Liverpool-born Doug was a midfield or forward player who came through the Junior ranks at Anfield and signed professional forms in November 1965. But over the next 5 years he only appeared for Liverpool's first-team on 17 occasions.
He had a brief appearance as substitute when coming on for Tony Hateley at West Ham in April 1968 but wasn't picked again until the second-half of the 1969-70 season, when he played in the last 13 League matches of that season. Doug knew his future lay away from Merseyside and it was no surprise when he was transferred to Norwich City in November 1970.
He enjoyed a certain amount of success in East Anglia before having spells with Bournemouth, Cardiff & Chester. When his playing days were over, he returned to Cardiff as coach and then filled a similar role at Swansea under John Toshack's management.
He was also assistant for a time to Mike England, when the Welshman was in charge of his national side. He later worked 'behind the scenes' at Tottenham before returning to Anfield for a while to work for a spell in a similar role under Roy Evans.
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