2011–12 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Queen of the South's tenth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season.[1] Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Queen of the South
2011–12 season
ChairmanDavie Rae
ManagerGus MacPherson
Allan Johnston
StadiumPalmerston Park
First Division10th (Relegated)
Challenge CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Scottish CupFifth round replay
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McLaughlin (6)
Sam Parkin (6)

All:
Scott McLaughlin (7)
Highest home attendance2,079 vs. Ayr United, 31 March 2012
Lowest home attendance1,282 vs. Hamilton Academical, 2 January 2012
Average home league attendance1,551

Summary

Queen of the South finished tenth in the First Division[2] and were relegated to the Second Division.[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the third round of the League Cup[5] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Management

The club began the 2011–12 season under the management of Gus MacPherson. On 30 April 2012, MacPherson resigned after relegation was confirmed.[7] On 3 May, Allan Johnston was appointed as manager.[8]

Results and fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

5 July 2011 Friendly Gretna 2008 1–5[9] Queen of the South Raydale Park
Sloan QOSFC ReportCarmichael
McGuffie
Brighton
A. Trialist
B. Trialist
Attendance: 509
12 July 2011 Friendly Clyde 1 – 3[9] Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish First Division

10 December 2011 First Division Dundee 2 – 1[9] Queen of the South Dens Park
Hyde 8'
Riley 25'
Riley  56' 
BBC SportHolt  27' 
Higgins 55'
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Charlie Richmond
11 February 2012 First Division Ayr United 1 – 1[9] Queen of the South Somerset Park
Moffat 85'QOSFC ReportMcLaughlin 76'Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Round 1 Ayr United 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South Somerset Park
Campbell 94'
Geggan 115'
BBC SportAttendance: 1,272
Referee: Brian Winter

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No.PNameCountryNo. gamesNotes
MFStephen Simmons 28Club Captain
MFStephen McKenna 13Vice Captain
DFRyan McGuffie 2Vice Captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
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 5 May 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  SCORoddy McKenzie402+000+001+001+00
GK  ENGLee Robinson39034+003+002+000+00
GK  ENGJames Atkinson000+000+000+000+00
DF  SCOJohn Potter13012+100+000+000+00
DF  SCOAlan Reid36024+503+002+100+10
DF  SCOMark Campbell19115+010+003+001+00
DF  SCOSteven Black603+300+000+000+00
DF  SCOChris Higgins39231+123+003+001+00
DF  SCORyan McGuffie36426+433+011+101+00
DF  SCOCraig Reid32025+003+003+001+00
MF  SCOScott McLaughlin41734+063+013+001+00
MF  SCODaniel Carmichael41627+743+012+110+10
MF  SCOAllan Johnston37331+023+002+011+00
MF  SCOIan McShane501+300+000+100+00
MF  SCODan Orsi201+100+000+000+00
MF  SCOStephen Simmons36123+611+203+001+00
MF  SCONicky Clark36119+1102+002+110+10
MF  SCOStephen McKenna37224+622+102+101+00
MF  SCOKevin Holt19013+401+100+000+00
FW  SCOKevin Smith26517+650+002+001+00
FW  SCOTom Brighton26616+541+002+121+00
FW  SCOSteven Degnan000+000+000+000+00
FW  SCOMarc McCusker700+700+000+000+00
FW  SCOGavin Reilly1723+1220+200+000+00
FW  SCORyan Smylie900+800+000+100+00
FW  SCOSam Parkin17615+062+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
NationPositionNameFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal
GKRoddy McKenzie0000000000
GKLee Robinson1000000010
GKJames Atkinson0000000000
DFJohn Potter2000000020
DFAlan Reid3000000030
DFMark Campbell3000000030
DFSteven Black1000000010
DFChris Higgins4100001051
DFRyan McGuffie4000000040
DFCraig Reid3200000032
MFScott McLaughlin3000100040
MFDaniel Carmichael3000100040
MFAllan Johnston4000000040
MFIan McShane0000000000
MFDan Orsi0000000000
MFStephen Simmons90000010100
MFNicky Clark1000100020
MFStephen McKenna100100000110
MFKevin Holt3100000031
FWKevin Smith1100010012
FWTom Brighton2000000020
FWSteven Degnan0000000000
FWMarc McCusker0000000000
FWGavin Reilly0000000000
FWRyan Smylie0000000000
FWSam Parkin4000000040

Top scorers

Last updated on 5 May 2012
PositionNationNameFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal
1 Scott McLaughlin61007
2 Tom Brighton40206
= Sam Parkin60006
= Daniel Carmichael41106
5 Kevin Smith50005
6 Ryan McGuffie31004
7 Allan Johnston20103
8 Stephen McKenna20002
= Chris Higgins20002
= Gavin Reilly20002
11 Nicky Clark00101
= Stephen Simmons10001
= Mark Campbell10001

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat NameLeagueScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal
1GK Lee Robinson71109
2GK Roddy McKenzie00000
Totals61108

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
6Partick Thistle361211135039+1147
7Raith Rovers361111144649−344
8Greenock Morton361012144055−1542
9Ayr United (R)36911164467−2338Qualification for the First Division play-offs
10Queen of the South (R)36711183864−2632Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36711183864 −26326572131 −1016111733 −16

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAH
ResultDLLLWWLDLWLLDDWLLLLDDWDDLLWLLWDDDLLL
Position4810101079898910101088910101010998101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Last updated on 5 May 2012
TeamLeague Results[a]Points
1234
Ayr United0–14–11–12–17
Dundee0–01–21–11–13
Falkirk0–11–50–30–01
Greenock Morton4–12–22–12–28
Hamilton Academical1–01–31–20–33
Livingston2–20–22–20–42
Partick Thistle1–20–00–10–51
Raith Rovers1–32–01–01–36
Ross County0–20–01–23–51

Source: 2011–12 Scottish First Division Results Table

a. ^ Queen of the South's score is shown first.

Transfers

See also

References