Teddy Duckworth Explained

Teddy Duckworth
Fullname:Thomas Crook Duckworth
Birth Date:1882
Birth Place:Blackpool, England
Position:Outside right
Years1:1902
Clubs1:Blackpool
Caps1:10
Goals1:3
Years2:1903–1904
Clubs2:West Ham United
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Years3:1903–1904
Clubs3:Blackburn Rovers
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1905
Clubs4:Blackpool
Caps4:24
Goals4:2
Totalcaps:?
Totalgoals:?
Manageryears1:1921–1929
Managerclubs1:Servette
Manageryears2:1924
Managerclubs2:Switzerland
Manageryears3:1928
Managerclubs3:Switzerland
Manageryears4:1930
Managerclubs4:Servette
Manageryears5:1934–1935
Managerclubs5:Saint-Étienne
Manageryears6:1936–1940
Managerclubs6:Saint-Étienne
Manageryears7:1945–1946
Managerclubs7:Lyon

Thomas Crook "Teddy" Duckworth (born 1882) was an English professional football player and manager. As a player, he was an outside right. He played in the Football League and the Southern League for Blackpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers.

Career

Playing career

Born in Blackpool, Duckworth began his career with his hometown club in 1902. He made ten League appearances during the 1902–03 campaign, scoring three goals. He spent the 1903–04 season with West Ham, firstly, then Blackburn Rovers, back in his native Lancashire. After making just one League appearance for Rovers, he returned for a second spell with Blackpool late in the 1904–05 season, but did not make any appearances. The following term, however, he made 24 League appearances and scored two goals, before bringing his short career to a close.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, and after serving in World War I, Duckworth coached Swiss team Servette between 1921 and 1929, and again briefly in 1930.[1]

He also coached the Swiss national team at the Summer Olympics in 1924 (earning a silver medal)[2] and 1928.

He later coached French team Saint-Étienne between 1934 and 1935, and again between 1936 and 1940, and Lyon between 1945 and 1946.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.super-servette.ch/Doku/trainer_liste.pdf
  2. Web site: The 10 Most Influential Englishmen in Central European Football. 12 September 2010. 14 August 2010. Les Rosbifs.
  3. Web site: France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs. RSSSF. 30 November 2019.