Douglas Haig McAvoy (29 November 1918 – 15 April 1988) was a Scottish footballer[1] who played as an inside forward for Kilmarnock,[2] Liverpool and Queen of the South.[3][4][5] His career was interrupted by World War II; prior to its outbreak he finished on the losing side (after a replay) in the 1938 Scottish Cup Final, and was selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in the summer of 1939 (the fixtures of which did not include any official internationals).[6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Haig McAvoy | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1988 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| 1935–1947 | Kilmarnock | 86 | (20) |
| 1947–1949 | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| 1949–1951 | Queen of the South | 26 | (3) |
| Total | 114 | (23) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References edit
- ^ "Doug McAvoy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ (Kilmarnock player) McAvoy, Doug, FitbaStats
- ^ Doug McAvoy transferred to Queen of the South, Dundee Courier, 17 September 1949 via Play Up Liverpool
- ^ McAvoy Doug Image 1 Kilmarnock 1937, Vintage Footballers
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1939 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1939". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links edit
- Doug McAvoy at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- LFC History profile
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