Queen of the South
2023–24 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerMarvin Bartley
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish League One8th On Going
League CupGroup stages
Challenge CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gavin Reilly (5)
All: Gavin Reilly (10)
Highest home attendance1,899 vs. Alloa Athletic, 19 August 2023
Lowest home attendance942 vs. Kelty Hearts, 18 November 2023
Average home league attendance1,246

The 2023–24 season is Queen of the South's second 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

24 June 2023 Friendly East Kilbride 1–1 Queen of the South East Kilbride
15:00 L. Brown (pen.) QOSFC Report Reilly Stadium: K-Park
1 July 2023 Friendly Livingston 2–0 Queen of the South Livingston
15:00 Pittman
Bradley
QOSFC Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 511
5 July 2023 Friendly Queen of the South 3–0 Gretna 2008 Dumfries
19:30 Kennedy
Mendy
Connelly
QOSFC Report Stadium: Palmerston Park
9 July 2023 Friendly Dundee United 2–1 Queen of the South St Andrews
Middleton
Glass
DUFC Report McGuffie Stadium: St Andrews Training Centre
Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish League One

5 August 2023 Match 1 Queen of the South 3–4 Alloa Athletic Dumfries
15:00 McKechnie 2'
Reilly 37' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
D. McKay 6'
Rodden 15', 44'
Sammon 29'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Hardie
Man of the Match: Mimnaugh
12 August 2023 Match 2 Edinburgh 1–2 Queen of the South Edinburgh
15:00 Murray 14' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Doherty 80'
McClelland 83' Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 84'
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 523
Referee: L. Wilson
Man of the Match: Ambrose
19 August 2023 Match 3 Queen of the South 3–1 Annan Athletic Dumfries
15:00 Connelly 60'
Reilly soccer ball with red X 27' 62'
Walker 71'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Ambrose 6' (o.g.) Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,899
Referee: Grainger
Man of the Match: Reilly
26 August 2023 Match 4 Cove Rangers 1–2 Queen of the South Aberdeen
15:00 Gillingham Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Mykyta 90+8'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Walker 3'
Mimnaugh 45+4'
Botterill Red card 68'
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 612
Referee: Grieve
Man of the Match: Ambrose
2 September 2023 Match 5 Queen of the South 2–3 Montrose Dumfries
15:00 McKechnie 48'
L. Gibson 60'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Quinn 10'
Brown 15', 67'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Snedden
Man of the Match: L. Gibson
16 September 2023 Match 6 Falkirk 1–0 Queen of the South Falkirk
15:00 Spencer 88' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,502
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Ambrose
23 September 2023 Match 7 Queen of the South 1–2 Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 Cochrane 28' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Henderson 15'
J. Longridge 84'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Stone
30 September 2023 Match 8 Kelty Hearts 3–1 Queen of the South Kelty
15:00 Moore 43' (pen.)
Lyon 48'
Tidser 90+4'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Hutchinson 40' Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 509
Referee: Whyte
Man of the Match: Hutchinson
7 October 2023 Match 9 Queen of the South 0–1 Stirling Albion Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
McGregor 78' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Stuart
Man of the Match: P. McKay
21 October 2023 Match 10 Annan Athletic 0–1 Queen of the South Annan
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Reilly 43' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Scott
Man of the Match: Botterill
28 October 2023 Match 11 Queen of the South 0–1 Cove Rangers Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Burrell 83' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Lambie
Man of the Match: P. McKay
4 November 2023 Match 12 Queen of the South 1–1 Falkirk Dumfries
15:00 Reilly 24' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Lang 11' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,498
Referee: Napier
Man of the Match: MacIntyre
11 November 2023 Match 13 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Queen of the South Alloa
15:00 Roy 64' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 687
Referee: Stuart
Man of the Match: MacIntyre
18 November 2023 Queen of the South 1–3 Kelty Hearts Dumfries
15:00 Thomson 31' (o.g.) QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
F. Owens 44'
Tidser 49'
Lyon 55'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 942
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Connelly

Scottish League Cup

18 July 2023 Round 1;Group G-1 Queen of the South 3–3
(4–5 p)
Motherwell Dumfries
19:45 McKechnie 18'
Reilly 73', 83' (pen.)
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Spittal 40', 75'
Slattery 56'
Lamie Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,932
Referee: Napier
Man of the Match: Reilly
Penalties
Reilly soccer ball with check mark
Mimnaugh soccer ball with check mark
P. McKay soccer ball with check mark
Todd soccer ball with check mark
McKechnie soccer ball with red X
Spittal soccer ball with check mark
Wilkinson soccer ball with check mark
Slattery soccer ball with check mark
P. McGinn soccer ball with check mark
O'Donnell soccer ball with check mark
22 July 2023 Round 1; Group G-2 Elgin City 0–2 Queen of the South Elgin
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
McKechnie 17'
McClelland Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 71'
P. McKay 89'
Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 517
Referee: Stuart
Man of the Match: McKechnie
25 July 2023 Round 1 Group G-3 Queen of the South 0–0
(3–5 p)
East Fife Dumfries
19:45 McGuffie Red card 79' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: Grainger
Man of the Match: Botterill
Penalties
Reilly soccer ball with red X
Mimnaugh soccer ball with check mark
P. McKay soccer ball with check mark
Todd soccer ball with check mark
McManus soccer ball with check mark
Shepherd soccer ball with check mark
Murdoch soccer ball with check mark
Walls soccer ball with check mark
Newton soccer ball with check mark
29 July 2023 Queen's Park 1–2 Queen of the South Glasgow
15:00 Fox Red card 47'
Paton soccer ball with red X 84'
Healy 89'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Reilly 65'
Cochrane 77'
Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 826
Referee: Irvine
Man of the Match: McClelland

Scottish Challenge Cup

9 September 2023 Round 3 Partick Thistle 2–3 Queen of the South Glasgow
15:00 Lawless 11' (pen.)
Stanway 48'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
McGuffie 7'
Reilly 24'
Ambrose 87'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,307
Referee: Anderson
Man of the Match: Ambrose
14 October 2023 Round 4 Queen of the South 1–2 Arbroath Dumfries
15:00 Doherty 12' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Bird 54'
McKenna 90'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 786
Referee: Williams
Man of the Match: Doherty

Scottish Cup

25 November 2022 Round 3 Queen of the South 2–2
(4–3 p)
Dundee United Dumfries
15:00 Reilly 17'
Connelly 50'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Fotheringham 6', 58' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,603
Referee: Graham
Man of the Match: Stone
Penalties
Todd soccer ball with check mark
Johnstone soccer ball with check mark
Irving soccer ball with check mark
Connelly soccer ball with check mark
Holt soccer ball with check mark
Moult soccer ball with check mark
Middleton soccer ball with check mark
Grimshaw soccer ball with red X
Cudjoe soccer ball with red X

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
8 MF Josh Todd England 7 Vice Captain
6 MF Harry Cochrane Scotland 10 Club Captain
5 DF Paul McKay Scotland 2 Vice Captain
9 FW Gavin Reilly Scotland 2 Vice Captain

Last updated: 25 November 2023
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 25 November 2023[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish League OneChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Switzerland SUI Gordon Botterill 1208+001+003+000+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Jordan Houston 1407+002+004+000+10
3 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Church 906+201+000+000+00
4 MF Scotland SCO Iain Wilson 000+000+000+000+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Paul McKay 1617+201+104+011+00
6 MF Scotland SCO Harry Cochrane 16210+112+003+010+00
7 MF Scotland SCO Kieran McKechnie 21413+121+104+020+10
8 MF England ENG Josh Todd 20010+301+103+101+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Gavin Reilly 171011+051+014+031+01
10 FW Scotland SCO Lee Connelly 1627+311+002+201+01
11 MF Scotland SCO Craig McGuffie 1113+301+012+101+00
12 GK Scotland SCO Charlie Cowie 100+100+000+000+00
14 FW England ENG Jake Hutchinson 1213+610+200+000+10
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Kyle McClelland 16111+011+003+001+00
17 MF Scotland SCO Alex Ferguson 1106+500+000+000+00
18 MF Scotland SCO Reegan Mimnaugh 1115+111+004+000+00
19 DF Scotland SCO Oscar MacIntyre 1007+200+000+001+00
20 FW Scotland SCO Ross Irving 700+200+000+400+10
21 GK Scotland SCO Murray Johnson 100+000+001+000+00
22 MF England ENG Toby Raggett 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF Scotland SCO Cammy Logan 20011+201+104+001+00
24 DF Nigeria NGA Efe Ambrose 18110+302+012+001+00
25 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Doherty 822+511+010+000+00
27 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Gibson 1311+1012+000+000+00
28 MF Scotland SCO Ben Johnstone 602+100+000+200+10
29 DF Scotland SCO Jay Burns 000+000+000+000+00
30 MF England ENG Harvey Walker 2025+920+101+301+00
31 GK Scotland SCO Harry Stone 806+001+000+001+00
32 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Currie 000+000+000+000+00
35 DF Scotland SCO Jack Brydon 403+001+000+000+00
36 MF Scotland SCO Greig Frame 000+000+000+000+00
37 FW Scotland SCO Keir Foster 000+000+000+000+00
38 MF Scotland SCO Andrew Oram 000+000+000+000+00
39 FW The Gambia GAM Peter Mendy 000+000+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

As of 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish League One Challenge Cup 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
1SwitzerlandGKGordon Botterill0100000001
2ScotlandDFJordan Houston0000100010
3ScotlandDFDaniel Church1000000010
5ScotlandDFPaul McKay0010000010
6ScotlandMFHarry Cochrane1010200040
7ScotlandMFKieran McKechnie4000000040
8EnglandMFJosh Todd1000000010
9ScotlandFWGavin Reilly2000000020
10ScotlandFWLee Connelly4000101060
11ScotlandMFCraig McGuffie0000010001
14EnglandFWJake Hutchinson2000000020
15Northern IrelandDFKyle McClelland5100210072
17ScotlandMFAlex Ferguson4000000040
18ScotlandMFReegan Mimnaugh2000000020
19ScotlandDFOscar MacIntyre1000000010
20ScotlandFWRoss Irving1000000010
24NigeriaDFEfe Ambrose3010000040
25ScotlandFWKyle Doherty1000000010
28ScotlandMFBen Johnstone0000100010
30EnglandMFHarvey Walker1000000010
Totals 332307210444

Top scorers

Last updated 25 November 2023
Position Nation Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1ScotlandGavin Reilly 531110
2ScotlandKieran McKechnie 22004
3EnglandHarvey Walker 20002
=ScotlandHarry Cochrane 11002
=ScotlandKyle Doherty 10102
=ScotlandLee Connelly 10012
7ScotlandPaul McKay 01001
=Northern IrelandKyle McClelland 10001
=ScotlandReegan Mimnaugh 10001
=ScotlandLewis Gibson 10001
=ScotlandCraig McGuffie 00101
=NigeriaEfe Ambrose 00101
=EnglandJake Hutchinson 10001

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Scottish Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Switzerland Gordon Botterill 1 1 0 0 2
12 GK Scotland Charlie Cowie 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK Scotland Murray Johnson 0 1 0 0 1
31 GK Scotland Harry Stone 0 0 0 0 0
Total12003

Last updated: 25 November 2023
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 Alloa Athletic 14 5 2 7 17 23 6 17
7 Stirling Albion 14 4 2 8 10 24 14 14
8 Queen of the South 14 4 1 9 17 23 6 13
9 Annan Athletic 14 2 4 8 18 30 12 10 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Edinburgh City 14 2 3 9 18 33 15 9 Relegation to League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2023. 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]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLWWWLLLLLWLDLL
Position64334456767888
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2023. 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 MOT QOS EFI QPA ELG
1 Motherwell 4 3 1 0 0 9 3 +6 11 Qualification for the second round 3–0 1–0
2 Queen of the South 4 2 0 2 0 7 4 +3 8 3–3p 0–0p
3 East Fife 4 1 2 0 1 3 4 1 7 p0–0 3–1
4 Queen's Park 4 1 0 1 2 6 3 +3 4 1–2 5–0
5 Elgin City 4 0 0 0 4 1 12 11 0 0–2 0–2
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 25 November 2023
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Marvin Bartley 18 July 2023 31 May 2024 21 7 4 10 033.33

Transfers

See also

Notes

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

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