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2015–16 Queen of the South F.C. season

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Queen of the South 2015–16 football season

Queen of the South
2015–16 season
Chairman	Billy Hewitson
Manager	James Fowler Gavin Skelton
Stadium	Palmerston Park
Scottish Championship	7th
Challenge Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League:Derek Lyle (13) All:Derek Lyle (17)
Highest home attendance	5,858 vs.Rangers, 30 August 2015
Lowest home attendance	1,047 vs.Raith Rovers, 11 December 2015
Average home league attendance	2,115
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The2015–16 season isQueen of the South's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in theScottish Championship,^[1] having been promoted as champions from theScottish Second Division at the end of the2012–13 season.^[2] Queens will also be competing in theChallenge Cup,League Cup and theScottish Cup.

Summary

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Queen of the South finished seventh in theScottish Championship.

The club reached the second round of theChallenge Cup, the second round of theLeague Cup and the fourth round of theScottish Cup.

Management

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The club began the 2015–16 season under the management ofJames Fowler and he remained in charge until 18 April 2016, when he left the club by mutual consent, two days after a 2–2 draw at already relegatedAlloa Athletic. Queens objective was to finish in fourth and reach the play-offs for the third consecutive season.Gavin Skelton, who had been Fowler's assistant, was appointed caretaker manager alongside ex-club captainJim Thomson, for the final two league matches of the season.^[3]

Results & fixtures

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Win Draw Loss Abandoned or Postponed

Pre season

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Clyde v Queen of the South

4 July 2015Friendly	Clyde	1 – 3	Queen of the South	Broadwood Stadium
12:00	McLaughlin14'	QOSFC Report Clyde FC Report	Lyle16' Trialist67' Conroy88'	Attendance: Closed doors

Queen of the South vWigan Athletic

8 July 2015Friendly	Queen of the South	1 – 2	Wigan Athletic	La Manga Stadium
12:00	Kidd61'	QOSFC Report Wigan Athletic FC Report	A. Trialist1' Power20'	Attendance: Closed doors

Stirling Albion v Queen of the South

11 July 2015Friendly	Stirling Albion	1 – 2	Queen of the South	University of Stirling
15:00	Brownlie15' (o.g.) Johnston80'	QOSFC Report Stirling Albion FC Report	Kidd44'	Attendance: Closed doors

Queen of the South vKilmarnock

14 July 2015Friendly	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Kilmarnock	Palmerston Park
19:30	Hilson17' Conroy80'	QOSFC Report Kilmarnock FC Report Groundhopper2000 Report	McKenzie56',78'	Attendance: 900^[4] Referee:Muir^[5]

St Johnstone v Queen of the South

19 July 2015Friendly	St Johnstone	5 – 1	Queen of the South	McDiarmid Park
12:00	Lappin3' Sutton44' Kane86',88',90'	QOSFC Report	Russell59' (pen.)	Attendance: Closed doors

Scottish Championship

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Main article:2015–16 Scottish Championship

Queen of the South vAlloa Athletic

8 August 2015ScoChamp Match 1	Queen of the South	3 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle5' Russell29',38'	QOSFC Report	Flannigan49'	Attendance: 1,726 Referee:Anderson

Livingston v Queen of the South

15 August 2015ScoChamp Match 2	Livingston	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00		QOSFC Report	Kidd65'	Attendance: 856 Referee:Salmond

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

22 August 2015ScoChamp Match 3	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00		QOSFC Report	Russell41' Lyle68'	Attendance: 943 Referee:Colvin

Queen of the South vRangers

30 August 2015ScoChamp Match 4	Queen of the South	1 – 5	Rangers	Palmerston Park
12:30	Lyle 48' Smith81'	QOSFC Report	Halliday28' Waghorn52' (pen.),76' (pen.) Holt59' McKay64'	Attendance: 5,858 Referee:Madden

Queen of the South vSt Mirren

5 September 2015ScoChamp Match 5	Queen of the South	0 – 2	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report	Kelly7' Thompson29'	Attendance: 2,001 Referee:Finnie

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

12 September 2015ScoChamp Match 6	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
15:00	Benedictus78'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,527 Referee:Clancy

Queen of the South vGreenock Morton

19 September 2015ScoChamp Match 7	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Greenock Morton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle45' Gasparotto81' (o.g.)	QOSFC Report	Higgins7' (o.g.) Johnstone65'	Attendance: 1,565 Referee:Dallas

Falkirk v Queen of the South

25 September 2015ScoChamp Match 8	Falkirk	0 – 0	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium
19:45		QOSFC Report		Attendance: 3,757 Referee:Salmond

Queen of the South vHibernian

3 October 2015ScoChamp Match 9	Queen of the South	0 – 3	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
15:00		QOSFC Report	Cummings3' Henderson41' Boyle89'	Attendance: 2,745 Referee:Aitken

Queen of the South vGreenock Morton

10 October 2015ScoChamp Match 10	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle14'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,583 Referee:McKendrick

Rangers v Queen of the South

17 October 2015ScoChamp Match 11	Rangers	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Holt53' Waghorn90'	QOSFC Report	Lyle35'	Attendance: 44,133 Referee:Cook

Queen of the South vLivingston

24 October 2015ScoChamp Match 12	Queen of the South	1 – 4	Livingston	Palmerston Park
15:00	Hilson27'	QOSFC Report	Pittman50' White67' Buchanan75',85'	Attendance: 1,485 Referee:Walsh

Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South

31 October 2015ScoChamp Match 13	Alloa Athletic	1 – 2	Queen of the South	Indodrill Stadium
15:00	Holmes1'	QOSFC Report	Oliver46',55'	Attendance: 616 Referee:Thomson

Queen of the South vDumbarton

7 November 2015ScoChamp Match 14	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Heffernan52'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,465 Referee:Muir

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

14 November 2015ScoChamp Match 15	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
15:00	Johnstone51',62'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,849 Referee:Northcroft

Queen of the South vFalkirk

21 November 2015ScoChamp Match 16	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle35' (pen.) Russell84'	QOSFC Report	Vaulks17' Miller83'	Attendance: 1,728 Referee:McLean

St Mirren v Queen of the South

5 December 2015ScoChamp	St Mirren	P – P	Queen of the South	Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00		BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Queen of the South vRaith Rovers

11 December 2015ScoChamp Match 17	Queen of the South	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
19:45	Russell48'	QOSFC Report	Thomson22' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,047 Referee:Charleston

Hibernian v Queen of the South

19 December 2015ScoChamp Match 18	Hibernian	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Easter Road
15:00	Malonga90'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 9,163 Referee:Colvin

Livingston v Queen of the South

2 January 2016ScoChamp Match 19	Livingston	0 – 2	Queen of the South	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00		QOSFC Report	Lyle65' Russell77'	Attendance: 958 Referee:Collum

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

16 January 2016ScoChamp	Dumbarton	P – P	Queen of the South	Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00		BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

Queen of the South vAlloa Athletic

23 January 2016ScoChamp Match 20	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Russell41'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,559 Referee:Beaton

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

30 January 2016ScoChamp	Raith Rovers	P – P	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
15:00		BBC Sport News
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

St Mirren v Queen of the South

6 February 2016ScoChamp Match 21	St Mirren	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00	Mallan25'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 2,706 Referee:Allan

Queen of the South vSt Mirren

13 February 2016ScoChamp Match 22	Queen of the South	1 – 0	St Mirren	Palmerston Park
15:00	Harris65'	QOSFC Report	Mallan 76' 90'	Attendance: 1,923 Referee:Cook

Queen of the South vRangers

21 February 2016ScoChamp Match 23	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Rangers	Palmerston Park
16:00		QOSFC Report	Miller64'	Attendance: 5,449 Referee:Finnie

Falkirk v Queen of the South

27 February 2016ScoChamp Match 24	Falkirk	3 – 1	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Baird53' Dowie65' (o.g.) Alston85'	QOSFC Report	Higgins43'	Attendance: 3,918 Referee:Collum

Queen of the South vHibernian

1 March 2016ScoChamp Match 25	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Hibernian	Palmerston Park
19:45	Murdoch78'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 2,017 Referee:Dallas

Raith Rovers v Queen of the South

8 March 2016ScoChamp Match 26	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45	Stewart32' Craigen44' (pen.)	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,398 Referee:Walsh

St Mirren v Queen of the South

12 March 2016ScoChamp Match 27	St Mirren	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00	Mallan30' (pen.) Tapping63' (o.g.)	QOSFC Report	Oliver62'	Attendance: 3,888 Referee:Muir

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

15 March 2016ScoChamp Match 28	Greenock Morton	3 – 2	Queen of the South	Cappielow Park
19:45	Johnstone8',22' McMullan29'	QOSFC Report	Hilson69' Oliver78'	Attendance: 1,175 Referee:D Robertson

Queen of the South vDumbarton

19 March 2016ScoChamp Match 29	Queen of the South	6 – 0	Dumbarton	Palmerston Park
15:00	Brownlie34' Lyle43',52' Harris69',73' Russell88'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,459 Referee:Beaton

Rangers v Queen of the South

26 March 2016ScoChamp Match 30	Rangers	4 – 3	Queen of the South	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Forrester14' O'Halloran46' Halliday51' Tavernier55'	QOSFC Report	Russell25' (pen.) Oliver57' Millar90'	Attendance: 46,117 Referee:Allan

Queen of the South vFalkirk

2 April 2016ScoChamp Match 31	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle73' Russell90'	QOSFC Report	Alston45' Baird52'	Attendance: 1,530 Referee:Cook

Queen of the South vRaith Rovers

9 April 2016ScoChamp Match 32	Queen of the South	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Hilson53'	QOSFC Report	Benedictus8' Barr63'	Attendance: 1,511 Referee:Clancy

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

12 April 2016ScoChamp Match 33	Dumbarton	4 – 2	Queen of the South	Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
19:45	Nade4',50' Walsh48' Fleming86' (pen.)	QOSFC Report	Russell28' Harris43'	Attendance: 573 Referee:Finnie

Alloa Athletic v Queen of the South

16 April 2016ScoChamp Match 34	Alloa Athletic	2 – 2	Queen of the South	Indodrill Stadium
15:00	Flannigan37' (pen.) McManus76'	QOSFC Report	Lyle67' (pen.) Hilson85'	Attendance: 512 Referee:Duncan

Queen of the South vLivingston

23 April 2016ScoChamp Match 35	Queen of the South	3 – 1	Livingston	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle60' (pen.),69' Oliver79' Kidd 83' 84'	QOSFC Report	Stanton29'	Attendance: 1,421 Referee:Northcroft

Hibernian v Queen of the South

1 May 2016ScoChamp Match 36	Hibernian	2 – 0	Queen of the South	Easter Road
12:30	Gunnarsson67' Cummings79'	QOSFC Report	Millar 55'	Attendance: 9,900 Referee:Salmond

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article:2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

Queen of the South vStranraer

25 July 2015Round 1	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Stranraer	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle20' Conroy90'	QOSFC Report		Attendance: 1,229 Referee:Madden

Queen of the South vLivingston

18 August 2015Round 2	Queen of the South	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Palmerston Park
19:45		QOSFC Report	White115'	Attendance: 1,189 Referee:Graham

Scottish League Cup

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Main article:2015–16 Scottish League Cup

Annan Athletic v Queen of the South

1 August 2015Round 1	Annan Athletic	3 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Queen of the South	Galabank
15:00	Osadolor59' Weatherson63',72' Black 88' 93' Omar 118'	QOSFC Report	Conroy42' Lyle65',100' Hilson90'	Attendance: 1,359 Referee:Graham

Queen of the South vGreenock Morton

25 August 2015Round 2	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Palmerston Park
19:45		QOSFC Report	Forbes69'	Attendance: 1,034 Referee:Dallas

Scottish Cup

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Main article:2015–16 Scottish Cup

Dumbarton v Queen of the South

9 January 2016Round 4	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
15:00	Fleming17',57'	QOSFC Report	Lyle52'	Attendance: 680 Referee:Salmond

Player statistics

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Captains

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No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
6	DF	Chris Higgins		37	Club Captain
4	DF	Andy Dowie		4	Vice Captain

Last updated:2 May 2016
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

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Last updated 14 May 2016^[6]^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	35	0	30+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Lewis Kidd	32	1	21+6	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Richard Murray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Andy Dowie	33	0	29+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Darren Brownlie	32	1	25+4	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	SCO	Chris Higgins	38	1	32+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Alex Harris	27	4	20+6	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Mark Millar	32	1	19+8	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Derek Lyle	37	17	29+3	13	1+1	1	2+0	2	1+0	1
10	MF	SCO	Ryan Conroy	32	2	20+8	0	2+0	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
11	FW	SCO	Iain Russell	35	11	22+9	11	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
12	DF	SCO	Shaun Rutherford	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	RSA	Kyle Jacobs	30	0	23+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Callum Tapping	13	0	11+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Kyle Hutton	33	0	24+6	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Jake Pickard	24	0	12+8	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
*18	FW	EIR	Paul Heffernan^[8]	7	1	3+2	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Andy Murdoch	10	1	7+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Owen Moxon	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	GK	ENG	James Atkinson	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW	SCO	Dale Hilson	17	5	11+3	4	2+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
22	DF	SCO	Scott Hooper	8	0	5+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Jordan Marshall	34	0	29+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	SCO	Aidan Smith	20	1	3+13	1	0+2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ENG	Jack Dickinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	SCO	James Fowler	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	SCO	Steven Higgins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	SCO	Gary Oliver	29	6	15+13	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Gavin Skelton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	SCO	Liam Coogans	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	SCO	Dean Brotherston	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Jack Brannan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

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As of 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
1		GK	Robbie Thomson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	Lewis Kidd	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
4		DF	Andy Dowie	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
5		DF	Darren Brownlie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Chris Higgins	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
8		MF	Mark Millar	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
9		FW	Derek Lyle	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
11		FW	Iain Russell	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
14		MF	Kyle Jacobs	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
15		MF	Callum Tapping	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16		MF	Kyle Hutton	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
17		MF	Jake Pickard	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
18		MF	Andy Murdoch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		FW	Dale Hilson	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
22		DF	Scott Hooper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		DF	Jordan Marshall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals				73	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	80	3

Top Scorers

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Last updated on 2 May 2016

Position	Name	Scottish Championship	Challenge Cup	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Total
1	Derek Lyle	13	1	2	1	17
2	Iain Russell	11	0	0	0	11
3	Gary Oliver	6	0	0	0	6
4	Dale Hilson	4	0	1	0	5
5	Alex Harris	4	0	0	0	4
6	Ryan Conroy	0	1	1	0	2
7	Lewis Kidd	1	0	0	0	1
=	Aidan Smith	1	0	0	0	1
=	Chris Higgins	1	0	0	0	1
=	Andy Murdoch	1	0	0	0	1
=	Darren Brownlie	1	0	0	0	1
=	Mark Millar	1	0	0	0	1
=	Paul Heffernan	1	0	0	0	1

Clean sheets

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No.	Pos	Name	Scottish Championship	Challenge Cup	Total
1	GK	Robbie Thomson	9	1	10
20	GK	James Atkinson	1	0	1
		Totals	10	1	11

Last updated:2 May 2016
Source: Match reports inCompetitive matches

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Greenock Morton	36	11	10	15	39	42	−3	43
6	St Mirren	36	11	9	16	44	53	−9	42
7	Queen of the South	36	12	6	18	46	56	−10	42
8	Dumbarton	36	10	7	19	35	66	−31	37
9	Livingston(R)	36	8	7	21	37	51	−14	31	Qualification for theChampionship play-offs

Source:Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Division summary

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L
Position	2	2	2	3	3	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source:^[9]
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Management statistics

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Last updated on 2 May 2016

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
James Fowler^[10]	25 July 2015	16 April 2016	39	13	6	20	033.33
Gavin Skelton	22 April 2016	1 May 2016	2	1	0	1	050.00

Transfers

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Players in

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Player	From	Fee
Robbie Thomson	Cowdenbeath	Free^[11]
Ryan Conroy	Raith Rovers	Free^[12]
Darren Brownlie	Cowdenbeath	Free^[13]
Steven Higgins	Motherwell	Free^[13]
Shaun Rutherford	Livingston	Free^[13]
Dale Hilson	Forfar Athletic	Free^[14]
Kyle Jacobs	Livingston	Free^[14]
Jordan Marshall	Carlisle United	Free^[14]
Callum Tapping	Brechin City	Free^[15]
Paul Heffernan	Dundee	Free^[16]
Kyle Hutton	Rangers	Free^[17]
Alex Harris	Hibernian	Loan^[18]
Gary Oliver	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed^[19]
Liam Coogans	Huddersfield Town	Loan^[20]
Andy Murdoch	Rangers	Loan^[21]

Players out

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Player	To	Fee
Chris Mitchell	Clyde	Free^[22]
Kevin Holt	Dundee	Undisclosed^[23]
Ian McShane	Ross County	Undisclosed^[24]
Kevin Dzierzawski	Peterhead	Free^[25]
Dan Carmichael	Hibernian	Free^[26]
Mark Durnan	Dundee United^[27]	Undisclosed^[28]
Gavin Reilly	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed^[29]^[30]
Michael Paton	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[31]
Patrick Slattery	East Fife	Free^[32]
Dean Smith	Gretna 2008	Free^[32]
Salim Kouider Aissa	Stirling Albion^[33]	Free^[32]
Stephen McKenna		Free^[32]
Paul Burns	Cumnock Juniors	Released^[34]
Steven Higgins		Free^[35]
Liam Coogans	Huddersfield Town	Released^[36]
Shaun Rutherford	Arbroath	Loan^[37]
Paul Heffernan	Dumbarton	Released^[38]
Scott Hooper	Queen's Park	Loan^[39]

Notes

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^Win% is the percentage of matches wonrounded to twodecimal places.

References

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History All players Managers Matches Palmerston Park
Seasons 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e 2015–16 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League SWPL2015 2016 SWPL 22016 Women's First Division2015 2016
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup2015 2016 Women's League Cup2015 2016
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related tonational team	Results UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D
Transfers	Summer 2015 Winter 2015–16
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Ross County St Johnstone
Championship	Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Greenock Morton Hibernian Livingston Queen of the South Raith Rovers Rangers St. Mirren
League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Ayr United Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stranraer
League Two	Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stirling Albion