# Dougie Wilson
> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dougie_Wilson
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dougie_Wilson.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougie_Wilson
> Source revision: 1352375959
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dougie Wilson
| fullname = Douglas Wilson[{{ENFA}}]
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Markethill](/source/Markethill), Northern Ireland
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| currentclub = [Loughgall](/source/Loughgall_F.C.)
| clubnumber = 5
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| youthyears1 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs1 = [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.)
| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = → [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2021 | clubs3 = [Dungannon Swifts](/source/Dungannon_Swifts) | caps3 = 181 | goals3 = 19
| years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = [Ballymena United](/source/Ballymena_United_F.C.) | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–2025 | clubs5 = [Portadown](/source/Portadown_F.C.) | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = [Loughgall](/source/Loughgall_F.C.) | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = [Northern Ireland U17](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team)
| nationalteam2 = [Northern Ireland U19](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team)
| nationalteam3 = [Northern Ireland U21](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 17:55, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Douglas Wilson''' (born 3 March 1994) is a Northern Irish [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for [Loughgall](/source/Loughgall_F.C.) in the [NIFL Championship](/source/NIFL_Championship).
Wilson began his professional career in [England](/source/England) when he was scouted by [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.), however his full debut came whilst on loan at [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) in 2013. He has since returned home and has forged a career with both [Dungannon Swifts](/source/Dungannon_Swifts) and Ballymena United. He is a former [Northern Ireland U21](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team) international.
==Career==
Wilson's talents were spotted by [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.) youth scouts when he was playing as a youngster in Northern Ireland and he was soon brought over to England to join the Tigers' youth set-up.
A central midfielder, Wilson made a big impression for City's youth team and captained the side on a number of occasions as they won the Youth Alliance North East Conference title in 2012.
His performances earned the Northern Ireland under-17 and under-19 international a step-up to the club's Development Squad for 2012–13 and having impressed at the reserve team level, he made his first team debut as a second-half substitute in an [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) tie against [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.) in January 2013.[{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20863586
| title = Hull 1 – 1 Leyton Orient
| date = 5 January 2013
| work = BBC Sport
| publisher = BBC
| access-date = 22 February 2013}}]
On 8 March 2013 Wilson joined [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21716441
| title = Grimsby Town sign Hull City's Dougie Wilson on loan
| date = 8 March 2013
| work = BBC Sport
| publisher = BBC
| access-date = 8 March 2013}}]
Wilson moved from [Portadown](/source/Portadown_F.C.) to [Loughgall](/source/Loughgall_F.C.) at the end of the 2024–25 season.[{{cite news|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/loughgall-confirm-departures-while-former-glenavon-winger-placed-on-transfer-list-with-immediate-effect-5131247|title=Loughgall confirm departures while former Glenavon winger placed on transfer list 'with immediate effect'|last=Morton|first=Johnny|date=15 May 2025|work=News Letter|access-date=3 May 2026}}]
==Career statistics==
{{updated|9 April 2013.}}[{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/home.sd?search=dougie+wilson&type=playerAll |title=Dougie Wilson | Football Stats | Hull City | Age 19 |publisher=Soccer Base |date= |accessdate=30 December 2013}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|[FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup)
!colspan="2"|[League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup)
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
||[Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.)
|[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Football_League)
|0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
||[Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) (loan)
|[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Football_Conference)
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!3!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Dougie}}
Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Association footballers from County Armagh
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Dungannon Swifts F.C. players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:NIFL Championship players
Category:Ballymena United F.C. players
Category:Portadown F.C. players
Category:Loughgall F.C. players
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dougie Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougie_Wilson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougie_Wilson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.