Dumfries
Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...
, Scotland) is a retired
Scottish
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professional
association football
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er. A
goalkeeper
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Norman Blount
Norman Blount is the Scottish former chairman of Queen of the South football club. Blount was instrumental as the new broom that swept through the Dumfries club in the mid and late 90s replacing the previous regime under which the club had gone ...
getting the wheels moving on the club's revival.
In 1997 Queen of the South reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time. Second Division Queens lost 1-0 to 1st Division Falkirk despite a rousing Queens display at Motherwell's Fir Park; a performance that included the man of the match award going to Queens veteran central midfield playmaker Tommy Bryce and an early career appearance for Jamie McAllister. A late chance for a Derek Townsley equaliser went agonisingly over for Queens. David Mathieson played in goals for Queens.
At the end of season 1998-99 David Mathieson was the Queen of the South fan club player of the year. While at Queen of the South David Mathieson gained 3 Scotland under 21 caps. The opponents were
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. Mathieson left Palmerston Park in 2001 after five seasons.
Gretna
After leaving Palmerston Park he rejoined the former Queens player and manager,
Rowan Alexander
Rowan Samuel Alexander (born 28 January 1961) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Alexander was a prolific goal-scoring striker for Queen of the South and Greenock Morton. Alexander also played for St Mirren, Brentford and Gr ...
who was now the manager of non-league club Gretna. Gretna however successfully applied for admission to the Scottish League in 2002. The club were soon taken over by millionaire Brooks Mileson. Bank-rolled by Mileson, Gretna embarked upon an ambitious recruitment strategy. With high calibre players for the division on board, Mathieson picked up the 2005
Scottish Third Division
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History
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championship. Mathieson then found himself out of favour when the club signed former
St Johnstone
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goalkeeper
Alan Main
Alan David Main (born 5 December 1967) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Dunfermline Athletic.
Main began his senior football career in the Highland League, for whom he made his d ...
. Mathieson only had four appearances in season 2005-06 and his final appearance was in the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Queen of the South's goalkeeping coach. This was after Ross Ballantyne departed the ''Doonhamers'' alongside the management team of
Allan Johnston
Allan Johnston (born 14 December 1973) is a Scottish football player and coach, who was most recently the manager of Queen of the South.
Johnston started his professional playing career with Heart of Midlothian and then followed on to Frenc ...
and
Sandy Clark
Alexander "Sandy" Clark (born 28 October 1956) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is currently manager of Lowland League side East Stirlingshire.
Career
Clark played for several clubs in his playing career inclu ...
2004–05 Scottish Third Division
The 2004–05 Scottish Third Division was won by Gretna who, along with Peterhead, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.
Table
Top scorers
Attendance
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