Alf McDougall

Albert Henry "Alf" 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]

Alf McDougall
Personal information
Full name Albert Henry McDougall
Date of birth (1876-11-30)30 November 1876
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death 9 March 1948(1948-03-09) (aged 71)
Place of death Caulfield, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) St Mary's[2]
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898–1902 Fitzroy 59 (28)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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. "Family Notices". The Age (28, 978). Victoria, Australia. 11 March 1948. p. 2.
  2. "A Rough Game at Fitzroy". The Argus. Melbourne, Victoria. 13 June 1898. p. 7.
  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. "Around the Grounds". North Melbourne Gazette. II (1). Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1895. p. 3.
  5. "Football". North Melbourne Gazette. II (15). Victoria, Australia. 13 September 1895. p. 3.
  6. ""Fair Play."". North Melbourne Gazette. III (9). Victoria, Australia. 31 July 1896. p. 2.
  7. "Discovering Anzacs: Albert McDougall". National Archives of Australia.
  8. "FOOTBALL". The Argus (26, 188). Victoria, Australia. 21 July 1930. p. 13.
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