Jimmy Duncan (footballer, born 1930)

James Burness Duncan (10 December 1930 – 1 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left.

Jimmy Duncan
Personal information
Full name James Burness Duncan
Date of birth (1930-12-10)10 December 1930
Place of birth Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1 December 2014(2014-12-01) (aged 83)
Place of death Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1951 Baillieston Juniors
1951–1955 Celtic[3] 8 (2)
1955–1957 St Mirren[4] 2 (0)
1957–1958 Dundee United[5] 11 (0)
1958–1960 Albion Rovers[6] 64 (13)
1960–1961 Stranraer[7] 1 (0)
Total 86 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Duncan started his senior career with Celtic having been signed from Baillieston Juniors and scored on his debut against St Mirren on 1 November 1952, at age 22. He went on to make nine appearances for the Celtic Park club (contributing six appearances and one goal – an equaliser in an Old Firm derby – to the 1953–54 Scottish Division A title, the first championship since the 1930s)[8] before being released in 1955.[9] He also played for St Mirren (barely featuring in two seasons), Dundee United,[2] Albion Rovers and Stranraer.

References edit

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Jim Duncan, Arab Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ CELTIC : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  6. ^ ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  7. ^ STRANRAER : 1955/56 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
  8. ^ Celtic profile, fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ^ Death of former Celt, Jimmy Duncan, Celtic FC, 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.