Douglas "Dally" Duncan (14 October 1909 – 2 January 1990) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Dally Duncan
Personal information
Full name Douglas Duncan[1]
Date of birth (1909-10-14)14 October 1909
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 2 January 1990(1990-01-02) (aged 80)
Place of death Brighton, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Aberdeen Richmond
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1932 Hull City 111 (47)
1932–1946 Derby County 261 (63)
Reading (wartime)
Notts County (wartime)
Nottingham Forest (wartime)
1946–1948 Luton Town 32 (4)
Total 404 (114)
International career
1932–1937 Scotland 14 (7)
Managerial career
1947–1958 Luton Town
1958–1960 Blackburn Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in English football.[2] He joined Derby County for £2,000 in 1932 and remained contracted to the club until 1946. During this period he earned 14 caps in the Scotland national team, scoring 7 goals between 1932 and 1937. He also received an FA Cup winners medal with Derby in 1946.

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.[2] 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.[3] The Blackburn performance included a man of the match performance by Ally MacLeod.

Duncan ran a guest house in Brighton after his football retirement.[2] He died in 1990, aged 80.[3]

International goals

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Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 October 1932 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh   Wales 2–5 2–5 BHC
2 4 October 1933 Ninian Park, Cardiff   Wales 2–3 2–3 BHC
3 21 November 1934 Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen   Wales 1–0 3–2 BHC
4 6 April 1935 Hampden Park, Glasgow   England 1–0 2–0 BHC
5 6 April 1935 Hampden Park, Glasgow   England 2–0 2–0 BHC
6 5 October 1935 Ninian Park, Cardiff   Wales 1–0 1–1 BHC
7 13 November 1935 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh   Ireland 2–1 2–1 BHC

References

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  1. ^ "Dally Duncan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
  3. ^ a b "Duglas Duncan". Hull City OnLine. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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