Neil Duffy (footballer, born 1937)

Duffy began his career in the Junior grade with north Glasgow team Ashfield[5] alongside future European Cup winner Stevie Chalmers, who stated in his autobiography that he felt Duffy was the more skilled of the pair of them.[6] Both were selected for the Scotland team at that level before stepping up to senior football.[5]

Other than a single Scottish Football League appearance on trial for Hamilton Academical,[7] his first senior club was East Stirlingshire,[8] followed by five years at Partick Thistle, during which the club made a challenge for the Scottish League title in the 1962–63 season, but lost form after delays caused by a very harsh winter.[4][5][9] In late 1964 he moved on to St Johnstone[10] in a swap deal involving Dan McLindon,[5] resuming a playing partnership with Gordon Whitelaw.[11]

Duffy then emigrated to South Africa where continued to be involved in football as a player and a coach.[5] His son, also named Neil Duffy, likewise became a footballer, growing up in South Africa and initially playing there before establishing himself in the Scottish leagues.