Playing career
Early career
McDougall was brought up in the Cadder, Glasgow, Cadder neighbourhood of Glasgow and, in his teens, showed promise as a Boxing, boxer. His first involvement in professional football came after Heart of Midlothian F.C., Hearts manager Bobby Seith saw him in a local amateur game and signed him on a schoolboy form for the Edinburgh club. McDougall's progress at Hearts was interrupted after an incident on a bus left him hospitalised for six months while his damaged eyesight was repaired. He later dropped to Scottish Junior Football Association, Junior level with Duntocher Hibernian F.C., Duntocher Hibs and Glasgow Perthshire F.C., Glasgow Perthshire, and despite an unsuccessful trial with Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle, signed for Clydebank F.C. (1965), Clydebank in 1978. After scoring 28 goals in the 1978–79 season for Clydebank, he was bought by St Mirren for £150,000. This was a record transfer between two Scottish clubs at the time.Aberdeen
Aberdeen signed McDougall in 1984 from St Mirren for a transfer fee of £100,000. His 22 league goals (24 in all competitions) in his first season made him the top scorer in the Scottish Premier Division, and helped ''The Dons'' win the league championship. McDougall scored a hat-trick as Aberdeen clinched the championship with a 3–0 win at Heart of Midlothian F.C., Hearts on 4 May 1985. His second season saw fewer goals, but did include a four-goal haul in a 4–1 win over Celtic F.C., Celtic in November 1985. At Aberdeen, McDougall was troubled by a persistent back injury, diagnosed as traumatic spondylitis, and played his last game for Aberdeen in August 1986 against Hibernian F.C., Hibernian. Six months later, as his condition did not improve, he was forced to retire on medical advice around the time of his 29th birthday.Personal life
McDougall lived in England for a few years with his Brazilian wife before moving to Brazil, although he later returned to England.Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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