Stuart Anthony Douglas (born 9 April 1978 in
Enfield) is an English retired
footballer
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. In October 2020, he was appointed as physiotherapist at
Championship
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club
AFC Bournemouth.
Career
Douglas began his career with
Luton Town
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as a youth player, going on to make 146 football league appearances for the club. Having fallen out of favour at the club, Douglas spent time on loan at
Oxford United and
Rushden & Diamonds before being released at the end of the 2001–02 season, moving to
Boston United
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in August 2002. Douglas left Boston in 2004, spending time in Finland playing for
RoPS
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* Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), a Finnish football club
...
before returning to England with
Dagenham & Redbridge.
Prior to the 2009–10 season, Douglas was forced to undergo surgery to insert titanium plates into his neck to fix prolapsed discs in his spine.
Following the operation, he was unable to regain his place in the
Bath City side and instead joined
Conference South
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leaders
Newport County in February 2010 in a loan exchange deal with
Dave Gilroy
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Career
Gilroy began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, turning professional in August 2001. He made his ...
. He made his debut for the club on 20 February as a substitute in place of
Craig Reid during a 4–0 win over
Hampton & Richmond Borough. He made a total of six appearances during his loan spell, scoring his only goal during a 5–1 win over
Basingstoke Town, before returning to Bath in March 2010. At the end of the season, with Bath winning promotion to the
Conference Premier
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, Douglas was released, and in August 2010, following a successful pre-season spell, he signed for
Dorchester Town. He was released by The Magpies in October 2010. He joined
Poole Town on 4 November 2010.
Personal life
Douglas has three sons named Marley, Tee-jay and Ocean. He also has a daughter called Ava-Rae. He is a qualified physiotherapist.
[
He runs a design company with his sister Scarlette Douglas. The pair also present property show ''Worst House on the Street.'']
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Enfield, London
English footballers
Expatriate footballers in Finland
Luton Town F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players
Rovaniemen Palloseura players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Crawley Town F.C. players
Weymouth F.C. players
Bath City F.C. players
Newport County A.F.C. players
Dorchester Town F.C. players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
Veikkausliiga players
AFC Wimbledon non-playing staff
Association football physiotherapists
Poole Town F.C. players
Association football forwards
AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff