Queen of the South F.C.

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Queen of the South
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Full name Queen of the South Football Club
Nickname(s) The Doonhamers, Queens, QoS
Founded March 1919; 105 years ago (1919-03)
Ground Palmerston Park, Dumfries, Scotland
Ground Capacity 8,690[1]
Chairman Billy Hewitson
Manager James Fowler
League Scottish Championship
2014–15 Scottish Championship, 4th
Website Club home page
Current season

Queen of the South Football Club are a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish Championship, in the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers but are usually referred to as Queens or QoS.[2][3] Their home ground since their formation has been Palmerston Park.

The club's national honours include winning the Division B Championship in season 1950–51, the Second Division Championship in season 2001–02 and in season 2012–13 and also the Scottish Challenge Cup in season 2002–03 and in season 2012–13. 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. The club reached their first major cup final in 2008 when they reached the final of the Scottish Cup, where they were runners-up to Rangers. The club's player-manager is James Fowler.

History

Stadium

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    Main article: Palmerston Park

Club Culture

Robbie Neilson, currently head coach at Heart of Midlothian, 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."[4]

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."[5]

Historic table positions of Queen of the South in the League.

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."[6]

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."[6]

Club Mascot

Doogie the Doonhamer at Palmerston for the celebration of the 2007–08 QoS run to the Scottish Cup Final.

The club mascot is 'Doogie the Doonhamer', a human sized border collie dog.The character has been played for many years by supermarket worker Brian Harkness.[7]

Biblical References

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..."[8] Queen of the South is similarly quoted under Matthew 12:42.[9] In the biblical quote the "Queen of the South" is considered to be the Queen of Sheba. In 2005 the issue was investigated by The Guardian website in their series "The Knowledge" who also found full references to Arsenal, Bury and Reading as well as partial references to "hearts", "wolves", "forest", "hammer", "spurs" and "man's field".[10]

Honours

National League Competitions

Highest Finish in Top Division – 4th; Division 1; 1933–34

Division 2 – Champions 1950–51, 2001–02, 2012–13; 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, 2012–13; 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[11]

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

PFA Scotland Manager of the Year Award – Allan Johnston – 2012–13[12]

PFA Second Division Player of the Year Award – Jimmy Robertson – 1980–81, Andy Thomson – 1991–92, 1993–94, John O'Neill – 2001–02, Nicky Clark – 2012–13[12]

Bell's SFL Fan of the Season Award – Ian Black – 2003–04

SFL Phenomenal Achievement Awards

Recognition of Queens' remarkable Scottish Cup run – Gordon Chisholm – 2007–08[13]

Second Division Player of the Year Award – Nicky Clark – 2012–13[14]

SFL Goalkeeper of the Season Award – Lee Robinson – 2012–13[14]

SFL Second Division Manager of the Year Award – John Connolly – 2001–02, Allan Johnston – 2012–13[14]

Ginger Boot Award – Nicky Clark – 2012–13[14]

Bell's SFL Angels Award – 2003–04[15]

SFL Team of the Season Award – 2012–13[14]

Records

Club

One of Palmerston's record-breaking floodlights

Record victory: 11–1 versus Stranraer; Scottish Cup; 16 January 1932[16]

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.[17]

Record home attendance: 26,552 versus Heart of Midlothian; Scottish Cup 3rd Round; 23 February 1952; Queens 1 Hearts 3[18]

Record home league attendance: 21,142 versus Rangers; 6 October 1962; Queens 0 Rangers 4

Record attendance (any venue): 58,975; 5 April 1950; Hampden Park; 3–0 Scottish Cup semi-final replay defeat to Rangers; 52,924 watched the 1–1 draw with Rangers four days earlier, also at Hampden Park.[19]

Most league points (2 points for a win system): 55; Scottish Division 2; 1985–86

Most league points (3 points for a win system): 92; Scottish Division 2; 2012–13

First ever Scottish League Match under floodlights: Rangers versus Queen of the South; Ibrox Park; 7 March 1956; Rangers 8 Queens 0; Rangers player Don Kitchenbrand scored five goals in this match. [20]

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.[16]

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.

Individuals

Longest serving player: Iain McChesney – 1960 to 1981 (615 appearances and scored 79 goals)[21]

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; Nicky Clark – 41 goals in season 2012–13

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.[19]

Andy Aitken

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).[16]

Record transfer fee received: Andy Thomson; £250,000; Southend United; 1994[22]

Fastest hat trick: Tommy Bryce; 1 minute 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.[23]

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.[16]

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.[16]

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.

European record

UEFA Cup/Europa League:[16][24]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2008–09 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Denmark FC Nordsjælland 1–2 1–2 2–4

Players

Current squad

As of 12 January 2016[25]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Robbie Thomson
2 Scotland DF Lewis Kidd
4 Scotland DF Andy Dowie
5 Scotland DF Darren Brownlie
6 Scotland DF Chris Higgins (captain)
7 Scotland MF Alex Harris (on loan from Hibernian)
8 Scotland MF Mark Millar
9 Scotland FW Derek Lyle
10 Scotland MF Ryan Conroy
11 Scotland FW Iain Russell
14 South Africa MF Kyle Jacobs
15 Scotland MF Callum Tapping
16 Scotland MF Kyle Hutton
No. Position Player
17 England MF Jake Pickard
18 Scotland MF Andy Murdoch (on loan from Rangers)
19 England MF Owen Moxon
20 England GK James Atkinson
21 Scotland FW Dale Hilson
22 Scotland DF Scott Hooper
23 England DF Jordan Marshall
24 Scotland FW Aidan Smith
25 England DF Jack Dickinson
26 Scotland DF James Fowler
28 Scotland FW Gary Oliver
29 England DF Gavin Skelton
35 Scotland FW Dean Brotherston

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
12 Scotland DF Shaun Rutherford (on loan to Arbroath)

Notable Players

The following players were inducted into Queen of the South's Hall of Fame on 29 October 2011, 19 January 2013 and 24 October 2015 respectively: [26]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Allan Ball
Scotland FW Bobby Black
Scotland MF Tommy Bryce
Scotland MF Paul Burns
Scotland GK Roy Henderson
Scotland FW Billy Houliston
Scotland DF Jim Kerr
No. Position Player
Scotland FW Derek Lyle
Scotland DF Iain McChesney
Scotland FW Jim Patterson
Scotland FW Jimmy Robertson
Scotland FW Andy Thomson
Scotland DF Jim Thomson

The following players are listed on the club's official website as 'Queens Legends':[27]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland DF Andy Aitken
England GK Allan Ball
Scotland DF Jimmy Binning
Scotland FW Bobby Black
Scotland DF Crawford Boyd
England FW Ivor Broadis
Scotland MF Tommy Bryce
Scotland DF Nobby Clark
Scotland MF George Cloy
Scotland GK Alan Davidson
Scotland FW Jocky Dempster
Scotland FW Ian Dickson
Scotland GK George Farm
Scotland MF Willie Ferguson
Scotland FW Hughie Gallacher
No. Position Player
Scotland FW Dave Halliday
Scotland FW George Hamilton
Scotland GK Roy Henderson
Scotland FW Billy Houliston
Scotland DF Jim Kerr
Scotland FW Lex Law
Scotland FW Neil Martin
Scotland DF Iain McChesney
Scotland FW Ted McMinn
Scotland FW Jackie Oakes
Scotland FW Jim Patterson
Scotland FW Jimmy Robertson
Scotland DF Willie Savage
Scotland DF Dougie Sharpe
Scotland FW Andy Thomson

Managers

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Non-playing staff

Coaching staff

  • Player-Manager: James Fowler
  • Player-Assistant Manager: Gavin Skelton
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Kenny Arthur
  • Physiotherapist: Ross Goodwin
  • Sports Scientist: Liam Jukes
  • Kitmen: Kevin McCormick & Graeme Dalgleish
  • Under 20's Coach: Eddie Warwick
  • Head of Youth: Andy Irving
  • Youth Coaches: David Byers, Stuart Douglas, Wullie Gibson, David Learmont, Ross Newlands, Warren Pearson, Martin Thomson & Alan Murray
  • Club Doctor: Guy Beaumont

Operational staff

  • Chairman: Billy Hewitson
  • Directors: Craig Paterson & Mark Blount
  • Honorary Directors: Allan Ball, Norman Blount & Davie Rae
  • Secretary: Craig Paterson
  • Commercial Management: Jim Thomson & Victoria Thomson
  • Football Administration: Ewan Lithgow
  • Office Administration: Stephanie Adams & Stacey Murray
  • Programme Editorial Team: John Paterson, Andy Penn, Andy Cowan, Michael Temlett, Christine Findlater, Thomas Lewis, Iain McCartney & Graham Crofts
  • Website Team: Andy Cowan, Colin Johnstone, Fraser Johnstone, Ewan Lithgow, Malcolm Johnson, Michael Temlett, David Preston & Sandra Brown
  • Press Officer: Sandra Brown
  • Matchday Press Liaison: Bill Goldie
  • Groundsmen: Kevin McCormick & Andrew Brown
  • Safety Officers: Eric Moffat & Alex Dickson
  • Club Cameraman: Drew Low
  • Club Chaplain: Grant Hamilton

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "Burnsy" www.qosfc.com
  3. ↑ "Eva Mendes – the latest Queen of the South" www.qosfc.com
  4. ↑ Young stars should take step back to go forward – Scotsman.com Sport
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Border News and Lookaround, 2008
  8. ↑ "Luke 11:31; Luke 11:32 (English Standard Version)", BibleGateway.com, retrieved 15 April 2008
  9. ↑ BibleGateway.com – Passage Lookup: Matthew 12:42
  10. ↑ Which football teams appear in the bible?
  11. ↑ "League Cup Doonhamers" www.qosfc.com 21/03/2009
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Queens Duo Scoop Another Double at PFA Awards
  13. ↑ Cup final manager Chisholm receives top award – Dumfries and Galloway Standard
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Irn Bru Phenomenal End of Season Awards
  15. ↑ Official Queen of the South Site
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 "Club History" www.qosfc.com
  17. ↑ George Farm on Queens Legends, www.qosfc.com
  18. ↑ Jackie Oakes on Queens Legends, www.qosfc.com
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Billy Houliston on Queens Legends, www.qosfc.com
  20. ↑ http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/live-qots-v-rangers-3/
  21. ↑ Iain McChesney on Queens Legends, www.qosfc.com
  22. ↑ Andy Thomson on Queens Legends, www.qosfc.com
  23. ↑ Tommy Bryce on Queens Legends, www.qosfc.com
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ http://www.qosfc.com/news-2994
  27. ↑ "Queens Legends" www.qosfc.com

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