{{Short description|Scottish footballer (1892–1916)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Duncan Currie | fullname = Duncan Currie<ref name="Litster">{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}</ref> | birth_date = 13 August 1892 | birth_place = Kilwinning, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age |1916|7|1|1892|8|13|df=y}}<ref name="CWGC" /> | death_place = near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France<ref name="lochnagarcrater" /> | position = Full back | years1 = {{0|0000}}–1912 | clubs1 = Kilwinning Rangers | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1912–1915 | clubs2 = Heart of Midlothian | caps2 = 45 | goals2 = 0 }}
'''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.<ref name="Litster" />
== Personal life == Currie's brothers Bob and Sam also became footballers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=(20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour |url=https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100580149?mode=transcription |access-date=22 April 2020 |website=National Library of Scotland}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Phil |date=8 November 2008 |title=Hearts team that will never be forgotten |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/hearts-team-that-will-never-be-forgotten-fjq37qrsf9p |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 October 2024 |website=The Times}}</ref> During an assault on La Boisselle, he was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly.<ref name="lochnagarcrater">{{Cite web |title=Serjeant Duncan Currie |url=https://www.lochnagarcrater.org/docs/16/currie-18999.pdf |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=Lochnagar Crater}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sporting Battalion |url=http://www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk/the-sporting-battalion/ |access-date=17 September 2016 |website=McCraes Battalion Trust}}</ref> Currie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.<ref name="CWGC">{{CWGC|id=758078|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="4" |Heart of Midlothian |1912–13<ref name="londonhearts">{{Cite web |title=Duncan Currie – Hearts Career – from 29 Aug 1912 to 04 Dec 1915 |url=https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/newplayers/h00749.html |access-date=17 June 2017 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}</ref> |Scottish First Division |3 |0 |0 |0 |2<ref group="lower-alpha">1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in North Eastern Cup</ref> |0 |5 |0 |- |1913–14<ref name="londonhearts" /> |Scottish First Division |6 |0 |0 |0 |4<ref group="lower-alpha">2 appearances in East of Scotland Shield, 2 appearances in Rosebery Charity Cup</ref> |0 |10 |0 |- |1914–15<ref name="londonhearts" /> |Scottish First Division |35 |0 | colspan="2" |— |3<ref group="lower-alpha">1 appearance in East of Scotland Shield, 1 appearance in Wilson Cup, 1 appearance in Rosebery Charity Cup</ref> |0 |38 |0 |- |1915–16<ref name="londonhearts" /> |Scottish First Division |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !45 !0 !0 !0 !9 !0 !54 !0 |} <references group="lower-alpha" />
== Honours == '''Heart of Midlothian''' * East of Scotland Shield: 1913–14<ref>{{Cite web |title=1914-04-30 Thu Hibernian 0 Hearts 1 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/191404301.html |access-date=14 September 2017 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}</ref> * Rosebery Charity Cup: 1913–14<ref>{{Cite web |title=1914-05-09 Sat Hibernian 2 Hearts 3 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/191405091.html |access-date=14 September 2017 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}</ref> * Wilson Cup: 1914–15<ref>{{Cite web |title=1915-01-01 Fri Hibernian 1 Hearts 2 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/191501011.html |access-date=14 September 2017 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}</ref> * North Eastern Cup: 1912–13<ref>{{Cite web |title=1913-01-02 Thu Hearts 3 Falkirk 0 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/191301021.html |access-date=14 September 2017 |website=www.londonhearts.com}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{Lives of WWI|id=1061537}}
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