Douglas Westland
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Douglas George Westland[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1909[1] | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | June 1998 (aged 89)[1] | ||
Place of death | Barrie, Canada[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Banks O' Dee | ||
1934–1936 | Aberdeen | 9 | (0) |
1936–1938 | Stoke City | 5 | (0) |
– | Barlaston St Giles | ||
– | Raith Rovers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Douglas George Westland (3 April 1909 – June 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. His brother James Westland was also a footballer who played for Stoke City.[1]
Career[]
Westland was born in Aberdeen and played for Banks O' Dee and Aberdeen along with his brother James, and they both signed for English club Stoke City in 1936.[1] Douglas struggled to make much of an impact at the Victoria Ground failing to take over from Norman Wilkinson.[1] He spent three seasons at Stoke making just six appearances and later played for Barlaston St Giles and Raith Rovers.[1]
Career statistics[]
Source:[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1936–37 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1937–38 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1938–39 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Douglas Westland at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- Scottish footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- 1909 births
- 1998 deaths
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Association football goalkeepers
- Banks O' Dee F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players