2023–24 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2023–24 season
Chairman	Billy Hewitson
Manager	Marvin Bartley
Stadium	Palmerston Park
Scottish League One	6th On Going
League Cup	Group stages
Challenge Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Gavin Reilly (4); All: Gavin Reilly (8)
Highest home attendance	1,899 vs. Alloa Athletic, 19 August 2023
Lowest home attendance	1,016 vs. Stirling Albion, 7 October 2023
Average home league attendance	1,300

The 2023–24 season is Queen of the South's second consecutive season back in the third tier of Scottish football, in Scottish League One. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

24 June 2023 Friendly	East Kilbride	1–1	Queen of the South	East Kilbride
15:00	L. Brown (pen.)	QOSFC Report	Reilly	Stadium: K-Park

1 July 2023 Friendly	Livingston	2–0	Queen of the South	Livingston
15:00	Pittman Bradley	QOSFC Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 511

5 July 2023 Friendly	Queen of the South	3–0	Gretna 2008	Dumfries
19:30	Kennedy Mendy Connelly	QOSFC Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park

9 July 2023 Friendly	Dundee United	2–1	Queen of the South	St Andrews
	Middleton Glass	DUFC Report	McGuffie	Stadium: St Andrews Training Centre Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish League One

5 August 2023 Match 1	Queen of the South	3–4	Alloa Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	McKechnie 2' Reilly 37' (pen.), 84' (pen.)	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	D. McKay 6' Rodden 15', 44' Sammon 29'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,134 Referee: Hardie Man of the Match: Mimnaugh

12 August 2023 Match 2	Edinburgh	1–2	Queen of the South	Edinburgh
15:00	Murray 14'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Doherty 80' McClelland 83' 45' 84'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 523 Referee: L. Wilson Man of the Match: Ambrose

19 August 2023 Match 3	Queen of the South	3–1	Annan Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	Connelly 60' Reilly 27' 62' Walker 71'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Ambrose 6' (o.g.)	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,899 Referee: Grainger Man of the Match: Reilly

26 August 2023 Match 4	Cove Rangers	1-2	Queen of the South	Aberdeen
15:00	Gillingham 45+3' 90+6' Mykyta 90+8'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Walker 3' Mimnaugh 45+4' Botterill 68'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 612 Referee: Grieve Man of the Match: Ambrose

2 September 2023 Match 5	Queen of the South	2-3	Montrose	Dumfries
15:00	McKechnie 48' L. Gibson 60'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Quinn 10' Brown 15', 67'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Snedden Man of the Match: L. Gibson

16 September 2023 Match 6	Falkirk	1-0	Queen of the South	Falkirk
15:00	Spencer 88'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,502 Referee: Steven Man of the Match: Ambrose

23 September 2023 Match 7	Queen of the South	1-2	Hamilton Academical	Dumfries
15:00	Cochrane 28'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Henderson 15' J. Longridge 84'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Stone

30 September 2023 Match 8	Kelty Hearts	3-1	Queen of the South	Kelty
15:00	Moore 43' (pen.) Lyon 48' Tidser 90+4'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Hutchinson 40'	Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 509 Referee: Whyte Man of the Match: Hutchinson

7 October 2023 Match 9	Queen of the South	0-1	Stirling Albion	Dumfries
15:00		QOSFC Report SPFL Report	McGregor 78'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Stuart Man of the Match: P. McKay

21 October 2023 Match 10	Annan Athletic	0-1	Queen of the South	Annan
15:00		QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Reilly 43'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Scott Man of the Match: Botterill

28 October 2023 Match 11	Queen of the South	v	Cove Rangers	Dumfries
15:00		QOSFC Report SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park

Scottish League Cup

18 July 2023 Round 1;Group G-1	Queen of the South	3–3 (4–5 p)	Motherwell	Dumfries
19:45	McKechnie 18' Reilly 73', 83' (pen.)	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Spittal 40', 75' Slattery 56' Lamie 84' 90+1'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,932 Referee: Napier Man of the Match: Reilly
	Penalties
	Reilly Mimnaugh P. McKay Todd McKechnie		Spittal Wilkinson Slattery P. McGinn O'Donnell

22 July 2023 Round 1; Group G-2	Elgin City	0–2	Queen of the South	Elgin
15:00		QOSFC Report SPFL Report	McKechnie 17' McClelland 66' 71' P. McKay 89'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 517 Referee: Stuart Man of the Match: McKechnie

25 July 2023 Round 1 Group G-3	Queen of the South	0–0 (3–5 p)	East Fife	Dumfries
19:45	McGuffie 79'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Grainger Man of the Match: Botterill
	Penalties
	Reilly Mimnaugh P. McKay Todd		McManus Shepherd Murdoch Walls Newton

29 July 2023	Queen's Park	1–2	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00	Fox 47' Paton 84' Healy 89'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Reilly 65' Cochrane 77'	Stadium: Lesser Hampden Attendance: 826 Referee: Irvine Man of the Match: McClelland

Scottish Challenge Cup

9 September 2023 Round 3	Partick Thistle	2-3	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00	Lawless 11' (pen.) Stanway 48'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	McGuffie 7' Reilly 24' Ambrose 87'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,307 Referee: Anderson Man of the Match: Ambrose

14 October 2023 Round 4	Queen of the South	1-2	Arbroath	Dumfries
15:00	Doherty 12'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Bird 54' McKenna 90'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 786 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: Doherty

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
8	MF	Josh Todd		7	Vice Captain
6	MF	Harry Cochrane		9	Club Captain

Last updated: 21 October 2023
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

As of 21 October 2023[1][2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish League One		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SUI	Gordon Botterill	10	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jordan Houston	11	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Daniel Church	7	0	4+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Iain Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Paul McKay	12	1	4+2	0	1+1	0	4+0	1	0+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Harry Cochrane	14	2	9+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Kieran McKechnie	16	4	9+1	2	1+1	0	4+0	2	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Josh Todd	15	0	6+3	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Gavin Reilly	12	8	7+0	4	1+0	1	4+0	3	0+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Lee Connelly	11	1	4+2	1	1+0	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Craig McGuffie	7	1	2+1	0	1+0	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
12	GK	SCO	Charlie Cowie	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Jake Hutchinson	7	1	3+2	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	NIR	Kyle McClelland	12	1	8+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Alex Ferguson	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Reegan Mimnaugh	11	1	5+1	1	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	SCO	Oscar MacIntyre	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	SCO	Ross Irving	6	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
21	GK	SCO	Murray Johnson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Toby Raggett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Cammy Logan	16	0	9+1	0	1+1	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	NGA	Efe Ambrose	13	1	6+3	0	2+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	SCO	Kyle Doherty	7	2	1+5	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	SCO	Lewis Gibson	10	1	1+7	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	SCO	Ben Johnstone	5	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
29	DF	SCO	Jay Burns	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Harvey Walker	15	2	5+5	2	0+1	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
31	GK	SCO	Harry Stone	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	SCO	Lewis Currie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	SCO	Jack Brydon	4	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF	SCO	Greig Frame	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	SCO	Keir Foster	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	SCO	Andrew Oram	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	GAM	Peter Mendy	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

As of 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Scottish League One		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
1		GK	Gordon Botterill	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2		DF	Jordan Houston	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Daniel Church	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Paul McKay	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Harry Cochrane	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
7		MF	Kieran McKechnie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Josh Todd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Gavin Reilly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Lee Connelly	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
11		MF	Craig McGuffie	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
14		FW	Jake Hutchinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Kyle McClelland	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	2
17		MF	Alex Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Reegan Mimnaugh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		DF	Oscar MacIntyre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Ross Irving	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Efe Ambrose	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
25		FW	Kyle Doherty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Ben Johnstone	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30		MF	Harvey Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals				27	2	3	0	7	2	0	0	37	4

Top scorers

Last updated 21 October 2023

Position	Name	Scottish League One	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	Gavin Reilly	4	3	1	8
2	Kieran McKechnie	2	2	0	4
3	Harvey Walker	2	0	0	2
=	Harry Cochrane	1	1	0	2
=	Kyle Doherty	1	0	1	2
6	Paul McKay	0	1	0	1
=	Kyle McClelland	1	0	0	1
=	Lee Connelly	1	0	0	1
=	Reegan Mimnaugh	1	0	0	1
=	Lewis Gibson	1	0	0	1
=	Craig McGuffie	0	0	1	1
=	Efe Ambrose	0	0	1	1
=	Jake Hutchinson	1	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Name	Scottish Championship	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Gordon Botterill	1	1	2
12	GK	Charlie Cowie	0	0	0
21	GK	Murray Johnson	0	1	1
31	GK	Harry Stone	0	0	0
Total			1	2	3

Last updated: 21 October 2023
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Kelty Hearts	10	4	2	4	16	17	−1	14	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
5	Stirling Albion	10	4	2	4	9	13	−4	14
6	Queen of the South	10	4	0	6	15	17	−2	12
7	Alloa Athletic	10	3	2	5	14	17	−3	11
8	Cove Rangers	9	2	4	3	15	14	+1	10

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	6	4	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MOT	QOS	EFI	QPA	ELG
1	Motherwell	4	3	1	0	0	9	3	+6	11	Qualification for the second round	—	—	3–0	1–0	—
2	Queen of the South	4	2	0	2	0	7	4	+3	8		3–3p	—	0–0p	—	—
3	East Fife	4	1	2	0	1	3	4	−1	7		—	—	—	p0–0	3–1
4	Queen's Park	4	1	0	1	2	6	3	+3	4		—	1–2	—	—	5–0
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	1	12	−11	0		0–2	0–2	—	—	—

Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]

Management statistics