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    James Douglas

    Surname Douglas
    Forename(s) James
    Position(s) Wing Half
    Attributes

    5’7”  8st.
    b. Renfrew 3 September 1859
    d. Renfrew 19 September 1919
     

    Career

    Debut  13 November 1880 (21y 71d) Final Game 2 January 1892 (32y 121d)
    First Goal 13 November 1880 Final Goal 3 April 1988
    CAREER: Renfrew Grammar School;Paisley Institute;Renfrew;Barrow Rangers '80;Blackburn Rovers Nov'80-'92.
    INTERNATIONALS   Scotland  1 app
    ’80 v Wal.
    HONOURS FAC win (Blackburn Rovers) ’84,’85,’86.FAC los (Blackburn Rovers) ’82.
     

    Playing Statistics

    FL              34 apps                                1 og
    FAC           42 apps  8 gls
    Total         76 apps  8 gls  et 30m        1 og
    LC             41 apps 16 gls 3g 1
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    Summary

    Douglas did not come from the stereotypical impoverished Scottish background. His father William was a Renfrew spice merchant and Jimmy attended the local grammar school. Only eight stones in weight but completely fearless Douglas played wing half or inside forward with total commitment. A pattern maker who had gained an international cap with Renfrew he set of south in search of greater rewards and glory. Barrow was a brief stopping off point (he worked for the Barrow Shipbuilding Company) but Hugh McIntyre spotted him playing at Witton. The chance of the tenancy of a public house (the Grosvenor Vaults) brought him to Blackburn at a time when the club was poised to become the world's greatest. He played in four cup finals and served the club for more than ten years. A devout man who was a Sunday school teacher at St George's Presbyterian Church, he moved to the Cotton Tree Inn but reverted to his original job when his entry into the licensed trade was not a success. He had married a girl from Bury and settled down in Gordon Road and remained there for many years.

    Edited by Kamy100




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