Duncan Currie

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 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]

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[8] Scottish League First Division 3 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 5 0
1913–14[8] 6 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 10 0
1914–15[8] 35 0 — 3[lower-alpha 3] 0 38 0
1915–16[8] 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. 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). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Sporting Battalion « McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "1914-04-30 Thu Hibernian 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "1914-05-09 Sat Hibernian 2 Hearts 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "1915-01-01 Fri Hibernian 1 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "1913-01-02 Thu Hearts 3 Falkirk 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Duncan Currie – Hearts Career – from 29 Aug 1912 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.


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