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, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens will also be competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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. 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. 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.
Results & fixtures
Preseason
Scottish Championship
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad Last updated 4 January 2018
Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total 1GKLee Robinson40000000402DFJamie Hamill60002000803DFJordan Marshall40000000404DFAndy Dowie900010101105DFDarren Brownlie60000000606DFChris Higgins50000000507MFGrant Anderson1000100020*8MFMark Millar30001000408MFJohn Rankin30000000309FWDerek Lyle100000001010FWDale Hilson400000004011FWStephen Dobbie200000002014MFKyle Jacobs600010007015MFJoe Thomson100000001017MFJake Pickard200020105022MFCallum Tapping100020003023MFDom Thomas100000001024DFScott Mercer100000001025FWLyndon Dykes101000002027FWConnor Murray0010000010 Totals6102010020750
Top scorers Last updated 6 May 2017 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Stephen Dobbie19610262 Derek Lyle10220143 Joe Thomson40004= Lyndon Dykes211045 Grant Anderson11103= Dom Thomas30003= Dale Hilson111038 Steven Rigg02002= Jamie Hamill0011210 Mark Millar10001= Andy Dowie 00101= Jake Pickard00101= Dean Brotherston10001= Kyle Jacobs10001= John Rankin10001
Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Name !width=80|Scottish Championship !width=80|Challenge Cup !width=80|League Cup !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|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
Team statistics
League table
Division summary
Management statistics Last updated 6 May 2017 NameFromTo PWDLWin% 5 November 2016 3 December 2016 6 May 2017
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Lyndon Dykes Surfers Paradise Apollo SCFree Steven Rigg Carlisle UnitedFree Grant Anderson Raith RoversFree Jamie Hamill KilmarnockFree Lee RobinsonFree AgentFree Stephen Dobbie Bolton WanderersFree Dan Carmichael HibernianFree Dom Thomas MotherwellLoan Joe Thomson CelticLoan John Rankin FalkirkFree Scott Mercer East FifeUndisclosed Connor McManus CelticLoan
Players out PlayerToFee Kyle Hutton St MirrenFree Iain Russell AirdrieoniansFree Gary Oliver Greenock MortonFree Jack Dickinson Gretna 2008 Free Shaun Rutherford CowdenbeathFree Ryan Conroy AirdrieoniansFree Lewis Kidd FalkirkFree Jack BrannanFree AgentFree Aidan Smith Annan AthleticLoan Jack Leighfield Gretna 2008Loan Robbie Thomson Hamilton AcademicalFree Connor Murray Gretna 2008Loan Richard Murray Dalbeattie StarLoan Mark Millar LivingstonFree Jake Pickard WashingtonFree Grant Anderson PeterheadFree Owen Moxon Gretna 2008Loan Dean Brotherston Dalbeattie StarLoan Ryan Nelson Free AgentFree
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
Notes
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