Doug Rougvie

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.

Doug Rougvie

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Rougvie[1]
Date of birth	(1956-05-24) 24 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Ballingry, Fife, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
Total		404	(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

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]}

Club	Seasons	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1974–75	Scottish Division One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0
	1975–76	Scottish Premier Division	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	7	0
	1976–77		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	6	1
	1977–78		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	0
	1978–79		21	0	4	0	6	1	3	0	-	-	34	1
	1979–80		25	2	4	0	8	0	0	0	-	-	37	2
	1980–81		28	3	1	0	6	0	4	0	-	-	39	3
	1981–82		28	6	5	0	5	0	5	0	-	-	43	6
	1982–83		35	3	5	0	7	1	9	0	-	-	56	4
	1983–84		35	4	7	0	8	0	7	0	-	-	57	4
	Total		181	19	26	0	45	2	28	0	-	-	280	21
Chelsea	1984–85	First Division	27	1	2	0	8	0	-	-	0	0	37	1
	1985–86		34	2	2	0	5	0	-	-	4	0	45	2
	1986–87		13	0	0	0	3	0	-	-	2	0	18	0
	Total		74	3	4	0	16	0	-	-	6	0	100	3
Brighton & Hove Albion	1987–88	Third Division	35	2	-	-	-	-	--	-	-	-	43	2
Shrewsbury Town	1988–89	Second Division	21	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21+	3+
Fulham	1988–89	Third Division	20	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	20	1
Dunfermline Athletic	1989–90	Scottish Premier Division	28	0	4	0	4	2	-	-	-	-	36	2
Montrose	1990–91	Scottish Second Division	29	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29+	2+
	1991–92	Scottish First Division	16	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16+	0+
	Total		45	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45+	2+
Career total			404+	30+	34+	0+	65+	4+	28	0	6	0	545+	34+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[15]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1983	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Player

Aberdeen

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1982–83
• UEFA Super Cup: 1983
• Scottish Premier Division: 1979–80, 1983–84
• Scottish Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
• Aberdeenshire Cup: 1980–81^[16]

Chelsea

• Full Members' Cup: 1985–86^[17]

Brighton

• Football League Third Division: Promoted 1987–88^[18]

Montrose

• Scottish Second Division: Promoted 1990–91^[19]

Huntly

• Highland League: 1995–96^[8]
• Highland League Cup: 1995–96^[8]
• Aberdeenshire Cup: 1995–96^[8]

Manager

Montrose

• Scottish Second Division: Promoted 1990–91^[19]

Huntly

• Highland League: 1995–96, 1996–97^[8]
• Highland League Cup: 1995–96^[8]
• Aberdeenshire Cup: 1995–96^[8]
• Qualifying Cup North: 1996–97^[8]

Individual

• Aberdeen FC Hall of Fame: Inducted, 2019^[20]

References

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2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
3. Doug Rougvie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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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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6. Doug Rougvie at the Scottish Football Association
7. "I can't forgive Fergie for breaking my heart; Doug Rougvie reveals his 12-year Dons agony". Daily Record. thefreelibrary.com. 8 July 1996. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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   "A Look Back Over The Years". Huntly FC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
9. "HOUSE' THAT FOR MAKING A LASTING IMPRESSION AS GOTHENBURG GREAT DOUG LOOKS BACK ON HIS TIME AT COVE". CRFC. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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15. "Doug Rougvie | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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20. "AFC Hall of Fame 2019". AFC. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.