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Scottish footballer (1930–2001)

Doug Berrie
Personal information
Full name Douglas James Berrie
Date of birth (1930-12-14)14 December 1930
Place of birth Calcutta, India
Date of death April 2001(2001-04-00) (aged 70)
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
1942–1946 Stobswell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1953 Dundee United 142 (0)
1953–1964 Forfar Athletic 336 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doug Berrie (14 December 1930 – April 2001) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Dundee United and Forfar Athletic. Berrie joined United in 1946 from local side Stobswell, making his debut in December against Cowdenbeath in a Scottish Division B match. Featuring in a number of matches that season, Berrie re-signed for the following campaign, going on to make nearly 142 league appearances before his release in 1953. Joining Forfar, Berrie was granted a testimonial in 1961, which was played against United. Leaving Forfar in 1964, Berrie's son, also Doug, was a schoolboy signing at Tannadice in May 1970 but failed to make a first-team appearance.

References

  1. Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9558341-1-0.


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