Douglas Muir McBain (22 September 1924 – 1 February 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played in the run to the semi-final for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4] McBain played club football as a wing half for Dumbarton, Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park and Queen of the South.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Muir McBain | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2008 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Currie, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Dumbarton | ? | (?) |
| 1944–1946 | Hamilton Academical | ? | (?) |
| 1946–1948 | Queen's Park | 20 | (0) |
| 1948–1955 | Queen of the South | 148 | (3) |
| Total | 168 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948 | Great Britain | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Dougie McBain's club football is best remembered for his time with Dumfries club Queen of the South.[1] McBain gave Queens seven years from 1948, the year in which he played in the run to a Wembley semi final of the Olympic Games for Matt Busby's Great Britain side (McBain scored against Netherlands at Highbury in the first round).[1][6] McBain was one of two players in the GB Olympic team to move from Queen's Park to Palmerston Park in Dumfries that summer. The other player was Jimmy McColl.[1]
At Queens, McBain played alongside some of the finest names to have played for the club, such as Billy Houliston, Roy Henderson, Dougie Sharpe, Jackie Oakes, Jim Patterson, Jimmy Binning and Bobby Black.[7] McBain's time in Dumfries was part of the finest era in the club's history. McBain was the club captain when played and scored in Queens' run to the 1950 Scottish Cup semi final, where Rangers needed a replay at Hampden Park to finally end Queens' best ever run in the Scottish Cup at that time. McBain was an integral part of the team that achieved numerous other points of note in the first half of the 1950s.[1][6]
McBain left Queens in 1955 after a contractual dispute with the chairman and retired from professional football. McBain was only 30 years old at the time.[1][4]
Education and later career edit
Having been schooled at the Hamilton Academy, McBain went on to graduate from the University of Edinburgh before becoming a lecturer at Telford College.[1][8][9][4]
Dougie McBain died on 1 February 2008, at the age of 83.[1]
Personal life edit
McBain served as an air gunner with the rank of flying officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dougie McBain career profile on the Queen of the South website". Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Douglas MCBAIN". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Douglas McBain". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b c Douglas McBain, Footballer, Paul Veverka, The Blantyre Project, 6 May 2016
- ^ "DOUG McBAIN". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Queens Legends" on the Queen of the South website Archived 26 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blantyre web site. Hall of Fame, Douglas McBain biography Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-05-06
- ^ Hamilton Advertiser – obituary, 21st. February 2008 Checked 2011-05-06
- ^ "Douglas McBain". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links edit
- Dougie McBain full career profile on the Queen of the South website Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine