Gordon McQueen

Gordon McQueen embodies the kind of footballer I have always loved: a commanding centre-back who led from the back. Moving from St Mirren to Leeds for £30,000 to replace Jack Charlton, and then on to Manchester United, he carried serious pedigree at the heart of two famous clubs and the Scotland side. Defenders rarely get the romance that strikers do, but organizing a backline and throwing your body into every challenge is its own art. I think McQueen, who passed in 2023, deserves to be remembered as a pillar of British football's golden era. He earns my quiet, lasting applause.

Name (English)

Gordon McQueen

Name (Japanese)

ゴードン・マックイーン

Reading

ごーどん・まっくいーん

Born

June 26, 1952 – June 15, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Kilwinning, United Kingdom

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20McQueen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950967

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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