Douglas McBain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas M. McBain | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2008 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | 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 | |||
Douglas "Dougie" M. 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] McBain played club football as a wing half for Dumbarton, Hamilton Academical, Queen's Park and Queen of the South.[4]
Playing career
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 Olympics Games for Matt Busby's Great Britain side (McBain scored against Netherlands at Highbury in the first round).[1][5] McBain was one of two players in the GB Olympic team to move from Queens Park to Palmerston Park that Summer. The other was Jimmy McColl.[1]
At Queens McBain played beside 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.[6] McBain's time there was part of the finest era in the club's history. McBain played in and scored in Queens' run to the 1950 Scottish Cup semi finals where Rangers needed a replay at Hampden Park to see off Queens. McBain was an integral part of the side that achieved numerous other points of note in the first half of the 1950s.[1][5]
McBain left QoS in 1955 after a contractual dispute with the chairman and retired from professional football. He was aged 30 at the time.[1]
Education and later career
Having been schooled at the Hamilton Academy, McBain went on to graduate from Edinburgh University before becoming a lecturer at Telford College.[1][7][8]
Dougie McBain died on 1 February 2008, aged 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dougie McBain career profile on the Queen of the South website
- ^ "Douglas MCBAIN". FIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Douglas McBain". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Queens Legends" on the Queen of the South website
- ^ Blantyre web site. Hall of Fame, Douglas McBain biography Retrieved 2011-05-06
- ^ Hamilton Advertiser - obituary, 21st. February 2008 Checked 2011-05-06
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- 1924 births
- 2008 deaths
- People educated at Hamilton Academy
- Scottish footballers
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Great Britain
- Association football wing halves