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Back Row: C Campbell, R M Christie, J J Gow, W Harrower, R Smellie, W W Watt Front Row: A Hamilton, J A Lambie, D S Allan, J Morton, A Geake (President) 1909-10

Back Row: Arthur F Murray, Clyde Skene, James Strang (Secretary), Robert S McColl, James Thomson, Harold McDonald Paul, James Bryce Middle Row: Harry Fletcher, James Hamilton, R G Burnett, R Purcell, James Bennett Front Row: A Richmond, A D Armour, James Allison (President), W McAndrew, 1910-11

Back Row: Bob Young, Fred Porter, William McKenna, Robert Smellie (President), George S Ramsay, Charles B Miller (Secretary) Front Row: James Laughland, Dan Drummond, John Barbour, Arthur Murray, R C McKenzie, J Anderson, H McD Paul BOB YOUNG

Bob was born in Auchterarder in 1886. His family had moved to by 17 March 1905 when Bob made his 1st X1 debut v Hibernian - the first of 159 appearances before, during and after the Great War.

Bob joined the queue in Glasgow Green on 31 October 1914 to enlist in the 9th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry (the 'Glasgow Highlanders'). He played for Queen's Park when back in Glasgow receiving his commission from the Scottish Rifles; and in 1917 when recovering from a gunshot wound in the knee.

Having retired from playing at end of season 1920/21, Bob served on the Queen’s Park Committee as Joint Hon Treasurer before leaving Glasgow for employment in Manchester in 1929. Another great servant to club and country - both on and off the park. JOHN ROBERTS MM

Born in Anderston, Glasgow on 2 November, 1891. He made his debut at Aberdeen on 22 November, 1913 (aged 22) making 44 of his 79 1st XI appearances in 1913/14 and 1914/15.

A drapery warehouseman, John enlisted in the HLI in 1915 – and did not play for QP in 1915/16. The Southern Press reported on 17 November, 1916 that “Sergeant John Roberts” – the “well known Queen’s Park half-back” – has been awarded the Military Medal for gallant conduct at the Somme during the first fortnight of July, 1916. He sustained a gunshot wound in the shoulder.

During his recovery at home, he played 3 1st XI games for QP between 25 November and 9 December, 1916 against Hearts, Kilmarnock and Morton – all narrow defeats. He returned to the Western Front – and did not play for QP in either 1917/18 or 1918/19.

In 1919/20, John played 15 1st XI games alongside Alan Morton and QP finished 12th in the Scottish League Division One. In 1920/21, John played 17 League and Cup fixtures, alongside the youngsters, J.B. McAlpine and Bob Gillespie. John’s last 1st XI appearance was in the 1-0 victory over Clyde at Hampden on 26 April, 1921. 1st January 1914 Vs The Wanderers

Back Row: J Strang (joint Secretary), M Wilson, T Robertson (President), T Robertson (Referee) Middle Row: H M Fletcher, J Roberts , R M Young, G Kerr, E S Garvie, R M Morton, A Todd, J Nutt Front Row: E Cresswell, H McKenzie, C L Buchan, A L Morton ARTHUR MURRAY

Arthur Farquhar Murray was born in Aberdeen on 23 July 1880. He studied at Aberdeen University and became a teacher. He was captain of the University football team and went on to play for Victoria United, Arbroath and Forfar Athletic, before joining Queen’s Park in 1906. A teaching appointment at Allan Glen’s School brought him to Glasgow.

Arthur Murray was a centre half who made his debut for Queen’s Park at Airdrie on 24 March 1906. He played regularly over the next six seasons, making 159 competitive appearances. He was 1st XI Captain in 1910-11.

Arthur enlisted as a Private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at the age of 36 in June 1916. He transferred to the Gordon Highlanders and received his commission in January 1917. He returned to France as a Lieutenant and was captured in a German offensive in March 1918. He was released and discharged from the army in January 1919.

Upon leaving the army, Arthur Murray returned to his teaching job at Glasgow’s Allan Glen’s School. He became an active member of the Queen’s Park Committee and was President from 1921 to 1923.

In 1924, Arthur left Glasgow to take up the post of Rector of Banff Academy. He died on 26 July 1930, at the age of 50. HECTOR McKENZIE

Hector McKenzie made his Queen’s Park debut against Partick Thistle on 21 January 1911. He made only one further appearance in that season but was a first team regular at centre half in the following three seasons.

Hector was one of a number of Queen’s Park players who enlisted in the forces soon after the outbreak of hostilities. On Thursday 3 September 1914, Glasgow’s Evening Times reported, “Mr. Hector Mackenzie, the popular captain of the Queen’s Park team of last season, has joined the Scottish Horse”. Hector rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Scottish Horse Yeomanry but transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Coldstream Guards as a Private.

In 1919, Hector McKenzie was appointed Secretary of Queen’s Park - a post occupied with distinction until 1929. BOB CHRISTIE

Bob was the first Scottish sporting superstar to hail from Dunblane - where he was born on 15 November, 1865. He played for Dunblane FC and Edinburgh University before joining Queen’s Park in September, 1883, when he moved to Glasgow to train as an architect. He was a first team regular in Seasons 1883/84, 1884/85 and 1885/86.

He made his International debut against England in a 1-0 victory at Cathkin Park at the age of 18.

He scored the only goal ever scored by a Scot for a Scottish Club (Queen’s Park) in an FA Cup Final (the 1-2 defeat by Blackburn Rovers in 1884).

He won 2 medals scoring in the 3-1 victory over Renton in 1886.

He retired from playing at the top level at the age of 21 with a serious knee injury. He was elected President of the Scottish Football Association in 1903.

Robert was a Captain in the Black Watch in the Boer War and enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers when the Great War broke out. He was then seconded to the Labour Corps. “On the night of 11 May, 1918 he was commanding the 101st Labour Company, laying cables at Foncquevillers in the Somme Valley, when they were pounded by German high-explosive shells spiked with mustard gas. Christie endured four agonising days before succumbing in a Red Cross hospital in Rouen. He was 52”. Robert Christie is buried at St Sever Cemetery, Rouen. 1899-1900

Back Row: W S Stewart, W W Stewart, R Bowes, C B Miller (Secretary), J Clarkson, D Gourlay, N Hay Front Row: David Wilson, A McE Swann, J H Irons, J Lawrence (President), R S McColl, T Kennedy, J F Templeton R S McCOLL

Robert Smyth McColl, known as Bob or Bobby, was born in the Townhead area of Glasgow on 13 April 1876.

The 'Prince' of centre forwards 'toffee Bob' got his nickname from the family 'sweetie' shops that still bear his name. After scoring a hat-trick v England at Celtic Park in the 4-1 victory in 1900; he played in the Scottish Cup Final for Queen’s Park - a 3-4 defeat to Celtic - one week later.

He turned professional with Newcastle United and Glasgow Rangers; but was 1 of first players to be re-instated as an amateur so that he could finish his career with Queen’s Park. Holds the record of scoring all 6 goals in a game, on 27 April 1910 at Hampden in a League game v Port Glasgow Athletic.

In his Hampden career, Bob scored 112 goals in 180 competitive matches, as well as numerous goals in challenge matches in the period before Queen’s Park joined the Scottish League.

In January 1916, at the age of 39, Bob enlisted in the armed forces and served in a Mechanical Transport company of the Army Service Corps, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Bob’s address at the time of enlistment was 66 Monreith Road, Newlands, Glasgow.

Bob McColl died in 1958 and is buried in Cathcart Cemetery. In 2011, he was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. JOHN BARBOUR

Having scored in the 1-0 victory over England in a Schoolboys International, John (from Seymour Street, Crossmyloof) made his debut for the QP 1st XI at age 19. Played 37 1st XI games, scoring 8 goals, and toured Holland and Belgium in the Summer of 1912 with QP. Signed for Dundee in 1912/13; and then joined Preston North End - playing 13 games in their promotion-winning team of 1914/15.

The eldest in a family of 5, John enlisted in August, 1915. He was a Lance Corporal in the 9th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry - commonly known as the Glasgow Highlanders Battalion.

John was killed in action in the "bitter struggle" for control of High Wood in the Somme on 15 July, 1916 (at the age of 25). His body was either never recovered, or remained unidentified at the point of later burial, and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. 1913-14

Back Row: J Hudson, Peter Purcell, Maurice Wilson, William Walker, J S Strang (Secretary) Middle Row: Andrew McCrae, Colin Buchan, Thomas Miller, Gordon Kerr, Robert Rhind, Robert M Young, Thomas Robertson (President) Front Row: Elijah Cresswell, John Roberts, Eddie Garvie, Alex Todd, Robert Morton, Gordon Hoare, Alan Morton TOUR TO DENMARK & SWEDEN, June 1914

Back Row: Ralph Risk Middle Row: George Cunningham, Maurice Wilson, James Walker Front Row: Eddie Garvie, Elijah Cresswell, John Roberts, James West, Andrew McCrae, Robert M Young

Identifying and naming those who served. 1922-23

Back Row: J. Gossman Jr, D.S. McLay, F. Gillespie Middle Row: Arthur F Murray, W. W. S. King Jr, T.D. Sneddon, J. Newton, W. Wiseman, R. Gillespie, C. J. Kelly, Hector McKenzie Front Row: J. Crawford, W. Chalmers, R. Moreland, J. B. McAlpine, H. Dickson, E.R. Scott, T. S. Pirie WILLIAM WISEMAN

In 1916, at the age of 20 , William left his studies at Aberdeen University to join the Gordon Highlanders. Serving in the Western Front in the Great War, he was gassed, wounded and posted missing for a week before his family were advised that he was recovering in hospital. On discharge, William was employed as a Road Surveyor in Dunbartonshire and made his 1st X1 debut in a 1 - 1 draw at Airdrie on Saturday 22 April, 1922, aged 25. In the following 8 seasons, William was almost ever present at left - back. 314 appearances -264 in the League and 50 in Cup ties. A key player in the Scottish League Division 2 Championship winners of 1922/23, who were undefeated at Hampden. Played in 3 Charity Cup Finals and 1 Glasgow Cup Final - and in the Scottish Cup defeat , 0 - 1 v Rangers on 18 January, 1930 in front of 95,772. This remains a record crowd for an amateur club in a senior football fixture. William was selected for the inaugural Amateur International - the 4 - 1 victory over England at Leicester in 1926; gained full international honours twice in wins over Wales and Ireland in 1927 and 1930. He accepted the County Road Surveyor post in his native Aberdeenshire in 1930; and remained an active Country Member of Queen's Park, attending the Centenary Dinner in 1967. 1898-99

Back Row: T A Bowie, D Berry, David Wilson, J F Templeton Middle Row: C B Miller (Secretary), W S Stewart, J Gillespie, J Walker, J Clarkson, A McE Swann Front Row: K L Anderson, R A Lambie, J Lawrence (President), R S McColl, D Stewart, J H Irons Insets: W H Waller, A J Christie 1902-03

Back Row: J McPhee, W Fulerton, L H Skene, C B Miller (Secretary), A McNair, J Eadie, A F Currie, S Hamilton Front Row: J Ormiston, J F Templeton, C Hamilton, A Geake (President), E C Crawford, David Wilson, A J Christie 1911-12

Back Row: Maurice Wilson, D G Drummond, James McBean, F J Porter, T E Forsyth, James Anderson, C B Miller (Secretary) Front Row: A Couper, William Walker, J Clark, J Liddell (President), Hector McKenzie (Captain), Alex Todd, Eddie Garvie EDDIE GARVIE

Made 97 1st XI appearances in league and cup fixtures for QP. Leader and Team Captain of the Club's Tour Party to Denmark in the Summer of 1914. Last appearance at Hampden was the "Grand Recruiting Football Match" captaining QP against an XI from the HLI (3rd Glasgow) to open the new Pavilion on Wednesday, 23 December, 1914. All gate receipts went to the HLI.

Eddie Garvie enlisted; and became a Lance Corporal in the 5th Battalion of (Lochiel's) Camerons. He was wounded at the Battle of Loos and died on 15 October, 1915, aged 23. He is buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery.

His obituary in the Southern Press reflected "Best all-round player Queens Park has known for many years. Would almost certainly have been capped this season". HARRY FLETCHER

Harry was an M.A. of Glasgow University and a schoolmaster by profession. He was a son of Bailie Nicol Fletcher of Irvine and was well known in athletic circles. When he enlisted as a Private in the Royal Field Artillery in the autumn of 1914, he was a geography teacher at North Kelvinside Higher Grade School and lived at Caledonian Mansions at Charing Cross.

He made his debut for Queen's Park on 15 November 1902 against Rangers ; and made his final 1st X1 appearance also against Rangers on 20 November 1909. In all, Harry played as a 'back' in 30 league and cup fixtures for Queen's.

The Southern Press reported on 6 August 1916 that Harry had been wounded in action. Having been promoted to Sergeant, Harry received his commission; and it was as a Second Lieutenant with the R F A that his death on 7 June 1917 was confirmed. The Evening Times advised that at his date of death Harry was a member of the Match Committee of Queen's Park - “having been re elected at the annual meeting of the club two months ago”. 1918-19

Back Row: J B Bell, J Roberts, A Stevenson, J Paterson, H H Hillhouse Middle Row: John Nutt (Trainer), K W MacKenzie, R M Morton, A C Hunter, D M Inglis, J. Campbell, R Gillespie Front Row: A Cowan, P White (President), A L Morton (Captain), J Kinloch, R McFarlane, Fergus Wilson (Assistant Trainer) RALPH RISK C.B.E M.C.

Gained representative honour for Glasgow Schools v. Edinburgh at age 16 in 1907. Between 1912 and Boxing Day, 1914, Ralph played 21 competitive league/cup fixtures for QP 1st XI as a fleet footed winger.

Ralph was in the Special Reserve of the Gordon Highlanders; enlisted in 1914 and received training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. As a 2nd Lieutenant, he was wounded in the Somme in July, 1916; but returned to the Western Front to be awarded the Military Cross, at age 25, for gallantry in 1917 - with a Bar being added for an act of personal courage and devotion to duty in 1918.

A solicitor with Maclay, Murray & Spens on discharge from service, Ralph retained his membership of QP; serving on the Committee in the 1930's; and 2 terms as President from 1933 to 1935; also in 1936/37 when negotiations were concluded with the SFA as to the use of Hampden as the national football stadium for the following 20 years. CHARLES B MILLER

The Daily Record and Mail reported on 27 November 1918 that C B Miller, the former secretary of Queen’s Park, was “recovering nicely from his wounds and had been moved from Newcastle to Glasgow”. Charles B Miller, known as Charlie, was the first paid Secretary of Queen’s Park Football Club. The club decided in 1894 that there was a requirement for someone who would combine the duties of Secretary and Match Secretary. Charles Miller, who was a Queen’s Park member, was appointed out of 59 applicants. Charles was a lawyer by profession and steered the club through many difficulties, including the construction of the third and present Hampden Park and the transformation of the club into a limited liability company in the wake of the Ibrox Disaster. Charles remained in post as Secretary of Queen’s Park for 20 years until his resignation in 1916 when he joined the forces.

Charles Miller was a Sergeant in the Royal Army Service Corps, Motor Transport. He was a 44-year-old married man when he enlisted and lived at 13 Park Grove Terrace in what was then Glasgow’s west end PETER R. GRANT

Peter Ronald Grant was born in Skelmorlie in Ayrshire on 25 January 1874. His parents, John and Jane, were originally from Speyside.

Peter was with Motherwell and Hamilton from seasons 1897/98 to 1901/02 before joining Queen’s Park in 1902/03. He was with the Spiders until season 1907/08 but made only two competitive first team appearances in that time – against Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian in November 1902. Both appearances were at full back. Peter clearly had pace as, on 15 June 1907, he won the hundred yards handicap at the Queen’s Park Sports at Hampden Park.

At the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, Peter Grant tried to enlist in the armed forces but, at forty years of age, was considered too old. He made several more attempts but without success. Then, in 1917, he learned that the French Army’s special ambulance service was badly in need of driver/mechanics. He possessed the necessary skills and offered his services. He served at the front until the Armistice and was twice awarded the Croix de Guerre for “outstanding acts of bravery”. His medals , clearly visible on the portrait photo of Peter , are on display in 2017 in the Scottish Football Museum. The background to the action photo of a French village shows the conditions in which Peter and his special ambulance unit were operating.

Sadly, Peter Grant was one of 35 persons who lost their lives in the Castlecary railway disaster on 10 December 1937. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, 9TH BATTALION REGIMENTAL FOOTBALL TEAM 1915

Back Row: A Hunter, Walter P Scott, John Milroy, Walter Coulter, G Mills, Macdonald Cameron Middle Row: A Armstrong, James Bennett, D G Houston, Robert Young (Captain), James Walker Front Row: C Andrew, J McDonald Six Queen’s Park Players are identified in black lettering.