Queens Under 17s kicked off their CAS Cup campaign with a draw at home to Alloa this afternoon. 

The game couldn’t have started any better as Queens took the lead in under 30 seconds, when William Salfenmoser tapped in. The scoreline stayed the same until half time with the hosts the better team. 

The second half didn’t go to plan with a lot of slack play and errors creeping in from the home team and Alloa equalised. This seemed to spur Queens into action and they enjoyed a spell of pressure, regaining the lead through another fine finish from Salfenmoser from inside the box. It looked like the home team were going to hold on for the win until the 90th minute when a through ball into the box found its way to the Alloa forward who slipped the ball by Isaac Scott to earn Alloa a share of the points.

Full Time: Queens U17s 2 Alloa 2

Coach, Ross Newlands said “On the balance of play. a draw was probably a fair result. We would have liked to consolidate our lead after going ahead in the opening minute but we failed to do so. The boys know they can play at a greater level and hopefully now that we are back playing consistently after the winter break we will continue to make progress.”

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Kelty Hearts were the visitors as we returned back to Palmerston for our first home game of 2026. There were two changes from the side that faced Raith Rovers in Tuesday night?s cup tie, Matty Douglas and Reece Lyon had both recovered from the knocks they were carrying and started ahead of Zander Mackenzie and Niall Rogerson who both dropped to the bench. It was a slow start to the game and it was nine minutes in before we had any real attempt at goal from either side. It was Queens who had the first when Mikey Hewitt played a great right foot cross in from the right but it fell just behind K ...
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The Under 17s return to action on Sunday when they host Alloa in a CAS cup tie. The game at Palmerston kicks off at 1230.

Entry to the game is via the grey gate next to the Thompson Solicitors stand and is free to all.

We have the first home game of 2026 tomorrow and having missed the chance to go top of the league last weekend we are looking to bounce back when we face Kelty Hearts at Palmerston.

The previous two games between the sides this season have been close. In our last meeting in Dumfries Kurtis Guthrie scored to give us the lead but Aaron Arnott levelled, only for Reece Lyon to score a winner two minutes from time to earn us the three points. Back in November when we played each other, Kai Kennedy scored from the penalty spot just after half time but Ricco Diack scored a short time later to make it one all on the day.

Ahead of the match, Manager Peter Murphy said “We thought the boys played well and gave us everything on Tuesday night up at Raith and we felt that we deserved something more from the game. But our focus has quickly turned to the league campaign and we welcome Kelty Hearts. They are bottom of the table but have given us problems already this season and have picked up results in recent weeks, so we won’t be fooled by their league position. They will be fighting for their lives and will make it difficult. But, we are back home and looking forward to being back at Palmerston after two games on the road.”

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, with the exception of the Oakbank Terrace as it is still undergoing maintenance. Supporters will be able to use the kiosks in the two stands instead. 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.

It is a double celebration at the club this afternoon, after Manager Peter Murphy picked up his Manager of the Month award for December, Captain Matty Douglas collected the League One Player of the Month trophy too.

On receiving his award Matty said “It’s great to have been selected as the player of the month for the league as there are other really good players in the division. We have been on a good run of form so it’s the whole team who have performed. We got a wakeup call against Inverness as we realised the level we needed to be at to compete and we have pushed on. December was a good month for me personally, scoring against Cove and getting my first professional hat-trick. Hopefully, this is the first of a few awards.”

With three wins and a draw in the league and a KDM cup win over Dunfermline, we were unbeaten throughout December and manager Peter Murphy has been recognised by being named League One Manager of the Month by sponsors Glen's.

Receiving the award at Palmerston today along with his coaching staff, Peter said "As always it’s an honour to be named Manager of the Month as it shows that we are doing something right. But I couldn’t do it all on my own so this award isn’t just for me it’s for my coaching staff and the players to. We had a good December so it’s about finding consistency and kicking on in the second half of the season.”

After a disappointing result at Stenhousemuir it was a quick turnaround as Queens headed to Kirkcaldy to take on Raith Rovers in the last 16 of the KDM Evolution Trophy. Peter Murphy made three changes from Saturday, Brennan Dickenson missed out due to his calf injury picked up at the weekend and Reece Lyon who fell awkwardly in that game tried to lead the team at Starks Park but had to pull out of the warm up. Matty Douglas was the other player missing as he was carrying a knock. Jack Stott, Niall Rogerson and Zander Mackenzie started instead. Kai Kennedy got the game underway but it was th ...
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The Under 19s CAS Cup tie at home to Alloa tonight has been postponed.