William Dougall was a Scottish association football player and manager.
12 Facts About Billy Dougall
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Billy Dougall spent the majority of his playing career with Falkirk and Burnley.
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Billy Dougall played for the club until 1921 when he transferred to senior club Falkirk.
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Billy Dougall's career was abruptly ended when he seriously injured his knee cartilage in the game against Leicester City on 25 December 1928.
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Billy Dougall failed to recover from the injury and retired from professional football in early 1929.
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In 1938, Billy Dougall was appointed official schools coach by the Lancashire County Football Association.
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Billy Dougall continued to coach at Burnley and was described by club chairman Bob Lord as a "jewel", stating that Dougall and reserve team manager Ray Bennion were "the finest servants a football club could have".
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At the age of 61, Billy Dougall was offered to take over the manager's post from Alan Brown in July 1957.
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Billy Dougall was forced to relinquish his position as manager in January 1958 on medical advice, and was immediately appointed as Burnley's physiotherapist.
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Billy Dougall lived in England for three years following his move to Burnley, but returned to Scotland in 1929 to study physiotherapy in Glasgow.
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Billy Dougall moved to London the following year and lived in England for the rest of his life.
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Billy Dougall died in his home in Burnley on 15 November 1966.