Douglas Rae Daw Collier Baillie (27 January 1937 – 19 February 2022) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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in the

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and

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. He was a backup squad member at

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during three of the club's title-winning seasons in the early 1960s, playing a handful of matches in each. He also made over 100 league appearances for both

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

and

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. After retiring as a player, Baillie became a football journalist, working for ''

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''. Baillie died on 19 February 2022, at the age of 85.

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Player record at SwindonWatford 2 Swindon 1
1937 births 2022 deaths Footballers from South Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Scotland men's under-23 international footballers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Falkirk F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Douglas Water Thistle F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Third Lanark A.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Scottish sportswriters Scottish Junior Football Association players People from Douglas Water 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1930s-stub