The 2022–23 season is Queen of the South's first season back in the third tier of Scottish football since they were promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012-13 season, having spent the previous nine seasons in the Scottish Championship. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary Queens finished fifth in Scottish League One in their first season back in Scottish Football's third tier since the 2012-13 season.

Queens reached the sixth round of the Challenge Cup, losing 2-1 after extra time to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park.

Queens reached the second round of the League Cup, losing 3-1 to Rangers at Ibrox Stadium.

Queens reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4-1 to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park.

Results and fixtures

Preseason

Scottish League One

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics Captains

Squad

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total1GKMax Currie30000000302DFDavid McKay20002000403DFRico Quitongo51001010714MFIain Wilson10100000205DFPaul McKay11000000116MFHarry Cochrane80000000807FWRuari Paton1000010001108MFJosh Todd20000000209FWGavin Reilly200000103010FWLee Connelly210010003111MFConnor Murray201010004012DFCiaran McKenna300000003015MFCalvin McGrory100000001016DFEuan East100000001017DFStephen Hendrie820000008218MFKieran McKechnie300010004020FWRoss Irving002000002021MFDom McMahon100000001023DFCammy Logan200000002027FWLewis Gibson500000106033DFWillie Gibson100000001035DFJack Brydon210000002142GKGordon Botterill1000000010 Totals666407030806

Top scorers Last updated 6 May 2023 PositionNationNameScottish League OneLeague CupChallenge CupScottish CupTotal1 Ruari Paton22300252 Connor Murray7210103 Lee Connelly333094 Josh Todd411065 Gavin Reilly50005 6 Lewis Gibson30014 = Euan East400048 Harry Cochrane30003 9 Kieran McKechnie1100210 Ewan Bange10001= Michael Ruth00101= David McKay00101 = Ciaran McKenna00101= Iain Wilson10001= Jaze Kabia10001= Ross Irving00101= Paul McKay10001= Jack Brydon10001= Stephen Hendrie10001

Clean sheets

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Team statistics Scottish League One League table

Results by round

League Cup table

Management statistics Last updated 6 May 2023 NameFromToPWDLWin%Willie Gibson Grant Murray Marvin Bartley

Transfers

Players in PlayerFromFee Gavin Reilly LivingstonFree David McKay Raith RoversFree Max Currie AirdrieoniansFree Rico Quitongo PeterheadFree Stuart Morrison Queen's ParkFree Iain Wilson Greenock MortonFree Connor Murray Partick ThistleFree Michael Ruth AberdeenFree Euan East Queen of the SouthFree Lee Connelly Queen of the SouthFree Ciaran McKenna Partick ThistleFree Tom Ritchie AberdeenLoan Ross Irving StranraerFree Stephen Hendrie Partick ThistleFree Ewan Bange BlackpoolLoan Scott Fox MotherwellLoan Sam Henderson PetershillFree Jack Brydon HibernianUndisclosed Kevin Dabrowski HibernianLoan Gordon Botterill Reading UnitedFree Jaze Kabia LivingstonLoan Cammy Logan Heart of MidlothianLoan

Players out PlayerToFee Josh Debayo Alloa AthleticFree Scott DunnFree AgentFree Matthew HendersonFree AgentFree Robert Nditi Forfar AthleticFree Ally Roy GlentoranFree Ruben Soares-JuniorFree AgentFree Udoka ChimaFree AgentFree Josh RaeFree AgentFree Niyah Joseph Stenhousemuir Free Innes Cameron KilmarnockLoan Max Johnston MotherwellLoan Darragh O'Connor MotherwellLoan Shea Gordon Partick ThistleLoan Sam Folarin MiddlesbroughLoan Ben Liddle Bristol RoversLoan Aidan Fitzpatrick Partick ThistleFree Alex CooperFree AgentFree Charlie Cowie GartcairnLoan Tom Ritchie AberdeenLoan Ryan Muir Gretna 2008Loan Scott Fox MotherwellLoan Willie GibsonFree AgentFree Max Currie East KilbrideUndisclosed Ewan Bange BlackpoolLoan Sam Henderson Mid-AnnandaleLoan Gavin Reilly StenhousemuirLoan Rico Quitongo ClydeLoan

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

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