2012–13 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Queen of the South's first season back in the Scottish Second Division after an absence of a decade after the club's relegation from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.^[2] Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Queen of the South finished first in the Second Division to be crowned champions and were promoted to the Scottish Championship. The club were also the winners of the Challenge Cup to complete a historic double for the club and also reached the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Clyde v Queen of the South

7 July 2012[3] Friendly	Clyde	1 – 3	Queen of the South	East Kilbride
		QOSFC Report	Carmichael Lyle McKay	Attendance: Closed doors

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

11 July 2012[4] Friendly	Partick Thistle	1 – 4	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium
		QOSMAD Report	Smith (2) McShane Durnan	Attendance: Closed doors

Gretna 2008 v Queen of the South

14 July 2012[4] Friendly	Gretna 2008	0 – 4	Queen of the South	Raydale Park
		QOSFC Report	Clark  18' Holt  30' Smith  44' Reilly  85'	Attendance: 516

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

17 July 2012 Friendly	Queen's Park	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Lesser Hampden
		QOSFC Report	Reilly  5' Trialist  80'	Attendance: Closed doors

Workington v Queen of the South

21 July 2012[3] Friendly	Workington	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Borough Park
		QOSFC Report	Clark  7' Smith  45'	Attendance: 236

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Second Division

Queen of the South v Forfar Athletic

11 August 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  32' Reilly  89'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Tumilty

East Fife v Queen of the South

18 August 2012 Second Division	East Fife	0 – 0	Queen of the South	Bayview Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report	Johnston  69', 88'	Attendance: 628 Referee: Roache

Queen of the South v Albion Rovers

25 August 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Albion Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  21'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Charleston

Queen of the South v Arbroath

1 September 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	6 – 0	Arbroath	Palmerston Park
15:00	Gibson  17' Clark  37' Reilly  53', 64', 90' Smith  87'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,554 Referee: McKendrick

Ayr United v Queen of the South

15 September 2012 Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 4	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00	MacKinnon  9', 19'	QOSFC Report	Clark  16' Burns  31' Reilly  62', 69'	Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Muir

Brechin City v Queen of the South

22 September 2012 Second Division	Brechin City	0 – 3	Queen of the South	Glebe Park
15:00		QOSFC Report	Higgins  7' Lyle  40' Gibson  53' (pen.)	Attendance: 538 Referee: Robertson

Queen of the South v Alloa Athletic

29 September 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Clark  67'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,573[5] Referee: Beaton

Stranraer v Queen of the South

6 October 2012 Second Division	Stranraer	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Stair Park
15:00		QOSFC Report	Reilly  28' Clark  90'	Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Cook

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

20 October 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Palmerston Park
15:00	Durnan  2' Young  45' Clark  48' Holt  90'	QOSFC Report	Gemmell  68' Ferguson  71' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Hilland

Queen of the South v East Fife

28 October 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	1 – 0	East Fife	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  4'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Salmond

Arbroath v Queen of the South

17 November 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	2 – 3	Queen of the South	Gayfield Park
15:00	Doris  45' (pen.), 90' (pen.)	QOSFC Report	Clark  22' Higgins  28' Durnan  60'	Attendance: 691 Referee: Roache

Forfar Athletic v Queen of the South

20 November 2012 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1 – 5	Queen of the South	Station Park
19:30	Dunlop  21' Swankie  25'	QOSFC Report	Clark  5', 49' McGuffie  22' (pen.) Durnan  27' Hopkirk  81'	Attendance: 391 Referee: Aitken

Queen of the South v Ayr United

24 November 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
15:00	McGuffie  16' Clark  55'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Anderson

Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South

8 December 2012 Second Division	Alloa Athletic	P – P	Queen of the South	Recreation Park
15:00		BBC Sport
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South

11 December 2012 Second Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Recreation Park
19:30	McCord  58' (pen.)	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 475 Referee: Colvin

Queen of the South v Brechin City

15 December 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Brechin City	Palmerston Park
15:00	Carmichael  21'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Salmond

Queen of the South v Stranraer

26 December 2012 Second Division	Queen of the South	4 – 1	Stranraer	Palmerston Park
15:00	Clark  31', 63', 70' Smith  84'	QOSFC Report	McKeown  20'	Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Graham

Stenhousemuir v Queen of the South

29 December 2012 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	1 – 3	Queen of the South	Ochilview Park
15:00	Kean  90'	QOSFC Report	Reilly  32', 69' Clark  55'	Attendance: 632 Referee: Tumilty

Ayr United v Queen of the South

2 January 2013 Second Division	Ayr United	1 – 5	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00	Winters  30'	QOSFC Report	McStay  32' (o.g.) Clark  43' Carmichael  47' McCann  69' (o.g.) Lyle  72'	Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Dallas

Queen of the South v Arbroath

5 January 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	5 – 1	Arbroath	Palmerston Park
15:00	Durnan  20' Lyle  54' Clark  58', 84' Carmichael  65' McKenna  81'	QOSFC Report	Doris  18'	Attendance: 1,693 Referee: Finnie

Albion Rovers v Queen of the South

12 January 2013 Second Division	Albion Rovers	0 – 3	Queen of the South	Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report	Clark  41' Lyle  68' Young  76'	Attendance: 810 Referee: Charleston

Queen of the South v Forfar Athletic

19 January 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	3 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	McGuffie  11' Lyle  19' Clark  70'	QOSFC Report	Templeman  15'	Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Colvin

Brechin City v Queen of the South

26 January 2013 Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Queen of the South	Glebe Park
15:00		BBC Sport
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

Queen of the South v Alloa Athletic

2 February 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,738 Referee: Allan

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

9 February 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Palmerston Park
15:00	Young  34' Mitchell  45'	QOSFC Report	Corcoran  47'	Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Robertson

Stranraer v Queen of the South

16 February 2013 Second Division	Stranraer	0 – 5	Queen of the South	Stair Park
15:00	Mitchell  21'	QOSFC Report	Burns  17' McGuffie  24' (pen.) Lyle  39', 71' Clark  59'	Attendance: 810 Referee: Salmond

Queen of the South v Albion Rovers

23 February 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	3 – 0	Albion Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  43' Clark  76' Durnan  81'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Anderson

Brechin City v Queen of the South

26 February 2013 Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Queen of the South	Glebe Park
19:45		BBC Sport
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

East Fife v Queen of the South

2 March 2013 Second Division	East Fife	2 – 3	Queen of the South	Bayview Stadium
15:00	McManus  64' Gormley  86'	QOSFC Report	Reilly  15' Clark  66' Durnan  69'	Attendance: 627 Referee: Northcroft

Queen of the South v Ayr United

9 March 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  45' Reilly  60'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Charleston

Arbroath v Queen of the South

16 March 2013 Second Division	Arbroath	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Gayfield Park
15:00	Smith  83'	QOSFC Report	Clark  90'	Attendance: 656 Referee: Tumilty

Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South

23 March 2013 Second Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 2	Queen of the South	Recreation Park
15:00	Cawley  56'	QOSFC Report	Clark  40' McGuffie  85' (pen.)	Attendance: 647 Referee: Dallas

Brechin City v Queen of the South

27 March 2013 Second Division	Brechin City	0 – 6	Queen of the South	Station Park [6]
19:45	McLauchlan  41', 76'	QOSFC Report	Clark  1', 42' Paton  3', 36' Moyes  18' (o.g.) Reilly  57'	Attendance: 627 Referee: Cook

Queen of the South v Brechin City

30 March 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 1	Brechin City	Palmerston Park
15:00	Durnan  16' Lyle  73'	QOSFC Report	Trouten  75' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Aitken

Queen of the South v Stranraer

13 April 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Stranraer	Palmerston Park
15:00	Holt  31' Clark  76'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Graham

Stenhousemuir v Queen of the South

16 April 2013 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Ochilview Park
19:30	Smith  28' Dickson  72'	QOSFC Report	Mitchell  44'	Attendance: 504 Referee: Charleston

Forfar Athletic v Queen of the South

20 April 2013 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	0 – 4	Queen of the South	Station Park
15:00		QOSFC Report	Paton  33' Clark  54', 56', 85'	Attendance: 555 Referee: Roache

Queen of the South v East Fife

27 April 2013 Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 2	East Fife	Palmerston Park
15:00	Clark  87', 90'	QOSFC Report	Campbell  36' Wardlaw  76'	Attendance: 2,568 Referee: McKendrick

Albion Rovers v Queen of the South

4 May 2013 Second Division	Albion Rovers	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report	Clark  71'	Attendance: 853 Referee: Graham

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

28 July 2012 Round 1	Dumbarton	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Bet Butler Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report	Clark  69'	Attendance: 684 Referee: Hilland

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

14 August 2012 Round 2	Greenock Morton	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
19:30	Tidser  38'	QOSFC Report	Durnan  66' Clark  108'	Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Salmond

Rangers v Queen of the South

18 September 2012 Round 3	Rangers	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Queen of the South	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	McKay  55' Kyle  63', 66' McCulloch  72' (pen.)	QOSFC Report	Clark  49' Gibson  62', 90' Reilly  90'	Attendance: 23,932 Referee: O'Reilly
		Penalties
	McCulloch Shiels Naismith Black Argyriou		Lyle Clark Young Reilly McGuffie

Queen of the South v Arbroath

14 October 2012 Round 4	Queen of the South	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Arbroath	Palmerston Park
15:00	Young  9' McGuffie  117'	QOSFC Report	Keddie  58'	Attendance: 2,310 Referee: Clancy

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

7 April 2013 Final	Queen of the South	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p)	Partick Thistle	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
16:05	Clark  101'	QOSFC Report	Muirhead  119' Doolan  120'	Attendance: 9,452 Referee: Allan
		Penalties
	Young Carmichael Fitzpatrick Robinson Reilly Mitchell Higgins		O'Donnell Erskine Welsh Sinclair Forbes Doolan Balatoni

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

Queen of the South v Alloa Athletic

4 August 2012 Round 1	Queen of the South	5 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Mitchell  9' Higgins  67' Clark  83', 85' Lyle  89'	QOSFC Report	Gordon  64' Grehan  78'	Attendance: 967 Referee: Colvin

Queen of the South v Hibernian

28 August 2012 Round 2	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
19:45	Clark  13' Reilly  42'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 2,658 Referee: Madden

Queen of the South v Dundee United

25 September 2012 Round 3	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
19:45		QOSFC Report	Russell  28'	Attendance: 2,374 Referee: Norris

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

Edinburgh City v Queen of the South

3 November 2012 Round 3	Edinburgh City	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Meadowbank Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report	Clark  42' Reilly  65'	Attendance: 1,038 Referee: Northcroft

Kilmarnock v Queen of the South

1 December 2012 Round 4	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Rugby Park
15:00	Sheridan  8' Perez  69'	QOSFC Report	McKenna  2' Clark  77'	Attendance: 4,295 Referee: Tumilty

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	DF	Chris Higgins		40	Club Captain
	DF	Ryan McGuffie		6	Vice Captain

Last updated: 5 May 2013
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 27 July 2013^[7][8]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		James Atkinson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Lee Robinson	46	0	36+0	0	5+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Steven Black	15	0	4+7	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	DF		Mark Durnan	41	7	32+0	6	5+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Chris Higgins	41	3	32+0	2	4+0	0	3+0	1	2+0	0
	DF		Ryan McGuffie	34	6	23+4	5	4+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Marc Fitzpatrick	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Chris Mitchell	42	3	33+0	2	4+0	0	3+0	1	2+0	0
	DF		Kevin Holt	36	1	25+3	1	4+0	0	3+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Paul Burns	28	2	23+2	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
	MF		Daniel Carmichael	43	3	34+0	3	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Nicky Clark	46	41	36+0	32	5+0	4	3+0	3	2+0	2
	MF		David Hopkirk	5	1	0+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Willie Gibson	23	2	11+6	2	2+0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
	MF		Allan Johnston	7	0	1+4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ian McShane	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	MF		Stephen McKenna	40	1	28+3	1	4+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Dan Orsi	17	0	4+8	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Pat Slattery	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Derek Young	33	3	22+4	2	3+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Derek Lyle	39	14	23+6	13	1+4	0	2+1	1	2+0	0
	FW		Gavin Reilly	41	15	17+14	12	3+2	1	1+2	1	1+1	1
	FW		Kevin Smith	20	2	0+18	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Michael Paton	11	3	6+4	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 27 July 2013

Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	James Atkinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Lee Robinson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Steven Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Mark Durnan	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	DF	Chris Higgins	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	DF	Ryan McGuffie	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Marc Fitzpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Chris Mitchell	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Kevin Holt	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	MF	Paul Burns	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Daniel Carmichael	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Nicky Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	David Hopkirk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Willie Gibson	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	Allan Johnston	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	MF	Ian McShane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Stephen McKenna	6	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	10	1
	MF	Dan Orsi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Pat Slattery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Derek Young	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	FW	Derek Lyle	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	FW	Gavin Reilly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kevin Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Michael Paton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Manager of the Month Awards

Last updated 14 June 2013

Nation	Name	Month
	Allan Johnston[9]	August
	Allan Johnston[10]	September
	Allan Johnston[11]	December
	Allan Johnston[12]	January
	Allan Johnston[13]	March

Top Scorers

Last updated on 4 May 2013

Position	Nation	Name	Second Division	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1		Nicky Clark	32	2	3	4	41
2		Gavin Reilly	12	1	1	1	15
3		Derek Lyle	13	0	1	0	14
4		Mark Durnan	6	0	0	1	7
5		Ryan McGuffie	5	0	0	1	6
6		Chris Higgins	2	0	1	0	3
=		Danny Carmichael	3	0	0	0	3
=		Derek Young	2	0	0	1	3
=		Chris Mitchell	2	0	1	0	3
=		Michael Paton	3	0	0	0	3
11		Willie Gibson	2	0	0	0	2
=		Paul Burns	2	0	0	0	2
=		Kevin Smith	2	0	0	0	2
14		Stephen McKenna	1	0	0	0	1
=		David Hopkirk	1	0	0	0	1
=		Kevin Holt	1	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Second Division	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	GK		Lee Robinson	19	1	1	1	22
			Totals	19	1	1	1	22

Last updated: 4 May 2013
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Queen of the South (C, P)	36	29	5	2	92	23	+69	92	Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish First Division
2	Alloa Athletic (P)	36	20	7	9	62	35	+27	67	Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs
3	Brechin City	36	19	4	13	72	59	+13	61
4	Forfar Athletic	36	17	3	16	67	74	−7	54
5	Arbroath	36	15	7	14	47	57	−10	52
6	Stenhousemuir	36	12	13	11	59	59	0	49
7	Ayr United	36	12	5	19	53	65	−12	41
8	Stranraer	36	10	7	19	43	71	−28	37
9	East Fife (O)	36	8	8	20	50	65	−15	32	Qualification to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
10	Albion Rovers (R)	36	7	3	26	45	82	−37	24	Relegation to the 2013–14 Scottish Third Division

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W
Position	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: ^[14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Willie Gibson Falkirk Free[15] Mark Durnan St Johnstone Free[16] Chris Mitchell Bradford City Free[17] Derek Lyle Cowdenbeath Free[18] Derek Young Greenock Morton Free[18] David Hopkirk Hamilton Academical Free[19] Paul Burns Dunfermline Athletic Free[20] Michael Paton Aberdeen Free[21] Marc Fitzpatrick Ross County Free[22]

Players out Player To Fee Steven Degnan Gretna FC 2008 Free[23] Marc McCusker Dumbarton Free[24] Sam Parkin St Mirren Free[25] Scott McLaughlin Peterhead Free[26] Stephen Simmons Alloa Athletic Free[27] Tom Brighton Irvine Meadow Free[28] Ryan Smylie Kilbirnie Ladeside Free[29] Craig Reid Greenock Morton Free[30] David Hopkirk Annan Athletic Loan[31] David Hopkirk Annan Athletic Free[32] Dan Orsi Annan Athletic Loan[33] Steven Black Annan Athletic Loan[34] Willie Gibson Celtic Nation Free[35]

See also

• List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons

References

1. ↑ "Allan Johnston is named new Queen of the South manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
2. ↑ "Queen of the South: Doonhamers relegated to Division Two". STV. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
3. 1 2 "Pre season friendlies announced". Queen of the South F.C. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
4. 1 2 "Pre-season arrangements - update". Queen of the South F.C. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
5. ↑ "Crowd Amendment & New Grandad". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
6. ↑ "Brechin Midweek Match Moved to Forfar". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
7. ↑ "Queen of the South". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
8. ↑ "First Team Squad". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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