The 2012–13 season was Queen of the South's first season back in the Scottish Second Division after an absence of a decade after the club's relegation from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2011–12 season. Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary Queen of the South finished first in the Second Division to be crowned champions and were promoted to the Scottish Championship. The club were also the winners of the Challenge Cup to complete a historic double for the club and also reached the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Results & fixtures
Preseason
Scottish Second Division
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad Last updated 27 July 2013
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 27 July 2013 NationPositionName Second Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish CupTotal GK James Atkinson0000000000 GK Lee Robinson1010000020 DF Steven Black0000000000 DF Mark Durnan4100000041 DF Chris Higgins70300000100 DF Ryan McGuffie0020000020 DF Marc Fitzpatrick0000000000 DFChris Mitchell5000000050 DFKevin Holt4120000061 MFPaul Burns2000000020 MFDaniel Carmichael2010000030 MF Nicky Clark1000000010 MF David Hopkirk0000000000 MF Willie Gibson2021000041 MF Allan Johnston2100000021 MF Ian McShane0000000000 MF Stephen McKenna60301001101 MF Dan Orsi0000000000 MF Pat Slattery0000000000 MF Derek Young4110000051 FWDerek Lyle1010001030 FW Gavin Reilly1000000010 FW Kevin Smith0000000000 FW Michael Paton0000000000
Manager of the Month Awards
Last updated 14 June 2013 NationNameMonthAllan JohnstonAugustAllan JohnstonSeptemberAllan JohnstonDecemberAllan JohnstonJanuaryAllan JohnstonMarch
Top Scorers Last updated on 4 May 2013 PositionNationName Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge CupTotal1 Nicky Clark32234412 Gavin Reilly12111153 Derek Lyle13010144 Mark Durnan600175 Ryan McGuffie500166 Chris Higgins20103= Danny Carmichael30003= Derek Young20013= Chris Mitchell20103= Michael Paton3000311 Willie Gibson20002= Paul Burns20002= Kevin Smith2000214 Stephen McKenna10001= David Hopkirk10001= Kevin Holt10001
Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Name !width=80|Second Division !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|League Cup !width=80|Challenge Cup !width=80|Total |- |1 |GK | |Lee Robinson |19 |1 |1 |1 |22
! Totals !! 19 !! 1 !! 1 !! 1 !! 22
Team statistics
League table
Division summary
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Willie Gibson Falkirk Free Mark Durnan St Johnstone Free Chris Mitchell Bradford City Free Derek Lyle Cowdenbeath Free Derek Young Greenock Morton Free David Hopkirk Hamilton Academical Free Paul Burns Dunfermline Athletic Free Michael Paton Aberdeen Free Marc Fitzpatrick Ross County Free
Players out PlayerToFee Steven Degnan Gretna FC 2008 Free Marc McCusker Dumbarton Free Sam Parkin St Mirren Free Scott McLaughlin Peterhead Free Stephen Simmons Alloa Athletic Free Tom Brighton Irvine Meadow Free Ryan Smylie Kilbirnie Ladeside Free Craig Reid Greenock Morton Free David Hopkirk Annan Athletic Loan David Hopkirk Annan Athletic Free Dan Orsi Annan AthleticLoan Steven Black Annan AthleticLoan Willie Gibson Celtic Nation Free
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
References