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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerry Colgan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 February 2011 (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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
- "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Gerry Colgan Player Statistics at Clydebank (Bankies Archive)". www.clydebankfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – C". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- Gerry Colgan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Dailyrecord.co.uk (16 February 2011). "Tributes pour in for popular teacher Gerry". dailyrecord. Retrieved 12 December 2016.