Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club are a Scottish professional football club formed in March 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed "The Doonhamers" but are usually referred to as "Queens" or "QoS". Their home ground since their formation has been Palmerston Park. The club's national honours include winning the Division B Championship in season 1950–51, the Second Division Championship in season 2001–02 and in season 2012–13, and also the Scottish Challenge Cup in seasons 2002–03 and 2012–13. Queens
History of Queen of the South F.C. with the town. Early in 1919, a handful of Dumfries football enthusiasts met in their homes to discuss not only the restoration of competitive football fixtures locally (following the end of the First World War) but also the formation through amalgamation of a local football club to compete at more than a local level. A public meeting was arranged in Dumfries Town Hall on 21 March 1919 on the proposed merger and representatives were approached by three clubs from Dumfries and Maxwelltown: At the meeting, the dignitary of Dumfries F.C. declined the invitation to join the merged club and the