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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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[[File:ValeCupwinners1877 (McDougall).jpg|thumb|McDougall in 1877]]
'''John Smith McDougall''' (9 April 1854 – 16 May 1925) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]], who played for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] between 1877 and 1879.<ref>*{{cite book | last=Smith | first=Paul |title=Scotland Who's Who | publisher=Pitch Publishing | year=2013 | isbn=9781909178847 |page=177}}</ref> During his international career he played five matches, scoring four goals. He was the first player to score a [[hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] in an international game, scoring three goals for Scotland against [[England national football team|England]] in a 7–2 win on 2 March 1878.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/legend-frank-says-dons-can-overhaul-gers/|title=Aberdeen legend McDougall 'like Messi' when he scored the first hat-trick ever|date=30 May 2019|website=todayuknews}}</ref> During his domestic career he played for [[Vale of Leven F.C.|Vale of Leven]].

==International matches==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Date
! Against
! Venue
! Result (Scotland first)
! Goals scored
|-
| 1
| 3 March 1877
| [[England national football team|England]]
| [[Kennington Oval]]
| 3–1
| 0
|-
| 2
| 5 March 1877
| [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| Acton Park, [[Wrexham]]
| 2–0
| 0
|-
| 3
| 2 March 1878
| [[England national football team|England]]
| [[Hampden Park (1873–83)|Hampden Park]]
| 7–2
| 3
|-
| 4
| 5 April 1879
| [[England national football team|England]]
| [[Kennington Oval]]
| 4–5
| 1
|-
| 5
| 7 April 1879
| [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| Acton Park
| 3–0
| 0
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Scotland national football team captains]]
* [[List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/john1mcdougall.html Scotland stats] at London Hearts Supporters Club

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[[Category:1850s births]]
[[Category:1925 deaths]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Scotland men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Vale of Leven F.C. players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:19th-century Scottish sportsmen]]

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John McDougall (footballer, born 1853) - Revision history

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