Charles Douglas Laughton was born on 13 May 1944 and is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
10 Facts About Doug Laughton
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Doug Laughton played at representative level for Great Britain, winning 15 caps in all, winning a further cap for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens, Wigan, Widnes, and the Canterbury Bulldogs, as a second-row, or loose forward, and coached at club level for Widnes and Leeds.
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Doug Laughton then signed as a professional for St Helens at the age of 18.
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Doug Laughton made his first appearance in a Challenge Cup Final in 1970 when Wigan played Castleford.
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Doug Laughton led Widnes to victory over the Australian tourists in 1978.
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In 1979, while playing for Widnes, Doug Laughton won the Man of Steel Award.
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Doug Laughton took over the job of team coach when Frank Myler retired from the position in 1978.
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Doug Laughton had three coaching spells at Widnes between 1978 and 1996.
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Doug Laughton arrived at Leeds in 1991, and took the club to two successive Challenge Cup Finals, but was beaten by Wigan on both occasions.
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Doug Laughton recruited the likes of Martin Offiah, Jonathan Davies, Alan Tait, and John Devereux as his Widnes side conquered England and the world in 1989.