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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. McQueen scored three times during the club's European Cup campaign the following season, but was suspended for the final, which Leeds lost. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Gordon McQueen is the 9,258th most popular soccer player (down from 7,030th in 2024), the 6,753rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,023rd in 2019) and the 538th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gordon McQueen ranks 9,258 out of 21,273. Before him are Mauricio Pineda, Rani Khedira, Dietmar Kühbauer, Túlio de Melo, Patxi Salinas, and Matheus Leite Nascimento. After him are Nery Castillo, Aldo Duscher, Ubaldo Righetti, Anis Boussaïdi, Masahiro Sukigara, and Roberto Cravero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Gordon McQueen ranks 758. Before him are Faye Kellerman, Sharon Walsh, Viv Richards, Mark C. Lee, Kage Baker, and Donald R. McMonagle. After him are Joe Johnson, Helen Dunmore, Spencer Abraham, Rhys Chatham, Karen Magnussen, and Bill Frist. Among people deceased in 2023, Gordon McQueen ranks 582. Before him are Kusuma Wardhani, Arleen Sorkin, Parkash Singh Badal, Oleg Tsokov, Abderrahim Ouakili, and Rainer Troppa. After him are Anvar Ibragimov, John Hollins, Zia Mohyeddin, Phyllis Coates, Gita Mehta, and Gino Mäder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gordon McQueen ranks 6,755 out of 8,785. Before him are Albert Quixall (1933), Thomas Heatherwick (1970), Faye Marsay (1986), Jobe Bellingham (2005), Jeff Walker (1969), and Don McKinnon (1939). After him are Joe Johnson (1952), Dennis Stewart (1960), Martin Bashir (1963), Dave McKean (1963), Nigel Pearson (1963), and Helen Dunmore (1952).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Gordon McQueen ranks 538. Before him are Ian Crook (1963), Zeki Fryers (1992), Kevin Campbell (1970), Phil Jagielka (1982), Albert Quixall (1933), and Jobe Bellingham (2005). After him are Alessia Russo (1999), Stewart Downing (1984), Nigel Clough (1966), Wayne Bridge (1980), Nigel Winterburn (1963), and David Edwards (1986).

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