Having played at East Fife during undoubtedly the best period in the club's history Black won a League Cup medal with them in 1949–50.
The Methil side made the Scottish Cup final that season and finished fourth in Scotland's top division.
[1][2] Other players at the club in this era included 1938 Scottish Cup winners with East Fife Tommy Adams and Willie Laird and players who played for Scotland while with the club, Allan Brown, Henry Morris, George Aitken, Davie Duncan, Charlie Fleming and Andy Matthew.
Also at Queens at this time were goalkeeper Roy Henderson, full backs Dougie Sharpe and Jimmy Binning and the club's record scorer Jim Patterson with 251 goals.
[1] After leaving Queen of the South Black played non-league football for Bath City and Bridgwater Town in England.