Lord Alfred Douglas to him in an article on Wilde. Douglas was either plaintiff or defendant in several trials for civil or criminal libel. In 1913 he was charged with libelling his father-in-law. Also in 1913 he accused Arthur Ransome of libelling him in his book "Oscar Wilde: A Critical Study". He saw this trial as a weapon against his enemy Ross, not understanding that Ross would not be called to give evidence. The court found in Ransome's favour and Douglas was bankrupted by the failed libel suit. Ransome did remove the offending passages from the second edition of his book. In the
Alfred Douglas (footballer) making 109 appearances and scoring 21 goals in a four-season spell. Douglas' performances won him the attention of Division Two side Reading and he moved to Elm Park in an exchange deal for Bill Lane in 1929. He made only a handful of appearances for the Royals and saw his career out with spells at Bristol Rovers and Guildford City. Alfred Douglas (footballer) Edward Alfred C. Douglas, sometimes known as Eddie Douglas, was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Brentford, making over 100 appearances for the club. Douglas began his career with Northern