Douglas Billy Halbert Flack (24 October 1920 – 18 October 2005) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham and Walsall as a goalkeeper.[1] After his retirement as a player, he managed Corinthian-Casuals and Tooting & Mitcham United.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Billy Halbert Flack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Staines-upon-Thames, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2005 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Purley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1935 | Corinthian | ||
| 1935–1938 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1953 | Fulham | 54 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Walsall | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Corinthian-Casuals | |||
| 1966–1971 | Tooting & Mitcham United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editFlack attended Spring Grove Grammar School.[3] He served in India with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 1948–49[4] | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1949–50[4] | First Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1951–52[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53[4] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
Honours
editFulham
References
edit- ^ a b c "Doug Flack". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 41–42. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 154–195. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ a b c d e "Douglas Flack". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Fulham F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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