Duncan Currie

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Duncan Currie
Personal information
Full name Duncan Currie[1]
Date of birth 13 August 1892
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 23)[2]
Place of death near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[3]
Position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1912 Kilwinning Rangers
1912–1915 Heart of Midlothian 45 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Duncan Currie (13 August 1892 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[1]

Personal life

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Currie's brothers Bob and Sam also became footballers.[4] Currie served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed leading his platoon on the first day of the Somme.[5] During an assault on La Boisselle, he was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly.[3][6] Currie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1912–13[7] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
1913–14[7] Scottish First Division 6 0 0 0 4[b] 0 10 0
1914–15[7] Scottish First Division 35 0 — 3[c] 0 38 0
1915–16[7] Scottish First Division 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 45 0 0 0 9 0 54 0
  1. ^ 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in North Eastern Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup
  3. ^ 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup

Honours

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Heart of Midlothian

References

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