Douglas Haigh Newlands (29 October 1931 – 11 April 2011) was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Haigh Newlands[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2011 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Aberdeen | 3 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 1954–1959 | Burnley | 98 | (21) |
| 1959–1960 | Stoke City | 32 | (8) |
| 1960–1961 | St Johnstone | 25 | (5) |
| 1961–1965 | Airdrieonians | 76 | (18) |
| 1965–1967 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | (12) |
| Total | 261 | (71) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editNewlands 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
editSource:[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
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Doug Newlands". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Doug Newlands: 1931-2011". Burnley F.C. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ Doug Newlands at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
edit- Doug Newlands at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database