Gerry Queen

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Gerry Queen
Personal information
Full name Gerald Queen [1]
Date of birth (1945-01-15) 15 January 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Johnstone Burgh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1962–1965 St Mirren 63 (10)
1965–1969 Kilmarnock 95 (29)
1969–1972 Crystal Palace 108 (24)
1972–1977 Orient 156 (34)
Total422(97)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Queen (born 15 January 1945) is a Scottish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Glasgow, he began his senior career with St Mirren, having played at amateur level with Johnstone Burgh. [3] He made 63 appearances in three years with the club, scoring ten goals, before moving to Kilmarnock in 1965. [3] Queen scored 29 goals over the next four years in 95 matches. He moved to England in 1969 to sign for Crystal Palace, where he scored 24 goals in 108 appearances. [3] His last senior club was Orient, who he joined in 1972. He played in 156 matches for the club over the next five years, scoring 34 goals, before moving to South Africa. [3]

Queen settled in the US managing Cocoa Expos, Florida from 2001 to 2006. [4] [5]

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  1. "Gerry Queen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-362-00259-1.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gerry Queen". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. "Pumas tab Queen as new coach". Southern Soccer Scene. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. "HomeTown News Gift Certificates". www.myhometownnews.net. Retrieved 21 May 2018.[ permanent dead link ]