England Players - Andy Ducat

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Andy Ducat	Woolwich Arsenal FC, Aston Villa FC 6 caps, 1 goal P 6 W 3 D 1 L 2 F 11: A 9 58% successful 1910-20 disciplined: none captaincies: none minutes played: 540

Profile
Full name	Andrew Ducat
Born	16 February 1886 in Brixton, London [registered in Lambeth, March 1886]. Attended Brewery Road School and Compton House School, Brixton
Census Notes	According to the 1891 census, the young Andrew is the only child to Scottish (Forfar) father, Andrew, a carpenter, and mother, Florence Alice (née Crabb). They live at 27 Ducie Street, Lambeth, with his widowed grandmother, Eleanor Crabb, and his aunty Gertrude Crabb.
	According to the 1901 census, Andrew was now living with his parents and aunty Gertrude at 7 Hermitage Road in Prittlewell, Rochford. His father is a builder.
	According to the 1911 census, Andrew is now a Professional Footballer with Woolwich Arsenal FC and a Professional Cricketer with Surrey CC, still living with his parents in his aunty Gertrude's house, at 20 Drayton Road in West Ealing. His father is now a joiner.
Married	to Vera Barbour [registered in Brentford, Middlesex, June 1914].
Died	23 July 1942 at the wicket, Lords Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, London, aged 56 years 157 days [registered in Marylebone, London, September 1942].
Death notes	That Ducat should collapse and die, bat in hand, was the last thing anyone would have expected of such a well-set-up, vigorous, healthy-looking and careful-living man. Evidence of those in the field proved clearly that he expired directly after playing a stroke and as he prepared to receive another ball, for he was dead when carried to the pavilion. The medical report gave the cause of death as failure of a heart that showed signs of definite weakness. The loss of Ducat in this way may be attributed to the war, but for which there would not have been the Home Guard for him to join. His Surrey Unit were playing their Sussex brothers-in-arms, and Ducat was not out at lunch-time. On resuming, he raised his score from 12 to 29 before the catastrophe occurred. - ESPNCricInfo
Height/Weight	5' 10", 11st. 11lbs [1910].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Played local football in Southend-on-Sea, including schoolboys as a full-back, Westcliff Athletic FC and Southend Athletic FC, from where Woolwich Arsenal FC signed him in February 1905. In June 1912, Aston Villa FC acquired Ducat's services for £1500. Returning to London and Fulham FC in May 1921 for £2000, retiring three years later in May 1924. After giving up the post as Fulham FC manager, Ducat returned to Amateur status and joined the Casuals club.
Club honours	FA Cup winner 1919-20;
Individual honours	x
Distinctions	A noted first-class cricketer with Surrey CCC (1906-31) and one test appearance for England in 1921 alongside Wally Hardinge.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
Managerial Career
Club(s)	Upon retiring from playing with Fulham FC in May 1924, Ducat become the club's manager, a post he held until May 1926.
England Career
Player number	346th player to appear for England.
Position(s)	Right-half
First match	No. 105, 12 February 1910, Ireland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at The Solitude Ground, Belfast, aged 23 years 361 days.
Last match	No. 123, 23 October 1920, England 2 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Roker Park, Sunderland, aged 34 years 248 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1909-10, 1919-20, 1920-21;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
Held differing positions in differing jobs, including sports outfitter, journalism and hotel management. He was the cricket coach at Eton College 1931-36. He was a sports reporter at the time of his death. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.91/2.

Andy Ducat - Career Statistics
Squads	Apps	Comp. Apps	Starts	Sub on	Sub off	Mins.	Goals	Goals Av.min	Comp. Goals	Capt.	Disc.
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	- min	-	-	None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

Andy Ducat - Match Record - All Matches

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Andy Ducat - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt

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Andy Ducat - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
*WCP*	0	0	0	0	0	0	=0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	=0
*WCF*	0	0	0	0	0	0	=0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	=0
World Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
*ECP*	0	0	0	0	0	0	=0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	=0
*ECF*	0	0	0	0	0	0	=0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	=0
European Championship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
British Championship	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Friendly	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Andy Ducat - Match Record - Tournament Matches

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Andy Ducat - Match History

Club: Woolwich Arsenal F.C. - 3 full caps
Coach: FA Committee - 6 full capsx

Age 22

1 105 12 February 1910 - Ireland 1 England 1, Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast BC AD Start rh

Age 23

2 106 14 March 1910 - Wales 0 England 2, Arms Park, Cardiff BC AW Start rh

3 107 2 April 1910 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow AL Start rh

Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 3 full caps

Age 34

4 121 15 March 1920 - England 1 Wales 2, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London BC HL Start rh

5 122 10 April 1920 - England 5 Scotland 4, Hillsborough, Sheffield HW Start rh

6 123 23 October 1920 - England 2 Ireland 0, Roker Park, Sunderland BC HW Start rh

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