Manager Disciplinary Record

See below for a full record of how many yellow and red cards were dished out under each QPR Manager. For red Cards I have also included red cards given against QPR.

These records go from 1975 to present day.

🟥 Red Cards

• Most Total Dismissals: Ian Holloway has had the most players sent off in QPR history, accumulating 42 red cards across his two manager spells (in 332 games). Gerry Francis is second with 19 red cards across two spells.

• Most Opposition Red Cards: Ian Holloway also leads this category, with opposing players receiving 44 red cards against QPR. Gerry Francis follows in second place with 19 opposition red cards.

• Highest Red Card Rate: Mark Hughes had the highest frequency of red cards, seeing 8 red cards given in just 34 games — an average of one red card every 4 games.

🟨 Yellow Cards

• Most Total Yellow Cards: Ian Holloway holds the overall record with 534 yellow cards (380 during his first spell and 144 during his second). Mark Warburton ranks second overall with 260 yellow cards.

• Highest Yellow Card Averages (per game):

  1. Neil Critchley: 2.17 yellow cards per game (highest average overall).

  2. John Gregory: 2.13 yellow cards per game.

  3. Marti Cifuentes: 1.88 yellow cards per game.

  4. Chris Ramsey: 1.84 yellow cards per game.

  5. Steve McClaren: 1.80 yellow cards per game.