The 2014–15 season was Queens Park Rangers's 126th professional season.
Kit Nike became new manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline AirAsia continued as kit sponsor.
Players As of 4 March 2015
First team squad Name Nationality Position (s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Robert Green GK 2012 West Ham United 95 0 12 Alex McCarthy GK 2014 Reading 1 0 21 Brian Murphy GK 2011 Ipswich Town 2 0 Defenders 3 Armand Traoré Traoré was born in Chatenay-Malabry, France, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in August 2011. LB 2011 Arsenal 83 2 4 Steven Caulker CB 2014 Cardiff City 30 1 5 Rio Ferdinand CB 2014 Manchester United 11 0 6 Clint Hill (captain) CB 2010 Crystal Palace 153 5 13 Yun Suk-young LB 2013 Chunnam Dragons 27 1 14 Mauricio Isla RB 2014 on loan from Juventus 25 0 15 Nedum Onuoha Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria, but was raised in England and has represented them at U-20 and U-21 level. CB 2012 Manchester City 86 2 22 Richard Dunne CB 2013 Aston Villa 60 1 38 Darnell Furlong RB 2015 Queens Park Rangers Academy 3 0 Midfielders 7 Matt Phillips Phillips was born in Aylesbury, England, and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2012. RM 2013 Blackpool 39 5 8 Joey Barton (vice-captain) CM 2011 Newcastle United 90 7 10 Leroy Fer CM 2014 Norwich City 24 4 11 Shaun Wright-Phillips RM 2011 Manchester City 65 1 18 Alejandro Faurlín CM 2009 Instituto Atlético 121 5 19 Niko Kranjčar AM 2013 on loan from Dynamo Kyiv 52 3 20 Karl Henry DM 2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers 55 1 23 Junior Hoilett LM 2012 Blackburn Rovers 84 6 30 Sandro DM 2014 Tottenham Hotspur 13 1 36 Michael Doughty Doughty was born in Westminster, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-19 and U-21 level. LM 2010 Queens Park Rangers Academy 3 0 Forwards 9 Charlie Austin CF 2013 Burnley 63 36 24 Eduardo Vargas RW 2014 on loan from Napoli 21 3 25 Bobby Zamora CF 2012 Fulham 82 13 27 Adel Taarabt 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. LW / AM 2009 Tottenham Hotspur 157 34 29 Mauro Zárate CF 2015 on loan from West Ham United 4 0 39 Reece Grego-Cox Grego-Cox was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandparents and has represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level. ST 2015 Queens Park Rangers Academy 2 0
Transfers
In Date No. Pos. Name From Fee Source(s)17 July 20145DF Rio Ferdinand Manchester UnitedFree22 July 20144DF Steven Caulker Cardiff City£8M5 August 201417MF Jordon Mutch Cardiff City£6M20 August 201410MF Leroy Fer Norwich City£8M28 August 2014–DF Jack Robinson Liverpool£1M29 August 201412GK Alex McCarthy Reading£3M1 September 201430MF Sandro Tottenham Hotspur£6M8 January 2015–MF Ryan Manning Galway UnitedFree
Out Date No. Pos. Name To Fee Source(s) 7 June 2014 35 MF Yossi Benayoun Maccabi Haifa Free 1 July 2014 – MF Ángelo Balanta Bristol Rovers Free 1 July 2014 22 MF Hogan Ephraim Wycombe Wanderers Free 1 July 2014 29 FW Tom Hitchcock Milton Keynes Dons Free 1 July 2014 18 DF Aaron Hughes Brighton & Hove Albion Free 1 July 2014 8 FW Andrew Johnson Crystal Palace Free 1 July 2014 – MF Stéphane Mbia Sevilla Free 1 July 2014 21 DF Luke Young Retirement N/A 1 July 2014 – AM Park Ji-sung Retirement N/A 28 July 2014 14 MF Esteban Granero Real Sociedad Undisclosed 5 August 2014 36 MF Gary O'Neil Norwich City Free 5 August 2014 34 FW Mo Shariff Bradford City Free 19 August 2014 33 GK Júlio César Benfica Free 26 August 2014 – MF Dylan Carreiro Dundee Free 30 August 2014 2 DF Danny Simpson Leicester City Undisclosed 31 August 2014 19 FW Loïc Rémy Chelsea £10.5M 14 January 2015 – FW Josh Laurent Brentford Undisclosed 29 January 2015 17 MF Jordon Mutch Crystal Palace £4.75M
Loaned in Start No. Pos. Name From Expiry Source(s) 6 August 2014 14 RM Mauricio Isla Juventus 30 June 2015 21 August 2014 24 ST Eduardo Vargas Napoli 30 June 2015 1 September 2014 19 MF Niko Kranjčar Dynamo Kyiv 30 June 2015 6 January 2015 29 ST Mauro Zárate West Ham United 30 June 2015
Loaned out Start No. Pos. Name To Expiry Source(s) 18 July 2014 24 MF Samba DiakitéDiakité was born in Montfermeil, France, but also qualifies to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in January 2012. Al-Ittihad FC 30 June 2015 23 August 2014 – GK Joe Lumley Accrington Stanley 20 September 2014 28 August 2014 – DF Jack Robinson Huddersfield Town 30 June 2015 4 September 2014 – DF James Haran Arlesey Town 2 October 2014 11 September 2014 42 MF Michael Petrasso Leyton Orient 12 October 2014 9 October 2014 37 DF Michael HarrimanHarriman was born in Chichester, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level. Luton Town 30 June 2015 10 October 2014 – DF Jamie Sendles-WhiteSendles-White was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level. Mansfield Town 3 January 2015 14 October 2014 42 MF Michael Petrasso Notts County 10 January 2015 24 October 2014 – MF Michael Doughty Gillingham 24 January 2015 30 October 2014 – MF Frankie SutherlandSutherland was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level. Wimbledon 6 January 2015 7 November 2014 – GK Joe Lumley Morecambe 8 December 2014 20 November 2014 – DF Cole Kpekawa Colchester United 20 December 2014 26 November 2014 28 DF Max Ehmer Gillingham 30 June 2015 2 February 2015 – MF Bruno Andrade Stevenage 31 March 2015 19 March 2015 – DF Cole Kpekawa Portsmouth 30 June 2015
Season statistics Season summary August QPR Started their season with a 0–1 loss to Hull City at home, after James Chester headed in a corner early in the second half. On 21 August 2014 QPR announced the season long loan signing of Chilean international Eduardo Vargas. On 24 August 2014 QPR lost 4-0 to Tottenham leaving them bottom of the table. Just three days after Rangers lost surprisingly to League 2 side Burton Albion in the League Cup 2nd round. On 30 August 2014 QPR won their first game of the season against Sunderland thanks to a late first half goal from Charlie Austin.
September QPR lost 4–0 away to Manchester United on 14 September. On 20 September loan signing Niko Kranjčar scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw against Stoke City. Rangers lost away at Southampton on 27 September.
Friendlies
DateOpponents13-Nov-14Queens Park Rangers v MillwallPrivate18-Nov-14Queens Park Rangers v Brighton & Hove AlbionPrivate22-Dec-14Queens Park Rangers v Southend UnitedPrivate22-Jan-15Queens Park Rangers v MillwallPrivate27-Mar-15Queens Park Rangers v Swindon TownPrivate28-Apr-15Queens Park Rangers v BarnetPrivate6-May-15Queens Park Rangers v Norwich CityPrivate
Competitions
Barclays Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
Capital One Cup
Squad statistics
Statistics
† denotes players that left the club during the season.
Goals
RankPlayerPositionPremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupTotal1 Charlie Austin180018 2 Leroy Fer6006 3 Bobby Zamora3003 Eduardo Vargas3003 Matt Phillips3003 6 Niko Kranjčar2002 7 Steven Caulker1001 Sandro1001 Joey Barton1001 Clint Hill1001 Own goal3003 Total420042
Own goals
RankPlayerPositionPremier LeagueLeague CupFA CupTotal 1 Nedum Onuoha1001 Richard Dunne1001 Steven Caulker1001 Total3003
Discipline
Notes
References