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David McDougall (footballer)

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David McDougall
Personal information
Full name David Brunton McDougall[1]
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Leith, Scotland
Date of death 18 August 1918 (aged 24)[1]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1914 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
1914–1917 St Bernard's 16 (10)
1917–1919 Hibernian 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Brunton McDougall (1894 – 18 August 1918) was a Scottish professional football inside left who played in the Scottish Football League for St Bernard's.[2][3]

Personal life

McDougall served as a corporal in the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and was killed in action in Belgium on 18 August 1918.[2] He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.