Duncan McDonald was an English

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who played in the

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for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

Career

McDonald started his career with

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side

, making his debut on 24 March 1893 in a 2–0 defeat away at

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. He only managed two further appearances for the Railwaymen in 1894–95, one in the league and the other in an embarrassing 6–3

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defeat to Fairfield. McDonald left Crewe for

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where he spent the 1895–96 season with the reserve side playing in the

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. He left at the end of the campaign and played with London-based non-league sides

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and Redhill.

Career statistics

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players West Norwood F.C. players Redhill F.C. players Place of birth missing {{England-footy-defender-stub