Stuart Anthony Douglas (born 9 April 1978 in

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) is an English retired

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. In October 2020, he was appointed as physiotherapist at

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club

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Career

Douglas began his career with

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as a youth player, going on to make 146 football league appearances for the club. Having fallen out of favour at the club, Douglas spent time on loan at

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

and

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ke ...

before being released at the end of the 2001–02 season, moving to

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

in August 2002. Douglas left Boston in 2004, spending time in Finland playing for

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before returning to England with Dagenham & Redbridge. Prior to the 2009–10 season, Douglas was forced to undergo surgery to insert titanium plates into his neck to fix prolapsed discs in his spine. Following the operation, he was unable to regain his place in the

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

side and instead joined

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leaders Newport County in February 2010 in a loan exchange deal with Dave Gilroy. He made his debut for the club on 20 February as a substitute in place of Craig Reid during a 4–0 win over Hampton & Richmond Borough. He made a total of six appearances during his loan spell, scoring his only goal during a 5–1 win over

Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...

, before returning to Bath in March 2010. At the end of the season, with Bath winning promotion to the

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, Douglas was released, and in August 2010, following a successful pre-season spell, he signed for

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. He was released by The Magpies in October 2010. He joined Poole Town on 4 November 2010.

Personal life

Douglas has three sons named Marley, Tee-jay and Ocean. He also has a daughter called Ava-Rae. He is a qualified physiotherapist. He runs a design company with his sister

Scarlette Douglas Charlotte Patricia Louise Douglas (born 17 March 1987), known professionally as Scarlette Douglas, is an English television presenter, singer, dancer and television property expert. She is known for being one of presenters on the Channel 4 serie ...

. The pair also present property show ''Worst House on the Street.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Stuart 1978 births Living people Footballers from Enfield, London English footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Luton Town F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Veikkausliiga players AFC Wimbledon non-playing staff Association football physiotherapists Poole Town F.C. players Association football forwards AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff