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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Derek Dougan


Nicknamed the Doog, he will be remembered as one of the great characters of the game, as well as being a very effective centre-forward.

Derek Dougan scored 123 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was in their victorious 1974 League Cup side.

He won 43 international caps and before joining Wolves played for Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Peterborough United and Leicester City.

Dougan was also an outspoken chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.

Born in Belfast in January 1938, he played for Irish League club Distillery before joining Portsmouth.

He remained at Fratton Park until March 1959 when he transferred to Blackburn Rovers for £15,000.

He spent two-and-a-half years at Ewood Park before signing for Aston Villa in July 1961. Two years later Dougan was off again, this time to Peterborough United.

In the summer of 1966, he switched to another club, Leicester City, before securing his place with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1967.

Dougan made his Northern Ireland debut against Czechoslovakia during the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and his last international appearance was in 1973.

During his time with Northern Ireland, he struck up a partnership with George Best.

In December 2005, Dougan joined other former Northern Ireland team-mates in carrying the coffin at Best's funeral.

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