Abe McDougall explained

Abe McDougall
Fullname:Albert Henry McDougall
Birth Date:30 November 1876
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Caulfield, Victoria[1]
Originalteam:St Mary's[2]
Position:Forward
Statsend:1902
Years1:1898–1902
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:59 (28)
Careerhighlights:

Albert Henry "Abe" McDougall (30 November 1876 – 9 March 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McDougall commenced his football career with St Mary's in the Metropolitan Junior Football League in 1895[3] and made some appearances for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association[4] [5] before being cleared to Fitzroy in 1898.

McDougall was the match winner in his debut VFL game against Carlton, kicking two goals in a low-scoring affair. He played as a forward pocket in the Fitzroy premiership teams of 1898 and 1899. In 1900 he appeared in his third successive grand final, as a centre half-forward, but finished on the losing side.

A coppersmith by trade, McDougall later served in World War I as a mechanic for the 1st Australian Flying Corps.[6]

McDougall's son, Roy McDougall, also played for Fitzroy.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Family Notices . The Age . 28,978 . Victoria, Australia . 11 March 1948 . 2.
  2. News: A Rough Game at Fitzroy. . The Argus . Melbourne, Victoria . 13 June 1898 . 7.
  3. News: Around the Grounds. . North Melbourne Gazette . II . 1 . Victoria, Australia . 7 June 1895 . 3.
  4. News: Football. . North Melbourne Gazette . II . 15 . Victoria, Australia . 13 September 1895 . 3.
  5. News: "Fair Play." . North Melbourne Gazette . III . 9 . Victoria, Australia . 31 July 1896 . 2.
  6. Web site: Discovering Anzacs: Albert McDougall . National Archives of Australia.
  7. News: FOOTBALL. . The Argus . 26,188 . Victoria, Australia . 21 July 1930 . 13.