Bill Duncan
Full nameWilliam Duncan
Birth date14 March 1880
Birth placeCondorrat, Scotland
PositionGoalkeeper
Clubs 1St Mirren
Clubs 2Celtic
Clubs 3Airdrieonians
Years 41915–1921
Clubs 4Bethlehem Steel
Years 51922–1923
Clubs 5Fall River United
Caps 53
Goals 50

William Duncan (born 14 March 1880) was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played professionally in Scotland and the United States.

Duncan was born in Condoratt, Scotland. He began his career with St Mirren F.C. At some point, he moved to Celtic F.C. where he won the 1909–10 league championship.[1] He also played for Airdrieonians He then moved to the United States where in 1915, he signed with Bethlehem Steel of the National Association Football League. Duncan and his teammates won the 1915 National Challenge Cup.[2] He would go on to win the Cup another three times with Bethlehem, in 1916, 1918 and 1919.[3] In 1919, Duncan was part of the Bethlehem Steel tour of South America.[4] In 1922, he joined Fall River United in the American Soccer League. He played only three games with the team before retiring,[5] but not before playing against the Dick, Kerr Lady Soccer Team.[6]

References

  1. ^ Scotland - Championship Winning Teams 1900-1920
  2. ^ "Bethlehem Champs Of United States". (2 May 1915). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.64 col.1
  3. ^ U.S. Open Cup Medal Winners
  4. ^ Team Will Visit Brazil; New York Times; 20 July 1919
  5. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ()
  6. ^ "The Dick, Kerr Ladies Soccer Tour, 1922". Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2008.