<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>1928-1938</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>356</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>12</h2></li></ul>

Jimmy McDougall played as a forward in the early part of his playing career in Scotland and also for a short time with Liverpool, but it was as a half-back that he made his reputation.

<p>He was a reliable and uncomplicated defender, a player of great calmness and assurance, who became a fixture in the Reds side for a decade from 1928 until 1938, a period when he averaged more than 35 games a season in league and cup.</p><p>It was a great shame that such loyal service to one club coincided with one of the leanest periods in Liverpool's history.</p><p>McDougall arrived on Merseyside five years after the club's fourth league championship success, a trophy which would not return to Anfield until the first full season of league football after the end of the Second World War.</p><p>The furthest they got in the FA Cup during his 10-year stay was the quarter-final in 1932, when Chelsea triumphed 2-0 at Anfield; and the highest league position was fifth in his first season with Liverpool, 1928-29.</p><p>He stayed in the Merseyside area once he had made his farewell appearance for the club, at Charlton Athletic on January 15, 1938.</p>

Jimmy McDougall

A reliable and uncomplicated defender, Jimmy McDougall became a fixture in the Liverpool side for a decade from 1928 until 1938.

Past playersJimmy McDougall

Years: 1928-1938

Appearances: 356

Goals: 12

Jimmy McDougall played as a forward in the early part of his playing career in Scotland and also for a short time with Liverpool, but it was as a half-back that he made his reputation.