2010–11 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Queen of the South's ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season. Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Queen of the South

2010-11 season
Chairman	Davie Rae
Manager	Kenny Brannigan
Stadium	Palmerston Park
First Division	Fourth
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round; Lost to Brechin City
League Cup	Third Round; Lost to St Johnstone
Challenge Cup	Runners-Up; Lost to Ross County
Top goalscorer	League: Colin McMenamin (10) All: Colin McMenamin (11)
Highest home attendance	League: 2,254 vs. Falkirk Cup: 1,751 vs. East Fife
Lowest home attendance	League: 956 vs. Morton Cup: 981 vs. Forfar Athletic
Average home league attendance	League: 1,702

First team transfers

• From end of 2009–10 season, to last match of season 2010–11

In

Player	From	League	Fee
Allan Johnston	Free agent		Free (July 2010)
Ryan Conroy	Celtic	SPL	Loan (August 2010)
Colin McMenamin	Free agent		Free (November 2010)

Out

Player	To	League	Fee
Ryan Conroy	Celtic	SPL	Loan Return (December 2010)

Squad (that played for first team)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SCO David Hutton — GK  SCO Ross Hyslop — GK  SCO Roddy McKenzie — DF  SCO Steven Black — DF  SCO Robert Harris — DF  SCO David Lilley (Captain) — DF  SCO Ryan McGuffie — DF  SCO Craig Reid — MF  SCO Paul Burns

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SCO Daniel Carmichael — MF  SCO Allan Johnston — MF  SCO Stephen McKenna — MF  SCO Willie McLaren — MF  SCO Dan Orsi — MF  SCO Rocco Quinn — MF  SCO Neil Scally — FW  SCO Derek Holmes — FW  SCO Colin McMenamin — FW  SCO David Weatherston

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A [1]	Scorer(s)	Attendance
5 July 2010	Gretna 2008	Raydale Park	2 - 3 [2]	Reilly  11' Holmes  58'	504
7 July 2010	Annan Athletic	Palmerston Park	4 - 1 [3]	Holmes  31' (pen.) McLaren  37' Degnan  68' Reilly  82'	332
10 July 2010	Dungannon Swifts	Stangmore Park	3 - 1 [4]	Quinn  24' Weatherston  48' McLaren  88'
18 July 2010 (Jim Thomson Testimonial)	Rangers	Palmerston Park	0 - 1 [5]		2,708
20 July 2010	Hamilton Academical	Palmerston Park	0 - 0 [6]		560

Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division

Date	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A[1]	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
7 August 2010	Dundee	Dens Park	0 - 1		4,644	Stevie O'Reilly
14 August 2010	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park	1 - 3	Carmichael  45'	1,961	Steven McLean
22 August 2010	Cowdenbeath	Central Park	3 - 1	Burns  3' Holmes  54' McGuffie  86'	672	David Somers
28 August 2010	Ross County	Palmerston Park	3 - 0	Quinn  2' Conroy  22' McLaren  89'	1,644	Crawford Allan
11 September 2010	Falkirk	Falkirk Stadium	1 - 3	Burns  66'	4,064	John McKendrick
18 September 2010	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park	2 - 1	Johnston  76' Quinn  87'	2,013	Stephen Finnie
25 September 2010	Stirling Albion	Forthbank Stadium	0 - 0		945	Neil Watters
2 October 2010	Dunfermline Athletic	Palmerston Park	2 - 0	Dowie  52' (o.g.) McLaren  63'	2,139	George Salmond
16 October 2010	Morton	Cappielow Park	0 - 2		1,777	Calum Murray
23 October 2010	Falkirk	Palmerston Park	1 - 5	Burns  49'	2,254	Charlie Richmond
30 October 2010	Ross County	Victoria Park	1 - 1	McMenamin (trialist)  16'	2,186	Brian Colvin
6 November 2010	Raith Rovers	Stark's Park	1 - 0	Conroy  75'	2,108	Steven McLean
13 November 2010	Cowdenbeath	Palmerston Park	3 - 0	Burns  20' Conroy  34' McLaren  80'	1,782	Steve Conroy
11 December 2010	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	0 - 1		2,062	Stevie O'Reilly
15 January 2011	Falkirk	Falkirk Stadium	3 - 0	Johnston  28', 43' McMenamin  39'	3,376	George Salmond
5 February 2011	Dundee	Palmerston Park	1 - 2	McGuffie  60'	2,006	Stephen Finnie
12 February 2011	Partick Thistle	Palmerston Park	3 - 3	McLaren  43', 87' Johnston  90'	1,860	Crawford Allan
19 February 2011	Morton	Cappielow Park	4 - 0	McLaren  1' (pen.) Weatherston  32', 63', 76'	1,754	Frank McDermott
22 February 2011	Stirling Albion	Palmerston Park	2 - 2	McMenamin  50' McGuffie  69'	1,185	Calum Murray
26 February 2011	Dunfermline Athletic	Palmerston Park	1 - 3	McMenamin  68'	2,052	Stevie O'Reilly
1 March 2011	Cowdenbeath	Central Park	2 - 2	Weatherston  17' McMenamin  84'	670	Crawford Allan
5 March 2011	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park	0 - 2		1,754	Charlie Richmond
8 March 2011	Partick Thistle	Firhill Stadium	1 - 3	Carmichael  86'	1,001	Thomas Robertson
12 March 2011	Dundee	Dens Park	1 - 2	McMenamin  34'	4,242	Craig Thomson
16 March 2011	Morton	Palmerston Park	2 - 0	McMenamin  15' McLaren  24'	956	Steven McLean
19 March 2011	Ross County	Victoria Park	2 - 1	Harris  26' (pen.) Weatherston  44'	2,181	Brian Colvin
22 March 2011	Falkirk	Palmerston Park	0 - 1		1,270	Steven Nicholls
26 March 2011	Stirling Albion	Palmerston Park	4 - 1	McLaren  23' (pen.), 36' McMenamin  54', 77'	1,392	John McKendrick
29 March 2011	Stirling Albion	Forthbank Stadium	2 - 0	Orsi  3' Lilley  45'	444	Brian Winter
2 April 2011	Partick Thistle	Firhill Stadium	0 - 0		1,806	Crawford Allan
13 April 2011	Morton	Palmerston Park	1 - 4	Degnan  71'	966	Anthony Law
16 April 2011	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	1 - 6	Harris  62'	3,255	Alan Muir
23 April 2011	Cowdenbeath	Palmerston Park	2 - 2	Carmichael  17' Holmes  45'	1,102	Craig Charleston
26 April 2011	Ross County	Forthbank Stadium[7]	0 - 1		266	Eddie Smith
30 April 2011	Raith Rovers	Stark's Park	1 - 0	Degnan  90'	2,001	John McKendrick
7 May 2011	Dundee	Palmerston Park	3 - 0	Johnston  18' Burns 24'  61'	2,590	Alan Muir

Active Nation Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A[1]	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
11 January 2011	Round 4	Brechin City	Palmerston Park	1 - 2	McMenamin  66'	1,169	Steven Nicholls

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A[1]	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
31 July 2010	Round 1	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park	5 - 1	Holmes  18', 28' (pen.) Johnston  56' Quinn  78' Reilly  89'	1,329	Brian Winter
25 August 2010	Round 2	Forfar Athletic	Palmerston Park	4 - 1	McLaren  17' Harris  22' (pen.) Weatherston  62' Carmichael  76'	981	Steven Nicholls
21 September 2010	Round 3	St Johnstone	McDiarmid Park	0 - 3		1,624	Alan Muir

Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F - A[1]	Scorer(s)	Attendance	Referee
24 July 2010	Round 1	Albion Rovers	Palmerston Park	2 - 1	McGuffie  18' Burns  73'	1,115	George Salmond
10 August 2010	Round 2	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park	1 - 1 (6 - 5 to QOS on pens)	Weatherston  53'	1,160	John McKendrick
4 September 2010	Round 3	East Fife	Palmerston Park	5 - 0	Burns  32', 47', 79' Ovenstone  64' (o.g.) Harris  90'	1,751	Charlie Richmond
9 October 2010	Round 4	Peterhead	Balmoor Stadium	2 - 1	Reid  65' Holmes  66'	1,003	Mike Tumilty
10 April 2011	Final	Ross County	McDiarmid Park	0 - 2		5,124	Euan Norris

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Raith Rovers	36	17	9	10	47	35	+12	60
3	Falkirk	36	17	7	12	57	41	+16	58
4	Queen of the South	36	14	7	15	54	53	+1	49
5	Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	44	39	+5	47
6	Dundee	36	19	12	5	54	34	+20	44[lower-alpha 1]

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[8]

References

1. QOS score first.
2. "Gretna 2008 3-2 Queen Of The South". Queen of the South FC. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
3. "Queen Of The South 4-1 Annan Athletic". Queen of the South FC. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
4. "Dungannon Swifts 1-3 Queen Of The South". Queen of the South FC. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
5. "Queen Of The South 0-1 Rangers". Queen of the South FC. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
6. "Queen Of The South 0-0 Hamilton Academical". Queen of the South FC. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
7. "Change of Fixture". Queen of the South FC. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
8. "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

See also

{{2010–11 in Scottish football}}