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

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

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.

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 Report Carmichael
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

13 August 2011 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 3[9] Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
Smith 45' (pen.),  87' BBC Sport Baird 67', 77'
Graham 88'
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Alan Muir
10 December 2011 First Division Dundee 2 – 1[9] Queen of the South Dens Park
Hyde 8'
Riley 25'
Riley  56' 
BBC Sport Holt  27' 
Higgins 55'
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Charlie Richmond
2 January 2012 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 2[9] Hamilton Academical Palmerston Park
McGuffie 82' BBC Sport Imrie 5', 15'
McLaughlin  71' 
Attendance: 1,282
Referee: Gary Hilland
21 January 2012 First Division Livingston 2 – 2[9] Queen of the South Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
Fox 40'
Scougall 73'
SFL Report Brighton 16'
McGuffie 81' (pen.)
C. Reid  90' 
Attendance: 1,286
Referee: David Somers
11 February 2012 First Division Ayr United 1 – 1[9] Queen of the South Somerset Park
Moffat 85' QOSFC Report McLaughlin 76' Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 May 2012 First Division Queen of the South 3 – 5[9] Ross County Palmerston Park
Carmichael 10'
Parkin 15'
Reilly 53'
BBC Sport Kettlewell 11'
Gardyne 39', 77'
McMenamin 57'
Byrne 90'
Attendance: 1,323
Referee: David Somers

Scottish League Cup

20 September 2011 Round 3 Kilmarnock 5 – 0[9] Queen of the South Rugby Park
Harkins 2'
Heffernan 41', 59', 70'
Hutchinson 74'
BBC Sport Smith  33' Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

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 Sport Attendance: 1,272
Referee: Brian Winter

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Stephen Simmons 28 Club Captain
MF Stephen McKenna 13 Vice Captain
DF Ryan McGuffie 2 Vice 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. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  SCO Roddy McKenzie 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
GK  ENG Lee Robinson 39 0 34+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG James Atkinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  SCO John Potter 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  SCO Alan Reid 36 0 24+5 0 3+0 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
DF  SCO Mark Campbell 19 1 15+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF  SCO Steven Black 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  SCO Chris Higgins 39 2 31+1 2 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF  SCO Ryan McGuffie 36 4 26+4 3 3+0 1 1+1 0 1+0 0
DF  SCO Craig Reid 32 0 25+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Scott McLaughlin 41 7 34+0 6 3+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Daniel Carmichael 41 6 27+7 4 3+0 1 2+1 1 0+1 0
MF  SCO Allan Johnston 37 3 31+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF  SCO Ian McShane 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF  SCO Dan Orsi 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  SCO Stephen Simmons 36 1 23+6 1 1+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Nicky Clark 36 1 19+11 0 2+0 0 2+1 1 0+1 0
MF  SCO Stephen McKenna 37 2 24+6 2 2+1 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Kevin Holt 19 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  SCO Kevin Smith 26 5 17+6 5 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW  SCO Tom Brighton 26 6 16+5 4 1+0 0 2+1 2 1+0 0
FW  SCO Steven Degnan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  SCO Marc McCusker 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  SCO Gavin Reilly 17 2 3+12 2 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  SCO Ryan Smylie 9 0 0+8 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW  SCO Sam Parkin 17 6 15+0 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GK Roddy McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Lee Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK James Atkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF John Potter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Alan Reid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF Mark Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF Steven Black 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Chris Higgins 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
DF Ryan McGuffie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF Craig Reid 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
MF Scott McLaughlin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF Daniel Carmichael 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF Allan Johnston 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF Ian McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Dan Orsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Stephen Simmons 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
MF Nicky Clark 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Stephen McKenna 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
MF Kevin Holt 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
FW Kevin Smith 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
FW Tom Brighton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Steven Degnan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Marc McCusker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Gavin Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Ryan Smylie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Sam Parkin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Top scorers

Last updated on 5 May 2012
Position Nation Name First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
1 Scott McLaughlin 6 1 0 0 7
2 Tom Brighton 4 0 2 0 6
= Sam Parkin 6 0 0 0 6
= Daniel Carmichael 4 1 1 0 6
5 Kevin Smith 5 0 0 0 5
6 Ryan McGuffie 3 1 0 0 4
7 Allan Johnston 2 0 1 0 3
8 Stephen McKenna 2 0 0 0 2
= Chris Higgins 2 0 0 0 2
= Gavin Reilly 2 0 0 0 2
11 Nicky Clark 0 0 1 0 1
= Stephen Simmons 1 0 0 0 1
= Mark Campbell 1 0 0 0 1

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
1 GK Lee Robinson 7 1 1 0 9
2 GK Roddy McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 1 1 0 8

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

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
8 Greenock Morton 36 10 12 14 40 55 −15 42
9 Ayr United (R) 36 9 11 16 44 67 −23 38 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 7 11 18 38 64 −26 32 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 7 11 18 38 64  −26 32 6 5 7 21 31  −10 1 6 11 17 33  −16

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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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
Team League Results[a] Points
1 2 3 4
Ayr United 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 7
Dundee 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3
Falkirk 0–1 1–5 0–3 0–0 1
Greenock Morton 4–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 8
Hamilton Academical 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–3 3
Livingston 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 2
Partick Thistle 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–5 1
Raith Rovers 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–3 6
Ross County 0–2 0–0 1–2 3–5 1

Source: 2011–12 Scottish First Division Results Table

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

Transfers

See also

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