2008–09 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

Queens Park Rangers
2008–09 season
ManagerIain Dowie
Paulo Sousa
Jim Magilton
Championship11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dexter Blackstock (11)
All:
Dexter Blackstock (12)[1]
Highest home attendance17,120 (vs. Reading, 31 January 2009)
Lowest home attendance12,286 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 25 November 2008)
Average home league attendance14,003[2]
Biggest win4-0 Vs Carlisle United (26 August 2008)
Biggest defeat0-3 Sheffield United (16 August 2008), Watford (22 November 2008)

During the 2008–09 season, Queens Park Rangers played in the Football League Championship, their fifth consecutive season at this level.

Pre-season

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New managerial team

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Ian Dowie was announced as the replacement for Luigi De Canio as manager on 14 May 2008.[3] Tim Flowers was later named Dowie's assistant, reprising his former role with Dowie at Coventry City. Paulo Sousa was named as manager after Ian Dowie was fired. When Sousa was fired, Gareth Ainsworth became caretaker manager.[4]

Sponsorship

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Following the termination of the club's sponsorship deals with Car Giant, Le Coq Sportif and Sellotape at the end of the previous season, in July it was announced that Gulf Air would be the new shirt sponsors.[5] Further sponsorship packages were also announced, including Abbey Financial Services, Chronotech and Lotto Sport Italia.[6]

Matches

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All but one of QPR's pre-season fixtures were held away from Loftus Road while the ground underwent upgrading work ahead of the new season. Despite the optimism surrounding the club on the back of the investment and player transfers, Rangers suffered defeats in 3 out of 5 of their warm-up fixtures. The club started positively, winning 3–1 against Conference National side Stevenage Borough followed by a 1–0 win over Football League One side Northampton Town. However a pre-season tour to Scotland saw Rangers lose 2–0 and 1–0 (respectively) to Scottish Premier League sides Falkirk and Kilmarnock. The pre-season fixtures culminated in a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Serie A side Chievo in front of just 3,540 at Loftus Road.

Events

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Queens Park Rangers started the season against Barnsley at Loftus Road. Fitz Hall scored twice in as many minutes after Iain Hume put the Yorkshire side 1–0 up in the fifth minute. Hall also missed a penalty in the second half, but Rangers held on to win the game 2–1.[7] A win at Swindon Town in the League Cup followed before the first defeat of the season, to Sheffield United, 3–0 at Bramall Lane. Comprehensive home wins against Doncaster Rovers, Carlisle United (in the League Cup) and Southampton followed, before a win away against Norwich City saw Rangers put together a five-game unbeaten streak.

A defeat at Coventry City was followed by a 1–0 win at Aston Villa in the third round of the League Cup with Damion Stewart getting the decisive goal. The result meant that QPR entered the fourth round of the competition for the first time since the 1995–96 season, where they were drawn away to reigning Premier League champions Manchester United. The euphoria of the Villa result was short-lived and Rangers returned to losing ways at home to Derby County just three days later. By early October, QPR had slipped to 11th in the Championship, following defeat to league leaders Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Former manager Terry Venables was speculatively linked with a return to Loftus Road to replace Iain Dowie if no improvement was seen in the club's form.[8] Meanwhile, Dexter Blackstock stood out as an early contender for the club's top scorer for the season with 5 goals in 13 matches in all competitions.

On 23 October, reports in the British press announced that the club would cap the maximum ticket price at the Category "C" (£35) level as a response to the worsening financial crisis of 2007–2008. This led commentators to speculate that the club was damaged by negative press surrounding earlier proposed ticket price increases.[9] The following day, Iain Dowie was sacked after just fifteen games in charge of the club.[10] While the press continued to speculate on Dowie's replacement, touting Roberto Mancini and Kenny Jackett among several others as potential candidates,[11] existing player/coach Gareth Ainsworth was appointed caretaker manager in the interim. In his first game in charge Rangers ended Reading's 100% record at the Madejski Stadium, grinding out a 0–0 draw.

Just over three weeks after their defeat at St Andrew's, Rangers played Birmingham again in a mid-week fixture at Loftus Road. In Ainsworth's second match in charge, a ten-man Rangers side won 1–0 courtesy of a 25-yard goal from Samuel Di Carmine.[12] At the start of November, Rangers lost 2–0 to Ipswich Town beating Cardiff 1–0 at Loftus Road one week later. The mid-week League Cup tie at Old Trafford saw QPR defeated 1–0 missing out on the last eight of the competition courtesy of a Carlos Tevez penalty. The woes continued four days later with only the club's second home defeat of the season, this time at the hands of Burnley. By mid-November, the side's average of less than one goal-per-match led to them being ranked 21st in terms of the attacking statistics of the 24 Championship clubs, despite sitting tenth in the league table.[13]

On 19 November, Paulo Sousa, a former Portugal midfielder and previously assistant coach of the Portugal national team, was announced as the first team coach, ending Ainsworth's six-match run as caretaker.[14] The following day, Tim Flowers stepped down as assistant coach and news sources (including the club's official website) reported Rangers had signed Bolton striker Heiðar Helguson on an emergency loan deal.[15] Signed to a 2+1⁄2-year contract, Sousa became the sixth first team coach of the club in 13 months. Just three days into his appointment, Sousa's first match in charge saw a ten-man QPR comprehensively beaten 3–0 away at Watford, leaving them firmly in mid-table, nine points above the relegation zone and three points from the play-offs.[16] Purported new signing Helguson did not appear for the club at Vicarage Road, with rumours later surfacing the deal had not been completed.[17] A mid-week fixture against struggling Charlton Athletic saw Sousa's first victory (2–1), with Dexter Blackstock (who returned from suspension) scoring twice. Four days later, Rangers travelled across London to Selhurst Park, drawing 0–0 with Crystal Palace, a match which featured Premier League striker Heiðar Helguson, who had completed his loan move from Bolton Wanderers earlier in the week.[18]

QPR played league-leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first match of December. Played in a late kick-off at Loftus Road and in front of the Sky Sports cameras, QPR put on a fine performance, despatching their high-flying opponents with a 1–0 win courtesy of a 20-yard effort from skipper Martin Rowlands in his first full appearance since returning from injury.[19] Despite dominating their next match, away to Sheffield Wednesday, QPR were beaten 1–0. The game marked QPR's 6th defeat from 11 away fixtures, and in which they had only scored twice.[20] One week later, QPR scored their first goal in nine "away" fixtures, managing a 1–1 draw with Plymouth Argyle. Heiðar Helguson put QPR into an early lead before Plymouth equalised late in the second half.[21] On 20 December, Helguson was again on the scoresheet, scoring twice alongside Dexter Blackstock's winner in Rangers' 3–2 victory over Preston North End.[22]

The Christmas period saw QPR draw 2–2, twice surrendering the lead, away from home at Charlton Athletic on Boxing Day.[23] Two days later, QPR played host to Watford, holding them to a 0–0 draw.[24] As the January transfer window opened, QPR signed former England U21 international Wayne Routledge from Aston Villa. The club also made recent loan signings Borrowdale and Helguson's moves permanent.[25][26] A small crowd of under 9,000 spectators saw Rangers start their FA Cup campaign with a goalless draw with fellow Championship side Burnley, in the third round. Returning to action in the Championship, QPR drew at home to Coventry City on 10 January with Dexter Blackstock again on the scoresheet.[27] The result left QPR in ninth place in the league table for the sixth consecutive match, five points outside of the promotion play-off places and 13 points above the relegation zone. In the same week, Rangers also secured a permanent return to the club for Lee Cook and released veteran Italian midfielder Damiano Tommasi.[28][29] Travelling to Turf Moor for the FA Cup third round replay, QPR lost 2–1 after Burnley scored from a defensive error in the last minute of extra time. Samuel Di Carmine put Rangers ahead in the 54th minute with Burnley equalising just six minutes later before their last-gasp winner. Martin Rowlands also hit the woodwork and Helguson had a goal disallowed in an eventful match played in front of just 3,760 spectators.[30]

On 17 January, QPR achieved their first away victory in all competitions since September. They defeated Derby County 2–0 at Pride Park Stadium, with new signing Wayne Routledge opening the scoring.[31] Ten days later, Rangers travelled to Bloomfield Road and defeated Blackpool 3–0, with Heiðar Helguson scoring twice.[32] During the same month, QPR terminated former captain Adam Bolder's contract and loaned Zesh Rehman out to Bradford City.[33][34] On 31 January, QPR extended their unbeaten run to eight matches with a scoreless draw at home to second-placed Reading.[35] The result left Rangers in seventh place with 15 matches remaining, two points outside of the playoff positions and 16 points above the relegation zone.[13]

The next scheduled match, a home fixture against Swansea City, was postponed due to heavy snowfalls in central London.[36] However, QPR continued their unbeaten run into February beginning with a 2–2 draw away to Nottingham Forest. In an entertaining match, Matteo Alberti scored his first goals for the club within the space of three minutes after half-time.[37] On 17 February, the club announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Jordi López on a three-month contract.[38] QPR's unbeaten run was finally ended in their next match, at home, courtesy of Ipswich Town. Despite QPR taking an early lead through a Samuel Di Carmine goal, Ipswich came back to win 3–1. The match was played in front of the Sky Sports cameras and with England national team manager Fabio Capello in attendance.[39][40] Four days later, Rangers travelled to Cardiff City and earned a 0–0 draw.[41] In a busy fixture period against both play-off rivals and relegation candidates, QPR next faced up to Barnsley at Oakwell. The South Yorkshire club added to Rangers' recent slump in form, running out 2–1 winners.[42]

Rangers' woes continued into March. A second consecutive home defeat to Norwich City (0–1)[43] was followed by a 0–0 draw at home to Sheffield United.[44] On 10 March, QPR suffered their |12th league defeat of the season, 2–0 away to Doncaster Rovers.[45] The run of poor form left Rangers |11th in the Championship league table, eight points adrift of the play-off places and ten points above the relegation zone with nine matches left to play.

QPR's defensive streak improved with a draw to now-relegated Southampton,[46] which was further built on in a 1–0 win over Swansea City, courtesy of Mikele Leigertwood's head.[47] The Hoop's form continued with a 2–1 win over Bristol City.[48] QPR initially went one up with a bending free kick from Jordi López, until a powerful strike from Michael McIndoe put the visitors level. Four minutes later, Adel Taarabt scored the winner from close range.

QPR salvaged a goalless draw against local rivals Crystal Palace, though they could have been 2–0 down with close shots from Craig Beattie and Paul Ifill.[49] Equally, Heidar Helguson scuppered a near open goal. However, the experience of Radek Cerny held QPR on in the final stages.

Kit

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a five-year deal with Lotto Sport Italia began as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline Gulf Air became kit sponsors.

Squad

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Shirt Number Position Nationality Name League Appearances League Goals Cup Appearances League.Cup Goals F.A.Cup Goals Total Appearances Total Goals
24 GK  ENG Radek Cerny 42 5 47
1 GK  ENG Lee Camp 4 1 5
23 GK  ENG Jake Cole
33 GK  AUS Reece Crowther
16 DF  ENG Matthew Connolly 31 4 39
15 DF  ENG Peter Ramage 30 3 34
13 DF  LAT Kaspars Gorkss 30 3 35
2 DF  IRE Damien Delaney 35 1 5 1 42 2
5 DF  ENG Fitz Hall 18 2 3 27 2
3 DF  JAM Damion Stewart 37 2 6 2 43 4
28 DF  ENG Joe Oastler
4 MF  ENG Gavin Mahon 29 2 5 40 2
7 MF  ENG Adam Bolder 1
14 MF  ENG Martin Rowlands 20 2 5 29 2
7 MF  ENG Hogan Ephraim 16 1 29 1
21 MF  ITA Matteo Alberti 6 2 1 14 2
18 MF  IRE Liam Miller 11 13
37 MF  ENG Romone Rose 3
17 MF  ENG Lee Cook 28 1 4 38 1
20 MF  ESP Jordi Lopez 7 1 9 1
6 MF  ATG Mikele Leigertwood 36 2 3 46 2
7 MF  ENG Wayne Routledge 18 1 19 1
26 MF  ENG Gareth Ainsworth
27 FW  ISL Heidar Helguson 15 5 21 5
10 FW  HUN Akos Buzsaky 5 1 2 13 1
7 FW  ESP Daniel Parejo 10 4 18
8 FW  ENG Rowan Vine 3 1 5 1
18 FW  ITA Damiano Tommasi 5 7
11 FW  ENG Patrick Agyemang 11 2 1 21 2
22 FW  ITA Samuel Di Carmine 15 2 3 1 33 3
32 FW  GRN Antonio German 3
9 FW  ENG Dexter Blackstock 26 11 3 1 39 12
39 FW  MAR Adel Taarabt 5 1 7 1
20 FW  ARG Emmanuel Ledesma 11 1 4 3 23 4
19 FW  COL Angelo Balanta 2 1 1 1 13 2

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Dexter Blackstock[notes 1] (at Nottingham Forest)
29 DF England ENG Gary Borrowdale (at Brighton & Hove Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Pakistan PAK Zesh Rehman[notes 2] (at Bradford City)


Transfers

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In

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Date Name Nationality Position From Fee
13 May 2008 Radek Černý Czech Republic GK Czech Republic Slavia Prague Free[50]
13 May 2008 Peter Ramage England DF Newcastle United Free[50]
15 May 2008 Matteo Alberti Italy MF Italy Chievo £200,000[51]
Joe Oastler England DF Portsmouth Free
28 June 2008 Emmanuel Ledesma Argentina MF Italy Genoa Loan[52]
2 July 2008 Samuel Di Carmine Italy FW Italy Fiorentina Loan[53]
31 July 2008 Dani Parejo Spain MF Spain Real Madrid Loan[54]
1 August 2008 Kaspars Gorkšs Latvia DF Blackpool £250,000[55]
1 August 2008 (made permanent 8 January 2009) Lee Cook England MF Fulham Loan (made permanent for £750,000)[56][57]
Damiano Tommasi Italy MF Spain Levante Free
20 November 2008 (made permanent 2 January 2009) Heiðar Helguson Iceland FW Bolton Wanderers Loan (made permanent for £500,000)[58][59]
27 November 2008 (made permanent 2 January 2009) Gary Borrowdale England DF Coventry City Loan (made permanent for £650,000)[60][61]
2 January 2009 Wayne Routledge England MF Aston Villa £300,000[62]
15 January 2009 Liam Miller Republic of Ireland MF Sunderland Undisclosed[63]
17 February 2009 Jordi López Spain MF Spain Mallorca Free[64]
13 March 2009 Adel Taarabt[notes 3] Morocco MF Tottenham Hotspur Loan[65]

Out

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Date Name Nationality Position To Fee
17 July 2008 Jake Cole England GK Oxford United Loan[66]
Matt Pickens United States GK Released
Sean Thomas England GK Wealdstone Released
Chris Goodchild England GK Released
Chris Barker England DF Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed
1 August 2008 Zesh Rehman Pakistan DF Blackpool Loan[55]
1 August 2008 Daniel Nardiello Wales FW Blackpool Part-exchange[55]
Andrew Howell England DF Released
Aaron Goode England DF Released
Stefan Bailey England MF Grays Athletic Released
Simon Walton England MF Plymouth Argyle £750,000
Ángelo Balanta Colombia FW Wycombe Wanderers Loan
Damiano Tommasi Italy MF Released
Jake Cole England GK Barnet Loan
Gary Borrowdale England DF Brighton & Hove Albion Loan
Chris Arthur England MF Rushden & Diamonds Loan
Danny Maguire England MF Yeovil Town Loan
Dexter Blackstock England FW Nottingham Forest Loan

Results

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Football League Championship

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Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Referee Attendance Ref
9 August 2008 6th Barnsley H W 2–1 Hall (2) Swarbrick 14,694 [7]
16 August 2008 5th Sheffield United A L 0–3 Laws 25,273 [67]
23 August 2008 8th Doncaster Rovers H W 2–0 Blackstock, Ledesma Thorpe 15,536 [68]
30 August 2008 8th Bristol City A D 1–1 Blackstock Deadman 17543 [69]
14 September 2008 4th Southampton H W 4–1 Blackstock (2), Stewart, Agyemang Friend 13,770 [70]
17 September 2008 4th Norwich City A W 1–0 Rowlands Shoebridge 24,249 [71]
20 September 2008 4th Coventry City A L 0–1 Whitestone 16,718 [72]
27 September 2008 5th Derby County H L 0–2 Taylor 14,311 [73]
30 September 2008 8th Blackpool H D 1–1 Blackstock Hegley 12,500 [74]
4 October 2008 11th Birmingham City A L 0–1 D'Urso 18,498 [75]
18 October 2008 7th Nottingham Forest H W 2–1 Balanta, Buzsáky Graham 15,122 [76]
21 October 2008 9th Swansea City A D 0–0 Bates 13,475 [77]
25 October 2008 9th Reading A D 0–0 Foy 20,571 [78]
28 October 2008 7th Birmingham City H W 1–0 Di Carmine Attwell 13,594 [12]
1 November 2008 7th Ipswich Town A L 0–2 Kettle 20,966 [79]
8 November 2008 7th Cardiff City H W 1–0 Mahon Probert 13,247 [80]
15 November 2008 10th Burnley H L 1–2 Blackstock Woolmer 13,226 [81]
22 November 2008 12th Watford A L 0–3 Penn 16,201 [16]
25 November 2008 10th Charlton Athletic H W 2–1 Blackstock (2) Stroud 12,286 [82]
29 November 2008 10th Crystal Palace A D 0–0 Styles 16,411 [18]
6 December 2008 7th Wolverhampton Wanderers H W 1–0 Rowlands Williamson 13,416 [19]
9 December 2008 9th Sheffield Wednesday A L 0–1 Miller 14,792 [20]
13 December 2008 9th Plymouth Argyle A D 1–1 Helguson Friend 10,747 [21]
20 December 2008 9th Preston North End H W 3–2 Helguson (2), Blackstock Wiley 14,103 [22]
26 December 2008 9th Charlton Athletic A D 2–2 Cook, Blackstock Taylor 21,023 [23]
28 December 2008 9th Watford H D 0–0 Penton 16,196 [24]
10 January 2009 9th Coventry City H D 1–1 Blackstock Stroud 13,330 [27]
17 January 2009 8th Derby County A W 2–0 Routledge, Leigertwood Wright 28,390 [31]
27 January 2009 7th Blackpool A W 3–0 Helguson (2), Ephraim Laws 6,656 [32]
31 January 2009 7th Reading H D 0–0 Moss 17,120 [35]
7 February 2009 9th Nottingham Forest A D 2–2 Alberti (2) Deadman 25,859 [37]
21 February 2009 11th Ipswich Town H L 1–3 Di Carmine Attwell 13,904 [40]
25 February 2009 11th Cardiff City A D 0–0 East 17,340 [41]
28 February 2009 11th Barnsley A L 1–2 Delaney Shoebridge 11,614 [42]
3 March 2009 11th Norwich City H L 0–1 Scott 13,533 [43]
7 March 2009 11th Sheffield United H D 0–0 Swarbrick 13,718 [44]
10 March 2009 11th Doncaster Rovers A L 0–2 Webster 10,223 [45]
14 March 2009 12th Southampton A D 0–0 Jones 18,691 [46]
17 March 2009 11th Swansea City H W 1–0 Leigertwood Horwood 12,288 [47]
21 March 2009 11th Bristol City H W 2–1 López, Taarabt Hegley 14,059 [48]
4 April 2009 10th Crystal Palace H D 0–0 Mathieson 15,234 [49]
11 April 2009 10th Burnley A L 0–1 Haywood 15,058 [83]
13 April 2009 10th Sheffield Wednesday H W 3–2 Mahon, Vine, Stewart Deadman 13,742 [84]
18 April 2009 11th Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 0–1 Moss 27,511 [85]
25 April 2009 11th Plymouth Argyle H D 0–0 Miller 14,779 [86]
3 May 2009 11th Preston North End A L 1–2 Agyemang Oliver 18,264 [87]

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents Venue Result Score

F–A

Scorers Referee Attendance Ref
3 January 2009 Third round Burnley H D 0–0 Bates 8,896
13 January 2009 Third round replay Burnley A L 1–2 (aet) Di Carmine Webster 3,760 [30]

League Cup

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Date Round Opponents Venue Result Score

F–A

Scorers Referee Attendance Ref
12 August 2008 First round Swindon Town A W 3–2 Balanta, Blackstock, Delaney Beeby 7,230
26 August 2008 Second round Carlisle United H W 4–0 Stewart, Ledesma (3) Hill 8,021
24 September 2008 Third round Aston Villa A W 1–0 Stewart Mason 21,541
11 November 2008 Fourth round Manchester United A L 0–1 Dowd 62,539

Competitions

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League Championship results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 16 15 42 44  −2 61 12 7 4 28 19  +9 3 9 11 14 25  −11

Last updated: 3 July 2009.
Source: [88]

League Championship results by matchday

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Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHHAHAHA
ResultWLWDWWLLDLWDDWLWLLWDWLDWDDDWWDDLDLLDLDWWDLWLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2009. Source: Competitive Matches (League Championship)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank Player Position Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
1 England Dexter Blackstock FW 10 1 0 11
2 Iceland Heiðar Helguson FW 5 0 0 5
3 Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma MF 1 3 0 4
4 Italy Samuel Di Carmine FW 2 0 1 3
= Jamaica Damion Stewart FW 1 2 0 3
6 England Fitz Hall DF 2 0 0 2
= England Martin Rowlands MF 2 0 0 2
= Italy Matteo Alberti MF 2 0 0 2
= Antigua and Barbuda Mikele Leigertwood MF 2 0 0 2
= Colombia Ángelo Balanta MF 1 1 0 2
= Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney DF 1 1 0 2
12 Ghana Patrick Agyemang FW 1 0 0 1
= Hungary Ákos Buzsáky MF 1 0 0 1
= England Gavin Mahon MF 1 0 0 1
= England Lee Cook MF 1 0 0 1
= England Wayne Routledge MF 1 0 0 1
= England Hogan Ephraim MF 1 0 0 1
= Spain Jordi López MF 1 0 0 1
= Morocco Adel Taarabt MF 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 37 8 1 46

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Position Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Czech Republic Radek Černý GK 15 1 2 18
2 England Lee Camp GK 2 0 0 2
Total 17 1 2 20

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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