Queen's Park have declared their 'regrettable mistake' after they were booted out of the Scottish Cup for fielding Euan Henderson in the win over Inverness on Tuesday evening.
The Hampden-based outfit travelled up to the Highlands in midweek to play out their rearranged Cup tie against Billy Dodds' side, with the original tie supposed to have taken place on January 21. A 2-0 win transpired for the Glasgow side, and all seemed well and rosey as they made their way back to the lowlands in the hat for the next round.
But it soon became apparent that Euan Henderson, a loan signing from Hearts which they completed on January 27, had featured in the game. With the original tie having been scheduled for six days before his arrival, that made the youngster ineligible to play - a huge mistake given he had played for well over an hour at the Caledonian Stadium. A hearing took place on Friday which would see both clubs learn their fate for the next round, and the decision is that Inverness will now progress to play Livingston instead.
