Jimmy Dougall
Personal information
Full name James Hendry Dougall[1][2]
Date of birth 24 September 1898[3]
Place of birth Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death 1966 (aged 67–68)
Place of death Coventry, England[4]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[5]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1918 Cleland Juniors
1918–1919 Motherwell 0 (0)
1919–1926 Coventry City 227 (13)
1926–1927 Reading 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Hendry Dougall (24 September 1898 – 1966) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 220 appearances in the Football League for Coventry City as an outside right.[1][6] He is a member of the Coventry City Hall of Fame and also played League football for Reading.[1] Dougall was described as "a tricky winger whose accurate crosses resulted in many goals".[7]

Personal life

Dougall had six sons, two of whom (Tommy and Gordon) also became footballers.[8][9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 1919–20[10] Second Division 11 1 2 0 13 1
1920–21[10] 37 2 2 0 39 2
1921–22[10] 32 1 2 0 34 1
1922–23[10] 34 3 1 0 35 3
1923–24[10] 33 3 0 0 33 3
1924–25[10] 41 2 2 0 43 2
1925–26[10] Third Division North 38 2 1 0 39 2
Career total 227 13 10 0 237 13

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 84. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 3 January 2022
  3. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register, via Ancestry. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, via Ancestry. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The lure of promotion. Coventry City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Dougall Jimmy Coventry City 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Coventry City | Club | History | Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Sad Old Boy News: RIP John Matthews (27/08/46 – 25/12/2019) (and Gordon Dougall)". Coventry City Former Players Association. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Critical Days Are Ahead At Griffin Park Preview Of Prospects – Confidence And Team Spirit – Key To Success". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 15 August 1947.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "James H Dougall". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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