The 2011–12 season was Queen of the South's tenth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season. Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary Queen of the South finished tenth in the First Division and were relegated to the Second Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
Management The club began the 2011–12 season under the management of Gus MacPherson. On 30 April 2012, MacPherson resigned after relegation was confirmed. On 3 May, Allan Johnston was appointed as manager.
Results and fixtures
Preseason
Scottish First Division
Scottish League Cup
Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad Last updated 5 May 2012
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 5 May 2012
NationPositionName First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total GK Roddy McKenzie0000000000 GK Lee Robinson1000000010 GK James Atkinson0000000000 DF John Potter2000000020 DF Alan Reid3000000030 DF Mark Campbell3000000030 DF Steven Black1000000010 DF Chris Higgins4100001051 DF Ryan McGuffie4000000040 DF Craig Reid3200000032 MF Scott McLaughlin3000100040 MFDaniel Carmichael3000100040 MF Allan Johnston4000000040 MF Ian McShane0000000000 MF Dan Orsi0000000000 MF Stephen Simmons90000010100 MF Nicky Clark1000100020 MF Stephen McKenna100100000110 MF Kevin Holt3100000031 FW Kevin Smith1100010012 FW Tom Brighton2000000020 FW Steven Degnan0000000000 FW Marc McCusker0000000000 FW Gavin Reilly0000000000 FW Ryan Smylie0000000000 FW Sam Parkin4000000040
Top scorers
Last updated on 5 May 2012
PositionNationNameFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal1 Scott McLaughlin610072 Tom Brighton40206= Sam Parkin60006= Daniel Carmichael411065 Kevin Smith500056 Ryan McGuffie310047 Allan Johnston201038 Stephen McKenna20002= Chris Higgins20002= Gavin Reilly2000211 Nicky Clark00101= Stephen Simmons10001= Mark Campbell10001
Clean sheets
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Name !width=80|League !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|League Cup !width=80|Challenge Cup !width=80|Total |- |1 |GK | |Lee Robinson |7 |1 |1 |0 |9 |- |2 |GK | |Roddy McKenzie |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
! Totals !! 6 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 !! 8
Team statistics
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results by opponent
Last updated on 5 May 2012
TeamLeague ResultsPoints1234Ayr United 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 7Dundee 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3Falkirk 0–1 1–5 0–3 0–0 1Greenock Morton 4–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 8Hamilton Academical 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–3 3Livingston 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 2Partick Thistle 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–5 1Raith Rovers 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–3 6Ross County 0–2 0–0 1–2 3–5 1
Source: 2011–12 Scottish First Division Results Table a. Queen of the South's score is shown first.
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Raith Rovers Free Raith Rovers Free Notts County Free Dunfermline Athletic Free Ayr United Free Peterhead Free Stirling Albion Free Unattached Free Unattached Free Clyde Free St Johnstone Free Dunfermline Athletic Loan
Players out PlayerToFee Derek Holmes Airdrie United Free Willie McLaren Hamilton Academical Free David Lilley Airdrie United Free Colin McMenamin Ross County Free Paul Burns Dunfermline Athletic Free Ross County Free Hamilton Academical Free Blackpool Free Annan Athletic Free Free agent Free Falkirk Free Free agent Free Irvine Meadow Free
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
References