Angus Douglas (1 January 1889 – 14 December 1918) was a Scottish professional

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who made over 140 appearances in the

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for Chelsea and

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as an outside right. He was capped by

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at international level.

Club career

A "tricky" outside right, Douglas began his career in

with hometown club

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and transferred to Dumfries in 1906. In 1908, he moved to

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to join First Division club Chelsea. He made 103 appearances and scored 11 goals in four-and-a-half years at

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and was a part of the club's 1911–12

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promotion-winning team. After failing to appear at all during the early months of the 1913–14 season, Douglas transferred to First Division club

in November 1913. He made 56 appearances and scored two goals for the club before the cessation of competitive football due to the outbreak of the

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International career

Douglas won one cap for

, in a 2–0

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victory over

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in March 1911.

Personal life

Douglas worked in the munitions industry during the First World War and died of

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in December 1918, one month after the

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Career statistics

Honours

Chelsea *

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second-place promotion: 1911–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Angus 1889 births 1918 deaths Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Chelsea F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Men's association football outside forwards English Football League players Kilmarnock F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in England