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.

Personal life

Currie's brothers Bob and Sam also became footballers. Currie served as a sergeant in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the first day of the Somme. He was shot in the right shoulder in no-man's land and died instantly during an assault on La Boisselle. Currie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Duncan Currie

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

East of Scotland Shield: 1913–14

Rosebery Charity Cup: 1913–14

Wilson Cup: 1914–15

North Eastern Cup: 1912–13

Career statistics

References

External links

Scottish men's footballers

1916 deaths

British Army personnel of World War I

1892 births

Royal Scots soldiers

Scottish Football League players

Men's association football fullbacks

Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players

Heart of Midlothian F.C. players

McCrae's Battalion

Scottish military personnel

British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme

Duncan Currie