Dougie Wood

Dougie Wood
Personal information
Date of birth15 February 1940
Place of birthMusselburgh, Scotland
Playing positionLeft half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1960Sunderland0(0)
1960–1961Raith Rovers1(0)
1961–1967Derry City?(3)
1967Boston Rovers (loan)?(0)
1967–1968Linfield?(?)
1968–1972Derry City?(?)
1972–1973Athlone Town?(0)
1973–1974Shamrock Rovers12(0)
1974–1977Athlone Town?(4)
1977–1978Shelbourne?(0)
Teams managed
1973–1974Shamrock 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