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A Scott Duncan

Town Manager: 12/11/1937 to 7/8/1955

First Game: 13/11/1937 Hoffman Athletic (away) 3-0 (FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round)

Last Game: 30/04/1955 Notts County (away) 1-2 (Div 2)

Honours: Division 3 (South) Champions 1953/54

Club Management Detail

	League						Cup/Play-offs						Overall
	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Comments
1937-38	24	12	5	7	59	35	2	1	0	1	4	2	26	13	5	8	63	37	3rd in Southern League
1938-39	42	16	12	14	62	52	7	3	2	2	15	7	49	19	14	16	77	59	7th in Division 3 (South)
1945-46	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	8	6	4	2	0	2	8	6
1946-47	42	16	14	12	61	53	3	1	1	1	2	1	45	17	15	13	63	54	6th in Division 3 (South)
1947-48	42	23	3	16	67	61	1	0	0	1	2	4	43	23	3	17	69	65	4th in Division 3 (South)
1948-49	42	18	9	15	78	77	1	0	0	1	0	3	43	18	9	16	78	80	7th in Division 3 (South)
1949-50	42	12	11	19	57	86	4	2	1	1	5	7	46	14	12	20	62	93	17th in Division 3 (South)
1950-51	46	23	6	17	69	58	2	1	0	1	2	3	48	24	6	18	71	61	8th in Division 3 (South)
1951-52	46	16	9	21	63	74	6	2	3	1	13	9	52	18	12	22	76	83	17th in Division 3 (South)
1952-53	46	13	15	18	60	69	6	2	3	1	15	11	52	15	18	19	75	80	16th in Division 3 (South)
1953-54	46	27	10	9	82	51	7	4	2	1	13	12	53	31	12	10	95	63	1st in Division 3 (South) - Champions
1954-55	42	11	6	25	57	92	2	0	1	1	2	5	44	11	7	26	59	97	21st in Division 2 - Relegated
Totals	460	187	100	173	715	708	45	18	13	14	81	70	505	205	113	187	796	778

Club Management Summary

	P	W	D	L	F	A	% Won	% Drawn	% Lost
League	460	187	100	173	715	708	40.65%	21.74%	37.61%
Cup/Play-offs	45	18	13	14	81	70	40.00%	28.89%	31.11%
Overall	505	205	113	187	796	778	40.59%	22.38%	37.03%

Our comments

Born 1888. Debuts for Dumbarton (1907). Transferred to Newcastle United (1908). Wins League Championship Medal and FA Cup Winners Medal in consecutive season's (1909 and 1910). Joins Glasgow Rangers (1913). Completes a unique double during the First World War when he guests for Glasgow Celtic. Managerial apprenticeship served at Hamilton Academicals and Cowdenbeath before taking the helm at Manchester United in 1932. Wins the Second Division Title in 1936. Appointed Town manager in 1937 and becomes Towns first Football League Manager when they are elected to the Football League for the 1937/38 Season. Wins Division Three (South) Championship in 1954. Steps down as Manager in 1955 but stays with the club as Secretary for a further three years before retiring to Scotland. Dies aged 88 (1976). (2003-12-15)

Your comments

Paul (Man Utd): Just a couple of minor points: He wasn`t in the Newcastle FAC winning side of 1910, and he died on October 3 1976 aged 87. All the best for the remainder of the season. (2008-01-18)

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