Chris Duffy (footballer, born 1918)

Chris Duffy

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Duffy[1]
Date of birth	(1918-10-21)21 October 1918
Place of birth	Methil, Scotland
Date of death	20 February 1978(1978-02-20) (aged 59)
Place of death	Consett, England
Position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
	Wellesley Juniors[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1945	Leith Athletic	63	(13)
1946–1953	Charlton Athletic	162	(33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christopher Duffy (21 October 1918 – 20 February 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger in the English Football League. He scored the only goal for Charlton Athletic in extra time in the 1947 FA Cup Final, against Burnley.^[3]

Duffy, a fast and intelligent winger, first came to Charlton Athletic as a war time guest player. A modest fee of £330 persuaded his home club, Leith Athletic^[2] to relinquish his services when he was demobilised from the armed forces. His appearance against Burnley was his third Cup Final. He aided Charlton against Chelsea in the 1944 "South" Final and against Derby County the following year.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Chris Duffy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "The Cup winners – the fifties". The Observer. 3 February 2002. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

External links

• Chris Duffy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database