Daniel Currie (1935 – 1992) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right, primarily for Clyde,Clyde: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database winning the Scottish Cup with the club in 1957–58,Senior Football Players from the Vale of Leven in the 20th Century | Danny Currie, The Vale of Leven StoryScottish Cup For Clyde, The Glasgow Herald, 28 April 1958 plus the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup a month later,Charity Cup Final: Clyde's easy victory, Glasgow Herald, 13 May 1958 followed by the Glasgow Cup five months after that.Clyde Win Glasgow Cup With Fine Display, The Glasgow Herald, 23 October 1958
He also played at senior level for Queen of the South,Queen of the South: 1946/47 - 2013/14, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database played four times for the Scotland under-23 teamScotland U23 player Currie, Dan, FitbaStats and was selected for an international trial match in 1958Scottish trial match at Easter Road , Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958, via Partick Thistle History Archive which led to him being placed on the shortlist for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad, though ultimately he did not make the final pool.
He later emigrated to Canada with his family in June 1973, playing for local teams in the Brantford, Ontario area. He died in July 1992.Obituary | Mary Smith Currie, Thorpe Brothers Funeral Home & Chapel, 15 November 2014
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