Teenage keeper Charlie Cowie made a hero’s return for Queen of the South – two years after making his debut as a 16-year-old schoolboy.
Cowie was drafted back into the Palmerston line up after being recalled from a loan deal the night before Queens’ clash with Clyde.
And he marked the occasion with a clean sheet as the South recorded a 1-0 home win.
Cowie said: “It is two years and two days since I made my debut for Queens up at Raith Rovers.
“I had a clean sheet that night too and we went on a good run so hopefully we can do that again.
“I have been out on loan to a team called Gartcairn who play in the West of Scotland first division and it is a very high standard.
“It is a great team and a great bunch of boys. There are a lot of experienced boys in the team.
“The back four includes
ex-pros like Ross Dunlop and Gerry McLaughlin and having them in front of me has helped me a lot.”
Cowie’s chance came after regular No.1 Max Currie picked up an ankle injury against Kelty Hearts.
The teenager revealed: “Max has been struggling for the last couple of weeks but managed to play against Falkirk. He hadn’t trained so I had a rough idea there might be a chance I would play against Clyde.
“So it was different from the time I played against Raith.
“I didn’t have much time back then.”
Two years ago Queens keeper Rohan Ferguson had reported ill.
Queens put Cowie on the bench after gaining permission from his school St Joseph’s.
But 10 minutes before kick-off Jack Leighfield was injured in the warm up at Stark’s Park.
And Cowie was plunged into
first-team action helping South to their first away win of the season in a 2-0 triumph over Rovers
“I was much busier in the Raith game than I was out there in the Clyde game where I just had a couple of crosses and a couple of punches to make.”
