Scott Duncan (footballer)

Scott Duncan
Duncan with Newcastle United in 1908
Personal information
Full name Adam Scott Mathieson Duncan
Date of birth (1888-11-02)2 November 1888
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 3 October 1976(1976-10-03) (aged 87)
Place of death Helensburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
Dumbarton Oakvale
Dumbarton Corinthians
Clydebank Juniors
Shettleston Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1908 Dumbarton 30 (2)
1908–1913 Newcastle United 73 (10)
1913–1919 Rangers 101 (26)
Celtic (guest) 2 (0)
1918–1920 Dumbarton 28 (2)
1920–1922 Cowdenbeath ? (?)
1922–1923 Dumbarton 0 (0)
Managerial career
1923–1925 Hamilton Academical (secretary)
1925–1932 Cowdenbeath (secretary)
1932–1937 Manchester United (secretary)
1937–1955 Ipswich Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Scott Mathieson Duncan[1] (2 November 1888 – 3 October 1976) was a Scottish football player and manager, who played as an outside right. He made over 100 appearances for Rangers, played in England for Newcastle United, winning the Football League title in 1908–09. He also had three spells with Dumbarton, and played for Cowdenbeath and guested for Celtic. As a manager, he led Hamilton Academical and Cowdenbeath before going to England, where he managed Manchester United and then Ipswich Town, the latter for 18 years.

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 80. ISBN 1899468676.