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John 'Johnny' Duncan (nicknamed "Tokey") was a Scottish football player and manager, who is most notable for his time at Leicester City. He captained the club to its greatest ever league finishes of 3rd and 2nd place in the First Division in 1927–28 and 1928–29 respectively. While also carrying much of the backroom influence at the time as he asserted the club remained faithful to Peter Hodge's passing style.〔(Leicester City celebrates 125 years of football, Part One – Leicester Fosse to Leicester City (Audio) ) bbc.co.uk, retrieved 2 April 2011〕 He later managed the club to its first ever major cup final in 1949. He has been described as "an indelible Leicester City great"〔() Our Leicestershire Sporting Greats countdown – 40 to 25, thisisleicestershire.co.uk, retrieved 19 February 2011.〕 He also holds the (joint) club record at Leicester for the most goals in a single game, scoring six goals in a 7–0 victory over Port Vale on Christmas Day 1924 (this record was later equalled by Arthur Chandler, who scored the opening goal before Duncan hit his six against Port Vale).〔(Miscellaneous Records ) LCFC.com, retrieved 31 March 2011〕 Former Leeds United and England manager Don Revie, who played under Duncan at Leicester, dedicates an entire chapter of his autobiography to Duncan, entitled "My Debt to Johnny Duncan" claiming "Until you have heard Johnny Duncan talk about Soccer then your Football Education is sadly lacking." ==Early career== He started his senior football career with Lochgelly United in the wartime Eastern League during World War I, scoring a hat-trick against Dunfermline Athletic on his debut.〔 After one year he moved on to Raith Rovers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johnny Duncan (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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