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

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.

Queen of the South

2011–12 season
Chairman	Davie Rae
Manager	Gus MacPherson Allan Johnston
Stadium	Palmerston Park
First Division	10th (Relegated)
Challenge Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Fifth round replay
Top goalscorer	League: Scott McLaughlin (6) Sam Parkin (6) All: Scott McLaughlin (7)
Highest home attendance	2,079 vs. Ayr United, 31 March 2012
Lowest home attendance	1,282 vs. Hamilton Academical, 2 January 2012
Average home league attendance	1,551
Home colours Away colours
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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

Pre season

Gretna 2008 v Queen of the South

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

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

7 July 2011 Friendly	Queen's Park	2 – 2[9]	Queen of the South	Hampden Park
		QOSFC Report		Attendance: Closed doors

Clyde v Queen of the South

12 July 2011 Friendly	Clyde	1 – 3[9]	Queen of the South	Broadwood Stadium
				Attendance: Closed doors

Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South

14 July 2011 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	3 – 0[9]	Queen of the South	Recreation Park
	A. Trialist Holmes	Alloa FC Report		Attendance: Closed doors

Annan Athletic v Queen of the South

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

Livingston v Queen of the South

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  84'	Attendance: 1,444 Referee: Euan Norris

Queen of the South v Raith Rovers

13 August 2011 First Division	Queen of the South	1 – 3[9]	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
	Smith 45' (pen.),  87'	BBC Sport	Baird 67', 77' Graham 88'	Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Alan Muir

Ross County v Queen of the South

20 August 2011 First Division	Ross County	2 – 0[9]	Queen of the South	Victoria Park
	Kettlewell  70' Craig 87', 90'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Steve Conroy

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical

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

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

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

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dundee

1 October 2011 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0[9]	Dundee	Palmerston Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,649 Referee: Mike Tumilty

Falkirk v Queen of the South

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

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Livingston

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

Hamilton Academical v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

12 November 2011 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0[9]	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Calum Murray

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ayr United

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  70'	Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee v Queen of the South

10 December 2011 First Division	Dundee	2 – 1[9]	Queen of the South	Dens Park
	Hyde 8' Riley 25' Riley  56'	BBC Sport	Holt  27'  Higgins 55'	Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Charlie Richmond

Queen of the South v Falkirk

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

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical

2 January 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	1 – 2[9]	Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park
	McGuffie 82'	BBC Sport	Imrie 5', 15' McLaughlin  71'	Attendance: 1,282 Referee: Gary Hilland

Queen of the South v Ross County

14 January 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0[9]	Ross County	Palmerston Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Iain Brines

Livingston v Queen of the South

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  90'	Attendance: 1,286 Referee: David Somers

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

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

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dundee

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

Falkirk v Queen of the South

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

Ross County v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Raith Rovers

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

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

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

Hamilton Academical v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ayr United

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

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

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

Dundee v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Falkirk

14 April 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0[9]	Falkirk	Palmerston Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Iain Brines

Queen of the South v Livingston

21 April 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 4[9]	Livingston	Palmerston Park
	Higgins  35'	BBC Sport	Boulding 27', 88' McNulty 38' Jacobs 72'	Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Alan Muir

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ross County

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

Queen of the South v Stranraer

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

Queen of the South v Forfar Athletic

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

Kilmarnock v Queen of the South

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  33'	Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

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

Aberdeen v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Aberdeen

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

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	MF	Stephen Simmons		28	Club Captain
	MF	Stephen McKenna		13	Vice Captain
	DF	Ryan McGuffie		2	Vice Captain

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Roddy McKenzie	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	ENG	Lee Robinson	39	0	34+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	James Atkinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	John Potter	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Reid	36	0	24+5	0	3+0	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Campbell	19	1	15+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Steven Black	6	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Chris Higgins	39	2	31+1	2	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ryan McGuffie	36	4	26+4	3	3+0	1	1+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Reid	32	0	25+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Scott McLaughlin	41	7	34+0	6	3+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Daniel Carmichael	41	6	27+7	4	3+0	1	2+1	1	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Allan Johnston	37	3	31+0	2	3+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ian McShane	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Dan Orsi	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Stephen Simmons	36	1	23+6	1	1+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Nicky Clark	36	1	19+11	0	2+0	0	2+1	1	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Stephen McKenna	37	2	24+6	2	2+1	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Kevin Holt	19	0	13+4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kevin Smith	26	5	17+6	5	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Tom Brighton	26	6	16+5	4	1+0	0	2+1	2	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Steven Degnan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Marc McCusker	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Gavin Reilly	17	2	3+12	2	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Ryan Smylie	9	0	0+8	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Sam Parkin	17	6	15+0	6	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name	First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Roddy McKenzie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Lee Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	James Atkinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	John Potter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Alan Reid	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Mark Campbell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Steven Black	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Chris Higgins	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
	DF	Ryan McGuffie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Craig Reid	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
	MF	Scott McLaughlin	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Daniel Carmichael	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Allan Johnston	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Ian McShane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Dan Orsi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Stephen Simmons	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	MF	Nicky Clark	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Stephen McKenna	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	MF	Kevin Holt	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	FW	Kevin Smith	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
	FW	Tom Brighton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Steven Degnan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Marc McCusker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Gavin Reilly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Ryan Smylie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Sam Parkin	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Top scorers

Last updated on 5 May 2012

Position	Nation	Name	First Division	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1		Scott McLaughlin	6	1	0	0	7
2		Tom Brighton	4	0	2	0	6
=		Sam Parkin	6	0	0	0	6
=		Daniel Carmichael	4	1	1	0	6
5		Kevin Smith	5	0	0	0	5
6		Ryan McGuffie	3	1	0	0	4
7		Allan Johnston	2	0	1	0	3
8		Stephen McKenna	2	0	0	0	2
=		Chris Higgins	2	0	0	0	2
=		Gavin Reilly	2	0	0	0	2
11		Nicky Clark	0	0	1	0	1
=		Stephen Simmons	1	0	0	0	1
=		Mark Campbell	1	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	GK		Lee Robinson	7	1	1	0	9
2	GK		Roddy McKenzie	0	0	0	0	0
			Totals	6	1	1	0	8

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	7	11	18	38	64	−26	32	6	5	7	21	31	−10	1	6	11	17	33	−16

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L
Position	4	8	10	10	10	7	9	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Team	League Results[a]				Points
	1	2	3	4
Ayr United	0–1	4–1	1–1	2–1	7
Dundee	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	3
Falkirk	0–1	1–5	0–3	0–0	1
Greenock Morton	4–1	2–2	2–1	2–2	8
Hamilton Academical	1–0	1–3	1–2	0–3	3
Livingston	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	2
Partick Thistle	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–5	1
Raith Rovers	1–3	2–0	1–0	1–3	6
Ross County	0–2	0–0	1–2	3–5	1

Source: 2011–12 Scottish First Division Results Table

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

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Stephen Simmons Raith Rovers Free[10] Mark Campbell Raith Rovers Free[11] Kevin Smith Notts County Free[11] Chris Higgins Dunfermline Athletic Free[12] Scott McLaughlin Ayr United Free[13] Nicky Clark Peterhead Free[14] Tom Brighton Stirling Albion Free[15] Alan Reid Unattached Free[16] Lee Robinson Unattached Free[17] Marc McCusker Clyde Free[17] Sam Parkin St Johnstone Free[18] John Potter Dunfermline Athletic Loan[19]

Players out Player To Fee Derek Holmes Airdrie United Free[20] Willie McLaren Hamilton Academical Free[21] David Lilley Airdrie United Free[22] Colin McMenamin Ross County Free[23] Paul Burns Dunfermline Athletic Free[24] Rocco Quinn Ross County Free[25] David Hutton Hamilton Academical Free[26] Robert Harris Blackpool Free[27] Ross Hyslop Annan Athletic Free[28] Neil Scally Free Agent Free[29] David Weatherston Falkirk Free[30] Roddy McKenzie Free Agent Free[31] Mark Campbell Irvine Meadow Free[32]

See also

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