2020–21 Queen's Park F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Queen's Park's third consecutive season in Scottish League Two and their first full season as a professional football club following the repeal of their amateur status.[1] Queen's Park also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 2 October 2020, the SPFL confirmed that the Scottish Challenge Cup had been cancelled for the upcoming season.[2]
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Leeann Dempster | ||
| Manager | Ray McKinnon | ||
| Stadium | Hampden Park Falkirk Stadium | ||
| Scottish League Two | 1st (champions) | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Scottish Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bob McHugh Simon Murray (6 each) All: Simon Murray (7) | ||
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Summary
Queen's began their season on 6 October in the League Cup group stage with the League One season beginning on 17 October. On 11 January 2021, all football below the Scottish Championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 29 January 2021, the suspension was extended until at least 14 February.[4]
On 12 January 2021, the club unveiled former Hibernian CEO Leeann Dempster as their new chief executive.[5]
In March 2021, the Scottish Government gave permission for the league to resume. On 16 March, clubs from League 1 and 2 voted to implement for a reduced 22-game season with a league split after 18 games.[6]
Queen's Park played their last match at Hampden on 20 March 2021, as their lease on the ground expired at the end of the month.[7] They are due to groundshare at the Falkirk Stadium for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[7][8]
Queen's Park were confirmed as champions of League Two and secured their promotion to League One on 20 April 2021 following their 0–0 draw with Elgin City.[9]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish League Two
| 17 October 2020 1 | Stirling Albion | 0 – 0 | Queen's Park | Forthbank Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 24 October 2020 2 | Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Baynham  5', 12' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 31 October 2020 3 | Stranraer | 0 – 1 | Queen's Park | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Report | MacLean 83' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 7 November 2020 4 | Elgin City | 0 – 1 | Queen's Park | Borough Briggs |
| 15:00 | Hester  90+4' |
Report | Lyon 35' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 21 November 2020 5 | Queen's Park | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Quitongo 6' McHugh 24'Lyon 69' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 28 November 2020 6 | Queen's Park | 3 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Kilday 39' McHugh 87'Murray 90+2' |
Report | Biabi 11' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Lowe |
| 5 December 2020 7 | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 3 | Queen's Park | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Grant 17' Gillespie 58'Murray 90' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 12 December 2020 8 | Queen's Park | 3 – 3 | Edinburgh City | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | MacLean 49' McHugh 53 pen.'Baynham 72' |
Report | Campbell 15', 57' McGill 85' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 19 December 2020 9 | Annan Athletic | 1 – 2 | Queen's Park | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Currie 90+2 pen.' |
Report | McHugh 58' Slater 66' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Lorraine Watson |
| 20 March 2021 10 | Queen's Park | 3 – 0 | Stranraer | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Doyle 20' Kilday 30'McHugh 65 pen.' |
Report | Millar |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 27 March 2021 11 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Queen's Park | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Barr |
Report | O’Connor 4 o.g.' Longridge 15' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 30 March 2021 12 | Albion Rovers | 0 – 3 | Queen's Park | Cliftonhill |
| 19:45 | Report | Lyon 7' Connell 31'Kouider-Aissa 63' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 3 April 2021 13 | Queen's Park | 1 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Meggatt 34 o.g.' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 6 April 2021 14 | Queen's Park | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Quitongo 16' Lyon 47'Baynham 61' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Stewart Luke |
| 10 April 2021 15 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 3 | Queen's Park | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Muir 69 pen.' |
Report | Murray 5' McHugh 32'Grant 46'Longridge 48' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 13 April 2021 16 | Queen's Park | 1 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:00 | Murray 41' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 17 April 2021 17 | Edinburgh City | 2 – 3 | Queen's Park | Ainslie Park |
| 12:00 | Henderson 54' Campbell 65' |
Report | Grant 26' Murray 78', 85' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 20 April 2021 18 | Queen's Park | 0 – 0 | Elgin City | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Reid |
| 23 April 2021 19 | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | Stranraer | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:00 | Report | Yates 32' Vitoria 90+3' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 27 April 2021 20 | Stirling Albion | 1 – 2 | Queen's Park | Forthbank Stadium |
| 19:00 | Heaver 82' |
Report | Kouider-Aissa 45+1', 65' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 29 April 2021 21 | Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | Edinburgh City | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:00 | Longridge 8' Connell 59' |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 4 May 2021 22 | Elgin City | 3 – 2 | Queen's Park | Borough Briggs |
| 19:00 | Hester 49', 51', 76' |
Report | Baynham 54' Connell 87' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Results
| 10 October 2020 Group stage | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Cardle 66', 81' |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 13 October 2020 Group stage | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Queen's Park | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Blues 51' |
Report | Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ross |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Queen's Park | 1 – 3 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Quitongo 2' |
Report | East 22' Joseph 32'Maxwell 80' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 14 November 2020 Group stage | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Report | Shaughnessy 49' Obika 81' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | QOS | PAR | GMO | QPK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Mirren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round | — | — | 4–1 | p1–1 | — | |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 2–2p | — | 0–0p | — | — | ||
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | — | — | — | p0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | — | 2–2p | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Queen's Park | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — |
Scottish Cup
| 23 March 2021 First round | Dundonald Bluebell | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Queen's Park | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Wedderburn 90' |
Report | Quitongo 48' Murray 100'Longridge 109' |
Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 8 January 2021 Second round | Queen's Park | 0 – 3 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Report | Gibson 45+1' Fitzpatrick 66'Shields 82' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Player statistics
- As of 4 May 2021 (UTC)[12]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO |
Willie Muir | 27 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ENG |
Tommy Robson | 17 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO |
Lee Kilday | 27 | 2 | 22+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO |
Peter Grant | 21 | 2 | 15+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Stuart Morrison | 19 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO |
Louis Longridge | 22 | 4 | 15+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Craig Slater | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Bob McHugh | 25 | 6 | 18+2 | 6 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO |
David Galt | 25 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Ross MacLean | 26 | 2 | 9+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO |
Darren Lyon | 23 | 4 | 13+5 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO |
Brody Paterson | 15 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO |
Max Gillies | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | SCO |
Jacques Heraghty | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO |
Calum Biggar | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO |
Jai Quitongo | 18 | 4 | 9+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
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Will Baynham | 21 | 5 | 9+6 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO |
Grant Gillespie | 25 | 1 | 13+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO |
Simon Murray | 12 | 7 | 6+4 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | SCO |
Michael Doyle | 27 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF |  IRL |
Canice Carroll | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | SCO |
Ryan Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | IRL |
Luca Connell | 10 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SCO |
Salim Kouider-Aissa | 12 | 3 | 6+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season | |||||||||||
| 16 | DF |  NZL |
Michael McGlinchey | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | SCO |
Cammy Bell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team Statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's Park (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 54 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 38 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 3 | Elgin City | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 38 | |
| 4 | Stranraer | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 38 | |
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 36 | |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 26 | |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 25 | |
| 8 | Annan Athletic | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 21 | |
| 10 | Brechin City (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 10 | Qualification for the League Two play-off final |
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2020. Source: [14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
See also
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