Gerald Queen (born 15 January 1945) is a Scottish retired

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who played as a

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. Born in

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, he began his senior career with St Mirren, having played at amateur level with Johnstone Burgh. He made 63 appearances in three years with the club, scoring ten goals, before moving to Kilmarnock in 1965. Queen scored 29 goals over the next four years in 95 matches. He moved to England in 1969 to sign for

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, where he scored 24 goals in 108 appearances. His last senior club was

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, 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. Queen settled in the US managing

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, Florida from 2001 to 2006.

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;General * ;Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Queen, Gerry 1945 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers Association football forwards St Mirren F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Johnstone Burgh F.C. players Scottish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish Junior Football Association players