 After missing the entire 2001 – 02 campaign , Carlisle returned to competitive football on 7 September 2002 in Queens Park Rangers ' 4 – 0 victory over Mansfield Town . He scored two goals in 41 matches in the 2002 – 03 season , helping the side to a fourth @-@ placed finish and a spot in the Second Division play @-@ offs . The club reached the 2003 Football League Second Division play @-@ off Final , but were defeated 1 – 0 by Cardiff City at the Millennium Stadium on 25 May 2003 . During the following season , Carlisle developed personal problems , including an alcohol addiction , although he continued to play for a number of months . In September 2003 , as the team were travelling to Colchester United for a league fixture , he was found drunk by manager Ian Holloway . He subsequently missed one month of the season after being admitted to Sporting Chance , a clinic run by former England international footballer Tony Adams , for 28 days for treatment for alcohol @-@ related problems . He later had counselling for the problem before returning to action in October 2003 . Upon his return to the side , Carlisle won the Second Division Player of the Month award for November 2003 . He scored one goal in 39 games in 2003 – 04 as Queens Park Rangers finished as runners @-@ up in the league , achieving promotion to the Championship . Carlisle 's contract with Queens Park Rangers ended at the conclusion of the 2003 – 04 campaign . 
