| Full name | Queen of the South Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Doonhamers | ||
| Founded | March 1919 | ||
| Ground | Palmerston Park, Dumfries, Scotland (Capacity: 6,412) |
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| Chairman | Davie Rae | ||
| Manager | Gus MacPherson | ||
| League | Scottish First Division | ||
| 2010–11 | Scottish First Division, 4th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS[1][2] (as listed on the club badge). Their home ground since their formation has been Palmerston Park.
The club has won national honours, winning the Division B Championship in 1950-51, the 2001–02 Second Division championship and the 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup. Queens led Scotland's top division up until New Year in season 1953–54 and Queens highest finish in Scotland's top division was 4th in season 1933–34. They reached their first major cup final in 2008 when they reached the final of the Scottish Cup, where they were runners-up.
Since June 2011 the club has been managed by Gus MacPherson, with Andy Millen as his assistant.[3][4]
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Robbie Neilson, now playing for Dundee United and formerly of Heart of Midlothian and Leicester City, said about Queens from his loan period at the club in 2002: "It's a well-run club and a real family club with a good spirit about the place."[5]
Marc Horne wrote in The Scotsman following Queens' appearance in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final: "In the Palmerston Park club's songbook, it is clear there is no room for songs which feature religion, violent vendettas or centuries-old battles that took place in other lands."[6]
In the 2008 UEFA Cup qualifying trip to Denmark Queen of the South fans were hailed as "a great credit both to their club and to Scotland" by Danish police. About 850 supporters of the Dumfries club travelled to Denmark to watch the UEFA Cup clash with FC Nordsjaelland. Despite the fact that their team was eliminated, local police said their behaviour was impressive. Insp Rune Hamann said: "It was a pleasure hosting such a visit by Queen of the South whose supporters were extremely well behaved and a great credit both to their club and to Scotland. Copenhagen was particularly busy in the build up to and after the match with a carnival, party atmosphere being evident. I look forward to welcoming Queen of the South and their terrific supporters back in Denmark in the future."[7]
Ch Insp Mickey Collins from Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said the fans were a "pleasure to work along with". He added: "Despite the huge numbers of supporters who travelled to Denmark there were no arrests, incidents or issues of any concern. Great praise should be passed on to those fortunate enough to be at the match."[7]
National League Competitions
Highest Finish in Top Division – 4th; Division 1; 1933–34
Division 2 – Champions 1950–51, 2001–02; Runners Up – 1932–33, 1961–62, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1985–86
Division 3 – Runners Up 1924–25
National Cup Competitions
Scottish League Challenge Cup – Winners 2002–03, Runners Up 1997–98 & 2010–11, Semi Finalists 1991–92
Scottish Qualifying Cup – Winners 1923–24
Scottish Cup – Runners Up 2007–08, Semi Finalists 1949–50
Scottish League Cup – Semi Finalists 1950–51, 1960–61[8]
B.P. Youth Cup Runners Up – 1985–86
Invitational Tournaments
1936 Algiers Invitational Tournament – Winners
Border Cup – Winners 1991–92, 1992–93
Scottish Brewers Cup – Winners 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07
Regional League Competitions
Scottish League South and West (Wartime League) – Runners Up 1939–40
Western League – Champions 1922–23
Southern Counties League – Winners 1996–97
Regional Cup Competitions (Competed for and won by the reserve team)
Southern Counties Charity Cup – Winners 1920–24, 1926, 1930–32, 1934, 1937
Southern Counties Cup – Winners 1921, 1924, 1935, 1936, 1962, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2004
Southern Counties League Cup – Winners 1996–97
Southern Counties Consolation Cup – Winners 1922
Potts Cup – Winners 1921, 1960, 1961
Individual awards
Second Division Manager of the Season – John Connolly – 2001–02
Second Division Player of the Season – Jimmy Robertson – 1980-81, Andy Thomson – 1991–92, 1993–94, John O'Neill – 2001–02
Bell's Scottish Football League Angels Award – 2003–04
Bell's Scottish Football League Fan of the Season – Ian Black – 2003–04
SFL Phenomenal achievement award – Gordon Chisholm, in recognition of Queens' remarkable cup run – 2007–08[9]
Top 20 Record Appearances: 1) Allan Ball – 731 (819 in total including challenges, friendlies and testimonials) between 1963 and 1982. 2) Ian McChesney – 615. 3) Jim Patterson – 462. 4) Jackie Oakes – 457. 5) Dougie Sharpe – 431. 6) Jim Kerr – 403. 7) Jimmy Robertson – 400. 8) Roy Henderson – 381. 9) Willie Savage – 369. 10) Alan Davidson – 364. 11) Jim Thomson - 358. 12) Jocky Dempster - 355. 13) Bobby Black - 346. 14) Nobby Clark - 340. 15) Andy Aitken - 337. 16) George Cloy - 334. 17) Lex Law - 332. 18) Crawford Boyd - 321. 19) Tommy Bryce Mark II - 297. 20) Jimmy Binning - 288.
Longest serving player: Iain McChesney – 1960 to 1981 (615 appearances and scored 79 goals)[10]
Top 20 Record Scorers: 1) Jim Patterson – 251 goals, including 11 hat-tricks, in 462 appearances between 1949 and 1963. 2) Bobby Black – 120. 3) Andy Thomson – 114. 4) Jocky Dempster - 98. 5) Tommy Bryce Mark II - 95. 6) Stevie Mallan - 94. 7) Tommy McCall - 93. 8) Ian Reid - 89. 9) Jimmy Robertson - 89. 10) Jackie Oakes - 81. 11) Ian McChesney - 79. 12) Rowan Alexander - 78. 13) Billy Houliston - 74. 14) Jackie Law, Sr - 71. 15) John O'Neill - 70. 16) Lex Law - 68. 17) Jimmy Rutherford - 66. 18) Willie Dougan - 65. 19) Kenny Dick - 64. 20) Tommy Bryce Mark I - 64.
Record league scorer in a season: Alexander "Jimmy" Gray – 37 goals in season 1927-28
Record scorer (all competitions) in a Season: Jimmy Rutherford – 41 goals in season 1931-32[11]
Record victory: 11–1 versus Stranraer; Scottish Cup; 16 January 1932.[11]
Record defeat: 2–10 versus Dundee at Dens Park; Scottish First Division; 1 December 1962. Queens played for 78 minutes with 10 men after goalkeeper George Farm was injured in the 12th minute and was carried off. Dundee's Alan Gilzean scored 7 that day. Dundee were reigning Scottish League Champions at the time and would make the European Cup semi-finals that season where they lost to eventual winners AC Milan.[12]
Record home attendance: 26,552 versus Heart of Midlothian; Scottish Cup 3rd Round; 23 February 1952; Queens 1 Hearts 3[13]
Record home league attendance: 21,142 versus Rangers; 6 October 1962; Queens 0 Rangers 4[14]
Record attendance (any venue): 58,975; 5 April 1950; Hampden; Scottish Cup semi-final replay 3-0 defeat to Rangers; 52,924 watched the 1–1 draw versus Rangers 4 days earlier at Hampden.[15]
Most league points (2 points for a win system): 55; Scottish Division 2; 1985-86
Most league points (3 points for a win system): 67; Scottish Division 2; 2001-02
Most capped player: Billy Houliston (3 caps; 1948-49 season; 3-2 v Northern Ireland at Hampden (scoring 2 goals on his debut in 30 & 89 minutes), 3-1 v England at Wembley and 2-0 v France at Hampden.[15]
First Queens players to earn four senior Scottish football medals while playing for the club – Jim Thomson and Andy Aitken (winners of the 2001-02 Second Division and 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup; runners up in the 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup and 2007–08 Scottish Cup).[11]
Record transfer fee received: Andy Thomson; £250,000 to Southend United; 1994[16]
Fastest hat trick: Tommy Bryce Mark II; 1 min 46 seconds Guinness World Records in the 6-0 win versus Arbroath on 18 December 1993. Bryce's hat trick was recorded in 8, 9 & 10 minutes and he also scored a 4th goal in the match.[17]
Longest distance goal by an outfield player: Ryan McCann – 84 yards (77 m) in the Scottish Cup Quarter Final 2–0 win versus Dundee on 8 March 2008.[11]
First player to collect a complete set of all four senior Scottish football winners medals: Andy Goram when he played in the 2002–03 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2–0 win for Queens against Brechin City to add to his medals haul gathered elsewhere.[11]
First ever Scottish League Match under floodlights: Rangers versus Queen of the South, Ibrox Park, 7 March 1956.
Highest free standing floodlights in Scottish football: Queens floodlights were first used on 29 October 1958 and at 85 feet (26 m) high they are the tallest in Scotland. To mark the occasion Preston North End sent a team north for a friendly match.[11]
Highest terrace in Scottish football: Following the trend towards all seater stadiums the height differential between the lowest and highest step on the Portland Drive terrace makes this now the highest remaining terrace in Scottish football.
Oldest player to play for the club: Ally MacLeod versus St. Mirren in the Reserve League West in April 1992. With Queens short of players the then manager named himself as a trialist and played the whole 90 minutes. During the second half Queens were awarded a penalty and the ex-Scotland manager converted the kick. The final score was 7–1 to St. Mirren and MacLeod received a standing ovation from the small crowd at the end of the game. He was 61 years old at the time.
UEFA competition history[11] UEFA Cup/Europa League:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2008–09 | Q2 | Nordsjælland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
Several notable persons are supporters of Queen of the South. These include golfer Andrew Coltart, STV presenter Stephen Jardine, racing driver Allan McNish, author and journalist Hunter Davies, racehorse trainer Len Lungo, businessmen Roger White and Stephen Halliday, footballer Barry Nicholson, DJ and Producer Calvin Harris, and music producer Bill Drummond, who named an instrumental piece, on his album The Man, "Queen of the South".
The club mascot is 'Doogie the Doonhamer', a human sized border collie.The character has been played for many years by supermarket worker Brian Harkness.[18]
Queen of the South are often humorously cited as the only league club in the United Kingdom to be mentioned in the Bible. Luke 11:31 states "The Queen of the South shall rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them..."[19] Queen of the South is similarly quoted under Matthew 12:42.[20] In the biblical quote the "Queen of the South" is considered to be the Queen of Sheba.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players were initial inductees into the Queen of the South Hall of Fame on 29 October 2011[11][22]:-
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players are listed on the club website as 'Queens Legends'[23]:-
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
George McLachlan is also listed but served the club as manager rather than player.
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1 Second Spell
The club have announced plans for changes to the board from that listed above for the end of the 2011/12 season with Rae and Harkness departing. [25]Hewitson is scheduled to then take over as chairman.[26]
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