2009–10 Queen of the South F.C. season
Queen of the South 2009–10 football season
| 2009–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Davie Rae[1] |
| Manager | Gordon Chisholm Kenny Brannigan |
| Stadium | Palmerston Park |
| First Division | 4th |
| Challenge Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Scottish Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Derek Holmes (12) All: Derek Holmes (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,120 vs Rangers League Cup 23 September 2009 |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,183 vs Ross County First Division 20 April 2010 |
| Average home league attendance | League: 2,364[2] |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 season was Queen of the South's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season.[3] Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Queen of the South finished fourth in the First Division.[4] They reached the third round of the Challenge Cup,[5] the third round of the League Cup[6] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[7]
Management
The club was managed during season 2009–10 by Gordon Chisholm. On 22 March 2010, Chisholm left the club to become the new manager of Dundee,[8] taking coach Billy Dodds with him to become his assistant manager.[9] Chisholm's assistant Kenny Brannigan was appointed as manager until the end of the season[10] although his contract was extended in April, until May 2011.[11]
Results and fixtures
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South v Raith Rovers
| 8 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Palmerston Park |
Tosh  37'Holmes  90' | BBC Report | Walker 45' Campbell 45' | Attendance: 2,565 Referee: Norris |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 15 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| Donnelly 81' | SFL Report | Kean 70' | Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Charleston |
Queen of the South v Partick Thistle
| 22 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Palmerston Park |
| Weatherston 82' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Richmond |
Queen of the South v Ayr United
| 29 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren 45' Quinn 63' | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,034 Referee: Collum |
Ross County v Queen of the South
| 12 September 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 46' (Penalty) Craig 48'Gardyne 75' | BBC Report | Holmes 5' Kean 52' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,992 Referee: McLean |
Queen of the South v Dundee
| 19 September 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Dundee | Palmerston Park |
| Tosh 6' (pen.) Holmes 61' | BBC Report | Bullock 5' | Attendance: 2,875 Referee: Robertson |
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
| 26 September 2009 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 4 | Queen of the South | East End Park |
| Phinn 37' | BBC Report | Wyness 33' Burns 39', 42'Holmes 45' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,624 Referee: McDermott |
Queen of the South v Greenock Morton
| 3 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Palmerston Park |
| Wilson 86' Kean 90' | BBC Report | Graham 13' Weatherson 39'Jenkins 60' | Attendance: 2,630 Referee: McDonald |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen of the South
| 10 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 3 | Queen of the South | Caledonian Stadium |
| Hayes 18' | BBC Report | Holmes 1', 83', 90' | Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Brines |
Raith Rovers v Queen of the South
| 17 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Stark's Park |
| Russell 75' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,147 Referee: Richmond |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
| 24 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Kean 41' Lilley 27'Wyness 83' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Charleston |
Queen of the South v Ross County
| 31 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Burns 26' Kean 43' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,245 Referee: McKendrick |
Ayr United v Queen of the South
| 7 November 2009 Scottish First Division | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park |
| BBC Report | Holmes 20' | Attendance: 2,453 Referee: McKendrick |
Dundee v Queen of the South
| 14 November 2009 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Dens Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 4,901 Referee: Law |
Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic
| 1 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Palmerston Park |
| Weatherston 17' | BBC Report | McDougall 35' Bell 58' | Attendance: 1,651 Referee: Thomson |
Queen of the South v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 5 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Palmerston Park |
| Harris 75' Lilley 77' | BBC Report | Hayes 18' Foran  75' Duncan 77' | Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Muir |
Greenock Morton v Queen of the South
| 12 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South | Cappielow Park |
| Weatherson 23' | BBC Report | Burns 31' Holmes 64' | Attendance: 1,814 Referee: Nicholls |
Partick Thistle v Queen of the South
| 26 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium |
| Paton 20' Adams 63' | BBC Report | Quinn 57' Harris 80' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: McLean |
Queen of the South v Dundee
| 23 January 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Palmerston Park |
| Harris 6' | BBC Report | Griffiths 77' | Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Richmond |
Queen of the South v Greenock Morton
| 13 February 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Palmerston Park |
| Weatherston 72' | BBC Report | Masterton 7', 31' (Penalty) Finlayson 77' | Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Brown |
Queen of the South v Ayr United
| 16 February 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Palmerston Park |
| Kean 19' (Penalty) McKenna 57'Weatherston 70' | ESPN Report | Samson 16' | Attendance: 1,721 Referee: Muir |
Queen of the South v Partick Thistle
| 6 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Palmerston Park |
| Kean 54' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,674 Referee: McDonald |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen of the South
| 9 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South | Caledonian Stadium |
| Rooney 42', 52', 76' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Holmes 61' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Allan |
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
| 13 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South | East End Park |
| McDougall 18' Woods 43', 88'Bell 86' (pen.) | BBC Report | Weatherston 69' McKenna 90' | Attendance: 2,163 Referee: Nicholls |
Ayr United v Queen of the South
| 20 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ayr United | 3 – 0 | Queen of the South | Somerset Park |
| McManus 25' McKay 79'Roberts 89' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Hilland |
Dundee v Queen of the South
| 23 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Dens Park |
| Griffiths 16' (pen.) | BBC Report | McAusland 16' Harris 58' | Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Tumilty |
Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic
| 27 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren 45' Weatherston 71' | BBC Report | Cardle 81' | Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Muir |
Greenock Morton v Queen of the South
| 3 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 3 – 3 | Queen of the South | Cappielow Park |
| Witteveen 15', 22' (92) | ESPN Report | Quinn 10', 52' Weatherston 65' | Attendance: 1,926 Referee: McKendrick |
Ross County v Queen of the South
| 6 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Boyd 90' | BBC Report | Burns 64' McMillan 53' | Attendance: 2,004 Referee: McLean |
Queen of the South v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 10 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren 10' Harris 74' | BBC Report | Rooney 42', 88' Munro 67' | Attendance: 2,093 Referee: Richmond |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 12 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Mclaren 88' | Attendance: 825 Referee: Somers |
Queen of the South v Raith Rovers
| 17 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Palmerston Park |
| Holmes 22' Burns 25'McLaren 80' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,827 Referee: Salmond |
Queen of the South v Ross County
| 20 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren 54' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,183 Referee: O'Reilly |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
| 24 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Homes 33' Weatherston 92' | SFL Report | Gemmill 43' Waddell 50' | Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Madden |
Raith Rovers v Queen of the South
| 28 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Stark's Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Finnie |
Partick Thistle v Queen of the South
| 1 May 2010 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium |
| Doolan 93' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Robertson |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Queen of the South v Livingston
| 25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
| Wilson 9' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,558 Referee: Innes |
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
| 18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South | East End Park |
| Cardle 53' | BBC Report | Kean 12' Tosh 90' | Attendance: 941 Referee: Allan |
Ross County v Queen of the South
| 6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 3 | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| di Giacomo 26' Craig 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 964 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish League Cup
Queen's Park v Queen of the South
| 1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Queen's Park | 1 – 4 | Queen of the South | Hampden Park |
| Douglas 82' | BBC Report | Quinn 1' Wilson 10' 14'Burns 70' | Attendance: 886 Referee: Charleston |
Partick Thistle v Queen of the South
| 25 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South | Firhill Stadium |
| Donnelly 30' | BBC Report | Weatherston 64', 90' | Attendance: 1,527 Referee: Salmond |
Queen of the South v Rangers
| 23 September 2009 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Rangers | Palmerston Park |
| Harris 90+1' | BBC Report | Naismith 16' Novo 79' | Attendance: 6,120 Referee: Collum |
Scottish Cup
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 28 November 2009 Scottish Cup round 3 | Airdrie United | 4 – 0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Trouten 11' (\39) Baird 23'O'Carroll 65' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Norris |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division[15] | Challenge Cup[16] | League Cup[17] | Scottish Cup[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | Scott Fox | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | David Hutton | 31 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  FRA | Ludovic Roy | 8 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  TRI | Marvin Andrews | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Barr | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Bob Harris | 37 | 5 | 32+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Lilley | 37 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Marc McAusland | 32 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jordan McMillan | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Gerry McLauchlan | 10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jamie McQuilken | 10 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Reid | 38 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jamie Adams | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Paul Burns | 42 | 7 | 35+0 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Joe Hamill | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 33 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Anthony McParland | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Rocco Quinn | 37 | 5 | 29+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Neil Scally | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Steve Tosh | 11 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Barry Wilson | 18 | 4 | 5+7 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Derek Holmes | 43 | 12 | 35+1 | 12 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Stewart Kean | 35 | 8 | 14+15 | 7 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Leon Knight | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Willie McLaren | 40 | 6 | 28+6 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ENG | Sean O'Connor | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David Weatherston | 37 | 10 | 12+18 | 8 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Dennis Wyness | 7 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 61 |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 58 |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 |
| 5 | Ross County | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 |
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
See also
References
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