Palmerston Park Palmerston Park Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Championship club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919. South of Scotland League club Heston Rovers have shared Palmerston since 2013. The stadium has a capacity of of which 3,377 are seats. Palmerston Park was first opened in 1919, when Queen of the South were formed, although football had been played on the site since the 1870s. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the
History of Queen of the South F.C. Band added to the sense of occasion. The opposition was Sanquhar side Nithsdale Wanderers, and the challenge game ended 2–2. Among those who played in this first game was Ian Dickson, who would leave in 1921 to play for Aston Villa. The club badge contains the same motto as that on the crest for the town of Dumfries: "A Lore Burne". Queen of the South are unrelated to an earlier team named Queen of the South Wanderers that had become defunct in 1894. Queens early seasons were involved in regional set-ups. Queens first ever competitive fixture was on 6 September