2020–21 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season explained

The 2020–21 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season was the 139th edition of Queens Park Rangers F.C. existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the second division of English football. In addition to the domestic league, they contested the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Players

First team squad

^[1]

	Name	Nat	Position	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Contract Expires
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Lumley		GK	2013	15 February 1995	Tottenham Hotspur	2021[2]	84	0
13	Seny Dieng		GK	2016	23 November 1994	MSV Duisburg	2024[3]	43	0
Defenders
2	Todd Kane		RB	2019	17 September 1993	Chelsea	2022[4]	65	3
3	Lee Wallace		LB	2019	1 August 1987	Rangers	2021[5]	39	2
4	Rob Dickie		CB	2020	3 March 1996	Oxford United	2024[6]	45	3
5	Jordy de Wijs		CB	2021	8 January 1995	Hull City	Loan[7]	9	1
6	Yoann Barbet		CB	2019	10 May 1993	Brentford	2022[8]	76	2
14	Ryan Manning		LB/CM/LM	2015	14 June 1996	Galway United	2021[9]	96	9
23	Conor Masterson		CB	2019	8 September 1998	Liverpool	2023[10]	20	1
24	Osman Kakay		RB	2015	25 August 1997	Queens Park Rangers Academy	2024[11]	48	2
25	Niko Hämäläinen		LB/CB	2014	5 March 1997	FC Dallas	2021[12]	28	0
41	Stephen Duke-McKenna		MF	2019	17 August 2000	Bolton Wanderers	2021[13]	1	0
40	Joe Gubbins		CB	2017	3 August 2001	Southampton	2023[14]	2	0
Midfielders
8	Luke Amos		CM/DM	2019	23 February 1997	Tottenham Hotspur	2023[15]	41	2
10	Ilias Chair		AM/RM/LM	2017	30 October 1997	Lierse	2023[16]	107	14
11	Bright Osayi-Samuel		RW/LW	2017	31 December 1997	Blackpool	2021	115	13
12	Dominic Ball		DM/CB/CM	2019	2 August 1995	Rotherham United	2022[17]	76	2
14	Stefan Johansen		CM	2021	8 January 1991	Fulham	Loan[18]	21	4
15	Sam Field		CM	2021	8 May 1998	West Bromwich Albion	Loan[19]	19	1
17	Olamide Shodipo		RW/LW	2015	5 July 1997	Queens Park Rangers Academy	2022[20]	32	0
19	George Thomas		AM	2020	24 March 1997	Leicester City	2023[21]	17	0
20	Geoff Cameron (captain)		DM/CB	2019	11 July 1985	Stoke City	2021[22]	91	2
21			AM/RM/LM	2020	31 January 1998	Benfica	2023[23]	38	3
22	Tom Carroll		CM/RM/LM	2020	28 May 1992	Swansea City	2021[24]	50	0
26	Faysal Bettache		RW	2014	7 July 2000	Watford	2021[25]	11	0
30	Charlie Owens		CM/DM	2017	7 December 1997	Tottenham Hotspur	2021[26]	3	0
37	Albert Adomah		RW	2020	13 December 1987	Nottingham Forest	2022[27]	35	2
Forwards
7	Macauley Bonne		CF	2020	26 October 1995	Charlton Athletic	2023[28]	35	3
9	Lyndon Dykes		CF	2020	7 October 1995	Livingston	2024[29]	42	12
18	Aramide Oteh		CF	2017	10 September 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	2021[30]	21	2
27	Marco Ramkilde		CF	2020	9 May 1998	AaB Fodbold	2021[31]	1	0
29	Charlie Kelman		CF	2020	2 November 2001	Southend United	2023[32]	12	0
34	Ody Alfa		CF	2013	9 March 1999		2021[33]	0	0
45	Charlie Austin		CF	2021	5 July 1989		Loan[34]	110	56	38	Paul Smyth		CF	2017	10 September 1997		2021[35]	22	2

Kit

Errea continued as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Bookmaker Football Index became new kit sponsors. In march Senate Bespoke Construction were announced as new shirt front sponsor

Kit information

QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà as the official technical kit suppliers, the 2020–21 season will be the fourth year of the deal. The kits will be 100 percent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal.^[36]

On 20 August 2020 QPR announced Football Index as the main shirt sponsor for the 2020–21 season on a one-year deal with an option for a further year.^[37]

On 12 March 2021 Football Index went into administration and the sponsorship deal with Queen's Park Rangers was cancelled, Senate Bespoke became the new shirt sponsor of Queen's Park Rangers.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 July 2020					Free transfer	[38]
17 August 2020					£700,000	[39]
19 August 2020					£2,000,000	[40]
1 September 2020					£1,500,000	[41]
4 September 2020					Free transfer	[42]
2 October 2020					£2,000,000	[43]
5 October 2020					Free transfer	[44]
5 October 2020					£750,000	[45]
14 October 2020					£300,000	[46]
19 October 2020			Manasse Mampala		Free transfer	[47]
22 October 2020			Sinclair Armstrong		Undisclosed	[48]
28 January 2021					Undisclosed	[49]
15 March 2021				Free agent	Free transfer	[50]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
9 January 2021					End of season	[51]
14 January 2021					End of season	[52]
26 January 2021					End of season	[53]
1 February 2021					End of season	[54]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020					Released	[55]
1 July 2020					Released	[56] [57]
1 July 2020			Charlie Rowan		Released	[58]
1 July 2020					Released	[59] [60]
31 July 2020					Free transfer	[61]
14 August 2020				Unattached	Released	[62]
28 August 2020					£19,500,000	[63]
28 August 2020					Free transfer	[64] [65]
16 October 2020					Undisclosed	[66]
27 January 2021					Undisclosed	[67]
5 May 2021					Undisclosed	[68]
19 May 2021					Free transfer	[69]
20 May 2021				Unattached	Released	[70]
20 May 2021				Unattached	Released

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
14 July 2020					31 December 2020	[71]
5 September 2020			Nathan Carlyle		30 September 2020	[72]
8 September 2020					17 January 2021	[73]
10 September 2020			Amrit Bansal-McNulty		End of season	[74]
2 October 2020			Aaron Drewe		16 January 2021
2 October 2020			Charley Kendall		November 2020
2 October 2020			Kai Woollard-Innocent		November 2020
6 October 2020			Marcin Brzozowski		1 January 2021
6 October 2020					November 2020	[75]
16 October 2020					18 January 2021	[76]
16 October 2020					End of season	[77]
16 October 2020					28 January 2021	[78]
21 October 2020			Nathan Carlyle		November 2020
21 October 2020					November 2020	[79]
30 October 2020					6 November 2020	[80]
20 November 2020					25 December 2020	[81] [82] [83] [84] [85]
6 January 2021					End of season	[86]
14 January 2021			Themis Kefalas		End of season	[87]
18 January 2021					End of season	[88]
19 January 2021					End of season	[89]
19 January 2021					End of season	[90]
28 January 2021					End of season	[91]
27 February 2021			Marcin Brzozowski		March 2021	[92]

Pre-season and friendlies

For the 2020/21 season, QPR have announced pre-season friendlies against AFC Wimbledon and Oxford United.^{[93] [94]}

Competitions

EFL Championship

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship.

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[95]

FA Cup

See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[96]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 18 August.^[97]

Squad statistics

Statistics

|-|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Out on Loan|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Left During the Season|}

Goals

Rank	Player	Position	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
align=center valign=top rowspan=1	1	Lyndon Dykes	FW	12	0	0	12
align=center valign=top rowspan=2	2	Charlie Austin	FW	8	0	0	8
Ilias Chair	MF	8	0	0	8
align=center valign=top rowspan=1	4	Stefan Johansen	MF	4	0	0	4
align=center valign=top rowspan=4	5	Macauley Bonne	FW	3	0	0	3
Rob Dickie	DF	3	0	0	3
Bright Osayi-Samuel	MF	3	0	0	3
Chris Willock	MF	3	0	0	3
align=center valign=top rowspan=4	9	Albert Adomah	MF	2	0	0	2
Yoann Barbet	DF	2	0	0	2
Osman Kakay	DF	1	1	0	2
Todd Kane	DF	2	0	0	2
align=center valign=top rowspan=5	12	Dominic Ball	MF	1	0	0	1
Jordy de Wijs	DF	1	0	0	1
Sam Field	MF	1	0	0	1
Ryan Manning	DF	0	1	0	1
Lee Wallace	DF	1	0	0	1
Own Goal		2	0	0	2
Total			57	2	0	59

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Position	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
align=center valign=top rowspan=1	1	Seny Dieng	GK	11	0	0	11
align=center valign=top rowspan=1	2	Joe Lumley	GK	3	0	0	3
Total			14	0	0	14

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2			6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
3			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4			9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
6			7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
7			6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10			6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
11			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12			9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
13			1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
14			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20			4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
21			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	DF		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24			4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
25			4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
26			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3 Total	79	3	3	0	0	0	82	3

Notes and References

1. News: QPR SOCCERBASE. SOCCERBASE.
2. Web site: Joe Lumley signs new QPR contract. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 17 July 2018. 17 July 2018.
3. Web site: Seny Dieng signs contract until 2024. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 20 September 2020. 20 September 2020.
4. Web site: R's move to sign Kane & Pugh. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 27 July 2019. 28 July 2019.
5. News: Lee Wallace completes QPR move . 15 June 2019 . . 14 June 2019.
6. News: Rob Dickie joins QPR . 1 September 2020 . . 1 September 2020.
7. News: Rob Dickie joins QPR . 1 March 2021 . Kilburn times . 14 January 2021.
8. News: Yoann Barbet signs for QPR . 18 June 2019 . . 18 June 2019.
9. Web site: Manning and Osayi-Samuel contracts extended. Queens Park Rangers. 19 February 2020. 20 February 2020.
10. Web site: Conor Masterson signs new contract. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 8 September 2020. 8 September 2020.
11. Web site: Osman Kakay signs new four-year contract. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 17 September 2020. 17 September 2020.
12. Web site: Hamalainen among 20 given new deals by QPR. westlondonsport.com. 3 July 2020. 3 July 2020.
13. Web site: U23s sign midfielder Stephen Duke-McKenna . Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 27 August 2019. 18 April 2021.
14. News: Joe Gubbins agrees three-year deal . 16 October 2020 . QPR . 15 October 2020.
15. News: Luke Amos completes permanent QPR switch. 17 August 2020. Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 17 August 2020.
16. Web site: qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 19 September 2019. 19 September 2019.
17. Web site: Dom Ball signs contract until 2022. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 14 September 2020. 14 September 2020.
18. Web site: Stefan Johansen joins QPR on loan. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 21 January 2021. 1 February 2021.
19. Web site: Sam Field joins QPR on loan. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 21 January 2021. 1 February 2021.
20. Web site: Mide Shodipo extends QPR contract to 2022. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 3 September 2019. 3 September 2019.
21. Web site: Winger George Thomas joins QPR. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 27 July 2020. 27 July 2020.
22. Web site: Geoff Cameron re-joins QPR on permanent basis. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 25 July 2019. 26 July 2019.
23. Web site: Chris Willock completes QPR switch. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 5 October 2020. 7 October 2020.
24. Web site: Tom Carroll: QPR sign former Tottenham & Swansea midfielder on one-year deal. BBC Sport. 4 September 2020. 4 September 2020.
25. Web site: Player Profile: Midfielder Faysal Bettache. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 11 February 2020. 11 February 2020.
26. Web site: Charlie Owens agrees new contract . Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 15 August 2019. 15 August 2019.
27. Web site: Albert Adomah is home . Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
28. Web site: Macauley Bonne signs for QPR. QPR. 2 October 2020. 2 October 2020.
29. Web site: Lyndon Dykes is a Ranger!. QPR. 19 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
30. Web site: Oteh commits future to QPR until 2021. QPR. 4 September 2018. 7 May 2019.
31. Web site: QPR complete signing of Danish forward Ramkilde. westlondonsport.com. 17 March 2020. 17 March 2020.
32. Web site: Charlie Kelman completes QPR switch. QPR.Co.Uk. 14 October 2020. 1 December 2020.
33. Web site: Hamalainen among 20 given new deals by QPR. westlondonsport.com. 3 July 2020. 3 July 2020.
34. Web site: CHARLIE Austin is back at QPR!. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 9 January 2021. 9 January 2021.
35. Web site: Smyth extends QPR deal until 2021. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 18 January 2019. 18 January 2019.
36. News: QPR AGREE ERREA KIT DEAL . Queens Park Rangers . 11 January 2016 . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170112174559/http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/qpr-errea-technical-partner-3511728.aspx . 12 January 2017 . dead .
37. Web site: Football Index confirmed as new shirt sponsors. QPR.
38. Web site: Winger George Thomas joins QPR. . 27 July 2020.
39. Web site: Luke Amos completes permanent QPR switch. . 17 August 2020.
40. Web site: Lyndon Dykes is a Ranger!. . 19 August 2020.
41. Web site: Rob Dickie joins QPR. . 1 September 2020.
42. News: Tom Carroll re-joins QPR . 4 September 2020 . . 4 September 2020.
43. Web site: Macauley Bonne signs for QPR . Queens Park Rangers FC . 2 October 2020.
44. Web site: Albert Adomah is home . Queens Park Rangers FC . 5 October 2020.
45. Web site: Chris Willock completes QPR switch . Queens Park Rangers FC . 5 October 2020.
46. Web site: Charlie Kelman completes QPR switch. Queens Park Rangers FC . 14 October 2020.
47. Web site: Manasse Mampala joins Under 23s . Queens Park Rangers FC . 20 October 2020.
48. Web site: Shamrock Rovers teen Sinclair Armstrong completes move to QPR . RTE . 22 October 2020.
49. Web site: Joe Walsh signs for Queens Park Rangers . Gillingham FC - Official Site . 28 January 2021.
50. Web site: Under-23s sign Reece Cole on short-term deal . Queens Park Rangers - Official Site . 15 March 2021.
51. Web site: Striker Austin re-joins QPR on loan . British Broadcasting Corporation . 9 January 2021.
52. Web site: de Wijs Joins QPR On Loan . Hull City AFC . 14 January 2021.
53. Web site: Stefan Johansen joins QPR on loan . Queens Park Rangers - Official Site . 26 January 2021.
54. Web site: Sam Field joins QPR on loan . Queens Park Rangers - Official Site . 2 February 2021.
55. News: Wycombe re-sign ex-QPR defender Phillips . 20 August 2020 . . 20 August 2020.
56. News: QPR release Marc Pugh due to 'economic situation' . 4 September 2020 . . 13 June 2020.
57. Web site: Marc Pugh joins Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer 11 years after leaving . Shropshire Star . 26 October 2020.
58. Web site: Former QPR and Watford defender Charlie Rowan signs for Ebbsfleet United . Kent Messenger . 29 September 2020.
59. News: U23s trio to depart QPR . 4 September 2020 . . 29 June 2020.
60. News: Former Derby County academy ace Lewis Walker signs surprise deal with Como 1907 . GRV Media . www.derbycounty.news . 27 September 2020 . 28 September 2020.
61. News: Grant Hall Becomes Neil Warnock’s First Signing As Boro Manager . 31 July 2020 . . 31 July 2020.
62. News: Angel Rangel leaves QPR . 15 August 2020 . . 14 August 2020.
63. News: Eberechi Eze: Crystal Palace sign QPR forward in £19.5m deal. 28 August 2020 . BBC . 28 August 2020.
64. News: Toni Leistner departs. 28 August 2020 . . 28 August 2020.
65. News: Hamburg bolster defensive options with Toni Leistner . 28 August 2020 . . 28 August 2020.
66. Web site: Swansea City Complete Transfer Of Ryan Manning . Swansea City AFC . 18 October 2020.
67. Web site: Osayi-Samuel completes Fenerbahce switch . Queens Park Rangers FC . 27 January 2021.
68. Web site: QPR skipper Geoff Cameron set to depart . Queens Park Rangers FC . 20 May 2021.
69. Web site: Joe Lumley: Middlesbrough sign QPR goalkeeper on two-year deal . BBC Sport . 20 May 2021.
70. Web site: New deal for Carroll as Smyth is among six released by QPR . West London Sport . 20 May 2021.
71. News: Deshane Dalling extends Cork City loan. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 14 July 2020. 14 July 2020.
72. News: Nathan Carlyle returns to Concord Rangers . 10 September 2020 . . 5 September 2020.
73. News: Dillon Barnes joins Hibs on loan. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 8 September 2020. 8 September 2020.
74. News: QPR youngster joins Italian club on loan . 10 September 2020 . . 10 September 2020.
75. Web site: QPR quintet head out on loan . Queens Park Rangers FC . 6 October 2020.
76. Web site: Aramide Oteh joins Stevenage on loan . Queens Park Rangers FC . 16 October 2020.
77. News: Mide Shodipo joins Oxford United on loan. 16 October 2020 . . 16 October 2020.
78. Web site: Paul Smyth joins Charlton on loan . Queens Park Rangers FC . 16 October 2020.
79. Web site: Young duo join Hemel Hempstead on loan . Queens Park Rangers FC . 22 October 2020.
80. Web site: Gills sign keeper Joe Lumley on loan . Gillingham FC . 30 October 2020.
81. Web site: Doncaster Rovers sign Queens Park Rangers keeper on emergency loan . Doncaster Free Press . 20 November 2020.
82. Web site: Doncaster Rovers re-sign goalkeeper on emergency loan deal . Doncaster Free Press . 27 November 2020.
83. Web site: Doncaster Rovers re-sign goalkeeper on emergency loan deal - again . Doncaster Free Press . 4 December 2020.
84. Web site: Lumley signs new seven-day emergency loan . Doncaster Rovers FC . 11 December 2020.
85. Web site: Lumley signs new emergency loan . Doncaster Rovers FC . 18 December 2020.
86. Web site: Liam Kelly signs on loan . Motherwell FC . 6 January 2021.
87. Web site: Young QPR defender Themis Kefalas joins on loan . Barnet FC . 14 January 2021 . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114153015/https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2021/january/young-qpr-defender-themis-kefalas-joins-on-loan/ . dead .
88. Web site: Brewers Sign Goalkeeper Dillon Barnes On Loan From QPR . Burton Albion FC . 18 January 2021.
89. Web site: Masterson joins Town on loan from QPR . Swindon Advertiser . 19 January 2021.
90. Web site: Oteh completes Colchester loan move . Queens Park Rangers FC . 19 January 2021.
91. Web site: Smyth rejoins on loan . Accrington Stanley - Official Site . 28 January 2021.
92. Web site: QPR Keeper Joins United On Loan . Torquay United - Official Site . 28 February 2021.
93. News: QPR set to host AFC Wimbledon. Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 14 August 2020. 14 August 2020.
94. News: R’s to visit Oxford United for friendly. Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 14 August 2020. 14 August 2020.
95. News: Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2020/21 . 21 August 2020 . . 21 August 2020.
96. Web site: Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After third round Draw . The Football Association . 10 December 2020.
97. Web site: 18th August 2020QPR to visit Plymouth in Carabao Cup first round. QPR . 18 August 2020.