Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South ( officially: Queen of the South Football Club ) - also known as The Doonhamers - is a Scottish football club based in Dumfries, located in Dumfries and Galloway. The club currently plays in the Second Division, the third highest Scottish league. 2008/ 09, the club played its first match with the UEFA Cup.

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Club history

The beginnings

At a public meeting on March 21, 1919 Queen of the South was founded. The club was made ​​up of three other clubs merged: the Dumfries FC, ​​5th Kings Own Scottish Borderers football team and a working team of the local car manufacturer Arrol - Johnston Car Company Ltd.. The name Queen of the South comes from a Scottish poet (David Dunbar ), which once gave the town of Dumfries nicknamed Queen of the South. As the home ground of the existing Palmerston Park was chosen. The emblem of the Association adorns the banner with the slogan " A Lore Burne ", which also finds himself in the town crest.

After three training matches the first official game of the fledgling association was held on 16 August 1919.

At first they played only regionally before 1923/24, was allowed to join the Scottish League. Previously, two applications had been rejected. It started in the newly created 3rd league.

In the 1931/32 season two to still valid club records could be set up the same. Striker Jimmy Rutherford reach 41 goals that season for Queen. It also has a 11:1 managed the biggest win in club history, happened in the Scottish Cup against FC Stranraer. Ten years after it was joined the League arrived in 1933 in the highest league in Scotland.

Successful times

In the very first game in the new league was encountered Celtic and beat them so impressive that even Celtic not but came to congratulate you on this victory the following week in their stadium issue Queen of the South.

In a total of 18 clash against Celtic in Palmerston Park you won ten times and played three times in a draw. The victory was not only a snapshot of the riser. The whole season has been successfully designed, so you could end finish the season in fourth place. To date, this success could never be repeated. By 1959, with one exception, always played in Scotland's first league.

Between 1938 and 1963 they played a total of 18 times in the Scottish Cup, but they came only twice over the quarter -finals semi-finals. The first time 1949/50, when they failed to Glasgow Rangers. The success was overshadowed, however, by descent in the second league. The direct re-emergence 1950/51 also followed the achievement of the Scottish League Cup semi-final.

By 1959, they still remained in the first league, before 1962, the re-emergence could succeed. The season 1963/64 was the last season of Queen of the South in the Scottish Football Upper House today. 1960/61, reached the Doonhamers again the semi-finals of the League Cup.

The Harkness era

In 1967, Willie Harkness President of Queen of the South, until he abdicated in 1994. These years were as the era Harkness in the club's history, was not least because under his presidency reached the low point in the club's history. Throughout the Queen she spent in the lower leagues of Scotland. The absolute low point was a 11th place 1979/80 in the third and lowest at the time League Division Scotland. 1985/86 one could ascend to the 2nd league where you stopped but the class always more bad than good.

Reconstruction and Revival

New president was Norman Blount. Under him, things seemed to change for the better. Thus, it was first thing in the stadium renovated by a new grandstand was built. The Rangers came for a friendly game on the opening 1995. 1994 was sold with Andy Thomson a key young player for a record sum of £ 250,000 to Southend United. Andy Thomson in 1994, was the player of the year in the Second Division and scorer.

2003 and 2004 could be the season in fifth place finish each of the 2nd league in 2005 even with a 4th place. Escaped relegation on the final day in 2006 when you could get 23 points from 12 games in the past and on the final day with a 1-1 draw against Brechin City but still managed to keep the class. The following year the club fared similarly, before 2007/ 08 again jumped out a fourth place.

On the way to Cup final

About Peterhead, Linlithgow Rose and Greenock Morton went to the quarter- finals of the national cup. There, Queen of the South met the league rivals FC Dundee. Surprisingly this clearly could be defeated 2-0 and you were standing in the semifinals, which should be a memorable game in the history of the Scottish Cup. The semi-finals took place on 12 April 2008 at Hampden Park place on neutral ground against FC Aberdeen. Around 10,000 supporters traveled to Glasgow to pursue the game. QOTS Tosh went through in the 22nd minute lead before Aberdeen equalized in the 36th. 41 minutes had topscorer of Doonhammers, Stephen Dobbie, with an injury from the square. For him, Stewart came into play. After halftime, the decision was within eleven minutes. There were five goals. Every time QOTS took the lead and Aberdeen equalized always post. However, after the 4:3 in the 60th minute, by those same substitute Stewart, Aberdeen did not come back. After 94 minutes the game was over and QOTS was the first time in its 89- year history in the Scottish Cup final. But the opponent was none other than the Glasgow Rangers. Despite a 2-0 half-time lead the Rangers to the Queen fought zoom and drew level at 2-2 in the 53rd minute. However, the big favorite was again able to go in the 72nd minute lead and defended that 3-2 lead until the end of the game.

By reaching the finals QOTS had already qualified for the UEFA Cup, as the Rangers had a Champions League place safely. Since the Palmerston Park is approved according to UEFA for 3,500 spectators they departed to 10,000 spectators from comprehensive Excelsior Stadium Airdrie United. In the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup QOTS met on the Danish side FC Nordsjælland, but was defeated in two games each with 1:2 and was eliminated from the competition.

Achievements

  • Scottish FA Cup: Finalist 2008
  • Second Division:

Players and coaches

Coach Chronicle

  • Scotland Committee Members (1919-1921)
  • Scotland Joe Dodds (1922-1923)
  • Scotland Board of Directors (1924-1927)
  • Scotland Alex Wright (1928-1931)
  • Scotland Board of Directors (1932-1934)
  • Scotland George McLachlan (1935-1937)
  • Scotland Willie Ferguson (1937-1938)
  • Scotland Jimmy McKinnell, Senior (1938-1946)
  • Scotland Jimmy McKinnell Junior (1946-1961)
  • Scotland Farm George (1961-1964)
  • Scotland Board of Directors (1964-1965)
  • Scotland Bobby Shearer (1965-1966)
  • Scotland Jackie Husband (1967-1968)
  • Scotland Board of Directors (1968-1970)
  • Scotland Harold Davis (1970-1971)
  • Scotland Jim Easton (1971-1973)
  • Scotland Willie McLean (1973-1975)
  • Scotland Mike Jackson (1975-1978)
  • Scotland William Hunte (1978-1979)
  • Scotland Billy Little (1979-1980)
  • Scotland George Herd (1980-1981)
  • Scotland Harry Hood (1981-1982)
  • Scotland Drew Busby (1982-1984)
  • Scotland Nobby Clark (1984-1986)
  • Scotland Mike Jackson (1986-1987)
  • Scotland Davie Wilson (1987-1989)
  • Scotland Billy McLaren (1989-1990)
  • Scotland Frank McGarvey (1990-1991)
  • Scotland Ally MacLeod (1991-1992)
  • Scotland Derek Frye (1992-1993)
  • Scotland Billy McLaren (1993-1996)
  • Scotland Rowan Alexander & Mark Shanks (1996-1999)
  • Scotland George Rowe & Ken Eadie (1999-2000)
  • Scotland John Connolly (2000-2004)
  • England Ian Scott (2004-2005)
  • Scotland Ian McCall (2005-2007)
  • Scotland Gordon Chisholm (2007-2010)
  • Scotland Kenny Brannigan (2010-2011)
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