Gerry Queen

Gerry Queen
Personal information
Full name Gerald Queen
Date of birth (1945-01-15) 15 January 1945
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Johnstone Burgh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 St Mirren 63 (10)
1965–1969 Kilmarnock 95 (29)
1969–1972 Crystal Palace 108 (24)
1972–1977 Leyton Orient 156 (34)
Total 422 (97)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Gerry Queen (born 15 January 1945) is a retired Scottish 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.[1] He made 63 appearances in three years with the club, scoring ten goals, before moving to Kilmarnock in 1965.[1] 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.[1] His last senior club was Leyton 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.[1]

Gerry Queen settled in the USA managing Cocoa Expos, Florida from 2001 to2006.[2][3]

References

General
  • Hugman, Barry (1988). Football League Players Records' 1946–1988. Arena Press. ISBN 978-1-85443-020-5. 
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gerry Queen". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. Pumas tab Queen as new coach
  3. Cocoa's pro soccer team kicks off new season
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