Dally Duncan

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Douglas "Dally" Duncan (14 October 1909 - 2 January 1990) was an Aberdeen-born football player and manager.

A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in England.^[1] He joined Derby County for £2,000 in 1932 and remained contracted to the club until 1946. During this period he earned 14 caps for the Scottish national team, scoring 7 goals between 1932 and 1937.

After "guesting" for Reading, Notts County and Nottingham Forest during World War II, Duncan moved to Luton Town as a player-coach in October 1946.^[1] He was appointed manager in June 1947 and retained the position until October 1958. He then managed Blackburn Rovers for two seasons, helping them to the FA Cup final in 1960.^[2]

Duncan ran a guest house in Brighton after his football retirement.^[1] He died in 1990, aged 80.^[2]

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	October 26, 1932	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh	Wales	2-5	2-5	BHC
2	October 4, 1933	Ninian Park, Cardiff	Wales	2-3	2-3	BHC
3	November 21, 1934	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	Wales	1-0	3-2	BHC
4	April 6, 1935	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	1-0	2-0	BHC
5	April 6, 1935	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	2-0	2-0	BHC
6	October 5, 1935	Ninian Park, Cardiff	Wales	1-0	1-1	BHC
7	November 13, 1935	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh	Ireland	2-1	2-1	BHC

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 (Hardback), Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).
^ ^a ^b Dully Duncan. Hull City OnLine. Retrieved on 2006-03-16.

[edit] External links

Dally Duncan profile at scottishfa.co.uk
International stats at Londonhearts.com

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