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, 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 League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary Queens finished sixth in the Championship. The league season was curtailed to 27 matches, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, starting on 17 October 2020 and ending on 30 April 2021.

The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group G that included Greenock Morton, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and St Mirren.

Queens reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing 3-1 at Palmerston to eventual runners-up Hibernian.

The Challenge Cup was not held during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results & fixtures

Preseason

Scottish Championship

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics Captains

Squad

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Total3DFJames Maxwell410000414DFGregor Buchanan301000405DFAyo Obileye300000306MFJoe McKee300000307MFAidan Fitzpatrick400000408MFDan Pybus3000104010FWConnor Shields5000005011FWStephen Dobbie1000001012MFRhys McCabe3010004015MFCalvin McGrory1000001017FWNiyah Joseph1000001019DFRhys Breen1000001020GKRohan Ferguson1000001029FWDapo Mebude2000002033DFWillie Gibson80000080 Totals4312010461

Top scorers Last updated 30 April 2021 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Connor Shields821112 Ayo Obileye90093 James Maxwell31154 Stephen Dobbie3104= Aidan Fitzpatrick21146 Willie Gibson20137 Joe McKee2002= Euan East1102= Dapo Mebude200210 Niyah Joseph0101 = Gregor Buchanan1001= Tommy Goss1001= Isaiah Jones1001= Nortei Nortey1001= Rhys Breen1001

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Team statistics Scottish Championship League table

Results by round

League Cup table

Management statistics Last updated 3 May 2021 NameFromToPWDLWin%Allan Johnston30 April 2021

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromFee Dan Pybus Queen of the SouthFree Tommy Goss Abbey ValeFree Connor Shields Aldershot TownFree Rhys McCabe Brechin CityFree Gregor Buchanan FalkirkFree Joe McKee DumbartonFree Aidan Fitzpatrick Norwich CityLoan Ayo Obileye Ebbsfleet UnitedFree Willie Gibson Free AgentFree Rohan Ferguson MotherwellFree Harry Robinson MotherwellLoan Kieran McKechnie RangersFree Niyah Joseph Hamilton AcademicalFree James Maxwell RangersLoan Euan East Albion RoversFree Nortei Nortey ChorleyLoan Calvin McGrory Queen's ParkFree Rhys Breen RangersLoan Dapo Mebude RangersLoan Gary Maley LivingstonLoan Josh Rae PeterheadLoan Isaiah Jones MiddlesbroughLoan Ciaran Dickson RangersLoan

Players out PlayerToFee Scott Mercer FalkirkFree Lee Kilday Queen's ParkFree Michael Ledger Greenock MortonFree Connor Murray Partick ThistleFree Lewis Kidd East KilbrideFree Gary Oliver Greenock MortonFree Darren LyonFree AgentFree Abdul OsmanFree AgentFree Callum SempleFree AgentFree Deimantas PetraviciusFree AgentFree Michael PatonFree AgentFree Kevin Holt Ermis AradippouUndisclosed Harry Robinson MotherwellLoan James Maxwell RangersLoan Aidan Fitzpatrick Norwich CityLoan Rhys Breen RangersLoan Isaiah Jones MiddlesbroughLoan Ciaran Dickson RangersLoan Dapo Mebude RangersLoan Gary Maley LivingstonLoan Josh Rae PeterheadLoan

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

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