O'Connor, Lisa (25 November 2007). "NI soccer star 'Doog' leaves pounds 170k. – Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com . Retrieved 28 July 2016. In just over eight seasons at the Molineux, Dougan made 320 first team appearances for Wolves netting over 120 goals.

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He was a bit of a legend in Northern Ireland football history," said Boyce. "He was known as a jovial character who always kept people entertained." Dougan made his Northern Ireland debut against Czechoslovakia during the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and his final international appearance was in 1973.The cup final itself was just one massive disaster...Dougan played a part in it but it certainly wasn't all down to him. Whelan breaking his leg didn't help.

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This group of articulate, stylishly dressed men were enthralling viewers who followed football every day of their lives and making the sport easily accessible to those whose interest barely extended to the FA Cup final, the one club game televised live each season. Fan letters and autograph hunters became an even bigger part of their lives. McNab even recalls the group eating in a restaurant one night and being joined by Michael Caine who wanted to ‘have a drink with the lads’. He swagered onto the field like somthing out of a B movie western rather than a footballer sporting a Yul Brynner hair cut (somthing that was not even thought of in the day although very popular with the so called 'stars'of today. Heading to the south-east in this month of the year might have brought Derek Dougan out in a cold sweat several decades ago as a result of an unfortunate altercation that forms a painful part of Molineux history. Paul Mitchell, pictured, was detained in the 10th minute of the Birmingham CIty v Aston Villa match at St Andrews on Sunday, March 10 (Image: BIRMINGHAM MAIL) O Righallaigh, Ciaran (15 February 2004). "Brazil's return to Dublin's flair city conjures up memories". Scotland on Sunday. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004 . Retrieved 29 November 2007.So I'm not convinced that his stories about the training not being up to scratch were true. Having said that, the average fitness of a Pro football player in those days, was a mile behind what it is now - but that was at every club, not just Rovers. Usually I've plenty of sympathy for players during those days (pre-1961 maximum wage players who were treated closer to chattel than free workers) but to hand in a transfer request on the morning of the club's most important game for over three decades...it was just wrong. Dougan himself expressed some regret I believe in later years. All he had to do was wait one day...I don't see how that act can be defended. In the end he stayed for an extra year at Rovers anyway and didn't move on until 1961. If I remember correctly I believe Dougan also challenged all things in football...he was a fighter...I remember reading about him challenging doctors and physicians. For this he got a reputation as a difficult player. Ultimately though he was the one proved right as he suffered many ailments after retiring. Rather a pyrrhic victory that one. Pryke, Chris (8 April 2000). "Smile of an innocent man; Soccer idol Dougan is cleared of assault. – Free Online Library". Birmingham Post . Retrieved 27 July 2016. Dougan stood as an independent 'Former Captain NI Football Team' candidate for the East Belfast constituency in the 1997 UK general election, but got only 541 votes and finished seventh out of the nine candidates. [102] In April 2000, he was cleared of aggravated burglary following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court; the incident had been alleged to have taken place at the home of Patricia Thompson, a former lover. [103] He was also cleared of assaulting a Vietnam War veteran with a pool cue, who had been at the home with Patricia Thompson at the time of the alleged burglary incident. [104] In another court case, again in April 2000, Dougan failed to attend a hearing where he had been charged with driving carelessly and failing to comply with a red traffic signal; he said he had been unable to attend because he had a dental appointment. [105] Dougan is cleared of burglary charge. – Free Online Library". Birmingham Post. 7 April 2000 . Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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He just felt to be a full-time professional it just wasn't up to his standards the way he viewed the way the club was run. In his own opinion there were men in charge who shouldn't have been and the club went through two managers during his two and a half year spell and knew the club were soon going to find themselves facing relegation if these people were in charge. He was regarded as an outspoken figure, never more so than during his period as PFA chairman, a position he held for most of the 70s. He played a crucial role in the fight for freedom of movement for out-of-contract players. However as you said you weren't convinced about the stories about training and the fact that it was the same story with the rest of the clubs. In fairness a lot of clubs would have had to train on parks with money not available, but I would find it hard to believe that they would have limited the team to just two training sessions a week. Dougan was capped 43 times by Northern Ireland and was a member of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. The president of the Irish Football Association, Jim Boyce, paid tribute to the striker.He was one of the game's most colourful characters and I was very proud to have served with him and worked under him," said Taylor. If you possess comments like these, it's best keeping them to yourself as a mark of respect to someone who gave 100% to the club. I for one will respect the dead especially 'Doog'. He was one of us and it was brace in the semi's against Sheffield Wednesday that secured our passage in the final.

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We need some people who can actually talk lucidly about football,’ had been the guiding principle of Bromley, who changed his mind about using his panellists individually and opted instead to throw them all on screen at once. ‘Crerand and Allison were the baddies,’ he added, ‘and the charming Dougan with the lovely McNab were the goodies. They became folk heroes in four weeks.’ In December 2005, he was one of the coffin carriers at George Best's funeral. He was also a representative of the UK Independence party.Pitches then were nothing like as good as they now are and what were sometimes mudbaths in winter dried out to become bare, bouncy