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Old Boys Help QPR Back To Top Flight
Written by Newcastle Utd
QPR have returned to the Barclays Premier League at the first time of asking - thanks to some former Newcastle players
By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
Queens Park Rangers have returned to the Barclays Premier League at the first time of asking - thanks to some former Newcastle United players.
The R's were 1-0 winners over Derby in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday, thanks to a last-gasp Bobby Zamora strike.
Ex-Magpies Joey Barton and Danny Simpson started for Rangers and played key roles in their triumph, while defender Aaron Hughes - who made nearly 300 appearances for United over nine years - was an unused substitute.
Another former Newcastle man, Jermaine Jenas was part of the QPR Wembley party but is currently sidelined by a cruciate ligament injury.