The 2024–25 season is Queen of the South's third consecutive season back in the third tier of Scottish football, in Scottish League One. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary Queens finished third in Scottish League One in their third season back in Scottish Football's third tier and their league position qualified the club for the semi-final stage of the play-offs, where the played Cove Rangers and were defeated 2–1 on aggregate.
Queens reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, losing 3-0 to Airdrieonians at Palmerston Park.
The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group A that included Aberdeen, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton and East Kilbride.
Queens reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 3-1 to St Mirren at Palmerston Park.
Results and fixtures
Preseason
Scottish League One
Championship play-offs
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 Play-offs Total1GKRoss Stewart2000000000202DFMichael Hewitt6000001010804MFReece Lyon6000100010805DFMatty Douglas81001010001016MFHarry Cochrane7110100000917MFKieran McKechnie4000100000507MFLiam Smith3000000000308MFBenjamin Luissint30001000004010MFKai Kennedy30000000003011MFBrennan Dickenson70001000008012FWAdam Brooks00000010001014MFBen Johnstone30101000005016DFJack Hannah40000000004017MFLewis O'Donnell00000010001019FWFraser Bryden10000000001022DFOscar MacIntyre50000000106023MFJosh Walker20100000003025FWKyle Doherty50000000005029FWJordan Allan30000000003033DFJoe Thomson10000000001035DFJack Brydon410000000041 Totals77330704030943
Top scorers Last updated 10 May 2025 PositionNationNameScottish League OneLeague CupChallenge CupScottish CupPlay-offsTotal1 Adam Brooks100000102 Jordan Allan500005= Reece Lyon4100054 Michael Hewitt400004= Kieran McKechnie310004 = Brennan Dickenson2101047 Kai Kennedy2000138 Josh Walker110002= Kyle Doherty100102= Matty Douglas200002= Lewis O'Donnell 200002= Liam Smith200002= Benjamin Luissint200002= Harry Cochrane200002= Fraser Bryden20000216 Leighton McIntosh010001= Pharrell Willis100001= Jack Hannah100001
Clean sheets
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Team statistics Scottish League One League table
Results by round
League Cup table
Management statistics Last updated 10 May 2025 NameFromToPWDLWin%Peter Murphy
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee Jack Brydon Queen of the SouthFree Daniel Church Queen of the SouthFree Harry Cochrane Queen of the SouthFree Kyle Doherty Queen of the SouthFree Jake Hutchinson Queen of the SouthFree Kieran McKechnie Queen of the SouthFree Ben Johnstone Queen of the SouthFree Charlie Cowie Queen of the SouthFree Matty Douglas Annan AthleticFree Benjamin Luissint Annan AthleticFree Reece Lyon Kelty HeartsFree Niall Rogerson Queen of the SouthFree Brennan Dickenson Oldham AthleticFree Ross Stewart Partick ThistleFree Leighton McIntosh ArbroathFree Kai Kennedy York CityFree Oscar MacIntyre HibernianLoan Jay Hogarth RangersLoan Josh Walker StranraerFree Michael Hewitt Hamilton AcademicalFree Zander Craik KilmarnockLoan Jack Hannah MiddlesbroughLoan Lewis O'Donnell Dundee UnitedLoan Fraser Bryden Ayr UnitedLoan Pharrell Willis MiddlesbroughLoan Adam Brooks Inverness Caledonian ThistleFree Jordan Allan FalkirkLoan Liam Smith Swansea CityUndisclosed Taylor Charters Carlisle UnitedLoan Murray Johnson HibernianLoan
Players out PlayerToFee Gavin Reilly ArbroathFree Jordan Houston ClydeFree Paul McKay ClydeFree Efe AmbroseFree AgentFree Gordon BotterillFree AgentFree Cammy LoganFree AgentFree Harvey WalkerFree AgentFree Harry Stone Heart of MidlothianLoan Kyle McClelland HibernianLoan Alex Ferguson St JohnstoneLoan Joel Mumbongo Hamilton AcademicalLoan Max Kilsby Carlisle UnitedLoan Oscar MacIntyre HibernianLoan Murray Johnson HibernianLoan Jay BurnsFree AgentFree Finlay KennedyFree AgentFree Craig McGuffie DumbartonFree Lewis Gibson Raith RoversUndisclosed Jake Hutchinson WorthingUndisclosed Reegan Mimnaugh East KilbrideFree Lee Connelly ClydeFree Charlie Cowie Gartcairn JuniorsUndisclosed Euan Ross Cumbernauld ColtsLoan Zander Craik KilmarnockLoan Pharrell Willis MiddlesbroughLoan Kieran McKechnieFree AgentFree Ben Johnstone Cumbernauld ColtsLoan Niall Rogerson Threave RoversLoan Leighton McIntoshFree AgentFree
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
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