Duncan McIvor (11 November 1883 – 18 November 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family One of the five children of John McIvor (1851–1938),Deaths: McIvor, The Age, (Thursday, 2 June 1938), p. 1.Mr. John McIvor, The Benalla Standard, (Friday, 3 June 1938), p. 7. and Janet Elizabeth McIvor (1858–1914), née Fleming,Marriage: McIvor—Fleming, The Kerang Times and Swan Hill Gazette, (Friday, 9 February 1883), p. 2.Deaths: McIvor, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 December 1914), p. 1. Duncan McIvor was born at Hawkinston, near Kerang, Victoria, on 11 November 1883.Birth: McIvor, The Kerang Times and Swan Hill Gazette, (Tuesday, 13 November 1883), p. 2.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.3618/1885.Note that his application to join the First AIF has his birth year as 1884.
Football McIvor played in 29 games during four seasons over six years for Collingwood in the VFL.AFL Tables.AustralianFootball.com.Collingwood Forever. He played on the half-back flank for Collingwood in the team's 1910 Grand Final win over Carlton.
McIvor played in Collingwood's loss to Essendon in the 1911 Grand Final. This was his last game for over two years until he returned to play one more game in round 10, 1914, a win over Carlton.
First AIF On 24 June 1918 he applied for enlistment in the First AIF. His application to enlist was rejected, on medical grounds, on 4 July 1918.Service Record.
Death He died at Randwick, New South Wales on 18 November 1930.About People, The Numurkah Leader, (Tuesday, 16 December 1930), p. 2.Funerals: McIvor, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Thursday, 20 November 1930), p. 7.
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References World War One Service Record: Duncan McIvor, National Archives of Australia.
External links
Duncan McIvor, at Collingwood Forever.