| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1967 | Derry City | ? | (3) |
| 1967 | → Boston Rovers (loan) | ? | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Linfield | ? | (?) |
| 1968–1972 | Derry City | ? | (?) |
| 1972–1973 | Athlone Town | 31 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Athlone Town | 29 | (4) |
| 1975–1976 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Shelbourne | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dougie Wood (born 15 February 1940) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for eleven seasons with Derry City from 1961 to 1972 in the Irish League. He won six inter-league caps for the Irish League between 1964 and 1967, and won the Irish Cup in 1963/64, the Irish League championship and the Gold Cup in 1964/65. He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1964/65 season. [1] He also managed the club as player-manager between July 1971 and July 1972.
Early life
He attended Musselburgh Grammar School. [2]
Career
Wood represented the Boston Rovers in the summer of 1967. [3]
After Shay Keogh resigned as Shamrock Rovers manager in December 1973, Wood (along with Shay Noonan and Dick Giles) took over team affairs for the rest of the 1973/74 season.[ citation needed]
Dougie died peacefully at home, aged 82, on 3 June 2022.
References
- ^ Irish League Footballing Greats
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Friday 21 September 1956, page 14
- ^ Mahon, Eddie (1998). Derry City, "The Scottish Connection" by Kelly, Ritchie, Guildhall Press, p. 64
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- NIFL Premiership players
- Ulster Footballers of the Year
- Derry City F.C. players
- Derry City F.C. managers
- Athlone Town A.F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. managers
- United Soccer Association players
- People educated at Musselburgh Grammar School
- Boston Shamrock Rovers players
- Expatriate association football managers in the Republic of Ireland
- Footballers from Musselburgh
- Men's association football wing halves
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish football managers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1961–1967 | Derry City | ? | (3) |
| 1967 | → Boston Rovers (loan) | ? | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Linfield | ? | (?) |
| 1968–1972 | Derry City | ? | (?) |
| 1972–1973 | Athlone Town | 31 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Athlone Town | 29 | (4) |
| 1975–1976 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Shelbourne | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dougie Wood (born 15 February 1940) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for eleven seasons with Derry City from 1961 to 1972 in the Irish League. He won six inter-league caps for the Irish League between 1964 and 1967, and won the Irish Cup in 1963/64, the Irish League championship and the Gold Cup in 1964/65. He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1964/65 season. [1] He also managed the club as player-manager between July 1971 and July 1972.
Early life
He attended Musselburgh Grammar School. [2]
Career
Wood represented the Boston Rovers in the summer of 1967. [3]
After Shay Keogh resigned as Shamrock Rovers manager in December 1973, Wood (along with Shay Noonan and Dick Giles) took over team affairs for the rest of the 1973/74 season.[ citation needed]
Dougie died peacefully at home, aged 82, on 3 June 2022.
References
- ^ Irish League Footballing Greats
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Friday 21 September 1956, page 14
- ^ Mahon, Eddie (1998). Derry City, "The Scottish Connection" by Kelly, Ritchie, Guildhall Press, p. 64
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- NIFL Premiership players
- Ulster Footballers of the Year
- Derry City F.C. players
- Derry City F.C. managers
- Athlone Town A.F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. managers
- United Soccer Association players
- People educated at Musselburgh Grammar School
- Boston Shamrock Rovers players
- Expatriate association football managers in the Republic of Ireland
- Footballers from Musselburgh
- Men's association football wing halves
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish football managers