2016–17 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2016–17 season
Chairman Billy Hewitson
Manager Gavin Skelton
Jim Thomson (caretaker manager)
Gary Naysmith
Stadium Palmerston Park
Scottish Championship Sixth
Challenge Cup Sixth Round; Lost to Dundee United
League Cup Third Round; Lost to Rangers
Scottish Cup Third Round; Lost to Albion Rovers
Top goalscorer League: Stephen Dobbie (19)
All: Stephen Dobbie (26)
Highest home attendance 3,703 vs. Hibernian, 24 September 2016
Lowest home attendance 1,147 vs. St Mirren, 6 December 2016
Average home league attendance 1,857
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 season is Queen of the South's fourth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fourth season in the Scottish Championship,[1] having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[2] Queens will also be competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Queen of the South finished sixth in the Scottish Championship.

The club reached the sixth round of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.

Management

The club began the 2016-17 season under the management of Gavin Skelton and he remained in charge until 7 November 2016 when he resigned for personal reasons.[3] Former club captain and current football development manager Jim Thomson was placed in temporary charge along with another former club captain Graeme Robertson, who was back home for one month after coaching in China.[4] Gary Naysmith was appointed the club's manager along with his assistant Dougie Anderson on 1 December 2016, having previously been in-charge of part-time club East Fife.[5]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 DF Chris Higgins Scotland 15 Club Captain
4 DF Andy Dowie Scotland 14 Vice Captain
8 MF John Rankin Scotland 17 Club Captain
11 FW Stephen Dobbie Scotland 1 Vice Captain

Last updated: 6 May 2017
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 4 January 2018[8][9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Lee Robinson 46035+004+006+001+00
2 DF Scotland Jamie Hamill 32218+304+006+010+11
3 DF England Jordan Marshall 41031+004+005+001+00
4 DF Scotland Andy Dowie 38127+004+006+011+00
5 DF Scotland Darren Brownlie 42034+104+002+001+00
6 DF Scotland Chris Higgins 29023+001+004+001+00
*7 MF Scotland Grant Anderson[10] 29316+313+016+011+00
*8 MF Scotland Mark Millar[11] 26117+112+104+001+00
8 MF Scotland John Rankin 17117+010+000+000+00
9 FW Scotland Derek Lyle 371419+8103+025+121+00
10 FW Scotland Dale Hilson 2135+911+015+110+00
11 FW Scotland Stephen Dobbie 422634+1194+061+111+00
12 FW England Steven Rigg 1623+701+121+300+00
14 MF South Africa Kyle Jacobs 42133+014+003+200+00
15 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 17416+140+000+000+00
16 DF Scotland Scott Hooper 200+100+001+000+00
*17 MF England Jake Pickard[12] 1915+601+203+111+00
17 MF Scotland Connor McManus 401+300+000+000+00
18 FW Scotland Aidan Smith 200+000+001+100+00
19 MF England Owen Moxon 800+500+200+100+00
20 GK England James Atkinson 101+000+000+000+00
*21 GK Scotland Robbie Thomson[13] 000+000+000+000+00
21 GK Scotland Jack Leighfield 000+000+000+000+00
22 MF Scotland Callum Tapping 802+300+003+000+00
23 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 19315+331+000+000+00
24 DF Scotland Scott Mercer 11011+000+000+000+00
25 FW Australia Lyndon Dykes 40420+1022+114+211+00
26 MF Scotland Ayrton Sonkur 000+000+000+000+00
27 FW Scotland Connor Murray 901+701+000+000+00
28 DF Scotland Richard Murray 000+000+000+000+00
29 MF Scotland Owen Bell 301+200+000+000+00
31 MF England Ryan Nelson 000+000+000+000+00
32 FW Scotland Ross Fergusson 600+600+000+000+00
34 GK England Cameron Copeland 000+000+000+000+00
35 FW Scotland Dean Brotherston 1611+910+200+400+00
39 MF Scotland Dan Carmichael 21011+800+100+000+10

Disciplinary record

As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship 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
1EnglandGKLee Robinson4000000040
2ScotlandDFJamie Hamill6000200080
3EnglandDFJordan Marshall4000000040
4ScotlandDFAndy Dowie90001010110
5ScotlandDFDarren Brownlie6000000060
6ScotlandDFChris Higgins5000000050
7ScotlandMFGrant Anderson1000100020
*8ScotlandMFMark Millar[14]3000100040
8ScotlandMFJohn Rankin3000000030
9ScotlandFWDerek Lyle1000000010
10ScotlandFWDale Hilson4000000040
11ScotlandFWStephen Dobbie2000000020
14South AfricaMFKyle Jacobs6000100070
15ScotlandMFJoe Thomson1000000010
17EnglandMFJake Pickard2000201050
22ScotlandMFCallum Tapping1000200030
23ScotlandMFDom Thomas1000000010
24ScotlandDFScott Mercer1000000010
25AustraliaFWLyndon Dykes1010000020
27ScotlandFWConnor Murray0010000010
Totals 6102010020750

Top Scorers

Last updated 6 May 2017
Position Nation Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1ScotlandStephen Dobbie 1961026
2ScotlandDerek Lyle 1022014
3ScotlandJoe Thomson 40004
=AustraliaLyndon Dykes 21104
5ScotlandGrant Anderson 11103
=ScotlandDom Thomas 30003
=ScotlandDale Hilson 11103
8EnglandSteven Rigg 02002
=ScotlandJamie Hamill 00112
10ScotlandMark Millar 10001
=ScotlandAndy Dowie 00101
=EnglandJake Pickard 00101
=ScotlandDean Brotherston 10001
=South AfricaKyle Jacobs 10001
=ScotlandJohn Rankin 10001

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK England Lee Robinson 8 2 3 0 13
20 GK England James Atkinson 0 0 0 0 0
Totals823013

Last updated: 6 May 2017
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

{{2016–17 Scottish Championship table|showteam=QOS}}

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHHHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWWWWWDDLLLLLLLDDLDWDWLWWLDLLDWWLLDL
Position633321112356666666777555555555556666
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: "Queen of the South". Statto. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 6 May 2017
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Gavin Skelton[15] 22 April 2016 5 November 2016 22 12 3 7 054.55
Jim Thomson 12 November 2016 3 December 2016 4 1 0 3 025.00
Gary Naysmith[16] 6 December 2016 6 May 2017 23 6 7 10 026.09

Transfers

See also

Notes

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

References

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  2. ↑ "Brechin 0-6 Queen of the South". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ↑ http://qosfc.com/news-3380
  4. ↑ http://qosfc.com/news-3381
  5. ↑ http://qosfc.com/news-3407
  6. ↑ http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/match/15039-falkirk-v-queen-of-the-south/
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  16. ↑ "Gary Naysmith Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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  37. ↑ "Smith Rejoins Annan". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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