| Neil Duffy | |
| Fullname: | Cornelius McQuade Duffy |
| Height: | 5ft 6in |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1937[1] |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 17 June [2] |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Ashfield |
| Years2: | 1957 |
| Clubs2: | → Hamilton Academical (trial) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1958–1960 |
| Clubs3: | East Stirlingshire |
| Years4: | 1960–1964 |
| Clubs4: | Partick Thistle |
| Caps4: | 134 |
| Goals4: | 55 |
| Years5: | 1964–1967 |
| Clubs5: | St Johnstone |
| Caps5: | 59 |
| Goals5: | 22 |
| Years6: | – |
| Nationalyears1: | 1964[3] |
| Nationalteam1: | SFL trial v SFA |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Cornelius McQuade Duffy (7 March 1937 – 17 June 2013) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left. His most prominent spell was with Partick Thistle,[4] and he was inducted into their 'Hall of Fame' in 2009.[5]
Duffy began his career in the SJFA with north Glasgow team Ashfield[6] 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.[7] Both were selected for the Scotland team at that level before stepping up to senior football.[6]
Other than a single Scottish Football League appearance on trial for Hamilton Academical,[8] his first senior club was East Stirlingshire,[9] 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.[5] [6] [10] In late 1964 he moved on to St Johnstone[11] in a swap deal involving Dan McLindon,[6] resuming a playing partnership with Gordon Whitelaw.[12]
Duffy then immigrated to South Africa where continued to be involved in football as a player and a coach.[6] 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.