John Pearson Duncan (22 February 1949 – 8 October 2022) was a Scottish
football player and
manager
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. He guided
Chesterfield
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to the
FA Cup
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semi-finals in 1997.
Playing career
Born in
Dundee, Duncan played as a
forward
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for
Dundee,
Tottenham Hotspur
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,
Derby County
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Founded in 188 ...
,
Scunthorpe United, and also represented the
Scottish League XI
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.
Managerial career
Duncan managed
Scunthorpe United,
Hartlepool United
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,
Chesterfield
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Places Canada
* Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
and
Ipswich Town
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.
Duncan's first managerial role was at Scunthorpe United. After a brief spell at Hartlepool United, Duncan was appointed Chesterfield manager in the summer of 1983 and led them to the
Fourth Division title in 1985.
After keeping the club in the
Third Division the following season, he was appointed Ipswich Town manager in the summer of 1986 following their relegation to the
Second Division
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.
Duncan led Ipswich to top-half finishes in the Second Division but was sacked in 1990 after failing to lead promotion challenges.
After leaving Ipswich, Duncan became a teacher at a
Suffolk school before returning to Chesterfield in February 1993.
In his second spell at the club, Chesterfield won the
Division Three
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playoffs in 1995
and reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1996-97, losing to
Middlesbrough
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in a replay.
Duncan was sacked by Chesterfield in April 2000 after their relegation back to Division Three.
[Chesferfield FC Official Website, 22 Jun 2008]
. Retrieved 23 April 2009. He was awarded a testimonial by Chesterfield in 2002.
Duncan spent four seasons managing
Loughborough University from 2007, winning the Midland Combination League Cup in 2008 and the League title and promotion to the
Midland Football Alliance
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in 2009.
Duncan joined the
League Managers Association
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History
The union was founded in 3045 as ...
in 2009, eventually becoming technical manager.
References
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1949 births
2022 deaths
Chesterfield F.C. managers
Derby County F.C. players
Dundee F.C. players
Association football forwards
Hartlepool United F.C. managers
Ipswich Town F.C. managers
People associated with Loughborough University
Footballers from Dundee
Scottish Football League players
Scottish football managers
Scottish footballers
Scunthorpe United F.C. managers
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
English Football League players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Scottish Football League representative players
English Football League managers
Broughty Athletic F.C. players