Doug Rougvie

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Doug Rougvie
Personal information
Full name Douglas Rougvie [1]
Date of birth (1956-05-24) 24 May 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Ballingry, Fife, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1984 Aberdeen 180 (19)
1984–1987 Chelsea 74 (3)
1987–1988 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 (2)
1988–1989 Shrewsbury Town 21 (3)
1989 Fulham 20 (1)
1989–1990 Dunfermline Athletic 28 (0)
1990–1992 Montrose 46 (2)
Total404(30)
International career
1983 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1992 Montrose (player-manager)
Huntly
1997–1998 Cove Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas Rougvie (born 24 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer, who played mainly for Aberdeen and Chelsea. Rougvie played in one international match for Scotland, in 1983.

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Playing career

Aberdeen

A hard-tackling and committed defender, Rougvie played for Aberdeen between 1975 and 1984, [3] one of the most successful periods in their history. After debuting for Aberdeen in an away friendly against Persepolis of Iran in summer '74, he made 279 appearances (28 as substitute) and scored 21 goals, winning the Scottish league championship in 1979–80 and 1983–84, the Scottish Cup in 1982, 1983 and 1984, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and the European Super Cup in 1983.

Rougvie previously won the Scottish 2nd XI Cup with the reserves in 1976 and 1978. [4]

Rougvie was the first player to be sent off in a Scottish League Cup final in 1979. [5]

While an Aberdeen player, Rougvie played one game for Scotland in 1983. [6]

Chelsea

Rougvie signed for newly promoted English side Chelsea in 1984 for £150,000, a team which included the likes of Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and David Speedie. He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the new season against Arsenal at Highbury, at one point managing to floor Arsenal's Viv Anderson with a crunching challenge. Though initially a regular in the side, Rougvie's lack of pace and often reckless tackling were to hamper his progress with the club.

During a League Cup quarter-final match with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, Chelsea came from 0–3 down to lead 4–3, only for Rougvie to concede a last minute penalty with a careless challenge and cost the team victory. He lost his place in the side towards the end of the 1984–85 season and thereafter only featured sporadically, though he did play in Chelsea's Full Members Cup win over Manchester City at Wembley; despite scoring an own goal, his team won 5–4. He was later sent off within ten minutes of the kick-off in a match against Wimbledon for punching Dave Beasant and headbutting Carlton Fairweather.[ citation needed ]

Brighton and Hove Albion

He was sold to Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 1987 for £73,000 having made 100 appearances for Chelsea and scored three goals.

Later career

He later had brief spells with Fulham, Shrewsbury Town and Dunfermline, as well as a stint managing Scottish Part Time professional side, Montrose before playing for, and subsequently managing Huntly in the Scottish Highland Football League.

Rougvie quit playing in 1996 to solely focus on being Huntly manager. [7] After his departure in October 1997, [8] he made an swift return with Cove Rangers. His tenure last just over year. [9]

Rougvie made a brief comeback to play for Buckie Thistle and Kincorth Amateurs. He fully retired at 45 years old. [9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
ClubSeasonsLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 1974–75 Scottish Division One 00000000--00
1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 20005000--70
1976–77 61000000--61
1977–78 10000000--10
1978–79 210406130--341
1979–80 252408000--372
1980–81 283106040--393
1981–82 286505050--436
1982–83 353507190--564
1983–84 354708070--574
Total18119260452280--28021
Chelsea 1984–85 First Division 2712080--00371
1985–86 3422050--40452
1986–87 1300030--20180
Total74340160--601003
Brighton & Hove Albion 1987–88 Third Division 352---------432
Shrewsbury Town 1988–89 Second Division 213--------21+3+
Fulham 1988–89 Third Division 2010000----201
Dunfermline Athletic 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 2804042----362
Montrose 1990–91 Scottish Second Division 292--------29+2+
1991–92 Scottish First Division 160--------16+0+
Total452--------45+2+
Career total404+30+34+0+65+4+28060545+34+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 198310
Total10

Honours

Player

Aberdeen

Chelsea

Brighton

Montrose

Huntly

Manager

Montrose

Huntly

Individual

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    "Rangers 0 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Second XI Cup Final Second Leg". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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