2025–26 Queen's Park F.C. season

Queen's Park
2025–26 season
OwnerGraeme Shields
ManagerSean Crighton
StadiumLesser Hampden
League CupGroup stage

The 2025–26 season is Queen's Park's fourth season in the Scottish Championship following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2021–22 season.[1] Queen's will also compete in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Glasgow Cup.

Summary

On 15 May, Queen's announced that long-standing academy coach Sean Crighton had been promoted to become the club's new first-team coach ahead of the new season.[2]

On 23 May, it was announced that former Dundee manager Jim Duffy would be joining the club's coaching staff as assistant coach to Crighton.[3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

24 June 2025 Friendly Queen's Park 2–0 Annan Athletic Glasgow
19:30 Fowler 60 pen.', 78' Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
1 July 2025 Friendly Albion Rovers 3–3 Queen's Park Coatbridge
19:30 Duncan 2 pen.'
Trialist 45'
Trialist 81'
Report McDonnell 41'
Fowler 63', 79 pen.'
Stadium: Cliftonhill
4 July 2025 Friendly Queen's Park 0–1 Celtic Glasgow
19:45 Report Kenny 30' Stadium: Lesser Hampden

Scottish Championship

2 August 2025 1 Raith Rovers v Queen's Park Kirkcaldy
15:00 Stadium: Stark's Park
9 August 2025 2 Queen's Park v Arbroath Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Lesser Hampden
23 August 2025 3 Airdrieonians v Queen's Park Airdrie
15:00 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
30 August 2025 4 Ayr United v Queen's Park Ayr
15:00 Stadium: Somerset Park

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

12 July 2025 Group Stage The Spartans v Queen's Park Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Ainslie Park
15 July 2025 Group Stage Queen's Park v Brechin City Glasgow
19:45 Stadium: Lesser Hampden
22 July 2025 Group Stage Falkirk v Queen's Park Falkirk
19:45 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
26 July 2025 Group Stage Queen's Park v Cove Rangers Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Lesser Hampden

Glasgow Cup

28 June 2025 Group Stage Clyde 1–0 Queen's Park Hamilton
15:00 Williamson 40' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park

Player statistics

As of 20 May 2025 (UTC)
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Glasgow Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Calum Ferrie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  SCO Zach Mauchin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Henry Fieldson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF  SCO Euan Murray 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  ENG Charlie Fox 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  AUS Nikola Ujdur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  SCO Louis Longridge 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF  SCO Roddy MacGregor 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW  SCO Michael Ruth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  SCO Grant Savoury 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF  SCO Aidan Connolly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 DF  SCO Carlo Pignatiello 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 FW  ENG Josh Fowler 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF  SCO Darryl Carrick 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF  SCO Ricky Waugh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF  SCO Tyrese McDonnell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW  SCO Aiden McGinlay 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF  SCO Liam McLeish 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  SCO Timam Scott 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF  SCO Jamie Bradley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
22 DF  SCO Matthew Shiels 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 FW  CAN Josiah Sowa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF  SCO Michael Collie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW  ENG Seb Drozd 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 GK  SCO Jack Willis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK  SCO Sam Kane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF  SCO Cole Burke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF  SCO Magnus MacKenzie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
54 MF  SCO Jay McGarva 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
60 GK  POL Milosz Sliwinski 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2025–26 season

Team statistics

Championship table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Greenock Morton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Partick Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Raith Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ross County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
First match(es) will be played: 1 August 2025. Source: [4]
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).[5]

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL QPA COV SPA BRE
1 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the second round 22 Jul 26 Jul
2 Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification for the second round 26 Jul 15 Jul
3 Cove Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Jul 15 Jul
4 The Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jul 19 Jul
5 Brechin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jul 22 Jul
First match(es) will be played: 12 July 2025. Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Glasgow Cup table

Transfers

See also

References

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