Everyone at the club was saddened to hear of the death this morning of Jimmy Miller. Jimmy, who played for the club in two separate spells in the late 1970's and early 1980's was a regular attendee at the 70's team reunions organised by Rab Thorburn. He can be seen in the middle of the attached photo from 2024, standing in front of Nobby Clark with his hands on Alex Love's shoulders. He also attended the 2025 reunion despite having had a leg amputated before then.

Born in Greenock on January 4th 1953, Jimmy would have been 73 next month. He joined Queen of the South in 1974 having left his first professional club, Aberdeen. In his first spell he made 86 appearances for Queens, scoring twice, before moving on to Motherwell. After just over a year with the Steelmen he joined his hometown team Greenock Morton for a couple of years, the Greenock side paying a £10,000 fee for him! He was a stalwart of a Morton side starring forward Andy Ritchie which challenged for honours. He then had a year at Clyde before returning to Palmerston in 1981 for another two seasons. He finished his senior career with a year at Albion Rovers. In total he made 151 appearances for Queens and scored 4 goals. 

Whilst with Queens in 1974 Jimmy was picked for a Scotland Select XI which played against Itlay in Pescari alongside his then teammate Crawford Boyd. 

Our thoughts are with his family and friends. 

A reminder that that under 19s have a game at Palmerston this evening (Tues), when they wrap up their fixtures for 2025 with a friendly against Abbey Vale.  Entry is pay at the gate - £3 per person with under 16s free.  Kick off 7.30pm.

Our Under 19s have their final friendly of the year tomorrow night (Tuesday 23rd) when they take on Abbey Vale at Palmerston. The match has a 7.30pm kick off and entry is pay at the gate £3 per person with under 16s free..

As a club we have embraced the Christmas spirt and really tried to make an impact on the whole community this festive period.

All our squads and Community teams have taken part in numerous events this month to spread some joy.

Starting with our Dougie Dash in partnership with the Crichton Park run when over 200 runners and walkers helped raise money for the QOS Community Trust.

The next day we opened the Arena doors for our annual Christmas Fayre. Over 30 stall holders were there along with Santa. The kids (and adults) had the chance to spend time with the first team players too.

The community team have travelled the length and breadth of the region visiting schools to collect donations. And our players held their own collections for the foodbank and put together packages.

We have visited care homes and the kids ward at the DGRI to distribute hampers and hand over gifts.

In partnership with Dunelm, we have been able to deliver 1000 gifts to under privileged kids in our area, which is heartwarming.

And we recently held our annual Festive Friends gathering. The event held in partnership with Dunelm, Litebites, Summerhill Community centre, Lochmaben Lunch Club and the SPFL Trust provided a free Christmas meal for 114 people who are living in social isolation.

And working with Summerhill CC, Lochside Grub Club and Your Move we issued 50 festive hampers across the community.

CEO, Dan Armstrong said “This time of year is when families and friends gather to celebrate but we can’t forget that not everyone is in the same position and it’s important that we look out for each other. Our Christmas campaign has been a fantastic effort by all those involved and we thank each and everyone.

As a community club we are proud to play our part and show it’s not just about football. It shows that we can be a team both on and off the park and as well as fans supporting us, we are supporting those in our community.”

As a club we would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas.

In between games and training sessions our Youth Academy players have made time to bring some festive cheer.

Both the U19 and U17s squads have collected for the foodbank to help those in need within the community. They also gathered donations and put together hampers for some of the care homes in Dumfries.

U19 Captain, Taylor Davidson along with vice captains, Callum Hill and Reilly Dillon then took the time to go to Charnwood Lodge and Alanbank to hand over the hampers and gifts.

A great effort by the boys who have represented the club very well.

Montrose were the visitors to Palmerston as we rounded off the second quarter and reached the half way point of the season. With Jack Stott suspended he was one of five changes to the side that faced Dunfermline in the cup in midweek. Mikey Hewitt, Ben Johnstone, Niall Rogerson and Kian Leslie were the others who dropped out and on to the bench. Coming back into the starting eleven were Matty Douglas, Kai Kennedy, Benji Luissint, Brennan Dickenson and Zander Mackenzie. It was the visitors who had the first shot, when Graham Webster got a sight of goal after two minutes but his effort was ri ...
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Our Under 19s were in friendly action at the Stuart Binnie Arena this evening against Stranraer Reserves. 

Josh Kelly grabbed a double but was out done by teammate Kayden Reilly who scored a hat-trick. Callum Hill and Rhilay Walls also found the net in a 7-3 victory.

Full Time: Stranraer Reserves 3 Queens U19s 7

Coach Eddie Warwick said “It was a very pleasing performance, a tough physical battle at times but the boys stood up to it and some of the play was sharp and they took their goals well. So, overall a very good exercise and an important game to keep the players match fit.”

Queens starting 11: Petry, Thompson, Hill, Voloshyn, Smith, Dillon, Baty, Daly, Walls, Kelly & Reilly

Montrose are the visitors to Palmerston tomorrow as we return to league one action and reach the half way point of the season.

Our two-nil victory over Alloa last weekend moved us back into the top four. We currently sit fourth in the table on 25 points, while tomorrow’s guests are three places and four points behind. Both sides are on a decent run of form, Montrose are unbeaten in their last four games and in the last two of those, wins away at Kelty Hearts and at home to Stenhousemuir, they have scored six goals without reply.

We last faced each other at the end of September when they claimed all three points at Links Park. After a goal-less first half, Graham Webster scored on the hour mark to give Montrose the lead and Kieran Freeman doubled the advantage thirteen minutes later. Brennan Dickenson did pull one back with nine minutes remaining but the hosts held on to win by two goals to one.

Ahead of the match, Manager Peter Murphy said “We have been happy with this week so far, the boys followed up a good win at Alloa with a victory over Dunfermline to get through to the last 16 of the KDM in mid-week. We made it a bit of a nervous end for ourselves but we were delighted to score four goals against a Championship side. Tomorrow, we play host to Montrose, like all the other teams in the league they’ll come down well organised and will try to make it as difficult as possible. They are in good form so will be full of confidence, but our players are playing with confidence too and we want to keep the momentum going and finish this quarter of the season on a high.”

Supporters Information

HOME supports will be located within The Thompson Solicitors stand, along with the West section of the BDS and the Oakbank Terracing. While for this match, section 7 in the East side of the BDS has been allocated to AWAY fans.

To gain entry to the BDS stand – ALL supporters should use turnstiles 1 & 2. Entry to the Oakbank Terrace will be via turnstiles 16 & 17 only. While fans should use turnstiles 4 & 22 for entry to the Thompson Solicitors stand. Please note that there will be no general entry to the BDS Stand via the terracing so please make sure you enter the ground via the correct turnstiles.

Disabled facilities are located in the BDS stand, access for these are via Gate H on the south side. Anyone wishing to make use of the area should email [email protected] in advance.

Turnstiles will be open for spectator entry at approximately 1345.

Entry is by ticket. Tickets are now on sale for both home and away fans online via our ticket partner TicketCo, using the link below:

www.qosfc.com/buytickets

Season Tickets are valid for this game and barcodes will be scanned at the turnstile.

On the day ticket prices are:

Adults: £20
Concessions (OAP): £12

16–21-year-olds/Students: £10

Accessible Tickets: £8 (includes a free carer)

Accessible Concession: £6 (includes a free carer)
U16s: £5

Accessible U16s: £3

Tickets will be available online until kick off or at the ground on the day of the game from the ticket office located within the QOS Arena which will open approximately 1230. There will be no ticket office at the BDS stand for this match.

The only way to buy tickets in advance will be online.

Tickets purchased are non-transferable or refundable.

Car parking will be available to all spectators within the Queen of the South Arena car park on a first come first served basis.

Supporters’ buses/minibuses should drop off their passengers in Terregles St/King Street and thereafter park on College Mains Road just off the roundabout with the A76 on the town bypass (adjacent to Curry’s/PC World, as the other side at Aldi is the access road to the ambulance depot and is extremely busy). Pick up should be the same location as drop off.

Supporters’ buses including minibuses will not be allowed to park in the Arena car park.

Those travelling to the game should check Traffic Scotland website at http://trafficscotland.org/index.aspx for confirmation of any road closures or delays.

The catering outlets within the supporter’s areas of the ground will be open for use. Fans should note that these kiosks are cash only. If you are looking for catering before entering the ground, The Snaq café within the Arena will be open and will have a range of food/snacks on offer and will accept card. The lounge bar under the Main stand will also be open to both sets of supporters’ pre-match.

For safety reasons, QOS have adopted a robust and thorough search policy for spectators entering the ground to ensure that ground rules and regulations are strictly adhered to, especially in relation to pyrotechnic devices and controlled containers. We would like to remind supporters that letting off smoke devices/ pyrotechnics is a criminal offence, and anyone found doing so will be referred to Police Scotland. Not only is it against the law, it is also extremely dangerous and a health hazard to other spectators. All bags will be searched and spectators presenting themselves for entry may also be subject to search. Spectators who refuse to be searched by stewards will be denied entry to the ground.

Palmerston Park is a non-smoking venue; this includes e cigarettes and other such devices. Stewards are empowered to eject spectators who disobey these rules. No persons will be admitted to the ground who are deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.

Parents are advised to bring cartons of juice for the kids as no bottles or cans will be permitted through the gates.

The club shop located in the Arena will be open until kick off where you can purchase club merchandise and half-time draw tickets.

Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 3 pm.