David Clunie

{{short description|Scottish footballer (1948–2025)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Clunie

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1948|03|16}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|04||1948|03|16}}

| death_place =

| height =

| position = Full-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Salvesen's Boys Club

| years1 = 1966–1977

| clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian

| caps1 = 224

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1977

| clubs2 = Berwick Rangers

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1977–1978

| clubs3 = St Johnstone

| caps3 = 34

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 259

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1969

| nationalteam1 = Scottish Football League XI

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1970

| nationalteam2 = Scotland U23

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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David Clunie (16 March 1948 – April 2025) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full-back for Hearts, Berwick Rangers and St Johnstone.

Clunie scored eight goals for Hearts, mainly from penalty kicks.{{Cite web|url=https://londonhearts.com/scores/newplayers/h01398.html|title = David Clunie – Hearts Career – from 07 May 1966 to 23 Apr 1977}} He was bought from Salveson Boys Club on 1 December 1964 and ended his stint with Hearts on 1 May 1977. After a year with St Johnstone, he retired.

Clunie represented the Scottish League once, in 1969.{{cite web |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/davidclunie.html |title=David Clunie |work=londonhearts.com |publisher=London Hearts Supporters' Club |accessdate=8 September 2015}} He also played twice for the Scotland under-23 team.{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=156 |title=Dave Clunie |work=fitbastats.com |accessdate=8 September 2015}}

Hearts announced the death of Clunie on 23 April 2025.[https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-mourn-the-passing-of-former-player-david-clunie-5095247 Hearts mourn the passing of former player David Clunie]