2009–10 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2009–10 season
Chairman Davie Rae[1]
Manager Gordon Chisholm
Kenny Brannigan
Stadium Palmerston Park
First Division 4th
Challenge Cup Third Round; Lost to Ross County
League Cup Third Round; Lost to Rangers
Scottish Cup Third Round; Lost to Airdrie United
Top goalscorer League:
Derek Holmes (12)
All:
Derek Holmes (12)
Highest home attendance 6,120 vs Rangers League Cup 23 September 2009
Lowest home attendance 1,183 vs Ross County First Division 20 April 2010
Average home league attendance League: 2,364[2]
← 2008–09

The 2009–10 season was Queen of the South's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season.[3] Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Queen of the South finished fourth in the First Division.[4] They reached the third round of the Challenge Cup,[5] the third round of the League Cup[6] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[7]

Management

The club was managed during season 2009–10 by Gordon Chisholm. On 22 March 2010, Chisholm left the club to become the new manager of Dundee,[8] taking coach Billy Dodds with him to become his assistant manager.[9] Chisholm's assistant Kenny Brannigan was appointed as manager until the end of the season[10] although his contract was extended in April, until May 2011.[11]

Results & fixtures

[12][13][14]      Win       Draw       Loss

Scottish First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst Division[15] Challenge Cup[16] League Cup[17] Scottish Cup[18]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Scott Fox 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland David Hutton 31 0 27+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
GK France Ludovic Roy 8 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Andrews 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Craig Barr 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Bob Harris 37 5 32+0 4 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+1 0
DF Scotland David Lilley 37 1 30+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Marc McAusland 32 0 21+4 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Jordan McMillan 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Gerry McLauchlan 10 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Jamie McQuilken 10 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Craig Reid 38 0 32+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Jamie Adams 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Paul Burns 42 7 35+0 6 3+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
MF Scotland Joe Hamill 11 0 5+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Stephen McKenna 33 1 27+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Anthony McParland 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Rocco Quinn 37 5 29+2 4 1+1 0 1+2 1 1+0 0
MF Scotland Neil Scally 11 0 9+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Steve Tosh 11 2 3+2 1 2+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Barry Wilson 18 4 5+7 1 2+0 1 3+0 2 0+1 0
FW Scotland Derek Holmes 43 12 35+1 12 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland Stewart Kean 35 8 14+15 7 1+2 1 1+1 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland Leon Knight 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Willie McLaren 40 6 28+6 6 1+2 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
FW England Sean O'Connor 11 0 4+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland David Weatherston 37 10 12+18 8 2+1 0 2+1 2 0+1 0
FW Scotland Dennis Wyness 7 2 3+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C) (P) 36 21 10 5 72 32+40 73 Scottish Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34+14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44+10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40+13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44+2 56
6 Partick Thistle 36 14 6 16 43 40+3 48
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 36 47−11 42
8 Greenock Morton 36 11 4 21 40 65−25 37
9 Airdrie United (R) 36 8 9 19 41 56−15 33 First Division Play-offs
10 Ayr United (R) 36 7 10 19 29 60−31 31 Second Division

Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: [19]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd,3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gete a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 732. ISBN 0755361067.
  2. ↑ "Scottish First Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ross County 2-0 Queen o' South". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Queen of South 1 - 2 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Airdrie United F.C. v Queen of the South". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Dundee appoint Gordon Chisholm as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Brannigan relishing Queens top job". mirrorfootball.co.uk. Daily Mirror. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kenny Brannigan surprised to be Queen of the South boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Queen of South appoint Kenny Brannigan as manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Queen of the South Fixtures & Results - 2009/10". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Queen of the South's results from season 2009/2010". queenofthesouth-mad.co.uk. Queen of the South Mad. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "First Division Results 2009-2010". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  15. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 733. ISBN 0755361067.
  16. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 762–763. ISBN 0755361067.
  17. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 759–761. ISBN 0755361067.
  18. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 766–769. ISBN 0755361067.
  19. ↑ "Scottish Football League Championship 2009/10". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 14 October 2012.

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