Bryan Douglas (born 27 May 1934) is an English former

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who played as a winger. During his career, he played for

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from 1954 to 1969, totalling 438 league appearances and 100 goals. He also earned 36 caps and scored 11 goals for

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. He appeared in two World Cups, in

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and

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, appearing in all of England's matches in the two tournaments. In November 2012, the Darwen End stand of

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was renamed The Bryan Douglas Darwen End in honour of Douglas. He said of the tribute: "The first person to congratulate me was

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's wife Val. He is at one end of the ground and I'm at the other end and long may that continue. We were great friends. They have put me at the right end as well. I was born just 400 yards away from the Darwen End. It is a really proud moment."Douglas full of pride after being handed Blackburn Rovers honour
Lancashire Telegraph, 3 November 2012 In February 2019 he was one of the first seven players to be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.Rovers legends inducted into Hall of Fame
www.rovers.co.uk, 17 July 2019

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Blackburn Legend: Bryan Douglas
1934 births Living people English footballers England international footballers England under-23 international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Great Harwood F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Blackburn English Football League representative players Association football wingers FA Cup Final players {{england-footy-forward-1930s-stub