# 2021–22 Queen's Park F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Queen's Park's first season in Scottish League One following their promotion from League Two at the end of the 2020–21 season and their second full season as a professional football club following the repeal of their amateur status. Queen's also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, Challenge Cup and Glasgow Cup.

## Summary

On 10 May 2021, following their promotion from League Two, the club announced that manager Ray McKinnon would be stepping down from his position ahead of the new season.
On 21 May, Queen's assistant coach Laurie Ellis was promoted to the position of first-team head-coach.
On 3 June, the club announced a groundshare agreement with Partick Thistle to play their home matches at Firhill Stadium while redevelopment work continues at Lesser Hampden.
On 7 June, Queens Park made history by paying their first ever transfer fee to bring former midfielder Liam Brown back to the club from Edinburgh City.
On 15 July, Dempster revealed that Queen's Park would return to home ground Lesser Hampden as early as the end of 2021.
On 30 November, the club announced the appointment of Marijn Beuker as Director of Football Operations.
On 31 December, head-coach Laurie Ellis and his assistant Grant Murray both left the club after a run of just one win in eight games.
On 18 January 2022, Queen's competed in their first fixture of the renewed Glasgow Cup tournament, which had cancelled the previous two years because of the ongoing pandemic.
On 25 March 2022, Queen's announced the appointment of Owen Coyle as their new head coach who would take up the position from June 1st.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group stage

Results

### Glasgow Cup
#### Group stage

Results

#### Knockout phase
## Player statistics

    As of 15 May 2021 (UTC)
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One + Championship Play-off | League One + Championship Play-off | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Glasgow Cup | Glasgow Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Willie Muir | 16 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Jake Davidson | 31 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Thomas Robson | 46 | 1 | 39+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Lee Kilday | 26 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Peter Grant | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Stuart Morrison | 17 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Louis Longridge | 39 | 6 | 31+4 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Darren Lyon | 20 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Bob McHugh | 38 | 8 | 26+6 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Liam Brown | 40 | 4 | 31+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Jai Quitongo | 22 | 1 | 3+16 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Calum Ferrie | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Lewis Moore | 20 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Max Gillies | 15 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Callum Yeats | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | SCO | Jacques Heraghty | 7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Calum Biggar | 16 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Charlie Fox | 40 | 3 | 33+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Will Baynham | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Grant Gillespie | 30 | 5 | 19+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Jack Thomson | 35 | 3 | 21+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Simon Murray | 28 | 9 | 15+7 | 8 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Michael Doyle | 44 | 2 | 35+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Alex Bannon | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Gregor Nicol | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Connor Smith | 35 | 6 | 25+7 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Luis Longstaff | 35 | 5 | 9+20 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Connor McBride | 17 | 2 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Reece Beveridge | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Alex Fairlie | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | SCO | Archie Graham | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | SCO | Scott Williamson | 4 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 4 |
| 42 | MF | SCO | Liam McLeish | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | SCO | Zach Mauchin | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Andrew Lind | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | SCO | Cameron Bruce | 8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | IRL | Luca Connell | 30 | 8 | 24+5 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Ronan Darcy | 14 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season ||||||||||||
| 47 | MF | SCO | Dylan Reid | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 72 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Queen's Park (O, P) | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 51 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 44 | |

### League Cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOT | QPK | QOS | AIR | ANN |
| 1 | Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | 3–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | | 0–1 | — | — | 0–0p | — |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | | – | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | — |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–1p |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — |

### Glasgow Cup table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rangers B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 10 | Qualification for the semi-final |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for the semi-final |
| 3 | Celtic B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Qualification for the semi-final |
| 4 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | Qualification for the semi-final |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |