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Duncan Currie
Personal information
Date of birth 13 August 1892
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 23)[1]
Place of death near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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 football full back who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[2]

Personal life

Currie's brother Bob was also a footballer.[2] Currie served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the first day of the Somme. He was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly during an assault on La Boisselle.[3][4][2][5] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1912–13[10] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
1913–14[10] 6 0 0 0 4[b] 0 10 0
1914–15[10] 35 0 — 3[c] 0 38 0
1915–16[10] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Serjeant DUNCAN CURRIE" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Life story: Duncan Currie". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "The Sporting Battalion «  McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "1914-04-30 Thu Hibernian 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ^ "1914-05-09 Sat Hibernian 2 Hearts 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "1915-01-01 Fri Hibernian 1 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ^ "1913-01-02 Thu Hearts 3 Falkirk 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d "Duncan Currie – Hearts Career – from 29 Aug 1912 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.


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