Kelly McDougall

Kelly Marie McDougall (born 22 January 1984) is an English female international footballer. She plays in midfield for Sunderland Women. She also works at Bothal Primary School, as a PE teacher.

Kelly McDougall
Personal information
Full name Kelly Marie McDougall[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-22) 22 January 1984
Place of birth Whiston, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland Women
Youth career
Rainhill United
Knowsley
1996–1998 Everton Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2008 Everton Ladies
2008– Sunderland Women
National team‡
2003–2004 England 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:50, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Club career

McDougall joined Everton aged 12, and also played youth football for Knowsley and Rainhill United.[2] She continued to play for Everton while attending the National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University[2] and was an unused substitute when the club won the 2008 FA Women's Premier League Cup.[3]

That August McDougall left Everton after 10 years in the team to sign for Sunderland Women in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.[4] In her first season at her new club McDougall helped them to promotion and the FA Women's Cup final. Her stoppage-time goal was not enough to win the cup, as Arsenal won 2-1 at Pride Park.[5] In November 2009 McDougall scored the winner as Sunderland beat Arsenal 2–1, only The Gunners' second league defeat in six years.[6]

International career

McDougall scored on her England U16 debut, against Scotland in Dublin.[2] She also played at U18 level[7] then became a regular at U19 level, featuring in the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.

McDougall made her debut for the senior England team in a 1–0 friendly defeat in Italy on 25 February 2003.[8]

McDougall works for Bothal Primary School in Ashington and teaches P.E (info from Bothal student)

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References
  1. "Player Statistics". FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. "England Player Biographies". Women Soccer. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. "Everton win Ladies Premier League Cup". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  4. "McDougall leaves ladies". Everton FC. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. Tony Leighton (4 May 2009). "Arsenal give Vic Akers the right send-off with the wrong performance". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  6. "Kelly: Goal was the sweetest feeling". Sunderland Echo. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  7. "Women make winning start". TheFA.com. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  8. "Young England beaten by Italy". TheFA.com. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2011.


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