John Flett Duthie (7 January 1903 — 1969) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a wing half.

Career

Born in

Fraserburgh Fraserburgh (; sco, The Broch or ; gd, A' Bhruaich) is a town in Aberdeenshire (unitary), Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census at 13,100. It lies at the far northeast corner of Aber ...

, Duthie began his career with his local side Fraserburgh Town before joining Football League side

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

in 1922. He was unable to break into the first team, making no appearances, and returned to Scotland to play for

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. He rejoined Hartlepool the following season and made his debut on 10 November 1923 in a 0–0 draw with

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. He made three further appearances, scoring once in a 10–1 victory over St Peter's Albion in the

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, before leaving the club at the end of the season. He joined

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in 1933 but the club endured a difficult season, finishing bottom of the Third Division South, and he was released. He later played for Welsh league side Caerau and Midland Football League side Peterborough United.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duthie, John 1903 births 1969 deaths Scottish men's footballers Hartlepool United F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1914) players Norwich City F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players York City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football wing halves