fullname youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals position article_title name
james duncan strathmore 1889 1891 -- 1893 1889 strathmore sheffield united 0 2 scotland 0 1 outside left james duncan -lrb- outside left -rrb-
 james duncan
james duncan -lrb- outside left -rrb-

james duncan was a scottish footballer who played for sheffield united as an outside left signed in 1889 , he had answered united 's advert in the scottish press asking for players to form a club , playing regularly for the bramall lane side for their inaugural season which consisted mainly of friendly fixtures .
at the end of the first season it was suggested that he had returned to scotland along with several of his team-mates .
in december 1891 however he began to feature for the blades once more , playing a number of games between then and the end of that season , although only making two league appearances .
during the following summer the local press reported that he had again returned north of the border but the club continued to list him as a player , retaining his registration for another year , despite him making no further appearances .
