title: 2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season
text: # 2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season
  
  The 2017–18 season is Queen of the South's fifth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fifth season in 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 Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
  
  ## Summary
  
  Queens finished sixth in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season.
  
  Queens reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, losing to The New Saints after a penalty shoot-out 4-3, with no goals scored after extra time.
  
  The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group G that included Albion Rovers, East Kilbride, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir.
  
  Queens reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 2-1 at Palmerston to Partick Thistle.
  
  ## Results and fixtures
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Abandoned or Postponed
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Captains
  
  | No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | MF | John Rankin | | 40 | Club Captain |
  | 11 | FW | Stephen Dobbie | | 7 | Vice Captain |
  
  Last updated: 28 April 2018 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
  
  ### Squad
  
      Last updated 28 April 2018
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | SCO | Alan Martin | 31 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | SCO | Shaun Rooney | 34 | 3 | 14+10 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Jordan Marshall | 39 | 2 | 29+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | SCO | Callum Fordyce | 40 | 3 | 28+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | SCO | Darren Brownlie | 44 | 4 | 32+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | *6 | MF | SCO | Callum Tapping | 22 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | SCO | Kyle Cameron | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | *7 | MF | SCO | Andy Stirling | 23 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | SCO | John Rankin | 44 | 1 | 31+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | SCO | Derek Lyle | 35 | 8 | 9+17 | 5 | 2+1 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | *10 | FW | SCO | Chris Kane | 20 | 5 | 12+4 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | SCO | Dom Thomas | 14 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | SCO | Stephen Dobbie | 42 | 27 | 31+0 | 18 | 4+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 |
  | 12 | MF | SCO | Joe Thomson | 18 | 5 | 16+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | SCO | Sam Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | RSA | Kyle Jacobs | 38 | 1 | 29+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | *15 | DF | SCO | Jason Kerr | 19 | 5 | 18+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 15 | FW | BUL | Nikolay Todorov | 8 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | *16 | FW | SCO | James McFadden | 15 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | ENG | Josh Todd | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | SCO | Connor Murray | 31 | 1 | 10+10 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | SCO | Ross Fergusson | 10 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
  | 19 | MF | SCO | Owen Bell | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | GK | SCO | Jack Leighfield | 18 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | SCO | Dan Carmichael | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | *22 | MF | ENG | Jesse Akubuine | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | *23 | GK | ENG | Lee Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | MLT | Myles Beerman | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | SCO | Scott Mercer | 26 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | AUS | Lyndon Dykes | 44 | 8 | 30+4 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | *26 | DF | SCO | Ewan Gourlay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | ENG | Daniel Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 28 | FW | SCO | Declan Tremble | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 34 | GK | SCO | Curtis Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of 28 April 2018 (UTC)
  
  | Number | Nation | Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | | DF | Shaun Rooney | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 3 | | DF | Jordan Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 4 | | DF | Callum Fordyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 5 | | DF | Darren Brownlie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 6 | | MF | Callum Tapping | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 8 | | MF | John Rankin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 9 | | FW | Derek Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | | FW | Chris Kane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 10 | | MF | Dom Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | | FW | Stephen Dobbie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 12 | | MF | Joe Thomson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 14 | | MF | Kyle Jacobs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | *15 | | DF | Jason Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | | FW | James McFadden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 16 | | MF | Josh Todd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 21 | | MF | Dan Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 24 | | DF | Scott Mercer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 25 | | FW | Lyndon Dykes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
      Last updated 28 April 2018
  
  | Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stephen Dobbie | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
  | 2 | Derek Lyle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
  | = | Lyndon Dykes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
  | 4 | Jason Kerr | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | = | Chris Kane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | = | Joe Thomson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 7 | Darren Brownlie | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 8 | Shaun Rooney | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | = | Callum Fordyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 10 | Dom Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | = | Jordan Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 12 | John Rankin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Andy Stirling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Owen Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Ross Fergusson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | = | Kyle Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Nikolay Todorov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Connor Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | R | Pos | Name | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Alan Martin | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
  | 20 | GK | Jack Leighfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | | | Totals | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
  
  Last updated: 28 April 2018 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
  
  ## Team statistics
  
  ### League table
  
  {{2017–18 Scottish Championship table|showteam=QOS}}
  
  ### Division summary
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | W |
  | Position | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
  
  ### Management statistics
  
      Last updated 28 April 2018
  
  | Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gary Naysmith | 15 July 2017 | 28 April 2018 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 040.43 |
  