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Gordon Durie Personal information Full name Gordon Scott Durie Date of birth 6 December 1965 Place of birth Paisley, Scotland Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club East Fife Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1981–1984 East Fife 81 (26) 1984–1986 Hibernian 47 (14) 1986–1991 Chelsea 123 (51) 1991–1993 Tottenham Hotspur 58 (11) 1993–2000 Rangers 125 (44) 2000–2001 Heart of Midlothian 16 (3) Total 450 (149) National team 1987–1998 Scotland 43 (7) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Gordon Scott Durie (born 6 December 1965 in Paisley), known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.
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Playing career
During his career he played for East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Hearts. He was also capped 43 times by Scotland, scoring 7 goals. Durie scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Latvia that clinched qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1]
His spell with Chelsea from 1986 to 1991 yielded 51 league goals and a Second Division title medal, and in his subsequent two-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur he was scorer of the North London club's first FA Premier League goal in a 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace on 22 August 1992.[2]
The most successful period of his career came while playing for Rangers, where he was part of the side that won nine Scottish league championships in a row, joining after their fifth successive triumph in 1993. He also added further titles in 1999 and 2000 after Celtic had disrupted their winning run.
Earlier in his career, he was part of the Chelsea side that won the Football League Second Division title in 1989.
Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1.
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 6 September 1989 Dinamo Stadion, Zagreb Yugoslavia
1–0 1–3 WCQG5 2 1 May 1991 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle San Marino
2–0 2–0 ECQG2 3 11 September 1991 Wankdorf Stadion, Bern Switzerland
1–2 2–2 ECQG2 4 13 November 1991 Hampden Park, Glasgow San Marino
3–0 4–0 ECQG2 5 26 May 1996 Veteran's Stadium, New Britain CT United States
1–0 1–2 Friendly 6 11 October 1997 Celtic Park, Glasgow Latvia
2–0 2–0 WCQG4 7 12 November 1997 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne France
1–1 1–2 Friendly Coaching career
Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.[3]
Personal life
His son, Scott Durie, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.[4]
In February 2006, Durie and two friends were convicted of a breach of the peace and fined £100 in relation to an incident at Waverley station in November 2004. They were cleared on a charge of assaulting a railway worker, while an allegation that they had struggled with the arresting police officers was deleted during the trial.[5]
References
- ^ Archer, Ian (12 October 1997). "Scotland's heroes join the final party". Mail on Sunday. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/mail-on-sunday-london-england-the/mi_8003/is_1997_Oct_12/scotlands-heroes-join-party/ai_n35791816/. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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- ^ "Gordon Durie makes East Fife return as coach". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/9186759.stm.
- ^ "East Fife sign defender Scott Durie from Rangers". BBC Sport. 5 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/8790347.stm. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Gordon Durie cleared in assault case". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 February 2006. http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Gordon-Durie-cleared-in-assault.2749895.jp. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
External links
- Gordon Durie career stats at Soccerbase
- Gordon Durie, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Gordon Durie at scottishfa.co.uk
- Gordon Durie at National-Football-Teams.com
- International Appearances at londonhearts.com Scotland section
1988–89 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Tony Coton · DF: David Bardsley · DF: Graham Roberts · DF: Colin Hendry · DF: Tony Dorigo · MF: Neil McNab · MF: Gary McAllister · MF: John Sheridan · FW: Gordon Durie · FW: Ian Wright · FW: David CurrieGordon Durie – Scotland squads Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- People from Paisley
- Premier League players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scotland B international footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- UEFA Euro 1992 players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- People educated at Inverkeithing High School
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