2014–15 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Queen of the South's second consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football and their second 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 also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Queen of the South
2014–15 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerJim McIntyre
James Fowler
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish Championship4th
Challenge CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Scottish CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Lyle (15)
All: Derek Lyle (21)
Highest home attendance6,185 vs. Rangers, 12 December 2014
Lowest home attendance1,597 vs. Raith Rovers, 22 November 2014
Average home league attendance2,778

Summary edit

Queen of the South finished fourth in the Scottish Championship. Their league position qualified the club for the quarter final stage of the Scottish Premiership play-offs where they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate by Rangers over two legs.

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

Management edit

The club began the 2014-15 season under the management of Jim McIntyre. On 9 September 2014, McIntyre and first team coach Billy Dodds left to become the new manager and assistant of Scottish Premiership side Ross County.[3] On 30 September 2014 James Fowler was announced as the club's new player-manager.[4] On 30 March 2015 Fowler agreed a contract extension until 31 May 2016.[5]

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season edit

2 July 2014 Friendly Clyde 1 – 2 Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium
19:30 Watt   QOSFC Report Baird  
Reilly  
Attendance: Closed doors
9 July 2014 Friendly Annan Athletic 0 – 1 Queen of the South Galabank
19:30 QOSFC Report Swinglehurst   11' (o.g.) Attendance: 300
12 July 2014 Friendly Queen's Park 0 – 2 Queen of the South Lesser Hampden
15:00 QOSFC Report Lyle   45'
Hooper   70'
Attendance: Closed doors
16 July 2014 Friendly Queen of the South 1 – 0 Gateshead Palmerston Park
15:00 Baird   45' QOSFC Report Attendance: Closed doors
19 July 2014 Friendly Queen of the South 5 – 1 Rotherham United Palmerston Park
15:00 Baird   43', 62'
Lyle   68', 77'
Kidd   80'
QOSFC Report Rowe   3' Attendance: 689
Referee: Roache

Scottish Championship edit

16 August 2014 ScoChamp Match 2 Dumbarton 0 – 4 Queen of the South Bet Butler Stadium
15:00 QOSFC Report Lyle   20'
Reilly   50'
Fowler   68'
Russell   77'
Attendance: 958
Referee: D Robertson
23 August 2014 ScoChamp Match 3 Queen of the South 1 – 1 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Jacobs   34' (o.g.)
Fowler   63'   72'
QOSFC Report White   66' (pen.) Attendance: 1,805
Referee: Aitken
30 August 2014 ScoChamp Match 4 Rangers 4 – 2 Queen of the South Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Zaliukas   27'
Templeton   46'
Mohsni   64'
Miller   86'
QOSFC Report Reilly   22'
Russell   36'
Attendance: 31,851
Referee: McLean
13 September 2014 ScoChamp Match 5 Falkirk 1 – 1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Durnan   83' (o.g.) QOSFC Report Reilly   70' Attendance: 3,793
Referee: Thomson
20 September 2014 ScoChamp Match 6 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Hibernian Palmerston Park
15:00 McShane   29' QOSFC Report Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Muir
27 September 2014 ScoChamp Match 7 Cowdenbeath 2 – 1 Queen of the South Central Park
15:00 Oyenuga   28'
Gallagher   41'
QOSFC Report Lyle   62' Attendance: 674
Referee: Anderson
10 October 2014 ScoChamp Match 9 Raith Rovers 3 – 4 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:35 Stewart   59', 78'
Nade   62'
QOSFC Report Baird   7'
Reilly   50'
Holt   73'
Lyle   74'
Russell   90'
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Muir
18 October 2014 ScoChamp Match 10 Queen of the South 3 – 0 Falkirk Palmerston Park
15:00 Dowie   38'
Reilly   42'
Kerr   72'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 2,038
Referee: Beaton
25 October 2014 ScoChamp Match 11 Livingston 2 – 2 Queen of the South Energy Assets Arena
15:00 Mullen   81'
Glen   88'
QOSFC Report Russell   31'
Reilly   69'
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Graham
8 November 2014 ScoChamp Match 12 Queen of the South 3 – 0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Baird   32' (pen.)
Durnan   69'
Lyle   71'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,677
Referee: Thomson
22 November 2014 ScoChamp Match 14 Queen of the South 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
17:30 Baird   22'
Reilly   80'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Finnie
12 December 2014 ScoChamp Match 16 Queen of the South 2 – 0 Rangers Palmerston Park
19:45 Holt   22'
Reilly   67'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 6,185
Referee: Dallas
20 December 2014 ScoChamp Match 17 Queen of the South 1 – 2 Cowdenbeath Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle   86' QOSFC Report Gallagher   41'
Higgins   90'
Attendance: 1,717
Referee: Anderson
3 January 2015 ScoChamp Match 19 Queen of the South 3 – 1 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Dowie   31'
Lyle   65'
Russell   76'
QOSFC Report White   39' Attendance: 1,940
Referee: Aitken
10 January 2015 ScoChamp Raith Rovers P – P Queen of the South Stark's Park
15:00 BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
17 January 2015 ScoChamp Match 20 Falkirk 1 – 1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Loy   16' (pen.) QOSFC Report Reilly   56'
Durnan   64'
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: Allan
24 January 2015 ScoChamp Match 21 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Hibernian Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC Report McGeouch   63' (pen.)
Robertson   75'
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Murray
31 January 2015 ScoChamp Match 22 Cowdenbeath 0 – 5 Queen of the South Central Park
15:00 QOSFC Report Lyle   45', 58', 81' (pen.)
Reilly   56'
McShane   61'
Attendance: 569
Referee: Cook
14 February 2015 ScoChamp Match 23 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 Holt   76' QOSFC Report Benedictus   54'   90' Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Charleston
10 March 2015 ScoChamp Match 26 Rangers 1 – 1 Queen of the South Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Vuckic   77' QOSFC Report A. Smith   86' Attendance: 35,018
Referee: McKendrick
21 March 2015 ScoChamp Match 28 Queen of the South 4 – 1 Cowdenbeath Palmerston Park
15:00 Russell   27'
Paton   51'
Durnan   75'
Lyle   89'
QOSFC Report Higgins   60' Attendance: 1,671
Referee: Aitken
9 April 2015 ScoChamp Match 32 Queen of the South 3 – 0 Rangers Palmerston Park
19:45 Lyle   33'
Kidd   46'
Reilly   69'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 5,093
Referee: D Robertson
12 April 2015 ScoChamp Match 33 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Falkirk Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle   22' QOSFC Report Attendance: 2,057
Referee: Muir
18 April 2015 ScoChamp Match 34 Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Queen of the South Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Gordon   40'
Buchanan   66'
QOSFC Report Lyle   51' (pen.)
Millar   53'   88'
Attendance: 822
Referee: Finnie
25 April 2015 ScoChamp Match 35 Queen of the South 2 – 1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 Holt   55'
McKenna   72'
QOSFC Report McCallum   80' Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Colvin

Premiership play-offs edit

9 May 2015 Play-offs QF R1 Queen of the South 1 – 2 Rangers Palmerston Park
17:30 Lyle   64' QOSFC Report Smith   44'
Shiels   75'
Attendance: 5,224
Referee: Muir
17 May 2015 Play-offs QF R2 Rangers 1 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)
Queen of the South Ibrox Stadium
15:30 Wallace   60' QOSFC Report Lyle   35' Attendance: 48,035
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

26 July 2014 Round 1 Queen of the South 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Dowie   24'
Russell   56'
Paton   107'
QOSFC Report Sives   58'
Mullen   65'
Hippolyte   98'
Robertson   115'
Attendance: 1,196
Referee: Charleston

Scottish League Cup edit

2 August 2014 Round 1 Queen of the South 5 – 0 Elgin City Palmerston Park
15:00 Russell   6', 61', 86'
Lyle   35', 90'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 939
Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup edit

29 November 2014 Round 4 Queen of the South 4 – 1 Brora Rangers Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle   3'
Reilly   61'
Russell   71'
Kidd   80'
QOSFC Report Greig   65' Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Muir
7 February 2015 Round 5 Queen of the South 2 – 0 St Johnstone Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle   48'
Reilly   90'
QOSFC Report Attendance: 3,043
Referee: McLean
6 March 2015 Round 6 Queen of the South 0 – 1 Falkirk Palmerston Park
19:35 QOSFC Report Sibbald   34' Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Clancy

Player statistics edit

Captains edit

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 DF Chris Higgins   41 Club Captain
5 DF Mark Durnan   2 Vice Captain
4 DF Andy Dowie   1 Vice Captain

Last updated: 26 May 2015
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 edit

Last updated 26 May 2015[6][7]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship Other[a] League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Zander Clark 39 0 33+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   SCO Chris Mitchell 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF   SCO Kevin Holt 41 3 33+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
4 DF   SCO Andy Dowie 42 3 34+0 2 3+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF   SCO Mark Durnan 38 3 29+1 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF   SCO Chris Higgins 41 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF   SCO Paul Burns 7 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
*8 MF   SCO Mark Kerr[8] 13 1 10+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   SCO Mark Millar 15 1 10+3 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
*9 FW   SCO John Baird[9] 20 3 8+10 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW   SCO Gavin Reilly 39 15 30+2 13 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
11 FW   SCO Iain Russell 40 13 24+8 8 1+2 1 2+0 3 2+1 1
12 DF   SCO Lewis Kidd 43 2 23+12 1 3+0 0 1+1 0 2+1 1
14 MF   SCO Stephen McKenna 16 1 7+6 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
15 FW   SCO Michael Paton 24 2 13+7 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 MF   USA Kevin Dzierzawski 19 0 2+14 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF   SCO Daniel Carmichael 41 1 30+3 1 3+0 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
18 MF   SCO Ian McShane 41 2 32+1 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
19 FW   SCO Derek Lyle 41 21 26+8 15 2+1 2 1+1 2 2+0 2
20 GK   ENG James Atkinson 6 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF   SCO Patrick Slattery 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF   SCO Scott Hooper 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   SCO Dean Smith 6 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
24 FW   SCO Aidan Smith 7 1 1+4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 FW   ALG Salim Kouider Aissa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   SCO James Fowler 11 1 7+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   SCO Greg Kiltie 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW   ENG Jake Pickard 12 0 0+11 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 DF   ENG Jack Dickinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK   SCO Kenny Arthur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 26 May 2015
Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
                   
  GK Zander Clark 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  GK James Atkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  GK Kenny Arthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Scott Hooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Mark Durnan 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
  DF Chris Higgins 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
  DF Chris Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Andy Dowie[10] 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
  DF Kevin Holt 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
  DF Lewis Kidd 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
  DF James Fowler 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
  DF Jack Dickinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Kevin Dzierzawski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Paul Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Mark Kerr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Mark Millar 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  MF Daniel Carmichael 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Ian McShane 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  MF Stephen McKenna 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Patrick Slattery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Dean Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Salim Kouider Aissa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW John Baird 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Iain Russell 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
  FW Derek Lyle 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
  FW Gavin Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  FW Michael Paton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Aidan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Greg Kiltie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Jake Pickard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets edit

No. Pos Nat Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK   Zander Clark 14 0 1 0 15
20 GK   James Atkinson 0 0 0 1 1
31 GK   Kenny Arthur 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 14 0 1 1 16

Last updated: 26 May 2015
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Top Scorers edit

Last updated on 26 May 2015
Position Nation Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1   Derek Lyle 15 2 2 2 21
2   Gavin Reilly 13 0 0 2 15
3   Iain Russell 8 1 3 1 13
4   John Baird 3 0 0 0 3
=   Andy Dowie 2 1 0 0 3
=   Mark Durnan 3 0 0 0 3
=   Kevin Holt 3 0 0 0 3
8   Michael Paton 1 1 0 0 2
=   Ian McShane 2 0 0 0 2
=   Lewis Kidd 1 0 0 1 2
11   Mark Kerr 1 0 0 0 1
=   James Fowler 1 0 0 0 1
=   Daniel Carmichael 1 0 0 0 1
=   Aidan Smith 1 0 0 0 1
=   Mark Millar 1 0 0 0 1
=   Stephen McKenna 1 0 0 0 1

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 70 32 +38 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Rangers 36 19 10 7 69 39 +30 67 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Queen of the South 36 17 9 10 58 41 +17 60
5 Falkirk 36 14 11 11 48 48 0 53
6 Raith Rovers 36 12 7 17 42 65 −23 43
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division summary edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAAHHAHA
ResultWWDLDWLLWWDWDWLWLDWDLWWLDDWWLLWWWDWL
Position212444443333333344445444444444544444
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: [11]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Brechin 0-6 Queen of the South". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Jim McIntyre joins from Queen of the South". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Fowler Confirmed as Queens Manager". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Manager Agrees Contract Extension". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Queen of the South". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  7. ^ "First Team Squad". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Mark Kerr Leaves the Club". qosfc.com. Queen of the South. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  9. ^ "John Baird Released". qosfc.com. Queen of the South. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Andy Dowie handed two-match susspension for standing on Ian Black". sport.stv.tv. STV Sport. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Queen of the South". Statto. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  12. ^ "John Baird to join from Raith Rovers". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Celtic's Lewis Kidd makes Queen of the South switch permanent". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  14. ^ "James Fowler". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Zander Clark Rejoins". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Queens Head To Ibrox With Manpower Problems". queenofthesouth-mad.co.uk. Digital Sports Group. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Greg Kiltie Signs On Loan". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  18. ^ "The Squad - Season 14/15". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  19. ^ "Mark Millar Signs On". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Signing News". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  21. ^ "Young on the move". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  22. ^ "Salim Goes Out on Loan". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  23. ^ "Slattery Re-joins Spiders". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  24. ^ "Mark Kerr Leaves the Club". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  25. ^ "John Baird Released". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  26. ^ "Kevin Dzierzawski Goes Out on Loan". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.