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2009–10 season
Chairman	Flavio Briatore (Until Feb 2010) Ishan Saksena (From Feb 2010)
Managers	Jim Magilton (Until Dec 2009) Paul Hart (Dec 2009 – Jan 2010) Mick Harford (Jan 2010 – Feb 2010) Neil Warnock (From Mar 2010)
Stadium	Loftus Road
The Championship	13th
FA Cup	Eliminated 3rd Round (v Sheffield Utd)
League Cup	Eliminated 3rd Round (v Chelsea)
Top goalscorer	League: Jay Simpson (12) All: Jay Simpson (13)
Highest home attendance	17,082 (v Leicester City)
Lowest home attendance	5,203 (v Accrington Stanley)
Average home league attendance	12,720
Biggest win	5-0 Vs Exeter City (12 August 2009)
Biggest defeat	0-5 Vs Nottingham Forest (26 January 2010)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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During the 2009–10 season, Queens Park Rangers played in the Football League Championship, their sixth season of their spell at this level.

Season review

New managerial team

Jim Magilton was announced as the replacement for Paulo Sousa as manager on 3 June 2009. John Gorman was named Magilton's assistant on 17 June, reprising his former role with Magilton at Ipswich Town.

Friendlies

Queens Park Rangers played their first pre-season friendly against Aldershot Town at The Recreation Ground. Rangers won the game 4–0 with goals from Ákos Buzsáky, Heiðar Helguson, Patrick Agyemang and Dexter Blackstock. Former Sunderland striker David Connolly featured in the game for the R's. The players then headed out to Slovenia for a game against NK Celje. The game ended 2–2, Angelo Balanta getting both goals for Rangers. They then went on to Croatia to play a game at NK Karlovac. The game ended 3–1 to the Croats, the R's goal coming through Rowan Vine. After returning to England Rangers beat Forest Green Rovers 2–0, with goals from Damion Stewart and Alessandro Pellicori, they then played Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium. The game ended 2–2 with goals from Gavin Mahon and Wayne Routledge.

After beating Wycombe Wanderers 2–1, with goals from Gavin Mahon and Patrick Agyemang, Rangers sent a team to Kettering Town and won the game 2–0 with goals coming from Heiðar Helguson and Alessandro Pellicori. In their last pre-season game, the R's beat Southampton 3–0 thanks to Kaspars Gorkss, Angelo Balanta and Adel Taarabt.

Season

QPR began their season as hosts to Blackpool. The game ended 1–1, with defender Peter Ramage scoring on the 88th minute. Their streak continued with another 1–1 draw to Plymouth Argyle, with both QPR players on the scoreline. Helguson scored on the 43rd minute, with Gorkss making the game level deep into stoppage time.

The first loss of the season was away to Bristol, with Maynard scoring to break QPR's unbeaten streak. Next was a tricky home game to Nottingham Forest. The game ended 1–1, with Mikele Leigertwood scoring for the Hoops. They then went on to win the next game to Scunthorpe, with new loan signing Adel Taarabt scoring the winner in the 4th minute. QPR continued their streak with a draw to Peterborough, and beating promotion contenders Cardiff City 2–0. Their confidence shot in the next game against Barnsley, with 5 goals scored, including a brace from Buzsáky.

Players

As of the end of the season.

Kit

Lotto Sport Italia continued as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline Gulf Air continued as kit sponsors.

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
24	Radek Černý		GK	2008	(1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 36)	Slavia Prague
32	Elvijs Putninš		GK	2009	(1991-06-12)12 June 1991 (aged 18)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
37	Shane McWeeney		GK	2009	(1989-10-14)14 October 1989 (aged 20)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
Defenders
2	Peter Ramage		CB	2008	(1983-11-22)22 November 1983 (aged 26)	Newcastle United
3	Damion Stewart		CB	2006	(1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 29)	Harbour View
13	Kaspars Gorkšs		CB	2008	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 28)	Blackpool
16	Matthew Connolly		CB	2008	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 22)	Arsenal
20	Matt Hill		LB	2010	(1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 29)	On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
26	Duško Tošić		LB	2010	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 25)	On loan from Portsmouth
27	Lee Brown		LB	2008	(1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 19)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
28	Joe Oastler		RB	2008	(1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 19)	Bognor Regis Town
35	Josh Parker		RB	2009	(1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 19)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
Midfielders
4	Gavin Mahon		DM	2008	(1977-01-02)2 January 1977 (aged 33)	Watford
6	Mikele Leigertwood		DM	2007	(1982-11-12)12 November 1982 (aged 27)	Sheffield United
10	Ákos Buzsáky		CM	2007	(1982-05-07)7 May 1982 (aged 28)	Plymouth Argyle
14	Martin Rowlands		CM	2003	(1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 31)	Brentford
15	Nigel Quashie		CM	2010	(1978-07-20)20 July 1978 (aged 31)	West Ham United
17	Lee Cook		LM	2004	(1982-07-03)3 July 1982 (aged 27)	Watford
18	Alejandro Faurlín		CM	2009	(1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 23)	Instituto Atlético
21	Matteo Alberti		RM	2008	(1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 21)	Chievo Verona Primavera
25	Hogan Ephraim		RM / LM	2007	(1988-03-31)31 March 1988 (aged 22)	West Ham United
30	Romone Rose		AM	2008	(1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 20)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
39	Adel Taarabt		AM	2009	(1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 20)	On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Forwards
7	Marcus Bent		CF	2010	(1978-05-19)19 May 1978 (aged 31)	On loan from Birmingham City
8	Rowan Vine		ST	2007	(1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 27)	Birmingham City
19	Ángelo Balanta		CF / LW	2007	(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 19)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
23	Jay Simpson		CF	2009	(1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 21)	On loan from Arsenal
33	Antonio German		ST	2009	(1991-12-26)26 December 1991 (aged 18)	Queens Park Rangers Academy
36	Tamás Priskin		ST	2010	(1986-09-27)27 September 1986 (aged 23)	On loan from Ipswich Town

Transfers

In

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Source(s)
30 July 2009	12	CF	Alessandro Pellicori	Avellino	Free
22 January 2010	15	CM	Nigel Quashie	West Ham United	Free

Out

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Source(s)
19 June 2009	–	CB	Zesh Rehman	Bradford City	Free
2 July 2009	2	CB	Damien Delaney	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed
3 July 2009	1	GK	Lee Camp	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed
22 July 2009	9	CF	Dexter Blackstock	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed
26 January 2010	7	LW	Wayne Routledge	Newcastle United	Undisclosed

Loaned in

Start	No.	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry	Source(s)
23 July 2009	39	LW	Adel Taarabt	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2010
15 August 2009	22	GK	Tom Heaton	Manchester United	8 November 2009
27 August 2009	23	CF	Jay Simpson	Arsenal	30 June 2010
1 September 2009	15	CM	Ben Watson	Wigan Athletic	1 December 2009
9 November 2009	20	LB	Tom Williams	Peterborough United	1 December 2009
19 November 2009	36	RB	Steven Reid	Blackburn Rovers	1 December 2009
20 November 2009	—	GK	Rhys Taylor	Chelsea	4 January 2010
6 January 2010	22	GK	Carl Ikeme	Wolverhampton	1 May 2010
25 January 2010	20	LB	Matt Hill	Wolverhampton	1 May 2010
1 February 2010	7	CF	Marcus Bent	Birmingham City	1 May 2010

Loaned out

Start	No.	Pos.	Name	To	Expiry	Source(s)
6 August 2009	30	AM	Romone Rose	Northampton Town	1 September 2009
15 September 2009	9	CF	Heiðar Helguson	Watford	1 January 2010
5 October 2009	33	CF	Antonio German	Aldershot Town	1 November 2009
8 October 2009	30	AM	Romone Rose	Cheltenham Town	1 November 2009
20 November 2009	26	RM	Gareth Ainsworth	Wycombe Wanderers	1 December 2009
26 November 2009	25	LM	Hogan Ephraim	Leeds United	2 January 2010
25 January 2010	11	CF	Patrick Agyemang	Bristol City	1 May 2010
29 January 2010	5	CB	Fitz Hall	Newcastle United	1 June 2010

League table

Results

• QPR scores given first

Football League Championship

FA Cup

League Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

Pos.	Nat.	Player	FLC	FAC	LC	Total
1		Jay Simpson	12	1	0	13
2		Ákos Buzsáky	10	1	0	11
3		Adel Taarabt	7	0	0	7
4		Wayne Routledge	2	0	4	6
5		Mikele Leigertwood	5	0	0	5
6		Kaspars Gorkšs	3	0	0	3
=		Patrick Agyemang	3	0	0	3
8		Peter Ramage	2	0	0	2
=		Antonio German	2	0	0	2
=		Matthew Connolly	2	0	0	2
=		Ben Watson	2	0	0	2
=		Damion Stewart	1	1	0	2
=		Hogan Ephraim	0	0	2	2
14		Alejandro Faurlín	1	0	0	1
=		Tamás Priskin	1	0	0	1
=		Lee Cook	1	0	0	1
=		Gavin Mahon	1	0	0	1
=		Rowan Vine	1	0	0	1
=		Heiðar Helguson	1	0	0	1
=		Alessandro Pellicori	0	0	1	1
TOTAL			57	3	7	67

1 own-goal was also scored for QPR

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
				Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Start	Sub
2	DF		Peter Ramage	29	4	2	0	1	0	32	4
3	DF		Damion Stewart	30	0	2	0	3	0	35	0
4	MF		Gavin Mahon	5	2	0	0	1	1	6	3
5	DF		Fitz Hall	12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
6	MF		Mikele Leigertwood	39	1	2	0	3	0	44	1
7	FW		Marcus Bent	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
7	MF		Wayne Routledge	25	0	2	0	2	1	29	1
8	FW		Rowan Vine	8	23	0	0	3	0	11	23
9	FW		Heiðar Helguson	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	3
10	MF		Ákos Buzsáky	29	10	2	0	3	0	34	10
11	FW		Patrick Agyemang	5	12	2	0	2	0	9	12
12	FW		Alessandro Pellicori	1	7	0	0	0	2	1	9
13	DF		Kaspars Gorkšs	40	1	2	0	3	0	45	1
14	MF		Martin Rowlands	5	1	0	0	1	0	6	1
15	MF		Nigel Quashie	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15	MF		Ben Watson	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
16	DF		Matthew Connolly	16	2	0	0	2	0	18	2
17	MF		Lee Cook	8	8	0	0	0	0	8	8
18	MF		Alejandro Faurlín	36	5	2	0	1	0	39	5
19	FW		Angelo Balanta	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
20	DF		Matt Hill	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
20	DF		Tom Williams	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
22	GK		Carl Ikeme	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
22	GK		Tom Heaton	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
23	FW		Jay Simpson	34	5	2	0	1	0	37	5
24	GK		Radek Černý	29	0	2	0	1	0	32	0
25	MF		Hogan Ephraim	16	6	0	1	2	1	18	8
26	DF		Duško Tošić	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
26	MF		Gareth Ainsworth	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
27	DF		Lee Brown	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
28	DF		Joe Oastler	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
29	DF		Gary Borrowdale	18	3	2	0	2	1	22	4
30	MF		Romone Rose	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
33	FW		Antonio German	5	8	0	1	0	0	5	9
35	DF		Josh Parker	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	3
36	FW		Tamas Priskin	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
36	DF		Steven Reid	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
39	MF		Adel Taarabt	32	9	0	1	0	2	32	12

Player left the club before the end of the season.
Player was out on loan for all or part of the season.
Player was on loan from another club for all or part of the season.

Clean sheets

As of 22 August 2015

Rank	Player	Position	Premier League	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	Radek Černý	GK	6	0	1	7
2	Carl Ikeme	GK	1	0	0	1
Total			7	0	1	8

References

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Notes

1. Parker was born in Slough, England, but also qualifies to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2010.
2. Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
3. Rowlands was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2004.
4. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and Scotland through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
5. Taarabt was born in Fez, Morocco, but was raised in France and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Morocco in February 2009.
6. Priskin was born in Komárno, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia), but also qualifies to represent Hungary internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
7. Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
8. Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.
9. Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
10. Williams was born in Sutton, England, but also qualified to represent Cyprus internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Cyprus in 2006.
11. Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
12. Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and was called up by Nigeria in March 2007 before making his international debut for Nigeria in September 2015.
13. Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.

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