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Palmerston Park is a multi-use stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, South West Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. 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. It also holds the record of having the tallest free standing floodlights in Scottish football, standing at 85 feet.

Jimmy McKinnell from Dalbeattie and Tom Wylie were both sold to Blackburn Rovers at the same time. This combined with the sale of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa helped to fund the purchase of Palmerston Park in 1921 for £1,500.

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. 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.

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