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
Playing 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.