – 1 Ngonge 12,436 22 1 11 3 5 8 9 12 2 13 6 4 10 7 14
36 10 March 2001 Fulham A 0-1 0 – 2 16,021 22 1 11 3 5 8 9 12 2 13 6 10 14 4 7
37 17 March 2001 Grimsby Town H 0-0 0 – 1 17,608 23 1 11 3 5 8 9 10 2 6 4 7 12
38 24 March 2001 Burnley A 0-2 1 – 2 Bignot 14,018 23 1 11 3 9 10 2 14 4 13 6 7 8 5 12
39 31 March 2001 Nottingham Forest A 0-1 1 – 1 Wardley 22,208 23 1 11 3 12 8 9 10 14 2 6 13 7 4 5
40 7 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1-2 1 – 3 Plummer 12,449 23 1 3 5 8 9 7 6 2 14 11 13 4 10 12
41 10 April 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 2-0 2 – 2 Crouch, Thomson 6,354 24 1 3 5 8 9 12 6 2 14 13 11 7 4 10
42 14 April 2001 Portsmouth A 0-1 1 – 1 Thomson 13,426 23 1 13 3 5 8 9 12 6 2 11 7 4 10
43 16 April 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 1-0 2 – 0 Thomson, Crouch 9,696 23 1 2 3 5 8 9 6 12 11 7 4 10
44 21 April 2001 Huddersfield Town A 1-1 1 – 2 Thomson 12,846 23 1 11 3 5 8 9 12 14 2 6 7 4 10 13
45 28 April 2001 Stockport County H 0-0 0 – 3 10,608 23 1 11 5 8 2 3 6 7 4 10 9 12 13 14
46 6 May 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-1 1 – 1 Bruce 17,447 23 1 2 3 5 9 8 12 6 11 7 10 4 13 14

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Half time score Result

F – A

Attendance Scorers Darlington Baraclough Morrow Carlisle Langley Peacock Crouch Kiwomya Wardley Perry Connolly Koejoe Plummer Rose Kulcsar Miklosko Ngonge
R3 6 January 2001 Luton Town (Second Division) A 0-2 3 – 3 8,677 Crouch (2), Peacock 2 3 4 6 7 13 9 12 11 10 5 8 1
R3 Replay 17 January 2001 Luton Town (Second Division) H 0-1 2 – 1 14,395 Kiwomya (2) 2 3 6 7 9 12 14 4 11 10 5 8 1 13
R4 27 January 2001 Arsenal (FA Premiership) H 0-2 0 – 6 19,003 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 4 12 13 5 11 1 14

Worthington Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Half time score Result

F – A

Attendance Scorers Harper Darlington Baraclough Morrow Ready Carlisle Langley Peacock Crouch Kiwomya Wardley Perry Connolly Koejoe Heinola Breacker Rose Bruce
R1 1st leg 23 August 2000 Colchester United (Second Division) A 1-0 1 – 0 3,916 Kiwomya 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 12 13
R1 2nd leg 6 September 2000 Colchester United (Second Division) H 1-2 1 – 4 4,042 Kiwomya 1 3 4 6 7 12 10 8 11 9 2 5 13

Squad

Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances Worthington 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  NIR Richard Graham
29 FW  ENG Ross Weare
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF  ENG Danny Grieves (on loan from Maccabi Haifa)
34 GK  ENG Nikki Bull

Transfers Out

Name from Date Fee Date Club Fee
Ademola Bankole Crewe July 1,1998 Free July 00 Crewe Free
Kevin Gallen Queens Park Rangers Juniors Sep 22,1992 August 2000 Huddersfield Town Free
Steve Slade Tottenham Hotspur July 1996 £350,000 August 2000 Cambridge United
Rob Steiner Bradford C July 26,1999 £215,000 Oct 00 Retired (knee inj.)
Paul Furlong Birmingham Aug 15,2000 Loan Oct 00 Birmingham Loan
Marlon Broomes Blackburn Oct 25,2000 Loan Nov 00 Blackburn Loan
Paul Peschisolido Fulham Nov 3,2000 Loan Dec 00 Fulham Loan
Keith Rowland West Ham United January 1998 With Iain Dowie and £2,300,000 For Trevor Sinclair January 2001 Luton Town Loan
Kevin Lisbie Charlton Dec 1,2000 Loan Jan 01 Charlton Loan
Leon Jeanne Nov 17,1997 Mar 01 Cardiff Free
Danny Grieves Maccabi Herzliya (Isr) Aug 2,2000 Free Mar 01 Free
Iain Dowie West Ham Jan 28,1998 £100,000 Mar 01 Retired
Steve Morrow Arsenal March 1997 £1,000,000 March 2001 Peterborough United Loan
Tim Breacker West Ham Feb 9,1999 Free Apr 01 Retired (Ankle inj.) (QPR Coach)
Leon Knight Chelsea Mar 8,2001 Loan May 01 Chelsea Loan
Wayne Brown Ipswich Mar 20,2001 Loan May 01 Ipswich Loan
Richard Graham June1997 May 01 Chesham U Free
Bertie Brayley West Ham Aug 12,2000 Free May 01 Swindon Free
George Kulcsar Bradford C Dec 16,1997 £250,000 May 01 Home U (Singap.) Free
Alvin Bubb Queens Park Rangers Juniors Nov 16,1998 May 01 Bristol R Free
Alex Higgins Sheffield W Mar 16,2001 Free May 01 Emley Free
Ross Weare East End U Mar 25,1999 £5,000 June 01 Bristol R Free
Ludek Miklosko West Ham Oct 1,1998 £50,000 June 01 West Ham (g-coach) Free
Ian Baraclough Notts County Mar 16,1998 £50,000 June 01 Notts County Free

Transfers In

Name from Date Fee
Ben Walshe Queens Park Rangers Juniors July 2000
Peter Crouch Tottenham July 27,2000 £60,000
Bertie Brayley West Ham Aug 12,2000 Free
Paul Furlong Birmingham City Aug 15,2000 Loan
Danny Grieves Maccabi Herzliya (Isr) Aug 2,2000 Free
David Wattley Sep 8,2000
Marlon Broomes Blackburn Oct 25,2000 Loan
Brian Fitzgerald Queens Park Rangers Juniors October 2000
Paul Peschisolido Fulham Nov 3,2000 Loan
Kevin Lisbie Charlton Dec 1,2000 Loan
Michel Ngonge Watford Dec 13,2000 £50,000
Justin Cochrane Jan2001
Richard Pacquette Jan2001
Akpo Sodje Globe Star (Nig) Feb2001
Wayne Brown Ipswich Town Mar 20,2001 Loan
Leon Knight Chelsea Mar 8,2001 Loan
Marcus Bignot Bristol Rovers Mar 16,2001 £25,000
Alex Higgins Sheffield Wednesday Mar 16,2001 Free
Andy Thomson Gillingham Mar 22,2001 Free
Leroy Griffiths Hampton & Richmond May 31,2001 £40,000
Brian Fitzgerald June2001
Ryan D'Austin June2001
Richard Brady June2001
Danny Murphy June2001
Lyndon Duncan June2001

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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