Alex Duchart
Alexander Duchart (3 May 1933 – 14 December 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger for Hibernian,[1] Third Lanark, Southend United,[2] East Fife, Dumbarton and Falkirk before transferring into the English Southern League (Non-League) at that time to Yiewsley F.C.[1] Having spent only a few months at Yiewsley, Duchart transferred back to Scotland to Brechin City. From Brechin, he finished his career by moving into the Highland Football League with Inverness Caledonian.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Duchart | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 2022 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Petershill | |||
| 1953–1955 | Hibernian | 3 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Third Lanark | 19 | (6) |
| 1956–1957 | Southend United | 8 | (2) |
| 1957–1959 | East Fife | 59 | (33) |
| 1959–1961 | Dumbarton | 46 | (21) |
| 1961–1963 | Falkirk | 43 | (19) |
| Yiewsley | |||
| Caledonian | |||
| Total | 178 | (81) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Duchart died on 14 December 2022, at the age of 89.[2][3][4]
References
- Throwback Thursday | Call The Duke, Michael White, Falkirk FC, 5 August 2020
- "Alex Duchart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- @SUEPAssoc (14 December 2022). "It is with great sadness that we learned that our oldest member Alex Duchart (aged 89) passed away this afternoon after a short illness" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 December 2022 – via Twitter.
- "REST IN PEACE ALEX DUCHART". Falkirk FC. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links
- Alex Duchart at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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