John Duffy (footballer, born 1943)

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John Duffy
Personal information
Full name John Duffy [1]
Date of birth(1943-09-06)6 September 1943 [1]
Place of birth Dunfermline, [1] Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1961 Raith Rovers 7 (0)
1961–1963 Dunfermline Athletic 5 (0)
1963–1964 Darlington 10 (1)
1965 Slavia Melbourne
1966–1967 Sydney Hakoah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Duffy (born 6 September 1943) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left half in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic and in the English Football League for Darlington. [2] He then played in the Victoria State League for Slavia Melbourne and for Sydney Hakoah in New South Wales Division 1, earning representative honours for both states. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 161. ISBN   978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. Persoglia, Tony & Stock, Greg. "Australian Player Database: Du". OzFootball. Retrieved 15 January 2015.