Career
He played the peak of his career for, in a period of time in the club"s history where they were dubbed the "team of all talents". Noted for his exceptional performances in goal, he was also famously shy of his bald head, and always wore a cap. If during a football game the cap blew off at any point, he would chase after it rather than concentrate on the game.
Born in Arbroath, Doig began his career as an outside right with local junior club Saint Helena.
He spent two seasons in the reserves before breaking through to the first team in 1886 at the age of 19. In November 1889 Doig was signed by Blackburn Rovers.
After one game he had a disagreement with the Lancashire club and decided to return home. In 1890, Doig returned to England to play for However, because Doig had not been registered with the club for seven days, and therefore still effectively a Blackburn player, the Football League deemed him ineligible for his debut game.
As did play him, they were fined and deducted two points.
Doig went on to be an ever-present in goal for the Wearsiders in the 14 seasons he spent at the club, winning four league championships in the process. When the fanzine/website A Love Supreme made a list of the club"s greatest ever players, chosen from seasonal statistics, Doig came out as number one. He gained his further four Scottish international caps at, the first in a 2–1 victory over England at Celtic Park, which was the first ever international game with a crowd of over 50,000, and also broke England"s (still) record of twenty consecutive wins.
Doig signed for recently relegated Liverpool for a fee of £150 in 1904.
However, the next season saw his place lost to future England star Sam Hardy. He played his last game in April 1908, at the age of 41 years and 165 days, which is still a Liverpool record.
He finished his career with the amateur club Saint Helens Recreationals in the Lancashire league, finally retiring in 1910. He died on 7 November 1919 at the age of 53, a victim of the Spanish Flu epidemic.
Football League Division One championship: 1891-1892, 1892-1893, 1894-1895 & 1901-1902
World Championship: 1894-1895
Liverpool
Football League Division Two championship: 1904-1905.