Angus Douglas (1 January 1889 – 14 December 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 140 appearances in the Football League for Chelsea and Newcastle United as an outside right. He was capped by Scotland at international level.
Club career A "tricky" outside right, Douglas began his career in Scotland with local clubs Lochmaben and Vale of Dryfe. He transferred to Dumfries in 1906. In May 1908, Douglas moved to England to join First Division club Chelsea. He made 103 appearances and scored 11 goals in years at Stamford Bridge and was a part of the club's 1911–12 Second Division promotion-winning team. After failing to appear at all during the early months of the 1913–14 season, Douglas transferred to First Division club Newcastle United for a fee "a shade under £2,000" in November 1913. He made 56 appearances and scored two goals for the club before the cessation of competitive football due to the outbreak of the First World War.
International career Douglas won one cap for Scotland, in a 2–0 British Home Championship victory over Ireland in March 1911.
Personal life While a footballer for Newcastle United, Douglas lived in Gosforth. He worked as a shell machinist for the Elswick Ordnance Company in Newcastle upon Tyne during the First World War. Douglas began a relationship with local girl Nancy Thompson and their daughter Betty was born on 3 April 1918. Both died of Spanish flu, within three days of each other, in December 1918, one month after the Armistice. Their daughter Betty, then an orphan, was raised by a maternal aunt.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChelsea1908–09First Division7100711909–10First Division142001421910–11Second Division246603061911–12Second Division352103621912–13First Division16100161Total96117010311Newcastle United1913–14First Division221102311914–15First Division27160331Total49270562Career total1451314015913
Honours Chelsea
Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1911–12
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