Duncan Currie

Duncan Currie (13 August 1892 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football full back who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[1]

Duncan Currie

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	near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[3]
Playing position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1912	Kilwinning Rangers
1912–1915	Heart of Midlothian	45	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Currie's brothers Bob and Sam also became footballers.[4] Currie served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the first day of the Somme.[5] He was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly during an assault on La Boisselle.[3][6] Currie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

• East of Scotland Shield: 1913–14[7]
• Rosebery Charity Cup: 1913–14[8]
• Wilson Cup: 1914–15[9]
• North Eastern Cup: 1912–13[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	1912–13[11]	Scottish First Division	3	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	1913–14[11]		6	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	0
	1914–15[11]		35	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	38	0
	1915–16[11]		1	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			45	0	0	0	9	0	54	0

1. 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in North Eastern Cup
2. 2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup
3. 1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
3. "Serjeant DUNCAN CURRIE" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
4. "(20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour – National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
5. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
6. "The Sporting Battalion «  McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
7. "1914-04-30 Thu Hibernian 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
8. "1914-05-09 Sat Hibernian 2 Hearts 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
9. "1915-01-01 Fri Hibernian 1 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
10. "1913-01-02 Thu Hearts 3 Falkirk 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
11. "Duncan Currie – Hearts Career – from 29 Aug 1912 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

External links

• Duncan Currie on Lives of the First World War