2020–21 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Queen of the South's eighth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, 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 League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Queen of the South

2020–21 season
Chairman	Billy Hewitson
Manager	Allan Johnston
Stadium	Palmerston Park
Scottish Championship	9th On Going
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Connor Shields (6) All: Connor Shields (9)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

15 September 2020 Friendly	Queen of the South	6–1	Threave Rovers	Palmerston Park
19:00	Goss A. Trialist  (o.g.) East Pybus B. Trialist	QOSFC Report	C. Trialist	Attendance: Closed doors

19 September 2020 Friendly	Queen of the South	2–0	Dalbeattie Star	Palmerston Park
12:00	Shields  29' East  60'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: Closed doors

22 September 2020 Friendly	Queen of the South	2–1	Annan Athletic	Palmerston Park
19:00	Goss  59' Shields  63' (pen.)	QOSFC Report	A. Trialist  80'	Attendance: Closed doors

26 September 2020 Friendly	Airdrieonians	1–0	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
13:00	Roy  9'	QOSFC Report Diamonds Photos		Attendance: Closed doors

28 September 2020 Friendly	Queen of the South	3–0	Threave Rovers	Palmerston Park
19:00	Dobbie  30' Goss  65' McKechnie  70'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: Closed doors

1 October 2020 Friendly	Queen of the South	4–1	Stranraer	Palmerston Park
19:00	East  28', 68' Fitzpatrick  58' Shields  88'	QOSFC Report	Elliott  4'	Attendance: Closed doors

2 October 2020 Friendly	Queen of the South	6–1	Dalbeattie Star	Palmerston Park
19:00	Dobbie  (pen.) Joseph McGrory	QOSFC Report	Brotherston	Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish Championship

17 October 2020 Match 1	Ayr United	2–1	Queen of the South	Somerset Park
15:00	Miller  13', 18' McCowan  61'  90+1'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Honest Men Photos	Dobbie  56' (pen.) Maxwell  22'  66'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: McLean Man of the Match: McKee

24 October 2020 Match 2	Queen of the South	2–5	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Dobbie  5' (pen.) Obileye  60'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Rovers Photos	Matthews  2' Duku  12', 85' Armstrong  27' Tait  69'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Anderson Man of the Match: Dobbie

31 October 2020 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	3–2	Queen of the South	East End Park
15:00	Murray  21' McManus  43' (pen.) Watson  60'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Pars Photos	McKee  51' Dobbie  74' (pen.)	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Irvine Man of the Match: Fitzpatrick

7 November 2020 Match 4	Arbroath	1–1	Queen of the South	Gayfield Park
15:00	Linn  48'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Red Lichties Photos	Maxwell  32'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Lowe Man of the Match: Leighfield

21 November 2020 Match 5	Queen of the South	2–0	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Buchanan  39' McKee  47'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Wasps Photos		Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Beaton Man of the Match: McKee

4 December 2020 Match 6	Queen of the South	0-3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Palmerston Park
19:45		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Caley Jags Photos	Kennedy  21' MacGregor  50' Storey  80'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: McLean Man of the Match: Shields

12 December 2020 Match 7	Heart of Midlothian	6-1	Queen of the South	Tynecastle Park
15:00	Naismith  20' Boyce  45+1', 46' Walker  76' Frear  82' Ginnelly  90+1'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Jambos Photos	Obileye  72'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Collum Man of the Match: Obileye

19 December 2020 Match 8	Greenock Morton	2-0	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
15:00	Orsi  41', 76'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Ton Photos		Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Steven Man of the Match: McCabe

26 December 2020 Match 9	Queen of the South	1-3	Dundee	Palmerston Park
15:00	Shields  84'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Dee Photos	Sow  13', 21', 54'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: Shields

29 December 2020 Match 10	Raith Rovers	0-2	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Rovers Photos	Shields  18' Goss  90+1'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Cook Man of the Match: Cowie

2 January 2021 Match 11	Queen of the South	3-2	Ayr United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Obileye  29' (pen.) Shields  32', 90+1'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Honest Men Photos	Reading  7' Buchanan  90' (o.g.)	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Aitken Man of the Match: Pybus

16 January 2021 Match 12	Queen of the South	2-2	Arbroath	Palmerston Park
15:00	Shields  46', 52'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Red Lichties Photos	Stewart  63' O'Brien  65'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Reid Man of the Match: Shields

23 January 2021 Match 13	Queen of the South	2-1	Greenock Morton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Obileye  15' Fitzpatrick  27'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Ton Photos	Orsi  58'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: East

30 January 2021	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	P - P	Queen of the South	Caledonian Stadium
15:00		QOSFC News
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

6 February 2021 Match 14	Alloa Athletic	2-1	Queen of the South	Indodrill Stadium
15:40	Graham  23' Cawley  61'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Wasps Photos	Jones  8'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Reid Man of the Match: TBC

12 February 2021 Match 15	Queen of the South	v	Heart of Midlothian	Palmerston Park
19:45		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Jambos Photos		Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish League Cup

6 October 2020 Group G-1	Greenock Morton	2–2 (2–4 p)	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
19:45	McGinty  18' Nesbitt  68'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report Ton Photos	Dobbie  53' Shields  79'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: D Robertson Man of the Match: Obileye
	Penalties
	Jacobs Colville Muirhead Omar		McKee McCabe Gibson Shields Buchanan

10 October 2020 Group G-2	Queen of the South	2–2 (2–4 p)	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
15:00	Shields  8' Fitzpatrick  12'	QOSFC Report SPFL Report Buddies Photos	McGrath  51' Fraser  89'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Collum Man of the Match: Shields
	Penalties
	McKee Gibson Buchanan Obileye		McGrath MacPherson Morias Connolly

13 October 2020 Group G-3	Queen of the South	0–0 (2–3 p)	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park
19:45		QOSFC Report SPFL Report Harry Wraggs Photos	Graham  36'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Stuart Man of the Match: Ferguson
	Penalties
	Obileye McCabe Buchanan Gibson Nortey		Rudden Docherty Spittal Kouider-Aissa McKenna

10 November 2020 Group G-4	Queen's Park	1–3	Queen of the South	Hampden Park
19:45	Quitongo  2'	QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Spiders Photos	East  22' Joseph  32' Maxwell  80'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Newlands Man of the Match: McKee

Scottish Cup

8 January 2021 Round 2	Queen's Park	0-3	Queen of the South	Hampden Park
19:45		QOSFC Report BBC Sport Report Spiders Photos	Gibson  45+1' Fitzpatrick  66' Shields  82'	Attendance: Closed doors Referee: Anderson Man of the Match: Shields

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
11	FW	Stephen Dobbie		11	Club Captain
4	DF	Gregor Buchanan		6	Vice Captain
12	MF	Rhys McCabe		2	2nd Vice Captain

Last updated: 6 February 2021
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

As of 6 February 2021[3][4]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jack Leighfield	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Nortei Nortey	8	0	4+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		James Maxwell	18	2	13+0	1	4+0	1	1+0	0
4	DF		Gregor Buchanan	17	1	12+0	1	4+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Ayo Obileye	19	4	14+0	4	4+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF		Joe McKee	14	2	10+0	2	3+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Aidan Fitzpatrick	19	3	13+1	1	3+1	1	1+0	1
8	MF		Dan Pybus	17	0	11+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Tommy Goss	11	1	1+7	1	0+2	0	0+1	0
10	FW		Connor Shields	18	9	13+0	6	4+0	2	1+0	1
11	FW		Stephen Dobbie	11	4	8+1	3	2+0	1	0+0	0
12	MF		Rhys McCabe	14	0	10+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK		Daniel Armstrong	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Harry Robinson	5	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Calvin McGrory	7	0	2+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
16	FW		Euan East	18	1	10+4	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
17	FW		Niyah Joseph	7	1	2+2	0	2+1	1	0+0	0
18	MF		Kieran McKechnie	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF		Rhys Breen	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	GK		Rohan Ferguson	13	0	9+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF		Dom McMahon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF		Disté Sylla	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF		Cameron Crooks	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Liam Douglas	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF		Isaiah Jones	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Dapo Mebude	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Charlie Cowie	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK		Josh Rae	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF		Willie Gibson	18	1	13+1	0	2+1	0	1+0	1

Disciplinary record

As of 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
3		DF	James Maxwell	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
4		DF	Gregor Buchanan	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
6		MF	Joe McKee	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Aidan Fitzpatrick	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Dan Pybus	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
10		FW	Connor Shields	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Stephen Dobbie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		MF	Rhys McCabe	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
20		GK	Rohan Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Willie Gibson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Totals				27	1	2	0	1	0	30	1

Top Scorers

Last updated 6 February 2021

Position	Nation	Name	Scottish Championship	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1		Connor Shields	6	2	1	9
2		Stephen Dobbie	3	1	0	4
=		Ayo Obileye	4	0	0	4
4		Aidan Fitzpatrick	1	1	1	3
5		James Maxwell	1	1	0	2
=		Joe McKee	2	0	0	2
7		Euan East	0	1	0	1
=		Niyah Joseph	0	1	0	1
=		Gregor Buchanan	1	0	0	1
=		Tommy Goss	1	0	0	1
=		Willie Gibson	0	0	1	1
=		Isaiah Jones	1	0	0	1

Clean sheets

R	Pos	Nat	Name	Scottish Championship	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	GK		Jack Leighfield	1	0	0	1
20	GK		Rohan Ferguson	0	1	1	2
30	GK		Charlie Cowie	1	0	0	1
			Totals	2	1	1	4

Last updated: 6 February 2021
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Greenock Morton	15	4	5	6	13	19	−6	17
7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	11	3	5	3	18	15	+3	14
8	Arbroath	15	3	5	7	12	19	−7	14
9	Queen of the South	14	4	2	8	20	32	−12	14	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Alloa Athletic	14	3	2	9	15	33	−18	11	Relegation to League One

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]

Results by round

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
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	L
Position	6	8	9	9	8	8	9	10	10	8	8	8	7	9

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STM	QOS	PAR	GMO	QPK
1	St Mirren	4	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	10	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	4–1	p1–1	—
2	Queen of the South	4	1	1	2	0	7	5	+2	7			2–2p	—	0–0p	—	—
3	Partick Thistle	4	1	2	0	1	3	4	−1	7			—	—	—	p0–0	2–0
4	Greenock Morton	4	1	0	3	0	4	3	+1	6			—	2–2p	—	—	1–0
5	Queen's Park	4	0	0	0	4	1	7	−6	0			0–1	1–3	—	—	—

Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics

Last updated 6 February 2021

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Allan Johnston	6 October 2020	Present	19	6	5	8	031.58

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Dan Pybus Free Agent Free[8] Tommy Goss Abbey Vale Free[9] Connor Shields Aldershot Town Free[10] Rhys McCabe Brechin City Free[11] Gregor Buchanan Falkirk Free[12] Joe McKee Dumbarton Free[13] Aidan Fitzpatrick Norwich City Loan[14] Ayo Obileye Ebbsfleet United Free[15] Willie Gibson Free Agent Free[16] Rohan Ferguson Motherwell Free[17] Harry Robinson Motherwell Loan[18] Kieran McKechnie Rangers Free[19] Niyah Joseph Hamilton Academical Free[20] James Maxwell Rangers Loan[21] Euan East Albion Rovers Free[22] Nortei Nortey Chorley Loan[23] Calvin McGrory Queen's Park Free[24] Rhys Breen Rangers Loan[25] Dapo Mebude Rangers Loan[26] Gary Maley Livingston Loan[27] Josh Rae Peterhead Loan[28] Isaiah Jones Middlesbrough Loan[29]

Players out Player To Fee Scott Mercer Falkirk Free[30] Lee Kilday Queen's Park Free[31] Michael Ledger Free Agent Free[32] Connor Murray Partick Thistle Free[33] Lewis Kidd East Kilbride Free[34] Gary Oliver Greenock Morton Free[35] Darren Lyon Free Agent Free[36] Abdul Osman Free Agent Free[37] Callum Semple Free Agent Free[38] Deimantas Petravicius Free Agent Free[39] Michael Paton Free Agent Free[40] Kevin Holt Ermis Aradippou Undisclosed[41] Harry Robinson Motherwell Loan[42]

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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