Players - Jimmy McDougall

Jimmy McDougall
Birthdate: 23 January 1904
Birthplace: Port Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death: 3 July 1984
Other clubs: Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors, Partick Thistle (1925-28), South Liverpool (1938-39)
Signed from: Partick Thistle
Signed for LFC: 23.04.1928
International debut: 16.05.1931 vs. Austria
International caps: 2/0 - 20.05.1931
Liverpool debut: 25.08.1928
Last appearance: 15.01.1938
Debut goal: 01.09.1928
Last goal: 09.11.1935
Contract expiry: May 1938
Win ratio: 38.48% W:137 D:80 L:139
League games / goals: 338 / 12
Total games / goals: 356 / 12

Player Profile

Scotsman Jimmy McDougall made his name as an inside-left with Partick Thistle and scored 21 goals in 36 league and cup matches in his last season prior to his move to Liverpool. He was moved to half-back late on in his debut season and that is where he featured for the rest of his Liverpool career. He was a reliable and uncomplicated defender, a player of great calmness and assurance. He made his debut against Bury on 25 August 1928 which was the premiere of the roofed Kop bringing the maximum capacity of the ground close to 60,000. McDougall became a fixture in the Liverpool side for a decade from 1928 until 1938, a period when he averaged over 35 games a season. It was a great shame that such loyal service to one club coincided with one of the leanest periods in Liverpool's history.

McDougall arrived on Merseyside five years after the club's fourth League Championship success, a trophy which would not return to Anfield until nineteen years later. The furthest Liverpool got in the FA Cup during McDougall's ten-year stay was the quarter-final in 1932 and the highest League position was fifth in his first season. McDougall had the honour of being made captain of his country, one of a select band of men to have achieved that while a Liverpool player. He stayed in the Merseyside area once he had made his farewell appearance for the club and played for a while at South Liverpool as well as coaching their youth team. McDougall scored 12 times for Liverpool in the First Division but eight of those came when he was playing up front before he was moved back into the defence. Perhaps not surprisingly after eight goals in 25 League games, he only managed another four in his next 313! Following Liverpool's game against Aston Villa at Anfield on 15 October 1938 McDougall was presented with a £650 cheque for "his loyalty and fine service as a player." 

After leaving Anfield McDougall became a youth coach at South Liverpool. He died at his home in Allerton on 3rd July 1984. McDougall is a member of Liverpool FC's Official Hall of Fame.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 338 18 0 0 0 356
1928-1929 36 3 0 0 0 39
1929-1930 34 1 0 0 0 35
1930-1931 40 0 0 0 0 40
1931-1932 39 4 0 0 0 43
1932-1933 25 1 0 0 0 26
1933-1934 32 4 0 0 0 36
1934-1935 38 2 0 0 0 40
1935-1936 38 2 0 0 0 40
1936-1937 39 1 0 0 0 40
1937-1938 17 0 0 0 0 17
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
18 1620 Manchester City
17 1530 Arsenal
17 1530 Portsmouth
17 1530 Derby
16 1440 Sunderland
16 1440 Middlesbrough
16 1440 Birmingham City
16 1440 Everton
15 1380 Bolton Wanderers
15 1350 Sheffield Wednesday
15 1350 Aston Villa
14 1260 Huddersfield Town
14 1260 Leeds United
14 1260 Blackburn Rovers
14 1260 Chelsea
13 1170 Grimsby Town
12 1080 Leicester City
12 1080 WBA
10 900 Sheffield United
8 720 Newcastle United
8 720 West Ham United
8 720 Wolves
7 630 Manchester United
6 540 Preston North End
5 450 Stoke City
5 450 Brentford
5 450 Blackpool
4 360 Tottenham
4 360 Charlton Athletic
3 270 Burnley
2 210 Fulham
2 180 Cardiff City
2 180 Bury
1 90 Norwich City
1 90 Swansea City
1 90 Bristol City
1 90 Tranmere Rovers
1 90 Chesterfield
1 90 Yeovil Town
Total Venue
181 Home
175 Away
Total Competition
338 League
18 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
299 120 69 110 40.1% George Patterson (2nd term)
57 17 11 29 29.8% George Kay
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 12 0 0 0 0 12
1928-1929 8 0 0 0 0 8
1929-1930 1 0 0 0 0 1
1930-1931 1 0 0 0 0 1
1931-1932 0 0 0 0 0 0
1932-1933 0 0 0 0 0 0
1933-1934 0 0 0 0 0 0
1934-1935 1 0 0 0 0 1
1935-1936 1 0 0 0 0 1
1936-1937 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937-1938 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 25.08.1928 Bury Anfield League
50 19.10.1929 Derby Baseball Ground League
100 07.02.1931 Newcastle United Anfield League
150 26.03.1932 Sunderland Anfield League
200 23.12.1933 Newcastle United Anfield League
250 09.03.1935 Preston North End Anfield League
300 29.08.1936 Stoke City Anfield League
350 16.10.1937 Wolves Molineux League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 7 01.09.1928 Aston Villa Villa Park League
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Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors N/A N/A N/A N/A
Partick Thistle 1925-1926 Scotland Division 1 11 1 11 1
Partick Thistle 1926-1927 Scotland Division 1 16 3 18 3
Partick Thistle 1927-1928 Scotland Division 1 32 17 36 21
South Liverpool 1938-1939 Lancashire Combination N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 59 21 65 25