Duncan Ritchie (17 February 1886 – 21 February 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Hibernian,(Hibernian player) Ritchie, Duncan, FitbaStats Dumbarton,Duncan Ritchie Player Statistics, Sons Archive Raith Rovers, Sheffield United and Derby County,Season preview 1913/14 – Sheffield United, The Athletic News, 25 August 1913, via Play Up Liverpool bookended by spells at non-league hometown club Renton.
Having been part of Renton's surprise run in the 1906–07 Scottish Cup (beating St Bernard's then Dundee before going out to Queen's Park in the quarter-finals),Football. Association Game. Scottish Cup–Second Round, The Glasgow Herald, 25 February 1907Football. Association Game. Scottish Cup–Third Round, The Glasgow Herald, 11 March 1907 alongside his cousin, the veteran international John L. Ritchie, as well as Paddy Travers, he signed for Hibs and won the minor East of Scotland Shield in 1908Other Matches. Hibernians v. Leith, The Scotsman, 27 April 1908 via London Hearts Supporters Club but fell out of favour and spent two seasons on loan at lower-division Dumbarton.
His most productive spell was with Raith, which led him to be considered for an international cap – he played and scored in the 1912 Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial matchFootball. Anglo-Scots, 4; Home Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 12 March 1912 – and brought him to the attention of English clubs, though after moving south of the border he appears to have made little impact in two Football League seasons. He served with the Black Watch during World War I and was wounded in France in 1915.Footballer in hospital, Daily Record, 1 October 1915, via Play Up LiverpoolEnlist, The Glasgow Herald, 1 December 1914, via The Vale of Leven
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