Tossell, David (2012), In Sunshine Or In Shadow: A Journey Through the Life of Derek Dougan, Pitch, ISBN 978-1-908051-39-4 In late 1968 Dougan even cut his own single, produced and recorded by Fritz Erste, a German recording engineer who had moved to the West Midlands. In his own studio, Erste recorded A Goal for Dougy, a version of Kaleidoscope's single A Dream for Julie. The words were changed to reflect Dougan's day job – instead of "Strawberry monkeys are smiling for Julie", he sang, in a surprisingly keen tenor, "Peter Knowles dribbles and crosses for Dougy" – and Erste had high hopes of securing a release for the record. It was not to be. "Fritz wanted the record to come out for Christmas," his widow April recalls. "Then we got a call from Derek saying Wolves had a new manager, called Bill McGarry, who'd take a very dim view of his star centre-forward singing on a hippy record. So we never took it to a record company. Fritz was broken-hearted. He was sure it was a No 1."

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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. Dougan always had ambitions that went beyond football, and with the help of a loyal lieutenant he produced various books about the game, including a novel, The Footballer (1974), much of which appeared to recount his feud with the Wolves manager, Bill McGarry.In just over eight seasons at the Molineux, Dougan made 320 first team appearances for Wolves netting over 120 goals. So Dougan's chairmanship came to a premature and disappointing end. Smoke without fire? Perhaps, but he remained, above all as a player, one of the most magnetic figures of his day. Brendon Batson, a former PFA deputy chief executive, said: "He was a great champion of players' rights and conditions and he was integral part of the terms players enjoy now.

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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. Dougan scored over 120 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was in their victorious 1974 League Cup side. He spent two-and-a-half years at Ewood Park before signing for Aston Villa in July 1961. Two years later Dougan was off again, this time to Peterborough United. Dougan fails to show for motoring charges. – Free Online Library". Birmingham Post. 11 April 2000 . Retrieved 27 July 2016. I had eight years under him as chairman and he led the PFA, along with my predecessor Cliff Lloyd, all through negotiations in establishing a constitution and a collective bargaining agreement, which have stood the test of time."Francis Lee tries to get between Karl-Heinz Schnellinger and Berti Vogts during England’s 3-2 quarter-final defeat to West Germany. Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy His time there overlapped with former PFA deputy chief executive Brendon Batson, who recalled: "Derek was a great champion of players' rights and conditions and he was integral part of current terms players enjoy now. Wolverhampton Wanderers legend Derek Dougan 'caused Cup Final death crash' says Aston Villa hero". Sunday Mercury. 28 November 2010 . Retrieved 27 July 2016.