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Douglas Rougvie (born 24 May 1956) is a Scottish former
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, who played mainly for
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and Chelsea. Rougvie played in one international match for
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, in 1983.


Playing career


Aberdeen

A hard-tackling and committed defender, Rougvie played for Aberdeen between 1975 and 1984, one of the most successful periods in their history. After debuting for Aberdeen in an away friendly against
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of Iran in summer '74, he made 279 appearances (28 as substitute) and scored 21 goals, winning the Scottish league championship in 1979–80 and 1983–84, the
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...
in
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and the
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in 1983. Rougvie previously won the Scottish 2nd XI Cup with the reserves in 1976 and 1978. Rougvie was the first player to be sent off in a
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final in
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. While an Aberdeen player, Rougvie played one game for
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in 1983.


Chelsea

Rougvie signed for newly promoted English side Chelsea in 1984 for £150,000, a team which included the likes of Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and David Speedie. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the new season against
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at
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, at one point managing to floor Arsenal's Viv Anderson with a crunching challenge. Though initially a regular in the side, Rougvie's lack of pace and often reckless tackling were to hamper his progress with the club. During a League Cup quarter-final match with
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at Hillsborough, Chelsea came from 0–3 down to lead 4–3, only for Rougvie to concede a last minute penalty with a careless challenge and cost the team victory. He lost his place in the side towards the end of the 1984–85 season and thereafter only featured sporadically, though he did play in Chelsea's Full Members Cup win over
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at
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; despite scoring an
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, his team won 5–4. He was later sent off within ten minutes of the kick-off in a match against
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for punching Dave Beasant and headbutting Carlton Fairweather.


Brighton and Hove Albion

He was sold to Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 1987 for £73,000 having made 100 appearances for Chelsea and scored three goals.


Later career

He later had brief spells with
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, Shrewsbury Town and
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, as well as a stint managing Scottish Part Time professional side, Montrose before playing for, and subsequently managing
Huntly Huntly ( or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlements include Keith ...
in the Scottish
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. Rougvie quit playing in 1996 to solely focus on being Huntly manager. After his departure in October 1997,
he made an swift return with Cove Rangers. His tenure last just over year. Rougvie made a brief comeback to play for Buckie Thistle and Kincorth Amateurs. He fully retired at 45 years old.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours


Player

Aberdeen *
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...
: 1982–83 *
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:
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
*
Scottish Premier Division The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system. It lay above the Scottish Football League First, Second and (from 1994) ...
: 1979–80, 1983–84 *
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 *
Aberdeenshire Cup The Aberdeenshire Cup is a Scottish football tournament for all senior clubs affiliated to the Aberdeenshire and District Football Association (ADFA), being clubs from the historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. The Aberdeenshire ...
: 1980–81 Chelsea * Full Members' Cup: 1985–86 Brighton *
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: Promoted 1987–88 Montrose * Scottish Second Division: Promoted 1990–91 Huntly * Highland League: 1995–96 * Highland League Cup: 1995–96 *
Aberdeenshire Cup The Aberdeenshire Cup is a Scottish football tournament for all senior clubs affiliated to the Aberdeenshire and District Football Association (ADFA), being clubs from the historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. The Aberdeenshire ...
: 1995–96


Manager

Montrose * Scottish Second Division: Promoted 1990–91 Huntly * Highland League: 1995–96, 1996–97 * Highland League Cup: 1995–96 *
Aberdeenshire Cup The Aberdeenshire Cup is a Scottish football tournament for all senior clubs affiliated to the Aberdeenshire and District Football Association (ADFA), being clubs from the historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. The Aberdeenshire ...
: 1995–96 * Qualifying Cup North: 1996–97


Individual

* Aberdeen FC Hall of Fame: Inducted, 2019


References

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