2022–23 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2022–23 season
Chairman	Billy Hewitson
Manager	Willie Gibson ; Grant Murray ; Marvin Bartley
Stadium	Palmerston Park
Scottish League One	5th
Scottish Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Challenge Cup	Sixth round
Top goalscorer	League: Ruari Paton (22); All: Ruari Paton (25)
Highest home attendance	1,421 vs. Clyde, 30 July 2022
Lowest home attendance	880 vs. Kelty Hearts, 17 December 2022
Average home league attendance	1,090
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is Queen of the South's first season back in the third tier of Scottish football since they were promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012-13 season, having spent the previous nine seasons in the Scottish Championship. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Queens finished fifth in Scottish League One in their first season back in Scottish Football's third tier since the 2012-13 season.

Queens reached the sixth round of the Challenge Cup, losing 2-1 after extra time to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park.

Queens reached the second round of the League Cup, losing 3-1 to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium.

Queens reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4-1 to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park.

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

21 June 2022 Friendly	Kilmarnock	1–0	Queen of the South	Kilmarnock
14:00	Murray	QOSFC Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: Closed doors

29 June 2022 Friendly	Raith Rovers	1–2	Queen of the South	Kirkcaldy
19:45	Gullan (pen.)	QOSFC Report	Paton (pen.) Connelly	Stadium: Stark's Park

2 July 2022 Friendly	Hamilton Academical	1–3	Queen of the South	Hamilton
15:00	Winter	QOSFC Report	Murray Paton Connelly	Stadium: New Douglas Park

Scottish League One

30 July 2022 Match 1	Queen of the South	1–4	Clyde	Dumfries
15:00	Connelly 1' 85' Paton 81'	SPFL Report	Cunningham 16' McDonald 43' Allan 82' Cameron 89'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Lambie Man of the Match: Connelly

6 August 2022 Match 2	Montrose	0–0	Queen of the South	Montrose
15:00	Webster 34'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 573 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: East

13 August 2022 Match 3	Queen of the South	1–1	Airdrieonians	Dumfries
15:00	Reilly 61'	SPFL Report	Gallagher 19'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,205 Referee: MacDermid Man of the Match: Todd

20 August 2022 Match 4	Peterhead	1–4	Queen of the South	Peterhead
15:00	Gillies 2'	SPFL Report	Todd 34' Murray 43', 90+6' Paton 64'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 595 Referee: Stuart Man of the Match: Todd

27 August 2022 Match 5	Falkirk	3–1	Queen of the South	Falkirk
15:00	Morrison 12' Alegria 29' Lawal 83'	SPFL Report	Paton 61' (pen.) P. McKay 84'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Paton

3 September 2022 Match 6	Queen of the South	0–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 53'	SPFL Report	Todorov 19' Breen 45+2'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Luke Man of the Match: Todd

17 September 2022 Match 7	Queen of the South	4–1	Edinburgh	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 44', 85' East 77' Bange 80'	SPFL Report	Shanley 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 975 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: Paton

1 October 2022 Match 8	Queen of the South	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	Reilly 42'	SPFL Report	MacIver 87'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Scott Man of the Match: Hendrie

8 October 2022 Match 9	Airdrieonians	3–3	Queen of the South	Airdrie
15:00	Gallagher 5' Fordyce 14' Smith 61' Ballantyne 49' 78'	SPFL Report	Todd 3' Cochrane 42' Reilly 63'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Stuart Man of the Match: Todd

11 October 2022 Match 10	Kelty Hearts	1–0	Queen of the South	Kelty
19:45	Tidser 34'	SPFL Report		Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 548 Referee: Snedden Man of the Match: Todd

15 October 2022 Match 11	Queen of the South	2–0	Peterhead	Dumfries
15:00	East 21' Todd 65'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 926 Referee: Duncan Man of the Match: Currie

22 October 2022 Match 12	Clyde	1–2	Queen of the South	Hamilton
15:00	Cunningham 60'	SPFL Report	Paton 19' Murray 84' (pen.)	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 657 Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: Paton

29 October 2022 Match 13	Queen of the South	1–3	Falkirk	Dumfries
15:00	Murray 64'	SPFL Report	Burrell 6', 21' Kennedy 48'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Luke Man of the Match: Murray

5 November 2022 Match 14	Edinburgh	0–3	Queen of the South	Edinburgh
15:00		SPFL Report	Murray 11' L. Gibson 45+1' Paton 53' Connelly 82'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 598 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: L. Gibson

12 November 2022 Match 15	Alloa Athletic	5–1	Queen of the South	Alloa
15:00	MacIver 44' Church 62' Stanger 65' Offord 67' King 84'	SPFL Report	Reilly 2' Hendrie 86'	Stadium: Indodrill Stadium Attendance: 708 Referee: Aitken Man of the Match: Reilly

19 November 2022 Match 16	Queen of the South	4–0	Montrose	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 5', 33' Reilly 54' Todd 62' Quitongo 36' 68'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 912 Referee: Hardie Man of the Match: L. Gibson

3 December 2022 Match 17	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline
15:00	Todorov 67'	SPFL Report	Paton 45'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,927 Referee: Steven Man of the Match: Wilson

17 December 2022 Match 18	Queen of the South	1–2	Kelty Hearts	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 7'	SPFL Report	Austin 80' Higginbotham 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 880 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Paton

23 December 2022 Match 19	Falkirk	5–2	Queen of the South	Falkirk
19:45	Alegria 16' Morrison 45', 86' Burrell 79' Henderson 83'	SPFL Report	Paton 21' Wilson 23'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3.907 Referee: McFarlane Man of the Match: Wilson

31 December 2022 Match 20	Queen of the South	1–0	Clyde	Dumfries
15:00	L. Gibson 86'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 991 Referee: Hardie Man of the Match: L. Gibson

7 January 2023 Match 21	Queen of the South	1–2	Alloa Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 28'	SPFL Report	Sammon 62' MacIver 86'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Fordyce Man of the Match: Cowie

14 January 2023 Match 22	Montrose	1–0	Queen of the South	Montrose
15:00	Lyons 62'	SPFL Report	Todd 85'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 667 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Brydon

28 January 2023 Match 23	Peterhead	1–3	Queen of the South	Peterhead
15:00	Shanks 45+3' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Paton 55' Kabia 79' Murray 84'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 687 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: East

4 February 2023 Match 24	Queen of the South	1–0	Edinburgh	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 53'	SPFL Report	Fontaine 52' 80'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Lambie Man of the Match: Paton

18 February 2023 Match 25	Kelty Hearts	3–0	Queen of the South	Kelty
15:00	Higginbotham 70' (pen.), 84' Agyeman 76'	SPFL Report		Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 708 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Cochrane

25 February 2023 Match 26	Queen of the South	0–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries
15:00		SPFL Report	Wighton 22' Benedictus 47'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Fordyce Man of the Match: Cochrane

4 March 2023 Match 27	Queen of the South	3–2	Airdrieonians	Dumfries
15:00	East 35' Gibson 43' McKechnie 56'	SPFL Report	Hendrie 51' (o.g.) Gallagher 72'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 935 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: Cochrane

11 March 2023 Match 28	Clyde	1–1	Queen of the South	Hamilton
15:00	Šuľa 18'	SPFL Report	Paton 54'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 751 Referee: Graham Man of the Match: Brydon

18 March 2023 Match 29	Queen of the South	1–0	Falkirk	Dumfries
15:00	Donaldson 39' (o.g.)	SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Brydon

24 March 2023 Match 30	Edinburgh	1–3	Queen of the South	Edinburgh
19:45	Craigen 89'	SPFL Report	Paton 64' Murray 80' P. McKay 84'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 444 Referee: Wilson Man of the Match: Paton

1 April 2023 Match 31	Queen of the South	2–1	Peterhead	Dumfries
15:00	Paton 48' (pen.) Connelly 84'	SPFL Report	Jsn. Brown 69'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Luke Man of the Match: Brydon

8 April 2023 Match 32	Alloa Athletic	1–2	Queen of the South	Alloa
15:00	Taggart 65'	SPFL Report	Paton 14', 35'	Stadium: Indodrill Stadium Attendance: 662 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: Dabrowski

15 April 2023 Match 33	Dunfermline Athletic	5–0	Queen of the South	Dunfermline
15:00	Ritchie-Hosler 22' Todd 39' Wighton 52', 64' O'Hara 78'	SPFL Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,892 Referee: Hardie Man of the Match: Wilson

22 April 2023 Match 34	Queen of the South	2–3	Montrose	Dumfries
15:00	Brydon 8' 16' Hendrie 20' 62' 64'	SPFL Report	McAllister 16' (pen.), 45+1' C. Brown 38'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 989 Referee: Steven Man of the Match: East

29 April 2023 Match 35	Airdrieonians	1–3	Queen of the South	Airdrie
15:00	Kouider-Aissa 70'	SPFL Report	Cochrane 20' East 22' Paton 83'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Irvine Man of the Match: Cochrane

6 May 2023 Match 36	Queen of the South	4–1	Kelty Hearts	Dumfries
15:00	Cochrane 8' Paton 27', 69' (pen.) Murray 65'	SPFL Report	Agyeman 34'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Paton

Scottish League Cup

9 July 2022 Round 1;Group F-1	Queen of the South	2–3	Annan Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	Murray 8' Paton 50'	SPFL Report	Currie 27' (o.g.) Johnston 33' Hunter 87'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Fordyce Man of the Match: Paton

12 July 2022 Round 1;Group F-2	Ayr United	0–3	Queen of the South	Ayr
19:45		SPFL Report	Connelly 8' Murray 60' Todd 82'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,352 Referee: Williams Man of the Match: Currie

16 July 2022 Round 1;Group F-3	Queen of the South	2–2 (4–2 p)	St Johnstone	Dumfries
15:00	Connelly 12' Paton 64'	SPFL Report	Murphy 49', 84'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,027 Referee: Grainger Man of the Match: Paton
	Penalties
	Wilson P. McKay Todd McGrory		Murphy Hallberg Davidson Kucheriavyi

23 July 2022 Round 1;Group F-4	Elgin City	0–2	Queen of the South	Elgin
15:00		SPFL Report	McKechnie 50' Paton 54'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 566 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Paton

30 August 2022 Round 2	Rangers	3–1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:45	Ure 10' Arfield 24', 86'	SPFL Report	Connelly 17'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 30,569 Referee: Dickinson Man of the Match: Connelly

Scottish Challenge Cup

22 September 2022 Round 3	Queen of the South	4–0	Edinburgh	Dumfries
19:45	Murray 23' (pen.) D McKay 54' Ruth 71' Connelly 84'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 688 Referee: Graham Man of the Match: Wilson

9 December 2022 Round 4	Alloa Athletic	2–4	Queen of the South	Alloa
19:45	King 15' Cawley 39'	SPFL Report	Connelly 3', 78' (pen.) McKenna 49' Todd 82'	Stadium: Indodrill Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Grainger Man of the Match: Connelly

10 January 2023 Round 5	Queen of the South	0–0 (4–2 p)	Kelty Hearts	Dumfries
19:45		SPFL Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 602 Referee: MacDermid Man of the Match: McGrory
	Penalties
	Reilly Paton Connelly Todd McGrory		Tidser Barjonas Doherty McNab

7 February 2023 Round 6	Hamilton Academical	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Queen of the South	Hamilton
19:45	Zanatta 21' One 96'	SPFL Report	Irving 72'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Napier Man of the Match: Dabrowski

Scottish Cup

26 November 2022 Round 3	Greenock Morton	4–1	Queen of the South	Greenock
15:00	Muirhead 23', 72' Gillespie 89' (pen.) King 90+3'	BBC Sport Report	L. Gibson 31'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Lambie Man of the Match: L. Gibson

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	No. games	Notes
8	MF	Josh Todd	39	Club Captain
15	MF	Calvin McGrory	1	Vice Captain
7	FW	Ruari Paton	2	Vice Captain
5	DF	Paul McKay	1	Vice Captain
4	MF	Iain Wilson	2	Vice Captain
33	DF	Willie Gibson	1	Player-Manager

Last updated: 6 May 2023
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 6 May 2023^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish League One		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Max Currie	24	0	15+0	0	3+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	David McKay	32	1	17+6	0	3+1	1	4+1	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Rico Quitongo	18	0	6+5	0	1+0	0	4+1	0	1+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Iain Wilson	29	1	22+3	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Paul McKay	32	1	26+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Harry Cochrane	36	3	18+9	3	2+1	0	4+1	0	0+1	0
7	FW	IRL	Ruari Paton	46	25	34+2	22	3+1	0	5+0	3	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Josh Todd	41	6	29+2	4	4+0	1	5+0	1	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Gavin Reilly	24	5	18+2	5	0+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Lee Connelly	33	9	10+14	3	1+2	3	5+0	3	0+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Connor Murray	41	10	18+15	7	2+0	1	4+1	2	0+1	0
12	DF	SCO	Ciaran McKenna	32	1	22+0	0	3+1	1	5+0	0	1+0	0
*13	GK	SCO	Tom Ritchie^[3]	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	SCO	Scott Fox	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	SCO	Stuart Morrison	7	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Calvin McGrory	32	0	15+9	0	1+1	0	4+1	0	1+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Euan East	33	4	27+1	4	2+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
17	DF	SCO	Stephen Hendrie	35	1	28+2	1	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Kieran McKechnie	28	2	15+5	1	2+1	0	1+4	1	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Michael Ruth	23	1	3+14	0	3+1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
20	FW	SCO	Ross Irving	15	1	3+9	0	1+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	MF	SCO	Dom McMahon	5	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
*22	FW	ENG	Ewan Bange^[4]	6	1	1+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	IRL	Jaze Kabia	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Cammy Logan	13	0	10+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	POL	Kevin Dabrowski	14	0	12+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	SCO	Ryan Muir	5	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
27	FW	SCO	Lewis Gibson	30	4	15+9	3	2+1	0	0+2	0	1+0	1
28	MF	SCO	Ben Johnstone	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
29	DF	SCO	Jay Burns	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	SCO	Charlie Cowie	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	SCO	Lewis Currie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	SCO	Willie Gibson	8	0	3+2	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
35	DF	SCO	Jack Brydon	13	1	13+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	GK	SUI	Gordon Botterill	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	GK	SCO	Sam Henderson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

As of 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Scottish League One		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
1		GK	Max Currie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	David McKay	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
3		DF	Rico Quitongo	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	1
4		MF	Iain Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Paul McKay	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
6		MF	Harry Cochrane	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7		FW	Ruari Paton	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
8		MF	Josh Todd	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Gavin Reilly	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
10		FW	Lee Connelly	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
11		MF	Connor Murray	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
12		DF	Ciaran McKenna	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15		MF	Calvin McGrory	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		DF	Euan East	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		DF	Stephen Hendrie	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
18		MF	Kieran McKechnie	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
20		FW	Ross Irving	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Dom McMahon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		DF	Cammy Logan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		FW	Lewis Gibson	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
33		DF	Willie Gibson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35		DF	Jack Brydon	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
42		GK	Gordon Botterill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals				66	6	4	0	7	0	3	0	80	6

Top scorers

Last updated 6 May 2023

Position	Name	Scottish League One	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	Ruari Paton	22	3	0	0	25
2	Connor Murray	7	2	1	0	10
3	Lee Connelly	3	3	3	0	9
4	Josh Todd	4	1	1	0	6
5	Gavin Reilly	5	0	0	0	5
6	Lewis Gibson	3	0	0	1	4
=	Euan East	4	0	0	0	4
8	Harry Cochrane	3	0	0	0	3
9	Kieran McKechnie	1	1	0	0	2
10	Ewan Bange	1	0	0	0	1
=	Michael Ruth	0	0	1	0	1
=	David McKay	0	0	1	0	1
=	Ciaran McKenna	0	0	1	0	1
=	Iain Wilson	1	0	0	0	1
=	Jaze Kabia	1	0	0	0	1
=	Ross Irving	0	0	1	0	1
=	Paul McKay	1	0	0	0	1
=	Jack Brydon	1	0	0	0	1
=	Stephen Hendrie	1	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Name	Scottish League One	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Total
1	GK	Max Currie	4	2	2	8
13	GK	Scott Fox	0	0	0	0
25	GK	Kevin Dabrowski	2	0	0	2
30	GK	Charlie Cowie	1	0	0	1
42	GK	Gordon Botterill	0	0	0	0
Total			7	2	2	11

Last updated: 6 May 2023
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

Scottish League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Airdrieonians (O, P)	36	17	9	10	82	51	+31	60	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Alloa Athletic	36	17	6	13	56	47	+9	57	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
5	Queen of the South	36	16	6	14	59	59	0	54
6	Edinburgh	36	15	6	15	60	55	+5	51
7	Montrose	36	13	9	14	50	55	−5	48

Source: ^[5]
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).^[6]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W
Position	10	8	8	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	7	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ANN	QOS	STJ	AYR	ELG
1	Annan Athletic	4	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	10	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	p1–1	4–0
2	Queen of the South	4	2	1	0	1	9	5	+4	8	Qualification for the second round	2–3	—	p2–2	—	—
3	St Johnstone	4	2	0	2	0	7	4	+3	8		0–0p	—	—	1–0	—
4	Ayr United	4	1	0	1	2	4	5	−1	4		—	0–3	—	—	3–0^[a]
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0		—	0–2	2–4	—	—

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[9]
Notes:

^ Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Elgin City, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 0–0, with Ayr United securing the bonus point following a 4–3 win on penalties.^[7]

Management statistics

Last updated 6 May 2023

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Willie Gibson	9 July 2022	21 December 2022	26	10	6	10	038.46
Grant Murray	22 December 2022	7 January 2023	3	1	0	2	033.33
Marvin Bartley	8 January 2023	6 May 2023	17	9	2	6	052.94

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Gavin Reilly	Livingston	Free^[10]
David McKay	Raith Rovers	Free^[11]
Max Currie	Airdrieonians	Free^[12]
Rico Quitongo	Peterhead	Free^[13]
Stuart Morrison	Queen's Park	Free^[14]
Iain Wilson	Greenock Morton	Free^[15]
Connor Murray	Partick Thistle	Free^[16]
Michael Ruth	Aberdeen	Free^[17]
Euan East	Queen of the South	Free^[18]
Lee Connelly	Queen of the South	Free^[19]
Ciaran McKenna	Partick Thistle	Free^[20]
Tom Ritchie	Aberdeen	Loan^[21]
Ross Irving	Stranraer	Free^[22]
Stephen Hendrie	Partick Thistle	Free^[23]
Ewan Bange	Blackpool	Loan^[24]
Scott Fox	Motherwell	Loan^[25]
Sam Henderson	Petershill	Free^[26]
Jack Brydon	Hibernian	Undisclosed^[27]
Kevin Dabrowski	Hibernian	Loan^[28]
Gordon Botterill	Reading United	Free^[29]
Jaze Kabia	Livingston	Loan^[30]
Cammy Logan	Heart of Midlothian	Loan^[31]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Josh Debayo	Alloa Athletic	Free^[32]
Scott Dunn	Free Agent	Free^[33]
Matthew Henderson	Free Agent	Free^[34]
Robert Nditi	Forfar Athletic	Free^[35]
Ally Roy	Glentoran	Free^[36]
Ruben Soares-Junior	Free Agent	Free^[37]
Udoka Chima	Free Agent	Free^[38]
Josh Rae	Free Agent	Free^[39]
Niyah Joseph	Stenhousemuir	Free^[40]
Innes Cameron	Kilmarnock	Loan^[41]
Max Johnston	Motherwell	Loan^[42]
Darragh O'Connor	Motherwell	Loan^[43]
Shea Gordon	Partick Thistle	Loan^[44]
Sam Folarin	Middlesbrough	Loan^[45]
Ben Liddle	Bristol Rovers	Loan^[46]
Aidan Fitzpatrick	Partick Thistle	Free^[47]
Alex Cooper	Free Agent	Free^[48]
Charlie Cowie	Gartcairn	Loan^[49]
Tom Ritchie	Aberdeen	Loan^[50]
Ryan Muir	Gretna 2008	Loan^[51]
Scott Fox	Motherwell	Loan^[52]
Willie Gibson	Free Agent	Free^[53]
Max Currie	East Kilbride	Undisclosed^[54]
Ewan Bange	Blackpool	Loan^[55]
Sam Henderson	Mid-Annandale	Loan^[56]
Gavin Reilly	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[57]
Rico Quitongo	Clyde	Loan^[58]

Notes

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

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^ "Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Aidan Fitzpatrick". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ "Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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^ "Tom Ritchie Departs". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Ryan Muir Joins Gretna on Loan". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
^ "Scott Fox". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "Wullie Gibson". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "Max Currie Departs". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ "Player Updates". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "Player Updates". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "Reilly is a Warrior". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Quitongo Joins Clyde". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[table_note_AYR_ELG0.082973155231668-8] Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Elgin City, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 0–0, with Ayr United securing the bonus point following a 4–3 win on penalties.^[7]

[note3-11] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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[2] "First Team Squad". Queen of the South FC. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[3] "Tom Ritchie Departs". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[4] "Player Updates". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

[5] "cinch League One Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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[13] "David McKay Joins Up". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[14] "Max is Our New No 1". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[15] "Rico Quitongo Checks In". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[16] "Welcome Stuart Morrison". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[17] "Return of the 'Shug'". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[18] "Connor Murray Returns". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[19] "Michael Ruth Next In". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[20] "East Returns to South". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[21] "Lee's Back Too!". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[22] "Welcome Ciaran McKenna". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[23] "Squad Additions". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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[25] "Welcome Stephen Hendrie". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[26] "Welcome Ewan Bange". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[27] "Welcome Scott Fox". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[28] "Sam Henderson". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[29] "Welcome Jack Brydon". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[30] "And Welcome to Kevin Dabrowski". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[31] "Player Updates". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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[33] "Welcome Cammy Logan". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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Summary

Results and fixtures

Pre season

Scottish League One

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

Squad

Disciplinary record

Top scorers

Clean sheets

Team statistics

Scottish League One

League table

Results by round

League Cup table

Management statistics

Transfers

Players in

Players out

See also

Notes

References