2020–21 Queen's Park F.C. season

Queen's Park

2020–21 season
Chief Executive	Leeann Dempster
Manager	Ray McKinnon
Stadium	Hampden Park Falkirk Stadium
Scottish League Two	1st (promoted)
Scottish Cup	Second round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Bob McHugh Simon Murray (6 each) All: Simon Murray (7 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 2020–21 season was Queen's Park's third consecutive season in Scottish League Two and their first full season as a professional football club following the repeal of their amateur status.^[1] Queen's Park also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 2 October 2020, the SPFL confirmed that the Scottish Challenge Cup had been cancelled for the upcoming season.^[2]

Summary

Queen's began their season on 6 October in the League Cup group stage with the League One season beginning on 17 October. On 11 January 2021, all football below the Scottish Championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] On 29 January 2021, the suspension was extended until at least 14 February.^[4]

On 12 January 2021, the club unveiled former Hibernian CEO Leeann Dempster as their new chief executive.^[5]

In March 2021, the Scottish Government gave permission for the league to resume. On 16 March, clubs from League 1 and 2 voted to implement for a reduced 22-game season with a league split after 18 games.^[6]

Queen's Park played their last match at Hampden on 20 March 2021, as their lease on the ground expired at the end of the month.^[7] They are due to groundshare at the Falkirk Stadium for the rest of the 2020–21 season.^[7][8]

Queen's Park were confirmed as champions of League Two and secured their promotion to League One on 20 April 2021 following their 0–0 draw with Elgin City.^[9]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish League Two

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Two

Stirling Albion v Queen's Park

17 October 2020 1	Stirling Albion	0 – 0	Queen's Park	Forthbank Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Grainger

Queen's Park v Albion Rovers

24 October 2020 2	Queen's Park	2 – 0	Albion Rovers	Hampden Park
15:00	Baynham 5', 12'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Stranraer v Queen's Park

31 October 2020 3	Stranraer	0 – 1	Queen's Park	Stair Park
15:00		Report	MacLean 83'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams

Elgin City v Queen's Park

7 November 2020 4	Elgin City	0 – 1	Queen's Park	Borough Briggs
15:00	Hester  90+4'	Report	Lyon 35'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Barry Cook

Queen's Park v Brechin City

21 November 2020 5	Queen's Park	3 – 0	Brechin City	Hampden Park
15:00	Quitongo 6' McHugh 24' Lyon 69'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Graham

Queen's Park v Stenhousemuir

28 November 2020 6	Queen's Park	3 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Hampden Park
15:00	Kilday 39' McHugh 87' Murray 90+2'	Report	Biabi 11'	Attendance: 0 Referee: David Lowe

Cowdenbeath v Queen's Park

5 December 2020 7	Cowdenbeath	0 – 3	Queen's Park	Central Park
15:00		Report	Grant 17' Gillespie 58' Murray 90'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Calum Scott

Queen's Park v Edinburgh City

12 December 2020 8	Queen's Park	3 – 3	Edinburgh City	Hampden Park
15:00	MacLean 49' McHugh 53 pen.' Baynham 72'	Report	Campbell 15', 57' McGill 85'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Annan Athletic v Queen's Park

19 December 2020 9	Annan Athletic	1 – 2	Queen's Park	Central Park
15:00	Currie 90+2 pen.'	Report	McHugh 58' Slater 66'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Lorraine Watson

Queen's Park v Stranraer

20 March 2021 10	Queen's Park	3 – 0	Stranraer	Hampden Park
15:00	Doyle 20' Kilday 30' McHugh 65 pen.'	Report	Millar	Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams

Brechin City v Queen's Park

27 March 2021 11	Brechin City	0 – 2	Queen's Park	Glebe Park
15:00	Barr	Report	O’Connor 4 o.g.' Longridge 15'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart

Albion Rovers v Queen's Park

30 March 2021 12	Albion Rovers	0 – 3	Queen's Park	Cliftonhill
19:45		Report	Lyon 7' Connell 31' Kouider-Aissa 63'	Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson

Queen's Park v Stirling Albion

3 April 2021 13	Queen's Park	1 – 0	Stirling Albion	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Meggatt 34 o.g.'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Queen's Park v Cowdenbeath

6 April 2021 14	Queen's Park	3 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Quitongo 16' Lyon 47' Baynham 61'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Stewart Luke

Stenhousemuir v Queen's Park

10 April 2021 15	Stenhousemuir	1 – 3	Queen's Park	Ochilview Park
15:00	Muir 69 pen.'	Report	Murray 5' McHugh 32' Grant  46' Longridge 48'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Graham

Queen's Park v Annan Athletic

13 April 2021 16	Queen's Park	1 – 0	Annan Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
19:00	Murray 41'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Edinburgh City v Queen's Park

17 April 2021 17	Edinburgh City	2 – 3	Queen's Park	Ainslie Park
12:00	Henderson 54' Campbell 65'	Report	Grant 26' Murray 78', 85'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Grainger

Queen's Park v Elgin City

20 April 2021 18	Queen's Park	0 – 0	Elgin City	Falkirk Stadium
19:45		Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Reid

Queen's Park v Stranraer

23 April 2021 19	Queen's Park	0 – 1	Stranraer	Falkirk Stadium
19:00		Report	Yates 32' Vitoria  90+3'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Barry Cook

Stirling Albion v Queen's Park

27 April 2021 20	Stirling Albion	1 – 2	Queen's Park	Forthbank Stadium
19:00	Heaver 82'	Report	Kouider-Aissa 45+1', 65'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Queen's Park v Edinburgh City

29 April 2021 21	Queen's Park	2 – 0	Edinburgh City	Falkirk Stadium
19:00	Longridge 8' Connell 59'	Report		Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Elgin City v Queen's Park

4 May 2021 22	Elgin City	3 – 2	Queen's Park	Borough Briggs
19:00	Hester 49', 51', 76'	Report	Baynham 54' Connell 87'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup § Group G

Group stage

Results

Partick Thistle v Queen's Park

10 October 2020 Group stage	Partick Thistle	2 – 0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
15:00	Cardle 66', 81'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Graham

Greenock Morton v Queen's Park

13 October 2020 Group stage	Greenock Morton	1 – 0	Queen's Park	Greenock
19:45	Blues 51'	Report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ross

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

10 November 2020 Group stage	Queen's Park	1 – 3	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:45	Quitongo 2'	Report	East 22' Joseph 32' Maxwell 80'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Newlands

Queen's Park v St Mirren

14 November 2020 Group stage	Queen's Park	0 – 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00		Report	Shaughnessy  49' Obika 81'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STM	QOS	PAR	GMO	QPK
1	St Mirren	4	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	10	Qualification for the Second round		—	—	4–1	p1–1	—
2	Queen of the South	4	1	1	2	0	7	5	+2	7			2–2p	—	0–0p	—	—
3	Partick Thistle	4	1	2	0	1	3	4	−1	7			—	—	—	p0–0	2–0
4	Greenock Morton	4	1	0	3	0	4	3	+1	6			—	2–2p	—	—	1–0
5	Queen's Park	4	0	0	0	4	1	7	−6	0			0–1	1–3	—	—	—

Source: ^[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.^[11]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup

Dundonald Bluebell v Queen's Park

23 March 2021 First round	Dundonald Bluebell	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Queen's Park	Kelty
15:00	Wedderburn 90'	Report	Quitongo 48' Murray 100' Longridge 109'	Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Lambie

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

8 January 2021 Second round	Queen's Park	0 – 3	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:45		Report	Gibson 45+1' Fitzpatrick 66' Shields 82'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson

Player statistics

As of 4 May 2021 (UTC)^[12]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Willie Muir	27	0	21+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Tommy Robson	17	0	13+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Lee Kilday	27	2	22+0	2	3+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Peter Grant	21	2	15+0	2	3+1	0	2+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Stuart Morrison	19	0	7+8	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW	SCO	Louis Longridge	22	4	15+3	3	2+0	0	1+1	1
8	MF	SCO	Craig Slater	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Bob McHugh	25	6	18+2	6	3+1	0	1+0	0
10	MF	SCO	David Galt	25	0	11+9	0	2+2	0	0+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Ross MacLean	26	2	9+12	2	1+2	0	2+0	0
12	DF	SCO	Darren Lyon	23	4	13+5	4	4+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	SCO	Brody Paterson	15	0	9+2	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Max Gillies	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	GK	SCO	Jacques Heraghty	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Calum Biggar	5	0	1+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Jai Quitongo	18	4	9+5	2	1+1	1	1+1	1
20	FW	AUS	Will Baynham	21	5	9+6	5	3+1	0	1+1	0
21	MF	SCO	Grant Gillespie	25	1	13+6	1	3+1	0	2+0	0
23	FW	SCO	Simon Murray	12	7	6+4	6	0+0	0	2+0	1
24	DF	SCO	Michael Doyle	27	1	22+0	1	4+0	0	1+0	0
28	DF	IRL	Canice Carroll	12	0	7+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
32	GK	SCO	Ryan Mullen	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
48	MF	IRL	Luca Connell	10	3	9+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	SCO	Salim Kouider-Aissa	12	3	6+6	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season
16	DF	NZL	Michael McGlinchey	6	0	1+2	0	0+2	0	1+0	0
32	GK	SCO	Cammy Bell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Queen's Park (C, P)	22	17	3	2	43	13	+30	54	Promotion to League One
2	Edinburgh City	22	12	2	8	40	27	+13	38	Qualification for the League One play-offs
3	Elgin City	22	12	2	8	39	28	+11	38
4	Stranraer	22	11	5	6	36	25	+11	38
5	Stirling Albion	22	10	6	6	32	22	+10	36
6	Stenhousemuir	22	7	5	10	25	35	−10	26
7	Albion Rovers	22	7	4	11	25	38	−13	25
8	Annan Athletic	22	5	7	10	25	27	−2	22
9	Cowdenbeath	22	5	6	11	15	32	−17	21
10	Brechin City (R)	22	2	4	16	13	46	−33	10	Qualification for the League Two play-off final

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[13]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L
Position	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2020. Source: ^[14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020-21

Players in Player From Fee Bob McHugh Greenock Morton Free[15] Lee Kilday Queen of the South Free[16] Michael Doyle Falkirk Free[17] Stuart Morrison Dunfermline Athletic Free[18] Grant Gillespie Ayr United Free[19] Tommy Robson Partick Thistle Free[20] Louis Longridge Falkirk Free[21] Simon Murray Bidvest Wits Free[22] Will Baynham UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free[23] Darren Lyon Queen of the South Free[24] Jai Quitongo Dumbarton Free[25] Michael McGlinchey Central Coast Mariners Free[26] Canice Carroll Stevenage Free[27]

Players out Player To Fee Salim Kouider-Aissa Livingston Free[28] Alfredo Agyeman BSC Glasgow Free[29] Cammy Clark Annan Athletic Free[30] David Crawford Retired[31] Ryan Finnie Berwick Rangers Free[32] Cammy Foy Cumbernauld Colts Free[33] James Grant Cumbernauld Colts Free[34] Joffrey Lidouren St-Pierre de Milizac Free[35] Creag Little Stenhousemuir Free[36] Lewis Magee Stirling Albion Free[37] Luke Main Cumbernauld Colts Free[38] Kieran Moore Stirling Albion Free[39] Calvin McGrory Queen of the South Free[40] Jack Pardue Annan Athletic Free[41] Nicky Jamieson Alloa Athletic Free[42] Cammy Bell Retired[43] Michael McGlinchey Clyde Free[44]

Loans in Player From Fee Brody Paterson Celtic Loan[45] Salim Kouider-Aissa Livingston Loan[46] Luca Connell Celtic Loan[47] Ryan Mullen Celtic Loan[48]

Loans out Player To Fee Reece McGuire Rossvale Loan[49][50] Euan Rodger

See also

• List of Queen's Park F.C. seasons

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