The 2019–20 season was Queen of the South's seventh consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their seventh 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, although there were no play-offs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Queens retained their place in the Championship after the leagues were ended by utilising a points-per-game ratio to determine the final league standings.
Queens reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, losing 3–2 away to Clyde.
The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group E that included Annan Athletic, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton and Motherwell.
Queens reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing 2–1 to Queen's Park at Palmerston.
On 13 March 2020, all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 8 April 2020, the SPFL proposed to end the 2019–20 season by utilising a points-per-game ratio to determine the final league standings.
On 15 April 2020, the plan was approved, with this declaration that the season was concluded, as Dundee United were declared title winners, with Partick Thistle relegated to League One.
Results & fixtures
Preseason
Scottish Championship
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics Captains
Squad
Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total1GKRoss Stewart10000000102DFScott Mercer40000000403DFKevin Holt4000100050*5DFDarren Brownlie00102000305DFMichael Ledger20000000206MFDan Pybus900010001007FWConnor Murray20000000208DFLewis Kidd300000104011FWStephen Dobbie3010000040*14MFAndrew McCarthy100000001014DFDavid Devine100000001017MFAbdul Osman200000002018DFCallum Semple100000001019FWFaissal El Bakhtaoui400000004023MFIain Wilson100000001025MFMichael Paton3000000030 Totals410204010480
Top scorers Last updated 10 March 2020 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Stephen Dobbie8120112 Connor Murray212163 Gary Oliver401054 Jack Hamilton400045 Callum Semple201036 Kevin Holt20002= Michael Paton101028 Darren Brownlie10001= Faissal El Bakhtaoui10001= Lee Kilday00101= Scott Mercer00101= Deimantas Petravicius10001= Dan Pybus10001
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 | |Robby McCrorie |5 |0 |0 |0 |5 |- |1 |GK | |Ross Stewart |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |20 |GK | |Jack Leighfield |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
! Totals !! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Division summary
Management statistics Last updated 10 March 2020 NameFromToPWDLWin%Allan Johnston10 March 2020
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Kevin Holt PafosFree Gary Oliver Greenock MortonFree Callum Semple Ross CountyFree Lewis Kidd FalkirkFree Jack Hamilton LivingstonLoan Lee Kilday Greenock MortonFree Robby McCrorie RangersLoan Dan Pybus TonsbergFree Andrew McCarthy Partick ThistleFree Michael Paton DumbartonFree Faissal El Bakhtaoui DundeeFree Darren Lyon Peterborough UnitedFree Abdul Osman FalkirkFree Ross Stewart LivingstonLoan David Devine MotherwellLoan Deimantas Petravicius OkzhetpesFree Iain Wilson KilmarnockLoan Michael Ledger NotoddenFree
Players out PlayerToFee Callum Fordyce AirdrieoniansFree Kyle Jacobs Greenock MortonFree Josh Todd (footballer) DundeeFree Nicky Low East StirlingshireFree Lyndon Dykes LivingstonFree Jordan Marshall DundeeFree Andy Stirling Alloa AthleticFree Michael Doyle FalkirkFree Alan Martin East KilbrideFree Deniz Mehmet Dundee UnitedFree Daniel IrvingFree AgentFree Benjamin Luissint Gretna 2008Loan Andrew McCarthy PeterheadFree Faissal El Bakhtaoui Difaa El JadidiUndisclosed Michael Williamson Gretna 2008Loan Robby McCrorie LivingstonLoan Darren Brownlie Partick ThistleUndisclosed Benjamin Luissint Gretna 2008Loan
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
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