| 2023–24 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Leeann Dempster | ||
| Manager | Robin Veldman (until 9 December) Paul Nuijten (Interim) Callum Davidson (from 9 January) | ||
| Stadium | Hampden Park | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Challenge Cup | Fourth round | ||
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The 2023–24 season is Queen's Park's second season in the Scottish Championship following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2021–22 season.[1] Queen's will also compete in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Glasgow Cup.
Summary
Following their defeat to Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-offs at the conclusion of the previous season, Owen Coyle announced he would be stepping down from his role as head coach.[2][3]
On 8 June 2023, Queen's announced that they entered an agrrement with the Scottish Football Association to use Hampden Park as their ground for home matches ahead of the upcoming season.[4][5]
On 17 June, the club confirmed the appointment of former Ajax and Anderlecht coach Robin Veldman as their new head coach.[6][7]
On 29 November, the club announced that director of football Marijn Beuker would leave the club to take up a similar role at Ajax.[8]
After a slump in form following a promising start to the league campaign, Veldman left his position as head coach on 9 December.[9]
On 6 January Leeann Dempster announced her intention to stand down as the club's CEO when a suitable replacement could be found.[10]
Former St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson was unveiled as Queen's new head coach on 9 January.[11]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
| 8 July 2023 | Ross County | 1–2 | Queen's Park | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Dhanda |
Report | Thomson Paton |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
| 10 July 2023 | Queen's Park | 0–1 | Livingston | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Report | Anderson |
Stadium: Lesser Hampden |
Scottish Championship
| 5 August 2023 1 | Inverness CT | 1–2 | Queen's Park | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Davidson |
Report | Thomas Robson |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,030 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 12 August 2023 2 | Queen's Park | 2–1 | Arbroath | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Hepburn Paton |
Report | McIntosh |
Stadium: Lesser Hampden Attendance: 916 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 19 August 2023 3 | Arbroath | 0–1 | Queen's Park | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Report | Paton |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,477 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 26 August 2023 4 | Partick Thistle | 3–1 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | McInroy Graham |
Report | Paton |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,365 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 2 September 2023 5 | Raith Rovers | 3–2 | Queen's Park | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Smith Vaughan |
Report | Tizzard Turner Thomas |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 16 September 2023 6 | Queen's Park | 0–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Report | McCann |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 22 September 2023 7 | Queen's Park | 2–5 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Paton Hepburn |
Report | Chalmers Rose Murphy Dowds |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,651 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 30 September 2023 8 | Dundee United | 4–1 | Queen's Park | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Watt McMann Fotheringham |
Report | Thomson |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,256 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 7 October 2023 9 | Queen's Park | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 20 October 2023 10 | Airdrieonians | 1–1 | Queen's Park | Airdrie |
| 19:45 | Gallagher |
Report | Turner Hepburn |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,474 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 27 October 2023 11 | Queen's Park | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Paton Turner |
Report | Lawless Adeloye |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 4 November 2023 12 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Queen's Park | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Dowds |
Report | Bannon Paton |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,046 Referee: William Collum |
| 11 November 2023 13 | Queen's Park | 2–3 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Turner Paton |
Report | Vaughan Murray Hamilton Millen |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 9 December 2023 15 | Queen's Park | 1–4 | Inverness CT | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Turner |
Report | Anderson Ujdur Wotherspoon Mckay |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 16 December 2023 16 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Queen's Park | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Muirhead Oakley |
Report | Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,651 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 22 December 2023 17 | Queen's Park | 0–0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 30 December 2023 18 | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Thomas |
Report | Hancock Todorov |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,227 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 2 January 2024 19 | Partick Thistle | 3–2 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Milne Fitzpatrick Neilson |
Report | Paton |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 5 January 2024 20 | Queen's Park | 2–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Paton Thomas |
Report | Summers |
Stadium: Hampden Park Referee: William Collum |
| 13 January 2024 21 | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Queen's Park | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Hamilton |
Report | Bruce Welsh |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 20 January 2024 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | v | Queen's Park | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Stadium: East End Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch. | ||||
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
| 15 July 2023 1 | East Fife | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Queen's Park | Methil |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 584 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 22 July 2023 2 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Queen's Park | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Obika |
Report | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,161 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 July 2023 3 | Queen's Park | 5–0 | Elgin City | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Paton Fox |
Report | Stadium: Lesser Hampden Attendance: 676 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 29 July 2023 4 | Queen's Park | 1–2 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Fox Healy |
Report | Reilly Cochrane |
Stadium: Lesser Hampden Attendance: 826 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 9 September 2023 Third round | | 0–3 | Queen's Park | Bala |
| 17:15 | Report | Turner Hepburn Paton |
Stadium: Maes Tegid Attendance: 317 Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones |
| 14 October 2023 Fourth round | Falkirk | 1–0 | Queen's Park | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Allan |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,427 Referee: Scott Lambie |
Scottish Cup
| 25 November 2023 Third round | Partick Thistle | 3–0 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Alston Fitzpatrick |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Iain Snedden |
Glasgow Cup
| 31 October 2023 1 | Rangers B | 4–0 | Young Queen's Park | Milngavie |
| 15:00 | Gentles Rice Graham Pasnik |
Report | Stadium: Rangers Training Centre |
| 20 February 2024 2 | Young Queen's Park | v | Celtic B | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Lesser Hampden |
Player statistics
- As of 5 January 2024 (UTC)
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Glasgow Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Calum Ferrie | 18 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Ben McPherson | 19 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Thomas Robson | 26 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Alex Bannon | 21 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Charlie Fox | 17 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Jack Spong | 26 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Barry Hepburn | 21 | 3 | 9+5 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jack Thomson | 25 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Ruari Paton | 27 | 15 | 20+0 | 10 | 4+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Grant Savoury | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Dom Thomas | 27 | 4 | 20+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Jacques Heraghty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Aaron Healey | 11 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Will Tizzard | 17 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Cameron Bruce | 16 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Rocco Hickey-Fugaccia | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Stuart McKinstry | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Scott Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jack Turner | 27 | 3 | 17+3 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Lennon Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Lewis Reid | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Louis Longridge | 23 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Joseph Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Alex Fairlie | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Ricky Waugh | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Patrick Jarrett | 18 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Lucas McCormick | 11 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Liam McLeish | 11 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | Callan McKenna | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Sam Kane | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Zach Mauchin | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Sean Welsh | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Team statistics
Championship table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ayr United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 20 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Arbroath | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 18 | Relegation to League One |
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOT | QOS | EFI | QPA | ELG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | 3–3p | — | 0–0p | — | — | ||
| 3 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | — | — | — | p0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Queen's Park | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Glasgow Cup table
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Loans in
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Loans out
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See also
References
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- ↑ "Owen Coyle Steps Down". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park FC. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Owen Coyle: Queen's Park manager steps down". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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- ↑ "Queen's Park appoint Robin Veldman as new Head Coach". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ "Robin Veldman: Queen's Park appoint former Anderlecht assistant as head coach". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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- ↑ "Queen's Park manager Robin Veldman leaves club after his team's heavy defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Hampden Park". inverness-courier.co.uk. Inverness Courier. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Leeann Dempster: Queen's Park chief executive steps down after three years". BBC Sport. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Callum Davidson: Queen's Park name former St Johnstone boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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- ↑ "Goalkeeper Sam Kane becomes a Spider". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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- ↑ "Queen to Queen's for Ruari Paton". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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- ↑ "Jake Davidson signs for ICTFC". ictfc.com. Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Hamilton Accies seal Lee Kilday return as defender is first summer signing". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "Gregor Nicol Signs On At Bayview". eastfifefc.info. East Fife FC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ↑ "NEW SIGNING CALLUM YEATS". twitter.com. CSS FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "East Kilbride land Queen's Park midfielder as signing spree stretches to 12". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Liam Brown and Stephen Eze depart Queen's Park". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park FC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Bayern Munich loan Barry Hepburn to Queen's Park". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Queen's Park bring in Ben McPherson on loan". queensparkfc.co.uk. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ↑ "Scottish Youth International joins Queen's Park on loan". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queen's Park FC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "Jacques Heraghty on loan to Spartans". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ "Scott Williamson moves to Cove Rangers on loan". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.