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Duncan Currie

Duncan Currie

Scottish footballer (1892–1916)

Duncan Currie (13 August 1892 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[1]

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Personal life

Currie's brothers Bob and Sam also became footballers.[4] 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.[5] He was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly during an assault on La Boisselle.[3][6] Currie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Career statistics

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  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]
    Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. [2]
    "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Serjeant Duncan Currie" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    "(20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. [5]
    "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. [7]
    "1914-04-30 Thu Hibernian 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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    "1914-05-09 Sat Hibernian 2 Hearts 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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    "1915-01-01 Fri Hibernian 1 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. [10]
    "1913-01-02 Thu Hearts 3 Falkirk 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. [11]
    "Duncan Currie – Hearts Career – from 29 Aug 1912 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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