2025–26 Queen of the South F.C. season

Queen of the South
2025–26 season
ChairmanBilly Hewitson
ManagerPeter Murphy
StadiumPalmerston Park
Scottish League One4th On Going
Scottish CupThird round
League CupGroup stages
Top goalscorerLeague: Kurtis Guthrie (5)
All: Kurtis Guthrie (9)
Highest home attendance1,246 vs. Hamilton Academical, 9 August 2025
Lowest home attendance601 vs. Alloa Athletic, 4 October 2025
Average home league attendance941

The 2025–26 season is Queen of the South's fourth consecutive season back 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.

Summary

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

22 June 2025 Friendly Glenafton Athletic 1-3 Queen of the South New Cumnock
19:30 Moffat 8' McLinden 14'
Lyon 19'
Luissint 33' (pen.)
Stadium: Loch Park
28 June 2025 Friendly Queen of the South 2-0 Workington Dumfries
14:00 Johnstone 61'
Hunter 80'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
1 July 2025 Friendly Queen of the South 2-0 Greenock Morton Dumfries
19:30 Z. McKay 52'
Kennedy 64'
Davies 68' Stadium: Palmerston Park
4 July 2025 Friendly Dumbarton 3-3 Queen of the South Dumbarton
14:00 Wallace 48' (pen.)
Blair 60'
Roy 64'
Darboe 50', 51'
Lyon 90'
Stadium: Marbill Coaches Stadium

Scottish League One

2 August 2025 Match 1 Cove Rangers 0-2 Queen of the South Aberdeen
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Guthrie 19'
Kennedy 81'
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 402
Referee: Kennedy
Man of the Match: Luissint
9 August 2025 Match 2 Queen of the South 1-4 Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 Lyon 46' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
C. Smith 28', 53'
A. Trialist 39'
Bradley 61'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,246
Referee: Soutar
Man of the Match: Stewart
16 August 2025 Match 3 Queen of the South 4-0 Peterhead Dumfries
15:00 Guthrie 34'
Luissint 47'
Kennedy 51'
Charters 72'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Shanks 76' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 949
Referee: Murdoch
Man of the Match: Kennedy
23 August 2025 Match 4 Stenhousemuir 0-0 Queen of the South Larbert
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 536
Referee: McFarlane
Man of the Match: Stott
30 August 2025 Match 5 Queen of the South 2-1 Kelty Hearts Dumfries
15:00 Guthrie 21'
Lyon 88'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Arnott 53' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,124
Referee: Hanvidge
Man of the Match: Kennedy
13 September 2025 Match 6 East Fife 2-1 Queen of the South Methil
15:00 Goss 25'
Austin 46'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Lyon 45+2' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 773
Referee: Hay
Man of the Match: Lyon
20 September 2025 Match 7 Queen of the South 0-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Zimba 9'
Longstaff 90+4'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Graham
Man of the Match: Stewart
27 September 2025 Match 8 Montrose 2-1 Queen of the South Montrose
15:00 Webster 61'
Freeman 73'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Dickenson 81' Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 546
Referee: Hanvidge
Man of the Match: Dickenson
4 October 2025 Match 9 Queen of the South 1-0 Alloa Athletic Dumfries
17:30 Hewitt 90+3' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 601
Referee: Snedden
Man of the Match: Hewitt
18 October 2025 Match 10 Peterhead 3-0 Queen of the South Peterhead
17:30 Shanks 3' (pen.)
McGuffie 39'
Jsn. Brown 74'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 927
Referee: Hogarth
Man of the Match: Dickenson
24 October 2025 Match 11 Hamilton Academical 1-2 Queen of the South Westfield
19:45 C. Smith 71' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stott 18'
Loughrey 67' (o.g.)
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 666
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Kennedy
1 November 2025 Match 12 Queen of the South 1-1 Stenhousemuir Dumfries
15:00 Stott 19' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Taylor 90+3' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 920
Referee: Anderson
Man of the Match: O'Donoghue
8 November 2025 Match 13 Queen of the South 3-0 East Fife Dumfries
15:00 L. Smith 6'
Stott 8'
Guthrie 58'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 909
Referee: Wilson
Man of the Match: Hannah
15 November 2025 Match 14 Kelty Hearts 1-1 Queen of the South Kelty
15:00 Diack 54' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Kennedy 49' (pen.) Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 434
Referee: Stirling
Man of the Match: Kennedy
22 November 2025 Match 15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-0 Queen of the South Inverness
17:30 Sole 8'
Zimba 35'
Mackinnon 65'
Bavidge 75'
P&J Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Wilkie
Man of the Match: Lyon
6 December 2025 Match 16 Queen of the South 1-1 Cove Rangers Dumfries
15:00 Douglas 88' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Emslie 43' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 665
Referee: Snedden
Man of the Match: Stewart
13 December 2025 Match 17 Alloa Athletic 0-2 Queen of the South Alloa
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Guthrie 12'
L. Smith 76'
Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Hogarth
Man of the Match: Kennedy
20 December 2025 Match 18 Queen of the South v Montrose Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park
27 December 2025 Match 19 Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Palmerston Park

Scottish League Cup

15 July 2025 Round 1;Group B-1 Queen of the South 4-0 Edinburgh City Dumfries
19:45 Guthrie 16'
Lyon 46', 51'
Hewitt 78'
SPFL Report Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 781
Referee: Ashwood
Man of the Match: Lyon
19 July 2025 Round 1; Group B-2 Queen of the South 0-1 Ross County Dumfries
15:00 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Henderson 73' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Stuart
Man of the Match: Kennedy
22 July 2025 Round 1; Group B-3 Partick Thistle 2-0 Queen of the South Glasgow
19:45 Fitzpatrick 32'
Letsosa 34'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Calder
Man of the Match: L. Smith
26 July 2025 Round 1; Group B-4 Stranraer 1-0 Queen of the South Stranraer
15:00 Quigg 59' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stewart  61'  88' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 815
Referee: Williams
Man of the Match: Lyon

Scottish Challenge Cup

12 August 2025 Lge Phase 1 East Kilbride 3-1 Queen of the South East Kilbride
19:45 Dobbie 19', 57'
Leitch 80'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Guthrie 8' Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hogarth
Man of the Match: L. Smith
26 August 2025 Lge Phase 2 Queen of the South 3-1 Clyde Dumfries
19:45 Guthrie 21', 72'
Charters 78'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Leitch 46' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 496
Referee: Hay
Man of the Match: Guthrie
6 September 2025 Lge Phase 3 Queen of the South 2-1 Rangers B Dumfries
15:00 Luissint 49'
O'Donoghue 73'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Christie 65' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 946
Referee: Stirling
Man of the Match: Luissint
23 September 2025 Lge Phase 4 Queen of the South 2-3 Heart of Midlothian B Dumfries
19:45 O'Donoghue 24'
Hewitt 34'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
North 73'
McLuckie 75'
Douglas 81' (o.g.)
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 649
Referee: Wilkie
Man of the Match: O'Donoghue
11 October 2025 Lge Phase 5 Stranraer 1-1 Queen of the South Stranraer
15:00 Turay 61' QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
L. Smith 89' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 565
Referee: Stirling
Man of the Match: Rogerson
11 November 2025 Lge Phase 6 Queen of the South 3-1 Motherwell B Dumfries
19:45 L. Smith 60'
Lyon 67'
Ross 78'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Watson 49' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 307
Referee: Stuart
Man of the Match: Johnstone
9 December 2025 Queen of the South P-P Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries
19:45 QOSFC News Stadium: Palmerston Park
Note: Postponed due to adverse weather, travel conditions and safety concerns
16 December 2025 Round 2 Queen of the South 4-3 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries
19:45 Guthrie 6'
Stott 11' 56'
O'Donoghue 74'
Dickenson 76'
QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
MacLeod 41'
B. Stewart 79', 83'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 484
Referee: Wilkie
Man of the Match: L. Smith
6 January 2026 Round 3 Raith Rovers v Queen of the South Kirkcaldy
19:45 QOSFC Report
SPFL Report
Stadium: Stark's Park

Scottish Cup

29 November 2025 Round 3 Dunfermline Athletic 2-1 Queen of the South Dunfermline
15:00 Kane 7', 15' QOSFC Report
BBC Sport Report
J.Tod 4' (o.g) Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: McFarlane
Man of the Match: Rogerson

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
5 DF Matty Douglas 26 Club Captain
4 MF Reece Lyon 3 Vice Captain

Last updated: 16 December 2025
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 16 December 2025[1][2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SCO Ross Stewart 26 0 17+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  SCO Michael Hewitt 20 3 7+3 1 6+0 1 4+0 1 0+0 0
3 MF  ENG Taylor Charters 27 2 14+2 1 5+1 1 3+1 0 1+0 0
4 MF  SCO Reece Lyon 28 6 17+0 3 6+0 1 4+0 2 1+0 0
5 DF  ENG Matty Douglas 28 1 17+0 1 5+1 0 3+1 0 1+0 0
6 DF  ENG Jack Hannah 24 0 16+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  SCO Liam Smith 29 4 16+1 2 5+2 2 4+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF  GLP Benjamin Luissint 20 2 11+1 1 1+2 1 3+1 0 1+0 0
9 FW  SCO Jordan Allan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  SCO Kai Kennedy 27 3 16+1 3 2+3 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF  ENG Brennan Dickenson 11 2 7+1 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 DF  SCO Callum Penman 7 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  SCO Ben Johnstone 21 0 7+4 0 6+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
15 DF  SCO Niall Rogerson 15 0 0+5 0 6+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
16 MF  SCO Zander MacKenzie 11 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW  SCO Kian Leslie 6 0 1+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF  ENG Jack Stott 29 4 13+4 3 6+1 1 3+1 0 0+1 0
21 MF  SCO Euan Ross 9 1 0+2 0 2+2 1 1+2 0 0+0 0
22 FW  Isle of Man Freddie O'Donoghue 18 3 2+9 0 3+4 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  SCO Kylan Hunter 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW  ENG Harry McLinden 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
26 GK  NZL Lawton Green 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF  SCO Billy Gray 11 0 0+5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
28 FW  ENG Kurtis Guthrie 21 10 12+1 5 4+0 4 3+0 1 1+0 0
29 FW  GAM Kemo Darboe 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF  SCO Cole Burke 6 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
31 MF  SCO Ben Morton 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

As of 16 December 2025 (UTC)
Number Nation Position Name Scottish League One Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Ross Stewart 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 1
2 DF Michael Hewitt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 MF Taylor Charters 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
4 MF Reece Lyon 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF Matty Douglas 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
6 DF Jack Hannah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF Liam Smith 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF Benjamin Luissint 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
10 MF Kai Kennedy 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
11 MF Brennan Dickenson 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
12 DF Callum Penman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Ben Johnstone 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
15 DF Niall Rogerson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Zander MacKenzie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF Jack Stott 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
21 MF Euan Ross 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW Freddie O'Donoghue 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 MF Billy Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW Kurtis Guthrie 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 45 0 13 0 8 1 3 0 69 1

Top scorers

Last updated 16 December 2025
Position Nation Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Kurtis Guthrie 5 1 4 0 10
2 Reece Lyon 3 2 1 0 6
3 Liam Smith 2 0 2 0 4
= Jack Stott 3 0 1 0 4
5 Michael Hewitt 1 1 1 0 3
= Kai Kennedy 3 0 0 0 3
= Freddie O'Donoghue 0 0 3 0 3
8 Taylor Charters 1 0 1 0 2
= Benjamin Luissint 1 0 1 0 2
= Brennan Dickenson 1 0 1 0 2
11 Euan Ross 0 0 1 0 1
= Matty Douglas 1 0 0 0 1

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Scottish League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Ross Stewart 6 1 0 0 7
26 GK Lawton Green 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 1 0 0 7

Last updated: 16 December 2025
Source:

Team statistics

Scottish League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Alloa Athletic 17 8 4 5 22 11 +11 28 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Stenhousemuir 17 7 6 4 20 16 +4 27
4 Queen of the South 17 7 4 6 22 22 0 25
5 East Fife 16 7 4 5 20 21 −1 25
6 Peterhead 17 7 2 8 25 33 −8 23
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHH
ResultWLWDWLLLWLWDWDLDW
Position35221367676645654
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR ROS STR QOS EDI
1 Partick Thistle 4 4 0 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Qualification for the second round 2–0 2–0
2 Ross County 4 2 0 1 1 11 4 +7 7 1–3 8–0
3 Stranraer 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 −1 6 p1–1 1–0
4 Queen of the South 4 1 0 0 3 4 4 0 3 0–1 4–0
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 1 0 3 1 16 −15 2 1–4 p0–0
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]

Challenge Cup table

Latest: Challenge Cup table

Management statistics

Last updated 16 December 2025
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Peter Murphy 15 July 2025 31 May 2026 29 12 5 12 041.38

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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