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
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

Dalbeattie Star v Queen of the South

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

Carlisle v Queen of the South

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

Gretna 2008 v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v South Shields

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

Annan Athletic v Queen of the South

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

Penrith v Queen of the South

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

Workington v Queen of the South

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

Dundee United v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ayr United

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

Queen of the South v Falkirk

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

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

St Mirren v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Raith Rovers

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

Queen of the South v Hibernian

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

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

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

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dundee United

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

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

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

Queen of the South v St Mirren

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

Falkirk v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ayr United

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

Scottish Challenge Cup

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

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

Queen of the South v Linfield

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

Queen of the South v Alloa Athletic

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

Queen of the South v Dundee United

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

Scottish League Cup

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Airdrieonians

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

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

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

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Rangers v Queen of the South

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

Albion Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Albion Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Celtic

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

Clean sheets

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

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

Team statistics

League table

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

Division summary

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	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]	22 April 2016	5 November 2016	22	12	3	7	54.55
Jim Thomson]]Jim Thomson	19 November 2016	Present	2	1	0	1	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]

See also

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

Notes

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

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