History of Queen of the South F.C. History of Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club formed in March 1919 and located in Dumfries. The "Doonhamers" joined the Scottish Football League at the start of the 1923-24 season. Queen of the South are officially nicknamed "The Doonhamers", but usually referred to as "Queens" or "QoS" (as listed on the club badge). Their home ground since 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
South of Scotland Football League League. This will be subject to the club meeting the sufficient licensing criteria to satisfy the terms of promotion. A league of the same name briefly existed during the early days of competitive football. The original South of Scotland Football League was created in 1892–93 and featured seven clubs: The clubs preferred to play in cup competitions and traditional friendlies, so most of the league fixtures were not played. The competition was subsequently abandoned and no championship was awarded. When league football was re-established in 1946, the title Southern Counties League could not be used because Ayr United 'A' and