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2010–11 Queen of the South F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Queen of the South

| season = 2010–11

| manager = Kenny Brannigan

| chairman = Davie Rae

| stadium = Palmerston Park

| league = First Division

| league result = 4th

| cup1 = Scottish Cup

| cup1 result = Fourth round

| cup2 = League Cup

| cup2 result = Third round

| cup3 = Challenge Cup

| cup3 result = Runners-Up

| league topscorer = Colin McMenamin (10)

| season topscorer = Colin McMenamin (11)

| highest attendance = League: 2,254 vs. Falkirk
Cup: 1,751 vs. East Fife

| lowest attendance = League: 956 vs. Morton
Cup: 981 vs. Forfar Athletic

| average attendance = League: 1,702

| prevseason = 2009–10

| nextseason = 2011–12

}}

The 2010–11 season was Queen of the South's ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season. Queens also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

First team transfers

  • From end of 2009–10 season, to last match of season 2010–11

=In=

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!Player

!From

!League

!Fee

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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Allan Johnston

|Free agent

|

|Free (July 2010)

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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Ryan Conroy

|Celtic

|SPL

|Loan (August 2010)

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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin McMenamin

|Free agent

|

|Free (November 2010)

=Out=

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!Player

!To

!League

!Fee

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|{{flagicon|SCO}} Ryan Conroy

|Celtic

|SPL

|Loan Return (December 2010)

Squad (that played for first team)

{{Football squad start}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=GK|name=David Hutton}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=GK|name=Ross Hyslop}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=GK|name=Roddy McKenzie}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=DF|name=Steven Black}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=DF|name=Robert Harris}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=DF|name=David Lilley|other=Captain}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=DF|name=Ryan McGuffie}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=DF|name=Craig Reid}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Paul Burns}}

{{Football squad mid}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=FW|name=Daniel Carmichael}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Allan Johnston}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Stephen McKenna}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Willie McLaren}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Dan Orsi}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Rocco Quinn}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=MF|name=Neil Scally}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=FW|name=Derek Holmes}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=FW|name=Colin McMenamin}}

{{Football squad player|nat=Scotland|pos=FW|name=David Weatherston}}

{{Football squad end}}

Fixtures and results

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=[[Exhibition game|Friendlies]]=

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!Date!!Opponents!!Stadium!!Result
F–AQOS score first.!!Scorer(s)!!Attendance

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|5 July 2010

|Gretna 2008

|Raydale Park

|2–3{{cite news|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=127|title=Gretna 2008 3–2 Queen of The South|publisher=Queen of the South FC|date=5 July 2010|accessdate=5 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126205537/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=127|archive-date=26 November 2010|url-status=dead}}

|Reilly 11', Holmes 58'

|504

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|7 July 2010

|Annan Athletic

|Palmerston Park

|4–1{{cite news|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=128|title=Queen of the South 4–1 Annan Athletic|publisher=Queen of the South FC|date=7 July 2010|accessdate=7 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126205130/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=128|archive-date=26 November 2010|url-status=dead}}

|Holmes 31' pen., McLaren 37', Degnan 68', Reilly 82'

|332

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|10 July 2010

|Dungannon Swifts

|Stangmore Park

|3–1{{cite news|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=129|title=Dungannon Swifts 1–3 Queen of the South|publisher=Queen of the South FC|date=10 July 2010|accessdate=10 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126204724/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=129|archive-date=26 November 2010|url-status=dead}}

|Quinn 24', Weatherston 48', McLaren 88'

|

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|18 July 2010 (Jim Thomson Testimonial)

|Rangers

|Palmerston Park

|0–1{{cite news|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=131|title=Queen of the South 0–1 Rangers|publisher=Queen of the South FC|date=18 July 2010|accessdate=18 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126201902/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=131|archive-date=26 November 2010|url-status=dead}}

|

|2,708

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|20 July 2010

|Hamilton Academical

|Palmerston Park

|0–0{{cite news|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=132|title=Queen of the South 0–0 Hamilton Academical|publisher=Queen of the South FC|date=20 July 2010|accessdate=20 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126202307/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=132|archive-date=26 November 2010|url-status=dead}}

|

|560

=[[2010–11 Scottish First Division|Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division]]=

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!Date!!Opponents!!Stadium!!Result
F–A!!Scorer(s)!!Attendance!!Referee

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|7 August 2010

|Dundee

|Dens Park

|0–1

|

|4,644

|Stevie O'Reilly

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|14 August 2010

|Raith Rovers

|Palmerston Park

|1–3

|Carmichael 45'

|1,961

|Steven McLean

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|22 August 2010

|Cowdenbeath

|Central Park

|3–1

|Burns 3', Holmes 54', McGuffie 86'

|672

|David Somers

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|28 August 2010

|Ross County

|Palmerston Park

|3–0

|Quinn 2', Conroy 22', McLaren 89'

|1,644

|Crawford Allan

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|11 September 2010

|Falkirk

|Falkirk Stadium

|1–3

|Burns 66'

|4,064

|John McKendrick

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|18 September 2010

|Partick Thistle

|Palmerston Park

|2–1

|Johnston 76', Quinn 87'

|2,013

|Stephen Finnie

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|25 September 2010

|Stirling Albion

|Forthbank Stadium

|0–0

|

|945

|Neil Watters

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|2 October 2010

|Dunfermline Athletic

|Palmerston Park

|2–0

|Dowie 52' o.g., McLaren 63'

|2,139

|George Salmond

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|16 October 2010

|Morton

|Cappielow Park

|0–2

|

|1,777

|Calum Murray

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|23 October 2010

|Falkirk

|Palmerston Park

|1–5

|Burns 49'

|2,254

|Charlie Richmond

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|30 October 2010

|Ross County

|Victoria Park

|1–1

|McMenamin (trialist) 16'

|2,186

|Brian Colvin

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|6 November 2010

|Raith Rovers

|Stark's Park

|1–0

|Conroy 75'

|2,108

|Steven McLean

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|13 November 2010

|Cowdenbeath

|Palmerston Park

|3–0

|Burns 20', Conroy 34', McLaren 80'

|1,782

|Steve Conroy

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|11 December 2010

|Dunfermline Athletic

|East End Park

|0–1

|

|2,062

|Stevie O'Reilly

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|15 January 2011

|Falkirk

|Falkirk Stadium

|3–0

|Johnston 28', 43', McMenamin 39'

|3,376

|George Salmond

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|5 February 2011

|Dundee

|Palmerston Park

|1–2

|McGuffie 60'

|2,006

|Stephen Finnie

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|12 February 2011

|Partick Thistle

|Palmerston Park

|3–3

|McLaren 43', 87', Johnston 90'

|1,860

|Crawford Allan

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|19 February 2011

|Morton

|Cappielow Park

|4–0

|McLaren 1' pen., Weatherston 32', 63', 76'

|1,754

|Frank McDermott

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|22 February 2011

|Stirling Albion

|Palmerston Park

|2–2

|McMenamin 50', McGuffie 69'

|1,185

|Calum Murray

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|26 February 2011

|Dunfermline Athletic

|Palmerston Park

|1–3

|McMenamin 68'

|2,052

|Stevie O'Reilly

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|1 March 2011

|Cowdenbeath

|Central Park

|2–2

|Weatherston 17', McMenamin 84'

|670

|Crawford Allan

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|5 March 2011

|Raith Rovers

|Palmerston Park

|0–2

|

|1,754

|Charlie Richmond

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|8 March 2011

|Partick Thistle

|Firhill Stadium

|1–3

|Carmichael 86'

|1,001

|Thomas Robertson

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|12 March 2011

|Dundee

|Dens Park

|1–2

|McMenamin 34'

|4,242

|Craig Thomson

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|16 March 2011

|Morton

|Palmerston Park

|2–0

|McMenamin 15', McLaren 24'

|956

|Steven McLean

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|19 March 2011

|Ross County

|Victoria Park

|2–1

|Harris 26' pen., Weatherston 44'

|2,181

|Brian Colvin

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|22 March 2011

|Falkirk

|Palmerston Park

|0–1

|

|1,270

|Steven Nicholls

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|26 March 2011

|Stirling Albion

|Palmerston Park

|4–1

|McLaren 23' pen., 36', McMenamin 54', 77'

|1,392

|John McKendrick

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|29 March 2011

|Stirling Albion

|Forthbank Stadium

|2–0

|Orsi 3', Lilley 45'

|444

|Brian Winter

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|2 April 2011

|Partick Thistle

|Firhill Stadium

|0–0

|

|1,806

|Crawford Allan

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|13 April 2011

|Morton

|Palmerston Park

|1–4

|Degnan 71'

|966

|Anthony Law

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|16 April 2011

|Dunfermline Athletic

|East End Park

|1–6

|Harris 62'

|3,255

|Alan Muir

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|23 April 2011

|Cowdenbeath

|Palmerston Park

|2–2

|Carmichael 17', Holmes 45'

|1,102

|Craig Charleston

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|26 April 2011

|Ross County

|Forthbank Stadium{{cite news|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=589|title=Change of Fixture|publisher=Queen of the South FC|date=23 April 2011|accessdate=23 April 2011|archive-date=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315112643/http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=589|url-status=dead}}

|0–1

|

|266

|Eddie Smith

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|30 April 2011

|Raith Rovers

|Stark's Park

|1–0

|Degnan 90'

|2,001

|John McKendrick

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|7 May 2011

|Dundee

|Palmerston Park

|3–0

|Johnston 18', Burns 24', 61'

|2,590

|Alan Muir

=[[2010–11 Scottish Cup|Active Nation Scottish Cup]]=

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!Date!!Round!!Opponents!!Stadium!!Result
F–A!!Scorer(s)!!Attendance!!Referee

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|11 January 2011

|Round 4

|Brechin City

|Palmerston Park

|1–2

|McMenamin 66'

|1,169

|Steven Nicholls

=[[2010–11 Scottish League Cup|League Cup]]=

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!Date!!Round!!Opponents!!Stadium!!Result
F–A!!Scorer(s)!!Attendance!!Referee

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|31 July 2010

|Round 1

|Dumbarton

|Palmerston Park

|5–1

|Holmes 18', 28' pen., Johnston 56', Quinn 78', Reilly 89'

|1,329

|Brian Winter

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|25 August 2010

|Round 2

|Forfar Athletic

|Palmerston Park

|4–1

|McLaren 17', Harris 22' pen., Weatherston 62', Carmichael 76'

|981

|Steven Nicholls

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|21 September 2010

|Round 3

|St Johnstone

|McDiarmid Park

|0–3

|

|1,624

|Alan Muir

=[[2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]]=

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!Date!!Round!!Opponents!!Stadium!!Result
F–A!!Scorer(s)!!Attendance!!Referee

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|24 July 2010

|Round 1

|Albion Rovers

|Palmerston Park

|2–1

|McGuffie 18', Burns 73'

|1,115

|George Salmond

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|10 August 2010

|Round 2

|Dunfermline Athletic

|East End Park

|1–1 {{pso|6–5}}

|Weatherston 53'

|1,160

|John McKendrick

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|4 September 2010

|Round 3

|East Fife

|Palmerston Park

|5–0

|Burns 32', 47', 79', Ovenstone 64' o.g., Harris 90'

|1,751

|Charlie Richmond

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|9 October 2010

|Round 4

|Peterhead

|Balmoor Stadium

|2–1

|Reid 65', Holmes 66'

|1,003

|Mike Tumilty

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|10 April 2011

|Final

|Ross County

|McDiarmid Park

|0–2

|

|5,124

|Euan Norris

League table

{{:2010–11 Scottish First Division|showteam=QOS}}

References

{{Reflist}}

See also

{{Queen of the South F.C.}}

{{2010–11 in Scottish football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 Queen of the South F.C. season}}

2010–11

Queen of the South