# 2023–24 Queen of the South F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Queen of the South's second consecutive season in the third tier of Scottish football, in Scottish League One. Queens are also competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Abandoned or Postponed

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

| No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
| 8 | MF | Josh Todd | 8 | Vice Captain |
| 6 | MF | Harry Cochrane | 24 | Club Captain |
| 5 | DF | Paul McKay | 8 | Vice Captain |
| 9 | FW | Gavin Reilly | 4 | Vice Captain |
Last updated: 4 May 2024 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

    As of 4 May 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish League One | Scottish League One | 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 | SUI | Gordon Botterill | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Jordan Houston | 17 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Daniel Church | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| *4 | MF | SCO | Iain Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Max Kilsby | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Paul McKay | 38 | 3 | 25+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Harry Cochrane | 31 | 2 | 24+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Kieran McKechnie | 42 | 4 | 20+14 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Josh Todd | 36 | 3 | 25+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Gavin Reilly | 36 | 14 | 24+6 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Lee Connelly | 38 | 7 | 25+6 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Craig McGuffie | 27 | 4 | 8+13 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO | Charlie Cowie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jake Hutchinson | 17 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NIR | Kyle McClelland | 37 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Alex Ferguson | 34 | 3 | 27+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Reegan Mimnaugh | 11 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Oscar MacIntyre | 15 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Ross Irving | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Murray Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| *22 | MF | ENG | Toby Raggett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SWE | Joel Mumbongo | 12 | 5 | 5+7 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Cammy Logan | 43 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NGA | Efe Ambrose | 32 | 1 | 21+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Kyle Doherty | 28 | 3 | 10+16 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Euan Ross | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Lewis Gibson | 31 | 2 | 12+16 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Ben Johnstone | 11 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO | Jay Burns | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Harvey Walker | 33 | 2 | 7+19 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Harry Stone | 27 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO | Lewis Currie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Finlay Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Niall Rogerson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SCO | Jack Brydon | 14 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | SCO | Greig Frame | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO | Keir Foster | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO | Andrew Oram | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | GAM | Peter Mendy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 4 May 2024 (UTC)
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Scottish League One | Scottish League One | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Gordon Botterill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Jordan Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Daniel Church | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Max Kilsby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Paul McKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Harry Cochrane | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Kieran McKechnie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Josh Todd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Gavin Reilly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Lee Connelly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Craig McGuffie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | | FW | Jake Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Kyle McClelland | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 17 | | MF | Alex Ferguson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Reegan Mimnaugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | Oscar MacIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Ross Irving | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Joel Mumbongo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | DF | Cammy Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Efe Ambrose | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | | FW | Kyle Doherty | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | | FW | Lewis Gibson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | | MF | Ben Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | | MF | Harvey Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | | GK | Harry Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | | DF | Jack Brydon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 5 |

### Top scorers

    Last updated 4 May 2024
| Position | Name | Scottish League One | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
| 1 | Gavin Reilly | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Lee Connelly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Joel Mumbongo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Kieran McKechnie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | Craig McGuffie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Doherty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Alex Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Josh Todd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | Paul McKay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Harvey Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Harry Cochrane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | Lewis Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Kyle McClelland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Reegan Mimnaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Efe Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Jake Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Jack Brydon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Jordan Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| R | Pos | Nat | Name | Scottish League One | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Gordon Botterill | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 12 | GK | | Charlie Cowie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Murray Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | | Harry Stone | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Last updated: 4 May 2024 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

## Team statistics
### Scottish League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 49 | |
| 6 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 44 | |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 39 | |
| 9 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |

#### Results by round

| 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### League Cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOT | QOS | EFI | QPA | ELG |
| 1 | Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | | 3–3p | — | 0–0p | — | — |
| 3 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | | — | — | — | p0–0 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | | — | 1–2 | — | — | 5–0 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — |

### Management statistics

    Last updated 4 May 2024
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Marvin Bartley | 18 July 2023 | 4 May 2024 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 031.82 |