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Cornelius McQuade Duffy (1937 – 17 June 2013) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left. His most prominent spell was with Partick Thistle,[3] and he was inducted into their 'Hall of Fame' in 2009.[4]

Neil Duffy

Personal information
Full name	Cornelius McQuade Duffy
Date of birth	1937
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	17 June 2013(2013-00-00) (aged 75–76)[1]
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Ashfield
1957	→ Hamilton Academical (trial)	1	(0)
1958–1960	East Stirlingshire
1960–1964	Partick Thistle	134	(55)
1964–1967	St Johnstone	59	(22)
National team
1964[2]	SFL trial v SFA	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Duffy began his career in the Junior grade with north Glasgow team Ashfield[5] alongside future European Cup winner Stevie Chalmers, who stated in his autobiography that he felt Duffy was the more skilled of the pair of them.[6] Both were selected for the Scotland team at that level before stepping up to senior football.[5]

Other than a single Scottish Football League appearance on trial for Hamilton Academical,[7] his first senior club was East Stirlingshire,[8] followed by five years at Partick Thistle, during which the club made a challenge for the Scottish League title in the 1962–63 season, but lost form after delays caused by a very harsh winter.[4][5][9] In late 1964 he moved on to St Johnstone[10] in a swap deal involving Dan McLindon,[5] resuming a playing partnership with Gordon Whitelaw.[11]

Duffy then emigrated to South Africa where continued to be involved in football as a player and a coach.[5] His son, also named Neil Duffy, likewise became a footballer, growing up in South Africa and initially playing there before establishing himself in the Scottish leagues.

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