Duncan Alan Jupp (born 25 January 1975) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. Born in England, he earned nine caps with the
Scotland U21 national team.
Career
Jupp began his career as a trainee with
Fulham
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where he made more than 100 appearances before he moved to
Wimbledon
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for £200,000. He later had spells with
Notts County and
Luton Town before joining
Southend United, where he helped the club to two consecutive promotions - including scoring the decisive goal in the
Football League Two Playoff final in 2005 against
Lincoln City; his only goal for the club.
He signed for Gillingham on 22 May 2006 and made his debut in the 2–1 home win over
Huddersfield Town on 5 August. He left the club by mutual consent on 17 December 2007. He joined
Bognor Regis Town in January 2008.
Jupp, who also worked as a football coach at
Dorset House School
Dorset House School is a co-educational preparatory school near Pulborough in West Sussex, England. There are 146 pupils, made up of 81 boys and 65 girls, whose ages range from 4yrs to 13yrs.
History
The school was founded in 1784 as Totteridge ...
in nearby
Pulborough
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, announced his retirement from football in July 2009. However, in September 2010, he made a comeback and returned to Bognor.
Honours
Individual
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PFA Team of the Year
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:
1994–95 Third Division,
1995–96 Third Division
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
English people of Scottish descent
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Premier League players
English Football League players
Southend United F.C. players
Luton Town F.C. players
Notts County F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Wimbledon F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
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