List of Queen's Park F.C. seasons

This is a list of Queen's Park Football Club seasons up to the present day. The list details Queen's Park's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in Queen's Park's division that season. Records of regular minor competitions such as the Glasgow Cup are only included for seasons where the club reached a final.

Summary

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Chart of yearly table positions of Queen's Park in the Scottish league system.

Queen's Park is the oldest football club in Scotland, founded in 1867. They were the nation's earliest dominant force, winning 10 Scottish Cups over the competition's first two decades, providing many players to the Scotland national football team (including all 11 players for the first official international match in 1872) and also playing in the English FA Cup final on two occasions in the 1880s when Scottish teams were permitted to enter.[1][2] Determined to maintain an amateur ethos at the club, they declined to participate in the Scottish Football League when it launched in 1890,[3] eventually joining ten years later – by which time professionalism had been adopted and standards raised among their competitors, most prominently Glasgow rivals Celtic and Rangers who soon began to eclipse the Spiders' success and popularity. Despite their diminishing status, in an ambitious 1903 project the club constructed the world's largest stadium, Hampden Park (their third home ground bearing that name) which became the national stadium for cup finals and Scotland fixtures, though still proudly owned by the amateurs.[1][2]

Although no longer making an impact on the Scottish Cup and consistently among the lower-ranked sides in Division One (any successful period would usually result in all the best players quickly being signed by professional clubs, with no financial incentive to entice them to stay meaning there was never much chance to build and maintain a strong squad), with the exception of one year Queen's Park still maintained their top level status until after World War II, but after a relegation in 1948 they only returned to the elite group for two more seasons in the 1950s, and then fell towards the bottom of the lower tier, dropping into a third division when it was introduced in the 1970s and a fourth division in the 1990s, remaining there since and playing home matches at a modernised, near-empty Hampden Park.[citation needed]

With relegation out of the Scottish Professional Football League system having been introduced, in 2019 the club's members voted to turn professional in an effort to pull away from the lowest reaches of the setup and maintain greater control over the young players they trained, who had previously been allowed to move on for nothing.[4] They also sold Hampden to the Scottish Football Association, using the funds to upgrade the adjacent training ground Lesser Hampden to become their regular match venue from 2021,[5] having already built a new club pavilion there seven years earlier.[6] The effects of the change were swift: with successive promotions from the fourth tier to the second in 2021 and 2022 were almost followed by another into the Scottish Premiership, but the team finished a few points off the automatic place and then lost quickly in the play-offs; there was less stability off-field in that period, with frequent changes of head coach and revisions and delays in development at Lesser Hampden, requiring ground-shares and the rental of Hampden for home fixtures.

Seasons

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Key

Champions Runners-up 3rd / Semi-final Promoted Relegated
Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Manager Top league scorer(s)
League Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Name Goals
1871–72 N/A[a] N/A[b] N/A[c] FA Cup Semi-final - N/A
1872–73 FA Cup Semi-final
1873–74 Winners N/A
1874–75 Winners N/A
1875–76 Winners N/A
1876–77 Quarter-final
Charity Cup Winners
1877–78 Third round
Charity Cup Winners
1878–79 Quarter-final N/A
1879–80 Winners
Charity Cup Winners
1880–81 Winners
Charity Cup Winners
1881–82 Winners FA Cup First round
1882–83[d] Quarter-final
Charity Cup Winners
1883–84[e] Winners
Charity Cup Winners
1884–85[f] Third round
Charity Cup Winners
1885–86 Winners FA Cup Second round
1886–87 Semi-final FA Cup First round
1887–88 Semi-final N/A
1888–89 Third round
Glasgow Cup Winners
Charity Cup Runners-up
1889–90 Winners
Glasgow Cup Winners
Charity Cup Runners-up
1890–91 Did not enter[g] Quarter-final Charity Cup Winners
1891–92 Runners-up N/A
1892–93 Winners N/A
1893–94 Semi-final Charity Cup Runners-up
1894–95 First round N/A
1895–96 Glasgow League − 6 1 0 5 8 17 −9 2 4th Third round
Glasgow Cup Runners-up
Charity Cup Runners-up
 Unknown Unknown
1896–97 Glasgow League − 8 6 1 1 23 10 13 13 1st First round N/A Robert Smyth McColl Unknown
1897–98 Glasgow League − 8 5 1 2 23 17 6 11 2nd Third round
Glasgow Cup Runners-up
Charity Cup Runners-up
 Robert Smyth McColl 7
1898–99 Glasgow League − 10 4 2 4 19 17 2 10 3rd Third round
Glasgow Cup Winners
 Robert Smyth McColl 8
1899–1900 Inter City League − 10 2 1 7 9 23 −14 5 6th Runners-up N/A Robert Smyth McColl 5
1900–01 Division One 1 20 7 3 10 33 37 −4 17 7th Second round N/A Robert Smyth McColl / David Wilson 7
Inter City League − 10 1 1 8 6 28 −22 3 6th Harry Reginald Dinsmore 3
1901–02 Division One 1 18 5 4 9 21 32 −11 14 8th Third round Glasgow Exhibition Cup Quarter-final David Wilson / Thomas A. Bowie 4
Inter City League − 10 0 2 8 5 10 −5 2 6th Willie Lennie / Harry Reginald Dinsmore 2
1902–03[h] Division One 1 22 5 5 12 33 48 −15 15 10th First round N/A Alexander Ferguson Currie Unknown
Inter City League − 8 1 0 7 11 23 −12 2 9th Hugh Crawford Shaw 3
1903–04[i] Division One 1 26 6 9 11 28 47 −19 21 8th First round N/A Peter Forbes Jones / Alexander McAllister 5
Inter City League − 5 2 1 2 5 4 1 5 − Unknown Unknown
1904–05 Division One 1 26 6 8 12 28 45 −17 20 12th First round N/A David Wilson 5
Glasgow League − 8 3 1 4 9 12 −3 7 4th Peter Forbes Jones / David Wilson / William Davidson 2
1905–06 Division One 1 30 5 4 21 41 88 −47 14 16th Second round Charity Cup Runners-up William Davidson 8
Glasgow League − 5 1 0 4 4 9 −5 2 6th John Dick / John S. Murphy / John Nicol / Johnny McLean 1
1906–07 Division One 1 34 9 6 19 51 66 −15 24 15th Semi-final N/A Andy Armour 11
1907–08 Division One 1 34 7 8 19 54 84 −30 22 16th Third round Charity Cup Runners-up Thomas Fitchie 15
1908–09 Division One 1 34 6 13 15 42 65 −23 25 15th Third round Edinburgh Exhibition Cup Semi-final Harry Paul 8
1909–10 Division One 1 34 12 6 16 54 74 −20 30 14th Third round N/A Robert Smyth McColl 17
1910–11 Division One 1 34 5 4 25 28 80 −52 14 18th Second round N/A James Hamilton / George Ramsay 3
1911–12 Division One 1 34 8 9 17 29 53 −24 25 17th Third round N/A John Clark 7
1912–13 Division One 1 34 5 3 26 34 88 −54 13 18th Third round N/A Willie Walker 8
1913–14 Division One 1 38 10 9 19 52 84 −32 29 15th Fourth round N/A Bob Morton 22
1914–15 Division One 1 38 4 5 29 27 90 −63 13 20th N/A[j] War Fund Shield Quarter-final Jim Walker / Alan Morton 4
1915–16 Scottish League 1 38 11 6 21 53 100 −47 28 18th N/A Bob Morton 15
1916–17 Scottish League 1 38 11 7 20 56 81 −25 29 18th Charity Cup Runners-up Robert Forsyth McDermid 11
1917–18 Scottish League 1 34 14 6 14 64 63 +1 34 7th War Fund Shield Quarter-final Bob Morton 15
1918–19 Scottish League 1 34 15 5 14 59 57 +2 35 8th
Charity Cup Runners-up
 Bob Morton 21
1919–20 Scottish League 1 42 14 10 18 67 73 −6 38 12th Third round Charity Cup Runners-up John Barr Bell 25
1920–21 Scottish League 1 42 11 11 20 45 80 −35 33 19th First round N/A Andy Fyfe 11
1921–22 Division One 1 42 9 10 23 38 82 −44 28 21st Second round Charity Cup Runners-up Andy Fyfe 10
1922–23 Division Two 2 38 24 9 5 73 31 +42 57 1st Third round Charity Cup Runners-up Russell Moreland 17
1923–24 Division One 1 38 11 9 18 43 60 −17 31 17th Third round N/A James McAlpine 9
1924–25 Division One 1 38 11 9 18 50 72 −22 31 17th Second round N/A Robert Gillespie 17
1925–26 Division One 1 38 15 4 19 70 81 −11 34 13th Second round Charity Cup Runners-up Robert Rennie Milne Barr 15
1926–27 Division One 1 38 15 6 17 74 84 −10 36 12th Second round N/A Laurie McBain 17
1927–28 Division One 1 38 12 6 20 69 80 −11 30 16th Semi-final Charity Cup Runners-up Douglas McLelland 19
1928–29 Division One 1 38 18 7 13 100 69 +31 43 5th[k] Second round Glasgow Cup Runners-up Douglas McLelland 27
1929–30 Division One 1 38 15 4 19 67 80 −13 34 15th First round N/A Douglas McLelland 19
1930–31 Division One 1 38 13 7 18 71 72 −1 33 13th Second round Charity Cup Runners-up James McAlpine 19
1931–32 Division One 1 38 13 5 20 59 79 −20 31 16th Second round Glasgow Cup Runners-up James McAlpine / John Dodds 13
1932–33 Division One 1 38 17 7 14 78 79 −1 41 9th Second round Charity Cup Runners-up John Dodds 30
1933–34 Division One 1 38 13 5 20 65 85 −20 31 15th Second round N/A John Dodds 20
1934–35 Division One 1 38 13 10 15 61 80 −19 36 12th Second round Charity Cup Runners-up John Dodds 27
1935–36 Division One 1 38 11 10 17 58 75 −17 32 13th First round N/A John Dodds 17
1936–37 Division One 1 38 9 12 17 51 77 −26 30 15th Second round Charity Cup Runners-up Joseph Kyle 15
1937–38 Division One 1 38 11 12 15 59 74 −15 34 12th Second round N/A William Martin 30
1938–39 Division One 1 38 11 5 22 57 83 −26 27 19th Second round N/A Joseph Kyle 18
1939–40 Division Two 2 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 5 − N/A[j] Joseph Kyle 3
Emergency League West[l] - 30 7 7 16 55 82 −27 21 14th Joseph Kyle 22
1940–41 Southern League[l] - 30 6 3 21 46 79 −33 15 16th Southern League Cup Group stage Summer Cup First round[8] William Browning 11
1941–42 Southern League[l] - 30 11 5 14 55 56 −1 27 10th Southern League Cup Group stage Summer Cup First round[8] David Wilkie 13
1942–43 Southern League[l] - 30 7 4 19 55 76 −21 18 14th Southern League Cup Group stage Summer Cup Second round[8] Arthur Dixon 16
1943–44 Southern League[l] - 30 10 6 14 64 75 −11 26 11th Southern League Cup Group stage Summer Cup First round[8] Arthur Dixon / Johnny Aitkenhead 13
1944–45 Southern League[l] - 30 12 4 14 60 62 −2 28 10th Southern League Cup Semi-final Summer Cup Second round[8] Arthur Dixon 15
1945–46 Southern League A Division[l] - 30 11 8 11 60 60 0 30 8th Southern League Cup Group stage
Glasgow Cup Winners
 Colin Liddell 15
1946–47 Division A 1 30 8 6 16 47 60 −13 22 13th Third round Group stage N/A Andrew Irving Aitken 14
1947–48 Division A 1 30 9 2 19 45 75 −30 20 16th Third round Group stage N/A Andrew Irving Aitken 11
1948–49 Division B 2 30 14 7 9 66 49 +17 35 5th First round Group stage Supplementary Cup First round Robert Hugh Gunn 21
1949–50 Division B 2 30 12 7 11 63 59 +4 31 9th First round Group stage Supplementary Cup First round Derek Grierson 17
1950–51 Division B 2 30 13 7 10 56 53 +3 33 6th Second round Group stage N/A Derek Grierson 20
1951–52 Division B 2 30 8 4 18 40 62 −22 20 15th Second round Group stage
Derek Grierson 15
1952–53 Division B 2 30 15 7 8 70 46 +24 37 3rd Second round Group stage Charity Cup Runners-up Seamus O'Connell 20
1953–54 Division B 2 30 9 9 12 56 51 +5 27 10th First round Group stage N/A Maxwell Murray 14
1954–55 Division B 2 30 15 5 10 65 36 +29 35 4th Fourth round Group stage Charity Cup Runners-up Robert Johnston McCann 15
1955–56 Division Two 2 36 23 8 5 78 28 +50 54 1st Sixth round Group stage N/A Charlie Church 17
1956–57 Division One 1 34 11 7 16 55 59 −4 29 13th Sixth round Group stage Charity Cup Runners-up Unknown Unknown
1957–58 Division One 1 34 4 1 29 41 114 −73 9 18th Third round Group stage N/A Andrew P. McEwan 9
1958–59 Division Two 2 36 9 6 21 53 80 −27 24 18th Second round Group stage N/A Malcolm Darroch 8
1959–60 Division Two 2 36 17 2 17 65 79 −14 36 11th Third round Group stage N/A Charlie Church 13
1960–61 Division Two 2 36 10 6 20 61 87 −26 26 15th First round Group stage N/A Peter Buchanan 17
1961–62 Division Two 2 36 12 9 15 64 62 +2 33 12th First round Group stage N/A Peter Buchanan 24
1962–63 Division Two 2 36 13 6 17 66 72 −6 32 14th Third round Group stage N/A Peter Buchanan 18
1963–64 Division Two 2 36 17 4 15 57 54 +3 38 7th Second round Group stage N/A Peter Buchanan 23
1964–65 Division Two 2 36 17 9 10 57 41 +16 43 4th Second round Group stage Glasgow Cup Runners-up Malky Mackay 16
1965–66 Division Two 2 36 13 7 16 62 65 −3 33 13th First round Group stage N/A Malky Mackay 14
1966–67 Division Two 2 38 15 10 13 78 68 +10 40 7th Third round Group stage N/A Niall Hopper 13
1967–68 Division Two 2 36 20 8 8 76 47 +29 48 4th Second preliminary round Quarter-final N/A Ian Campbell 18
1968–69 Division Two 2 36 13 7 16 50 59 −9 33 11th First round Group stage N/A Ian Campbell 10
1969–70 Division Two 2 36 10 6 20 38 62 −24 26 15th Second preliminary round Group stage N/A Ian Whitehead 12
1970–71 Division Two 2 36 13 4 19 51 72 −21 30 14th Third round Group stage N/A Malky Mackay 8
1971–72 Division Two 2 36 12 9 15 47 61 −14 33 12th Second round Group stage N/A Malky Mackay 11
1972–73 Division Two 2 36 9 12 15 44 61 −17 30 14th Second round Group stage N/A Malky Mackay 9
1973–74 Division Two 2 36 12 4 20 42 64 −22 28 14th Third round Group stage N/A Ian Fallis 12
1974–75 Division Two 2 38 10 10 18 41 54 −13 30 16th[m] Fourth round Group stage N/A David McParland Malky Mackay / Hugh McGill 10
1975–76 Second Division 3 26 10 9 7 41 33 +8 29 4th First round Group stage Spring Cup First round Hugh McGill / Alexander Crawford McNaughton 8
1976–77 Second Division 3 39 17 11 11 65 51 +14 45 5th Third round Group stage N/A Joe Gilroy Bernard Donnelly 15
1977–78 Second Division 3 39 13 15 11 52 51 +1 41 7th Fifth round Second round N/A Bernard Donnelly 7
1978–79 Second Division 3 39 8 12 19 46 57 −11 28 13th Third round Second round N/A Joe Gilrory → Eddie Hunter John Ian Ballantyne 14
1979–80 Second Division 3 39 16 9 14 59 47 +12 41 5th First round Third round N/A Eddie Hunter James Anthony Gillespie 21
1980–81 Second Division 3 39 16 18 5 62 43 +19 50 1st First round Second round N/A Gerard McCoy 17
1981–82 First Division 2 39 13 10 16 41 41 0 36 8th Fifth round Group stage N/A Gerald M. Crawley 9
1982–83 First Division 2 39 6 11 22 44 80 −36 23 14th Fifth round Group stage N/A Jimmy Gilmour 10
1983–84 Second Division 3 39 14 8 17 58 63 −5 36 10th Third round Second round N/A Lex Grant 17
1984–85 Second Division 3 39 12 9 18 48 55 −7 33 10th Second round First round Glasgow Cup Runners-up Jimmy Nicholson 18
1985–86 Second Division 3 39 19 8 12 61 39 +22 46 4th Fourth round First round N/A Gary Fraser 11
1986–87 Second Division 3 39 9 19 11 48 49 −1 37 9th Second round First round N/A Ross Caven 13
1987–88 Second Division 3 39 21 9 9 64 44 +20 51 3rd Second round Second round N/A Paul O'Brien 17
1988–89 Second Division 3 39 10 18 11 50 49 +1 38 7th Third round First round N/A George Campbell Crooks 8
1989–90 Second Division 3 39 13 10 16 40 51 −11 36 11th First round Second round N/A Michael Hendry 10
1990–91 Second Division 3 39 17 8 14 48 42 +6 42 5th Second round Second round Challenge Cup First round Michael Hendry 17
1991–92 Second Division 3 39 14 7 18 59 63 −4 35 9th First round Second round Challenge Cup Second round Stephen McCormick 17
1992–93 Second Division 3 39 8 12 19 51 73 −22 28 11th First round First round Challenge Cup First round James Rodden 9
1993–94 Second Division 3 39 12 10 17 52 76 −24 34 11th[n] First round First round Challenge Cup Second round John O'Neill 17
1994–95 Third Division 4 36 12 6 18 46 57 −11 42 8th Second round First round Challenge Cup First round Eddie Hunter → Hugh McCann Brian McPhee 8
1995–96 Third Division 4 36 12 12 12 40 43 −3 48 6th Third round First round Challenge Cup First round Hugh McCann Scott Edgar 6
1996–97 Third Division 4 36 9 9 18 46 59 −13 36 8th Third round Second round Challenge Cup First round Daniel Ferry 7
1997–98 Third Division 4 36 10 11 15 42 55 −13 41 7th Second round First round Challenge Cup First round Graeme Elder Scott Edgar 9
1998–99[o] Third Division 4 36 11 11 14 41 46 −5 44 6th Third round First round N/A[p] John McCormack Scott Edgar 7
1999–2000 Third Division 4 36 20 9 7 54 37 +17 69 1st Second round Second round Challenge Cup quarter-finals Mark Andrew Gallagher 13
2000–01 Second Division 3 36 10 10 16 28 40 −12 40 9th Second round Second round Challenge Cup Second round Mark Andrew Gallagher 7
2001–02 Third Division 4 36 9 8 19 38 53 −15 35 10th[q] Second round First round Challenge Cup First round Stephen Canning / Ross Douglas Jackson 5
2002–03 Third Division 4 36 7 11 18 39 51 −12 32 8th Third round Second round Challenge Cup Semi-final John McCormack → Kenny Brannigan John Gemmel 8
2003–04 Third Division 4 36 10 11 15 41 53 −12 41 7th First round Second round Challenge Cup First round Kenny Brannigan Steven Reilly 7
2004–05 Third Division 4 36 13 9 14 51 50 +1 48 4th Second round First round Challenge Cup Second round Kenny Brannigan → Billy Stark Frankie Carrol 14
2005–06 Third Division 4 36 13 12 11 47 42 +5 51 6th Third round Second round Challenge Cup First round Billy Stark Mark Ferry 8
2006–07 Third Division 4 36 21 5 10 57 28 +29 68 3rd First round Third round Challenge Cup Second round David Weatherston 16
2007–08 Second Division 3 36 13 5 18 48 51 −3 44 8th Third round Second round Challenge Cup Second round Billy Stark → Gardner Speirs Alan Trouten 12
2008–09 Second Division 3 36 7 12 17 35 54 −19 33 9th Fifth round First round Challenge Cup First round Gardner Speirs Paul Cairney 7
2009–10 Third Division 4 36 15 6 15 42 42 0 51 4th Second round First round Challenge Cup First round Barry Douglas 8
2010–11 Third Division 4 36 18 5 13 57 43 +14 59 3rd Second round First round Challenge Cup Second round Jamie Longworth 12
2011–12 Third Division 4 36 19 6 11 70 48 +22 63 2nd Fourth round First round Challenge Cup First round Jamie Longworth 20
2012–13 Third Division 4 36 16 8 12 60 54 +6 56 3rd Third round Third round Challenge Cup Second round Lawrence Shankland 10
2013–14[r] League Two[s] 4 36 5 9 22 36 68 −32 24 10th[q] Third round First round Challenge Cup First round Gardner Speirs → Gus Macpherson Eamonn Brophy 7
2014–15[t] League Two 4 36 17 10 9 51 34 +17 61 2nd Third round First round Challenge Cup First round Gus Macpherson Paul Woods 9
2015–16 League Two 4 36 15 11 10 46 32 +14 56 4th Third round First round Challenge Cup Semi-final Paul Woods 11
2016–17 League One 3 36 12 10 14 37 51 −14 46 6th Fourth round Group stage Challenge Cup Fourth round Ross Millen 7
2017–18 League One 3 36 7 10 19 42 72 −30 31 9th Third round Group stage Challenge Cup First round Adam Cummins / Luke Donnelly / Aidan Keena 8
2018–19 League Two 4 36 11 10 15 44 47 −3 43 7th Third round Group stage Challenge Cup Quarter-final Gus Macpherson → Mark Roberts David Galt / Lewis Hawke / Scott McLean 6
2019–20 League Two[u] 4 28 11 7 10 37 35 +2 40 5th Fourth round Group stage Challenge Cup First round Mark Roberts → Ray McKinnon Salim Kouider-Aïssa 13
2020–21[v] League Two[w] 4 22 17 3 2 43 13 +29 54 1st Second round Group stage N/A[x] Ray McKinnon Bob McHugh / Simon Murray 6
2021–22[y] League One 3 36 11 18 7 51 36 +15 51 4th[z] Third round Group stage
Glasgow Cup Runners-up
 Laurie Ellis Bob McHugh / Luca Connell 8
2022–23[aa] Championship 2 36 17 7 12 63 52 +11 58 3rd[ab] Fourth round[ac] Group stage Challenge Cup Quarter-final Owen Coyle Simon Murray 18
2023–24[ad] Championship 2 36 11 10 15 50 56 -6 43 8th Third round Group stage Challenge Cup Fourth round Robin Veldman →
Callum Davidson 		Ruari Paton 17

Notes

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  1. ^ the Scottish Football League was established in 1890.
  2. ^ the Scottish Cup was established in 1873.
  3. ^ the Scottish League Cup was established in 1946.
  4. ^ Last season playing home matches at first Hampden Park.
  5. ^ Home matches played at Titwood, Glasgow.
  6. ^ First season playing home matches at second Hampden Park.
  7. ^ The Scottish Football League began in 1890, but Queen's Park declined to enter until 1900.
  8. ^ Last season playing home matches at second Hampden Park.
  9. ^ First season playing home matches at (third) Hampden Park.
  10. ^ a b The Scottish Cup was not held in the 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18 or 1918–19 seasons due to World War I, or the 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45 or 1945–46 seasons due to World War II.[7]
  11. ^ 5th place in the 1928–29 Scottish Division One is Queen's Park's highest-ever league finish.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g The official Scottish Football League was suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II. Unofficial competitions were held.
  13. ^ The teams placed 1st–6th were added to the new First Division (below a new Premier Division) with the remaining clubs making up the new Second Division.
  14. ^ The teams placed 7th–14th were relegated to a new Third Division.
  15. ^ Home games played at Lesser Hampden due to major redevelopment work at Hampden.
  16. ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup was not held in the 1998–99 season.
  17. ^ a b 10th place in the 2001–02 Scottish Third Division and in the 2013–14 Scottish League Two is Queen's Park's joint lowest-ever league finish.
  18. ^ Home matches in second part of season played at Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie due to repurposing of Hampden for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
  19. ^ The leagues were renamed for the 2013–14 season, but the divisions remained as before.
  20. ^ Home matches in first part of season played at Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie due to repurposing of Hampden for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
  21. ^ Season curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland.
  22. ^ Home matches to end of March 2021 played at Hampden Park, the remainder (6 fixtures) played at Falkirk Stadium; matches played behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  23. ^ Season shortened due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  24. ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup was not played in the 2020–21 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  25. ^ Home matches played at Firhill Stadium, Glasgow due to redevelopment work at Lesser Hampden not being completed.
  26. ^ Promoted in play-offs.
  27. ^ Home matches played at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir due to redevelopment work at Lesser Hampden not being completed. Two fixtures played at Hampden Park.
  28. ^ Eliminated in promotion play-offs.
  29. ^ Qualified for quarter-finals in tie, but disqualified for using ineligible player.
  30. ^ Home matches played at Hampden Park.

League performance summary

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The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,[a] the national top division has been played every season since.[b] The following is a summary of Queen's Park's divisional status:[9]

  • 125 total eligible seasons (including 2021–22)
  • 42 seasons in top level[c]
  • 28 seasons in second level[d]
  • 23 seasons in third level[e]
  • 22 seasons in fourth level[f]
  • 10 seasons not involved – before club was league member
  1. ^ The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
  2. ^ The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
  3. ^ Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
  4. ^ Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
  5. ^ Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
  6. ^ Has existed since 1994.

References

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  1. ^ a b The Tiny Club, the Giant Stadium and the Deal Driving Them Apart, Rory Smith, New York Times, 21 December 2018
  2. ^ a b 'Lundere causa ludendi', Ignasi Torne, Panenka magazine, 29 January 2017, via Stuart Spencer / Scottish Football Museum
  3. ^ New claims show Queen's Park refused to go pro over love for Hampden Park cash, Gordon Blackstock, Daily Record, 26 April 2020
  4. ^ Scotland's oldest side Queen's Park to turn professional after 152 years, Sky Sports, 14 December 2019
  5. ^ Hampden Sale Completed, Queen's Park FC, 4 August 2020
  6. ^ Lesser Hampden J.B. McAlpine Pavillion Construction, QPFC.com
  7. ^ "Scottish Cup - Past Winners". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Summer Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. ^ (Queen's Park) Competition History (By Season), FitbaStats
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