Chris Duffy (footballer, born 1918)

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Chris Duffy
Personal information
Full name Christopher Duffy[1]
Date of birth (1918-10-21)21 October 1918
Place of birth Methil, Scotland
Date of death 20 February 1978(1978-02-20) (aged 59)
Place of death Consett, England
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Wellesley Juniors[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1945 Leith Athletic 63 (13)
1946–1953 Charlton Athletic 162 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Duffy (21 October 1918 – 20 February 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger in the English Football League. He scored the only goal for Charlton Athletic in extra time in the 1947 FA Cup Final, against Burnley.[3]

Duffy, a fast and intelligent winger, first came to Charlton Athletic as a war time guest player. A modest fee of £330 persuaded his home club, Leith Athletic[2] to relinquish his services when he was demobilised from the armed forces. His appearance against Burnley was his third Cup Final. He aided Charlton against Chelsea in the 1944 "South" Final and against Derby County the following year.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chris Duffy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "The Cup winners – the fifties". The Observer. 3 February 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Chris Duffy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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