2021–22_Queen_of_the_South_F.C._season

2021–22 Queen of the South F.C. season

2021–22 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South 2021–22 football season


The 2021–22 season is Queen of the South's ninth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Championship,[1] having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[2] Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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Summary

Queens finished tenth in the Scottish Championship and were relegated to Scottish League One, ending nine straight seasons in Scottish Football's second tier.

Queens reached the 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, ending runners-up to Raith Rovers, losing 3-1 at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie.

The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group F that included Airdrieonians, Annan Athletic, Motherwell and Queen's Park.

Queens reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing 3-0 at Palmerston to Cove Rangers in a replay, after a 2-2 draw at the Balmoral Stadium.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

26 June 2021 Friendly Queen of the South 2–3 Annan Athletic Palmerston Park
13:00 Roy 10'
Soares-Junior 20'
QOSFC Report
Black & Golds Photos
Anderson 55'
A. Smith 65' (pen.)
Cairnie 75'
Attendance: Closed doors
29 June 2021 Friendly East Fife 0–3 Queen of the South Bayview Stadium
19:45 QOSFC Report
Fifers Photos
Broadfoot 32'
Todd 42'
Connelly 48'
Attendance: Closed doors
3 July 2021 Friendly Queen of the South 2–1 Stranraer Palmerston Park
14:00 Joseph 16'
Connelly 44'
QOSFC Report
Blues Photos
Moore 41' Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish Championship

31 July 2021 Match 1 Partick Thistle 3–2 Queen of the South Firhill Stadium
15:00 Graham 16', 30'
Tiffoney 85'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Harry Wraggs Photos
Gibson 10'
Paton 74'
Attendance: 1,534
Referee: Aitken
Man of the Match: Gibson
7 August 2021 Match 2 Queen of the South 0–1 Kilmarnock Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Killie Photos
Naismith 90+1' Attendance: 1,195
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Debayo
21 August 2021 Match 3 Greenock Morton 2–3 Queen of the South Cappielow Park
15:00 Jacobs 31'
Brynn 83' (o.g.)
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
Roy 24'
Jacobs 55' (o.g.)
Soares-Junior 72'
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: Lambie
Man of the Match: Gibson
28 August 2021 Match 4 Queen of the South 1–2 Hamilton Academical Palmerston Park
15:00 Paton 54' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Accies Photos
Ryan 46'
Smith 74'
Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Paton
11 September 2021 Match 5 Raith Rovers 0–1 Queen of the South Stark's Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Rovers Photos
Connelly 12' Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Napier
Man of the Match: Soares-Junior
18 September 2021 Match 6 Queen of the South 0–2 Arbroath Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Red Lichties Photos
O'Brien 16'
Gold Red card 57'
Nouble 79'
Attendance: 1,174
Referee: Walsh
Man of the Match: East
25 September 2021 Match 7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Welsh 12'
Gardyne 81'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Caley Jags Photos
Connelly 74' Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Connelly
2 October 2021 Match 8 Queen of the South 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 Connelly 85' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Pars Photos
Attendance: 1,071
Referee: McLean
Man of the Match: Connelly
16 October 2021 Match 9 Ayr United 2–1 Queen of the South Somerset Park
15:00 Muirhead 73' (pen.)
Maxwell 79'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Honest Men Photos
Connelly 68' Attendance: 1,663
Referee: Dickinson
Man of the Match: Gibson
23 October 2021 Match 10 Queen of the South 0–0 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Dallas
Man of the Match: Connelly
26 October 2021 Match 11 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Queen of the South New Douglas Park
19:45 Ryan 76' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Accies Photos
Attendance: 942
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Johnston
30 October 2021 Match 12 Kilmarnock 4–0 Queen of the South Rugby Park
15:00 Shaw 17', 59'
Hendry 90'
Burke 90+2'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Killie Photos
Attendance: 3,992
Referee: D Robertson
Man of the Match: Gibson
6 November 2021 Match 13 Queen of the South 1–1 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 Johnston 49' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Rovers Photos
Connolly 72' Attendance: 964
Referee: Clancy
Man of the Match: Johnston
13 November 2021 Match 14 Arbroath 1-1 Queen of the South Gayfield Park
15:00 McKenna 67' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Red Lichties Photos
Cameron 55' Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Brynn
19 November 2021 Match 15 Queen of the South 1-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
19:45 Connelly 75' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Caley Jags Photos
Mckay 19' (pen.), 50' Attendance: 941
Referee: D Robertson
Man of the Match: Connelly
4 December 2021 Match 16 Queen of the South 0-0 Partick Thistle Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Harry Wraggs Photos
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: McKay
11 December 2021 Match 17 Dunfermline Athletic 3-3 Queen of the South East End Park
15:00 Kennedy 21'
Connolly 54'
McCann 88'
DAFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Pars Photos
Cooper 3'
Connelly 48'
Cameron 65'
Attendance: 3,425
Referee: D Robertson
Man of the Match: East
18 December 2021 Match 18 Queen of the South 3-0 Ayr United Palmerston Park
15:00 East 9'
Cameron 29'
Todd 48'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Honest Men Photos
Attendance: 997
Referee: Munro
Man of the Match: Todd
2 January 2022 Match 19 Queen of the South 0-3 Hamilton Academical Palmerston Park
15:00 Gibson Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 21' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Accies Photos
Moyo 20'
Hamilton 70'
Mullin 77'
Attendance: 437
Referee: Cook
Man of the Match: Rae
8 January 2022 Match 20 Queen of the South 0-2 Kilmarnock Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Killie Photos
Stokes 43'
Shaw 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 492
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Todd
15 January 2022 Match 21 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-2 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Mckay 62'
Walsh 73'
QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Caley Jags Photos
Connelly 39'
Roy 77'
Attendance: 479
Referee: Collum
Man of the Match: McGrory
29 January 2022 Match 22 Queen of the South 0-2 Dunfermline Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
Pars Photos
Dorrans 22'
Pybus 29'
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Aitken
Man of the Match: Gibson
1 February 2022 Match 23 Raith Rovers 3-3 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 Zanatta 9'
Connolly 13'
Poplatnik 83'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Rovers Photos
Liddle 17'
Cooper 48'
Gordon 85'
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Irvine
Man of the Match: Gordon
12 February 2022 Match 24 Greenock Morton 2-1 Queen of the South Cappielow Park
15:00 Reilly 80'
Blues 81'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
East 59' Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Roncone
Man of the Match: Gibson
19 February 2022 Match 25 Queen of the South 0-0 Arbroath Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Red Lichties Photos
Attendance: 1,067
Referee: D Robertson
Man of the Match: Cameron
26 February 2022 Match 26 Ayr United 0-1 Queen of the South Somerset Park
15:00 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Honest Men Photos
Fitzpatrick 32' Attendance: 1,875
Referee: McLean
Man of the Match: Gibson
5 March 2022 Match 27 Queen of the South 3-0 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
15:00 Johnston 19'
Fitzpatrick 31'
Paton 52' (pen.)
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
Attendance: 1,217
Referee: Irvine
Man of the Match: Johnston
8 March 2022 Match 28 Partick Thistle 1-0 Queen of the South Firhill Stadium
19:45 Holt 82' (pen.) QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Harry Wraggs Photos
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: Walsh
Man of the Match: Rae
12 March 2022 Match 29 Queen of the South 0-1 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Rovers Photos
Poplatnik 21' Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Dickinson
Man of the Match: O'Connor
19 March 2022 Match 30 Kilmarnock 2-1 Queen of the South Rugby Park
15:00 Taylor 42'
Shaw 81'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Killie Photos
Roy 66' Attendance: 4,074
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Rae
26 March 2022 Match 31 Hamilton Academical 1-0 Queen of the South New Douglas Park
15:00 Winter 65' QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Accies Photos
Liddle Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 40' Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Grainger
Man of the Match: Gibson
8 April 2022 Match 32 Queen of the South 0-1 Partick Thistle Palmerston Park
19:45 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Harry Wraggs Photos
Tiffoney 62' Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Clancy
Man of the Match: East
16 April 2022 Match 33 Arbroath 5-1 Queen of the South Gayfield Park
15:00 C. Hamilton 25'
J. Hamilton 37', 59'
Cameron 54' (o.g.)
Craigen 90'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Red Lichties Photos
Roy 12' Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Anderson
Man of the Match: McGrory
19 April 2022 Match 34 Queen of the South 2-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
19:45 Todd 6'
East 40'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Caley Jags Photos
Chalmers 17' Attendance: 631
Referee: McDermid
Man of the Match: East
23 April 2022 Match 35 Queen of the South 1-1 Ayr United Palmerston Park
15:00 East 80' QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Honest Men Photos
East 87' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Collum
Man of the Match: O'Connor
29 April 2022 Match 36 Dunfermline Athletic 1-2 Queen of the South East End Park
19:45 Edwards 6' QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Pars Photos
Chalmers 51' (o.g.)
O'Connor 71'
Attendance: 5,406
Referee: Munro
Man of the Match: O'Connor

Scottish League Cup

10 July 2021 Round 1;Group F-1 Queen of the South 0–1 Queen's Park Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Spiders Photos
Biggar 54' Attendance: 500
Referee: Beaton
Man of the Match: Soares-Junior
13 July 2021 Round 1;Group F-2 Annan Athletic 1–3 Queen of the South Galabank
19:45 K. Fleming 74' QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Black & Golds Photos
Paton 29'
Roy 49', 84'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Roncone
Man of the Match: Roy
17 July 2021 Round 1;Group F-3 Motherwell 3–2 Queen of the South Fir Park
15:00 Watt 49'
Lamie 72'
Woolery 75'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Steelmen Photos
Paton 40'
Roy 45+1'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anderson
Man of the Match: Paton
24 July 2021 Round 1;Group F-4 Queen of the South 4–1 Airdrieonians Palmerston Park
15:00 Roy 23', 35', 58'
Soares-Junior 55'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Diamonds Photos
McGill 90+1' Attendance: 300
Referee: Scott
Man of the Match: Roy

Scottish Challenge Cup

5 September 2021 Round 2 Queen of the South 3–0 Broomhill Palmerston Park
14:00 Paton 7' (pen.)
Connelly 62'
Gibson 78' (pen.)
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
BSC Photos
Attendance: 717
Referee: Stuart
Man of the Match: Johnston
8 October 2021 Round 3 Queen of the South 2–0 Partick Thistle Palmerston Park
19:45 Connelly 69'
Roy 90+2'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Harry Wraggs Photos
Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Connelly
1 December 2021 Round 4 Queen of the South 2-1 Greenock Morton Palmerston Park
19:30 Johnston 28'
Paton 88'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Ton Photos
Lithgow 86' Attendance: 525
Referee: Newlands
Man of the Match: Gibson
1 March 2022 Round 5 Cove Rangers 0-1 Queen of the South Balmoral Stadium
19:30 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Toonsers Photos
Fitzpatrick 2' Attendance: 728
Referee: Dickinson
Man of the Match: Rae
3 April 2022 Final Raith Rovers 3-1 Queen of the South Excelsior Stadium
16:15 Poplatnik 16', 70'
Ross 78'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Rovers Photos
Roy 45+3' Attendance: 4,452
Referee: Irvine
Man of the Match: O'Connor

Scottish Cup

27 November 2021 Round 3 Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Vigurs 33'
McAllister 90+1'
QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Toonsers Photos
Soares-Junior 32'
Paton 72'
Nditi Red card 82'
Attendance: 468
Referee: Lambie
Man of the Match: Brynn
7 December 2021 Round 3 replay Queen of the South 0-3 Cove Rangers Palmerston Park
19:45 QOSFAN Report
BBC Sport Report
Toonsers Photos
Fyvie 38'
Megginson 80', 83'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Lambie
Man of the Match: Brynn

Player statistics

Captains

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Last updated: 30 April 2022
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 30 April 2022[3][4]
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Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2022 (UTC)
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Top scorers

Last updated 30 April 2022
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Clean sheets

More information R, Pos ...

Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

Scottish Championship

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: [6][7]
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).[8]
(R) Relegated

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]

Management statistics

Last updated 30 April 2022
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Transfers

More information Player, From ...

See also

Notes

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

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