Duncan Shearer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Duncan Nichol Shearer | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Fort William, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Clachnacuddin | ? | (?) |
| 1983–1986 | Chelsea | 2 | (1) |
| 1986–1988 | Huddersfield Town | 83 | (38) |
| 1988–1992 | Swindon Town | 159 | (78) |
| 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | (1) |
| 1992–1997 | Aberdeen | 157 | (53) |
| 1997–2002 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 55 | (17) |
| Total | 462 | (188) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | Scotland | 7 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2008 | Buckie Thistle | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Duncan Nichol Shearer (born 28 August 1962 in Fort William) is a former Scottish footballer, currently coaching the 'Development squad' at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. During his playing career, Shearer predominantly played for Huddersfield Town, Swindon, Aberdeen and Inverness CT. He also captained the Scotland 'B' team and played seven times for the full Scotland national team.
Since his retirement from playing, Shearer has had spells as assistant manager at Aberdeen and Inverness CT, as well as managing in the Highland League with Buckie Thistle. He is the brother of fellow former Clachnacuddin and English League player, Dave Shearer. He also played shinty as a youth.
Shearer began his career as a 20-year-old striker at Scottish Highland Football League Club,Inverness Clachnacuddin FC. From Clachnacuddin FC, he moved to Chelsea in 1983, before going on to play for a number of English clubs including Huddersfield, Swindon Town and Blackburn Rovers.
While playing in the Highland League with Clachnacuddin, the then Aberdeen manager, Alex Ferguson, watched Shearer on several occasion and subsequently invited him to play in an Aberdeen reserve team match on a Wednesday evening at Pittodrie. However, early in the afternoon of the game, the Chairman of Clachnucuddin received a telephone call from Aberdeen to inform him that the reserve fixture that evening had been cancelled. The Chairman had to rush down to Inverness Railway Station and 'haul' Shearer off the train to Aberdeen. No further invitations for a trial at Aberdeen materialised. However, later in his career, Shearer did get the opportunity to sign for the Dons.
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