SOCCER PLAYER

Gordon McQueen

1952 - 2023

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Gordon McQueen (26 June 1952 – 15 June 2023) 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. McQueen started his footballing career at St Mirren in 1970, but in 1972 was bought by Leeds for £30,000 to replace Jack Charlton. He was a central figure during the 1973–74 campaign, during which the Leeds team were undefeated for the first 29 matches and won the title. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon McQueen has received more than 733,054 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gordon McQueen is the 7,031st most popular soccer player (up from 9,028th in 2019), the 6,024th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,289th in 2019) and the 364th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gordon McQueen ranks 7,031 out of 21,273. Before him are Éric Deflandre, Frank Stapleton, Fodil Megharia, Mick Mills, Gary Bailey, and Umut Bulut. After him are Søren Larsen, Rubén Castro, Roy Chipolina, Petar Hubchev, Tony Sylva, and Jean-François De Sart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Gordon McQueen ranks 697. Before him are Kathryn C. Thornton, Françoise Combes, Hilkka Riihivuori, Angelika Bahmann, Päivi Meriluoto, and Harry Anderson. After him are Masaru Arai, Walter Mosley, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, John Tooby, Kim Warwick, and Jörgen Augustsson. Among people deceased in 2023, Gordon McQueen ranks 572. Before him are Cynthia Weil, Raphael Dwamena, Billy Miller, Óscar Arizaga, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, and Betty Boothroyd. After him are Lieuwe Westra, John Tooby, Zia Mohyeddin, Modeste M'bami, Vladlen Tatarsky, and Elena Pampoulova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gordon McQueen ranks 6,024 out of 8,785. Before him are Jodie Marsh (1978), Colin Morgan (1986), Rose Tremain (1943), Francis Lewis (1713), Mick Mills (1949), and Gary Bailey (1958). After him are Roy Chipolina (1983), Peter Christopherson (1955), Joan Sims (1930), Joyce Redman (1915), Steve Valentine (1966), and Lara Pulver (1980).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gordon McQueen ranks 364. Before him are Doug Livingstone (1898), Stuart Williams (1930), Ian Porterfield (1946), Phil O'Donnell (1972), Mick Mills (1949), and Gary Bailey (1958). After him are Roy Chipolina (1983), Sandy Jardine (1948), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (1997), Gary Pallister (1965), Henry Cockburn (1921), and Vic Crowe (1932).

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