| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clydesdale Duncan Skene[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1945 (aged 61)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Eynsham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Falkirk Amateurs | |||
| Stenhousemuir | |||
| 1903–1906 | Queen's Park | 5 | (1) |
| 1907–1909 | Falkirk | 51 | (39) |
| 1909–1911 | Queen's Park | 20 | (7) |
| 1911–1912 | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 1913–1914 | Dundee | 12 | (7) |
| 1914– | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| –1915 | Montrose | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clydesdale Duncan Skene MM (24 June 1884 – 29 December 1945) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk, Queen's Park and Dundee as a centre forward.[1]
Personal life
Skene was the younger brother of fellow footballer Leslie Skene and attended Falkirk High School.[2][3] He served as a corporal in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1903–04[1] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1904–05[1] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Falkirk | 1906–07[4] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | |
| 1907–08[4] | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 23 | |||
| 1908–09[4] | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 13 | |||
| Total | 51 | 39 | 9 | 2 | — | 60 | 41 | |||
| Queen's Park | 1909–10[1] | Scottish First Division | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 1910–11[1] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | ||
| Falkirk | 1910–11[4] | Scottish First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 39 | 10 | 2 | — | 61 | 41 | |||
| Dundee | 1913–14[5] | Scottish First Division | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 7 | |
| Career total | 88 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 58 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
Honours
Falkirk
- Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1907–08[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Skene, Clydesdale Duncan". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Pen Pic – Clyde Skene – Falkirk FC – 1907". www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ↑ "Clyde Skene | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 116. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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