2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2018–19 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerGary Naysmith
Allan Johnston
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish Championship9th
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stephen Dobbie (21)
All: Stephen Dobbie (43)
Highest home attendance3,916 vs. Partick Thistle, 4 May 2019
Lowest home attendance727 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 15 December 2018
Average home league attendance1,656

The 2018–19 season was Queen of the South's Centenary season and was also the club's sixth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their sixth season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[2] Queens also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, and the Challenge Cup.

Summary

Queens finished ninth in the Scottish Championship and their league position qualified the club for the semi-final stage of the play-offs, where the played Montrose and progressed 6–2 on aggregate. Queens won the play-off final 3–1 on aggregate versus Raith Rovers.

Queens reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, losing 2–0 away to East Fife.

Queens reached the second round of the League Cup, losing 4–2 after extra time at Palmerston to St Johnstone.

Queens reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4–1 to Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

30 June 2018 Friendly Annan Athletic 2–2 Queen of the South Galabank
14:00 Muir 35'
A. Smith 79'
QOSFC Report
Sportsman Report
Black & Golds Photos
Dobbie 2', 14' Attendance: 450
Referee: Anderson
3 July 2018 Friendly East Fife 0–4 = Queen of the South Bayview Stadium
19:45 QOSFC Report
Sportsman Report
Fifers Photos
Dykes 6'
Dobbie 13', 31'
Harkins 86'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kirkland
6 July 2018 Friendly Queen of the South 2–2 Livingston Palmerston Park
19:45 Harkins 50'
Dykes 61'
QOSFC Report
Sportsman Report
Lions Photos
Cadden 35'
Gallagher 46'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Dallas
11 July 2018 Friendly Queen of the South 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Palmerston Park
19:45 M. Smith 34' (o.g.) QOSFC Report
Sportsman Report
Jambos Photos
Attendance: 750
Referee: Steven

Scottish Championship

25 August 2018 ScoChamp Match 3 Falkirk 0–3 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Bairns Photos
Dobbie 11', 39', 75' Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Reid
Man of the Match: Dobbie
1 September 2018 ScoChamp Match 4 Queen of the South 5–0 Ayr United Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 12', 20' (pen.), 22', 84'
Harkins 37'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Honest Men Photos
Harvie Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 79' Attendance: 2,498
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Dobbie
6 October 2018 ScoChamp Match 8 Queen of the South 3–3 Alloa Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 36', 43', 70' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Wasps Photos
Flannigan 3'
Hastie 15'
Shields 25'
Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Munro
Man of the Match: Dobbie
16 March 2019 ScoChamp Ayr United P – P Queen of the South Somerset Park
15:00 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
30 March 2019 ScoChamp Match 29 Dundee United 1–2 Queen of the South Tannadice Park
15:00 Clark 71' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Terrors Photos
Dobbie 52' (pen.)
Dykes 57'
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Muir
Man of the Match: Leighfield
2 April 2019 ScoChamp Match 30 Queen of the South 1–1 Falkirk Palmerston Park
19:45 Dobbie 90+6' (pen.) QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Bairns Photos
Keillor-Dunn 90+2' (pen.) Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+4' Attendance: 1,508
Referee: Cook
Man of the Match: Stirling

Championship play-offs

7 May 2019 Play-offs SF R1 Montrose 2–1 Queen of the South Links Park
19:45 R. Campbell 43', 69' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Gable Endies Photos
Murray 68' Attendance: 1,124
Referee: McKendrick
Man of the Match: Marshall
11 May 2019 Play-offs SF R2 Queen of the South 5–0
(6–2 agg.)
Montrose Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 11', 28', 40'
Dykes 23'
Doyle 32'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Gable Endies Photos
Attendance: 2,001
Referee: Aitken
Man of the Match: Dobbie

Scottish Challenge Cup

8 September 2018 Round 2 Queen of the South 4–3 Crusaders Palmerston Park
14:30 Dobbie 22', 31'
Dykes 25'
Harkins 29'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Hatchetmen Photos
Patterson 47', 51' (pen.)
Heatley 85'
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: MacGraith: Ireland FA
Man of the Match: Dobbie
13 October 2018 Round 3 East Fife 2–0 Queen of the South Bayview Stadium
15:00 K. Smith 34'
Dowds 78'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Fifers Photos
Attendance: 579
Referee: Cook
Man of the Match: Doyle

Scottish League Cup

14 July 2018 Round 1;Group G-1 Queen of the South 5–3 Stranraer Palmerston Park
15:00 Harkins 41'
Dobbie 42', 87'
Dykes 45'
Stirling 64'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Blues Photos
McGowan 4'
Donnelly 9'
Turner 80'
Attendance: 803
Referee: Beaton
Man of the Match: Dykes
18 August 2018 Round 2 Queen of the South 2 – 4 (a.e.t.) St Johnstone Palmerston Park
15:00 Dykes 45+1'
Dobbie 116' (pen.)
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Saints Photos
Watt 27', 105'
Wright 95'
Hendry 120+1'
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: D Robertson
Man of the Match: Stirling

Scottish Cup

19 January 2019 Round 4 Dundee 1–1 Queen of the South Dens Park
15:00 Curran 45' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Dee Photos
Dobbie 28' Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Clancy
Man of the Match: Todd
29 January 2019 Round 4 Replay Queen of the South 3–0 Dundee Palmerston Park
19:45 Dobbie 12', 27', 74' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Dee Photos
Attendance: 1,421
Referee: McLean
Man of the Match: Dobbie
10 February 2019 Round 5 Aberdeen 4–1 Queen of the South Pittodrie Stadium
15:30 McGinn 47'
Considine 63'
Cosgrove 67', 73' (pen.)
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Dons Photos
Dobbie 50' Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Anderson
Man of the Match: Doyle

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
11 FW Stephen Dobbie Scotland 44 Club Captain
4 DF Callum Fordyce Scotland 4 Vice Captain
8 MF Kyle Jacobs South Africa 4 Vice Captain

Last updated: 18 May 2019
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 18 May 2019[4] [5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship Other [a] League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Alan Martin 40 0 27+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Scott Mercer 47 2 32+0 1 6+0 0 5+0 0 4+0 1
3 DF England ENG Jordan Marshall 51 1 35+0 1 7+0 0 5+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 33 0 20+3 0 1+1 0 5+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Darren Brownlie 11 0 4+3 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Michael Doyle 51 3 35+0 2 7+0 1 5+0 0 4+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Andy Stirling 50 2 29+6 1 3+3 0 4+1 1 4+0 0
8 MF South Africa RSA Kyle Jacobs 51 2 36+0 2 7+0 0 3+1 0 4+0 0
9 MF Canada CAN Fraser Aird 9 0 3+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England ENG Josh Todd 42 7 30+0 6 6+0 0 2+2 1 2+0 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dobbie 45 43 30+0 21 5+1 7 5+0 8 4+0 7
*12 DF England ENG Callum Semple[6] 27 1 15+3 1 3+0 0 4+1 0 0+1 0
12 MF United States USA Ian McGrath 14 0 2+9 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
13 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Mehmet 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
*14 MF Scotland SCO Gary Harkins[7] 20 3 12+1 1 1+1 1 5+0 1 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Low 10 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
15 DF England ENG Charlie Exley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Dean Watson 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Connor Murray 32 3 3+18 1 4+1 2 0+3 0 0+3 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Declan Tremble 3 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Owen Bell 19 0 1+8 0 1+1 0 2+3 0 0+3 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Jack Leighfield 11 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
*21 MF Scotland SCO Adam Frizzell[8] 13 0 2+9 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Iain Wilson 18 1 11+3 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Canada CAN David Norman Jr. 12 0 6+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF Scotland SCO Ewan Gourlay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England ENG Daniel Harvey 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Australia AUS Lyndon Dykes 52 10 36+0 2 7+0 4 5+0 3 4+0 1
26 MF England ENG Robbie Ivison 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Irving 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Scotland SCO Ross Irving 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF England ENG Callum Williams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
*30 GK Scotland SCO Sam Henderson[9] 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Barry Maguire 20 1 13+2 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Gibson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

As of 18 May 2019 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Scotland DF Scott Mercer 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
3 England DF Jordan Marshall 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
4 Scotland DF Callum Fordyce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Scotland DF Darren Brownlie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 Scotland DF Michael Doyle 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
7 Scotland MF Andy Stirling 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
8 South Africa MF Kyle Jacobs 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
9 Canada MF Fraser Aird 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England MF Josh Todd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England DF Callum Semple 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
14 Scotland MF Gary Harkins 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
14 Scotland MF Nicky Low 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 Scotland FW Connor Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Scotland MF Owen Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 Scotland MF Adam Frizzell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Scotland MF Iain Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 Canada MF David Norman Jr. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 Australia FW Lyndon Dykes 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
30 Scotland DF Barry Maguire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 58 1 2 0 6 0 3 0 69 1

Top scorers

Last updated 18 May 2019
Position Nation Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Scotland Stephen Dobbie 21 7 8 7 43
2 Australia Lyndon Dykes 2 4 3 1 10
3 England Josh Todd 6 0 1 0 7
4 Scotland Gary Harkins 1 1 1 0 3
= Scotland Michael Doyle 2 1 0 0 3
= Scotland Connor Murray 1 2 0 0 3
7 Scotland Andy Stirling 1 0 1 0 2
= Scotland Scott Mercer 1 0 0 1 2
= South Africa Kyle Jacobs 2 0 0 0 2
10 England Callum Semple 1 0 0 0 1
= England Jordan Marshall 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland Barry Maguire 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland Iain Wilson 1 0 0 0 1

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Alan Martin 9 2 2 1 14
13 GK Turkey Deniz Mehmet 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Scotland Jack Leighfield 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 9 3 2 1 15

Last updated: 18 May 2019
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 7 17 43 52 −9 43
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 8 17 33 40 −7 41
8 Alloa Athletic 36 10 9 17 39 53 −14 39
9 Queen of the South (O) 36 9 11 16 41 48 −7 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Falkirk (R) 36 9 11 16 37 49 −12 38 Relegation to League One
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT QOS EDC CLY STR
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Qualification for the Second round 2–0 5–0
2 Queen of the South (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 12 5 +7 9 3–0 5–3
3 Edinburgh City 4 1 1 0 2 5 12 −7 5 0–4 4–2
4 Clyde 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 −3 4 1–3 1–1p
5 Stranraer 4 0 1 0 3 7 13 −6 2 p1–1 1–3
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultDLWWDLDDWWLLDDWDDLDWWLLLLLLLWDDLLWLL
Position686347565456665445654555677777778889
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 18 May 2019
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Gary Naysmith 14 July 2018 4 May 2019 48 16 12 20 033.33
Allan Johnston 5 May 2019 18 May 2019 4 2 1 1 050.00

Transfers

See also

Notes

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

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