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)

Stadium

Palmerston Park

Scottish Championship

6th On Going

Challenge Cup

Sixth Round; 18 February 2017 vs. Dundee United On Going

League Cup

Third Round; Lost to Rangers

Scottish Cup

Third Round; 29 November 2016 vs. Albion Rovers On Going

Top goalscorer

League: Stephen Dobbie (6)
All: Stephen Dobbie (12)

Highest home attendance

3,703 vs. Hibernian, 24 September 2016

Lowest home attendance

1,695 vs. Greenock Morton, 15 October 2016

Average home league attendance

2,234

Home colours

Away colours

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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.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

1 July 2016 Friendly	Dalbeattie Star	0 – 4	Queen of the South	Islecroft Stadium
19:00		QOSFC Report Dalbeattie Star Report	Hilson 23', 35' Moxon 49' Smith 67'	Attendance: 380

5 July 2016 Friendly	Carlisle	2 – 3	Queen of the South	Brunton Park
16:00	Lambe 49' Grainger 57'	QOSFC Report CUFC Report	Hilson 30' Rigg 45' Moxon 88'	Attendance: Closed doors

9 July 2016 Friendly	Gretna 2008	1 – 6	Queen of the South	Raydale Park
12:00	A. Trialist 79'	QOSFC Report	Dowie 9', 31' Smith 19', 44' Lyle 83', 87'	Attendance: 300

10 July 2016 Friendly	Queen of the South	3 – 1	South Shields	Raydale Park
15:00	Jacobs 7' Dykes 8' Brown 50'	QOSFC Report	A. Trialist 55'	Attendance: 300

12 July 2016 Friendly	Annan Athletic	0 – 4	Queen of the South	Galabank
19:45		QOSFC Report Annan Athletic Report	Rigg 21' Lyle 68', 70' Smith 88'	Attendance: 300

13 July 2016 Friendly	Penrith	3 – 4	Queen of the South	Frenchfields Stadium
19:30	A. Trialist 23' B. Trialist 60' C. Trialist 64'	QOSFC Report Groundhopper2000 Report	McInally 47', 66' B. Murray 62' Bell 90'	Attendance: 200

26 July 2016 Friendly	Workington	1 – 2	Queen of the South	Borough Park
19:30	Kilifin 2'	Workington Reds Report QOSFC Report	Rigg 10' Brotherston 85'	Attendance: 275 Referee: Backhouse

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship

6 August 2016 ScoChamp	Dundee United	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Tannadice Park
15:00	van der Velden 58'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Millar 40'	Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Dallas Man of the Match: Millar

13 August 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	4 – 1	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle 12', 53' Dobbie 44' Dykes 74'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Nisbet 61'	Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Finnie Man of the Match: Dobbie

20 August 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Falkirk	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie 34', 50'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Dobbie

27 August 2016 ScoChamp	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Queen of the South	East End Park
15:00	Talbot 62'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Lyle 45'	Attendance: 3,973 Referee: Charleston Man of the Match: Marshall

10 September 2016 ScoChamp	St Mirren	1 – 3	Queen of the South	Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00	Walsh 41'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Lyle 12', 43' Dobbie 55'	Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Hilson

17 September 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	3 – 1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie 52', 68' Brotherston 80'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	M'voto 90'	Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Duncan Man of the Match: Dobbie

24 September 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Stevenson 41', 55'	Attendance: 3,703 Referee: McLean Man of the Match: Dowie

1 October 2016 ScoChamp	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Queen of the South	Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 840 Referee: Northcroft Man of the Match: Brownlie

15 October 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	0 – 5	Greenock Morton	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Forbes 6' McDonagh 33' Oliver 36' Quitongo 64' O'Ware 72' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,695 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Dykes

22 October 2016 ScoChamp	Ayr United	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00	Cairney 52'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,842 Referee: Beaton Man of the Match: Marshall

29 October 2016 ScoChamp	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
17:15	Stewart 90'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Allan Man of the Match: Jacobs

5 November 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	1 – 4	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Anderson 45'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Durnan 14' Andreu 22' Fraser 57' Murray 77'	Attendance: 2,316 Referee: McLean Man of the Match: Millar

19 November 2016 ScoChamp	Hibernian	4 – 0	Queen of the South	Easter Road
15:00	Graham 8' Higgins 42' (o.g.) Gray 52' Boyle 65'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 13,861 Referee: Charleston Man of the Match: Robinson

3 December 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	–	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00				Referee: Duncan

6 December 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	–	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
19:45

10 December 2016 ScoChamp	Falkirk	–	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium
15:00

17 December 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	–	Dunfermline Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00

24 December 2016 ScoChamp	Greenock Morton	–	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
13:00

31 December 2016 ScoChamp	Queen of the South	–	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
14:00

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup

3 September 2016 Round 3	Queen of the South	7 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Palmerston Park
15:00	Hilson 6' Anderson 10' Dobbie 33', 46' Lyle 38' (pen.) Rigg 66', 79'	QOSFC Report Sky Sports Report	Cook 81'	Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Aitken Man of the Match: Jacobs

9 October 2016 Round 4	Queen of the South	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Linfield	Palmerston Park
13:00	Dykes 102' Dobbie 109'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Griffith: Welsh FA Man of the Match: Dykes

12 November 2016 Round 5	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie 41', 76'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Anderson Man of the Match: Dobbie

18 February 2017 Round 6	Queen of the South	–	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
15:00

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

16 July 2016 Round 1; Group E-1	Queen's Park	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium^[3]
15:00		QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Pickard 29' Dowie 34'	Attendance: 410 Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: Hamill

19 July 2016 Round 1; Group E-2	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Airdrieonians	Palmerston Park
19:45	Lyle 9', 24'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Walsh Man of the Match: Anderson

23 July 2016 Round 1; Group E-3	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Erskine 82' Lawless 90'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Hilson 48'	Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Muir Man of the Match: Hilson

30 July 2016 Round 1; Group E-4	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Palmerston Park
15:00	Hamill 78'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Graham Man of the Match: Hamill

9 August 2016 Round 2	Hibernian	1 – 3	Queen of the South	Easter Road
19:45	Hanlon 22'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Dobbie 66' Anderson 82' Dykes 86'	Attendance: 7,646 Referee: Anderson Man of the Match: Robinson

20 September 2016 Round 3	Rangers	5 – 0	Queen of the South	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	Holt 33' Halliday 62' Waghorn 63', 71', 83'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 26,079 Referee: D Robertson Man of the Match: Hilson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup

26 November 2016 Round 3	Albion Rovers	P - P	Queen of the South	Exsel Group Stadium
15:00		BBC Sport
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

29 November 2016 Round 3	Albion Rovers	–	Queen of the South	Exsel Group Stadium
19:45				Referee: Ross

21 January 2017 Round 4	Queen of the South	–	Celtic	Palmerston Park
15:00

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
6	DF	Chris Higgins		10	Club Captain
4	DF	Andy Dowie		12	Vice Captain

Last updated: 20 November 2016
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 20 November 2016^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Lee Robinson	22	0	13+0	0	3+0	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Jamie Hamill	19	1	9+1	0	3+0	0	6+0	1	0+0	0
3	DF		Jordan Marshall	19	0	11+0	0	3+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Andy Dowie	22	1	13+0	0	3+0	0	6+0	1	0+0	0
5	DF		Darren Brownlie	18	0	12+1	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Chris Higgins	11	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Grant Anderson	22	3	11+2	1	3+0	1	6+0	1	0+0	0
8	MF		Mark Millar	19	1	11+1	1	2+1	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Derek Lyle	17	8	9+0	5	2+0	1	5+1	2	0+0	0
10	FW		Dale Hilson	13	2	4+2	0	1+0	1	5+1	1	0+0	0
11	FW		Stephen Dobbie	17	12	11+1	6	3+0	5	1+1	1	0+0	0
12	FW		Steven Rigg	16	2	3+7	0	1+1	2	1+3	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Kyle Jacobs	20	0	12+0	0	3+0	0	3+2	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Scott Hooper	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Jake Pickard	16	1	4+5	0	1+2	0	3+1	1	0+0	0
18	FW		Aidan Smith	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Owen Moxon	4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	GK		James Atkinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
*21	GK		Robbie Thomson^[6]	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK		Jack Leighfield	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Callum Tapping	6	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Lyndon Dykes	20	3	11+1	1	2+0	1	4+2	1	0+0	0
26	DF		Jack Brannan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Connor Murray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Richard Murray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF		Owen Bell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF		Ryan Nelson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Ross Fergusson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW		Dean Brotherston	15	1	1+8	1	0+2	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
39	MF		Dan Carmichael	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

As of 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
1		GK	Lee Robinson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	Jamie Hamill	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
3		DF	Jordan Marshall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Andy Dowie	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Darren Brownlie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	Chris Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Grant Anderson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Mark Millar	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Derek Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Dale Hilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		MF	Kyle Jacobs	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
17		MF	Jake Pickard	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
22		MF	Callum Tapping	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
25		FW	Lyndon Dykes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals				27	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	38	0

Top Scorers

Last updated 20 November 2016

Position	Name	Scottish Championship	Challenge Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Stephen Dobbie	6	5	1	12
2	Derek Lyle	5	1	2	8
3	Lyndon Dykes	1	1	1	3
=	Grant Anderson	1	1	1	3
5	Steven Rigg	0	2	0	2
=	Dale Hilson	0	1	1	2
7	Mark Millar	1	0	0	1
=	Andy Dowie	0	0	1	1
=	Jake Pickard	0	0	1	1
=	Jamie Hamill	0	0	1	1
=	Dean Brotherston	1	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Name	Scottish Championship	Challenge Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Lee Robinson	4	2	3	9
20	GK	James Atkinson	0	0	0	0
21	GK	Jack Leighfield	0	0	0	0
		Totals	4	2	3	9

Last updated: 20 November 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	6	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	6

Last updated: 20 November 2016.
Source: ^[7]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated 20 November 2016

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Skelton, GavinGavin Skelton^[8]	000000002016-04-22-000022 April 2016	5 November 2016	7001220000000000000♠22	7001120000000000000♠12	7000300000000000000♠3	7000700000000000000♠7	7001545500000000000♠54.55
Jim Thomson]]Jim Thomson	000000002016-11-19-000019 November 2016	Present	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7001500000000000000♠50.00

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Lyndon Dykes	Surfers Paradise Apollo SC	Free^[9]
Steven Rigg	Carlisle United	Free^[10]
Grant Anderson	Raith Rovers	Free^[11]
Jamie Hamill	Kilmarnock	Free^[12]
Lee Robinson	Free Agent	Free^[13]
Stephen Dobbie	Bolton Wanderers	Free^[14]
Dan Carmichael	Hibernian	Free^[15]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Kyle Hutton	St Mirren	Free^[16]
Iain Russell	Airdrieonians	Free^[17]
Gary Oliver	Greenock Morton	Free^[18]
Jack Dickinson	Gretna 2008	Free^[19]
Shaun Rutherford	Cowdenbeath	Free^[20]
Ryan Conroy	Airdrieonians	Free^[21]
Lewis Kidd	Falkirk	Free^[22]
Jack Brannan	Gretna 2008	Loan^[23]
Aidan Smith	Annan Athletic	Loan^[24]
Jack Leighfield	Gretna 2008	Loan^[25]
Robbie Thomson	Hamilton Academical	Released^[26]
Connor Murray	Gretna 2008	Loan^[27]
Richard Murray	Gretna 2008	Loan^[28]

Notes

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

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Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone

Championship	Ayr United Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hibernian Queen of the South Raith Rovers St Mirren

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

Results & fixtures

Pre season

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

Squad

Disciplinary record

Top Scorers

Clean sheets

Team statistics

League table

Division summary

Management statistics

Transfers

Players in

Players out

See also

Notes

References