Can remember a testimonial for Iain McChesney many moons ago , just can't remember the opponents . Perhaps it was Carlisle United ??
Geniunely don't know the answer to this one and its more of an opportunity to brainstorm and for folk like Palmyman to wrack their brains . How many Queens players have had testimonial games and can you remember the opponents and scores etc ? Infact , any recollection of the games or day itself will do . The most high profile testimonial I can remember was Allan Balls in 1984 against a Man City X1. Have to say that I wasn't allowed to go to this game as we had family visiting from afar !
Can remember a testimonial for Iain McChesney many moons ago , just can't remember the opponents . Perhaps it was Carlisle United ??
Allan Ball had two testimonials (the other was v Carlisle) and Ches's was in 1971 versus the '' Honest Men ''. Charlie Johnston had one in 1953 against his old team Rangers ~ 3 - 1 to Queens in front of over 8,000 fans !
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The Celtic one is one of my first recollections of being at Palmerston.
Attended both ' Bally's '.
The first one I think was 3-2 to us. Cammy Evans may have scored 2. I think Ernie Hannigan played that night.
The second one, Ted McMinn scored an absolute peach from the right side of the box - just outside - which sailed over the 'keeper into the opposite corner.
Tickets from the Allan Ball & George Cloy testimonial games >>>>>
How times have changed in football with the admission prices alone.
Not exactly testimonials as we call them nowadays but back in Queens early days '' Benefit '' games were played for:-
Willie Culbert v Carlisle
Willie Savage v Hull City
Willie Anderson v Blackpool
Jock Smith v Newcastle
Tommy McCall v Carlisle
Jimmy McDonald v Preston North End
Bob Ritchie v Kilmarnock
George Woods v Nithsdale
Jim Houston v Nithsdale
George Derby v Past QOS Eleven