Joseph Patrick McQue (1870-1934), better known as Joe McQue ( English Joe McQue ) - Scottish footballer, defender , who played for Liverpool in the late XIX century .
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| Full name | Joseph Patrick McQuee [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 1870 Glasgow , Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1934 Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
McQuey was born in Glasgow and began his career at Celtic , from which in 1892 he transferred to the newly created Liverpool , becoming one of the 13 players whom John Macken and his partner as manager of Liverpool , William Barclay, invited from Hoops "into the new team. Although on the field, Joe served as a defender, he often connected to the attacks. Joe took part in the first official match of Liverpool against Hyer Walton, which took place on September 3, 1892 as part of the Lancashire League . The Merseyside Club won this match with a crushing score of 8-0, and at the end of the season celebrated the victory in the tournament. The following season, he took part in the first ever Liverpool match in the Football League tournament - on September 2, 1893, the Reds [3] on Paradise Field 2-0 beat Middlesbrough Ironopolis, with the second goal in this it was Joe who scored the meeting. That season, he was a key defender of the team, which remained undefeated in 28 matches of the Second Division and in a butt match for the right to play next year in the First Division defeated Newton Heat (since 1902 this club has been called Manchester United ).
Following the results of the next season, Liverpool returned to the Second Division again, but Macquay remained one of the most important players in the team. Throughout the campaign, only Harry Bradshaw played more matches on the field than he did (30 vs. 29). In the Second Division, Liverpool, this time, was delayed for only one season, following the results of a new campaign, regaining the title of champion (defender McQueey scored 5 goals in 26 games that year). Joe spent another two years at the club, playing the last match for Liverpool on March 2, 1898 .
Achievements
- Champion of the Second Division (1894, 1896)
- Champion of the Lancashire League (1893)
Notes
- ↑ Joseph McQue
- ↑ According to LFCHistory.net. According to their information, Joe spent a total of 146 official games for the club, in which he scored 14 goals. According to the official website of Liverpool, McQuee played in 122 matches for the club and scored 12 goals.
- ↑ Strictly speaking, at that time the Liverpool players could not be called “red”, as the team uniform was still the same colors as the Everton blue and white.