Douglas Haigh Newlands (29 October 1931 – 11 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]

Career

Newlands was born in Edinburgh and began his career with Aberdeen.[1] He had a productive loan spell with St Johnstone which prompted top-flight English club Burnley to sign Newlands in 1954.[1] He had to bide his time to force himself into the starting eleven at Turf Moor with Billy Gray occupying the number 7. He became a regular in 1956–57 and 1957–58 before the emergence of John Connelly signalled the end of Newlands' time at Burnley.[3] He joined Stoke City and made an instant impact scoring on his debut against Sunderland.[1] It was to be just a one-season stay at Stoke for Newlands and after the end of the 1959–60 season he returned to St Johnstone.[1] He later played for Airdrieonians and Forfar Athletic.

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 1954–55 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1955–56 First Division 10 2 0 0 10 2
1956–57 First Division 36 6 5 1 41 7
1957–58 First Division 41 11 1 1 42 12
1958–59 First Division 10 2 0 0 10 2
Total 98 21 6 2 104 23
Stoke City 1959–60 Second Division 32 8 2 0 34 8
Career Total 130 29 8 2 138 31

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Doug Newlands". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Doug Newlands: 1931-2011". Burnley F.C. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ Doug Newlands at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Doug Newlands at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Newlands
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