
Robert the Bruce slayed John Comyn the Red in Dumfries. Source.
It's the preseason. Morton visit Palmerston Park for a friendly match against Queen of the South. These two last met in the third round of the 2022-23 Scottish Cup and Morton won 4 - 1.
QoS are entering their fourth consecutive season in League One. They were in the Championship from 2013-14 to 2021-22, and before that from 2002-03 to 2011-12. They reached the promotion playoffs last season but were knocked out by Cove Rangers.
Queen of the South's Reece Lyon played for Morton from 2018 to 2023. Morton's Iain Wilson played for QoS off and on from 2019 to 2024.
[Queen of the South 2 - 0 Morton.]
Also:
HFX Wanderers vs Valour
Valour has been Halifax's weakest opponent historically. In 24 games the Wanderers have 13 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses against Valour, and a goal difference of +9. Valour has never made the CanPL playoffs, and is on track to miss them again this year.
Former Wanderer Zackary Fernandez plays for Valour.
Stephen Hart has replaced Lewis Page as head coach of the Halifax Tides, who have won only one game so far this season. Hart was in charge of the HFX Wanderers for the first four seasons, and was assistant manager for the Portland Thorns of the NWSL last year.
[HFX Wanderers 3 - 1 Valour. Halifax goals by Coimbra (2) and Dias.]
Historical matches:
Before Queen of the South existed there was a Dumfries club named Queen of the South Wanderers which operated from 1876 to 1889.
Queen of the South Wanderers in the Churchill Cup:
1881/12/3 QoS Wanderers 8 - 1 Dumfries Thistle R1
1881/12/31 QoS Wanderers 6 - 0 Vale of Nith R2
1882/2/4 QoS Wanderers 4 - 3 Moffat R3
1882/3/11 5th Kirkcudbright RV 5 - 1 QoS Wanderers SF
1882/11/11 QoS Wanderers wo - scr St Cuthbert Wanderers R1
1882/12/23 QoS Wanderers 6 - 1 Drumlanrig Rangers R2
1883/1/13 bye R3
1883/2/24 QoS Wanderers 2 - 3 Volunteer Athletic SF
1883/10/13 Dumfries Thistle 0 - 14 QoS Wanderers R1
1883/12/1 QoS Wanderers 4 - 5 5th Kirkcudbright RV R2
1884/11/1 QoS Wanderers 10 - 1 Mid-Annandale R1
1884/12/6 Jessiefield Swifts 0 - 5 QoS Wanderers R2
1885/1/10 QoS Wanderers 5 - 1 5th Kirkcudbright RV SF
1885/2/14 QoS Wanderers 6 - 1 Stranraer Final
1885/11/7 Vale of Nith 2 - 4 QoS Wanderers (protested) R1
1885/11/14 Vale of Nith 1 - 4 QoS Wanderers R1 replay
1885/12/12 bye R2
when QoS Wanderers wo - scr Mid-Annandale SF
1886/2/27 Moffat 4 - 4 QoS Wanderers Final
1886/3/6 QoS Wanderers 11 - 1 Moffat Final, replay
1886/11/6 QoS Wanderers 10 - 0 Vale of Urr R1
1886/12/11 QoS Wanderers 6 - 3 Moffat (protested) R2
1887/1/22 QoS Wanderers 13 - 1 Moffat R2 replay
1887/1/29 Mid-Annandale 4 - 2 QoS Wanderers SF
1887/11/12 QoS Wanderers 9 - 2 Nithsdale R1
(QoS Wanderers were suspended for professionalism.)
1888/12/1 Moffat 4 - 5 QoS Wanderers R1
1888/12/22 5th Kirkcudbright RV 3 - 1 QoS Wanderers R2
1889/11/6 QoS Wanderers 3 - 1 Moffat R1
(QoS Wanderers were disqualified.)
(Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive.)