| Doug Rankin | |
| Fullname: | Edwin Douglas Rankin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Originalteam: | Guild Scouts, Geelong |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Statsend: | 1939 |
| Years1: | 1938–1939 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 9 (8) |
Edwin Douglas Rankin (21 December 1915 - 7 January 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Rankin was the son of Teddy Rankin, a former Geelong player who made 180 VFL appearances for the club.[4] [5] Doug's half brothers, Cliff and Bert, both also played over 100 games with Geelong.[5] [6] [7] Other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong.[8]
A Guild Scouts recruit, Rankin played nine games for Geelong as a forward, five in the 1938 VFL season and four in the 1939 season.[5] [9] In April 1939 he suffered a serious knee injury, from which he struggled to recover.[10]