Duncan Ritchie (footballer, born 1886)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 February 1968 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Renton | ||
| 1907–1911 | Hibernian | 41 | (2) |
| 1909–1911 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 1911–1912 | Raith Rovers | 32 | (4) |
| 1912–1913 | Sheffield United | 13 | (1) |
| 1913–1914 | Derby County | 2 | (0) |
| 1914–1918 | Renton | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Duncan Ritchie (17 February 1886 – 21 February 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Hibernian,[1] Dumbarton,[2] Raith Rovers, Sheffield United and Derby County,[3] bookended by spells at non-league hometown club Renton.[4]
Having been part of Renton's surprise run in the 1906–07 Scottish Cup (beating St Bernard's then Dundee before going out to Queen's Park in the quarter-finals),[5][6] alongside his cousin, the veteran international John L. Ritchie, as well as Paddy Travers, he signed for Hibs and won the minor East of Scotland Shield in 1908[7] but fell out of favour and spent two seasons on loan at lower-division Dumbarton.
His most productive spell was with Raith, which led him to be considered for an international cap – he played and scored in the 1912 Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match[8] – and brought him to the attention of English clubs, though after moving south of the border he appears to have made little impact in two Football League seasons.[citation needed] He served with the Black Watch during World War I and was wounded in France in 1915.[9][10]
