Duncan Currie

Duncan Currie (13 August 1892 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back 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]
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1912	Kilwinning Rangers
1912–1915	Heart of Midlothian	45	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 leading his platoon on the first day of the Somme.^[5] During an assault on La Boisselle, he was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly.^[3][6] Currie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.^[2]

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[7]	Scottish First Division	3	0	0	0	2[a]	0	5	0
	1913–14[7]	Scottish First Division	6	0	0	0	4[b]	0	10	0
	1914–15[7]	Scottish First Division	35	0	—		3[c]	0	38	0
	1915–16[7]	Scottish First Division	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

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

• East of Scotland Shield: 1913–14^[8]
• Rosebery Charity Cup: 1913–14^[9]
• Wilson Cup: 1914–15^[10]
• North Eastern Cup: 1912–13^[11]