| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Currie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 23)[2] | ||
| Place of death | nearOvillers-la-Boisselle, France[3] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1912 | 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 professionalfootballer who played as afull back in theScottish League forHeart of Midlothian.[1]
Currie's brothersBob andSam also became footballers.[4] Currie served as asergeant inMcCrae's Battalion of theRoyal Scots during theFirst World War and was killedleading his platoon on thefirst day of the Somme.[5] During an assault onLa Boisselle, he was shot in the right shoulder inno-man's land and died instantly.[3][6] Currie is commemorated on theThiepval Memorial.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1912–13[7] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1913–14[7] | Scottish First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1914–15[7] | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16[7] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
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