2025–26 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2025–26 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerPeter Murphy
StadiumPalmerston Park

The 2025–26 season is Queen of the South's fourth 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

22 June 2025 Friendly Glenafton Athletic 1-3 Queen of the South New Cumnock
19:30 Moffat 8' McLinden 14'
Lyon 19'
Luissint 33' (pen.)
Stadium: Loch Park
28 June 2025 Friendly Queen of the South 2-0 Workington Dumfries
14:00 Johnstone 61'
Hunter 80'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
1 July 2025 Friendly Queen of the South 2-0 Greenock Morton Dumfries
19:30 Z. McKay 52'
Kennedy 64'
Davies 68' Stadium: Palmerston Park
4 July 2025 Friendly Dumbarton v Queen of the South Dumbarton
14:00 Stadium: Marbill Coaches Stadium

Scottish League One

Scottish League Cup

15 July 2025 Round 1;Group B-1 Queen of the South v Edinburgh City Dumfries
19:45 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
19 July 2025 Round 1; Group B-2 Queen of the South v Ross County Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
22 July 2025 Round 1; Group B-3 Partick Thistle v Queen of the South Glasgow
19:45 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
26 July 2025 Round 1; Group B-4 Stranraer v Queen of the South Stranraer
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Stair Park

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
5 DF Matty Douglas 0 Club Captain

Last updated: 22 June 2025
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 22 June 2025[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Disciplinary record

As of 22 June 2025 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Last updated 22 June 2025
Position Nation Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Ross Stewart 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 22 June 2025
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

Scottish League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Queen of the South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −5[a] Relegation to League Two
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted five points for entering administration during the previous season.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2025. 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 PAR QOS ROS STR EDI
1 Partick Thistle 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Qualification for the second round 22 Jul 15 Jul
2 Queen of the South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification for the second round 19 Jul 15 Jul
3 Ross County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jul 22 Jul
4 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jul 12 Jul
5 Edinburgh City 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0 1–4 19 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2025. 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

Last updated 22 June 2025
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Peter Murphy 15 July 2025 31 May 2026 0 0 0 0 !

Transfers

See also

Notes

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

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