2025–26 Queen's Park F.C. season

Queen's Park
2025–26 season
OwnerGraeme Shields
ManagerSean Crighton
StadiumLesser Hampden
League 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

Main article: 2025–26 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
Referee: Grant Irvine
23 August 2025 3 Airdrieonians v Queen's Park Airdrie
15:00 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
30 August 2025 4 Ayr United v Queen's Park Ayr
15:00 Stadium: Somerset Park

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup group stage § Group A
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
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

Glasgow Cup

Main article: Glasgow Cup
28 June 2025 Group Stage Clyde 1–0 Queen's Park Hamilton
15:00 Williamson 40' Report Stadium: New Douglas Park

Player statistics

As of 9 August 2025 (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 England ENG Calum Ferrie 5 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Zach Mauchin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Henry Fieldson 6 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 6 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Charlie Fox 7 0 2+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Australia AUS Nikola Ujdur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Louis Longridge 6 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Roddy MacGregor 7 0 2+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Michael Ruth 6 3 2+0 1 2+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Grant Savoury 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 7 0 2+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Carlo Pignatiello 7 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
14 FW England ENG Josh Fowler 7 6 2+0 1 3+1 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Darryl Carrick 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Ricky Waugh 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Tyrese McDonnell 5 2 0+2 0 2+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Aiden McGinlay 4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Liam McLeish 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Timam Scott 6 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Bradley 4 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Matthew Shiels 7 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 FW Canada CAN Josiah Sowa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Michael Collie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW England ENG Seb Drozd 6 0 1+1 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Jack Willis 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Sam Kane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Cole Burke 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
54 MF Scotland SCO Jay McGarva 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
60 GK Poland POL Milosz Sliwinski 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2025–26 season
44 DF Scotland SCO Magnus MacKenzie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+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
6 Ross County 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
7 Ayr United 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
8 Queen's Park 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
9 Airdrieonians 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Partick Thistle 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2025. Source: [4]
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).[5]

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: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Glasgow Cup table

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2025 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2025–26

See also

References

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