David McDougall (footballer)

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]

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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