We can confirm that Mikey Hewitt picked up an injury at Peterhead and will be sidelined for approximately eight weeks.  The defender suffered a broken arm fracturing both his Ulnar and Radius, we wish Mikey a speedy recovery.

Elsewhere, Euan Ross is working through his recovery following a hamstring injury in training. Euan is progressing well and we look forward to his return to the squad over the next few weeks.

Kurtis Guthrie is making good progress following his stress response and we are hopeful this period of rest will result in Kurtis being back in the next two weeks.

Jordan Allan’s recovery is ongoing after a recent setback. He is expected to be out for a further 4–6 weeks. It has been a long period of time out for the striker and we are working hard with the player to ensure when the time is right he will be raring and ready to go for the team and carry on where he left off last season.

Cole Burke is back at Kilmarnock and continuing his rehab with his parent club following an injury to his thigh.

And Callum Penman is also back with his parent club, St Mirren for treatment following an injury sustained on international duty.

On a more positive note, Benji Luissint has returned to full training this week. It is good to add Benji back into the fold after a few weeks sidelined.

Our walking football team had their final Cumberland League Premiership fixtures for 2025 on Sunday. Gretna were top of the league on 36 points ahead of Workington Reds (23 points) and Workington Blues (21 points). So, with 15 points to play for the leaders only needed to win one of their league matches. With everything to play for Gretna, Carlisle and Workington all turned out very strong sides.

Before the league games got underway, Gretna and Carlisle took on each other in the cup final. It was a very tight affair with two very strong teams competing for every ball. They pretty much cancelled each other out in the first half with very limited scoring opportunities. The second half was more of the same with a couple of chances falling to each team and it looked like it would be down to penalty kicks to settle it. Right at the death however, the imposing figure of Derek Townsley (Carlisle) took a pass right in front of goal and with a clever touch re-directed the ball into the Gretna goal.

In the league matches, Queens first game was against CARLISLE and fresh from their cup win it was the opposition who started very strongly and kept the ball well but Queens did find some rhythm and strung some good passes together. Just before half time Queens were pushing forward and good ball out from the Carlisle defence left their centre one on one with the goalkeeper. The stopper managed to get a hand on the ball and push it wide but momentum had carried him out of the box. Although the expected penalty wasn’t awarded, the short pause allowed Carlisle to score. Queens continued to drive forward and created numerous chances but failed to equalise. Overall, this was a game Queens were very unlucky to lose against a quality side.

PENRITH were next up for the Queens team and with a two-point cushion at the start of the day, it was imperative for Queens not to lose this match. With the added strength of six Annan players in their squad Penrith were a formidable side. With the referee unsure of walking football rules, it was a bit of a free for all in terms of running and barging off the ball. Queens however played some very decent football and were desperately unlucky halfway through the first half when Trevor Gillespie rifled a shot from about 15 yards that struck the crossbar and dropped down onto the goal line. With the keeper helpless the ball somehow spun back out and he was able to get hold of it. For the rest of the match the Penrith keeper was the busier of the two but it took a last ditch save by the Queens keeper’s right foot when Gerry Baxter broke through to keep the game goal-less.

Next up was WORKINGTON BLUES who had beaten Penrith five – nil in their previous match. Both teams started well with some good passing moves. Midway through the first half Workington broke through and the big No 66 rifled a shot towards the Queens’ goal which was parried away for a corner. When the ball was played in from the corner it was bobbling around on the edge of the box and the same player managed to put a foot through the ball to fire into the top corner. A few minutes later the ball broke to David Wise who struck a fierce second for Workington. the second half Queens started to get control of the passing and despite a few chances falling to Workington Neil McQuiston, from an acute angle, struck a deft left-foot shot across the keeper into the far corner of the Workington goal. Queens were now pressing and a fabulous strike from Iain Mitchell from about 15 yards out dipped fiercely and completely deceived the Workington keeper to level the match. Further pressure from Workington was dealt with by the Queens defence and the game finished in a hard-earned two all draw.

It was now the chance to play the high-flying league winners GRETNA. Queens started strongly and should have been two or three ahead at half time. They twice beat the keeper at his far corner only for the ball to come back off the inside of the post. A couple of other chances went wide or over the top but on one occasion when Iain Mitchell had broken free and about to finish, he was unceremoniously barged off the ball. A free kick was awarded but dealt with by Gretna (in Scotland it would have been a penalty and blue card for the offender). the second half Gretna made some changes and added more fire-power and were able to press the Queens team back and broke through on two occasions with men over when they were able to score twice. The game finished 2-0 in favour of the champions, but it wasn’t a reflect the effort Queens put into the match.

The final match so Queens take on WORKINGTON REDS, who were sitting second and had everything to play for to keep their place. They fielded a very strong team and despite Queens best effort they continued to press and despite some good defending they managed to score three and were worthy winners of this tie. Queens did have attempts on goal but were unable to score.

Overall the challenge to remain above Penrith (who lost all their games apart from the draw with us) was met.

The league placings for the Cumberland League Premiership were:

Gretna - 47 points
Workington Reds - 27 points
Carlisle Blues - 29 points
Workington Blues - 26 points
Queen of the South - 14 points
Penrith - 11 points

It was a journey from the South West to the North East for our latest league one encounter away at Peterhead. Manager, Peter Murphy made three changes to the starting eleven from the one that faced Stranraer, Brennan Dickenson and Jack Hannah both returned to the squad and back into the side with Liam Smith who was on the bench last weekend regaining his place in the starting line-up. Freddie O?Donoghue, Niall Rogerson and Jack Stott were the players who made way. A later kick-off due to live coverage on television, it was the hosts who got off to the best possible start taking the lead fro ...
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As part of the Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) campaign all SPFL and SWPL matches taking place over this weekend will show their support for the campaign’s vital anti-racism message. Across Scotland, players, clubs, officials, and supporters will come together to call out racism and demonstrate unity, respect, and inclusion in football and beyond.

Football brings people together and as a club we stand firmly against racism and discrimination as they should have no place in our society. We ask everyone to stand together and show solidarity to make sure that diversity is not a threat.

Queen of the South FC is proud to support the campaign and join SRtRC in urging everyone, both on and off the pitch to challenge discrimination wherever it appears and to play their part in creating positive change.

Tomorrow, as we get the second quarter of our league one campaign underway, we head north to face Peterhead.

It is the first meeting of the two sides at the Balmoor Stadium this season, having played each other at Palmerston in the first round of fixtures. We claimed all three points back in August with a 4-0 win. Kurtis Guthrie opened the scoring to give us a half-time lead before Benji Luissint, Kai Kennedy and Taylor Charters all found the net in the second half.

Both sides currently sit on 13 points but we are one place better off on goal-difference.

Ahead of the game, manager Peter Murphy said “We weren’t happy with the way the first quarter of the season went so we are looking for improvement, starting at Peterhead tomorrow. We had a comfortable win the last time we faced each other, but there wasn’t much in it for the opening half hour. There isn’t much separating us in the league either, so we can expect a tight game. It’s going to be an unusual week with the Peterhead game a later kick off due to TV and then we are back in action on Friday night, so it will be a bit different but we are looking forward to getting back to league business and hope to kick on.”

Supporters Information

For those making the trip, tickets can be purchased via

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Stand Adult £17

Stand Concession £10

Ground Adult £15

Ground Concession £8

Queens fans should purchase “Away Support” tickets for the ground and “East Stand Away, in blocks D, E or F for stand tickets.

There is a bar at the Stadium that will be open to both sets of supporter’s pre-match. The club also have a coffee shop where you can purchase hot and cold drinks and snacks. Please note that our Pie Hut within the stadium is CASH only.

For those travelling by car, there is free parking at the ground.

Kick-off: 5.30 pm

We can confirm that our game away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the 22nd of next month has been selected for TV coverage.

Therefore the match at the Caledonian Stadium will now kick off at 5.30pm and will be live on BBC Alba.

The Under 19 and under 17 sides were both in action against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in their respective leagues this afternoon.

The 19s went down by three goals to two, with Billy Gray who played the second half for the first team yesterday at Stranraer scoring both goals.

Coach Eddie Warwick said “We made a poor start to the game and for 25 minutes we were slack with the ball, we made poor decision, lost the individual battles and by not getting up on the second balls we let them bully us in and out of posession and it took us a while to grow into the game.  We tweeked somethings at half time and we were very good in the second half and had a strong last 20 minutes.”

“Unfortunately you cant win games at this level only turning up for 60 minutes and giving away soft goals. So there is a lot to learn but there were some positives within the defeat and some good performances, especially from Billy Gray, Joe Thomson, Ross Daly and Rhilay Walls.”

FT  INVERNESS U19s 3 QOS U19s 2

Meanwhile, a depleted under 17s squad won 3-1. William Salfenmoser added to his goal tally with a hat trick in the game played at Stirling university.  Queens rode their luck early doors before the keeper brought down Lewis White and Salfenmoser converted the penalty to give Queens the lead.  A second followed when William got on the end of a great through ball which split the centre halves and he slipped the ball past the keeper. 

He then missed a glorious chance from inside the 6-yard box on the half hour mark and instead Inverness broke and scored from a set piece to make it 2-1 at the break. 

Like the first half the back four dealt well with the ICT pressure at start of second half and from a set piece of our own the youngster scored his and Queens third after the keeper spilled into his path. The boys saw the game out very well as both sides missed a couple of chances.

Coach Ross Newlands said “I am delighted for the boys today. Due to Storm Amy playing havoc with our fixture against Greenock Morton, we haven’t played since we beat Falkirk and I feared the momentum of getting our first victory of the season had gone. To the players’ credit they kept it going this afternoon and ground out a hard fought victory. To do it with a squad of 12 is testament to their character. They’ve trained well since the Falkirk game but nothing beats playing matches. I thought across the park we were excellent, we were solid defensively and clinical in attack when we had to be.”

FULL TIME: ICT U17s 1 QOS 3

The 17s now have another break due to the school holidays. And it gives them a chance to get some players back ahead of their next game away at Kelty Hearts on Sunday 2nd November.

It was back to Stair Park for another cup game against Stranraer, having played them in the League Cup earlier in the season, it was now time to face them in the fifth of our KDM Evolution Trophy matches. As per previous games in the competition the manager took the opportunity to rotate the squad and made five changes to the side that started against Alloa. Jack Hannah, Brennan Dickenson and Callum Penman were all missing while Liam Smith and Zander Mackenzie dropped to the bench. Meaning starts for Taylor Charters, Ben Johnstone, Niall Rogerson, Freddie O?Donoghue and a debut for Kian Les ...
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