Colin Francis Douglas (9 September 1962) is a Scottish former

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who played as a

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and

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for

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and

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. He is second in the list of players who have made the appearances in all competitions for Doncaster behind

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Playing career

Youth

Douglas attended St Joseph's Academy in

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. He began as

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playing for Kilmarnock Colts, then in February 1977 moving to

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. He was at Bellfield Boys Club before moving to Celtic in 1980.

Celtic

His first senior club was

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, then managed by Billy McNeil. He only played one game for them on 6 October 1980 in the semi-final of the

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against Queen's Park where he scored his first senior goal in the 76th minute in a 2–0 victory.

Doncaster Rovers (1st period)

In summer 1981 he was signed by manager

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of Doncaster, coming on as substitute to play his first match on 5 September in a 2–2 draw against

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at Ashton Gate in Division 3. He scored his first goal 10 days later in a 1–1 draw at Chesterfield in the League Cup. As a 20-year-old, he went on to score 5 goals in 49 appearances that first season. In 1985, he was a member of the Rovers side that beat then high flying QPR in the third round of the

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. His time at the club ended after an incident on the team coach with manager Dave Cusack.

Rotherham United

Initially on loan, Douglas started up front for the Millers, then moved to playing full back following an injury.

Doncaster Rovers (2nd period)

He was brought back to Doncaster in 1988 by manager

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. "Duggie" was famed for his "never say die" attitude, and was named player of the year for the 3rd time in 1991. He ended his career at Doncaster with a record of 468 appearances (444 starts) in all competitions.

Later career

He moved to

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who played their

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home games that season at Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue ground, and then on to be player manager of Armthorpe Welfare and Hatfield Main before returning to Armthorpe as a player in July 2002.

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Colin Douglas
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