Doug Considine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Considine | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Aberdeen | 32 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | 52 | (5) |
| Total | 84 | (5) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Doug Considine (born 15 May 1957) is a Scottish former footballer. As a squad player he was a Scottish League winner at Aberdeen in 1980. A year later in 1981 he moved to Dunfermline Athletic in pursuit of first team football. Two seasons later he retired as a footballer aged 26.
Playing career[]
Doug Considine was born in Edinburgh in 1957. He joined Aberdeen from Highland League club Huntly in 1978 and spent three seasons at Pittodrie, where he was part of the team which won the Scottish Premier Division in 1980, playing fifteen times in the league that season.
He left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Dunfermline, where he remained until 1983, when he retired aged only 26.
Honours[]
- Scottish Premier Division 1980
Personal life[]
Considine's son Andrew Considine currently plays for Aberdeen as a defender.
External links[]
- Doug Considine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Scottish footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Huntly F.C. players
- Association football defenders