Hugh McQueen

Hugh McQueen was an outside left, formerly of Fulham. Born in Scotland, he was brought to England after signing for Liverpool in 1892. A fast winger with the ability of delivering pin-point crosses, he spent most of his career at Anfield and Derby County. His time at Craven Cottage was relatively short, spending just one season at the club in the 1903-04 season.

=Career=

Before Fulham
Hugh McQueen was born in Harthill, Lanarkshire in Scotland in 1867 as one of ten brothers. Early in his career he won the Roseberry Cup and Ediburgh Shield with Leith Athletic before joing Liverpool with his brother Matt. Previously, he had played amateur football for West Benhar and Bo'ness.

Hugh nearly died in a swimming accident at Southport in 1894 after reportedly diving off a springboard despite the fact he could not swim. He helped Liverpool gain the Second Division championship without losing a match in the 1893-94 season. After moving to Derby County in July 1895, he enjoyed moderate success, featuring in two FA Cup semi-finals and the 1898 final in which Derby lost 3-1 to Nottingham Forest. He played at QPR and Gainsborough Trinity for a season each, before he moved to Fulham.

Fulham
Hugh signed for the club in October 1903 as an outside or inside left, and spent just one season at Craven Cottage. He found himself mainly as understudy to Everard Lawrence and Charlie Axcell and therefore only managed 10 Southern League appearances in his time at Fulham.

He totalled 17 appearances in all competitions, and scored a single goal, against his former club QPR in an FA Cup qualifying round fixture during November 1903.

After Fulham
As he found he could not hold down a regular place in the Fulham first team, Hugh moved on in September 1904 and moved back to his native Scotland playing for Kilmarnock and later Hibernian.

Eventually he settled in Norwich and became a trainer for the club for several years, and even made an appearance for them in 1909 at the age of nearly 42. He stayed living in Norwich after his retirement and ran a newsagent and tobacconist in the city after leaving the game. He died in April 1944 aged 76.

= Fulham Matches =