Jimmy Dougall Explained
| Jimmy Dougall |
| Fullname: | James Hendry Dougall[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1898[2] |
| Birth Place: | Wishaw, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Coventry, England[3] |
| Height: | [4] |
| Position: | Outside right |
| Years1: | –1918 |
| Clubs1: | Cleland Juniors |
| Years2: | 1918–1919 |
| Clubs2: | Motherwell |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1919–1926 |
| Clubs3: | Coventry City |
| Caps3: | 227 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 1926–1927 |
| Clubs4: | Reading |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
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.[5] [6] He is a member of the Coventry City Hall of Fame and also played League football for Reading. Dougall was described as "a tricky winger whose accurate crosses resulted in many goals".
Personal life
Dougall had six sons, two of whom (Tommy and Gordon) also became footballers.[7] [8]
Career statistics
Club! rowspan="2" | Season | League | National Cup | Total |
|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|
| Coventry City | 1919–20[9] | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1920–21 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| 1921–22 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 1922–23 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 1923–24 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 1924–25 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 1925–26 | Third Division North | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Career total | 227 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 237 | 13 | |
|---|
Honours
Notes and References
- https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Dougall&surname_so=syn&forename=James&forename_so=starts&sex=M&from_year=1895&to_year=1902&county=LANARK&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results
- https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/34527216:61596?ssrc=pt&tid=76065366&pid=42334684172 1939 England and Wales Register
- https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7579&h=36597045&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61596 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- News: 13 August 1923 . The lure of promotion. Coventry City . 6 . Athletic News . Manchester.
- Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 84.
- Web site: Dougall Jimmy Coventry City 1921 . 28 September 2020 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
- Web site: Sad Old Boy News: RIP John Matthews (27/08/46 – 25/12/2019) (and Gordon Dougall) . 30 November 2021 . Coventry City Former Players Association . en-US.
- News: 15 August 1947 . Critical Days Are Ahead At Griffin Park Preview Of Prospects – Confidence And Team Spirit – Key To Success . The Brentford & Chiswick Times.
- Web site: James H Dougall . 28 September 2020 . 11v11.com.
- Web site: Coventry City Club History Hall of Fame . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722023422/http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10269~1030484%2C00.html . 22 July 2012 . 28 September 2020.
