Gerry Colgan

Gerry Colgan (20 June 1951 – 5 February 2011) was a Scottish amateur football left back and left winger who made over 140 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][3][4] He also played for Clydebank, Hamilton Academical and East Stirlingshire.[3]

Gerry Colgan
Personal information
Full name Gerry Colgan[1]
Date of birth 20 June 1951
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death 5 February 2011(2011-02-05) (aged 59)[2]
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Left back, left winger
Youth career
Strathclyde University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1977 Queen's Park 146 (22)
1977–1981 Clydebank 99 (5)
1981–1983 Hamilton Academical 25 (0)
1982–1983 East Stirlingshire 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Colgan attended Strathclyde University and began teaching chemistry at St Patrick's High School in Coatbridge in 1973.[5] He moved to St Andrew's High School in East Kilbride in 1978 and progressed to become the senior deputy head teacher.[5] He later moved to the same role at the merged St Andrew's and St Bride's High School in the town.[5] In February 2011, Colgan collapsed with a heart attack at Cathkin Braes Golf Club and was pronounced dead on arrival at Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.[5]

References
  1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. "Gerry Colgan Player Statistics at Clydebank (Bankies Archive)". www.clydebankfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – C". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. Gerry Colgan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  5. Dailyrecord.co.uk (16 February 2011). "Tributes pour in for popular teacher Gerry". dailyrecord. Retrieved 12 December 2016.


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