The 2014–15 season was Queen of the South's second consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football and their second season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Queen of the South finished fourth in the Scottish Championship. Their league position qualified the club for the quarter-final stage of the Scottish Premiership play-offs where they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate by Rangers over two legs.
The club reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the sixth round of the Scottish Cup.
Management The club began the 2014-15 season under the management of Jim McIntyre. On 9 September 2014, McIntyre and first team coach Billy Dodds left to become the new manager and assistant of Scottish Premiership side Ross County. On 30 September 2014 James Fowler was announced as the club's new player-manager. On 30 March 2015 Fowler agreed a contract extension until 31 May 2016.
Results & fixtures
Preseason
Scottish Championship
Premiership play-offs
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad Last updated 26 May 2015
a. Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 26 May 2015 NationPositionNameScottish ChampionshipOtherLeague CupScottish CupTotal GKZander Clark2000000020 GKJames Atkinson1000000010 GKKenny Arthur0000000000 DFScott Hooper1000000010 DFMark Durnan8100000081 DF Chris Higgins8000001090 DFChris Mitchell0000000000 DFAndy Dowie 5100000051 DFKevin Holt5100000051 DFLewis Kidd3000001040 DFJames Fowler4110000051 DFJack Dickinson0000000000 MFKevin Dzierzawski0000000000 MFPaul Burns0000000000 MFMark Kerr1000000010 MFMark Millar2110000031 MF Daniel Carmichael1000000010 MF Ian McShane5000000050 MF Stephen McKenna1010000020 MFPatrick Slattery0000000000 MFDean Smith1000000010 FWSalim Kouider Aissa0000000000 FWJohn Baird1000000010 FWIain Russell6020100090 FWDerek Lyle3100001041 FW Gavin Reilly0000001010 FW Michael Paton3000000030 FWAidan Smith0000000000 FWGreg Kiltie0000000000 FWJake Pickard0000000000
Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Name !width=80|Scottish Championship !width=80|Other !width=80|League Cup !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|Total |- |1 |GK | |Zander Clark |14 |0 |1 |0 |15 |- |20 |GK | |James Atkinson |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |- |31 |GK | |Kenny Arthur |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
! Totals !! 14 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 16
Top Scorers Last updated on 26 May 2015 PositionNationNameScottish ChampionshipOtherLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 Derek Lyle 15222212 Gavin Reilly 13002153 Iain Russell8131134 John Baird 30003= Andy Dowie21003= Mark Durnan30003= Kevin Holt300038 Michael Paton11002 = Ian McShane20002= Lewis Kidd1001211 Mark Kerr10001= James Fowler10001= Daniel Carmichael10001= Aidan Smith10001= Mark Millar10001= Stephen McKenna10001
Team statistics
League table
Division summary
Transfers
Players in PlayerFromFee John Baird Raith RoversFree Lewis Kidd CelticFree James Fowler KilmarnockFree Zander Clark St JohnstoneLoan Salim Kouider-Aissa StenhousemuirFree Greg Kiltie KilmarnockLoan Kenny Arthur Annan AthleticFree Mark Millar PeterheadFree
Players out PlayerToFee Calum Antell Nairn CountyFree Derek Young Forfar AthleticFree Salim Kouider-Aissa Shotts Bon AccordLoan Patrick Slattery Queen's ParkLoan Mark Kerr FalkirkFree John Baird FalkirkFree Kevin Dzierzawski PeterheadLoan
See also List of Queen of the South F.C. seasons
References