‘Replay’ of Duggie days at Blackburn Rovers (From Lancashire Telegraph)

‘Replay’ of Duggie days at Blackburn Rovers

3:56pm Thursday 24th April 2008 in

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FORMER footballing ace Bryan Douglas will be the special guest at a talk in Brindle next week, which will look back at Blackburn Rovers in the 50s and 60s.

Entitled 'Blackburn Rovers in the Bryan Douglas era', it will show memorabilia and photographs charting the team from 1950 to 1969, as well as covering the career of one of its most famous players.

Bryan Douglas, who was born almost on the doorstep of Ewood, joined the Rovers ground staff in 1950 and signed professionally for his home town team in 1952.

A one-man club, he went on to make 503 appearances in the blue and white shirt.

He also made 36 appearances for his country, winning his first cap in 1957 at the age of 23, and being ever-present when England played in the 1958 and 1962 World Cup finals.

Known affectionately as "Duggie" by the fans, he played his last game for the Rovers in 1969.

Giving the talk, at Brindle Community Hall this Monday, April 28, will be Brindle Historical Society secretary and former Football League linesman Steve Williams.

He said: "As a boy in Blackburn in the 1960s, Bryan was one of my boyhood heroes.

"I have always wanted to research and present a talk about him and the Rovers.

"As for asking him to come along, I just rang him up to see if he would attend.

"He readily said yes' and agreed to answer a few questions from the audience."