Alfred Douglas (footballer)

Edward Alfred C. Douglas, sometimes known as Eddie Douglas, was an English professional footballer who made over 100 appearances as an outside left in the Football League for Brentford.

Alfred Douglas
Douglas while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name Edward Alfred C Douglas[1]
Date of birth (1899-03-26)26 March 1899
Place of birth Hebburn, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Crook Town
Newcastle United
1922 Crystal Palace 2 (1)
West Stanley
Washington Colliery
1925–1929 Brentford 101 (21)
1929–1931 Reading 6 (0)
Bristol Rovers
Guildford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Douglas began his career with Northern League club Crook Town.[2] Following abortive spells at Football League clubs Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, he resumed his career with stints at North Eastern League clubs West Stanley and Washington Colliery.[2] Douglas was handed another chance at league football with Third Division South club Brentford in 1925 and went on to become a regular pick as an outside left, making 109 appearances and scoring 21 goals in a four-season spell.[3] Douglas' performances won him the attention of Second Division club Reading and he moved to Elm Park in an exchange deal for Billy Lane in 1929.[2] He made only a handful of appearances for the Royals and ended his career with spells at Bristol Rovers and Guildford City.[2][4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 1922–23[5] Second Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
Brentford 1925–26[3] Third Division South 27 8 0 0 27 8
1926–27[3] 26 5 6 0 32 5
1927–28[3] 24 2 1 0 25 2
1928–29[3] 24 6 1 0 25 6
Total 101 21 8 0 109 21
Career total 103 22 8 0 111 22

Honours

Brentford

  • London Charity Fund: 1928[6]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 84. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 50. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–370. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "Edward Douglas". Reading FC Former Players' Association. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. "Edward Douglas". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.


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