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

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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.

ChairmanDavie Rae
ManagerGus MacPherson
Allan Johnston
StadiumPalmerston Park
First Division10th (Relegated)
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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
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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

Preseason

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 Red card 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.), Red card 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 Red card 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'
Elliott 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card		 BBC Sport Holt Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card
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 Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card		 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 Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card		 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'
Elliott 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 Red card 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 Red card 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

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

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGKRoddy McKenzie 0000000000
EnglandGKLee Robinson 1000000010
EnglandGKJames Atkinson 0000000000
ScotlandDFJohn Potter 2000000020
ScotlandDFAlan Reid 3000000030
ScotlandDFMark Campbell 3000000030
ScotlandDFSteven Black 1000000010
ScotlandDFChris Higgins 4100001051
ScotlandDFRyan McGuffie 4000000040
ScotlandDFCraig Reid 3200000032
ScotlandMFScott McLaughlin 3000100040
ScotlandMFDaniel Carmichael 3000100040
ScotlandMFAllan Johnston 4000000040
ScotlandMFIan McShane 0000000000
ScotlandMFDan Orsi 0000000000
ScotlandMFStephen Simmons 90000010100
ScotlandMFNicky Clark 1000100020
ScotlandMFStephen McKenna 100100000110
ScotlandMFKevin Holt 3100000031
ScotlandFWKevin Smith 1100010012
ScotlandFWTom Brighton 2000000020
ScotlandFWSteven Degnan 0000000000
ScotlandFWMarc McCusker 0000000000
ScotlandFWGavin Reilly 0000000000
ScotlandFWRyan Smylie 0000000000
ScotlandFWSam Parkin 4000000040

Top scorers

Last updated on 5 May 2012
More information Position, Nation ...
Position Nation Name First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
1ScotlandScott McLaughlin 61007
2ScotlandTom Brighton 40206
=ScotlandSam Parkin 60006
=ScotlandDaniel Carmichael 41106
5ScotlandKevin Smith 50005
6ScotlandRyan McGuffie 31004
7ScotlandAllan Johnston 20103
8ScotlandStephen McKenna 20002
=ScotlandChris Higgins 20002
=ScotlandGavin Reilly 20002
11ScotlandNicky Clark 00101
=ScotlandStephen Simmons 10001
=ScotlandMark Campbell 10001
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Clean sheets

More information R, Pos ...
R Pos Nat Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
1 GK England Lee Robinson 7 1 1 0 9
2 GK Scotland Roddy McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0
Totals61108
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Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 7 11 18 38 64  −26 32 6 5 7 21 31  −10 1 6 11 17 33  −16
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Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAH
ResultDLLLWWLDLWLLDDWLLLLDDWDDLLWLLWDDDLLL
Position4810101079898910101088910101010998101010101010101010101010
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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
More information Team, League Results[a] ...
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
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Source: 2011–12 Scottish First Division Results Table

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

Transfers

More information Player, From ...
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