| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerald Church | ||
| Date of birth | (1928-01-28)28 January 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Calton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 2021(2021-07-17) (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Winchester-on-the-Severn, Maryland, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glasgow University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1957 | Queen's Park | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1956 | Scotland Amateurs | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerald Church (28 January 1928 – 17 July 2021) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He was capped by Scotland at amateur level.
Life and career
Church attended St Aloysius' College and University of Glasgow Medical School. Following two years in the Royal Army Medical Corps, he specialised in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.
Church emigrated to the United States in the late 1950s and from 1960 worked at local Annapolis hospitals, including Anne Arundel Medical Center and North Arundel Hospital. He was later made a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and received an award of appreciation from the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center for his service between 1966 and 2011.
Church was married with four children. He died at home in Winchester-on-the-Severn, on 17 July 2021, at the age of 93.
References
- ^ "Church, Gerald". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Gerard "Gerry" Church obituary". Legacy. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – C". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 325. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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