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Robert Dougall (footballer)

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Robert Dougall
Personal information
Date of birth 21 January 1910
Place of birth Shieldhill, Scotland[1]
Date of death 26 January 1988(1988-01-26) (aged 78)
Place of death Falkirk, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Forth Rangers
1929–1933 Hamilton Academical 125 (5)
1933–1935 Blackpool 74 (2)
1937–1939 Reading 77 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Dougall (21 January 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a Scottish professional footballer. A right half, he played in the English Football League for Blackpool and Reading.[3] In Scotland he played for Hamilton Academical at the start of his senior career,[1][4][5] and later featured as a wartime guest player for Dumbarton[6] and hometown club Falkirk.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Blackpool. Brightest chances for three years: seasoned recruits". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Dougall, Robert (1929), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 3 January 2022
  5. ^ The source mentions him as being a brother of Willie (Billy Dougal) but this is incorrect, though they were from the same county.
  6. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.