# 2014–15 Queen of the South F.C. season

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

Win  Draw  Loss  Abandoned or Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
| 6 | DF | Chris Higgins | 41 | Club Captain |
| 5 | DF | Mark Durnan | 2 | Vice Captain |
| 4 | DF | Andy Dowie | 1 | Vice Captain |
Last updated: 26 May 2015 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 26 May 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Other | Other | 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 | Zander Clark | 39 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Chris Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Kevin Holt | 41 | 3 | 33+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Andy Dowie | 42 | 3 | 34+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Mark Durnan | 38 | 3 | 29+1 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Chris Higgins | 41 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Paul Burns | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| *8 | MF | SCO | Mark Kerr | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Mark Millar | 15 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| *9 | FW | SCO | John Baird | 20 | 3 | 8+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Gavin Reilly | 39 | 15 | 30+2 | 13 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Iain Russell | 40 | 13 | 24+8 | 8 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Lewis Kidd | 43 | 2 | 23+12 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 16 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Michael Paton | 24 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Kevin Dzierzawski | 19 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Daniel Carmichael | 41 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Ian McShane | 41 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Derek Lyle | 41 | 21 | 26+8 | 15 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | James Atkinson | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Patrick Slattery | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Scott Hooper | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Dean Smith | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | SCO | Aidan Smith | 7 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ALG | Salim Kouider Aissa | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | James Fowler | 11 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Greg Kiltie | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Jake Pickard | 12 | 0 | 0+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jack Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Kenny Arthur | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
    a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 26 May 2015
| Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Other | Other | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Zander Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | James Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Kenny Arthur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Scott Hooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Durnan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | Chris Higgins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | Chris Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Andy Dowie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DF | Kevin Holt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DF | Lewis Kidd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | James Fowler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DF | Jack Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Dzierzawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Millar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | Daniel Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Ian McShane | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Stephen McKenna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Patrick Slattery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Dean Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Salim Kouider Aissa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | John Baird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Iain Russell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FW | Derek Lyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FW | Gavin Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Michael Paton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Aidan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Greg Kiltie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Jake Pickard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Pos | Name | Scottish Championship | Other | League Cup | Scottish Cup | 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 |
Last updated: 26 May 2015 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Top Scorers

    Last updated on 26 May 2015
| Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Other | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
| 1 | Derek Lyle | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | Gavin Reilly | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Iain Russell | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | John Baird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Andy Dowie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Mark Durnan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Kevin Holt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Michael Paton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Ian McShane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Lewis Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Mark Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | James Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Daniel Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Aidan Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Mark Millar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Stephen McKenna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Hibernian | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 70 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Rangers | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 5 | Falkirk | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 43 | |

### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |