| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Burness Duncan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 2014 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Rutherglen, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1951 | Baillieston Juniors | ||
| 1951–1955 | Celtic[3] | 8 | (2) |
| 1955–1957 | St Mirren[4] | 2 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Dundee United[5] | 11 | (0) |
| 1958–1960 | Albion Rovers[6] | 64 | (13) |
| 1960–1961 | Stranraer[7] | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 86 | (16) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Burness Duncan (10 December 1930 – 1 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left.
Duncan started his senior career with Celtic having been signed from Baillieston Juniors and scored on his debut against St Mirren on 1 November 1952, at age 22. He went on to make nine appearances for the Celtic Park club (contributing six appearances and one goal – an equaliser in an Old Firm derby – to the 1953–54 Scottish Division A title, the first championship since the 1930s)[8] before being released in 1955.[9] He also played for St Mirren (barely featuring in two seasons), Dundee United,[2] Albion Rovers and Stranraer.
References
- ↑ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- 1 2 Jim Duncan, Arab Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ CELTIC : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ ALBION ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ STRANRAER : 1955/56 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ Celtic profile, fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Death of former Celt, Jimmy Duncan, Celtic FC, 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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