Angus Douglas Explained

Angus Douglas
Fullname:Angus Douglas[1]
Birth Date:1 January 1889
Birth Place:Lochmaben, Scotland
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Castle Ward, England[3]
Height:5ft 8.5in
Position:Outside right
Clubs1:Lochmaben
Years2:–1906
Clubs2:Vale of Dryfe
Years3:1906–1908
Clubs3:Dumfries
Years4:1906
Clubs4:Kilmarnock (loan)
Years5:1908
Clubs5:Raith Rovers (loan)
Years6:1908–1913
Clubs6:Chelsea
Caps6:96
Goals6:11
Years7:1913–1918
Clubs7:Newcastle United
Caps7:49
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:1911
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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

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

International career

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea1908–09[8] First Division710071
1909–10First Division14200142
1910–11Second Division24660306
1911–12Second Division35210362
1912–13First Division16100161
Total96117010311
Newcastle United1913–14First Division22110231
1914–15First Division27160331
Total49270562
Career total1451314015913

Honours

Chelsea

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 84.
  2. Web site: To The Glory of God . 8 March 2019 . Newcastle United Football Club . en.
  3. Web site: Players Appearances Dj-Dz . 29 September 2019.
  4. 23 May 1908 . Dumfries player for Chelsea . Edinburgh Evening News . 6.
  5. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
  6. Web site: Glanvill . Rick . Long Read: Chelsea in the time of Spanish ‘Flu – part two . 27 May 2024 . www.chelseafc.com . en-gb.
  7. Web site: Angus Douglas Player Profile . 8 March 2019 . Stamford-Bridge.com . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Angus Douglas . 8 March 2019 . 11v11.com.