Doug Baillie

Doug Baillie
Personal information
Full name Douglas Rae Daw Collier Baillie
Date of birth (1937-01-27)27 January 1937
Place of birth Douglas Water, Scotland
Date of death 19 February 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 85)
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
Douglas Water Thistle
1952–1953 Airdrieonians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 Airdrieonians 35 (5)
1956 Swindon Town 1 (0)
1956–1960 Airdrieonians 88 (10)
1960–1964 Rangers 31 (0)
1964–1965 Third Lanark 19 (3)
1965–1969 Falkirk 104 (7)
1969–1970 Dunfermline Athletic 21 (0)
Total 299 (25)
International career
1955–1958 Scotland U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas Rae Daw Collier Baillie (27 January 1937 – 19 February 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half in the Scottish Football League and the Football League. He was a backup squad member at Rangers during three of the club's title-winning seasons in the early 1960s, playing a handful of matches in each. He also made over 100 league appearances for both Airdrieonians and Falkirk.

After retiring as a player, Baillie became a football journalist, working for The Sunday Post. Baillie died on 19 February 2022, at the age of 85.