Preview Queen’s Park

cinch Championship (away), Saturday 16th September 2023 v Queen’s Park, kick off 3.00pm at Hampden Park

After the break for the Third Round of the SPFL Trust Trophy, it is back to league business with an away match against Queen’s Park. With the home side having been granted special dispensation to return to their old home - Hampden Park- it means the Pars first visit there since April 2009 and it will be the first league match against Queen’s Park since March 1986.

Milestones Queen’s Park (away)

Last Victory 18/11/17 4-1 Scottish Cup

Last Defeat 24/08/85 1-3 Division Two*

Best Victory 18/11/17 4-1 Scottish Cup

Worst Defeat 
31/03/28 0-4 Division Two*
13/03/54 0-4 Division Two*

Last Goalless Draw 04/05/22 Championship Play Off

First Meeting 19/08/22 1-1 Division Two*
* Pre Reconstruction

Last meeting away to Queen’s Park
Championship Play-Off Semi Final First Leg
Queen’s Park 0 Dunfermline 0

Dunfermline had finished ninth in the Championship and so faced a Queen’s Park side that had finished fourth in League One. This play-off was played at Queen’s Park’s temporary home, Firhill, but with precious few shots from either side, there were no goals.

The tie was set up nicely for the return in Fife but alas that did not go well and Dunfermline were relegated as a consequence of Simon Murray’s 89th minute goal.

QUEENS PARK: Calum Ferrie: Michael Doyle (c), Peter Grant, Charlie Fox, Tommy Robson: Louis Longridge (Jai Quitongo 70), Jake Davidson, Liam Brown (Jack Thomson 70), Connor Smith: Bob McHugh (Simon Murray 80), Darren Lyon.
SUBS NOT USED: Connor McBride, Stuart Morrison, Lewis Moore, Luis Longstaff, Ronan Darcy, Jacques Heraghty (GK).

DUNFERMLINE: Jakub Stolarczyk: Matthew Todd, Efe Ambrose, Coll Donaldson, Josh Edwards: Steven Lawless, Liam Polworth, Joe Chalmers, Ryan Dow: Graham Dorrans (c)(Aaron Comrie 90): Kevin O’Hara (Lewis McCann 75).
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Nikolay Todorov, Rhys Breen, Leon Jones, Dom Thomas, Bobby Kamwa, Deniz Mehmet (GK)

Recent Form

While Dunfermline lost 3-0 away from home in the SPFL Trust Trophy, Queen’s Park won 3-0 away from home. The Glasgow side started their league campaign with three wins but then lost the next two away to Partick Thistle and away to Raith Rovers.

In their four league games Dunfermline have won one, lost one and drawn two. Away from home, they are undefeated in the league since 22nd October last year.

League Record



DUNFERMLINE


League Position: 7th

League Points: 5

Goal Difference: 0

League Record: P4 W1 D2 L1 GF4 GA4

Last Six Match Form: WWDLDL

QUEEN’S PARK


League Position: 3rd

League Points: 9

Goal Difference: 0

League Record: P5 W3 D0 L2 GF8 GA8

Last Six Match Form: WWWLLW

Last Six Results



DUNFERMLINE

Dundee United (A) L 0-3
Inverness Caley Thistle (A) D 1-1

Raith Rovers (H) L 0-1

Dundee United (A) D 1-1

Airdrieonians (H) W 2-1

Albion Rovers (A) W 3-0



QUEEN’S PARK

Bala Town (A) W 3-0
Raith Rovers (A) L 2-3
Partick Thistle (A) L 1-3

Arbroath (A) W 1-0
Arbroath (H) W 2-1
Inverness Caley Thistle (A) W 2-1

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Dundee United): Max Little: Aaron Comrie, Chris Hamilton (c), Ewan Otoo: Michael O’Halloran, Paul Allan, Andrew Tod, Joe Chalmers, Miller Fenton (Josh Edwards 53): Taylor Sutherland (Lewis McCann 53), Owen Moffat (Ewan McLeod 62).
SUBS NOT USED: Jake Sutherland, Liam Hoggan, Andy Collier (GK)

QUEEN’S PARK (v Bala Town):Calum Ferrie, Louis Longridge, Jack Thomson, Charlie Fox, Tommy Robson (Cameron Bruce 81), Jack Spong (Ricky Waugh 81), Jack Turner, Barry Hepburn (Liam McLeish 81), Dom Thomas, Aaron Healy (Patrick Jarrett 61), Ruari Paton.
SUBS NOT USED: Alex Bannon, Will Tizzard, Lewis Reid, Alex Fairlie, Liam Russell (GK)

Other cinch Championship fixtures

Ayr United v Partick Thistle (Friday)
Arbroath v Airdrieonians
Dundee United v Morton
Raith Rovers v Inverness Caley Thistle

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