2025–26 Queen's Park F.C. season

Queen's Park
2025–26 season
PresidentGraeme Shields
(until 10 August)
ManagerSean Crighton
StadiumLesser Hampden
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
Glasgow CupGroup stage

The 2025–26 season is Queen's Park's fourth season in the Scottish Championship following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2021–22 season.[1] Queen's will also compete in the Scottish Cup, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Glasgow Cup.

Summary

On 15 May, Queen's announced that long-standing academy coach Sean Crighton had been promoted to become the club's new first-team coach ahead of the new season.[2]

On 23 May, it was announced that former Dundee manager Jim Duffy would be joining the club's coaching staff as assistant coach to Crighton.[3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

24 June 2025 Friendly Queen's Park 2–0 Annan Athletic Glasgow
19:30 Fowler 60 pen.', 78' Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
1 July 2025 Friendly Albion Rovers 3–3 Queen's Park Coatbridge
19:30 Duncan 2 pen.'
Trialist 45'
Trialist 81'
Report McDonnell 41'
Fowler 63', 79 pen.'
Stadium: Cliftonhill
4 July 2025 Friendly Queen's Park 0–1 Celtic Glasgow
19:45 Report Kenny 30' Stadium: Lesser Hampden

Scottish Championship

2 August 2025 1 Raith Rovers 1–1 Queen's Park Kirkcaldy
15:00 Easton 81 pen.' Report Ruth 10 pen.' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
9 August 2025 2 Queen's Park 1–3 Arbroath Glasgow
15:00 Fowler 84' Report Callachan 50'
Marshall 51'
Wilkie 72'
Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 846
Referee: Grant Irvine
23 August 2025 3 Airdrieonians 1–1 Queen's Park Airdrie
15:00 Henderson 52' Report McDonnell 80' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
30 August 2025 4 Ayr United 1–1 Queen's Park Ayr
15:00 Shiels 83 o.g.' Report Fowler 33 pen.' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,997
Referee: John Beaton
13 September 2025 5 Queen's Park 0–0 Greenock Morton Glasgow
15:00 Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 897
Referee: Ross Hardie
20 September 2025 6 Ross County 1–2 Queen's Park Dingwall
15:00 Hale 44 pen.'
Gallagher  60'
Report Fowler 39', 76' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Alastair Grieve
27 September 2025 7 Queen's Park 1–2 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 Fowler 43' Report Fotheringham 37'
McPake 89'
Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 893
Referee: Peter Stuart
30 September 2025 8 Queen's Park 0–1 Partick Thistle Glasgow
19:45 Report Watt 7' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 907
Referee: Sean Murdoch
4 October 2025 9 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Queen's Park Dunfermline
15:00 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,602
Referee: Grant Irvine
11 October 2025 10 Arbroath 4–1 Queen's Park Arbroath
15:00 Reilly 9'
Steven 30'
Dow 42'
Marshall 87'
Report Scott 79' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
18 October 2025 11 Queen's Park 0–0 Airdrieonians Glasgow
15:00 Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 862
Referee: Colin Steven
25 October 2025 12 Queen's Park 0–0 Ayr United Glasgow
15:00 Fieldson  9' Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 886
Referee: Peter Stuart
1 November 2025 13 Partick Thistle 5–0 Queen's Park Glasgow
15:00 Reading 16'
Stanway 45+11'
Chalmers 74'
Lets'osa 78'
McBeth 90+2'
Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Chris Graham
8 November 2025 14 Queen's Park 2–1 Raith Rovers Glasgow
15:00 Fowler 13', 78' Report O'Connor 22' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 867
Referee: Calum Scott
15 November 2025 15 St Johnstone 4–3 Queen's Park Perth
15:00 Gullan 16', 30 pen.'
Stanton 18'
Baird 84'
Report Drozd 59'
Fowler 62 pen.'
Friel 90+2'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Alastair Grieve
5 December 2025 16 Greenock Morton 2–1 Queen's Park Greenock
19:45 Adeloye 43 pen.'
O'Halloran 90+2'
Report Connolly 45' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Peter Stuart
13 December 2025 17 Queen's Park 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 Fieldson 40' Report Gilmour 81' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 906
Referee: Iain Snedden
20 December 2025 18 Airdrieonians 0–3 Queen's Park Airdrie
15:00 Report Fowler 45+1', 64'
Fieldson 75'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Grant Irvine
27 December 2025 19 Queen's Park 2–2 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Drozd 29'
Murray 82'
Report Stanway 12'
Murray 16 o.g.'
Smyth  41'
Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 939
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
24 January 2026 20 Raith Rovers 4–1 Queen's Park Kirkcaldy
15:00 Hamilton 39', 64', 69'
Mullin 45'
Report Drozd 76' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Colin Steven
31 January 2026 21 Queen's Park 2–1 Arbroath Glasgow
15:00 Connolly 25'
Drozd 45'
Report Robinson 19' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 848
Referee: Iain Snedden
3 February 2026 22 Queen's Park 0–1 Ross County Glasgow
19:45 Report Ikpeazu 79' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 718
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
14 February 2026 23 Ross County 0–1 Queen's Park Dingwall
15:00 Report Shiels 45+2' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,897
Referee: Sean Murdoch
21 February 2026 24 Queen's Park 3–2 Greenock Morton Glasgow
15:00 Todorov 8'
Fieldson 62'
Connolly 75'
Report Shiels 3 o.g.'
Wilson 72'
Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 836
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
24 February 2026 25 Queen's Park 1–1 St Johnstone Glasgow
19:45 Murray 90' Report Fowler 55'
Boyes  90+1'
Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 805
Referee: Calum Scott
28 February 2026 26 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Queen's Park Dunfermline
15:00 Morrison 25 pen.' Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: David Dickinson
7 March 2026 27 Queen's Park 1–0 Airdrieonians Glasgow
13:00 Ruth 30' Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 885
Referee: Nick Walsh
10 March 2026 28 Ayr United 1–2 Queen's Park Ayr
19:45 Dempsey 82' Report Smith 58'
Ruth 88'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,414
Referee: Colin Steven
14 March 2026 29 Queen's Park 1–1 Ayr United Glasgow
15:00 Murray 33' Report Dowds 24' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 838
Referee: Ryan Lee
21 March 2026 30 Arbroath v Queen's Park Arbroath
15:00 Stadium: Gayfield Park
28 March 2026 31 St Johnstone v Queen's Park Perth
15:00 Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

12 July 2025 Group Stage The Spartans 2–1 Queen's Park Edinburgh
15:00 Dall 83'
Russell 89 pen.'
Report Fowler 35' Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 395
Referee: Chris Graham
15 July 2025 Group Stage Queen's Park 5–0 Brechin City Glasgow
19:45 McDonnell 13', 60'
Fowler 46', 55'
Ruth 70'
Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 432
Referee: Alastair Grieve
22 July 2025 Group Stage Falkirk 3–1 Queen's Park Falkirk
19:45 Ross 42', 51'
Graham 86'
Report Fowler 14' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,387
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 July 2025 Group Stage Queen's Park 2–1 Cove Rangers Glasgow
15:00 Ruth 20 pen.'
Fowler 90+1'
Report Megginson 15' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 453
Referee: Daniel Graves

Scottish Challenge Cup

16 December 2025 Second round Queen's Park 2–1 Clyde Glasgow
19:45 Drozd 22'
Fowler 47'
Report Williamson 45+2' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 495
Referee: Alastair Grieve
Note: Match postponed due to Storm Bram.
13 January 2026 Third round Queen's Park 2–0 Forfar Athletic Glasgow
19:45 Fowler 86'
McLeish 90+3'
Report Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 338
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 January 2026 Quarter-finals Queen's Park 1–1
(1–3 p)
Raith Rovers Glasgow
19:45 Fowler 73' Report Nsio 32' Stadium: Lesser Hampden
Attendance: 524
Referee: Sean Murdoch

Scottish Cup

28 November 2025 Third round Linlithgow Rose 1–3 Queen's Park Linlithgow
19:45 McMullan 15' Report Murray 26'
Savoury 57'
Fowler 68'
Stadium: Linlithgow
Attendance: 1,183
Referee: Ryan Lee
20 January 2026 Fourth round Stranraer 1–1[A] (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Queen's Park Stranraer
19:45 Plank 59' Report Connolly 11' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 597
Referee: Peter Stuart
8 February 2026 Fifth round Rangers 8–0 Queen's Park Glasgow
14:00 Naderi 8', 49'
Tavernier 18', 26', 39' (pen.)
Shiels 43' (o.g.)
Miovski 80'
Chukwuani 90'
Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 36,190
Referee: Ross Hardie
Notes
  1. ^
    Following an SFA hearing Stranraer were found to have fielded an ineligible player, therefore, Queen's Park progressed.[4]

Glasgow Cup

28 June 2025 Group Stage Clyde 1–0 Queen's Park Hamilton
15:00 Williamson 40' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
14 October 2025 Group Stage Queen's Park 1–1
(5–6 p)
Partick Thistle Pollok
17:00 Sowa 49' Report Falconer 61' Stadium: Lochinch Park
25 November 2025 Group Stage Queen's Park 0–1 Celtic B Pollok
14:00 Report Turley 61' Stadium: Lochinch Park
3 March 2026 Group Stage Rangers B 1–1
(4–2 p)
Queen's Park Milngavie
19:45 Hall Report McDonnell Stadium: Rangers Training Centre

Player statistics

As of 14 March 2026 (UTC)
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Glasgow Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Calum Ferrie 36 0 29+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  SCO Zach Mauchin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Henry Fieldson 37 3 24+3 3 2+1 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF  SCO Euan Murray 34 4 25+0 3 4+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
5 DF  ENG Charlie Fox 18 0 13+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  AUS Nikola Ujdur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  SCO Louis Longridge 37 0 29+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF  SCO Roddy MacGregor 30 0 19+1 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW  SCO Michael Ruth 13 5 4+5 3 2+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  SCO Grant Savoury 20 1 11+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
11 MF  SCO Aidan Connolly 39 4 28+0 3 2+2 0 0+3 0 3+0 1 0+1 0
12 DF  SCO Carlo Pignatiello 40 0 28+1 0 4+0 0 2+1 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
16 MF  SCO Ricky Waugh 21 0 4+9 0 1+1 0 3+0 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
17 MF  SCO Tyrese McDonnell 26 4 8+9 1 2+1 2 1+0 0 1+2 0 2+0 1
20 MF  SCO Jamie Bradley 9 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
21 MF  SCO Ross McLean 15 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
22 DF  SCO Matthew Shiels 40 1 29+0 1 4+0 0 1+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF  SCO Michael Collie 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 DF  SCO Magnus MacKenzie 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF  SCO Scott Martin 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW  SCO Callum Smith 10 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW  ENG Seb Drozd 21 5 7+4 4 2+1 0 2+1 1 3+0 0 0+1 0
29 MF  SCO Liam McLeish 13 1 0+10 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+2 0 0+0 0
30 GK  SCO Jack Willis 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK  POL Milosz Sliwinski 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
33 DF  SCO Cole Burke 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF  SCO Ricki Lamie 9 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
38 MF  SCO Cole Goldie 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW  BUL Nikolay Todorov 8 1 4+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2025–26 season
14 FW  ENG Josh Fowler 26 19 16+0 10 3+1 5 3+0 3 2+0 1 1+0 0
15 DF  SCO Darryl Carrick 8 0 1+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW  SCO Aiden McGinlay 7 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW  SCO Timam Scott 20 1 1+11 1 2+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
23 FW  CAN Josiah Sowa 12 1 0+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
26 DF  SCO Rocco Friel 12 1 2+8 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

Championship table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Dunfermline Athletic 28 11 6 11 40 32 +8 39 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Ayr United 28 7 14 7 34 34 0 35
6 Queen's Park 29 8 11 10 32 41 −9 35
7 Raith Rovers 28 7 9 12 28 31 −3 30
8 Greenock Morton 29 6 12 11 29 40 −11 30
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL COV QPA SPA BRE
1 Falkirk 4 3 1 0 0 14 1 +13 11 Qualification for the second round 3–1 4–0
2 Cove Rangers 4 2 0 1 1 5 2 +3 7 0–0p 1–0
3 Queen's Park 4 2 0 0 2 9 6 +3 6 2–1 5–0
4 The Spartans 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 6 2–1 2–0
5 Brechin City 4 0 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0 0–7 0–3
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[8]

Glasgow Cup table

Transfers

See also

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