Robert Dougall (footballer)

Robert Dougall
Personal information
Date of birth	21 January 1910
Place of birth	Shieldhill, Scotland
Date of death	26 January 1988 (aged 78)
Place of death	Falkirk, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Forth Rangers
1929–1933	Hamilton Academical
1933–1935	Blackpool
1937–1939	Reading
	*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[edit]

^ ^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)
^ "Blackpool. Brightest chances for three years: seasoned recruits". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ Dougall, Robert (1929), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 3 January 2022
^ The source mentions him as being a brother of Willie (Billy Dougal) but this is incorrect, though they were from the same county.
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.