Gerald Church
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.[1][3] He was capped by Scotland at amateur level.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerald Church[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Calton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 2021 (aged 93)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Winchester-on-the-Severn, Maryland, U.S.[2] | ||
| 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 | |||
Life and career
Church attended St Aloysius' College and University of Glasgow Medical School.[2] Following two years in the Royal Army Medical Corps, he specialised in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.[2]
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.[2] 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.[2]
Church was married with four children. He died at home in Winchester-on-the-Severn, on 17 July 2021, at the age of 93.[2]
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.