McDougall: John (Jock)

1934-1937 (Player Details)

Centre Half

Born: Port Glasgow: 21-09-1901

Debut: v Leicester City (a): 24-11-1934

5’11” 12st 4lb (1925)

McDougall worked as a Marine Engineer on Clydeside and played for Kilmacolm Amateurs, then Port Glasgow Juniors before signing for Airdrie in November 1921. He won a full cap for Scotland against Northern Ireland in 1926, representing the Scottish League twice and picked up a Scottish Cup-winners’ medal in 1924. He joined Sunderland for £4,500 in May 1929 and captained them. In November 1934, Leeds beat off competition from Plymouth Argyle to bring him to Elland Road for £6,000, as cover for the ageing Ernie Hart. He played one hundred and sixty-seven times for Sunderland and scored four goals. Although approaching the veteran stage when he joined Leeds, the Scottish International was still able to give First Division forwards a tough time. He skippered Leeds before retiring in the summer of 1937. He worked at the Port of Glasgow Golf Club as a greenkeeper and died on 26th September 1973, five days after his seventy-second birthday. His younger brother was Jimmy McDougall, the Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Scotland player.