title: 2016–17 Queen of the South F.C. season
text: # 2016–17 Queen of the South F.C. season
  
  The 2016–17 season is Queen of the South's fourth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fourth 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
  
  Queen of the South finished sixth in the Scottish Championship.
  
  The club reached the sixth round of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.
  
  ### Management
  
  The club began the 2016-17 season under the management of Gavin Skelton and he remained in charge until 7 November 2016 when he resigned for personal reasons. Former club captain and current football development manager Jim Thomson was placed in temporary charge along with another former club captain Graeme Robertson, who was back home for one month after coaching in China. Gary Naysmith was appointed the club's manager along with his assistant Dougie Anderson on 1 December 2016, having previously been in-charge of part-time club East Fife.
  
  ## Results & fixtures
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Abandoned or Postponed
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Captains
  
  | No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | DF | Chris Higgins | 15 | Club Captain |
  | 4 | DF | Andy Dowie | 14 | Vice Captain |
  | 8 | MF | John Rankin | 17 | Club Captain |
  | 11 | FW | Stephen Dobbie | 1 | Vice Captain |
  
  Last updated: 6 May 2017 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 4 January 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 | ENG | Lee Robinson | 46 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | SCO | Jamie Hamill | 32 | 2 | 18+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Jordan Marshall | 41 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | SCO | Andy Dowie | 38 | 1 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | SCO | Darren Brownlie | 42 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | SCO | Chris Higgins | 29 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | *7 | MF | SCO | Grant Anderson | 29 | 3 | 16+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | *8 | MF | SCO | Mark Millar | 26 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | SCO | John Rankin | 17 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | SCO | Derek Lyle | 37 | 14 | 19+8 | 10 | 3+0 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | SCO | Dale Hilson | 21 | 3 | 5+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | SCO | Stephen Dobbie | 42 | 26 | 34+1 | 19 | 4+0 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 12 | FW | ENG | Steven Rigg | 16 | 2 | 3+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | RSA | Kyle Jacobs | 42 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | SCO | Joe Thomson | 17 | 4 | 16+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | SCO | Scott Hooper | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | *17 | MF | ENG | Jake Pickard | 19 | 1 | 5+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | SCO | Connor McManus | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | SCO | Aidan Smith | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | ENG | Owen Moxon | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | GK | ENG | James Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | *21 | GK | SCO | Robbie Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | GK | SCO | Jack Leighfield | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | SCO | Callum Tapping | 8 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | SCO | Dom Thomas | 19 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | SCO | Scott Mercer | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | AUS | Lyndon Dykes | 40 | 4 | 20+10 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | SCO | Ayrton Sonkur | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | SCO | Connor Murray | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 28 | DF | SCO | Richard Murray | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 29 | MF | SCO | Owen Bell | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 31 | MF | ENG | Ryan Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 32 | FW | SCO | Ross Fergusson | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 34 | GK | ENG | Cameron Copeland | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 35 | FW | SCO | Dean Brotherston | 16 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 39 | MF | SCO | Dan Carmichael | 21 | 0 | 11+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)
  
  | Number | Nation | Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | GK | Lee Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 2 | | DF | Jamie Hamill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 3 | | DF | Jordan Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 4 | | DF | Andy Dowie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 5 | | DF | Darren Brownlie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 6 | | DF | Chris Higgins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 7 | | MF | Grant Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | *8 | | MF | Mark Millar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 8 | | MF | John Rankin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 9 | | FW | Derek Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | | FW | Dale Hilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 11 | | FW | Stephen Dobbie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | | MF | Kyle Jacobs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | 15 | | MF | Joe Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | | MF | Jake Pickard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 22 | | MF | Callum Tapping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 23 | | MF | Dom Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 24 | | DF | Scott Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | | FW | Lyndon Dykes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 27 | | FW | Connor Murray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
  
  ### Top scorers
  
      Last updated 6 May 2017
  
  | Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stephen Dobbie | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
  | 2 | Derek Lyle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
  | 3 | Joe Thomson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | = | Lyndon Dykes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | Grant Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | = | Dom Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | = | Dale Hilson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | Steven Rigg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | = | Jamie Hamill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Mark Millar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Andy Dowie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Jake Pickard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Dean Brotherston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | Kyle Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | = | John Rankin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | R | Pos | Name | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Lee Robinson | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
  | 20 | GK | James Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | | Totals | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
  
  Last updated: 6 May 2017 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
  
  ## Team statistics
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
  | 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 | |
  | 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 43 | |
  | 7 | St Mirren | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 39 | |
  | 8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 39 | |
  
  ### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L |
  | Position | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  
  ### Management statistics
  
      Last updated 6 May 2017
  
  | Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gavin Skelton | 22 April 2016 | 5 November 2016 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 054.55 |
  | Jim Thomson | 12 November 2016 | 3 December 2016 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.00 |
  | Gary Naysmith | 6 December 2016 | 6 May 2017 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 026.09 |
  