Joe McQue
| Date of birth | 11 March 1873 |
| Place of birth | Springburn, Glasgow |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Centre half |
| Died | 11 June 1914 |
McQue joined Liverpool from Celtic, playing a crucial stoppers role in Liverpool's early seasons in the League and helping win the 2nd Division Championship in 1894 and 1896.
McQue also played for Pollokshields (amateur).
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 01 Aug 1890 | 01 Aug 1892 | |
| Liverpool | 01 Aug 1892 | 01 Apr 1898 | |
| Falkirk | 01 Apr 1898 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892-93 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1892-93 | Liverpool | Lancashire League | 18 | 2 |
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| 1893-94 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1893-94 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 26 | 2 |
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| 1893-94 | Liverpool | Test Match | 1 | ||||
| 1894-95 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1894-95 | Liverpool | League Division One | 29 | 1 |
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| 1895-96 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1895-96 | Liverpool | League Division Two | 26 | 5 |
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| 1895-96 | Liverpool | Test Match | 4 | ||||
| 1896-97 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1896-97 | Liverpool | League Division One | 8 | ||||
| 1897-98 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 1897-98 | Liverpool | League Division One | 14 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Sep 1892 | Liverpool v Higher Walton | W | 8-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 24 Sep 1892 | Liverpool v Bury | W | 4-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 01 Oct 1892 | Liverpool v West Manchester | W | 3-1 | Lancashire League | |
| 15 Oct 1892 | Nantwich Town v Liverpool | W | 0-4 | FA Cup | Qualifying round |
| 22 Oct 1892 | Higher Walton v Liverpool | W | 0-5 | Lancashire League | |
| 05 Nov 1892 | Blackpool v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 19 Nov 1892 | Northwich Victoria v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | Qualifying round |
| 26 Nov 1892 | Rossendale United v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | Lancashire League | |
| 31 Dec 1892 | Liverpool v Heywood Central | W | 6-2 | Lancashire League | |
| 02 Jan 1893 | Fairfield v Liverpool | W | 1-4 | Lancashire League | |
| 07 Jan 1893 | Heywood Central v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | Lancashire League | |
| 14 Jan 1893 | West Manchester v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 11 Feb 1893 | Bury v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 18 Feb 1893 | Nelson v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | Lancashire League | |
| 25 Feb 1893 | Liverpool v Southport Central | W | 2-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 04 Mar 1893 | Liverpool v Nelson | W | 3-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 16 Mar 1893 | Liverpool v Fairfield | W | 5-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 18 Mar 1893 | Liverpool v South Shore | W | 4-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 25 Mar 1893 | Liverpool v Rossendale United | W | 2-0 | Lancashire League | |
| 15 Apr 1893 | Southport Central v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | Lancashire League | |
| 02 Sep 1893 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Sep 1893 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Sep 1893 | Ardwick v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1893 | Liverpool v Small Heath | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Sep 1893 | Notts County v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Oct 1893 | Liverpool v Middlesbrough Ironopolis | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Oct 1893 | Small Heath v Liverpool | W | 3-4 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Oct 1893 | Burton Swifts v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Nov 1893 | Walsall Town Swifts v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Nov 1893 | Liverpool v Notts County | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Nov 1893 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Dec 1893 | Liverpool v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Dec 1893 | Liverpool v Walsall Town Swifts | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Dec 1893 | Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool | W | 0-5 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Dec 1893 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1894 | Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Jan 1894 | Rotherham Town v Liverpool | W | 1-4 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Jan 1894 | Liverpool v Rotherham Town | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Jan 1894 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 03 Feb 1894 | Liverpool v Northwich Victoria | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Feb 1894 | Liverpool v Preston North End | W | 3-2 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 24 Feb 1894 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 03 Mar 1894 | Liverpool v Burton Swifts | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Mar 1894 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Mar 1894 | Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Mar 1894 | Northwich Victoria v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Mar 1894 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Apr 1894 | Burslem Port Vale v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Apr 1894 | Liverpool v Burslem Port Vale | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Apr 1894 | Liverpool v Newton Heath | W | 2-0 | Test Match | |
| 01 Sep 1894 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1894 | Burnley v Liverpool | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1894 | Liverpool v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1894 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1894 | West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1894 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1894 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1894 | Liverpool v Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1894 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1894 | Liverpool v Stoke | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1894 | Liverpool v Burnley | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1894 | Stoke v Liverpool | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1894 | Liverpool v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1894 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1894 | Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1894 | Sheffield United v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1894 | Liverpool v Small Heath | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1894 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Dec 1894 | Small Heath v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1895 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1895 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1895 | Derby County v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Jan 1895 | Liverpool v Nottingham Forest | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Feb 1895 | Barnsley St Peters v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 11 Feb 1895 | Liverpool v Barnsley St Peters | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 16 Feb 1895 | Liverpool v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-2 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 02 Mar 1895 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1895 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1895 | Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1895 | Nottingham Forest v Liverpool | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1895 | Preston North End v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1895 | Liverpool v Preston North End | L | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1895 | Notts County v Liverpool | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Sep 1895 | Loughborough v Liverpool | W | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Sep 1895 | Liverpool v Burslem Port Vale | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Sep 1895 | Liverpool v Burton Wanderers | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1895 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Oct 1895 | Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra | W | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Oct 1895 | Liverpool v Newton Heath | W | 7-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Oct 1895 | Grimsby Town v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Oct 1895 | Burslem Port Vale v Liverpool | L | 5-4 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Oct 1895 | Liverpool v Notts County | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Nov 1895 | Newton Heath v Liverpool | L | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Nov 1895 | Liverpool v Leicester Fosse | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Dec 1895 | Liverpool v Loughborough | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Dec 1895 | Darwen v Liverpool | W | 0-4 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Dec 1895 | Lincoln City v Liverpool | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1896 | Liverpool v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Jan 1896 | Rotherham Town v Liverpool | W | 0-5 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Jan 1896 | Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Jan 1896 | Liverpool v Lincoln City | W | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Feb 1896 | Liverpool v Millwall Athletic | W | 4-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 15 Feb 1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 18 Feb 1896 | Liverpool v Rotherham Town | W | 10-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Feb 1896 | Liverpool v Grimsby Town | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Feb 1896 | Burton Swifts v Liverpool | W | 0-7 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1896 | Burton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Mar 1896 | Liverpool v Burton Swifts | W | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Mar 1896 | Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool | W | 0-7 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Apr 1896 | Manchester City v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1896 | Liverpool v Small Heath | W | 4-0 | Test Match | |
| 20 Apr 1896 | Small Heath v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | Test Match | |
| 25 Apr 1896 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | Test Match | |
| 27 Apr 1896 | West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool | L | 2-0 | Test Match | |
| 01 Sep 1896 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1896 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1896 | Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1896 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1896 | Bury v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1896 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1896 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1896 | Liverpool v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1897 | Liverpool v Burton Swifts | W | 4-3 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 04 Sep 1897 | Stoke v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1897 | Liverpool v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1897 | Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1897 | Liverpool v Everton | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1897 | Liverpool v Derby County | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1897 | Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1897 | Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1897 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Dec 1897 | Sheffield United v Liverpool | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1898 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1898 | Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1898 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Jan 1898 | Liverpool v Hucknall St John's | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 05 Feb 1898 | Liverpool v Sheffield United | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1898 | Newton Heath v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 16 Feb 1898 | Liverpool v Newton Heath | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 26 Feb 1898 | Derby County v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 02 Mar 1898 | Liverpool v Derby County | L | 1-5 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.