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Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club formed in March 1919 and located in Dumfries. Queen of the South are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS. Their home ground since formation has been Palmerston Park. They joined the Scottish Football League at the start of the 1923–24 season.
Adam McIlroy Allan was a professional association footballer who played at centre half. He played for Falkirk, Sunderland, Reading and Queen of the South.
Tommy McCall was a professional association footballer, who was a left winger.
Norrie Haywood was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a forward. He played for Watford F.C., Queen of the South, Peebles Rovers, Raith Rovers and St Bernard's F.C.
John Bell was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a forward. Bell played in the Scottish Leagues for Beith and Queen of the South before joining Preston North End.
Pearson Ferguson (1909–1985) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United, Queen of the South, Morton, Montrose and East Stirlingshire, for Cork in the Irish Free State League, and for Carlisle United in the English Football League. He played as an outside left.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website
- ↑ George McLachlan profile and 1936 Overseas tour feature on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website
- ↑ "Official Queen of the South Site". Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2008.