Gordon McQueen was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for St Mirren, Leeds United and Manchester United, in addition to the Scotland national team.
19 Facts About Gordon McQueen
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Gordon McQueen scored three times during the club's European Cup campaign the following season, but was suspended for the final, which Leeds lost.
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Gordon McQueen joined Seiko in Hong Kong for one season in 1985, before retiring and moving into coaching; in that capacity, he managed Airdrieonians and St Mirren for periods in the 1980s.
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Gordon McQueen was a goalkeeper as a schoolboy but later switched to centre-back.
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Gordon McQueen was signed at the age of 18 by St Mirren from Ayrshire Junior team Largs Thistle.
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Leeds won the League Championship, with a run of 29 matches without a defeat from the start of the season with Gordon McQueen playing alongside Norman Hunter as Leeds' first-choice centre back pairing.
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Gordon McQueen was suspended for the 1975 European Cup Final after being sent off in the semi-final versus Barcelona.
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Gordon McQueen played in the 1979 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, scoring United's first of two goals in the 86th minute, but again finished on the losing side.
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Gordon McQueen left Old Trafford in the 1985 close season, having suffered from persistent knee injuries.
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Gordon McQueen was selected for the 1974 World Cup squad, but did not play.
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Gordon McQueen achieved great success with Scotland in 1977, as he scored goals against Northern Ireland at Hampden then England at Wembley as the Scots won the British Home Championship and later that year he helped the team qualify for the 1978 World Cup by beating Wales at Anfield.
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Gordon McQueen played his last match for Scotland in 1981, having gained thirty caps and scored five goals.
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Gordon McQueen coached abroad before managing Airdrieonians from 1987 to 1989, before coaching at his first club St Mirren.
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Gordon McQueen held this position for five years, and was then a first-team coach for two years.
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Gordon McQueen left the Teesside club in June 2001, following the departure of Robson and the appointment of Steve McClaren.
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Gordon McQueen then joined Sky Sports as a pundit, working on their Soccer Saturday results show.
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On 29 April 2008, Gordon McQueen returned to Middlesbrough as assistant scout, alongside David Mills.
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In October 2011, Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and started treatment at the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.
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Gordon McQueen died from complications of dementia at home on 15 June 2023, at the age of 70.