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 (175 cm)[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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. 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.


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