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Queen of the South
2024–25 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerPeter Murphy
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish League One6th On Going
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieran McKechnie (3)
Michael Hewitt (3)
All: Kieran McKechnie (4)
Highest home attendance2,214 vs. Annan Athletic, 17 August 2024
Lowest home attendance853 vs. Alloa Athletic, 9 November 2024
Average home league attendance1,232

The 2024–25 season is Queen of the South's third consecutive season back in the third tier of Scottish football, in Scottish League One. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

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22 June 2024 Friendly Abbey Vale 0-7 Queen of the South New Abbey
15:00 Daily Record Report Stadium: Maryfield Park
25 June 2024 Friendly Queen of the South 1-3 Clyde Dumfries
19:45 Dickenson 27' Bully Wee Report Redfern 17'
Connell 43'
Rennie 45'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
29 June 2024 Friendly Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen of the South Greenock
15:00 Reynolds 85' Ton Report Stadium: Cappielow Park
6 July 2024 Friendly Queen of the South 0-1 Stirling Albion Dumfries
15:00 Binos Report Carrick 23' Stadium: Palmerston Park

Scottish League One

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League One
3 August 2024 Match 1 Alloa Athletic 0-0 Queen of the South Alloa
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 767
Referee: Lee
Man of the Match: Brydon
10 August 2024 Match 2 Queen of the South 2-1 Cove Rangers Dumfries
15:00 McKechnie 69'
Hewitt 71'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Emslie 62' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Gamble
Man of the Match: Hewitt
17 August 2024 Match 3 Queen of the South 2-0 Annan Athletic Dumfries
15:00 Douglas 11'
McKechnie 81'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: Graham
Man of the Match: Cochrane
24 August 2024 Match 4 Montrose 1-0 Queen of the South Montrose
17:30 Brown 21' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 377
Referee: Grainger
Man of the Match: Brydon
31 August 2021 Match 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
15:00 McKay 19' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Lyon
14 September 2024 Match 6 Queen of the South 2-1 Arbroath Palmerston Park
15:00 McKechnie 6'
Lyon 48'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Dow 10' Attendance: 996
Referee: Graves
Man of the Match: Dickenson
21 September 2024 Match 7 Stenhousemuir 0-0 Queen of the South Ochilview Park
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Attendance: 583
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Kennedy
28 September 2024 Match 8 Queen of the South 2-0 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
15:00 O'Donnell 14'
Hewitt 50'
McIntosh soccer ball with red X 84'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Durnan Red card 71' Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Hanvidge
Man of the Match: O'Donnell
5 October 2024 Match 9 Queen of the South 1-5 Kelty Hearts Palmerston Park
15:00 Hewitt 58'
Douglas Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 67'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Cunningham 26', 35' (pen.)
Williamson 41', 70'
Harding 63'		 Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: O'Donnell
19 October 2024 Match 10 Cove Rangers 2-0 Queen of the South Aberdeen
15:00 Fyvie 35'
Megginson 82'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 519
Referee: Napier
Man of the Match: Kennedy
26 October 2024 Match 11 Annan Athletic 1-0 Queen of the South Annan
17:30 A. Smith 57' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Grieve
Man of the Match: Kennedy
2 November 2024 Match 12 Queen of the South 1-0 Montrose Dumfries
15:00 Willis 17'
Kennedy soccer ball with red X 86'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Masson Red card 58'
Gardyne Red card 85'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 945
Referee: Napier
Man of the Match: Kennedy
9 November 2024 Match 13 Queen of the South 1-1 Alloa Athletic Dumfries
17:30 Walker 59' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Rankin 53' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 853
Referee: McFarlane
Man of the Match: MacIntyre
16 November 2024 Match 14 Dumbarton 2-1 Queen of the South Dumbarton
15:00 Ruth 73'
Wallace 90+5' (pen.)		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Doherty 83' Stadium: Marbill Coaches Stadium
Attendance: 708
Referee: Kirkland
Man of the Match: Doherty
23 November 2024 Queen of the South P – P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
15:00 QOSFC News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
7 December 2024 Match 15 Arbroath v Queen of the South Arbroath
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Gayfield Park

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup
13 July 2024 Round 1;Group A-1 Queen of the South 0-3 Aberdeen Dumfries
17:15 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Sokler 6', 37'
Shinnie 23'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: D. Robertson
Man of the Match: Lyon
16 July 2024 Round 1; Group A-2 Queen of the South 2-0 Dumbarton Dumfries
19:45 McIntosh 7'
McKechnie 58'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 778
Referee: Luke
Man of the Match: McKechnie
23 July 2024 Round 1; Group A-3 East Kilbride 1-3 Queen of the South East Kilbride
19:45 Fagan 33'
McDonald Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 76'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Walker 41'
Lyon 42'
Dickenson 45+3'		 Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 400
Referee: Grieve
Man of the Match: Lyon
27 July 2024 Round 1; Group A-4 Airdrieonians 2-0 Queen of the South Airdrie
15:00 Wilson 44'
Agyemang 64'		 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Duncan
Man of the Match: Dickenson

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 September 2023 Round 3 Queen of the South 0-3 Airdrieonians Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report		 Frizzell 8'
Mochrie 64'
McGregor 71'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Wilson
Man of the Match: Cochrane

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup
30 November 2024 Round 3 Arbroath v Queen of the South Arbroath
15:00 QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report		 Stadium: Gayfield Park

Player statistics

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Captains

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No. P Name Country No. games Notes
5 DF Matty Douglas England 18 Club Captain
4 MF Reece Lyon Scotland 1 Vice Captain

Last updated: 16 November 2024
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

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As of 16 November 2024[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ross Stewart 16 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hewitt 18 3 14+0 3 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Church 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Reece Lyon 15 2 10+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Matty Douglas 18 1 13+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Harry Cochrane 15 0 8+2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Kieran McKechnie 17 4 11+1 3 0+1 0 3+1 1 0+0 0
8 MF Guadeloupe GLP Benjamin Luissint 14 0 7+4 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Leighton McIntosh 15 1 7+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Kai Kennedy 17 0 13+0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Brennan Dickenson 13 1 6+2 0 1+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
12 FW Scotland SCO Adam Brooks 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Ben Johnstone 9 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Niall Rogerson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Jack Hannah 13 0 10+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Lewis O'Donnell 9 1 5+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
*18 MF Scotland SCO MacKenzie Strachan(T) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Pharrell Willis 6 1 2+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Fraser Bryden 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Charlie Cowie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Euan Ross 6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Oscar MacIntyre 19 0 13+1 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Josh Walker 16 2 4+7 1 1+0 0 2+2 1 0+0 0
24 FW England ENG Harry McLinden 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Doherty 13 1 4+6 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Scotland SCO Zander Craik 5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Jay Hogarth 3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF Scotland SCO Jack Brydon 12 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Scotland DF Michael Hewitt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 Scotland MF Reece Lyon 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
5 England DF Matty Douglas 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
6 Scotland MF Harry Cochrane 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
7 Scotland MF Kieran McKechnie 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
8 Guadeloupe MF Benjamin Luissint 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 Scotland MF Kai Kennedy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 England MF Brennan Dickenson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
14 Scotland MF Ben Johnstone 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
16 England DF Jack Hannah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 Scotland DF Oscar MacIntyre 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 Scotland MF Josh Walker 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 Scotland FW Kyle Doherty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 Scotland DF Jack Brydon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 34 2 3 0 7 0 0 0 44 2

Top scorers

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Last updated 16 November 2024
Position Nation Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Scotland Kieran McKechnie 3 1 0 0 4
2 Scotland Michael Hewitt 3 0 0 0 3
3 Scotland Reece Lyon 1 1 0 0 2
= Scotland Josh Walker 1 1 0 0 2
5 Scotland Leighton McIntosh 0 1 0 0 1
= England Brennan Dickenson 0 1 0 0 1
= England Matty Douglas 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland Lewis O'Donnell 1 0 0 0 1
= England Pharrell Willis 1 0 0 0 1
= Scotland Kyle Doherty 1 0 0 0 1

Clean sheets

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R Pos Nat Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 5 0 0 0 5
31 GK Scotland Jay Hogarth 0 1 0 0 1
Total 5 1 0 0 6

Last updated: 16 November 2024
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches[broken anchor]

Team statistics

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Scottish League One

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Cove Rangers 14 6 2 6 23 19 +4 20
6 Montrose 15 5 5 5 14 12 +2 20
7 Queen of the South 14 5 3 6 12 15 −3 18
8 Annan Athletic 15 4 2 9 10 26 −16 14
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 14 4 7 3 12 12 0 4[a] Qualification for the League One play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: [4]
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).[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[3]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHHAA
ResultDWWLLWDWLLLWDL
Position83234231467566
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABE AIR QOS EKB DUM
1 Aberdeen 4 4 0 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Qualification for the second round — 2–1 — — 6–0
2 Airdrieonians 4 3 0 0 1 15 5 +10 9 — — 2–0 8–0 —
3 Queen of the South 4 2 0 0 2 5 6 −1 6 0–3 — — — 2–0
4 East Kilbride 4 0 1 0 3 2 16 −14 2 0–4 — 1–3 — —
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 1 3 4 13 −9 1 — 3–4 — 1–1p —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics

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Last updated 16 November 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Peter Murphy 13 July 2024 31 May 2025 19 7 3 9 036.84

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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

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