Duncan Currie
Scottish footballer (1892–1916)
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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]
Full name
Duncan Currie[1]
Date of birth
13 August 1892
Place of birth
Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death
1 July 1916 (aged 23)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Currie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (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 | |||
Personal life
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
| 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 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in North Eastern Cup
- 2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup
- 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup
Honours
Heart of Midlothian
- East of Scotland Shield: 1913–14[8]
- Rosebery Charity Cup: 1913–14[9]
- Wilson Cup: 1914–15[10]
- North Eastern Cup: 1912–13[11]
