- Dick Duckworth (footballer born 1906)
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Dick Duckworth Personal information Full name Richard Duckworth Date of birth 6 June 1906 Place of birth Harpurhey, Manchester, England Date of death 9 April 1983 (aged 76) Place of death Sheffield, England Playing position Full back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 19??–19?? Castleton Juniors ? (?) 1925 Rochdale 0 (0) 1926 Manchester United 0 (0) 1927 Oldham Athletic 0 (0) 1929–1931 Chesterfield 89 (4) 1932 Southport 25 (1) 1932–1933 Chester City 30 (0) 1934–1935 Rotherham United 46 (0) 1936–1938 York City 88 (0) 19??–19?? Newark Town ? (?) Teams managed 19??–19?? Newark Town 1950–1952 York City 1952–1956 Stockport County 1957–1960 Darlington 1960–1964 Scunthorpe United * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Richard 'Dick' Duckworth (6 June 1906 – 9 April 1983) was an English footballer and manager.
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Playing career
Duckworth was a utility player and began his career with Castleton Juniors, subsequently moving on to Rochdale, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Chesterfield, Southport, Chester, Rotherham United and York City. At York, he was captain when the team reached the sixth round of the FA Cup.[1]
Managerial career
Duckworth began his managerial career as player-manager with non-league Newark Town. After working as a coach with Chesterfield, he moved to manage York City in March 1950.[2] His last game as York's manager was against Stockport County on 18 October 1952, who he had agreed to join three days earlier, and took up their managerial duties following the game.[1] After four years with the club, he joined Darlington and later Scunthorpe United.[1]
He died in Sheffield in 1983, aged 76.
Family
Duckworth was the nephew of professional footballer Dick Crawshaw, who played in the Football League with Manchester City, Halifax Town and Nelson.[3]
Honours
As a player
- Third Division (North) Title winner: 1930–31
- Welsh Cup winner: 1933
As a manager
- Cheshire Bowl winner: 1952–53, 1955–56
Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To Record G W L D Win % York City March 1950 October 1952 126 40 44 42 31.8 Stockport County October 1952 May 1956 181 74 65 42 40.9 Darlington October 1957 May 1960 139 50 56 33 36.0 Scunthorpe United May 1960 November 1964 208 70 80 58 33.7 Notes
- ^ a b c Jarred, Martin; & Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0953100502.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Managers". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 125. ISBN 0907969690.
- ^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
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York City F.C. – managers Collier (1928–30) · Sherrington (1930–33) · Collier (1933–37) · Mitchell (1937–50) · Duckworth (1950–52) · Spencer (1952–53) · McCormick (1953–54) · Bartram (1956–60) · Lockie (1960–67) · Shaw (1967–68) · Johnston (1968–75) · Baker (1975) · McGuinness (1975–77) · Wright (1977–80) · Lyons (1980–81) · Randall (1981–82) · Swallow (1982) · Smith (1982–87) · Saxton (1987–88) · Swallow (1988) · Bird (1988–91) · Ward (1991–93) · Little (1993–99) · Thompson (1999–2000) · Dolan (2000–03) · Brass (2003–04) · Busby (2004–05) · McEwan (2005–07) · Walker (2007–08) · Redfearn (2008) · Foyle (2008–10) · Porter (2010) · Torpey (2010) · Mills (2010–)
Stockport County F.C. – managers Stewart (1894–1911) · Lewis (1911–14) · Ashworth (1914–19) · Williams (1919–24) · Scotchbrook (1924–26) · Hyde (1926–31) · Wilson (1932–33) · Westgarth (1934–36) · Kelly (1936–38) · Hunt (1939) · Marshall (1939–49) · Beattie (1949–52) · Duckworth (1952–56) · Moir (1956–60) · Flewin (1960–63) · Porteous (1963–65) · Quigley (1965–66) · Meadows (1966–69) · Galbraith (1969–70) · Woods (1970–71) · Doyle (1972–74) · Meadows (1974–75) · Hopkinson (1975) · Chapman (1975–76) · Quigley (1976–77) · Thompson (1977–78) · Summerbee (1978–79) · McGuigan (1979–82) · Webster (1982–85) · Murphy (1985) · Chapman (1985–86) · Melia (1986) · Murphy (1986–87) · Hartford (1987–89) · Bergara (1989–95) · Jones (1995–97) · Megson (1997–99) · Kilner (1999–2001) · Madden (2001) · Palmer (2001–03) · Hollins (2003) · McIlroy (2003–04) · Lillis (2004) · Turner (2004–05) · Gannon (2005–09) · Ablett (2009–10) · Simpson (2010–11) · Ward (2011) · Mathias (2011) · Hamann (2011) · Gannon (2011–)
(c) caretaker; (p) player manager; (s) secretary Scunthorpe United F.C. – managers Allcock (1915–36) · Crilly (1936–37) · Allcock (1937–46) · Harper (1946–48) · Allcock (1948–50) · Jones (1950–51) · Corkhill (1952–56) · Suart (1956–58) · McShane (1958–59) · Lambton (1959) · Soo (1959–60) · Duckworth (1960–64) · Goodwin (1964–66) · Burkinshaw (1966–67) · Ashman (1967–73) · Bradley (1973–74) · Rooks (1974–76) · Ashman (1976–81) · Duncan (1981–83) · Clarke (1983–84) · Barlow (1984–87) · Money (1987) · Buxton (1987–91) · Green (1991–93) · Money (1993–94) · Moore (1994–96) · Buxton (1996–97) · Lillis (1997) · Laws (1997–2004) · Wilcox (2004) · Laws (2004–06) · Adkins (2006–10) · Baraclough (2010–2011) · Knill (2011–)
Categories:- 1906 births
- People from Harpurhey
- 1983 deaths
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- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
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- Rotherham United F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Newark Town F.C. players
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- Stockport County F.C. managers
- Darlington F.C. managers
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- The Football League managers
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