Doug Baillie | |
Fullname: | Douglas Rae Daw Collier Baillie |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1937 |
Birth Place: | Douglas Water, Scotland |
Position: | Centre-half |
Youthclubs1: | Douglas Water Thistle[1] |
Youthyears2: | 1952–1953 |
Youthclubs2: | Airdrieonians |
Years1: | 1953–1956 |
Clubs1: | Airdrieonians |
Caps1: | 35 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 1956 |
Clubs2: | Swindon Town |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1956–1960 |
Clubs3: | Airdrieonians |
Caps3: | 88 |
Goals3: | 10 |
Years4: | 1960–1964 |
Clubs4: | Rangers |
Caps4: | 31 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1964–1965 |
Clubs5: | Third Lanark |
Caps5: | 19 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 1965–1969 |
Clubs6: | Falkirk |
Caps6: | 104 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Years7: | 1969–1970 |
Clubs7: | Dunfermline Athletic |
Caps7: | 21 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 299 |
Totalgoals: | 25 |
Nationalyears1: | 1955–1958 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Douglas Rae Daw Collier Baillie (27 January 1937 – 19 February 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half in the Scottish Football League and the Football League. He was a backup squad member at Rangers during three of the club's title-winning seasons in the early 1960s, playing a handful of matches in each.[2] He also made over 100 league appearances for both Airdrieonians and Falkirk.
After retiring as a player, Baillie became a football journalist, working for The Sunday Post.[3] Baillie died on 19 February 2022, at the age of 85.[4]