Douglas "Dally" Duncan (14 October 1909 – 2 January 1990) was a Scottish

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player and

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. A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in

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. He joined

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for £2,000 in 1932 and remained contracted to the club until 1946. During this period he earned 14

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in the Scotland national team, scoring 7 goals between 1932 and 1937. He also received an

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winners medal with Derby in 1946. After "guesting" for

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and

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during

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, Duncan moved to

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as a player-coach in October 1946. He was appointed manager in June 1947 and retained the position until October 1958. He then managed

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for two seasons, helping them to the

final in

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. The Blackburn performance included a man of the match performance by

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. Duncan ran a guest house in

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after his football retirement. He died in 1990, aged 80.

International goals

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References

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International stats
at Londonhearts.com 1909 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Aberdeen Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Hull City A.F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Reading F.C. wartime guest players Notts County F.C. wartime guest players Nottingham Forest F.C. wartime guest players Luton Town F.C. players Scotland men's international footballers English Football League players Scottish football managers Luton Town F.C. managers Blackburn Rovers F.C. managers English Football League managers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub