Palmerston Park
Location	Dumfries, Scotland
Opened	1919
Owner	Queen of the South Football Club
Surface	Grass
Tenants	Queen of the South Football Club
Capacity	6,412 (3,509 seated)

Palmerston Park is a multi-use stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, South West Scotland. Dumfries (dəmˈfriːs is a town and former Royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries in south-west Scotland A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes Clover and other plants which are maintained at a low even height A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Terregles is a village and parish near Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dumfries (dəmˈfriːs is a town and former Royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. ^[1] This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. Maxwelltown ( Gd Ceann Drochaid) is a suburb of Dumfries, in south west Scotland. For the river in southwestern Ontario see Nith River. The River Nith (Abhainn Nid is the seventh longest river in Scotland It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Queen of the South F.C. The stadium holds 6,412 people. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries in south-west Scotland It also holds the record of having the tallest free standing floodlights in Scottish football, standing at 85 feet.

Ground purchase

Jimmy McKinnell from Dalbeattie and Tom Wylie were both sold to Blackburn Rovers at the same time. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. This combined with the sale of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped to fund the purchase of Palmerston Park in 1921 for £1,500. ^[2]

Current stadium

Of the 6,412 capacity, there are 3,509 seats. There have been many changes in the ground since it was first opened in 1919, including the removal of the "coo shed" which was replaced by a new all seater stand, adjacent to the town's Ice Bowl. Queens' 75th anniversary was commemerated in April 1995 with a challenge match against Rangers. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Guests for Queens in the 2 - 2 draw included Davie Irons, future managers Rowan Alexander and Ian McCall, Ted McMinn, Andy Thomson and Budgie McGhie. David John " Davie " Irons (born July 18 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer Rowan Samuel Alexander (born 28 January 1961 in Ayr, Scotland) is a former footballer and ex- manager of Scottish Football Ian Holland McCall (born September 30 1964 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer and currently the manager Kevin Clifton "Ted" McMinn (born 28 September 1962) is a Scottish former Association footballer who played as a winger. Andrew "Andy" Thomson (born Motherwell, 1 April 1971 is a Scottish Football (soccer player ^[3]

Across from this all seater stand is the traditional "old" stand. This is a small, classic looking covered seating stand, where the seating area is raised. There are standing terraces for fans to the left, right and in front of this stand. This stand was constructed after the original main stand burned down in 1964.

The Portland Drive Terrace (home end) is a traditional standing area, reminiscent of all UK football grounds prior to the Hillsborough disaster. At the other end of the ground stands the Terregles Street end. This was historically the away supporters end, but this has now sadly been closed and has fallen in to disrepair. This is the only blip on what is otherwise a nice little stadium.

Proposed development

There are plans afoot to make Palmerston Park in to a 6,000 all seater stadium which would allow Queen Of The South access to the Scottish Premier League (SPL), should they ever win the Scottish League First Division. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru The 6,000 seats is the minimum requirement to join this league. For this to happen, the Terregles Street end would be demolished and a new all seater stand erected. Similarly, the Portland Drive terrace would be made in to an all seater stand.

Attendance

Crowds for Queen Of The South fixtures are normally around 2,200 people unless there is a major cup game against higher league opposition. The first league game against local rivals Gretna FC at the end of August 2006 attracted almost 5,500 spectators, which was Queen's highest league attendance since 2002. Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway that was founded in 1946 and dissolved There was a full house at Queens' Scottish Cup Quarter Final clash with Hibs. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Similarly over 6,000 watched the victory over Dundee on 8 March 2008 for a place in the Scottish Cup Semi-finals. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland

In popular culture

Scenes from the film A Shot at Glory, starring Robert Duvall, were shot at Palmerston Park during 1999. A Shot at Glory is a film by Michael Corrente produced in 1999 and released in 2001, starring Robert Duvall and the Scottish Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award

References

1. ^ Official Queen of the South Site
2. ^ Official Queen of the South Site
3. ^ Queen of the South Site Official Site