Huddersfield Town will face six new sides in next season's Championship, with the 2015/16 campaign set to be as competitive as ever.

Relegated Premier League trio Hull City , Burnley and Queens Park Rangers will play in the second tier next term, as will promoted third-tier sides Bristol City , MK Dons and Preston North End.

And in the final edition of our mini series, we take a look at QPR's short-lived stay in the Premier League in a season everyone at Loftus Road will want to put behind them quickly.

The season itself:

The campaign probably reached its nadir when several players clashed with their own fans during a 2-1 defeat at Burnley which consigned a poor R's side to the worst ever Premier League away record with 10 successive defeats.

The writing was on the wall for much of the season for Harry Redknapp and then Chris Ramsey, with an unbalanced, ageing squad proving a primary factor behind their brief stint in the promised land.

A number of international players including summer signings Eduardo Vargas, Mauricio Isla and Mauro Zarate badly affected morale amongst a squad who lacked firepower and were porous defensively, as a division-high 73 goals will attest.

Redknapp ultimately oversaw the woeful away form and could only muster five wins until February, when he quit the club due to an apparent knee problem which restricted his involvement, arriving just 24 hours after failing to land any of his desired targets on transfer deadline day.

Ramsey stepped into the breach and offered initial hope with a 2-0 win at Sunderland, their first away success of the campaign, but that was swiftly followed by five defeats on the bounce.

They would win just once more before the end of the season, once they were already relegated and deservedly finished bottom of the pile after a wretched year.

Lowlights of the relegation campaign:

  • QPR travelled to a Manchester United side very much in transition looking to back up a 1-0 win over Sunderland the previous week, but were beaten comprehensively by Louis van Gaal's men, meekly surrendering as the hosts ran out 4-0 victors.

  • The 3-2 home defeat to Liverpool epitomised their defensive flaws and showed the task Redknapp had on his hands to keep this side up as he saw his charges twice hit back to level in stoppage time, only to concede once more with a gut-wrenching 95th-minute own-goal.

  • The 2-1 defeat at Burnley meant the west London outfit were afforded the ignominy of holding the worst away record in the top flight in over 50 years as they lost their 10th game in succession on the road before defensive stalwart Clint Hill and supporters remonstrated with one another.

  • To go down without offering any sort of a fight is one thing, but to be thrashed 6-0 to confirm relegation was a chastening experience for Ramsey and his side as they were crushed by a rampant, Sergio Aguero-inspired Manchester City outfit.

Top scorer:

Charlie Austin - The 25-year-old was the sole highlight for QPR last season and his outstanding form - which led to an international call-up - could see the R's pocket a much-needed windfall this summer.

Austin is coveted by a host of top Premier League clubs and a fee of £15m has been spoken about in some quarters after he plundered an impressive 18 goals to finish as the fourth-highest scorer in the top flight behind Aguero (26), Harry Kane (21) and Diego Costa (20).

Charlie Austin looks set for a move to a Premier League club this summer

Other key players:

Steven Caulker - The central defender may have endured a difficult season off the field but his quality cannot be doubted and he will also expect to move to a top-flight club this summer, with Ramsey seemingly keen to get one of his highest earners off the wage bill for an assault on the Championship.

Leroy Fer - The Dutch midfielder finished as the club's second top scorer behind Austin and impressed as the season went on, with a superb goal against Newcastle towards the end of the season garnering particular praise.

Matt Phillips - Fer's season contribution alongside Austin was probably more noticeable than Phillips', but the winger's impact in the second half of the season was crucial, even if his impressive three goals and eight assists were not enough to keep Ramsey's men in the division. Can expect a move this summer after being heavily linked with West Brom in January.

Last meeting with Town:

The last time the two teams faced off came in January 2014, their most recent meeting with any of the promoted or relegated clubs, as a Charlie Austin brace saw the hosts to a 2-1 win.

QPR moved up to second with the three points but were made to sweat by Town, with Nahki Wells cancelling out Austin's strike just after the break by heading home Adam hammill's cross.

But Austin notched the winner when he nodded home a right-wing corner from Benoit Assou-Ekotto with just over 10 minutes to go.

Danny Ward was guilty of squandering chances to earn Town a point, blazing over from close range and dragging a shot wide when well placed in the first half, while Rob Green was forced to save from Oliver Norwood, Wells and Jonathan Hogg.

Nahki Wells celebrates his goal against QPR
Nahki Wells celebrates his goal against QPR

Did you know?

QPR are unbeaten in the last four meetings between them and Town, winning three in that time.