Clyde Skene Explained

Clyde Skene
Fullname:Clydesdale Duncan Skene
Birth Date:24 June 1884
Birth Place:Larbert, Scotland
Death Place:Eynsham, England
Position:Centre forward
Clubs1:Falkirk Amateurs
Clubs2:Stenhousemuir
Years3:1903–1906
Clubs3:Queen's Park
Caps3:5
Goals3:1
Years4:1907–1909
Clubs4:Falkirk
Caps4:51
Goals4:39
Years5:1909–1911
Clubs5:Queen's Park
Caps5:20
Goals5:7
Years6:1911–1912
Clubs6:Falkirk
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:1912–1913
Clubs7:Stenhousemuir
Years8:1913–1914
Clubs8:Dundee
Caps8:12
Goals8:7
Years9:1914–
Clubs9:Dunfermline Athletic
Years10:–1915
Clubs10:Montrose

Clydesdale Duncan Skene (24 June 1884 – 29 December 1945) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk, Queen's Park and Dundee as a centre forward.[1]

Personal life

Skene was the younger brother of fellow footballer Leslie Skene and attended Falkirk High School.[2] [3] He served as a corporal in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueScottish CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park1903–04Scottish First Division10000010
1904–0541000041
Total51000051
Falkirk1906–07[4] Scottish First Division342155
1907–082823403223
1908–092012312313
Total5139926041
Queen's Park1909–10Scottish First Division166311[5] 1208
1910–1141000041
Total25831112910
Falkirk1910–11Scottish First Division001010
Total51391026141
Dundee1913–14[6] Scottish First Division12700127
Career total88541331110258
  1. Web site: Skene, Clydesdale Duncan . 24 October 2016 . QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website.
  2. Web site: The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 2 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725002946/https://queensparkfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Appendix-2.pdf . 25 July 2020 . 24 October 2016 . 14.
  3. Web site: Pen Pic – Clyde Skene – Falkirk FC – 1907 . 28 December 2016 . www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk.
  4. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  5. Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  6. Web site: Clyde Skene Player Statistics Dundee . 22 November 2022 . Dee Archive . en.

Honours

Falkirk