2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Queen of the South's fifth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fifth 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 Queens finished sixth in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season.

Queens reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, losing to The New Saints after a penalty shoot-out 4-3, with no goals scored after extra time.

The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group G that included Albion Rovers, East Kilbride, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir.

Queens reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 2-1 at Palmerston to Partick Thistle.

Results and fixtures

Preseason

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

Squad Last updated 28 April 2018

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total 2DFShaun Rooney80100000903DFJordan Marshall10000000104DFCallum Fordyce30000000305DFDarren Brownlie70000000706MFCallum Tapping20000000208MFJohn Rankin40000000409FWDerek Lyle100000001010FWChris Kane300000003010MFDom Thomas100000001011FWStephen Dobbie300000003012MFJoe Thomson400000004014MFKyle Jacobs7100100081*15DFJason Kerr100000001016FWJames McFadden200000002016MFJosh Todd100000001021MFDan Carmichael100000001024DFScott Mercer300010004025FWLyndon Dykes8000001090 Totals601102010641

Top scorers Last updated 28 April 2018 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Stephen Dobbie18441272 Derek Lyle52018= Lyndon Dykes710084 Jason Kerr41005= Chris Kane41005= Joe Thomson500057 Darren Brownlie211048 Shaun Rooney02103= Callum Fordyce3000310 Dom Thomas20002= Jordan Marshall2000212 John Rankin10001 = Andy Stirling10001= Owen Bell10001= Ross Fergusson00011= Kyle Jacobs10001= Nikolay Todorov10001= Connor Murray10001

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 | |Alan Martin |8 |1 |1 |1 |11 |- |20 |GK | |Jack Leighfield |3 |2 |0 |0 |5

! Totals !! 11 !! 3 !! 1 !! 1 !! 16

Team statistics League table

Division summary

Management statistics Last updated 28 April 2018 NameFromTo PWDLWin% 28 April 2018

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromFee Andy Stirling DumbartonFree Callum Fordyce Dunfermline AthleticFree Alan Martin DumbartonFree Shaun Rooney York CityFree Chris Kane St JohnstoneLoan Jason Kerr St JohnstoneLoan James McFadden MotherwellFree Joe Thomson CelticLoan Myles Beerman RangersLoan Kyle Cameron Newcastle UnitedLoan Dom Thomas KilmarnockLoan Nikolay Todorov Heart of MidlothianLoan Curtis Lyle KilmarnockLoan Josh Todd St MirrenLoan

Players out PlayerToFee Jamie Hamill StranraerFree Chris Higgins Ayr UnitedFree Andy Dowie DumbartonFree Scott Hooper Annan AthleticFree Dale Hilson St MirrenFree Steven Rigg Carlisle UnitedFree Owen Moxon Annan AthleticFree Dean Brotherston Sunshine George CrossFree Aidan Smith Annan AthleticFree Richard MurrayFree AgentFree Ayrton Sonkur Annan AthleticFree Cameron CopelandFree AgentFree James Atkinson Annan AthleticFree Lee Robinson Dunfermline AthleticFree Ross Fergusson Annan AthleticLoan James McFaddenFree AgentFree Callum Tapping Brechin CityFree Jesse Akubuine BSC GlasgowLoan Andy Stirling DumbartonLoan Ewan Gourlay Dalbeattie StarLoan

See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons

Notes

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