Doug MacFarlane
Encyclopedia
Dugald 'Doug' MacFarlane (24 August 1880–22 April 1965) was an English
professional footballer who played for Barrow, Burnley
and Tottenham Hotspur
.
's club first fixture in the Football League at home versus Wolverhampton Wanderers
on 1 September 1908. The forward featured in 21 matches and scored twice for the Lilywhites before re-joining Barrow to end his playing career.
MacFarlane died in Barrow in Furness on 22 April 1965.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who played for Barrow, Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
.
Football career
Mac Farlane began his career with his home town club Barrow. His goal scoring ability attracted the attention of Burnley where he played 121 matches and found the net on 35 occasions between 1903–1907. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1908 and made his debut in the White Hart LaneWhite Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
's club first fixture in the Football League at home versus Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
on 1 September 1908. The forward featured in 21 matches and scored twice for the Lilywhites before re-joining Barrow to end his playing career.
MacFarlane died in Barrow in Furness on 22 April 1965.