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]
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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 |
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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