The under 17s are back in action on Friday night when they travel to take on Greenock Morton in their latest league game.

The match at Parklea Sports Facility has a 7.50 pm kick-off.

We can confirm that Kian Leslie has joined us from Kilmarnock.

The attacking winger who is a graduate of the Rugby Park academy makes the move as part of our cooperative loan agreement with the Premiership side.

Kian is only 20-years-old but he has been in and around Kilmarnock’s first team squad for a few seasons, having been on the bench for their Europa League qualifier last year and he was also involved in their league cup campaign earlier this season.  

While playing for Killie Under 18s, he has also gained experience in men’s football during loan spells with Clyde and Elgin City. 

Manager Peter Murphy said “We had hoped to have Kian with us earlier but he was involved in the cup games with Kilmarnock and then picked up an injury so we’ve had to be patient. He is an attacking player who has good pace and likes to take players on.  He has technical ability and is happy out wide or dropping in to link up and get the ball in the box. So we are looking forward to having him with us and hopefully while we benefit he can continue his development.”

We were back on the road for our latest league one fixture, destination Montrose. The manager made three changes to the starting eleven from the one that started against Hearts B in midweek. Ross Stewart returned in goal, while Ben Johnstone recovered from his injury to join the midfield line-up and along side him there was a debut for loan signing, Zander MacKenzie who joined from Partick Thistle. Lawton Green, Niall Rogerson and Billy Gray were the players to miss out and drop to the bench. The hosts had won five and drawn one in their last six games so were on a good run of form and an e ...
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We are back on the road tomorrow as we head north to face Montrose at Links Park.

The hosts are on a good run of form and are unbeaten in their last six outings, with five wins and a draw. While we go into the game on the back of three defeats after three wins in the same number of games. We currently sit sixth in the table two points ahead of tomorrow’s opponents who are a place below.

In the last meeting between the sides goals from Adam Brooks and Jordan Allan helped us to a 2-1 victory at Palmerston in April, while on our last visit to Montrose we also claimed the three points with a 3-0 win, the goals that day coming from Brooks, Harry Cochrane and Fraser Brydon.

Ahead of the game, Manager Peter Murphy said “Tuesday night against Hearts B was not good enough, the mistakes we made and the manner in which we finished the game were disappointing. We should not be losing when we are two goals up. But we go again, it’s an away game against a team who are always good, Stuart Petrie's got them really well drilled. So, we'll go up there, we know we'll be in for a really tough time, we've got to make sure that we're ready for the fight, our character's there, and we all stand up to that fight as well as we want to try and get back on a run.”

Supporters Information

Tickets for the match are now on sale at https://montrosefc.co.uk/tickets/

Prices are:

Adults: £18
Concessions: £10 (Over 65 & Under 18)

U12s: £5 (only available when purchased with an adult or concession ticket)

There will be no ticket office for away fans at the ground, therefore Queens supporters must buy tickets online prior to the game.

There will be catering stalls inside the ground but fans should note that these are cash only kiosks.

Kick-off: 3pm

Zander MacKenzie has joined us on loan from Partick Thistle until January.

The 20-year old who stands at over six foot joined the Firhill side in 2017 as part of their Academy under 12s.  He progressed through the age groups and as a 15-year old was handed his first team debut by Ian McCall. In 2023 he signed a contract extension until the end of 2026.

Manager Peter Murphy said “With the injuries we have we are light in numbers, Zander is versatile so it gives us options.  He is a big strong player who will give us a physical presence.  We are grateful to Partick Thistle for letting the deal happen and hopefully both sides can benefit from it.”

Hearts B were the visitors for our fourth KDM Evolution Trophy match and as the manager rotated the squad, he made four changes to the side that started against Inverness. Ross Stewart and Kai Kennedy both dropped to the bench, while Kurtis Guthrie missed out through injury. Jack Hannah was initially named amongst the substitutes but with Ben Johnstone pulling up in the warm-up he remained in the side. There were starts for Lawton Green in goals along with Niall Rogerson, Freddie O?Donoghue and young Billy Gray who partnered each other upfront. The Tynecastle side had a couple of early cha ...
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We can confirm that young striker Harry McLinden has joined Forfar Athletic on loan.

The 19-year-old striker who has been part of the first team squad after successfully progressing through the youth setup and reserve team joined the league two side to develop his career. He makes the move to Station Park for the rest of the season, although we have the option to recall him in January.

We hope that Harry’s time in a difficult league will benefit him and we wish him well.

Our walking football side too part in the Quay and Marsh Cup at Frenchfields Stadium in Penrith yesterday. It was a reduced squad with regulars Iain Mitchell, Peter Heath, Chris O’Toole and Mike McCaughey all unavailable.

The first game was against holders Workington. It was a really good game with two teams playing some quality football and sticking to the rules of fair play. The opposition struck several decent shots which were dealt with by the Queens defense and keeper and the game ended goal-less.

Full Time: Queens 0 v Workington 0

 

Game two came against Penrith which turned out to be a fairly even game but played with flexible rules. In the first half a barge off the ball was unpunished and the resultant shot was deflected into the Queens’ goal. The second half was similar and with running and physical contact the norm, the ball broke to Sean Marshall who fired a shot that the keeper got a hand to, to push it onto the underside of bar and in to make it two-nil. Penrith were running the clock down using the goalkeeper but were eventually caught out by Robert McAuley, who intercepted and struck the ball home. Again, the keeper got a hand to it but couldn’t keep it out.

Full Time: Queens 1 v Penrith 2
 

After the break, Queens took on eventual winners Gretna. They were a strong side and played some nice football but the Queens’ defense and keeper managed to thwarted them. Rob McAuley broke one on one with Gretna keeper but he was barged off the ball from behind and the chance went begging. Queens were awarded a free kick and the remonstration by the Gretna player earned him a blue card (off for 3 minutes). The free kick was defended and it came to nothing. In Scotland this would have been a penalty to reflect the denial of a goal-scoring opportunity. The same thing happened again in the second half when Robert McAuley was again through on goal and again barged off the ball. With only a free kick awarded as sanction it again came to nothing. With Gretna having survived they pressed on and with three men along the box they worked the ball into a position to score. With time running out Queens continued to press but Gretna managed to break again and scored a second.

Full Time: Queens 0 Gretna 2

The final match was against another younger make/shift side from Milnthorpe. This was pretty much a 50’s team and a much younger profile than Queens. Once again there was a fair bit of running and contact but it was more contained than previous matches. Queens were well in this game and had one or two chances but the deadlock was finally broken when several passes across the box found a Dallum player in space and he managed to squeeze the ball home for the only goal of the game.

Full Time: Queens 0 v Dallam 1
 

Queen of The South Team: Tom Gordon, Rob Clark, Neil McQuiston, Keith Brown, Mark Wilson, Stevie Smith & Robert McAuley.

Workington topped the table and took on Gretna in the final, the latter secured the trophy with a two-nil victory.