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 Gary Naysmith
Stadium	Palmerston Park
Scottish Championship	6th
Challenge Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Third round
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
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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

Dalbeattie Star v Queen of the South

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

Carlisle v Queen of the South

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

Gretna 2008 v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v South Shields

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

Annan Athletic v Queen of the South

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

Penrith v Queen of the South

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

Workington v Queen of the South

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

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship

Dundee United v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ayr United

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

Queen of the South v Falkirk

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

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

St Mirren v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Raith Rovers

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

Queen of the South v Hibernian

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

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

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

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dundee United

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

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

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

Queen of the South v St Mirren

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

Falkirk v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Ayr United

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

St Mirren v Queen of the South

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

Dundee United v Queen of the South

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

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Hibernian

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

Queen of the South v Greenock Morton

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

Queen of the South v Raith Rovers

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

Queen of the South v Falkirk

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

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

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v St Mirren

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

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dundee United

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

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dumbarton

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

Falkirk v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

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

Queen of the South v Linfield

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

Queen of the South v Alloa Athletic

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

Queen of the South v Dundee United

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

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Airdrieonians

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

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

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

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

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

Hibernian v Queen of the South

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

Rangers v Queen of the South

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

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup

Albion Rovers v Queen of the South

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

Albion Rovers v Queen of the South

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	ENG	Lee Robinson	46	0	35+0	0	4+0	0	6+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jamie Hamill	32	2	18+3	0	4+0	0	6+0	1	0+1	1
3	DF	ENG	Jordan Marshall	41	0	31+0	0	4+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Andy Dowie	38	1	27+0	0	4+0	0	6+0	1	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Darren Brownlie	42	0	34+1	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Chris Higgins	29	0	23+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
*7	MF	SCO	Grant Anderson^[10]	29	3	16+3	1	3+0	1	6+0	1	1+0	0
*8	MF	SCO	Mark Millar^[11]	26	1	17+1	1	2+1	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	SCO	John Rankin	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Derek Lyle	37	14	19+8	10	3+0	2	5+1	2	1+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Dale Hilson	21	3	5+9	1	1+0	1	5+1	1	0+0	0
11	FW	SCO	Stephen Dobbie	42	26	34+1	19	4+0	6	1+1	1	1+0	0
12	FW	ENG	Steven Rigg	16	2	3+7	0	1+1	2	1+3	0	0+0	0
14	MF	RSA	Kyle Jacobs	42	1	33+0	1	4+0	0	3+2	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Joe Thomson	17	4	16+1	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Scott Hooper	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
*17	MF	ENG	Jake Pickard^[12]	19	1	5+6	0	1+2	0	3+1	1	1+0	0
17	MF	SCO	Connor McManus	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	SCO	Aidan Smith	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Owen Moxon	8	0	0+5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	GK	ENG	James Atkinson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
*21	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson^[13]	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	SCO	Jack Leighfield	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Callum Tapping	8	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Dom Thomas	19	3	15+3	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	SCO	Scott Mercer	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	AUS	Lyndon Dykes	40	4	20+10	2	2+1	1	4+2	1	1+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Ayrton Sonkur	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	SCO	Connor Murray	9	0	1+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	SCO	Richard Murray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Owen Bell	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Ryan Nelson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	SCO	Ross Fergusson	6	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK	ENG	Cameron Copeland	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	SCO	Dean Brotherston	16	1	1+9	1	0+2	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
39	MF	SCO	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 v t e	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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