Dougie Wood (15 February 1940 – 3 June 2022) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for eleven seasons with Derry City from 1961 to 1972 in the Irish League. He won six inter-league caps for the Irish League between 1964 and 1967, and won the Irish Cup in 1963/64, the Irish League championship and the Gold Cup in 1964/65. He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1964/65 season.[1] He also managed the club as player-manager between July 1971 and July 1972.
Early life
He attended Musselburgh Grammar School.[2]
Career
Wood represented the Boston Rovers in the summer of 1967.[3]
After Shay Keogh resigned as Shamrock Rovers manager in December 1973, Wood (along with Shay Noonan and Dick Giles) took over team affairs for the rest of the 1973/74 season.[citation needed]
Dougie died peacefully at home, aged 82, on 3 June 2022.[4]
References
- ^ Irish League Footballing Greats
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News Friday 21 September 1956, page 14
- ^ Mahon, Eddie (1998). Derry City, "The Scottish Connection" by Kelly, Ritchie, Guildhall Press, p. 64
- ^ "Dougie Wood RIP". Derry City Football Club. 6 June 2022.
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