England Football Online | Players Index | Page Last Updated 19 September 2022 | | | | | | Bryan Douglas | Blackburn Rovers FC
36 appearances, 11 goals P 36 W 18 D 10 L 8 F 102: A 48 64% successful 1957-63 captain: none minutes played: 3240 | ![England Players - Bryan Douglas (4) England Players - Bryan Douglas (4)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) | Timeline | | Bryan Douglas | Birth | 27 May 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire [registered in Blackburn, June 1934]. Attended St Bartholomew's School and Blakey Moor Secondary Modern, Blackburn | Marriage | to Joyce Wilkinson [registered in Blackburn, September 1955]. | Source | Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & | Club Career | Club(s) | "Douglas's mother wrote an anonymous letter to Blackburn Football Club in 1950 recommending her son. Blackburn watched him. Then signed him." | Club honours | x | Individual honours | x | Distinctions | x | Height/Weight | 5' 3" [1957], 5' 6", or 5' 5", 9st 13lbs [also 1957], 5' 5", 9st 10lbs [1960]. | Source | Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. | England Career | Player number | One of three who became the 761st players (763) to appear for England. | Position(s) | Outside-right; inside-right | First match | No. 315, 19 October 1957, Wales 0 England 4, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 23 years 145 days. | Last match | No. 371, 5 June 1963, Switzerland 1 England 8, an end-of-season tour match at Sankt Jakob Stadium, Sankt Jakob, Basel, aged 29 years 9 days. ![England Players - Bryan Douglas (6) England Players - Bryan Douglas (6)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) | Major tournaments | World Cup Finals 1958, 1962; British Championship 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63; | Team honours | British Championship shared 1957-58, 1958-59, winners 1960-61; | Individual honours | England U23 (two appearances, 1956), England B (four appearances, 1956-57) | Distinctions | x | Beyond England | x. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. | The Numbers | parties | Apps | comp. apps | minutes | ![England Players - Bryan Douglas (7) England Players - Bryan Douglas (7)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) | goals ave.min | comp. goals | ![England Players - Bryan Douglas (8) England Players - Bryan Douglas (8)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) | captain | - | 36 | 22 | 3240 | 11 | 295 min | 5 | - | none | minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 102 | 48 | +54 | 5 | 10 | 2.833 | 1.333 | 63.9 | +10 | Venue Record Venue | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | Home | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 0 | 4 | 3.467 | 1.20 | 76.6 | +8 | Away | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 3 | 4 | 2.929 | 1.429 | 60.7 | +3 | Neutral | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1.286 | 1.429 | 42.9 | -1 | Shirt Record Colour | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | White | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 4 | 8 | 2.939 | 1.364 | 65.2 | +10 | Red | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 1.667 | 1.00 | 50.0 | =0 | Competition Record Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | WCP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 87.5 | +3 | WCF | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1.286 | 1.429 | 42.9 | -1 | World Cup | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 2 | 4 | 2.273 | 1.091 | 59.1 | +2 | British Championship | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.364 | 63.6 | +3 | Friendly | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +26 | 2 | 3 | 3.143 | 1.50 | 67.9 | +5 | Tournament Record World Cup Preliminary Competition | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | WCP 1960-62 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 87.5 | +3 | WCP All | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 87.5 | +3 | World Cup Final Tournaments | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | WCF 1958 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | =0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.333 | 50.0 | =0 | WCF 1962 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 37.5 | -1 | WCF All | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1.286 | 1.429 | 42.9 | -1 | World Cup | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | WC 1957-58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | =0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.333 | 50.0 | =0 | WC 1961-62 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 1 | 3 | 2.625 | 1.00 | 62.5 | +2 | WC All | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 2 | 4 | 2.273 | 1.091 | 59.1 | +2 |
British Championship Competition | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | BC 1957-58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 0 | 2 | 3.333 | 1.00 | 66.7 | +1 | BC 1958-59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 100.0 | +1 | BC 1960-61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 | 2.00 | 100.0 | +3 | BC 1961-62 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.333 | 33.3 | -1 | BC 1962-63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.0 | -1 | BC All | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.364 | 63.6 | +3 |
All Competition | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | WC | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 2 | 4 | 2.273 | 1.091 | 59.1 | +2 | BC | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1.364 | 63.6 | +3 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 27 | +21 | 3 | 7 | 2.636 | 1.227 | 61.4 | +5 | Match History Age 21 | B | | one appearance - Switzerland March 1956 | Age 22 | under 23 | | two appearances - Denmark September 1956 & France October 1956 | B | | two appearances - Bulgaria & Romania May 1957 | Age 23 | | one appearance - Czechoslovakia May 1957 |
Club:Blackburn Rovers FC - 36 full appearances (3240 min) 11ᵍ | manager: Walter Winterbottom - 33 full appearances (2970 min) 8ᵍx |
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Age 24 | 1 | 315 | 19 October 1957 -Wales 0 England 4 Ninian Park, Cardiff | BC | AW | | 7 |
one of three who became the 761st player (763) to appear for England. | the 37th Blackburn Rovers player to represent England | 2 | 316 | 6 November 1957 - England 2 Northern Ireland 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HL | 80 | 7 | 3 | 317 | 27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | 3 24 84 | 7 | 4 | 318 | 19 April 1958 - Scotland 0 England 4 Hampden Park, Glasgow | BC | AW | ¹ 22 35 | 7 | 5 | 319 | 7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley | tour | HW | | 7 | 6 | 320 | 11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0 Stadion JNA, Beograd | AL | | 7 | 7 | 321 | 18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1 Lenin Stadium, Moskva | AD | 45 | 7 | | WCF | outside right 7x | 8 | 322 | 8 June 1958 - USSR 2 England 2 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg | ND |
| 9 | 323 | 11 June 1958 - Brazil 0 England 0 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg | ND | | 10 | 324 | 15 June 1958 - Austria 2 England 2 Ryavallen Stadion, Borås | ND | | 325 | 17 June 1958 - USSR 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg | NL | party member | 11 | 327 | 22 October 1958 - England 5 USSR 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | 45 89 fouled for pen. | 7 | 328 | 26 November 1958 - England 2 Wales 2, Villa Park, Birmingham | BC | HD | withdrew injured | 12 | 329 | 11 April 1959 - England 1 Scotland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HW | 59 | 7 | | Age 26 | 13 | 339 | 11 May 1960 - England 3 Yugoslavia 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HD | ² 41 | 7 | 340 | 15 May 1960 - Spain 3 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | tour | AL | reserve | 14 | 341 | 22 May 1960 - Hungary 2 England 0 Népstadion, Budapest | AL | | 7 | |
Age 27 | 15 | 342 | 8 October 1960 - Northern Ireland 2 England 5 Windsor Park, Belfast | BC | AW | ³ 80 | 7 | 16 | 343 | 19 October 1960 - Luxembourg 0 England 9 Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg | WCP | AW | 7 | 7 | 17 | 344 | 26 October 1960 - England 4 Spain 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | ⁴40header | 7 | 18 | 345 | 23 November 1960 - England 5 Wales 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HW | | 7 | Bryan Douglas was an original member of all three of the Winter 1960 get-togethers. AtLilleshall on 12-14 Decemberat Anfield on 6-8 February 1961 (where he withdrew because of injury) and at Upton Park on 13-15 March 1961. | 19 | 346 | 15 April 1961 - England 9 Scotland 3 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HW | ⁵ 56 81 | 7 | 20 | 347 | 10 May 1961 - England 8 Mexico 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | ⁶ 44 ⁷ 85 | 7 | 21 | 348 | 21 May 1961 - Portugal 1 England 1 Estadio Nacional, Oeiras, Lisboa | WCP | AD | | 7 | 22 | 349 | 24 May 1961 - Italy 2 England 3 Stadio Olimpico, Roma | tour | AW | | 7 |
Age 28 | 23 | 350 | 27 May 1961 - Austria 3 England 1 Praterstadion, Wien | | AL | | 7 | 24 | 351 | 28 September 1961 - England 4 Luxembourg 1 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury | WCP | HW | | 7 | 25 | 352 | 14 October 1961 - Wales 1 England 1 Ninian Park, Cardiff | BC | AD | ⁸ 44 | 7 | 26 | 353 | 25 October 1961 - England 2 Portugal 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | WCP | HW | | 8 | 27 | 354 | 22 November 1961 - England 1 Northern Ireland 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HD | | 7 | 355 | 4 April 1962 - England 3 Austria 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | | | 28 | 356 | 14 April 1962 - Scotland 2 England 0 Hampden Park, Glasgow | BC | AL | | 7 | 357 | 9 May 1962 - England 3 Switzerland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | | 29 | 358 | 20 May 1962 - Peru 0 England 4 Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima | Fr | AW | | 7 | | WCF | outside right 17x | 30 | 359 | 31 May 1962 - Hungary 2 England 1 Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua | NL | | | 31 | 360 | 2 June 1962 - Argentina 1 England 3 Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua | | NW | | | 32 | 361 | 7 June 1962 - Bulgaria 0 England 0 Estadio Braden Copper Co., Rancagua | ND | | | 33 | 362 | 10 June 1962 - Brazil 3 England 1 Estadio Municipal, Viña del Mar | NL | | | | manager: Alf Ramsey - three full appearances (270 min) 3ᵍx |
34 | 367 | 6 April 1963 - England 1 Scotland 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HL | ⁹ 80 | 7 | 35 | 368 | 8 May 1963 - England 1 Brazil 1 Empire Stadium, Wembley | tour | HD | ¹⁰ 86 | 7 | | 369 | 29 May 1963 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 4, Tehelné pole, Bratislava | AW | | | | 370 | 2 June 1963 - GDR 1 England 2, Zentralstadion, Leipzig | AW | | | 36 | 371 | 5 June 1963 - Switzerland 1 England 8 Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel | AW | ¹¹ 42 | 7 | | | | cg | |