George McQueen

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George McQueen
Personal information
Date of birth 29 December 1895[1]
Place of birth Dalserf, Scotland
Date of death 3 November 1951(1951-11-03) (aged 55)
Place of death Ashgill, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Larkhall Thistle
Parkhead  
1917–1921 Rangers   23 (0)
1918St Mirren (loan)  1 (0)
1918Third Lanark (loan)   1 (0)
1919Kilmarnock (loan)   1 (0)
1919Partick Thistle (loan)   2 (0)
1921–1933 Airdrieonians  388 (27)
Total 416 (27)
International career
1925
Scottish League XI
1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George McQueen (29 December 1895 – 3 November 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[2][1]

He began his career with

captain.[2][4] He remained with the Diamonds as a regular until retiring in 1933, aged 38, having made over 400 appearances overall and scored more than 30 goals from penalties and free-kicks, in which he specialised.[2]

McQueen was selected for the Scottish Football League XI once in 1925[5] and travelled with the Scotland team as reserve defender in two occasions,[2] but never received a full international cap.

References

  1. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Greatest XI: 3. Left Back, Airdrieonians FC, 13 February 2016
  3. ^ (Rangers player) McQueen, George, FitbaStats
  4. ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  5. ^ "[SFL player] George McQueen". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 24 June 2020.