Douglas Westland

Douglas Westland
Personal information
Full name Douglas George Westland[1]
Date of birth 3 April 1909[1]
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death June 1998 (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Barrie, Canada[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Banks O' Dee
1934–1936 Aberdeen 9 (0)
1936–1938 Stoke City 5 (0)
Barlaston St Giles
Raith Rovers

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Douglas George Westland (3 April 1909 – June 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. His brother James Westland was also a footballer who played for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Westland was born in Aberdeen and played for Banks O' Dee and Aberdeen along with his brother James, and they both signed for English club Stoke City in 1936.[1] Douglas struggled to make much of an impact at the Victoria Ground failing to take over from Norman Wilkinson.[1] He spent three seasons at Stoke making just six appearances and later played for Barlaston St Giles and Raith Rovers.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1936–37 100010
1937–38 101020
1938–39 300030
Career Total 501060

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.