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 DivisionTenth (Relegated)
Challenge CupFirst Round; Lost to Ayr United
League CupThird Round; Lost to Kilmarnock
Scottish CupFifth Round Replay; Lost to Aberdeen
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

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
7 July 2011 Friendly Queen's Park 2 – 2[9] Queen of the South Hampden Park
QOSFC Report Attendance: Closed doors
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
16 July 2011 Friendly Annan Athletic 0 – 1[9] Queen of the South East Kilbride
QOSFC Report Carmichael Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish First Division
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish First Division
6 August 2011 First Division Livingston 2 – 2[9] Queen of the South Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
Sinclair  56'
Russell  85' (pen.)		 BBC Sport McLaughlin  19'
Brighton  32'
C Reid  84'		 Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Euan Norris
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
20 August 2011 First Division Ross County 2 – 0[9] Queen of the South Victoria Park
Kettlewell  70'
Craig  87', 90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Steve Conroy
27 August 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 2 – 1[9] Queen of the South Firhill Stadium
Doolan  20'
Elliot  85'		 BBC Sport Campbell  61' Attendance: 2,045
Referee: John McKendrick
10 September 2011 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 0[9] Hamilton Academical Palmerston Park
Johnston  51' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,514
Referee: Charlie Richmond
17 September 2011 First Division Queen of the South 4 – 1[9] Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
Smith  20', 35', 38'
Brighton  30'		 BBC Sport MacDonald  87' Attendance: 1,699
Referee: George Salmond
24 September 2011 First Division Ayr United 1 – 0[9] Queen of the South Somerset Park
Roberts  84' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Calum Murray
1 October 2011 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 0[9] Dundee Palmerston Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Mike Tumilty
15 October 2011 First Division Falkirk 1 – 0[9] Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
Dods  90' QOSFC Report Attendance: 3,094
Referee: John Beaton
22 October 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 0 – 2[9] Queen of the South Stark's Park
BBC Sport McLaughlin  18'
Brighton  75'		 Attendance: 1,523
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 October 2011 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 2[9] Livingston Palmerston Park
BBC Sport McNulty  6'
Fotheringham  64'		 Attendance: 1,556
Referee: Brian Winter
5 November 2011 First Division Hamilton Academical 3 – 1[9] Queen of the South New Douglas Park
Paterson  17'
Imrie  82'
Anderson  90'		 BBC Sport Smith  31' Attendance: 1,836
Referee: George Salmond
12 November 2011 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 0[9] Partick Thistle Palmerston Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Calum Murray
26 November 2011 First Division Greenock Morton 2 – 2[9] Queen of the South Cappielow Park
Jackson  17'
Weatherson  82'		 BBC Sport McLaughlin  2'
McKenna  57'		 Attendance: 1,352
Referee: William Collum
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
26 December 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 1 – 0[9] Queen of the South Firhill Stadium
Doolan  48' BBC Sport Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Bobby Madden
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
14 January 2012 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 0[9] Ross County Palmerston Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Iain Brines
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
28 January 2012 First Division Queen of the South 2 – 1[9] Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
Parkin  58', 65' BBC Sport Campbell  75' Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Craig Charleston
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
18 February 2012 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 1[9] Dundee Palmerston Park
Parkin  44' BBC Sport Lockwood  89' Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Steve Conroy
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
3 March 2012 First Division Ross County 2 – 1[9] Queen of the South Victoria Park
Vigurs  23'
Gardyne  72'		 BBC Sport McGuffie  57' Attendance: 2,578
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
10 March 2012 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 0[9] Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
Reilly  82' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Brian Winter
17 March 2012 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 5[9] Partick Thistle Palmerston Park
BBC Sport Doolan  17', 64'
O'Donnell  42'
Erskine  69'
Elliot  85'		 Attendance: 1,689
Referee: George Salmond
24 March 2012 First Division Hamilton Academical 3 – 0[9] Queen of the South New Douglas Park
Spence  72'
Redmond  84'
Ryan  90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,631
Referee: Euan Norris
31 March 2012 First Division Queen of the South 2 – 1[9] Ayr United Palmerston Park
Johnston  14'
Parkin  24'		 BBC Sport Moffat  78' Attendance: 2,079
Referee: Charlie Richmond
7 April 2012 First Division Greenock Morton 2 – 2[9] Queen of the South Cappielow Park
Bachirou  32'
MacDonald  62'		 SFL Report Parkin  60'
Carmichael  79'		 Attendance: 1,622
Referee: Crawford Allan
10 April 2012 First Division Dundee 1 – 1[9] Queen of the South Dens Park
O'Donnell  53' QOSFC Report Higgins  82' Attendance: 3,371
Referee: John Beaton
14 April 2012 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 0[9] Falkirk Palmerston Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Iain Brines
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
28 April 2012 First Division Raith Rovers 3 – 1[9] Queen of the South Stark's Park
Graham  15'
Baird  54'
Clarke  90'		 BBC Sport Carmichael  58' Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Brian Colvin
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
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 Round 1 Queen of the South 2 – 1[9] Stranraer Palmerston Park
Carmichael  19'
Brighton  78'		 BBC Sport Gallagher  15' Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
23 August 2011 Round 2 Queen of the South 3 – 0[9] Forfar Athletic Palmerston Park
Brighton  29'
Johnston  58'
Clark  61'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Willie Collum
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
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish 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
Main article: 2011-12 Scottish Cup
7 January 2012 Round 4 Partick Thistle 0 – 1[9] Queen of the South Firhill Stadium
BBC Report Carmichael  89' Attendance: 2,454
Referee: Des Roache
4 February 2012 Round 5 Aberdeen 1 – 1[9] Queen of the South Pittodrie Stadium
Vernon  67' BBC Sport McLaughlin  54' Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Steven McLean
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

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Stephen Simmons 28 Club Captain
MF Stephen McKenna 13 Vice Captain
DF Ryan McGuffie 2 2nd 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 TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Roddy McKenzie 402+000+001+001+00
GK Lee Robinson 39034+003+002+000+00
GK James Atkinson 000+000+000+000+00
DF John Potter 13012+100+000+000+00
DF Alan Reid 36024+503+002+100+10
DF Mark Campbell 19115+010+003+001+00
DF Steven Black 603+300+000+000+00
DF Chris Higgins 39231+123+003+001+00
DF Ryan McGuffie 36426+433+011+101+00
DF Craig Reid 32025+003+003+001+00
MF Scott McLaughlin 41734+063+013+001+00
MF Daniel Carmichael 41627+743+012+110+10
MF Allan Johnston 37331+023+002+011+00
MF Ian McShane 501+300+000+100+00
MF Dan Orsi 201+100+000+000+00
MF Stephen Simmons 36123+611+203+001+00
MF Nicky Clark 36119+1102+002+110+10
MF Stephen McKenna 37224+622+102+101+00
MF Kevin Holt 19013+401+100+000+00
FW Kevin Smith 26517+650+002+001+00
FW Tom Brighton 26616+541+002+121+00
FW Steven Degnan 000+000+000+000+00
FW Marc McCusker 700+700+000+000+00
FW Gavin Reilly 1723+1220+200+000+00
FW Ryan Smylie 900+800+000+100+00
FW Sam Parkin 17615+062+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GKRoddy McKenzie 0000000000
GKLee Robinson 1000000010
GKJames Atkinson 0000000000
DFJohn Potter 2000000020
DFAlan Reid 3000000030
DFMark Campbell 3000000030
DFSteven Black 1000000010
DFChris Higgins 4100001051
DFRyan McGuffie 4000000040
DFCraig Reid 3200000032
MFScott McLaughlin 3000100040
MFDaniel Carmichael 3000100040
MFAllan Johnston 4000000040
MFIan McShane 0000000000
MFDan Orsi 0000000000
MFStephen Simmons 90000010100
MFNicky Clark 1000100020
MFStephen McKenna 100100000110
MFKevin Holt 3100000031
FWKevin Smith 1100010012
FWTom Brighton 2000000020
FWSteven Degnan 0000000000
FWMarc McCusker 0000000000
FWGavin Reilly 0000000000
FWRyan Smylie 0000000000
FWSam Parkin 4000000040

Top scorers
Last updated on 5 May 2012
Position Nation Name First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
1Scott McLaughlin 61007
2Tom Brighton 40206
=Sam Parkin 60006
=Daniel Carmichael 41106
5Kevin Smith 50005
6Ryan McGuffie 31004
7Allan Johnston 20103
8Stephen McKenna 20002
=Chris Higgins 20002
=Gavin Reilly 20002
11Nicky Clark 00101
=Stephen Simmons 10001
=Mark Campbell 10001

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
Totals61108

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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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
Last updated on 5 May 2012
Team League Results[a] Points
1 2 3 4
Ayr United0–14–11–12–17
Dundee0–01–21–11–13
Falkirk0–11–50–30–01
Greenock Morton4–12–22–12–28
Hamilton Academical1–01–31–20–33
Livingston2–20–22–20–42
Partick Thistle1–20–00–10–51
Raith Rovers1–32–01–01–36
Ross County0–20–01–23–51

Source: 2011–12 Scottish First Division Results Table

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

Transfers

See also

References
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