Kelly McDougall
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kelly McDougall
| image = Kelly McDougall.JPG
| image_size = 150
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|01|22}}
| birth_place = Whiston, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 = 1996–1998
| youthclubs1 = Rainhill United
| youthclubs2 = Knowsley
| youthclubs3 = Everton Ladies
| years1 = 1998–2008
| years2 = 2008–2016
| clubs1 = Everton Ladies
| clubs2 = Sunderland Women
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam1 = England
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 09:50, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
}}
Kelly Marie McDougall (born 22 January 1984) is an English former international footballer. She played in midfield for Everton Ladies and Sunderland Women.
Club career
McDougall joined Everton aged 12, and also played youth football for Knowsley and Rainhill United.{{cite web|url=http://www.womensoccer.com/refs/u19wwc-canada/u19wwc-canada_engbios.shtml |title=England Player Biographies |publisher=Women Soccer |accessdate=2010-06-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718082716/http://www.womensoccer.com/refs/u19wwc-canada/u19wwc-canada_engbios.shtml |archivedate=18 July 2011 }} She continued to play for Everton while attending the National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University and was an unused substitute when the club won the 2008 FA Women's Premier League Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2008/02/29/everton-win-ladies-premier-league-cup-64375-20539300/|title=Everton win Ladies Premier League Cup|work=Liverpool Daily Post|accessdate=2010-06-04}}
That August McDougall left Everton after 10 years in the team to sign for Sunderland Women in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/mcdougall-leaves-ladies.html?mode=text|title=McDougall leaves ladies|publisher=Everton FC|accessdate=2010-06-04}} In her first season at her new club McDougall helped them to promotion and the FA Women's Cup final. Her stoppage-time goal was not enough to win the cup, as Arsenal won 2–1 at Pride Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/04/womens-fa-cup-final-arsenal-sunderland|title=Arsenal give Vic Akers the right send-off with the wrong performance|work=The Guardian|author=Tony Leighton|date=2009-05-04|accessdate=2010-06-04}} In November 2009 McDougall scored the winner as Sunderland beat Arsenal 2–1, only The Gunners' second league defeat in six years.{{cite web|url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/box-19-podcast/kelly_goal_was_the_sweetest_feeling_1_1080180|title=Kelly: Goal was the sweetest feeling|publisher=Sunderland Echo|date=2009-11-28|accessdate=2011-03-12}}
International career
McDougall scored on her England U16 debut, against Scotland in Dublin. She also played at U18 level{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-under-23s/News/2001/2873|title=Women make winning start|publisher=TheFA.com|accessdate=2010-06-04}} then became a regular at U19 level, featuring in the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
McDougall made her debut for the senior England team in a 1–0 friendly defeat in Italy on 25 February 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/womens-seniors/News/2003/41109|title=Young England beaten by Italy|publisher=TheFA.com|accessdate=2011-03-12|date=2003-02-25}}
McDougall works for Bothal Primary School in Ashington and teaches P.E (info from Bothal student).
She was given number 147 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.{{cite press release |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy?tab=Players |title=England player legacy and results archive |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=27 April 2023 |publisher=The Football Association}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|kelly-mcdougall/340089}}
- {{FIFA|190226}}
- [http://www.sunderlandwfc.co.uk/swfc_043.htm Kelly McDougall] at Sunderland WFC
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Category:English women's footballers
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. Women players
Category:Everton F.C. (women) players
Category:England women's international footballers
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Women's Super League players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Whiston, Merseyside
Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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