Dumfries Wanderers F.C.

Former association football club in Scotland

Football club

Dumfries WanderersFull name| Dumfries Wanderers Football Club

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Nickname(s)| Queen's[1]
Founded| 1890
Dissolved| 1894[2]
Ground| Cresswell Park

Home colours

Dumfries Wanderers F.C. was an association football club from Dumfries in Scotland.

## History

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The club was founded under the name Leafield Swifts F.C. as a revival of the Queen of the South Wanderers F.C., which the Scottish Football Association had expelled for professionalism. At the start of the 1890–91 season, the club changed its name to Dumfries Wanderers F.C.,[3] and at the start of the 1891–92 season the Scottish FA allowed the club to revive Queen of the South Wanderers F.C. name.[4]

The club's greatest national honour came as Dumfries Wanderers, reaching the 4th round (last 24) of the Scottish Cup in 1890–91.

The club was the first Scottish club to play Liverpool at Anfield in September 1892.[5][6] That season, the Wanderers secured a treble of local cups, with victories in the Churchill Cup, the Southern Counties Challenge, and Charity Cups.[7]

The team lost both finals of the Southern Counties' Cups in its last season of competition in 1893–94.[8][9]

The club's final competitive match was a defeat to the 5th KRV in the Charity Cup final in May 1894.[10] On 13 August 1894, the committee voted to dissolve the club.[11] The reason was a combination of professionalism and difficulty in arranging fixtures since League football had been introduced.[12]

The club has no connection to the modern football team called Queen of the South.[13]

## Colours

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The club's colours were navy and white stripes, with navy shorts.[14]

## Ground

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The club played originally at Cresswell Park,[15] moving to the Recreation Grounds for the final seasons.

## Honours

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Churchill Cup[16]

* Winners: 1892–93[17]

Southern Counties Charity Cup[18]

* Winners: 1891–92,[19] 1892–93[20]
* Runners-up: 1893–94

Southern Counties Cup[21]

* Winners: 1892–93[22]

## References

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1. ^ "SCOTTISH VISITORS AT ANFIELD ROAD". PlayupLiverpool.com. 3 September 1891. Retrieved 29 August 2021. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
2. ^ "League Lights". Scottish Referee. 17 August 1894. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ A name to which Queen of the South Wanderers had occasionally been referred in the media; see for example a report on the Vale o' Nith Sports in the Dumfries & Galloway Advertiser of 4 May 1887
4. ^ "Scottish Association and the ties". Lothian Courier: 6. 20 June 1891.
5. ^ "LIVERPOOL V QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WANDERERS 1-0 (FRIENDLY)". PlayupLiverpool.com. 29 September 1892. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
6. ^ "MATCH DETAILS FRIENDLY". LFC History. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
7. ^ "SOUTH". Scottish Referee. 29 May 1893 - via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "NOTE BOOK". Scottish Referee. 7 May 1894 - via British Newspaper Archive.
"ATHLETICS". Evening Telegraph. 7 May 1894 - via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "FOOTBALL". Dundee Courier. 5 March 1894. Retrieved 30 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
10. ^ "The Charity Final". Dumfries & Galloway Standard: 3. 9 May 1894.
11. ^ "FOOTBALL: WANDERERS CEASE TO PLAY". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 15 August 1894. Retrieved 30 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
12. ^ "NOTE BOOK". Scottish Referee. 17 August 1894. Retrieved 30 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
13. ^ "10 THINGS ABOUT QUEEN OF THE SOUTH". SPFL. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
14. ^ "Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
15. ^ "Dalry v Dumfries Wanderers". Ayrshire Post: 2. 19 December 1890.
16. ^ "Churchill Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
17. ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Telegraph. 13 February 1893. Retrieved 30 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
18. ^ "Southern Counties Charity Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
"A POWERFUL VISIT FROM SCOTLAND". PlayupLiverpool.com. 29 September 1892. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
19. ^ "THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES CHARITY CUP". Scottish Referee. 3 June 1892. Retrieved 3 October 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
20. ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Post. 26 May 1893. Retrieved 30 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
21. ^ "Southern Counties Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
22. ^ "FOOTBALL". Evening Telegraph. 24 April 1893. Retrieved 30 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links

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* QOSWFC, Scottish Cup History London Hearts Supporters' Club.
* Queen of the South Wanderers  SFQAs.