Karl Duguid

Karl Duguid
Personal information
Full nameKarl Anthony Duguid[1]
Date of birth21 March 1978[2]
Place of birthLetchworth, England[3]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder/Defender
Club information
Current team
Welling United
Number37
Youth career
1994–1995Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995–2008Colchester United383(42)
2008–2011Plymouth Argyle107(2)
2011–2014Colchester United31(3)
2014–2015Stanway Rovers
2015–Welling United3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:34, 7 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Karl Anthony Duguid (born 21 March 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder or as a defender for Welling United. He is best known for spending the majority of his career playing for Colchester United where, over two stints, he made in excess of 400 league appearances. He also played for Plymouth Argyle before finishing his career at Colchester, where he became a coach following his retirement in 2014.

Having left his coaching role in October 2014, Duguid returned to playing with Stanway Rovers later the same month, signing for Welling United in January 2015.

Career

Colchester United

Duguid, born in Letchworth, had been at Colchester since he was a 16-year-old, coming up through the youth team scheme at Layer Road. He was playing in the first team by the age of 17 as a second-year YTS.[4] He helped the club win promotion to the Second Division in 1998, via the play-offs. A serious knee injury ruled him out of the whole 2004–05 season. However, he returned as captain and led Colchester to promotion to the Championship for the first time ever, followed by their highest ever league position 12 months later. After the first year in the Championship, Duguid kicked off 2007–08 campaign by making his 400th appearance at Sheffield United on the opening day. He signed a new contract in January 2007, and played in all but three of the U's league games but was unable to prevent them from suffering relegation back to League One.

Duguid's status with the Colchester fans was demonstrated when he was voted the club's best ever player in a poll to mark the centenary of the Professional Footballers' Association. He made nearly 450 appearances for the U's in midfield or on the right side of defence in his first stint with the club.[5]

Plymouth Argyle

On 24 June 2008, Duguid ended his 14-year association with Colchester by signing a two-year contract with Championship club Plymouth Argyle, for an undisclosed fee.[5] Duguid made his Argyle debut on 9 August 2008, starting the club's first league game of the 2008–09 season, against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–2 draw. He soon became a fan favourite, and his first goal for the Pilgrims was a crucial one – it came at Watford in a 2–1 win, giving Argyle their first win of the season.

Argyle played Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in an FA Cup 3rd Round tie on 3 January 2009. The hosts were 2–0 up after the break, but Duguid scored a consolation goal soon after, with Arsenal eventually winning 3–1. He began the 2009–10 season as a first-team regular once more and scored his second goal for the club against Newcastle United. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Duguid was one of nine first team players released by the club after being relegated to League Two.[6][7]

Return to Colchester

Having spent time back with Colchester United for pre-season training,[8] Duguid signed a one-year contract with the club on 20 July 2011.[9][10] "It was not something that was in our minds – mine or Karl's – when he came here to train at the start of pre-season," said manager John Ward. "But we've had a chat and agreed on a one year deal for Karl to bolster the squad." On 14 February 2012, Duguid made his 400th league appearance for Colchester United in a home tie against Brentford which finished 2–1 to Colchester.[9][11] One day after his 34th birthday, the U's veteran put pen to paper, signing a new one-year contract extension until summer 2013.[12]

In December 2012, Duguid was appointed player-coach, helping manager Joe Dunne establish a link between the first-team squad and the youth-team and their development.[13] On his 36th birthday, Duguid announced that he was to retire from playing at the end of the 2013–14 season. Until this point, he had not made a first-team appearance since a 2–2 draw with Shrewsbury Town in October 2012.[14][15][16]

Duguid called time on his playing career in the 2013–14 season, and ended it in style as he came on as a substitute for Dominic Vose in a 1–0 win against Walsall on 3 May 2014.[17]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 1995–96[18] Third Division 16100001[lower-alpha 1]0171
1996–97[19] Third Division 193002000213
1997–98[20] Third Division 21340003[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]0283
1998–99[21] Second Division 334101000354
1999–2000[22] Second Division 41121020004412
2000–01[23] Second Division 40511301[lower-alpha 1]0456
2001–02[24] Second Division 41421101[lower-alpha 1]0455
2002–03[25] Second Division 273000000273
2003–04[26] Second Division 30260204[lower-alpha 1]0422
2004–05[27] League One 0000000000
2005–06[28] League One 35050005[lower-alpha 1]1451
2006–07[29] Championship 4351010–455
2007–08[30] Championship 3701010–390
Total 3834222211015143145
Plymouth Argyle 2008–09[31] Championship 3911110–412
2009–10[32] Championship 4212010–451
2010–11[33] League One 26010101[lower-alpha 1]0290
Total 10724130101153
Colchester United 2011–12[34] League One 253100000263
2012–13[35] League One 5000101[lower-alpha 1]070
2013–14[36] League One 1000000010
Total 313101010343
Career total 5214727315017158051
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League play-offs

Honours

Club

Colchester United[37][38][39]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  4. ↑ "Progress Report: Karl Duguid". The Football League. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Duguid to be true". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Nine out of contract players released by cash-strapped Plymouth Argyle". The Plymouth Herald. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle release nine first-team players". BBC Sport. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Duguid grateful for U's opportunity". Essex County Standard. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "U's Flash: Doogie Makes Colchester Return". Colchester United F.C. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Duguid makes Colchester United return". Essex County Standard. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Colchester United complete Karl Duguid return". BBC Sport. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Karl Duguid delighted to sign new contract". EADT. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "Duguid set to be named player-coach". EADT. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "U's legend Duguid to hang up his boots". Colchester Gazette. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "U's Flash: Doogie Retires". Colchester United FC. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Colchester United stalwart Karl Duguid to retire". BBC Sport. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Walsall 0–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 1995/1996". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2014. Select competition required via dropdown menu.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Karl Duguid in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  37. ↑ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  38. ↑ "Division Three (League Two) Play-off Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  39. ↑ "Associate Members Cup Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  40. ↑ "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
 Colchester United F.C. Team Captain
2005–2008 		Succeeded by
Chris Coyne
Preceded by
Paul Wotton		 Plymouth Argyle F.C. Team Captain
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
Carl Fletcher