Duncan McKenzie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | Nottingham Forest | 111 | (41) |
| 1969–1970 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 1972–1973 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 6 | (7) |
| 1974–1976 | Leeds United | 66 | (27) |
| 1976 | Anderlecht | 9 | (2) |
| 1976–1978 | Everton | 48 | (14) |
| 1978–1979 | Chelsea | 15 | (4) |
| 1978–1981 | Blackburn Rovers | 74 | (16) |
| 1981 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 31 | (14) |
| 1981–82 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 1 | (0) |
| 1982 | Chicago Sting | 20 | (3) |
| 1983 | Ryoden | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Duncan McKenzie (born 10 June 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town, Leeds United, Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers in the 1970s, in Belgium for Anderlecht, in the North American Soccer League for the Tulsa Roughnecks and the Chicago Sting, and for Ryoden in Hong Kong.
McKenzie started his career with Nottingham Forest. He was loaned to Mansfield Town in exchange for emergency goalkeeper Dave Hollins. He did not establish himself in the team until the 1973/4 season, when he hit a tremendous spell of good form, scoring 26 goals in the season. As Forest were a middling Second Division team at the time, his league performances did not gain so much attention, but the team also had a great FA Cup run that season, reaching the quarter finals. The highlight of this run was the 4th Round game against Manchester City on 27 January 1974, when he made three goals and scored the fourth in a 4-1 thrashing of the First Division giants. This was probably the greatest game of his career, but he seldom hit such great heights again, despite many sublime moments subsequently.
McKenzie was signed from Leeds United by Brian Clough during his 44-day reign as manager of Leeds, and was the only one of his signings to subsequently flourish at the club. Initially, he attracted media attention for his achievements outside of the game, which included the ability to jump over a Mini and to throw a golf ball the length of a football pitch. However, once established in the Leeds side, he soon attracted attention for the quality of his footballing skills; in the 1975–76 season he established himself as Allan Clarke's striking partner, and scored 16 goals in 39 matches.
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