The 2018–19 season was Queen of the South's Centenary season and was also the club's sixth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup, and the Challenge Cup.
Summary Queens finished ninth in the Scottish Championship and their league position qualified the club for the semi-final stage of the play-offs, where the played Montrose and progressed 6–2 on aggregate. Queens won the play-off final 3–1 on aggregate versus Raith Rovers.
Queens reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, losing 2–0 away to East Fife.
Queens reached the second round of the League Cup, losing 4–2 after extra time at Palmerston to St Johnstone.
Queens reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4–1 to Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
Results and fixtures
Preseason
Scottish Championship
Championship play-offs
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics Captains
Squad Last updated 18 May 2019
a. Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total2DFScott Mercer40001000503DFJordan Marshall30001000404DFCallum Fordyce10000000105DFDarren Brownlie10000000106DFMichael Doyle70000010807MFAndy Stirling40100010608MFKyle Jacobs70000000709MFFraser Aird100000001010MFJosh Todd300000003012DFCallum Semple401010006014MFGary Harkins200010003014MFNicky Low100000102017FWConnor Murray100000001019MFOwen Bell000010001021MFAdam Frizzell100000001021MFIain Wilson400000004022MFDavid Norman Jr.300000003025FWLyndon Dykes10000100011030DFBarry Maguire1100000011 Totals581206030691
Top scorers Last updated 18 May 2019 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipOtherLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Stephen Dobbie21787432 Lyndon Dykes2431103 Josh Todd601074 Gary Harkins11103= Michael Doyle21003= Connor Murray120037 Andy Stirling10102= Scott Mercer10012= Kyle Jacobs2000210 Callum Semple10001= Jordan Marshall10001= Barry Maguire10001= Iain Wilson10001
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|Other !width=80|League Cup !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|Total |- |1 |GK | |Alan Martin |9 |2 |2 |1 |14 |- |13 |GK | |Deniz Mehmet |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |20 |GK | |Jack Leighfield |0 |1 |0 |0 |1
! Totals !! 9 !! 3 !! 2 !! 1 !! 15
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Division summary
Management statistics Last updated 18 May 2019 NameFromToPWDLWin%4 May 2019Allan Johnston18 May 2019
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Josh Todd St MirrenFree Gary Harkins Greenock MortonFree Dean Watson Carlisle UnitedFree Charlie Exley Newcastle UnitedFree Callum Semple Sheffield UnitedLoan Michael Doyle Greenock MortonFree Adam Frizzell KilmarnockLoan David Norman Jr. Vancouver WhitecapsLoan Nicky Low Derry CityFree Barry Maguire MotherwellLoan Iain Wilson KilmarnockLoan Lyndon Dykes Queen of the SouthLoan Fraser Aird Dundee UnitedLoan Ian McGrath Nashville SCFree Deniz Mehmet Dundee UnitedFree
Players out PlayerToFee Shaun Rooney Inverness Caledonian ThistleFree John Rankin Clyde Free Derek Lyle Peterhead Free Dan Carmichael Cumnock Juniors Free Jesse Akubuine Cumbernauld Colts Free Ross Fergusson Annan Athletic Free Sam HendersonFree AgentFree Declan Tremble Abbey ValeLoan Charlie Exley Gretna 2008Loan Dean Watson Gretna 2008Loan Gary Harkins Partick ThistleFree Lyndon Dykes LivingstonFree Owen Bell East KilbrideLoan Josh Todd DundeeFree
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons Notes
References