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Doug Thomson

Huddersfield-born lifelong Town supporter and a former Greenhead College student, he studied history and politics at Leeds University before joining the Keighley News in 1987. Initially a news reporter, Doug switched to sport in 1988, covering Keighley Rugby League Club. Joined the Examiner in 1989, reporting on cricket and covering the original Emley FC's rise in non-league football. Spent two years at the Press Association sports department in the mid-nineties before returning to the Examiner. He has been football writer since 2006.