FORMER Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Northern Ireland soccer star Derek Dougan was today expected to stand trial charged with aggravated burglary.

The 62-year-old, of Keepers Lane, Codsall, Staffordshire, is due to appear before Wolverhampton Crown Court.

Dougan, who retired from football in 1975, is alleged to have committed the offence in Yew Street, Wolverhampton, in July last year.

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