6'3"  12st.6lb.
b. Belfast 20 January 1938
d. Wolverhampton 24 June 2007
 

Debut 14 March 1959 (21y 53d) Final Game 22 April 1961 (23y 92d)
First Goal 14 May 1959 Final Goal 4 March 1961
CAREER: Mersey St Sc (Belfast);Belfast Tech HS:Mersey St BC;Cregagh BC;Linfield '52 (sc);Distillery '53;Preston North End (trial);Bury (trial);Portsmouth Aug'57 (£4,000)[33-9];Blackburn Rovers Mar'59 (£11,000); Aston Villa Aug'61 (£12,000)[51-19];Peterborough United Jun'63 (£21,000)[77-38]; Leicester City May'65 (£21,000)[68-35];Wolverhampton Wanderers Mar'67 (£50,000)[244+14-93];Kettering Town (p-m) Dec'75-77.
INTERNATIONALS  Northern Ireland  43 apps  8 gls
’58 v Cze.’60 v Sco.’61 v Eng,Wal 1gl,Ita 1gl,Gre.’63 v Pol 1gl,Sco,Pol.’66 v Sco 1gl,Eng,Wal,Mex,Alb,WGe.’67 v Eng,Sco, al. ’68 v Sco,Wal,Isr 1gl.’69 v Tur 1gl,Tur,Eng,Sco,Wal.’70 v Sco,Eng,USSR,USSR.’71 v Cyp 1gl,Cyp 1gl,Spa,Eng,Sco,Wal.’72 v USSR,USSR, Eng,Sco,Wal.’73 v Bul,Cyp.
NORTHERN IRELAND B 1 app .59 v Fra.
NORTHERN IRELAND AMATEUR 2 apps ’57 v Eng,Wal.
HONOURS FAC los (Blackburn Rovers) ’60.FLC win (Leicester City) ’64,(Wolverhampton Wanderers) ’74.Ir Cp win (Distillery) ’56.UEFA Cp los (Wolverhampton Wanderers) ’72.
 

FL         59 apps   26 gls  3 gls 1 4 gls 1
FAC     14 apps     4 gls
FLC        3 apps     4 gls
Total     76 apps   34 gls
Strike rate 201 minutes
 

Autobiographies  
The Sash He Never Wore Allison & Busby 1972 215 pgs. ISBN 10 0583122930 ISBN 13 978-0583122931 Doog  All Seasons Publishing Ltd. 1980 149 pgs. ISBN 10 0907043003  ISBN 13  978-0907043003
The Doog Steve Gordon & David Harrison Know the Score Books April 2003 272 pgs. ISBN 10 1848185027 ISBN 13 978-1848185029
In Sunshine or in Shadow-A Journey through the life of Derek Dougan Pitch Publishing David Tossell August 2012 272 pgs. ISBN 10 1908051396 ISBN 13 978-1908051394

Blackburn had been interested in Dougan when he was a raw, gangling centre half with Distillery but the asking price was too great. By the time he had been successfully honed by Portsmouth, Blackburn's status had improved and they required a goal scorer to cement their position in the First Division. They acquired a man of many facets, a rangy, mobile awkward opponent with a facility to undermine defences and harvest goals but a player of whimsical moods and uncertain application. By modern standards his off field activities may look normal but for a conservative small town in Lancashire his eccentric driving of a top of the range sports car, his well publicised romance with a beauty queen and his liking for the high life were not usual. A shaven head was novel and whilst some supporters found him endearing and christened him 'Cheyenne', traditionalists questioned his application and commitment. When he declared himself fit for the biggest game in the club's contemporary history, the 1960 FA Cup final, and in doing so placed his personal wishes in front of the club's, the end of his time in East Lancashire was at hand. Obviously unable to perform to anything like his capabilities he contributed hugely to the debacle that resulted. Later he was to resurrect his career, notably with the Wolves, where he acquired cult status and later returned as chairman and chief executive. As his career declined he had moved into management but changed directions to become a sports presenter with Yorkshire Television. Developing many business interests he was also for a time executive officer of a charitable foundation connected with sport.