Jock McDougall

Jock McDougall
Personal information
Full name John McDougall
Date of birth 21 September 1901
Place of birth Port Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 26 September 1973(1973-09-26) (aged 72)
Place of death Greenock, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Kilmacolm Amateurs
– Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
1921–1929 Airdrieonians 262 (19)
1929–1934 Sunderland 167 (4)
1934–1937 Leeds United 52 (0)
Total 481 (23)
International career
1925–1927 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1926 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McDougall (21 September 1901 – 26 September 1973) was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Sunderland, Leeds United and Scotland as a centre half.

Club career

McDougall started his professional career with Airdrieonians in 1921.[1] With the signing of Hughie Gallacher the same year, they became a national force to be reckoned with,[2][3] finishing Scottish Football League runners up in four successive seasons as well as winning the 1924 Scottish Cup Final.[4][5]

McDougall was sold to Sunderland in 1929 for £4,500.[6] He made his debut for the club on 7 September 1929 against Manchester City in a 5–2 win at Roker Park.[7] Overall, he made 187 Football League and FA Cup appearances, scoring 5 goals, whilst at Sunderland from 1929 to 1934.[8]

He then moved to Leeds United where he made 59 league and cup appearances and scored once (against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1935–36 FA Cup). He then retired from playing in 1937.[6]

International

While at Airdrie he was capped once at full level for Scotland in a 4–0 win against Ireland in February 1926,[9] and also played twice for the Scottish Football League XI.[2][10]

Personal life

His younger brother Jimmy McDougall was also a footballer who played for Partick Thistle and Liverpool, and appeared twice for Scotland.

References

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b Jock McDougall, Vintage Footballers
  3. ^ Legends - Hughie Gallacher, Queen of the South FC
  4. ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  5. ^ 1923-24 Scottish F.A. Cup winner's medal won by Jock McDougall, Football Collectors Items
  6. ^ a b "Jock McDougall". Leeds Fans. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Sunderland 5-2 Manchester City". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  8. ^ Jock McDougall, The Stat Cat
  9. ^ (Scotland player) Jock McDougall, London Hearts Supporters Club
  10. ^ (SFL player) Jock McDougall, London Hearts Supporters Club