Douglas "Dally" Duncan (14 October 1909 – 2 January 1990) was a Scottish football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Duncan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1990 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Brighton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aberdeen Richmond | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1932 | Hull City | 111 | (47) |
| 1932–1946 | Derby County | 261 | (63) |
| → Reading (wartime) | |||
| → Notts County (wartime) | |||
| → Nottingham Forest (wartime) | |||
| 1946–1948 | Luton Town | 32 | (4) |
| Total | 404 | (114) | |
| International career | |||
| 1932–1937 | Scotland | 14 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947–1958 | Luton Town | ||
| 1958–1960 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in English football.[2] He joined Derby County for £2,000 in 1932 and remained contracted to the club until 1946. During this period he earned 14 caps in the Scotland national team, scoring 7 goals between 1932 and 1937. He also received an FA Cup winners medal with Derby in 1946.
After "guesting" for Reading, Notts County and Nottingham Forest during World War II, Duncan moved to Luton Town as a player-coach in October 1946.[2] He was appointed manager in June 1947 and retained the position until October 1958. He then managed Blackburn Rovers for two seasons, helping them to the FA Cup final in 1960.[3] The Blackburn performance included a man of the match performance by Ally MacLeod.
Duncan ran a guest house in Brighton after his football retirement.[2] He died in 1990, aged 80.[3]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 October 1932 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |  Wales |
2–5 | 2–5 | BHC |
| 2 | 4 October 1933 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales |
2–3 | 2–3 | BHC |
| 3 | 21 November 1934 | Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen | Wales |
1–0 | 3–2 | BHC |
| 4 | 6 April 1935 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  England |
1–0 | 2–0 | BHC |
| 5 | 6 April 1935 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | England |
2–0 | 2–0 | BHC |
| 6 | 5 October 1935 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Wales |
1–0 | 1–1 | BHC |
| 7 | 13 November 1935 | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |  Ireland |
2–1 | 2–1 | BHC |
References
edit- ^ "Dally Duncan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ^ a b "Duglas Duncan". Hull City OnLine. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
External links
edit- Dally Duncan at the Scottish Football Association
- Dally Duncan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- International stats at Londonhearts.com
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