Dougie Wood

Dougie Wood
Personal information
Date of birth 15 February 1940(1940-02-15)
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
Playing position 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 ? (0)
1973-1974 Shamrock Rovers 12 (0)
1974-1977 Athlone Town ? (4)
1977-1978 Shelbourne ? (0)
Teams managed
1973-1974 Shamrock Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dougie Wood was a Scottish footballer who played for eleven seasons with Derry City from 1961-1972 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.

Wood represented the Boston Rovers as a Shamrock Rovers guest player in the summer of 1967.[2]

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.

References

  1. ^ Irish League Footballing Greats
  2. ^ Mahon, Eddie (1998). Derry City, "The Scottish Connection" by Kelly, Ritchie, Guildhall Press, p. 64