2016–17 Queen of the South F.C. season

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.

Queen of the South

2016–17 season
Chairman	Billy Hewitson
Manager	Gavin Skelton Jim Thomson (caretaker manager) Gary Naysmith
Stadium	Palmerston Park
Scottish Championship	Sixth
Challenge Cup	Sixth Round; Lost to Dundee United
League Cup	Third Round; Lost to Rangers
Scottish Cup	Third Round; Lost to Albion Rovers
Top goalscorer	League: Stephen Dobbie (19) All: Stephen Dobbie (26)
Highest home attendance	3,703 vs. Hibernian, 24 September 2016
Lowest home attendance	1,147 vs. St Mirren, 6 December 2016
Average home league attendance	1,857
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Queen of the South finished sixth in the Scottish Championship.

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

Management

The club began the 2016-17 season under the management of Gavin Skelton and he remained in charge until 7 November 2016 when he resigned for personal reasons.[3] Former club captain and current football development manager Jim Thomson was placed in temporary charge along with another former club captain Graeme Robertson, who was back home for one month after coaching in China.[4] Gary Naysmith was appointed the club's manager along with his assistant Dougie Anderson on 1 December 2016, having previously been in-charge of part-time club East Fife.[5]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 August 2016 ScoChamp Match 1	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

13 August 2016 ScoChamp Match 2	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

20 August 2016 ScoChamp Match 3	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

27 August 2016 ScoChamp Match 4	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: Lyle

10 September 2016 ScoChamp Match 5	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

17 September 2016 ScoChamp Match 6	Queen of the South	3 – 1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie  52', 68' Brotherston 80'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Mvoto  90'	Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Duncan Man of the Match: Dobbie

24 September 2016 ScoChamp Match 7	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

1 October 2016 ScoChamp Match 8	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

15 October 2016 ScoChamp Match 9	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

22 October 2016 ScoChamp Match 10	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

29 October 2016 ScoChamp Match 11	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

5 November 2016 ScoChamp Match 12	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: Marshall

19 November 2016 ScoChamp Match 13	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

3 December 2016 ScoChamp Match 14	Queen of the South	1 – 2	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  80'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Stevenson  32' Fleming  42' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,261 Referee: Duncan Man of the Match: Hamill

6 December 2016 ScoChamp Match 15	Queen of the South	2 – 3	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
19:45	Dobbie  17', 42'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Magennis  20' Gordon  57' Mallan  90'	Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Allan Man of the Match: Dobbie

10 December 2016 ScoChamp Match 16	Falkirk	2 – 2	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Hippolyte  45', 54'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Dobbie  34' Lyle  60'	Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Walsh Man of the Match: Lyle

17 December 2016 ScoChamp Match 17	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Ashcroft  39' (o.g.) Dobbie  78'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Talbot  61' Higginbotham  73'	Attendance: 1,561 Referee: McKendrick Man of the Match: Brownlie

24 December 2016 ScoChamp Match 18	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
13:00	O'Ware  17'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Hamill

31 December 2016 ScoChamp Match 19	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
14:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,594 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Marshall

7 January 2017 ScoChamp Match 20	St Mirren	0 – 3	Queen of the South	Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Dobbie  45' Thomson  81' MacKenzie  88' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Northcroft Man of the Match: Rankin

14 January 2017 ScoChamp Match 21	Dundee United	3 – 3	Queen of the South	Tannadice Park
15:00	Murray  4', 89' Fraser  77'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Dobbie  28' Thomson  53' Thomas  65'	Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Muir Man of the Match: Thomson

21 January 2017 ScoChamp Match 22	Dumbarton	1 – 2	Queen of the South	Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00	Nade  61'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Thomas  24', 68'	Attendance: 825 Referee: Kirkland Man of the Match: Thomas

28 January 2017 ScoChamp Match 23	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	McGinn  52'	Attendance: 3,007 Referee: McLean Man of the Match: Marshall

4 February 2017 ScoChamp Match 24	Queen of the South	3 – 0	Greenock Morton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  71' Jacobs  83' Thomson  90'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Madden Man of the Match: Jacobs

25 February 2017 ScoChamp Match 25	Queen of the South	2 – 1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Rankin  7' Lyle  36'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Mvoto  60'	Attendance: 1,484 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Rankin

4 March 2017 ScoChamp Match 26	Queen of the South	0 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Kidd  45' Sibbald  79' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,995 Referee: Duncan Man of the Match: Jacobs

7 March 2017 ScoChamp Match 27	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Queen of the South	East End Park
19:45	Moffat  17'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Thomson  28'	Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Anderson Man of the Match: Jacobs

11 March 2017 ScoChamp Match 28	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
17:15	Forbes  55'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report		Attendance: 1,451 Referee: Charleston Man of the Match: Thomson

18 March 2017 ScoChamp Match 29	Queen of the South	0 – 2	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Mallan  44' Loy  54' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Dallas Man of the Match: Dowie

25 March 2017 ScoChamp Match 30	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
15:00	Hardie  10'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Rovers Photos	Dobbie  24'	Attendance: 1,609 Referee: Steven Man of the Match: Dobbie

1 April 2017 ScoChamp Match 31	Queen of the South	4 – 2	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  19' Dobbie  43' Dykes  81' Hilson  89'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Arabs Photos	Mikkelsen  27', 55'	Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Finnie Man of the Match: Thomson

8 April 2017 ScoChamp Match 32	Ayr United	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Honest Men Photos	Dobbie  71', 76'	Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: Dobbie

15 April 2017 ScoChamp Match 33	Hibernian	3 – 0	Queen of the South	Easter Road
15:00	McGregor  13', 38' Gray  48'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Hibees Photos		Attendance: 17,054 Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Marshall

22 April 2017 ScoChamp Match 34	Queen of the South	1 – 2	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie  15'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Sons Photos	Stanton  20' Thomson  39'	Attendance: 1,289 Referee: McKendrick Man of the Match: McManus

29 April 2017 ScoChamp Match 35	Falkirk	2 – 2	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Austin  31' Muirhead  71' (pen.)	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Bairns Photos	Dobbie  9', 78'	Attendance: 4,723 [6] Referee: Allan Man of the Match: Dobbie

6 May 2017 ScoChamp Match 36	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Pars Photos	Clark  90'	Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: Dobbie

Scottish Challenge Cup

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

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

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

18 February 2017 Round 6	Queen of the South	2 – 3	Dundee United	Palmerston Park
17:15	Dobbie  51' Lyle  90'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report	Telfer  3' Fraser  11' Andreu  35'	Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Walsh Man of the Match: Jacobs

Scottish League Cup

16 July 2016 Round 1;Group E-1	Queen's Park	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium[7]
15:00		QOSFC Report SPFL Report	Pickard  29' Dowie  34'	Attendance: 410 Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: Hamill

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: Lyle

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

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

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

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

26 November 2016 Round 3	Albion Rovers	P - P	Queen of the South	Exsel Group Stadium
15:00		BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

29 November 2016 Round 3	Albion Rovers	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Exsel Group Stadium
19:45	M. Dunlop  16' Wallace  80'  87' Ferguson  90'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report SFA Report	Hamill  76'	Attendance: 387 Referee: Ross Man of the Match: Hamill

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
6	DF	Chris Higgins		15	Club Captain
4	DF	Andy Dowie		14	Vice Captain
8	MF	John Rankin		17	Club Captain
11	FW	Stephen Dobbie		1	Vice Captain

Last updated: 6 May 2017
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 4 January 2018[8][9]

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	46	0	35+0	0	4+0	0	6+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Jamie Hamill	32	2	18+3	0	4+0	0	6+0	1	0+1	1
3	DF		Jordan Marshall	41	0	31+0	0	4+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Andy Dowie	38	1	27+0	0	4+0	0	6+0	1	1+0	0
5	DF		Darren Brownlie	42	0	34+1	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Chris Higgins	29	0	23+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
*7	MF		Grant Anderson[10]	29	3	16+3	1	3+0	1	6+0	1	1+0	0
*8	MF		Mark Millar[11]	26	1	17+1	1	2+1	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		John Rankin	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Derek Lyle	37	14	19+8	10	3+0	2	5+1	2	1+0	0
10	FW		Dale Hilson	21	3	5+9	1	1+0	1	5+1	1	0+0	0
11	FW		Stephen Dobbie	42	26	34+1	19	4+0	6	1+1	1	1+0	0
12	FW		Steven Rigg	16	2	3+7	0	1+1	2	1+3	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Kyle Jacobs	42	1	33+0	1	4+0	0	3+2	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Joe Thomson	17	4	16+1	4	0+0	0	0+0	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[12]	19	1	5+6	0	1+2	0	3+1	1	1+0	0
17	MF		Connor McManus	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	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	8	0	0+5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	GK		James Atkinson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
*21	GK		Robbie Thomson[13]	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	8	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Dom Thomas	19	3	15+3	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Scott Mercer	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Lyndon Dykes	40	4	20+10	2	2+1	1	4+2	1	1+0	0
26	MF		Ayrton Sonkur	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Connor Murray	9	0	1+7	0	1+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	3	0	1+2	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	FW		Ross Fergusson	6	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK		Cameron Copeland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW		Dean Brotherston	16	1	1+9	1	0+2	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
39	MF		Dan Carmichael	21	0	11+8	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Disciplinary record

As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1		GK	Lee Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2		DF	Jamie Hamill	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
3		DF	Jordan Marshall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4		DF	Andy Dowie	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
5		DF	Darren Brownlie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
6		DF	Chris Higgins	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7		MF	Grant Anderson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
*8		MF	Mark Millar[14]	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	John Rankin	3	0	0	0	0	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
11		FW	Stephen Dobbie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF	Kyle Jacobs	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
15		MF	Joe Thomson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Jake Pickard	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
22		MF	Callum Tapping	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
23		MF	Dom Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Scott Mercer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		FW	Lyndon Dykes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		FW	Connor Murray	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals				61	0	2	0	10	0	2	0	75	0

Top scorers

Last updated 6 May 2017

Position	Nation	Name	Scottish Championship	Challenge Cup	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1		Stephen Dobbie	19	6	1	0	26
2		Derek Lyle	10	2	2	0	14
3		Joe Thomson	4	0	0	0	4
=		Lyndon Dykes	2	1	1	0	4
5		Grant Anderson	1	1	1	0	3
=		Dom Thomas	3	0	0	0	3
=		Dale Hilson	1	1	1	0	3
8		Steven Rigg	0	2	0	0	2
=		Jamie Hamill	0	0	1	1	2
10		Mark Millar	1	0	0	0	1
=		Andy Dowie	0	0	1	0	1
=		Jake Pickard	0	0	1	0	1
=		Dean Brotherston	1	0	0	0	1
=		Kyle Jacobs	1	0	0	0	1
=		John Rankin	1	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Scottish Championship	Challenge Cup	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	GK		Lee Robinson	8	2	3	0	13
20	GK		James Atkinson	0	0	0	0	0
			Totals	8	2	3	0	13

Last updated: 6 May 2017
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Greenock Morton	36	13	13	10	44	41	+3	52	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5	Dunfermline Athletic	36	12	12	12	46	43	+3	48
6	Queen of the South	36	11	10	15	46	52	−6	43
7	St Mirren	36	9	12	15	52	56	−4	39
8	Dumbarton	36	9	12	15	46	56	−10	39

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	L
Position	6	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: "Queen of the South". Statto. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 6 May 2017

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Gavin Skelton[15]	22 April 2016	5 November 2016	22	12	3	7	054.55
Jim Thomson	12 November 2016	3 December 2016	4	1	0	3	025.00
Gary Naysmith[16]	6 December 2016	6 May 2017	23	6	7	10	026.09

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Lyndon Dykes Surfers Paradise Apollo SC Free[17] Steven Rigg Carlisle United Free[18] Grant Anderson Raith Rovers Free[19] Jamie Hamill Kilmarnock Free[20] Lee Robinson Free Agent Free[21] Stephen Dobbie Bolton Wanderers Free[22] Dan Carmichael Hibernian Free[23] Dom Thomas Motherwell Loan[24] Joe Thomson Celtic Loan[25] John Rankin Falkirk Free[26] Scott Mercer East Fife Undisclosed[27] Connor McManus Celtic Loan[28]

Players out Player To Fee Kyle Hutton St Mirren Free[29] Iain Russell Airdrieonians Free[30] Gary Oliver Greenock Morton Free[31] Jack Dickinson Gretna 2008 Free[32] Shaun Rutherford Cowdenbeath Free[33] Ryan Conroy Airdrieonians Free[34] Lewis Kidd Falkirk Free[35] Jack Brannan Free Agent Free[36] Aidan Smith Annan Athletic Loan[37] Jack Leighfield Gretna 2008 Loan[38] Robbie Thomson Hamilton Academical Free[39] Connor Murray Gretna 2008 Loan[40] Richard Murray Dalbeattie Star Loan[41] Mark Millar Livingston Free[42] Jake Pickard Washington Free[43] Grant Anderson Peterhead Free[44] Owen Moxon Gretna 2008 Loan[45] Dean Brotherston Dalbeattie Star Loan[46] Ryan Nelson Free Agent Free[47]

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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