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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Pearson Duncan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-02-22)22 February 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 2022(2022-10-08) (aged 73) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Broughty Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1975 | Dundee | 121 | (64) |
| 1975–1979 | Tottenham Hotspur | 103 | (53) |
| 1979–1981 | Derby County | 36 | (12) |
| 1981–1983 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 269 | (129) | |
| International career | |||
| 1973 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1983 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| 1983 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 1983–1987 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1987–1990 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 1993–2000 | Chesterfield | ||
| 2007–2011 | Loughborough University | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Pearson Duncan (22 February 1949 – 8 October 2022)[3] was a Scottishfootball player andmanager. He guidedChesterfield to theFA Cup semi-finals in 1997.[4]
Born inDundee, Duncan played as aforward forDundee,Tottenham Hotspur,Derby County,Scunthorpe United, and also represented theScottish League XI.[citation needed]
Duncan managedScunthorpe United,Hartlepool United,Chesterfield andIpswich Town.[5]
Duncan's first managerial role was at Scunthorpe United. After a brief spell at Hartlepool United, Duncan was appointed Chesterfield manager in the summer of 1983 and led them to theFourth Division title in 1985.[5] After keeping the club in theThird Division the following season, he was appointed Ipswich Town manager in the summer of 1986 following their relegation to theSecond Division.
Duncan led Ipswich to top-half finishes in the Second Division but was dismissed in 1990 after failing to lead promotion challenges.[5] After leaving Ipswich, Duncan became a teacher at aSuffolk school before returning to Chesterfield in February 1993.[5] In his second spell at the club, Chesterfield won theDivision Three playoffs in 1995[5] and reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1996–97, losing toMiddlesbrough in a replay.[5]
Duncan was dismissed by Chesterfield in April 2000 after their relegation back to Division Three.[6] He was awarded a testimonial by Chesterfield in 2002.[5]
Duncan spent four seasons managingLoughborough University from 2007, winning the Midland Combination League Cup in 2008 and the League title and promotion to theMidland Football Alliance in 2009.[7]
Duncan joined theLeague Managers Association in 2009, eventually becoming technical manager.[5]
The League Managers Association named an award in honour of him in 2023, the LMA John Duncan Award.[8] The award is given to an individual chosen by the LMA board who has either accomplished something significant in the field of football or stands for the values of passion and service to football that he embodied. The inaugural award winner wasLou Macari.[8]
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