Club: | Queens Park Rangers |
Season: | 2015–16 |
Manager: | (until 4 November 2015) Neil Warnock (until 4 December 2015) (caretaker manager) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (from 4 December 2015) |
Chrtitle: | Co-chairmen |
Ownertitle: | Co-owners |
Owner: | |
Stadium: | Loftus Road |
League: | Football League Championship |
League Result: | 12th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second Round |
League Topscorer: | Charlie Austin/Tjaronn Chery (10) |
Season Topscorer: | Charlie Austin/Tjaronn Chery (10) |
Lowest Attendance: | |
Average Attendance: | 15,994 |
Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
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Largest Loss: | 0-4 Vs Fulham (25 September 2015), Brighton & Hove Albion (19 April 2016) |
Largest Win: | 3-0 Vs Yeovil (11 August 2015), MK Dons (24 October 2015), Rotherham United (6 January 2016), Brentford (12 March 2016) |
The 2015–16 season was Queens Park Rangers' first season back in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last season and their 134th year in existence.[1] Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Nike continued as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline Air Asia continued as kit sponsors.
Nike supplied the kit in the second year of a four-year deal.
Updated 7 August 2015.[2]
Position | Name | Nationality | |
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Director of Football | Les Ferdinand | ||
Head Coach | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ||
First Team Coach | Steve Gallen | [3] | |
First Team Advisor | Neil Warnock | ||
Goalkeeping Coach | Paul Crichton | ||
Head of Fitness | Carl Serrant | ||
Academy Manager | Perry Suckling | ||
Head of Coaching and Coach Education | Simon Ireland | ||
Scouting Coordinator | Ian Butterworth | ||
Head Physio | Nigel Cox | ||
Head of Medical Services | Peter Florida-James | ||
Kit Man | Gary Doyle | ||
Senior Professional Development Coach | Paul Hall | Jamaica[4] | |
Professional Development Coach | Paul Furlong | ||
Assistant Professional Development Coach | Murray Jones | ||
Academy Coach | Andy Impey | ||
Head of Recruitment | David Magrone | ||
Head of Academy Recruitment | Gary Karsa | ||
Chief Scout | Steve Hitchen |
Updated 15 June 2015.[2]
Position | Name | Nationality | |
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Owners | Tony Fernandes Lakshmi Mittal | Malaysia India | |
Co-Chairmen | Tony Fernandes | Malaysia | |
Ruben Gnanalingam | Malaysia | ||
Vice-Chairman | Amit Bhatia | India | |
Board Members | Tony Fernandes | Malaysia | |
Amit Bhatia | India | ||
Kamarudin Meranun | Malaysia | ||
CEO | Lee Hoos | United States | |
COO | Mark Donnelly |
Name | Nat | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Robert Green | GK | 2012 | 18 January 1980 | West Ham United | 121 | 0 | ||
13 | Joe Lumley | GK | 2013 | 15 February 1995 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 1 | 0 | ||
25 | Alex Smithies | GK | 2015 | 5 March 1990 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 0 | ||
29 | Matt Ingram | GK | 2016 | 18 December 1993 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | ||
44 | Marcin Brzozowski | GK | 2011 | 29 October 1998 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 0 | 0 | ||
45 | Conor Hudnott | GK | 2013 | 2 September 1996 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||
3 | Armand Traoré | [5] | LB | 2011 | 8 October 1989 | Arsenal | 89 | 2 | |
4 | Grant Hall | CB | 2015 | 29 October 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 0 | ||
5 | Nedum Onuoha (C) | [6] | CB | 2012 | 12 November 1986 | Manchester City | 126 | 4 | |
6 | Clint Hill | CB | 2010 | 19 October 1978 | Crystal Palace | 165 | 5 | ||
15 | Paul Konchesky | LB | 2015 | 15 May 1981 | on loan from Leicester City | 33 | 0 | ||
24 | James Perch | RB | 2015 | 28 September 1985 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 0 | ||
26 | Gabriele Angella | CB | 2015 | 28 April 1989 | on loan from Watford | 15 | 1 | ||
40 | Jack Robinson | LB | 2014 | 1 September 1993 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | ||
42 | Cole Kpekawa | LB | 2014 | 20 April 1996 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||
7 | Matt Phillips | [7] | RM | 2013 | 25 October 1991 | Blackpool | 83 | 13 | |
8 | Tjaronn Chery | AM | 2015 | 4 September 1988 | Groningen | 32 | 8 | ||
17 | Oscar Gobern | CM | 2015 | 26 January 1991 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | Alejandro Faurlín | CM | 2009 | 9 August 1986 | Instituto Atlético | 144 | 5 | ||
19 | Abdenasser El Khayati | LM | 2016 | 7 February 1989 | Burton Albion | 8 | 0 | ||
20 | Karl Henry | DM | 2013 | 26 November 1982 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 92 | 1 | ||
21 | Massimo Luongo | CM | 2015 | 25 September 1992 | Swindon Town | 25 | 0 | ||
23 | Junior Hoilett | LM | 2012 | 5 June 1990 | Blackburn Rovers | 106 | 11 | ||
28 | Dániel Tőzsér | CM | 2015 | 12 May 1985 | Parma | 16 | 1 | ||
32 | Samba Diakité | [8] | DM | 2012 | 24 February 1989 | Nancy | 23 | 1 | |
34 | Michael Petrasso | RM | 2013 | 9 July 1995 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 6 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||
9 | Conor Washington | [9] | FW | 2016 | 18 May 1992 | Peterborough United | 8 | 0 | |
12 | Jamie Mackie | [10] | FW | 2015 | 22 September 1985 | Nottingham Forest | 98 | 18 | |
33 | Sebastian Polter | FW | 2015 | 1 April 1991 | Mainz 05 | 23 | 6 | ||
36 | Tyler Blackwood | FW | 2015 | 24 July 1991 | South Florida Bulls | 1 | 0 | ||
39 | Reece Grego-Cox | [11] | FW | 2015 | 12 November 1996 | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 4 | 0 |
Player | Date reported | Most recent club | Signed? | Source | ||
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Huddersfield Town | [12] | |||||
MSV Duisburg | ||||||
Ilkeston | [13] | |||||
Tottenham Hotspur | [14] | |||||
Hemel Hempstead Town | [15] |
Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source | |||
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38 | [16] | ||||||
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45 | |||||||
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41 | [17] | [18] | |||||
— | [19] | ||||||
37 | [20] | ||||||
18 | [21] | ||||||
— | [22] | [23] | |||||
6 | [24] | ||||||
20 | [25] | ||||||
5 | [26] | ||||||
16 | [27] | [28] | |||||
4 | [29] | ||||||
— | [30] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2015 | CB | George Butler | Trainee | [32] | |||
1 July 2015 | CM | Nathan Corkery | Academy | Trainee | |||
1 July 2015 | FW | Free transfer | [33] | ||||
1 July 2015 | CM | Undisclosed | [34] | ||||
1 July 2015 | RB | Academy | Trainee | ||||
1 July 2015 | DM | Undisclosed | [35] | ||||
1 July 2015 | RW | Free transfer | [36] | ||||
1 July 2015 | RM | Free transfer | [37] | ||||
1 July 2015 | MF | Free transfer | |||||
1 July 2015 | FW | Academy | Trainee | ||||
2 July 2015 | FW | £1,000,000 | [38] [39] | ||||
20 July 2015 | AM | £2,250,000 | [40] | ||||
31 July 2015 | CB | Undisclosed | [41] | ||||
1 August 2015 | FW | Free transfer | [42] | ||||
6 August 2015 | CM | Free transfer | [43] | ||||
7 August 2015 | CB | Undisclosed | [44] | ||||
20 August 2015 | GK | Undisclosed | [45] | ||||
21 August 2015 | AM | [46] | Undisclosed | [47] | |||
28 August 2015 | DM | Free transfer | [48] | ||||
CM | Joshua Wallen | Free transfer | [49] | ||||
19 January 2016 | CF | Undisclosed | [50] | ||||
22 January 2016 | GK | Undisclosed | [51] | ||||
1 February 2016 | LW | £350,000 | [52] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 May 2015 | Academy Manager | Tottenham Hotspur (Goalkeeping Coach) | [53] | |||
20 May 2015 | CEO | Lee Hoos | [54] | |||
15 June 2015 | Co-Chairman | — | [55] | |||
15 June 2015 | Club Ambassador | (Head Coach) | [56] | |||
7 August 2015 | Goalkeeping Coach | [57] | ||||
16 October 2015 | Academy Coach | Coventry City (Player) | [58] | |||
16 October 2015 | Head of Academy Recruitment | Gary Karsa | Aston Villa | |||
16 October 2015 | Assistant Professional Development Coach | Brighton & Hove Albion (Academy Coach) | ||||
18 October 2015 | First Team Advisor | Crystal Palace (Head Coach) | [59] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 August 2015 | LB | 30 June 2016 | [60] | ||||
1 September 2015 | CB | 30 June 2016 | [61] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2015 | LW | ||||||
1 July 2015 | DM | Free transfer | |||||
1 July 2015 | CB | ||||||
1 July 2015 | CB | Retired | |||||
1 July 2015 | RW | Free transfer | |||||
1 July 2015 | GK | Free transfer | |||||
1 July 2015 | ST | Tyrell Mitford | Free transfer | ||||
1 July 2015 | GK | Free transfer | [62] | ||||
1 July 2015 | CB | Free transfer | |||||
1 July 2015 | AM | Free transfer | [63] | ||||
1 July 2015 | ST | Trey Williams | Free transfer | ||||
1 July 2015 | RW | Free transfer | |||||
1 July 2015 | CF | Free transfer | |||||
2 July 2015 | CB | Free transfer | [64] | ||||
10 July 2015 | CB | Free transfer | [65] | ||||
23 July 2015 | GK | £3,500,000 | [66] [67] | ||||
6 January 2016 | RB | Undisclosed | [68] | ||||
16 January 2016 | CF | Undisclosed | [69] | ||||
31 March 2016 | CF | Undisclosed | [70] | ||||
4 May 2016 | CB | Tom Matthews | Undisclosed | [71] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 June 2015 | Sports Psychologist | Steve Black | — | [72] | ||
29 June 2015 | Goalkeeping Coach | — | [73] | |||
1 July 2015 | First Team Coach | — | [74] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 July 2015 | RB | 31 January 2016 | [75] | ||||
29 July 2015 | CB | 12 January 2016 | [76] | ||||
6 August 2015 | DM | 10 October 2015 | [77] | ||||
14 August 2015 | CF | Ben Pattie | 2 November 2015 | [78] | |||
1 September 2015 | CM | 2 November 2015 | [79] | ||||
11 September 2015 | RB | 14 November 2015 | [80] | ||||
24 September 2015 | ST | 24 October 2015 | [81] | ||||
7 October 2015 | GK | 4 November 2015 | [82] | ||||
7 October 2015 | AM | 5 December 2015 | [83] | ||||
9 October 2015 | LW | 7 January 2016 | [84] | ||||
9 October 2015 | CM | 6 November 2015 | [85] | ||||
1 February 2016 | LB | 16 January 2016 | [86] | ||||
20 November 2015 | CF | Ben Pattie | 31 May 2016 | [87] | |||
5 January 2016 | RB | 6 February 2016 | [88] | ||||
12 January 2016 | CB | 30 June 2016 | [89] | ||||
15 January 2016 | CM | 30 June 2016 | [90] | ||||
19 January 2016 | RW | 22 April 2016 | [91] | ||||
21 January 2016 | DM | 20 March 2016 | [92] | ||||
29 January 2016 | DM | 30 June 2016 | [93] | ||||
29 January 2016 | RB | 30 June 2016 | |||||
1 February 2016 | FW | 30 June 2016 | [94] | ||||
1 February 2016 | CM | 30 June 2016 | [95] | ||||
15 February 2016 | LB | 30 June 2016 | [96] | ||||
28 February 2016 | CB | James Haran | 30 June 2016 | [97] | |||
28 February 2016 | CM | Aaron Mitchell | 30 June 2016 |
Summer: £6,750,000
Winter: £3,520,000
Total: £10,270,000
Summer: £3,500,000
Winter: £4,000,000
Total: £7,500,000
Summer: £3,250,000
Winter: £480,000
Total: £2,770,000
Old position | New position | Name | Date | Source | |
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Chairman, Co-owner and Board Member | Co-chairman, Co-owner and Board Member | ||||
Senior Professional Development Coach | First Team Coach | ||||
Assistant Professional Development Coach | Senior Professional Development Coach | ||||
Academy Manager | Academy Manager and Caretaker Goalkeeping Coach | ||||
Academy Manager and Caretaker Goalkeeping Coach | Academy Manager |
On 29 May 2015, Queens Park Rangers announced their pre-season fixtures.[98]
See main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship.
† denotes players that left the club during the season.
Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||
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align=center valign=top rowspan=2 | 1 | Charlie Austin | align=center | FW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Tjaronn Chery | align=center | MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
3 | Matt Phillips | align=center | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
4 | Sebastian Polter | align=center | FW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | Junior Hoilett | align=center | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | align=center | FW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | Nedum Onuoha | align=center | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | Leroy Fer | align=center | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
align=center valign=top rowspan=5 | 9 | Clint Hill | align=center | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dániel Tőzsér | align=center | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Gabriele Angella | align=center | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Jamie Mackie | align=center | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Abdenasser El Khayati | align=center | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 56 | ||||
Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Green | align=center | GK | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | Alex Smithies | align=center | GK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Matt Ingram | align=center | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |||
width=120 | Date | width=150 | Won by | width=150 | Taken by | width=150 | Opposition | width=50 | Scored? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 August 2015 | Sebastian Polter | Charlie Austin | Rotherham United | ||||||
27 February 2016 | Sebastian Polter | Junior Hoilett | Birmingham City | ||||||
5 April 2016 | Sebastian Polter | Tjaronn Chery | Leeds United |
Name | Pos. | Award | Date | Nominated/Won | Source | ||
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Tjaronn Chery | 8 | MF | AirAsia POTM August | 2 September 2015 | [100] | ||
Charlie Austin | 9 | FW | AirAsia POTM September | 1 October 2015 | [101] | ||
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 14 | FW | AirAsia POTM October | 5 November 2015 | |||
Grant Hall | 4 | DF | AirAsia POTM November | 2 December 2015 | |||
Junior Hoilett | 23 | MF | AirAsia POTM December | 1 January 2016 | |||
Sebastian Polter | 33 | FW | AirAsia POTM January | 1 February 2016 | |||
Alex Smithies | 25 | GK | AirAsia POTM February | 2 March 2016 | |||
Tjaronn Chery | 8 | MF | AirAsia POTM March | 1 April 2016 | |||
Tjaronn Chery | 8 | MF | AirAsia POTM April | 3 May 2016 | |||
Grant Hall | 4 | DF | Supporters’ Player of the Year | 5 May 2015 | [102] | ||
Tjaronn Chery | 8 | MF | Ray Jones Players’ Player of the Year | 5 May 2015 | |||
Darnell Furlong | 38 | DF | Daphne Biggs Supporters’ Young Player of the Year | 5 May 2015 | |||
Junior Hoilett | 23 | MF | Kiyan Prince Goal of the Season | 5 May 2015 | |||
Tjaronn Chery | 8 | MF | Junior Hoops’ Player of the Year | 5 May 2015 |