Tom Douglas (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Alexander Douglas | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Ayr, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 6 March 1943 | (aged 32)||
Place of death | French Algeria | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1931 | Motherwell | 7 | (4) |
1931–1933 | Blackpool | 60 | (17) |
1933–1936 | Burnley | 63 | (13) |
1936–1938 | Witton Albion | ||
1938–1938 | Rochdale | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Alexander Douglas (11 September 1910 – 6 March 1943) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.
Personal life
[edit]Douglas served as a sapper in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War and died on active service in French Algeria on 6 March 1943.[1][2] He is buried at El Alia Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Thomas Douglas". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Tom Douglas". motherWELL.net. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1943 deaths
- Footballers from Ayr
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Witton Albion F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Military personnel from South Ayrshire
- British Army personnel killed in World War II
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs