Doug Baillie Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.airdriefc.com/1516news/200216/Greatest-XI---4.-Centre-Back Greatest XI - 4. Centre Back
  2. http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1502 (Rangers player) Baillie, Doug
  3. News: Brown back at Wembley with a mission . Brown, by then playing for Falkirk, almost missed the party. "Myself and two team-mates - Doug Baillie, who's now a reporter for the Sunday Post, and John Lambie, who manages Partick Thistle - went for lunch in the West End. The sweet was so long coming that the other two fled after the main course to get the tube to Wembley.". The Independent. London. 8 November 1999. 13 February 2011. Shaw. Phil.
  4. News: Former Rangers and Airdrie star dies after short illness . 19 February 2022 . Daily Record . 19 February 2022.