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]
Height|  5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[4]
Position(s)|  Outside right
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Lochmaben|  |
0000–1906|  Vale of Dryfe|  |
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

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A "tricky" outside right,[5] Douglas began his career in Scotland with local clubs Lochmaben and Vale of Dryfe.[6][7] He transferred to Dumfries in 1906.[6] In May 1908, Douglas moved to England to join First Division club Chelsea.[4] He made 103 appearances and scored 11 goals in 4+1⁄2 years at Stamford Bridge and was a part of the club's 1911–12 Second Division promotion-winning team.[8][9][10] After failing to appear at all during the early months of the 1913–14 season,[8] Douglas transferred to First Division club Newcastle United for a fee "a shade under £2,000" in November 1913.[4] 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.[9]

## International career

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Douglas won one cap for Scotland, in a 2–0 British Home Championship victory over Ireland in March 1911.[5]

## Personal life

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While a footballer for Newcastle United, Douglas lived in Gosforth.[4] He worked as a shell machinist for the Elswick Ordnance Company in Newcastle upon Tyne during the First World War.[4] Douglas began a relationship with local girl Nancy Thompson and their daughter Betty was born on 3 April 1918.[4] Both died of Spanish flu, within three days of each other, in December 1918,[4] one month after the Armistice.[2] Their daughter Betty, then an orphan, was raised by a maternal aunt.[4]

## Career statistics

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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[9] | First Division | 7  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 1
1909–10[9] | First Division  | 14  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 2
1910–11[9] | Second Division | 24  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 30  | 6
1911–12[9] | Second Division  | 35  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 36  | 2
1912–13[9] | First Division  | 16  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 1
Total  | 96  | 11  | 7  | 0  | 103  | 11
Newcastle United | 1913–14[9] | First Division  | 22  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 23  | 1
1914–15[9] | First Division  | 27  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 33  | 1
Total  | 49  | 2  | 7  | 0  | 56  | 2
Career total  | 145  | 13  | 14  | 0  | 159  | 13

## Honours

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Chelsea

* Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1911–12[9][10]

## References

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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 c d e f g h Glanvill, Rick. "Long Read: Chelsea in the time of Spanish 'Flu – part two". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. ^ a b Angus Douglas at the Scottish Football Association
6. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
7. ^ "Dumfries player for Chelsea". Edinburgh Evening News: 6. 23 May 1908.
8. ^ a b "Angus Douglas Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Angus Douglas". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
10. ^ a b Chelsea F.C. at the Football Club History Database

## External links

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* Angus Douglas at the Scottish Football Association

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