Frank McDougall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Francis McDougall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | Duntocher Hibernian | ||
| 1976–1978 | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
| 1978–1979 | Clydebank | 38 | (25) |
| 1979–1984 | St Mirren | 115 | (43) |
| 1984–1987 | Aberdeen | 54 | (36) |
| Total | 207 | (104) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Douglas Francis "Frank" McDougall (born 21 February 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Clydebank, St Mirren and Aberdeen in the 1970s and 1980s.
Playing career
Early career
McDougall was brought up in the Cadder district of Glasgow and, in his teens, showed promise as a boxer. His first involvement in professional football came after Hearts manager Bobby Seith saw him in a local amateur game and signed him on a schoolboy form for the Edinburgh club.[2]
McDougall's progress at Hearts was interrupted after an incident on a bus left him hospitalised for six months while his damaged eyesight was repaired. He later dropped to Junior level with Duntocher Hibs and Glasgow Perthshire, and despite an unsuccessful trial with Partick Thistle, signed for Clydebank in 1978.[2][3]
After scoring 28 goals in the 1978–79 season for Clydebank, he was bought by St Mirren for £150,000, which was a record transfer between two Scottish clubs at the time.[4]
Aberdeen
At Aberdeen, McDougall was troubled by a persistent back injury, diagnosed as traumatic spondylitis, and played his last game for Aberdeen in August 1986 against Hibernian. Six months later, as his condition did not improve, he was forced to retire on medical advice around the time of his 29th birthday.[5]
Personal life
McDougall lived in England for a few years with his Brazilian wife before moving to Brazil, although he later returned to England.[6]
References
- ↑ "Douglas Francis McDougall Record vs Heart of Midlothian". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Frank McDougall". Aberdeen F.C. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Yob blinded me for months after hurling brick through bus window". Daily Record. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ Jeff Holmes (10 December 2010). "Big Mac returns to Paisley". Paisley Daily Express. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "I was stunned when surgeon told me career was over at just 29". Daily Record. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ Pittodrie goal legend Frank McDougall: I'd love to see Niall McGinn break my record Daily Record, 15 nov 2012