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Abe McDougall

Abe McDougall

Australian rules footballer

Albert Henry "Abe" McDougall (30 November 1876 – 9 March 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

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McDougall commenced his football career with St Mary's in the Metropolitan Junior Football League in 1895[4] and made some appearances for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association[5][6] before being cleared to Fitzroy in 1898.

McDougall was the match winner in his debut VFL game against Carlton, kicking two goals in a low-scoring affair. He played as a forward pocket in the Fitzroy premiership teams of 1898 and 1899. In 1900 he appeared in his third successive grand final, as a centre half-forward, but finished on the losing side.

A coppersmith by trade, McDougall later served in World War I as a mechanic for the 1st Australian Flying Corps.[7]

McDougall's son, Roy McDougall, also played for Fitzroy.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Family Notices". The Age. No. 28, 978. Victoria, Australia. 11 March 1948. p. 2.
  2. [2]
    "A Rough Game at Fitzroy". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 13 June 1898. p. 7.
  3. [3]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 574. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  4. [4]
    "Around the Grounds". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. II, no. 1. Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1895. p. 3.
  5. [5]
    "Football". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. II, no. 15. Victoria, Australia. 13 September 1895. p. 3.
  6. [6]
    ""Fair Play."". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. III, no. 9. Victoria, Australia. 31 July 1896. p. 2.
  7. [7]
    "Discovering Anzacs: Albert McDougall". National Archives of Australia.
  8. [8]
    "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 26, 188. Victoria, Australia. 21 July 1930. p. 13.
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