Career
McQueen was a goalkeeper as a schoolboy, but later switched to centre-back. He was signed at the age of 18 by Street Mirren. He soon had scouts from other clubs monitoring his progress, and it was Leeds who finally offered £30,000 in 1973, seeing him as a long-term replacement for the ageing Jack Charlton.
Charlton played for some of the 1973 season, but had decided to quit as it drew to a close.
With Charlton gone and Madeley used as the team"s player-of-all-positions, McQueen was in the team for most of the 1973-1974 season. At the end of the season, McQueen was called up to the Scotland squad and made his international debut against Belgium.
McQueen and Hunter excelled at the back the following season, notably in Leeds" campaign in the European Cup, during which McQueen scored three goals. McQueen was suspended for the final after being sent off in the semi-final against Barcelona.
Leeds lost 2–0 in the final to Bayern Munich.
On signing he famously stated that "99% of players want to play for Manchester United and the rest are liars". He had declared only weeks earlier in Shoot magazine that he wanted to stay at Leeds United for his whole career. He also was in the team which lost the League Cup final to Liverpool in the same season.
He coached abroad and then briefly managed Airdrieonians and coached his old club, Street Mirren.
He left the club when Robson did, and became a pundit for Sky Sports. lieutenant was announced on 29 April 2008 that he returned to Middlesbrough as an assistant scout, along with fellow former Middlesbrough player David Mills.