Gordon Durie

Gordon Durie

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Scott Durie
Date of birth	6 December 1965 (1965-12-06) (age 45)
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	East Fife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1984	East Fife	81	(26)
1984–1986	Hibernian	47	(14)
1986–1991	Chelsea	123	(51)
1991–1993	Tottenham Hotspur	58	(11)
1993–2000	Rangers	125	(44)
2000–2001	Heart of Midlothian	16	(3)
Total		450	(149)
National team
1987–1998	Scotland	43	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gordon Scott Durie (born 6 December 1965 in Paisley), known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.

Playing career

During his career he played for East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Hearts. He was also capped 43 times by Scotland, scoring 7 goals. Durie scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Latvia that clinched qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

His spell with Chelsea from 1986 to 1991 yielded 51 league goals and a Second Division title medal, and in his subsequent two-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur he was scorer of the North London club's first FA Premier League goal in a 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace on 22 August 1992.^[2]

The most successful period of his career came while playing for Rangers, where he was part of the side that won nine Scottish league championships in a row, joining after their fifth successive triumph in 1993. He also added further titles in 1999 and 2000 after Celtic had disrupted their winning run.

Earlier in his career, he was part of the Chelsea side that won the Football League Second Division title in 1989.

Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1.

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 1989	Dinamo Stadion, Zagreb	Yugoslavia	1–0	1–3	WCQG5
2	1 May 1991	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	San Marino	2–0	2–0	ECQG2
3	11 September 1991	Wankdorf Stadion, Bern	Switzerland	1–2	2–2	ECQG2
4	13 November 1991	Hampden Park, Glasgow	San Marino	3–0	4–0	ECQG2
5	26 May 1996	Veteran's Stadium, New Britain CT	United States	1–0	1–2	Friendly
6	11 October 1997	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Latvia	2–0	2–0	WCQG4
7	12 November 1997	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne	France	1–1	1–2	Friendly

Coaching career

Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.^[3]

Personal life

His son, Scott Durie, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.^[4]

In February 2006, Durie and two friends were convicted of a breach of the peace and fined £100 in relation to an incident at Waverley station in November 2004. They were cleared on a charge of assaulting a railway worker, while an allegation that they had struggled with the arresting police officers was deleted during the trial.^[5]

References

1. ^ Archer, Ian (12 October 1997). "Scotland's heroes join the final party". Mail on Sunday. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/mail-on-sunday-london-england-the/mi_8003/is_1997_Oct_12/scotlands-heroes-join-party/ai_n35791816/. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
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3. ^ "Gordon Durie makes East Fife return as coach". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/9186759.stm. 
4. ^ "East Fife sign defender Scott Durie from Rangers". BBC Sport. 5 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/8790347.stm. Retrieved 5 July 2010. 
5. ^ "Gordon Durie cleared in assault case". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 February 2006. http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Gordon-Durie-cleared-in-assault.2749895.jp. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 

External links

• Gordon Durie career stats at Soccerbase
• Gordon Durie, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
• Gordon Durie at scottishfa.co.uk
• Gordon Durie at National-Football-Teams.com
• International Appearances at londonhearts.com Scotland section

Persondata
Name	Durie, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	December 6, 1965
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death