2021–22 Queen's Park F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Queen's Park's first season in Scottish League One following their promotion from League Two at the end of the 2020–21 season[1] and their second full season as a professional football club following the repeal of their amateur status.[2] Queen's Park are also competing in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, and Challenge Cup.

Queen's Park
2021–22 season
Chief ExecutiveLeeann Dempster
ManagerLaurie Ellis
StadiumFirhill Stadium
Scottish League One4th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob McHugh (5)
All: Grant Gillespie
Bob McHugh
Simon Murray
(5 each)

Summary

On 10 May 2021, following their promotion from League Two, the club announced that manager Ray McKinnon would be stepping down from his position ahead of the new season.[3]

On 21 May, Queen's assistant coach Laurie Ellis was promoted to the position of first-team manager.[4]

On 3 June, the club announced a groundshare agreement with Partick Thistle to play their home matches at Firhill Stadium while redevelopment work continues at Lesser Hampden.[5]

On 7 June, Queens Park made history by paying their first ever transfer fee to bring former midfielder Liam Brown back to the club from Edinburgh City.[6]

On 15 July, Dempster revealed that Queen's Park would return to home ground Lesser Hampden as early as the end of 2021. [7]

On 30 November, the club announced the appointment of Marijn Beuker as Director of Football Operations.[8]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season
26 June 2021 University of Stirling 2–2 Queen's Park Gannochy Sports Centre, Stirling
14:00
29 June 2021 Hamilton Academical 2–2 Queen's Park New Douglas Park, Hamilton
14:00
3 July 2021 Raith Rovers 2–2 Queen's Park Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
14:00 Connolly  27'
Poplatnik  71'		 Report Longridge  49'
Baynham  54'

Scottish League One
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League One
31 July 2021 1 East Fife 1–1 Queen's Park Bayview Stadium
15:00 Watt  8' Report Fox  47' Attendance: 320
Referee: Chris Fordyce
7 August 2021 2 Queen's Park 2–0 Cove Rangers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Murray  53'
McHugh  54'		 Report Fyvie  45+1' Attendance: 401
Referee: Calum Scott
14 August 2021 3 Queen's Park 3–0 Dumbarton Firhill Stadium
15:00 Murray  24'
Longridge  49'
Brown  88'		 Report Attendance: 613
Referee: Craig Napier
21 August 2021 4 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Queen's Park Recreation Park
15:00 Howie  34'
Boyd  78'		 Report Murray  56' Attendance: 610
Referee: Chris Fordyce
28 August 2021 5 Falkirk 0–1 Queen's Park Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Report Murray  36' Attendance: 4,043
Referee: Colin Steven
11 September 2021 6 Queen's Park 0–0 Airdrieonians Firhill Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 446
Referee: Calum Scott
18 September 2021 7 Clyde 2–2 Queen's Park Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Goodwillie  36', 90' Report Longridge  55'
Gillespie  58 pen.'		 Attendance: 651
Referee: Duncan Williams
25 September 2021 8 Queen's Park 3–2 Peterhead Firhill Stadium
15:00 Robson  5'
Connell  76'
Thomson  80'		 Report Ritchie  51'
Lyle  54'		 Attendance: 546
Referee: Chris Fordyce
3 October 2021 9 Queen's Park 1–1 Montrose Firhill Stadium
15:00 Smith  54' Report Milne  68' Attendance: 596
Referee: Scott Lambie
16 October 2021 10 Dumbarton 0–3 Queen's Park Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Report Gillespie  49 pen.'
McHugh  74'
Longstaff  79'		 Attendance: 652
Referee: Barry Cook
23 October 2021 11 Queen's Park 3–4 Alloa Athletic Firhill Stadium
15:00 McHugh  34', 49'
Connell  88'		 Report Cawley  1'
Howie  54'
Henderson  90', 90+2'		 Attendance: 681
Referee: Chris Fordyce
30 October 2021 12 Cove Rangers 3–3 Queen's Park Balmoral Stadium
15:00 McAllister  5'
Megginson  69'
Morrison  77 o.g.'		 Report McHugh  40'
Longridge  45'
Murray  66'
Doyle  83'		 Attendance: 531
Referee: Graham Grainger
6 November 2021 13 Queen's Park 1–1 East Fife Firhill Stadium
15:00 Kilday  86' Report Millar  90+5' Attendance: 597
Referee: Stewart Luke
13 November 2021 14 Queen's Park 0–0 Clyde Firhill Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 839
Referee: Euan Anderson
20 November 2021 15 Peterhead 2–1 Queen's Park Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Brown  55 pen.'
McLean  76'		 Report Connell  10' Attendance: 527
Referee: Scott Lambie
4 December 2021 16 Queen's Park 6–0 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
15:00 Longridge  4'
Brown  35', 65'
Connell  68'
Fox  77'
Longstaff  84'		 Report Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 December 2021 17 Airdrieonians v Queen's Park Excelsior Stadium
15:00
18 December 2021 18 Montrose v Queen's Park Links Park
15:00
26 December 2021 19 Queen's Park v Dumbarton Firhill Stadium
15:00

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup § Group F

Group stage

Results

10 July 2021 1 Queen of the South 0–1 Queen's Park Dumfries
15:00 Report Biggar  54' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: John Beaton
14 July 2021 2 Queen's Park 0–1 Motherwell Glasgow
19:45 Report Lawless  15' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 July 2021 3 Queen's Park 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Airdrieonians Glasgow
15:00 Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Graham Grainger
20 July 2021 4 Annan Athletic 1–2 Queen's Park Annan
19:45 McHugh  22' (o.g.) Report Swinglehurst  13' (o.g.)
Murray  81'		 Stadium: Galabank Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Steven Reid


Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT QPK QOS AIR ANN
1 Motherwell 4 3 0 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Qualification for the second round — — 3–2 — 2–0
2 Queen's Park 4 2 0 1 1 3 2 +1 7 0–1 — — 0–0p —
3 Queen of the South 4 2 0 0 2 9 6 +3 6 – 0–1 — 4–1 —
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 −1 6 2–0 — — — 1–1p
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2 — 1–2 1–3 — —
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
10 August 2021 First round Queen's Park 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Glasgow
20:15 Gillespie  75 pen.' Report Hoskins  61' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
3 September 2021 Second round Airdrieonians 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Queen's Park Airdrie
19:45 Smith  49' Report Gillespie  86 pen.' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 460
Referee: Grant Irvine
8 October 2021 Third round Kilmarnock 3–1 Queen's Park Kilmarnock
19:45 Shaw  14'
Murray  53'
Hendry  69'		 Report Gillespie  50 pen.' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
27 November 2021 Third round Queen's Park 0–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 Doyle  88' Report Murray  45+1' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Grant Irvine

Player statistics
As of 4 December 2021 (UTC)[11]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  SCO Willie Muir 16012+003+001+000+00
2 DF  SCO Jake Davidson 1003+204+000+001+00
3 DF  ENG Thomas Robson 23116+013+001+201+00
4 DF  SCO Lee Kilday 13110+110+002+000+00
5 DF  SCO Peter Grant 000+000+000+000+00
6 DF  SCO Stuart Morrison 1409+004+001+000+00
7 FW  SCO Louis Longridge 18413+140+002+101+00
8 MF  SCO Darren Lyon 600+202+002+000+00
9 FW  SCO Bob McHugh 1959+451+103+001+00
10 MF  SCO Liam Brown 24316+034+002+101+00
11 FW  SCO Jai Quitongo 000+000+000+000+00
12 GK  ENG Calum Ferrie 804+001+002+001+00
14 MF  SCO Lewis Moore 1706+304+002+100+10
15 DF  SCO Max Gillies 702+100+201+100+00
16 DF  SCO Callum Yeats 400+000+102+100+00
17 GK  SCO Jacques Heraghty 000+000+000+000+00
18 MF  SCO Calum Biggar 912+004+011+100+10
19 DF  ENG Charlie Fox 15210+221+002+000+00
20 FW  AUS Will Baynham 100+001+000+000+00
21 MF  SCO Grant Gillespie 23513+224+002+131+00
22 MF  SCO Jack Thomson 17012+200+002+100+00
23 FW  SCO Simon Murray 17510+143+110+200+00
24 DF  SCO Michael Doyle 22115+014+002+001+00
25 MF  SCO Alex Bannon 000+000+000+000+00
26 FW  SCO Gregor Nicol 300+100+200+000+00
28→27 MF  SCO Connor Smith 1215+510+001+001+00
28 FW  ENG Luis Longstaff 1222+820+001+000+10
48 MF  IRL Luca Connell 1045+440+000+001+00
Youth
28→– MF  SCO Chris Mahon 000+000+000+000+00
29 MF  SCO Zach Mauchin 000+000+000+000+00

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cove Rangers 17 10 4 3 34 17 +17 34 Promotion to the Championship
2 Montrose 17 8 7 2 30 15 +15 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Queen's Park 16 6 8 2 31 17 +14 26
4 Airdrieonians 16 8 2 6 25 21 +4 26
5 Falkirk 17 6 4 7 20 26 −6 22
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: [12]
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]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2021 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2021-22

See also

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