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

12 July 2011 Friendly Clyde 1 – 3[9] Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish First Division

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
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
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
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

Scottish League Cup

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

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

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

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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