The 2015–16 season is Queen of the South's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third 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 seventh in the Scottish Championship.
The club reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Management The club began the 2015–16 season under the management of James Fowler and he remained in charge until 18 April 2016, when he left the club by mutual consent, two days after a 2–2 draw at already relegated Alloa Athletic. Queens objective was to finish in fourth and reach the play-offs for the third consecutive season. Gavin Skelton, who had been Fowler's assistant, was appointed caretaker manager alongside ex-club captain Jim Thomson, for the final two league matches of the season.
Results & fixtures
Preseason
Scottish Championship
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad Last updated 14 May 2016
Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total1GKRobbie Thomson30000000302DFLewis Kidd81000000814DFAndy Dowie80000000805DFDarren Brownlie30000000306DFChris Higgins80000000808MFMark Millar71100000819FWDerek Lyle410010005111FWIain Russell301010005014MFKyle Jacobs900000009015MFCallum Tapping500000005016MFKyle Hutton501000006017MFJake Pickard400000004018MFAndy Murdoch2000000020 21FWDale Hilson200010003022DFScott Hooper100000001023DFJordan Marshall1010000020 Totals733403000803
Top Scorers Last updated on 2 May 2016 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Derek Lyle 13121172 Iain Russell11000113 Gary Oliver 600064 Dale Hilson401055 Alex Harris400046 Ryan Conroy011027 Lewis Kidd10001= Aidan Smith10001 = Chris Higgins10001 = Andy Murdoch10001= Darren Brownlie10001= Mark Millar10001= Paul Heffernan10001
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 | |Robbie Thomson |9 |1 |0 |0 |10 |- |20 |GK | |James Atkinson |1 |0 |0 |0 |1
! Totals !! 10 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 11
Team statistics
League table
Division summary
Management statistics Last updated on 2 May 2016 NameFromToPWDLWin% 16 April 20161 May 2016
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Robbie Thomson Cowdenbeath Free Ryan Conroy Raith Rovers Free Darren Brownlie Cowdenbeath Free Steven Higgins Motherwell Free Shaun Rutherford Livingston Free Dale Hilson Forfar Athletic Free Kyle Jacobs Livingston Free Jordan Marshall Carlisle United Free Callum Tapping Brechin City Free Paul Heffernan Dundee Free Kyle Hutton Rangers Free Alex Harris HibernianLoan Gary Oliver Heart of MidlothianUndisclosed Liam Coogans Huddersfield Town Loan Andy Murdoch Rangers Loan
Players out PlayerToFee Chris Mitchell ClydeFree Kevin Holt DundeeUndisclosed Ian McShane Ross CountyUndisclosed Kevin Dzierzawski PeterheadFree Dan Carmichael HibernianFree Mark Durnan Dundee UnitedUndisclosed Gavin Reilly Heart of MidlothianUndisclosed Michael Paton Dunfermline AthleticFree Patrick Slattery East FifeFree Dean Smith Gretna 2008 Free Salim Kouider Aissa Stirling AlbionFree Stephen McKenna Free Paul Burns Cumnock JuniorsReleased Steven Higgins Free Liam Coogans Huddersfield TownReleased Shaun Rutherford ArbroathLoan Paul Heffernan DumbartonReleased Scott Hooper Queen's ParkLoan
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
Notes
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