Dougie Wood

For other people with similar names, see Douglas Wood (disambiguation).

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.

Dougie Wood

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-02-15) 15 February 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Musselburgh, Scotland
Date of death	3 June 2022(2022-06-03) (aged 82)
Place of death	Derry, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Sunderland	0	(0)
1960–1961	Raith Rovers	1	(0)
1961–1967	Derry City	?	(3)
1967	→ Boston Rovers (loan)	?	(0)
1967–1968	Linfield	?	(?)
1968–1972	Derry City	?	(?)
1972–1973	Athlone Town	31	(0)
1973–1974	Shamrock Rovers	12	(0)
1974–1975	Athlone Town	29	(4)
1975–1976	Sligo Rovers	13	(0)
1977–1978	Shelbourne	15	(1)
Managerial career
1971–1972	Derry City (player-manager)
1973–1974	Shamrock Rovers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]