Angus Douglas

Scottish footballer

Angus DouglasPersonal information

Full name|  Angus Douglas[1]
Date of birth|  1 January 1889
Place of birth|  Lochmaben, Scotland
Date of death|  14 December 1918(1918-12-14) (aged 29)[2]
Place of death|  Castle Ward, England[3]
Position(s)|  Outside right
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
0000–1906|  Lochmaben|  |
1906–1908|  Dumfries|  |
1906|  → Kilmarnock (loan)|  |
1908|  → Raith Rovers (loan)|  |
1908–1913|  Chelsea|  96|  (11)
1913–1918|  Newcastle United|  49|  (2)
International career
1911|  Scotland|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angus Douglas (1 January 1889 – 14 December 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 140 appearances in the Football League for Chelsea and Newcastle United as an outside right. He was capped by Scotland at international level.

## Club career[edit]

A "tricky" outside right,[4] Douglas began his career in Scotland with hometown club Lochmaben and transferred to Dumfries in 1906.[5] In 1908, he moved to England to join First Division club Chelsea.[6] He made 103 appearances and scored 11 goals in four-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge and was a part of the club's 1911–12 Second Division promotion-winning team.[6][7][8] After failing to appear at all during the early months of the 1913–14 season, Douglas transferred to First Division club Newcastle United in November 1913.[6] He made 56 appearances and scored two goals for the club before the cessation of competitive football due to the outbreak of the First World War.[7]

## International career[edit]

Douglas won one cap for Scotland, in a 2–0 British Home Championship victory over Ireland in March 1911.[4]

## Personal life[edit]

Douglas worked in the munitions industry during the First World War and died of Spanish flu in December 1918,[9] one month after the Armistice.[2]

## Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Chelsea | 1908–09[7] | First Division | 7  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 1
1909–10[7] | 14  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 2
1910–11[7] | Second Division | 24  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 30  | 6
1911–12[7] | 35  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 36  | 2
1912–13[7] | First Division  | 16  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 1
Total  | 96  | 11  | 7  | 0  | 103  | 11
Newcastle United | 1913–14[7] | First Division  | 22  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 23  | 1
1914–15[7] | 27  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 33  | 1
Total  | 49  | 2  | 7  | 0  | 56  | 2
Career total  | 145  | 13  | 14  | 0  | 159  | 13

## Honours[edit]

Chelsea

* Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1911–12[7][8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 84\. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. ^ a b "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
3. ^ "Players Appearances Dj-Dz". Retrieved 29 September 2019.
4. ^ a b Angus Douglas at the Scottish Football Association
5. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
6. ^ a b c "Angus Douglas Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Angus Douglas". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
8. ^ a b Chelsea F.C. at the Football Club History Database
9. ^ "Legends – Willie Ferguson". QosFC. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Angus Douglas at the Scottish Football Association

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals