Doug Berrie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Douglas James Berrie | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Calcutta, India | ||
Date of death | April 2001 | ||
Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
1942–1946 | Stobswell | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1953 | Dundee United | 142 | (0) |
1953–1964 | Forfar Athletic | 336 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Doug Berrie is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back for Dundee United and Forfar Athletic. Berrie joined United in 1946 from local side Stobswell, making his debut in December against Cowdenbeath in a Scottish Division B match. Featuring in a number of matches that season, Berrie re-signed for the following campaign, going on to make nearly 142 league appearances before his release in 1953. Joining Forfar, Berrie was granted a testimonial in 1961, which was played against United. Leaving Forfar in 1964, Berrie's son, also Doug, was a schoolboy signing at Tannadice in May 1970 but failed to make a first-team appearance.[1]
References[]
- ^ Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9558341-1-0.
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. wartime guest players
- Association football defenders
- Scottish Football League players
- 2001 deaths
- 1930 births
- Scottish football defender, 1930s birth stubs