Annan Athletic vs Queen's Park

The match kicked off at 3pm at Galabank in Annan, the second instalment of a back-to-back friendly weekend for the Spiders. After hitting five past Gretna at Raydale Park on Friday 26 June, Crighton rotated heavily, giving minutes to the wider squad.

Despite 90 minutes of football, neither team could find the net. The official match data records a 0-0 scoreline at both half-time and full-time, with no goals, cards, or substitutions registered in the provider payload — typical of a low-key pre-season workout where fitness takes precedence over result.

With no goals, cards, or dismissals, the decisive factor was the schedule itself. Queen's Park played two friendlies in 24 hours — Friday night at Gretna and Saturday afternoon at Annan. The extensive rotation that followed inevitably disrupted rhythm and sharpness, making a clean-sheet draw a respectable outcome for both sides.

In a game without goals, the two defences dominated. Annan Athletic's backline — playing at home on their artificial surface at Galabank — kept a clean sheet against a Queen's Park side that had scored five the night before. For the Spiders, the defensive unit maintained their second consecutive shutout of pre-season, following the 5-0 win over Gretna.

Player of the match: No official award was designated, but both goalkeepers shared a clean sheet in a match that produced zero goals.

The 0-0 scoreline is the first draw in 16 meetings between these two sides dating back to 2015. In the previous 15 fixtures, 10 had gone over 2.5 goals (67%) and both teams scored in nine (60%). This was also the first goalless draw in the fixture's history — a statistical outlier for a rivalry that has averaged 2.8 goals per match.

Queen's Park's back-to-back friendlies — a 5-0 win at Gretna (26 June) followed by this 0-0 draw at Annan (27 June) — illustrate the challenge of managing minutes across a squad in early pre-season. The Spiders conceded zero goals across 180 minutes of football.

Both sides continue their pre-season preparations ahead of competitive action. Queen's Park face Aberdeen away on Saturday 18 July in their next scheduled friendly, before beginning their Scottish Championship campaign. Annan Athletic host Gretna FC 2008 on Tuesday 30 June in another friendly, followed by a Premier Sports League Cup group-stage opener against Ross County at Galabank on 11 July.

A predictable pre-season stalemate where fitness and minute-management trumped entertainment. Queen's Park's second clean sheet in 24 hours will please Sean Crighton, while Annan Athletic will be satisfied with a solid defensive outing against a side two divisions above them. Nothing to glean for form-watchers — pre-season results are about legs, not league points.

Kick-off: 3pm, 27 June 2026 | Venue: Galabank, Annan | Competition: Club Friendly (Pre-season)