Derek Dooley (footballer)

Derek Dooley
MBE

Statue of Dooley outside Bramall Lane.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-12-13)13 December 1929
Place of birth	Pitsmoor, Sheffield, England
Date of death	5 March 2008(2008-03-05) (aged 78)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	Lincoln City	2	(2)
1947–1953	Sheffield Wednesday	61	(62)
Total		63	(64)
Managerial career
1971–1973	Sheffield Wednesday
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Dooley MBE (13 December 1929 – 5 March 2008) was an English football player, manager and chairman. He lived in Sheffield for the majority of his life, taking roles at both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.

He started his football league career with Lincoln City in 1946, but made only two appearances for them before joining Sheffield Wednesday the following year. In his time at Hillsborough he was a prolific goalscorer for Wednesday. Between 1950 and 1953 he scored 62 goals in 61 league games for the Owls, along with one goal from his two FA Cup appearances. His career was cut short when an infected leg had to be amputated following a serious fracture in his last match for the club.