Gordon McQueen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilbirnie, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | St Mirren | 57 | (5) |
| 1972–1978 | Leeds United | 140 | (15) |
| 1978–1985 | Manchester United | 184 | (20) |
| 1985 | Seiko SA | ||
| Total | 381 | (40) | |
| National team | |||
| 1974–1981 | Scotland | 30 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1987–1988 | Airdrieonians | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gordon McQueen (born 26 June 1952) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a centre-back for St Mirren, Leeds United, Manchester United and Scotland.
McQueen was a goalkeeper as a schoolboy, but later switched to centre-back. He was signed at the age of 18 by St Mirren. He soon had scouts from other clubs monitoring his progress, and it was Leeds who finally offered £30,000 in 1973, seeing him as a long-term replacement for the ageing Jack Charlton. Charlton played for some of the 1973 season, but had decided to quit as it drew to a close. McQueen played six times in his first season at Leeds but missed out on the 1973 FA Cup Final, with manager Don Revie preferring the experience of utility player Paul Madeley.
With Charlton gone and Madeley used as the team's player-of-all-positions, McQueen was in the team for most of the 1973–74 season. Leeds won the league championship, going 29 games without defeat at the start of the season, and McQueen played a crucial part as Norman Hunter's defensive partner. At the end of the season, McQueen was called up to the Scotland squad and made his international debut against Belgium.
McQueen and Hunter excelled at the back the following season, notably in Leeds' campaign in the European Cup, during which McQueen scored three goals. McQueen was suspended for the final after being sent off in the semi-final against Barcelona. Leeds lost 2–0 in the final to Bayern Munich.
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