Douglas Westland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas George Westland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1909[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | June 1998 (aged 89)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Barrie, Canada[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Banks O' Dee | ||
| 1934–1936 | Aberdeen | 9 | (0) |
| 1936–1938 | Stoke City | 5 | (0) |
| – | Barlaston St Giles | ||
| – | Raith Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas George Westland (3 April 1909 – June 1998) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. His brother James Westland was also a footballer who played for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Westland was born in Aberdeen and played for Banks O' Dee and Aberdeen along with his brother James, and they both signed for English club Stoke City in 1936.[1] Douglas struggled to make much of an impact at the Victoria Ground failing to take over from Norman Wilkinson.[1] He spent three seasons at Stoke making just six appearances and later played for Barlaston St Giles and Raith Rovers.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1936–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937–38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1938–39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |