Palmerston Park on Saturday, September 28th, 1968

Sunday PostA game full of fluctuations, resulting in a draw between these two teams for the third time this season. Queens were in complete command first half, but their finishing was ineffective. Bankies did most of the attacking in the second half and their forwards, especially Hawkshaw and Caskie, were more incisive, giving keeper Ball a busy time.It was the old story with Queens - lack of a striker. They introduced George Brown from Tow Law, at centre, but he came ... read more

Holm Park on Saturday, September 28th, 2024

As expected, the Bankies progressed to the next round of the Scottish Cup by defeating Third Division Girvan by three goals to one, but we didn’t half make it hard for ourselves. Having been a goal down to a penalty after half an hour, we fortunately recovered the deficit sixty seconds later.Once we got our noses in front early in the second half, the result was never in any doubt, but the Bankies still found it difficult to put the game to bed. Girvan, whilst full of energy and running ... read more