2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Queen of the South's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third 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
2015–16 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerJames Fowler
Gavin Skelton
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish Championship7th
Challenge CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Lyle (13)
All: Derek Lyle (17)
Highest home attendance5,858 vs. Rangers, 30 August 2015
Lowest home attendance1,047 vs. Raith Rovers, 11 December 2015
Average home league attendance2,115

Summary

Queen of the South finished seventh in the Scottish Championship.

The club reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Management

The club began the 2015–16 season under the management of James Fowler and he remained in charge until 18 April 2016, when he left the club by mutual consent, two days after a 2–2 draw at already relegated Alloa Athletic. Queens objective was to finish in fourth and reach the play-offs for the third consecutive season. Gavin Skelton, who had been Fowler's assistant, was appointed caretaker manager alongside ex-club captain Jim Thomson, for the final two league matches of the season.[3]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

4 July 2015 Friendly Clyde 1 – 3 Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium
12:00 McLaughlin 14' QOSFC Report
Clyde FC Report
Lyle 16'
Trialist 67'
Conroy 88'
Attendance: Closed doors
8 July 2015 Friendly Queen of the South 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic La Manga Stadium
12:00 Kidd 61' QOSFC Report
Wigan Athletic FC Report
A. Trialist 1'
Power 20'
Attendance: Closed doors
11 July 2015 Friendly Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Queen of the South University of Stirling
15:00 Brownlie 15' (o.g.)
Johnston 80'
QOSFC Report
Stirling Albion FC Report
Kidd 44' Attendance: Closed doors
14 July 2015 Friendly Queen of the South 2 – 2 Kilmarnock Palmerston Park
19:30 Hilson 17'
Conroy 80'
QOSFC Report
Kilmarnock FC Report
Groundhopper2000 Report
McKenzie 56', 78' Attendance: 900 [4]
Referee: Muir[5]
19 July 2015 Friendly St Johnstone 5 – 1 Queen of the South McDiarmid Park
12:00 Lappin 3'
Sutton 44'
Kane 86', 88', 90'
QOSFC Report Russell 59' (pen.) Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish Championship

8 August 2015 ScoChamp Match 1 Queen of the South 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 5'
Russell 29', 38'
QOSFC Report Flannigan 49' Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Anderson
15 August 2015 ScoChamp Match 2 Livingston 0 – 1 Queen of the South Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 QOSFC Report Kidd 65' Attendance: 856
Referee: Salmond
22 August 2015 ScoChamp Match 3 Dumbarton 0 – 2 Queen of the South Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00 QOSFC Report Russell 41'
Lyle 68'
Attendance: 943
Referee: Colvin
30 August 2015 ScoChamp Match 4 Queen of the South 1 – 5 Rangers Palmerston Park
12:30 Lyle Red card 48'
Smith 81'
QOSFC Report Halliday 28'
Waghorn 52' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Holt 59'
McKay 64'
Attendance: 5,858
Referee: Madden
5 September 2015 ScoChamp Match 5 Queen of the South 0 – 2 St Mirren Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report Kelly 7'
Thompson 29'
Attendance: 2,001
Referee: Finnie
12 September 2015 ScoChamp Match 6 Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Queen of the South Stark's Park
15:00 Benedictus 78' QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Clancy
19 September 2015 ScoChamp Match 7 Queen of the South 2 – 2 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 45'
Gasparotto 81' (o.g.)
QOSFC Report Higgins 7' (o.g.)
Johnstone 65'
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Dallas
25 September 2015 ScoChamp Match 8 Falkirk 0 – 0 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
19:45 QOSFC Report Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Salmond
3 October 2015 ScoChamp Match 9 Queen of the South 0 – 3 Hibernian Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report Cummings 3'
Henderson 41'
Boyle 89'
Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Aitken
10 October 2015 ScoChamp Match 10 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 14' QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,583
Referee: McKendrick
17 October 2015 ScoChamp Match 11 Rangers 2 – 1 Queen of the South Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Holt 53'
Waghorn 90'
QOSFC Report Lyle 35' Attendance: 44,133
Referee: Cook
24 October 2015 ScoChamp Match 12 Queen of the South 1 – 4 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Hilson 27' QOSFC Report Pittman 50'
White 67'
Buchanan 75', 85'
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Walsh
31 October 2015 ScoChamp Match 13 Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Queen of the South Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Holmes 1' QOSFC Report Oliver 46', 55' Attendance: 616
Referee: Thomson
7 November 2015 ScoChamp Match 14 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Heffernan 52' QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,465
Referee: Muir
14 November 2015 ScoChamp Match 15 Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Queen of the South Cappielow Park
15:00 Johnstone 51', 62' QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,849
Referee: Northcroft
21 November 2015 ScoChamp Match 16 Queen of the South 2 – 2 Falkirk Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 35' (pen.)
Russell 84'
QOSFC Report Vaulks 17'
Miller 83'
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: McLean
5 December 2015 ScoChamp St Mirren P – P Queen of the South Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
11 December 2015 ScoChamp Match 17 Queen of the South 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
19:45 Russell 48' QOSFC Report Thomson 22' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Charleston
19 December 2015 ScoChamp Match 18 Hibernian 1 – 0 Queen of the South Easter Road
15:00 Malonga 90' QOSFC Report Attendance: 9,163
Referee: Colvin
2 January 2016 ScoChamp Match 19 Livingston 0 – 2 Queen of the South Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 QOSFC Report Lyle 65'
Russell 77'
Attendance: 958
Referee: Collum
16 January 2016 ScoChamp Dumbarton P – P Queen of the South Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
23 January 2016 ScoChamp Match 20 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 Russell 41' QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Beaton
30 January 2016 ScoChamp Raith Rovers P – P Queen of the South Stark's Park
15:00 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
6 February 2016 ScoChamp Match 21 St Mirren 1 – 0 Queen of the South Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Mallan 25' QOSFC Report Attendance: 2,706
Referee: Allan
13 February 2016 ScoChamp Match 22 Queen of the South 1 – 0 St Mirren Palmerston Park
15:00 Harris 65' QOSFC Report Mallan Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90' Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Cook
21 February 2016 ScoChamp Match 23 Queen of the South 0 – 1 Rangers Palmerston Park
16:00 QOSFC Report Miller 64' Attendance: 5,449
Referee: Finnie
27 February 2016 ScoChamp Match 24 Falkirk 3 – 1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Baird 53'
Dowie 65' (o.g.)
Alston 85'
QOSFC Report Higgins 43' Attendance: 3,918
Referee: Collum
1 March 2016 ScoChamp Match 25 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Hibernian Palmerston Park
19:45 Murdoch 78' QOSFC Report Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Dallas
8 March 2016 ScoChamp Match 26 Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 Stewart 32'
Craigen 44' (pen.)
QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,398
Referee: Walsh
12 March 2016 ScoChamp Match 27 St Mirren 2 – 1 Queen of the South Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Mallan 30' (pen.)
Tapping 63' (o.g.)
QOSFC Report Oliver 62' Attendance: 3,888
Referee: Muir
15 March 2016 ScoChamp Match 28 Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Queen of the South Cappielow Park
19:45 Johnstone 8', 22'
McMullan 29'
QOSFC Report Hilson 69'
Oliver 78'
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: D Robertson
19 March 2016 ScoChamp Match 29 Queen of the South 6 – 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Brownlie 34'
Lyle 43', 52'
Harris 69', 73'
Russell 88'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Beaton
26 March 2016 ScoChamp Match 30 Rangers 4 – 3 Queen of the South Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Forrester 14'
O'Halloran 46'
Halliday 51'
Tavernier 55'
QOSFC Report Russell 25' (pen.)
Oliver 57'
Millar 90'
Attendance: 46,117
Referee: Allan
2 April 2016 ScoChamp Match 31 Queen of the South 2 – 2 Falkirk Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 73'
Russell 90'
QOSFC Report Alston 45'
Baird 52'
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Cook
9 April 2016 ScoChamp Match 32 Queen of the South 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 Hilson 53' QOSFC Report Benedictus 8'
Barr 63'
Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Clancy
12 April 2016 ScoChamp Match 33 Dumbarton 4 – 2 Queen of the South Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
19:45 Nade 4', 50'
Walsh 48'
Fleming 86' (pen.)
QOSFC Report Russell 28'
Harris 43'
Attendance: 573
Referee: Finnie
16 April 2016 ScoChamp Match 34 Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Queen of the South Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Flannigan 37' (pen.)
McManus 76'
QOSFC Report Lyle 67' (pen.)
Hilson 85'
Attendance: 512
Referee: Duncan
23 April 2016 ScoChamp Match 35 Queen of the South 3 – 1 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 60' (pen.), 69'
Oliver 79'
Kidd Yellow card 83' Red card 84'
QOSFC Report Stanton 29' Attendance: 1,421
Referee: Northcroft
1 May 2016 ScoChamp Match 36 Hibernian 2 – 0 Queen of the South Easter Road
12:30 Gunnarsson 67'
Cummings 79'
QOSFC Report Millar Red card 55' Attendance: 9,900
Referee: Salmond

Scottish Challenge Cup

25 July 2015 Round 1 Queen of the South 2 – 0 Stranraer Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 20'
Conroy 90'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Madden
18 August 2015 Round 2 Queen of the South 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Livingston Palmerston Park
19:45 QOSFC Report White 115' Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Graham

Scottish League Cup

1 August 2015 Round 1 Annan Athletic 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South Galabank
15:00 Osadolor 59'
Weatherson 63', 72'
Black Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 93'
Omar Red card 118'
QOSFC Report Conroy 42'
Lyle 65', 100'
Hilson 90'
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Graham
25 August 2015 Round 2 Queen of the South 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
19:45 QOSFC Report Forbes 69' Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Dallas

Scottish Cup

9 January 2016 Round 4 Dumbarton 2 – 1 Queen of the South Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00 Fleming 17', 57' QOSFC Report Lyle 52' Attendance: 680
Referee: Salmond

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 DF Chris Higgins Scotland 37 Club Captain
4 DF Andy Dowie Scotland 4 Vice Captain

Last updated: 2 May 2016
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 14 May 2016[6][7]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 35030+002+002+001+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Kidd 32121+612+002+001+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Richard Murray 000+000+000+000+00
4 DF Scotland SCO Andy Dowie 33029+001+002+001+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Darren Brownlie 32125+411+001+000+10
6 DF Scotland SCO Chris Higgins 38132+112+002+001+00
7 MF Scotland SCO Alex Harris 27420+640+000+000+10
8 MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar 32119+812+002+001+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Derek Lyle 371729+3131+112+021+01
10 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Conroy 32220+802+012+010+00
11 FW Scotland SCO Iain Russell 351122+9111+002+001+00
12 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rutherford 100+100+000+000+00
14 MF South Africa RSA Kyle Jacobs 30023+302+001+001+00
15 MF Scotland SCO Callum Tapping 13011+200+000+000+00
16 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Hutton 33024+601+001+001+00
17 MF England ENG Jake Pickard 24012+801+100+100+10
*18 FW Ireland EIR Paul Heffernan[8] 713+211+000+100+00
18 MF Scotland SCO Andy Murdoch 1017+310+000+000+00
19 MF England ENG Owen Moxon 200+100+000+100+00
20 GK England ENG James Atkinson 706+100+000+000+00
21 FW Scotland SCO Dale Hilson 17511+342+001+010+00
22 DF Scotland SCO Scott Hooper 805+100+100+100+00
23 DF England ENG Jordan Marshall 34029+001+102+001+00
24 FW Scotland SCO Aidan Smith 2013+1310+200+200+00
25 DF England ENG Jack Dickinson 000+000+000+000+00
26 DF Scotland SCO James Fowler 000+000+000+000+00
27 FW Scotland SCO Steven Higgins 000+000+000+000+00
28 FW Scotland SCO Gary Oliver 29615+1360+000+001+00
29 FW England ENG Gavin Skelton 000+000+000+000+00
33 FW Scotland SCO Liam Coogans 300+300+000+000+00
35 FW Scotland SCO Dean Brotherston 000+000+000+000+00
36 DF England ENG Jack Brannan 000+000+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

As of 2 May 2016 (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
1ScotlandGKRobbie Thomson3000000030
2ScotlandDFLewis Kidd8100000081
4ScotlandDFAndy Dowie8000000080
5ScotlandDFDarren Brownlie3000000030
6ScotlandDFChris Higgins8000000080
8ScotlandMFMark Millar7110000081
9ScotlandFWDerek Lyle4100100051
11ScotlandFWIain Russell3010100050
14South AfricaMFKyle Jacobs9000000090
15ScotlandMFCallum Tapping5000000050
16ScotlandMFKyle Hutton5010000060
17EnglandMFJake Pickard4000000040
18ScotlandMFAndy Murdoch2000000020
21ScotlandFWDale Hilson2000100030
22ScotlandDFScott Hooper1000000010
23EnglandDFJordan Marshall1010000020
Totals 733403000803

Top Scorers

Last updated on 2 May 2016
Position Nation Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1ScotlandDerek Lyle 1312117
2ScotlandIain Russell 1100011
3ScotlandGary Oliver 60006
4ScotlandDale Hilson 40105
5ScotlandAlex Harris 40004
6ScotlandRyan Conroy 01102
7ScotlandLewis Kidd 10001
=ScotlandAidan Smith 10001
=ScotlandChris Higgins 10001
=ScotlandAndy Murdoch 10001
=ScotlandDarren Brownlie 10001
=ScotlandMark Millar 10001
=Republic of IrelandPaul Heffernan 10001

Clean sheets

No. Pos Nat Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Robbie Thomson 9 1 0 0 10
20 GK England James Atkinson 1 0 0 0 1
Totals1010011

Last updated: 2 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 9 42
7 Queen of the South 36 12 6 18 46 56 10 42
8 Dumbarton 36 10 7 19 35 66 31 37
9 Livingston (R) 36 8 7 21 37 51 14 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHA
ResultWWWLLLDDLWLLWWLDDLWWLWLLWLLLWLDLLDWL
Position222336655555556666555456555666666767
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: [9]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 2 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
James Fowler[10] 25 July 2015 16 April 2016 39 13 6 20 033.33
Gavin Skelton 22 April 2016 1 May 2016 2 1 0 1 050.00

Transfers

See also

Notes

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

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