Dick Duckworth (footballer, born 1906)

Dick Duckworth
Personal information
Full name	Richard Duckworth
Date of birth	6 June 1906
Place of birth	Harpurhey, Manchester, England
Date of death	9 April 1983 (aged 76)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Castleton Juniors
1925	Rochdale
1926	Manchester United
1927	Oldham Athletic
1929–1931	Chesterfield
1932	Southport
1932–1933	Chester
1934–1935	Rotherham United
1936–1938	York City
	Newark Town
Managerial career
	Newark Town
1950–1952	York City
1952–1956	Stockport County
1957–1960	Darlington
1960–1964	Scunthorpe United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Duckworth (6 June 1906 – 9 April 1983) was an English football player and manager.

Playing career

Duckworth was a utility player and began his career with Castleton Juniors, subsequently moving on to Rochdale, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Chesterfield, Southport, Chester, Rotherham United and York City. At York, he was captain when the team reached the sixth round of the FA Cup.^[2]

Managerial career

Duckworth began his managerial career as player-manager with non-league Newark Town. After working as a coach with Chesterfield, he moved to manage York City in March 1950.^[3] His last game as York's manager was against Stockport County on 18 October 1952, who he had agreed to join three days earlier, and took up their managerial duties following the game.^[2] After four years with the club, he joined Darlington and later Scunthorpe United. During his time at Scunthorpe he steered the club to its highest-ever league finish of 4th in Division Two in 1962. However, the club were relegated two years later, and Duckworth was sacked after a bad start to the following season. It proved to be his last role in club management.^[2]

He died in Sheffield in 1983, aged 76.

Family

Duckworth was the son of professional footballer Dick Duckworth, who spent the majority of his career with Manchester United, and the nephew of fellow professional Dick Crawshaw, who played in the Football League with Manchester City, Halifax Town and Nelson.^[4]

Honours

As a player

Chesterfield

Third Division (North) Title winner: 1930–31

Chester City

Welsh Cup winner: 1933

As a manager

Stockport County

Cheshire Bowl winner: 1952–53, 1955–56

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	L	D	Win %
York City	England	March 1950	October 1952	126	40	44	42	31.8
Stockport County	England	October 1952	May 1956	181	74	65	42	40.9
Darlington	England	October 1957	May 1960	139	50	56	33	36.0
Scunthorpe United	England	May 1960	November 1964	208	70	80	58	33.7

Notes

^ "York City. New attack to cure old faults". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
^ Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Managers". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. Breedon Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.

External links

Dick Duckworth management career statistics at Soccerbase

[1] "York City. New attack to cure old faults". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.

[Citizens_and_minstermen_31-2] Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 31. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.

[Complete_record_125-3] Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Managers". York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. Breedon Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.

[4] Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.

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