Douglas Houston (born 13 April 1943 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former

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who played midfield. Houston, who played around half his career with

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, also played for Queen's Park,

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, Dundee United and

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, before becoming manager at

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and then

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. Houston won a Scottish League Cup runners-up medal with Dundee and a Scottish Cup runners-up medal during his time with Dundee United.

Honours

* League Cup: Runner-up :: 1967–68 * Scottish Cup: Runner-up :: 1973–74

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* 1943 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish football managers Brechin City F.C. managers Forfar Athletic F.C. managers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League managers Men's association football midfielders Scotland men's amateur international footballers {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub