Douglas Haig McAvoy (29 November 1918 – 15 April 1988) was a Scottish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as an
inside forward for
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
,
Liverpool and
Queen of the South.
His career was interrupted by
World War II; prior to its outbreak he finished on the losing side (after a replay) in the
1938 Scottish Cup Final, and was selected for a
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA; sco, Scots Fitba Association; Scottish Gaelic: ''Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba'') is the Sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in Scot ...
tour of North America in the summer of 1939 (the fixtures of which
did not include any official internationals).
References
External links
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LFC History profile
1918 births
1988 deaths
Footballers from Kilmarnock
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football inside forwards
Cumnock Juniors F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Kilmarnock F.C. players
Queen of the South F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
English Football League players
Association football scouts
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