| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McDougall | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 1984(1984-07-03) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors | ||
| 1925–1928 | Partick Thistle | 59 | (21) |
| 1928–1938 | Liverpool | 338 | (12) |
| 1938–1939 | South Liverpool | ||
| Total | 397 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 1931 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James McDougall (23 January 1904 – July 1984) was a Scottishfootballer who played as aninside left orleft half forPartick Thistle,Liverpool andScotland.
Born inPort Glasgow, McDougall played forPort Glasgow Athletic Juniors andPartick Thistle[2] beforeGeorge Patterson signed him forLiverpool in April 1928. McDougall made his Liverpool debut on 25 August 1928, in a 3–0First Division win againstBury atAnfield. He scored his first goal in a match againstAston Villa atVilla Park, this turned out to be a consolation goal as Villa won 3–1.
McDougall was originally signed as a forward, where he played in Scotland, but was moved back into a half-back role a short time after signing for theReds. He became a regular member of the side for the next decade, averaging 35 matches per season. This was during a time when Liverpool were not amongst the title challengers (5th place in his first season was the highest the club reached) or stringing together a cup run (the best run they achieved was a quarter final appearance in 1932 whichChelsea won 2–0).
McDougall stayed on Merseyside after playing his last game for Liverpool on 15 January 1938, in a 3–0 defeat toCharlton Athletic atThe Valley. He amassed 356 appearances, scoring 12 times. Four of the goals came after he was moved back to half-back, where he played 313 times. Before he finally hung his boots up he turned out for local sideSouth Liverpool, thereafter coaching their youth team.[1]
Scotland called up McDougall for a European tour in 1931, leaving most of their established players at home. He made his international debut in a friendly match at theHohe Warte Stadium,Vienna againstAustria on 16 May, as the Scots were resoundingly beaten 5–0. He was given the honour ofcaptaining his country in his second international, which was also to be his last. Four days later the Scots lost 3–0 in the Stadio Nazionale, Rome againstItaly.[3]
His elder brotherJock McDougall was also a footballer who played forAirdrieonians andSunderland, and appeared once for Scotland.
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