Clydesdale Duncan Skene (24 June 1884 – 29 December 1945) was a Scottish amateur

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who played in the Scottish League for

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

, Queen's Park and

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as a

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Personal life

Skene was the younger brother of fellow footballer

Leslie Skene Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene MC (22 August 1882 – 29 October 1959) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper. He also played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Hibernian and ...

and attended

Falkirk High School Falkirk High School is a high school located in Falkirk, Stirlingshire that was founded in 1886. It is a non-denominational six-year fully comprehensive school, situated approximately one mile from the centre of the town. It serves a widespr ...

. He served as a corporal in the

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during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.

Career statistics

Honours

Falkirk * Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1907–08

References

1884 births Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players British Army personnel of World War I Men's association football forwards Queen's Park F.C. players Royal Field Artillery soldiers Stenhousemuir F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Montrose F.C. players 1945 deaths Recipients of the Military Medal People educated at Falkirk High School Footballers from Falkirk (council area) {{Scotland-footy-forward-1880s-stub