Douglas S. McWhirter (13 August 1886 – 14 October 1966) was an English amateur

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who competed at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. McWhirter, born in

Erith Erith () is an area in south-east London, England, east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the historical county of Kent. Since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north ...

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, was part of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played one match.

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* * 1886 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers England men's amateur international footballers English people of Scottish descent Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Great Britain English Olympic competitors Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Footballers from the London Borough of Bexley People from Erith Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1880s-stub