Queen's Park
2020–21 season
Chief ExecutiveLeeann Dempster
ManagerRay McKinnon
StadiumHampden Park
Falkirk Stadium
Scottish League Two1st (champions)
League CupGroup stage
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob McHugh
Simon Murray
(6 each)
All: Simon Murray
(7)

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

17 October 2020 1 Stirling Albion 0 – 0 Queen's Park Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Grainger
24 October 2020 2 Queen's Park 2 – 0 Albion Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Baynham 5', 12' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
31 October 2020 3 Stranraer 0 – 1 Queen's Park Stair Park
15:00 Report MacLean 83' Attendance: 0
Referee: Duncan Williams
7 November 2020 4 Elgin City 0 – 1 Queen's Park Borough Briggs
15:00 Hester Red card 90+4' Report Lyon 35' Attendance: 0
Referee: Barry Cook
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
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
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
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
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
20 March 2021 10 Queen's Park 3 – 0 Stranraer Hampden Park
15:00 Doyle 20'
Kilday 30'
McHugh 65 pen.'		 Report Millar Red card Attendance: 0
Referee: Duncan Williams
27 March 2021 11 Brechin City 0 – 2 Queen's Park Glebe Park
15:00 Barr Red card Report O’Connor 4 o.g.'
Longridge 15'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Stuart
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
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
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
10 April 2021 15 Stenhousemuir 1 – 3 Queen's Park Ochilview Park
15:00 Muir 69 pen.' Report Murray 5'
McHugh 32'
Grant Red card 46'
Longridge 48'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Graham
13 April 2021 16 Queen's Park 1 – 0 Annan Athletic Falkirk Stadium
19:00 Murray 41' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
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
20 April 2021 18 Queen's Park 0 – 0 Elgin City Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Reid
23 April 2021 19 Queen's Park 0 – 1 Stranraer Falkirk Stadium
19:00 Report Yates 32'
Vitoria Red card 90+3'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Barry Cook
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
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
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

Group stage

Results

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

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
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 TotalLeague TwoLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Willie Muir 27021+004+002+00
3 DF England ENG Tommy Robson 17013+003+001+00
4 DF Scotland SCO Lee Kilday 27222+023+101+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Peter Grant 21215+023+102+00
6 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Morrison 1907+803+001+00
7 FW Scotland SCO Louis Longridge 22415+332+001+11
8 MF Scotland SCO Craig Slater 413+110+000+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Bob McHugh 25618+263+101+00
10 MF Scotland SCO David Galt 25011+902+200+10
11 MF Scotland SCO Ross MacLean 2629+1221+202+00
12 DF Scotland SCO Darren Lyon 23413+544+001+00
14 DF Scotland SCO Brody Paterson 1509+202+101+00
15 MF Scotland SCO Max Gillies 101+000+000+00
17 GK Scotland SCO Jacques Heraghty 100+100+000+00
18 MF Scotland SCO Calum Biggar 501+100+300+00
19 FW Scotland SCO Jai Quitongo 1849+521+111+11
20 FW Australia AUS Will Baynham 2159+653+101+10
21 MF Scotland SCO Grant Gillespie 25113+613+102+00
23 FW Scotland SCO Simon Murray 1276+460+002+01
24 DF Scotland SCO Michael Doyle 27122+014+001+00
28 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Canice Carroll 1207+202+001+00
32 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Mullen 101+000+000+00
48 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Luca Connell 1039+130+000+00
99 FW Scotland SCO Salim Kouider-Aissa 1236+630+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season
16 DF New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey 601+200+201+00
32 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Bell 000+000+000+00

Team Statistics

League table

Pos Team 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWDLWWL
Position5411111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2020. Source: [14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Scottish Challenge Cup cancelled for season 2020-21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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  4. ↑ "Scottish Cup, lower leagues and women's football remain suspended". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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