Jock McDougall
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Jock McDougall
| image=
| fullname= John McDougall
| height=
| position= Centre half
| birth_date= 21 September 1901
| birth_place= Port Glasgow, Scotland
| death_date= {{death date and age|1973|09|26|1901|09|21|df=y}}
| death_place= Greenock, Scotland
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1= –
| clubs1= Kilmacolm Amateurs
| caps1= | goals1=
| years2= –
| clubs2= Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
| caps2= | goals2=
| years3= 1921–1929
| clubs3= Airdrieonians
| caps3= 262 | goals3= 19
| years4 = 1929–1934
| clubs4= Sunderland
| caps4= 167 | goals4= 4
| years5= 1934–1937
| clubs5= Leeds United
| caps5= 52 | goals5= 0
| totalcaps= 481 | totalgoals = 23
| nationalyears1= 1925–1927
| nationalteam1= Scottish League XI
| nationalcaps1= 2
| nationalgoals1= 0
| nationalyears2= 1926
| nationalteam2= Scotland
| nationalcaps2= 1
| nationalgoals2= 0
}}
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.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} With the signing of Hughie Gallacher the same year, they became a national force to be reckoned with,[http://vintagefootballers.com/product/mcdougall-jock-image-4-airdrieonians-1922/ Jock McDougall], Vintage Footballers[http://www.qosfc.com/legend-1039 Legends - Hughie Gallacher], Queen of the South FC finishing Scottish Football League runners up in four successive seasons as well as winning the 1924 Scottish Cup Final.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=651AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3503%2C6701529 The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success], The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924[https://footballcollectorsitems.com/medals/-coins/1923-24-scottish-fa-cup-winners-medal-won-by-jock-mcdougall.html 1923-24 Scottish F.A. Cup winner's medal won by Jock McDougall], Football Collectors Items
McDougall was sold to Sunderland in 1929 for £4,500.{{cite web|url=http://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/players/248.html|title=Jock McDougall|publisher=Leeds Fans|accessdate=2008-08-01}} He made his debut for the club on 7 September 1929 against Manchester City in a 5–2 win at Roker Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD3233.asp|title=Sunderland 5-2 Manchester City|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705161510/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD3233.asp|archive-date=2008-07-05|url-status=dead}} Overall, he made 187 Football League and FA Cup appearances, scoring 5 goals, whilst at Sunderland from 1929 to 1934.[http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Player.aspx?PlayerID=554 Jock McDougall], The Stat Cat
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.
=International=
While at Airdrie he was capped once at full level for Scotland in a 4–0 win against Ireland in February 1926,[https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/john2mcdougall.html (Scotland player) Jock McDougall], London Hearts Supporters Club and also played twice for the Scottish Football League XI.[http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/jockmcdougall.html (SFL player) Jock McDougall], London Hearts Supporters Club
Personal life
His younger brother Jimmy McDougall was also a footballer who played for Partick Thistle and Liverpool, and appeared twice for Scotland.
References
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Category:Footballers from Port Glasgow
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish Football League representative players
Category:English Football League players