Duncan Currie

Duncan Currie
Personal information
Date of birth 13 August 1892
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 1 July 1916 (aged 23)[1]
Place of death Somme, France
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilwinning Rangers
1912–1915 Heart of Midlothian 45 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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.[2][3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 1912–13[4] Scottish League First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
1913–14[4] 6 0 0 0 6 0
1914–15[4] 35 0 0 0 35 0
Career total 44 0 0 0 44 0

References

  1. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "The Sporting Battalion « McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  4. 1 2 3 "Duncan Currie - Hearts Career - from 29 Aug 1912 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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