Dougie Wilkie

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Dougie Wilkie
Personal information
Full name Douglas James Wilkie[1]
Date of birth (1956-09-25) 25 September 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Pollok, Scotland
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Eastercraigs
Fernhill Athletic
Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Queen's Park 106 (13)
1979 Dundee United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas James Wilkie (born 25 September 1956) is a Scottish retired football left winger who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2][3]

His career was ended abruptly just after he joined Dundee United in 1979 when he was left paralysed from the waist from injury in the Invergowrie rail accident. He became a coach and scout,[4] and founded a youth training academy with sons Ryan[5][6] and Kyle, both of whom also became footballers.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – W". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. ^ Tragedy to triumph for former Dundee United star paralysed in Tayside rail crash on way to join his team-mates, Graeme Strachan, The Courier, 26 October 2019
  5. ^ Soccer Superboy Makes Dad's Dream Come True; Ryan is set to fulfil the tragic star's ambition, Sunday Mirror (London, England), 17 February 2002; via The Free Library
  6. ^ Whole family get a transfer, Liverpool Echo, 30 August 2002
  7. ^ The Academy, The W Academy. Retrieved 1 October 2023