Doug Considine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Considine | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Aberdeen | 32 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | 52 | (5) |
| Total | 84 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Doug Considine (born 15 May 1957) is a Scottish former footballer. As a squad player he was a Scottish League winner at Aberdeen in 1980. A year later in 1981 he moved to Dunfermline Athletic in pursuit of first team football. Two seasons later he retired as a footballer aged 26.
Playing career[edit]
Doug Considine was born in Edinburgh in 1957. He joined Aberdeen from Highland League club Huntly in 1978 and spent three seasons at Pittodrie, where he was part of the team which won the Scottish Premier Division in 1980, playing fifteen times in the league that season.
He left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Dunfermline, where he remained until 1983, when he retired aged 26.[1]
Honours[edit]
Aberdeen A
Aberdeen
- Scottish Premier Division 1979–80
- Drybrough Cup: 1980[4]
Personal life[edit]
Considine's son Andrew Considine[1] currently plays for St Johnstone as a defender. His brother Iain Considine is a cofounder of the law firm Aberdein Considine.[5]
Considine ran a dry cleaning business in Banchory following his retirement from football.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Davie, Scott (4 January 2015). "Andrew Considine's Aberdeen family fortunes". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Rangers 0 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Second XI Cup Final Second Leg". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Clydebank 1 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Reserve League Cup Final Second Leg". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen 0 - 0 St. Mirren: Drybrough Cup Final". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Askel, Erikka (3 November 2014). "Aberdein Considine co-founder gives up leadership role". Press and Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Murden, Terry (22 July 2019). "Former Dons star sells business unit to laundry firm Fishers". Daily Business. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Doug Considine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database