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Stuart Anthony Douglas is an English retired footballer. He was
born on April 9, 1978, in Enfield, London. He is a
property developer and broadcaster.
Douglas began his career with Luton Town as a
youth player, going on to make 146 football league appearances for
the club. Having fallen out of favour at the club, Douglas spent
time on loan at Oxford United and Rushden & Diamonds before being
released at the end of the 2001–02 season, moving to Boston United
in August 2002. Douglas left Boston in 2004, spending time in
Finland playing for RoPS before returning to England with Dagenham &
Redbridge.
Prior to the 2009–10 season, Douglas was forced to
undergo surgery to insert titanium plates into his neck in order to
fix prolapsed discs in his spine. Following the operation, he was
unable to regain his place in the Bath City side and instead joined
Conference South leaders Newport County in February 2010 in a loan
exchange deal with Dave Gilroy. He made his debut for the club on 20
February as a substitute in place of Craig Reid during a 4–0 win
over Hampton & Richmond Borough. He made a total of six appearances
during his loan spell, scoring his only goal during a 5–1 win over
Basingstoke Town, before returning to Bath in March 2010. At the end
of the season, with Bath winning promotion to the Conference
Premier, Douglas was released, and in August 2010, following a
successful pre-season spell, he signed for Dorchester Town. He was
released by The Magpies in October 2010. He joined Poole Town on the
4th November 2010.
Stuart stepped onto the property ladder in
1999. As a young professional footballer he was advised to invest in
property, so he bought his first home, a converted hat factory in St
Albans at the tender age of 21. He redesigned and refurbished the
property and lived there until he was transferred to a new football
club. Upon marketing the property, it quickly sold for a substantially
increased price. This proved to be a watershed moment for Stuart, the
affirmation of his true talent in property design and renovation.
Whilst his football career was his primary focus, Stuart continued
to buy and develop properties in the locations of the football clubs
that he played for. During his career he acquired and refurbished
several properties. This nurtured and enhanced his expertise in property
development and improved his project management skills.
He
developed every property to his exacting standard, with each
refurbishment more detailed than the last, each design more intricate
than before. His network of industry professionals increased with each
build and over the years he assembled a portfolio of unique, creative
and desirable properties. Foresight and future planning combined with
his passion for design and build enabled him to make the smooth
transition from successful professional footballer to successful
property professional.
Since 2022,
Stuart has teamed up with his sister
Scarlette (Charlotte) to co-host several
shows. They presented a special Black to Front edition of Love It or
List It, followed by architect George Clarke's series Flipping Fast.
Currently, they co-host the property development show Worst House on the
Street.
He has three sons named Marley, Tee-jay and Ocean' and a daughter called
Ava-Rae.
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