Doug Cowie (footballer)

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1926)

Douglas Cowie (1 May 1926 – 26 November 2021) was a Scottish footballer. He played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team. He made 20 appearances on the national team between 1953 until 1958.

Doug Cowie
Personal information
Full name Douglas Cowie
Date of birth (1926-05-01)1 May 1926[1]
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 26 November 2021(2021-11-26) (aged 95)
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Half back, centre-back
Youth career
Caledonian Juveniles
Aberdeen St Clement's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1961 Dundee 341 (20)
1961–1963 Greenock Morton 61 (9)
Total 402 (29)
National team
1953[2] Scotland B 1 (0)
1953–1958[3] Scotland 20 (0)
1953–1956 Scottish League XI 3 (0)
1958[4] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
Teams managed
1963–1964 Raith Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cowie died on 26 November 2021, at the age of 95.[5][6]

References

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  1. Neil Brown football stats
  2. Scotland B player Cowie, Doug, FitbaStats
  3. Scotland player Cowie, Doug, FitbaStats
  4. Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
  5. "Doug Cowie obituary". The Times. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. "Doug Cowie 1926-2021". Dundee Football Club. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.