Following the postponement of our game against Ross County next month, due to the hosts being involved in the Premier Sports cup, we can now confirm that the match has been rescheduled for Tuesday 15th September and will have a 1945 kick-off. 

We begin our league one campaign tomorrow with a tough trip to East Kilbride. The hosts are new to the division and will be full of confidence after winning promotion last season.

Like ourselves The Kilby have been involved in Premier Sports League Cup matches up until now. With two wins and two defeats, they finished third in Group C behind St Mirren and Dunfermline.

Looking ahead to the game, manager Nicky Clark said “They're a really good side. I went and watched them in the cup and they were excellent, for an hour, they were really good. They keep the ball, they pass the ball about a lot and they're really aggressive on the press, so it’s going to be a really hard game, but it will be an exciting game to play in and it's a game we’re looking forward to. Unfortunately, our League Cup campaign is over, but the League is ultimately the main objective. So, it's really important that we get a really good start and we kick on from there.”

Supporters Information

Queens supporters will be located in the Wm Donnelly West Stand (Standing) area of the ground and tickets for the game are now on sale via East Kilbride’s website or by using the link below:

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/ChooseQuantity?ticketId=19850&fixtureId=20736

Tickets are priced at:

Adults: £17
Concessions (65+): £12

U16s: £5

For those driving to the match there is parking available.

Address: The Bumblebee Stadium, Calderglen Country Park, East Kilbride, G75 0QZ

There will be food and drink kiosks within the ground.

Fans should note that it is “flag day” for East Kilbride therefore in and around the stadium is likely to be extremely busy so leave yourself plenty of time.

Kick-off: 3pm

We are delighted to have extended our cooperation loan agreement with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock. The Rugby Park club have a very strong academy set-up and we are excited to have the opportunity to work with them and to be involved with player development.

As part of the partnership we welcome Mitchell Spence and Aaron Davis to Palmerston.

Both players are Academy Professionals, Mitchell is a defender while Aaron plays on the right side.

Manager Nicky Clark said “They are both really great boys. Mitchell is a really good defender who does the simple things on the ball. He is a whole hearted boy who gives everything every week. Whereas, Aaron has good energy and gets up and down the pitch. He is neat and tidy in possession and is another who will work his socks off. We look forward to working with both of them and thank Kilmarnock for their help.”

The Under 19s got their CAS league campaign underway. It was a difficult game for them in the advanced performance league against a very experienced Ayr side who had first team players like Jamie Murphy, Leon King and Ethan Walker playing.

It was a tough start to the match as the boys found it hard to curtail their hosts but they did get to grips with it and as they imposed themselves, they managed to get a goal back, ten minutes before the break when Kayden Reilly made a fine cross for Logan McKenzie who headed home.

The boys were five-one down at the interval but the second forty-five was much more of an even contest as the youngsters dug deep, stuck together and played with more courage. But it was the home side who rounded off the scoring as they added a sixth in the final minute.

FULL TIME: Ayr United 6 QOS U19 1

Coach Eddie Warwick said “We had a very young team out made up of mostly last years under 17s group and they were up against a team full of experienced professionals some who have played in the Scottish Premiership so it was always going to be a tough ask. But they deserve credit for their efforts, work rate and commitment during the game. They could’ve given up after the fast start that Ayr made but they dusted themselves down stuck to the task and kept going and in the end, there was plenty positives to take from the game individually and collectively. The young lads have now seen the level required each week and they will be better for it.”

Queens Team: Scott, Bolger, Udieba, Cluckie, Newall, Murphy, McKenzie, Jones, Reilly, Harris & Horn. Subs: Salfenmoser & Dinnin.

Next up for the boys is a league game at Palmerston, next Tuesday when they host Dundee. Kick-off 7pm

Our KDM Evolution Trophy match against Rangers B on Saturday the 26th of September has been selected for live television coverage by Premier Sports.  As a result the game will still take place that day but will now kick-off at 8pm.

The Scottish Football League have now confirmed that our League One game away at Ross County scheduled for Saturday 15th August has been postponed. This is due to County being involved in the Premier Sports League Cup knockout stages that weekend. 

We are currently in discussions regarding rescheduling and we will confirm the new date in due course.

A trip to The city Stadium on the south side of Glasgow rounded off our Premier Sports League Cup campaign as we faced Queens Park in the final round of fixtures in Group A.

With the manager picking up a knock in the game against Aberdeen in midweek, there was one change to the starting line-up with Benji Luissint coming in to replace Nicky Clark. With no recognised strikers available other than the under 19s players, Ben Johnstone had the unusual position upfront for this one.

It was the hosts who got things underway and took the lead after just eight minutes when Caleb Goldie brought down Michael Ruth inside the box and the striker got up to take the spot kick himself. Deniz Mehmet guessed correctly and dived to his left but the ball was at a decent height and near the post.

The home side were on top and as Liam Smith lost the ball in the middle of the park, Ross McLean made a break but Goldie and Jack Hannah got back to cover.

It was pretty much one way traffic and midway through the half, McLean crossed the ball for the unmarked Tyrece McDonnell who forced a good save from Mehmet, with the ball still in play Scott Martin fired well over the crossbar.

However, the pressure paid off with half an hour gone when they doubled their lead. Aiden McCallion did well to lift the ball over the defence and O’Donnell made a good run to get on the end of it, he was under pressure from Mehmet and Goldie but he managed to scramble it into the net. Hannah did hook it away but the ball had already crossed the line.

Two down Queens needed to do something and ten minutes before the break Jack Wills made a good block with his right foot to deny Jack Stott. It was an improvement from Queens and Smith played the back from the by-line for Taylor Charters but his shot lacked power and was easily cleared.

As Goldie over stretched for the ball he was unable to continue and was replaced by a trialist who took over from Zander Mackenzie in midfield as he dropped back to right-back.

In added on time at the end of the first half, Johnstone made his mark as a striker when Stott won the ball in his own half and made a great run forward before picking out Ben who kept his composure and fired a brilliant left foot finish past Wills for his first competitive goal for the club.

HALF TIME: Queens Park 2 Queens 1

As the second half got underway, there was an early chance for O’Donnell before Stott played a short free-kick into the path of Charters, the defender picked his spot and tried to curl the ball into the top corner but cleared the bar.

The Spiders hit back and Lewis Stewart fired the ball across goal but there were no takers and Mackenzie cleared as O’Donnell played the ball into the six-yard area.

It was definitely better from Queens after the break as they carried more of a threat and Johnstone had a chance to grab a second when Charter’s effort was cleared and the ball fell to him outside the box, he didn’t realise he had as much time and couldn’t match his first half strike as he hit the ball over.

McLean then had his effort blocked before Ben Brannan fired across goal.

Into the final twenty minutes and Stott won a free-kick, 25-yards from goal as he kept the ball low it was heading for the bottom corner before being deflected away. It was a decent spell for the visitors and as Mackenzie delivered the ball into the box, it was cleared ahead of Johnstone.

Young substitute, Josh Kelly showed maturity as he aimed for the top corner but his effort was just too high.

As the game entered its final stages, Matthew Sheils who had only just come off the bench minutes before got on the end of a great pass from fellow sub, Zebedee Lawson to calmly fire a left foot shot past Mehmet to round-off the scoring with a minute of the game to go.

FULL TIME: Queens Park 3 Queens 1

Teams:

Queens Park: Wills, Mackenzie, Murray, Lamie, Martin (Lawson 79), Ruth (Hamilton 59), Stewart (Sheils 85), McDonnell (Smith 59), McLean, McCallion (Longridge 59) & Brannan. Subs not used: Sliwinski, Pigmatiello, Carrick & Fisher.

Queens: Mehmet, Goldie (Trialist 41), Charters, Stott, McQueen (Kelly 64), Hannah, Smith, Rogerson, Johnstone, Mackenzie & Luissint (Morton 85). Subs not used: Petry, Thomson & Gray.

Ref: Alastair Grieve

Crowd: 685

As the squad continues to take shape Deniz Mehmet has signed a one-year deal.

The 33-year-old goalkeeper started his career down south at youth ranks then moved to Turkey for four years, where he was capped for the national team at every level from U16 to U19. He is no stranger to Palmerston as he had a brief spell with us in 2019 when he was at Dundee United. After leaving Tannadice, he moved to Dunfermline where he won the League One title and was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year.

Deniz has played as a trialist in our last three Premier Sports League cup group matches.

The Gaffer said “I’m delighted to have secured Deniz, he is someone who I know really well having played with him previously. When we received the news that Trevor Carson was going to retire, we needed to look elsewhere and Deniz has come in and been excellent. He is a big physical presence, a great keeper and a brilliant person to have around the place. He is an experienced keeper who I believe will do well for us.”

Deniz himself added “I’m pleased to be back at Queens; it was only a short time I was here before but it’s a good place to be and it’s a club with a lot of potential. I have played with Nicky so know what he is like as a footballer and I’m looking forward to working with him now he has moved into management.”