The 2009–10 season was Queen of the South's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2001–02 season.
Queen of the South finished fourth in the First Division.
[7] The club was managed during season 2009–10 by Gordon Chisholm.
On 22 March 2010, Chisholm left the club to become the new manager of Dundee,[8] taking coach Billy Dodds with him to become his assistant manager.
[9] Chisholm's assistant Kenny Brannigan was appointed as manager until the end of the season[10] although his contract was extended in April, until May 2011.