William Douglas (footballer, born 1890)

Scottish footballer

William DouglasPersonal information

Full name|  William Rutherford Douglas[1]
Date of birth|  9 August 1890
Place of birth|  Selkirk, Scotland
Date of death|  12 November 1917(1917-11-12) (aged 27)[2]
Place of death|  Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1908–1909|  Queen's Park|  5|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Rutherford Douglas (9 August 1890 – 12 November 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]

## Personal life

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From 1906, Douglas worked for the Commercial Bank of Scotland and was appointed an accountant at the company's Biggar branch in March 1915.[3][4] He served as a lance corporal in the King's Own Scottish Borderers and Army Ordnance Corps during the First World War and died of cholera in an isolation ward in Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq on 12 November 1917.[1][2][3][4] Douglas was buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery.[2]

## Career statistics

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

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Queen's Park | 1908–09[1] | Scottish First Division | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0
Career total  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Douglas, William Rutherford". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. ^ a b "William Rutherford Douglas". NatWest Group Remembers. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
4. ^ a b "Lance Corporal William Douglas". The Coldstream & District Local History Society. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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