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

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.

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

Summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season edit

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
14 July 2011 Friendly Alloa Athletic 3 – 0[9] Queen of the South Recreation Park
A. Trialist  
Holmes    
Alloa FC Report Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish First Division edit

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
3 December 2011 First Division Queen of the South 4 – 1[9] Ayr United Palmerston Park
McKenna   31'
McLaughlin   71' (pen.)
Carmichael   72'
Simmons   89'
BBC Sport Wardlaw   45'
Malone   70'
Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Steven McLean
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
17 December 2011 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 5[9] Falkirk Palmerston Park
McLaughlin   34' BBC Sport Sibbald   43', 77'
El Alagui   73', 86'
Higginbotham   81'
Attendance: 1,466
Referee: Brian Colvin
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
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
25 February 2012 First Division Falkirk 3 – 0[9] Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
El Alagui   35'
Gibson   36'
Dods   79'
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Stephen Finnie
21 April 2012 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 4[9] Livingston Palmerston Park
Higgins   35' BBC Sport Boulding   27', 88'
McNulty   38'
Jacobs   72'
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Alan Muir
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 edit

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 edit

Scottish Cup edit

14 February 2012 Round 5 replay Queen of the South 1 – 2[9] Aberdeen Palmerston Park
McGuffie   58' (pen.) QOSFC Report Fyvie   21'
Considine   90'
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Alan Muir

Player statistics edit

Captains edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
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 edit

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 edit

See also edit

References edit

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