2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Queen of the South's fifth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fifth season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[2] Queens will also be competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Queen of the South
2017–18 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerGary Naysmith
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish Championship6th
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupGroup stages
Challenge CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stephen Dobbie (18)
All: Stephen Dobbie (27)
Highest home attendance2,019 vs. St Mirren, 23 December 2017
Lowest home attendance1,062 vs. Falkirk, 3 April 2018
Average home league attendance1,452

Summary

Queens finished sixth in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season.

Queens reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, losing to The New Saints after a penalty shoot-out 4-3, with no goals scored after extra time.

The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group G that included Albion Rovers, East Kilbride, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir.

Queens reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 2-1 at Palmerston to Partick Thistle.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

1 July 2017 Friendly Cowdenbeath 3–2 Queen of the South Central Park
14:00 Muirhead 61', 71'
Syme 88'
QOSFC Report
QueensMad Report
Blue Brazil Photos
Stirling 3'
Dobbie 44'
Attendance: 246
Referee: Charleston
4 July 2017 Friendly Annan Athletic 1–4 Queen of the South Galabank
19:45 A. Trialist 6' QOSFC Report
QueensMad Report
Black & Golds Photos
Dobbie 29', 34', 48'
Lucas 41' (o.g.)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kirkland
7 July 2017 Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Queen of the South Poolfoot Farm Training Complex
15:00 Coyle 62' QOSFC Report
Blackpool Gazette Report
Trawlermen Photos
Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish Championship

5 August 2017 ScoChamp Match 1 Queen of the South 4–1 Brechin City Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 28', 42'
Rankin 59'
Dykes 78'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
City Photos
O'Neil 75' Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Lyle
19 August 2017 ScoChamp Match 3 Queen of the South 1 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Fordyce 44' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Sons Photos
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Rooney
26 August 2017 ScoChamp Match 4 Falkirk 1 4 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Gasparotto 89' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Bairns Photos
Kerr 2'
Dobbie 41', 46', 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Dobbie
16 September 2017 ScoChamp Match 6 Queen of the South 1 2 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 21' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
Forbes 16'
Quitongo 20'
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Lyle
24 September 2017 ScoChamp Match 7 St Mirren 3 1 Queen of the South Paisley 2021 Stadium
16:10 C. Smith 24'
Morgan 27', 54'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Buddies Photos
Kerr 64' Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Cook
Man of the Match: Kerr
21 October 2017 ScoChamp Match 10 Brechin City 0 1 Queen of the South Glebe Park
15:00 Love Red card 90' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
City Photos
Kerr 60' Red card 90' Attendance: 562
Referee: Charleston
Man of the Match: Kerr
28 October 2017 ScoChamp Match 11 Queen of the South 4 2 Falkirk Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 16'
Dykes 19'
Brownlie 75'
Lyle 90'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Bairns Photos
McKee 85'
McGhee 89'
Attendance: 1,716
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Murray
4 November 2017 ScoChamp Match 12 Greenock Morton 1 2 Queen of the South Cappielow Park
15:00 Harkins 7' (pen.) QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
Dobbie 43'
Fordyce 47'
Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Northcroft
Man of the Match: Fordyce
25 November 2017 ScoChamp Match 13 Queen of the South 0 3 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Jacobs Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 77' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Lions Photos
Penrice 32'
Fordyce 68' (o.g.)
Byrne 81'
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: McFadden
28 November 2017 ScoChamp Match 14 Dumbarton 2 2 Queen of the South The YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium
19:45 Tapping 11' (o.g.)
Morrison 81'
QOSFC Report
Sons Report
Sons Photos
Dobbie 70' (pen.)
Wardrop 84' (o.g.)
Attendance: 474
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Dobbie
9 December 2017 ScoChamp Match 16 Dunfermline Athletic 2 5 Queen of the South East End Park
15:00 Clark 47'
McManus 85'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Pars Photos
Kane 8', 27'
Dobbie 74', 80' (pen.), 90'
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Collum
Man of the Match: Dobbie
16 December 2017 ScoChamp Queen of the South A - A Dundee United Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Referee: Thomson
Note: Abandoned due to frozen pitch
30 December 2017 ScoChamp Match 18 Falkirk 3 2 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Grant 20'
Hippolyte 42'
Longridge 44'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Bairns Photos
Dobbie 45'
Kerr 90'
Attendance: 4,285
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Kerr
27 January 2018 ScoChamp Match 22 Queen of the South 3 1 Brechin City Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 7', 13', 73' QOSFC Report
City Report
City Photos
Orsi 85' Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Dallas
Man of the Match: Dobbie
3 February 2018 ScoChamp Match 23 St Mirren 2 0 Queen of the South Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 L. Smith 4'
Davis 32' (pen.)
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Buddies Photos
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Cameron
27 February 2018 ScoChamp Dundee United P - P Queen of the South Tannadice Park
19:45 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to heavy snowfall
6 March 2018 ScoChamp Dundee United P - P Queen of the South Tannadice Park
19:45 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
20 March 2018 ScoChamp Match 29 Dundee United 2 3 Queen of the South Tannadice Park
19:45 Durnan 57'
McDonald 68'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Terrors Photos
Thomson 21', 75'
Jacobs 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,088
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Thomson
3 April 2018 ScoChamp Match 32 Queen of the South 2 2 Falkirk Palmerston Park
19:45 Thomson 51'
Brownlie 73'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Bairns Photos
Nelson 5'
Longridge 87'
Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Thomson
28 April 2018 ScoChamp Match 36 Brechin City 1 5 Queen of the South Glebe Park
15:00 Layne 78' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
City Photos
Dobbie 45+3', 60', 74'
Dykes 45+8', 65'
Attendance: 661
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Dobbie

Scottish Challenge Cup

15 August 2017 Round 1 Queen of the South 4 0 Airdrieonians Palmerston Park
19:45 Lyle 14'
Kerr 25'
Brownlie 44'
Rooney 88'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Diamonds Photos
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Cook
Man of the Match: Carmichael
2 September 2017 Round 2 Berwick Rangers 0 5 Queen of the South Shielfield Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Wee Gers Photos
Rooney 53'
Dobbie 58', 63'
Lyle 60'
Kane 87'
Attendance: 621
Referee: Aitken
Man of the Match: Dobbie
7 October 2017 Round 3 Montrose 1 3 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South Links Park
15:00 Masson 23' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Gable Endies Photos
Dobbie 87', 120'
Dykes 113'
Attendance: 534
Referee: Graham
Man of the Match: Dykes
12 November 2017 Round 4 The New Saints 0 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 3 p)
Queen of the South Park Hall
14:45 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
TNS Photos
Attendance: 808
Referee: Crangle: Irish FA
Man of the Match: McFadden
Penalties
soccer ball with red X Mullan
soccer ball with red X Brobbel
soccer ball with check mark Seargeant
soccer ball with check mark Darlington
soccer ball with check mark Fletcher
soccer ball with check mark Harrison
soccer ball with red X Lyle
soccer ball with red X Dobbie
soccer ball with check mark Jacobs
soccer ball with check mark McFadden
soccer ball with check mark Fordyce
soccer ball with red X Stirling

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
8 MF John Rankin Scotland 40 Club Captain
11 FW Stephen Dobbie Scotland 7 Vice Captain

Last updated: 28 April 2018
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 28 April 2018[4][5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Alan Martin 31022+002+004+003+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rooney 34314+1003+122+113+00
3 DF England ENG Jordan Marshall 39229+024+004+002+00
4 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 40328+134+004+003+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Darren Brownlie 44432+124+014+013+00
*6 MF Scotland SCO Callum Tapping[6] 2207+703+002+200+10
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Cameron 907+100+000+000+10
*7 MF Scotland SCO Andy Stirling[7] 2315+812+204+001+10
8 MF Scotland SCO John Rankin 44131+313+003+103+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Derek Lyle 3589+1752+122+202+01
*10 FW Scotland SCO Chris Kane[8] 20512+442+210+000+00
10 MF Scotland SCO Dom Thomas 14212+220+000+000+00
11 FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dobbie 422731+0184+044+043+01
12 MF Scotland SCO Joe Thomson 18516+150+000+001+00
13 GK Scotland SCO Sam Henderson 000+000+000+000+00
14 MF South Africa RSA Kyle Jacobs 38129+013+004+002+00
*15 DF Scotland SCO Jason Kerr[6] 19518+041+010+000+00
15 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Todorov 810+810+000+000+00
*16 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden[9] 1506+501+100+001+10
16 MF England ENG Josh Todd 808+000+000+000+00
17 FW Scotland SCO Connor Murray 31110+1011+302+201+20
18 FW Scotland SCO Ross Fergusson 1014+400+000+001+11
19 MF Scotland SCO Owen Bell 410+410+000+000+00
20 GK Scotland SCO Jack Leighfield 18014+202+000+000+00
21 MF Scotland SCO Dan Carmichael 903+401+000+100+00
*22 MF England ENG Jesse Akubuine[10] 200+100+000+100+00
*23 GK England ENG Lee Robinson[11] 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF Malta MLT Myles Beerman 401+200+000+001+00
24 DF Scotland SCO Scott Mercer 26018+200+302+001+00
25 FW Australia AUS Lyndon Dykes 44830+472+113+102+10
*26 DF Scotland SCO Ewan Gourlay[7] 000+000+000+000+00
27 DF England ENG Daniel Harvey 000+000+000+000+00
28 FW Scotland SCO Declan Tremble 000+000+000+000+00
34 GK Scotland SCO Curtis Lyle 000+000+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

As of 28 April 2018 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ScotlandDFShaun Rooney8010000090
3EnglandDFJordan Marshall1000000010
4ScotlandDFCallum Fordyce3000000030
5ScotlandDFDarren Brownlie7000000070
6ScotlandMFCallum Tapping2000000020
8ScotlandMFJohn Rankin4000000040
9ScotlandFWDerek Lyle1000000010
10ScotlandFWChris Kane3000000030
10ScotlandMFDom Thomas1000000010
11ScotlandFWStephen Dobbie3000000030
12ScotlandMFJoe Thomson4000000040
14South AfricaMFKyle Jacobs7100100081
*15ScotlandDFJason Kerr[12]1000000010
16ScotlandFWJames McFadden2000000020
16EnglandMFJosh Todd1000000010
21ScotlandMFDan Carmichael1000000010
24ScotlandDFScott Mercer3000100040
25AustraliaFWLyndon Dykes8000001090
Totals 601102010641

Top scorers

Last updated 28 April 2018
Position Nation Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1ScotlandStephen Dobbie 1844127
2ScotlandDerek Lyle 52018
=AustraliaLyndon Dykes 71008
4ScotlandJason Kerr 41005
=ScotlandChris Kane 41005
=ScotlandJoe Thomson 50005
7ScotlandDarren Brownlie 21104
8ScotlandShaun Rooney 02103
=ScotlandCallum Fordyce 30003
10ScotlandDom Thomas 20002
=EnglandJordan Marshall 20002
12ScotlandJohn Rankin 10001
=ScotlandAndy Stirling 10001
=ScotlandOwen Bell 10001
=ScotlandRoss Fergusson 00011
=South AfricaKyle Jacobs 10001
=BulgariaNikolay Todorov 10001
=ScotlandConnor Murray 10001

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Alan Martin 8 1 1 1 11
20 GK Scotland Jack Leighfield 3 2 0 0 5
Totals1131116

Last updated: 28 April 2018
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

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Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWWDLLDDWWWLDDWLLDWLWLDDWLLWDLDLWWW
Position143235656555556366645566656666667776
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 28 April 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Gary Naysmith[13] 15 July 2017 28 April 2018 47 19 14 14 040.43

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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