Duncan Fraser

Duncan Fraser
Personal information
Full name	Duncan Garry Fraser
Date of birth	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". 1963Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?".
Place of birth	? , Scotland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Defender
Number	6, 3
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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Duncan Fraser was a fictional footballer who played as a midfielder and appeared in the We are United comic strip in the British boys' comic Champ, the Goal of Jimmy Grant in Victor and later the Football Picture Story Monthly until 1997.

He first appeared in the strip in February 1984.^[1] His fact file on Champ was number 12 in December 1984.

Career

Club

Fraser started his career from Banks O’ Dee (apparently a small club) and then he moved to Fraserburgh. In 1983, Second Division side United paid just £15.000 for his signature.

In 83/84 he helped United win promotion which was the biggest thrill of his career, while losing to Mancastor City in the [FA Cup]] semifinal was his biggest disappointment (as of 1984). He was United’s only Scotsman in a season that most top clubs of England had at least 3 in their ranks. As Graeme Souness, Ray Wilkins and Mark Hateley moved to Italy in summer 1984 he admitted that he would like to follow their steps and play abroad, but first he would need to reach their level. He helped United win the 1986 FA Cup and the 1986 UEFA Cup and then surprising moved the Second Division Alton Rovers in 1988 and appeared in the Goal of Jimmt Grant story in Victor. Rovers paid United £1 million and Fraser playing alongside Jimmy Grant led Rovers to the Littlewoods Cup glory (against first division Liverford) and also promotion. He followed them to USA tour in summer 1989.

He returned to United where he won the European Cup a few times (his transfer was not mentioned in FPSM). In 1997 ambitious crosstown rivals Riverton City under manager Billy Ferguson (probably Scottish) offered United £6 million and Joe Pearson agreed for 34-year-old Fraser. It proved a mistake. Fraser would move to newly promoted City and help them win the league.

International

Fraser was a Scotland international.

National Teams: Scotland
Scotland: ? full international appearances.

Style of play

He was a dynamic tackling midfielder, crucial for his team’s performances. He had modelled himself on Graeme Souness as his idol watching his tapes, and biggest ambition was to play with him for Scotland. He also played as defender for United in the 1990s.

Legacy

Fraser played for 3 major English teams, winning trophies in all his spells. He was one of the most memorable midfielders in United’s history and a character that appeared in 3 publications.

Personal life

He has a younger brother Jimmy who was involved in a car accident in summer 1984. In December 1984 he stated that his biggest ambition was to earn a cap for Scotland and play with United at Wembley, something he later achieved. His favourite other team was Scotland national team and he loved visiting Scotland. He said that the best player outside the United team in the First Division was Scott Kevin Nicklish, but the most exciting player was Hedgehog Jones (Champ, 1/12/84).

Favourite player (84/85): Graeme Souness, a player he loved to watch in action and considered him as the best in Europe.

Honours

Note that all records are fictional

Alton Rovers

Second Division): 1
- 1989
League Cup: 1
- 1989

Riverton City

Premier League : 1
- 1998

Riverton United

Premier League (including (Old) First Division): ? titles'
FA Cup: ?
- 1986, 1996
League Cup: ?
European Cup: ?
- 1992
Cup Winners Cup: 1
- 1997
UEFA Cup: 1
- 1986
Mini European Nations Cup: 1
- 1984
Intercontinental Cup/World Club Championship:
Summer International Tournaments:

References

↑ Champ no1

Sources

External links

[1] Champ no1

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