Duncan Joseph McVey (2 March 1938 - 8 February 2010) was a New Zealand footballer and General Practitioner who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dr Duncan Joseph McVey | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 8 February 2010 | ||
Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Northern | |||
International career | |||
1962 | New Zealand | 1 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Biography
editDuncan Joseph McVey was born on 2 March 1938 in Baillieston, a working-class neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland, to Anthony Peter McVey, a boilermaker, and Mary Jane Johnstone. He had an older brother, two younger brothers, and a younger sister.
The family lived at 74 South Scott Street until, when Duncan was 13, they emigrated to New Zealand aboard the Tamaroa, leaving Southampton on 16 November 1951.[2]
McVey made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 2 June 1962, McVey and Trefor Pugh scoring twice each for New Zealand.[3][4]
In later life, McVey went on to become a GP and died on 8 February 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 71.
References
edit- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61Z9-2RG?cc=1609792&wc=MP7G-3YF%3A119260101%2C119038001%2C119102001 : 3 July 2019), Wellington > 1951 > Tamaroa > image 7 of 11; Archives New Zealand, Wellington. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "A-International Lineups 1960-1979". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.