Doug Considine Explained

Doug Considine (born 15 May 1957) is a Scottish former footballer. As a squad player he was a Scottish League winner at Aberdeen in 1980. A year later in 1981 he moved to Dunfermline Athletic in pursuit of first team football. Two seasons later he retired as a footballer aged 26.

Playing career

Doug Considine was born in Edinburgh in 1957. He joined Aberdeen from Highland League club Huntly in 1978 and spent three seasons at Pittodrie, where he was part of the team which won the Scottish Premier Division in 1980, playing fifteen times in the league that season.

He left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Dunfermline, where he remained until 1983, when he retired aged 26.^[1]

Honours

Aberdeen A

• Scottish 2nd XI Cup: 1977–78^[2]
• SFL Reserve Cup: 1978–79^[3]

Aberdeen

• Scottish Premier Division 1979–80
• Drybrough Cup: 1980^[4]

Personal life

Considine's son Andrew Considine currently plays for St Johnstone as a defender. His brother Iain Considine is a cofounder of the law firm Aberdein Considine.^[5]

Considine ran a dry cleaning business in Banchory following his retirement from football.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Davie . Scott . Andrew Considine's Aberdeen family fortunes . 22 January 2023 . The Scotsman . 4 January 2015.
2. Web site: Rangers 0 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Second XI Cup Final Second Leg . AFC Heritage . 30 May 2023 .
3. Web site: Clydebank 1 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Reserve League Cup Final Second Leg . AFC Heritage . 30 May 2023 .
4. Web site: Aberdeen 0 - 0 St. Mirren: Drybrough Cup Final . AFC Heritage . 30 May 2023 .
5. News: Askel . Erikka . Aberdein Considine co-founder gives up leadership role . 22 January 2023 . Press and Journal . 3 November 2014.
6. News: Murden . Terry . Former Dons star sells business unit to laundry firm Fishers . 22 January 2023 . Daily Business . 22 July 2019.