The 2010–11 season was Queens Park Rangers's 122nd professional season and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. The club finished the season in first place, winning promotion to the Premier League after a 15-year absence.
Kit Lotto Sport Italia continued as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline Gulf Air continued as kit sponsors.
Players As of the end of the season.
First team squad
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Paddy Kenny GK 2010 Sheffield United 24 Radek Černý GK 2008 Slavia Prague 32 Elvijs Putninš GK 2009 Queens Park Rangers Academy Defenders 2 Bradley Orr CB 2010 Bristol City 3 Clint Hill CB / LB 2010 Crystal Palace 5 Fitz Hall CB 2008 Wigan Athletic 13 Kaspars Gorkšs CB 2008 Blackpool 16 Matthew Connolly CB 2008 Arsenal 22 Peter Ramage CB 2008 Newcastle United 26 Gary Borrowdale LB 2008 Coventry City 39 Pascal Chimbonda RB 2011 Blackburn Rovers 40 Michael Harriman RB 2011 Queens Park Rangers Academy 41 Danny Shittu CB 2011 Millwall Midfielders 4 Shaun Derry DM 2010 Crystal Palace 7 Adel Taarabt AM 2009 Tottenham Hotspur 10 Ákos Buzsáky CM 2007 Plymouth Argyle 11 Alejandro Faurlín CM 2009 Instituto Atlético 14 Martin Rowlands CM 2003 Brentford 15 Wayne Routledge LM 2011 On loan from Newcastle United 17 Lee Cook LM 2004 Watford 23 Petter Vaagan Moen AM 2011 Brann 25 Hogan Ephraim RM / LM 2007 West Ham United 30 Romone Rose AM 2008 Queens Park Rangers Academy 35 Josh Parker RM 2009 Queens Park Rangers Academy 36 Bruno Andrade AM 2010 Queens Park Rangers Academy 37 Georgios Tofas AM 2010 Anorthosis Forwards 9 Heiðar Helguson CF 2008 Bolton Wanderers 12 Jamie Mackie ST / RW 2010 Plymouth Argyle 19 Patrick Agyemang CF 2008 Preston North End 20 Rob Hulse CF 2010 Derby County 21 Tommy Smith CF 2010 On loan from Portsmouth 33 Antonio German ST 2009 Queens Park Rangers Academy 42 Troy Hewitt CF 2011 Harrow Borough
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date No. Pos. Name From Fee Source 20 May 2010 12 FW Jamie Mackie Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed 21 May 2010 8 FW Leon Clarke Sheffield Wednesday Free 7 June 2010 1 GK Paddy Kenny Sheffield United £750,000 22 June 2010 4 MF Shaun Derry Crystal Palace Free 1 July 2010 3 DF Clint Hill Crystal Palace Free 30 July 2010 2 DF Bradley Orr Bristol City Undisclosed 5 August 2010 7 MF Adel Taarabt Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 31 August 2010 20 FW Rob Hulse Derby County Undisclosed 18 October 2010 18 MF Gavin Mahon Unattached Free 1 November 2010 37 MF Giorgos Tofas Anorthosis Free 1 January 2011 23 MF Petter Vaagan Moen Brann Free 3 January 2011 21 FW Tommy Smith Portsmouth Undisclosed 21 January 2011 39 DF Pascal Chimbonda Blackburn Rovers Free 27 January 2011 41 DF Danny Shittu Millwall Free 14 March 2011 42 FW Troy Hewitt Harrow Borough Undisclosed
Out Date No. Pos. Name To Fee Source 1 July 2010 4 MF Gavin Mahon Unattached Released 1 July 2010 15 MF Nigel Quashie Unattached Released 30 July 2010 3 DF Damion Stewart Bristol City Undisclosed
Loans in StartNo. Pos. Name From Expiry Source(s) 9 September 201021 FW Tommy Smith Portsmouth End of 2010 13 September 201015 DF Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur 3 January 2011 21 January 201115 MF Wayne Routledge Newcastle United End of season 22 January 201129 MF Ishmael Miller West Bromwich Albion 24 April 2011
Loans out Start No. Pos. Name To Expiry Source(s) 8 June 2010 – FW Ángelo Balanta MK Dons End of season 22 July 2010 21 MF Matteo Alberti Lumezzane End of season 27 August 2010 12 FW Alessandro Pellicori Torino End of season September 2010 27 DF Lee Brown Hayes & Yeading End of season 1 October 2010 8 FW Rowan Vine Hull City 6 November 2010 1 October 2010 35 MF Josh Parker Northampton Town 30 October 2010 8 October 2010 28 DF Joe Oastler Torquay United End of season 22 October 2010 30 MF Romone Rose Torquay United 31 December 2010 5 November 2010 33 FW Antonio German Southend United 15 December 2010 22 November 2010 6 MF Mikele Leigertwood Reading End of season 23 November 2010 35 MF Josh Parker Wycombe Wanderers 26 February 2011 25 November 2010 8 FW Rowan Vine Brentford 4 January 2011 1 January 2011 – MF Max Ehmer Yeovil Town End of season 14 January 2011 32 GK Elvijs Putninš Boreham Wood February 2011 15 January 2011 8 FW Rowan Vine MK Dons 22 April 2011 28 January 2011 8 FW Leon Clarke Preston North End End of season 8 February 2011 26 DF Gary Borrowdale Carlisle United March 2011 10 February 2011 33 FW Antonio German Yeovil Town 24 March 2011 25 February 2011 14 MF Martin Rowlands Millwall 22 March 2011 24 March 2011 18 MF Gavin Mahon Crystal Palace End of Season 31 March 2011 38 MF Michael Doughty Woking April 2011
Championship statistics
Championship table
League performance
Fixtures & results
Pre-season
npower Championship
FA Cup
Carling Cup
Friendly Matches DateOpponentsVenueScore F–AScorersAttendance12-Jul-10Tavistock v Queens Park RangersA14-Jul-10Bodmin Town v Queens Park RangersA16-Jul-10Torquay United v Queens Park RangersA21-Jul-10Equipe Romagna v Queens Park RangersA25-Jul-10Ravenna Calcio v Queens Park RangersA30-Jul-10Queens Park Rangers v Plymouth ArgyleH17-Aug-10Queens Park Rangers v MillwallH24-Aug-10Queens Park Rangers v Aldershot TownH31-Aug-10Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich TownH7-Sep-10Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park RangersA14-Sep-10Reading v Queens Park RangersA5-Oct-10Queens Park Rangers v SouthamptonH26-Oct-10Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe WanderersH2-Nov-10Queens Park Rangers v Hayes & YeadingH11-Jan-11Queens Park Rangers v Charlton AthleticH18-Jan-11Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park RangersA9-Feb-11Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park RangersA15-Feb-11Queens Park Rangers v Crystal PalaceH1-Mar-11Queens Park Rangers v Crystal PalaceH15-Mar-11Queens Park Rangers v Northampton TownH29-Mar-11Queens Park Rangers v Wycombe WanderersH12-Apr-11Queens Park Rangers v MK DonsH
Records and statistics As of the end of the season.
Appearances No.Pos.Nat.Namenpower ChampionshipFA CupCarling CupTotalStartSubStartSubStartSubStartSub 1 GK Paddy Kenny 44 0 1 0 1 0 46 0 2 DF Bradley Orr 29 4 1 0 1 0 31 4 3 DF Clint Hill 44 0 1 0 0 0 45 0 4 MF Shaun Derry 45 0 1 0 1 0 47 0 5 DF Fitz Hall 12 7 0 0 1 0 13 7 6 MF Mikele Leigertwood 0 9 0 0 1 0 1 9 7 MF Adel Taarabt 43 1 0 0 0 0 43 1 8 FW Leon Clarke 2 12 1 0 1 0 4 12 9 FW Heiðar Helguson 32 1 0 0 0 0 32 1 10 MF Ákos Buzsáky 9 10 0 0 0 0 9 10 11 MF Alejandro Faurlín 40 0 1 0 0 0 41 0 12 FW Jamie Mackie 25 0 1 0 1 0 27 0 13 DF Kaspars Gorkšs 42 0 1 0 0 0 43 0 14 MF Martin Rowlands 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 DF Kyle Walker 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 15 MF Wayne Routledge 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 16 DF Matthew Connolly 33 2 0 0 1 0 34 2 17 MF Lee Cook 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19 FW Patrick Agyemang 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 FW Rob Hulse 12 9 1 0 0 0 13 9 21 FW Tommy Smith 23 10 0 0 0 0 23 10 22 DF Peter Ramage 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 MF Petter Vaagan Moen 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 24 GK Radek Černý 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 MF Hogan Ephraim 19 9 0 0 1 0 20 9 26 DF Gary Borrowdale 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 28 DF Joe Oastler 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 29 FW Ishmael Miller 4 8 0 0 0 0 4 8 30 MF Romone Rose 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 33 FW Antonio German 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 35 FW Josh Parker 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 36 MF Bruno Andrade 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 37 MF Giorgos Tofas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 DF Michael Doughty 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 39 DF Pascal Chimbonda 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 41 DF Danny Shittu 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
Goalscorers RankPlayerFLCFACLCTotal 1 Adel Taarabt 19 0 0 19 2 Heiðar Helguson 13 0 0 13 3 Jamie Mackie 9 0 0 9 4 Tommy Smith 6 0 0 6 5 Wayne Routledge 5 0 0 56 Kaspars Gorkšs 3 0 0 3 Hogan Ephraim 3 0 0 3 Alejandro Faurlín 3 0 0 39 Patrick Agyemang 2 0 0 2 Clint Hill 2 0 0 2 Rob Hulse 2 0 0 2 12 Fitz Hall 1 0 0 1 Bradley Orr 1 0 0 1 Ishmael Miller 1 0 0 1 Antonio German 0 0 1 1
Clean sheets
RankPlayerPositionChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotal 1 Paddy Kenny GK240024 2 Radek Černý GK1001
Discipline No.Pos.Nat.Player 16 DF Matthew Connolly 2 2 2 DF Bradley Orr 6 1 25 MF Hogan Ephraim 2 1 41 DF Danny Shittu 0 1 4 MF Shaun Derry 9 0 3 DF Clint Hill 7 1a 7 MF Adel Taarabt 8 0 11 MF Alejandro Faurlín 6 0 13 DF Kaspars Gorkšs 5 0 9 FW Heiðar Helguson 3 0 12 FW Jamie Mackie 3 0 15 DF Kyle Walker 3 0 5 DF Fitz Hall 2 0 8 DF Leon Clarke 2 0 15 MF Wayne Routledge 2 0 20 FW Rob Hulse 2 0 10 MF Ákos Buzsáky 1 0 26 DF Gary Borrowdale 1 0 29 FW Ishmael Miller 1 0
Captains No.Pos.Nat.PlayerMatches 7 MF Adel Taarabt 41 5 DF Fitz Hall 4 4 MF Shaun Derry 1
Overall league statistics HomeAwayOverallGames played 23 23 46Points Won 49 39 88Wins 14 10 24Draws 7 9 16Defeats 2 4 6Win Percentage 61% 43% 52%Goals Scored 43 28 71Goals conceded 15 17 32Clean Sheets 12 13 25Highest win 4–0 3–0 4–0Biggest defeat 1–3 1–4 1–4Yellow cards 25 37 62Red cards 2a 4 6
a One red card was later rescinded
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