Doug Blair (footballer)

Doug Blair
Personal information
Full name Douglas Blair
Date of birth (1921-06-26)26 June 1921
Place of birth Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England
Date of death July 1998(1998-07-00) (aged 77)
Place of death Wiltshire, England[1]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1940 Blackpool 0 (0)
1947–1954 Cardiff City 204 (30)
1954–1957 Hereford United ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas Blair (26 June 1921 – July 1998)[2] was an English professional footballer. He began his career at Blackpool but never featured in a Football League match for the club following the outbreak of the Second World War. On his return to football in 1947, he joined Cardiff City and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club.[3]

  1. ^ "Doug Blair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ Blair, Douglas. "England & Wales, Death Index, 1916–2007". ancestry.com.
  3. ^ "Doug Blair". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 June 2016.