Alexander Duchart (3 May 1933 – 14 December 2022) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for

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, East Fife,

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and

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before transferring into the English Southern League (Non-League) at that time to Yiewsley F.C.Throwback Thursday Call The Duke
Michael White, Falkirk FC, 5 August 2020 Having spent only a few months at Yiewsley, Duchart transferred back to Scotland to

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. From Brechin, he finished his career by moving into the

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with Inverness Caledonian. Duchart died on 14 December 2022, at the age of 89.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchart, Alex 1933 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Falkirk Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Southern Football League players Highland Football League players English Football League players Petershill F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Southend United F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Caledonian F.C. players Hillingdon Borough F.C. players