Charles Church (7 July 1929 – 11 April 2010) was a Scottish amateur

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who made over 200 appearances in the

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for Queen's Park.

Personal life

Church attended

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. He was married with two sons and a daughter and worked for his family's

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company and then as a

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Honours

Queen's Park *

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: 1955–56

References

Scottish footballers Scottish Football League players Association football forwards Queen's Park F.C. players 1929 births People from Troon 2010 deaths People educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow Scotland amateur international footballers Footballers from South Ayrshire {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub