Aberdeen FC leads tributes to Frank McDougall
The striker has died of lung cancer
Former Aberdeen and St Mirren striker Frank McDougall has died of complications of lung cancer at the age of 65.
He was part of Dons side that won the Premier Division title in 1985, and a domestic cup double to following season.
While at Pittodrie, McDougall scored 44 goals in 69 appearances and was inducted into the club’s hall of fame in 2022.
He scored all four goals in their 4- 1 win over Celtic in November 1985 which then-Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson called “one of the greatest individual displays I have ever seen.”
A back injury forced him to retire from playing at the age of 29.
Club tributes
A post from Aberdeen FC on the social media site X (formerly Twitter) read: “Aberdeen Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Frank McDougall this morning.
“Frank was an AFC legend, as during his two seasons for the Dons, between 1984 and 1986, he scored an incredible 44 goals and won all three domestic medals.”
McDougall joined St Mirren from Clydebank in 1979 in a £150,000 move that broke the transfer record between Scottish clubs at the time.
A post from St Mirren’s club account said: “The thoughts of everyone at St Mirren are with Frank's loved ones at this sad time.”
In October last year he revealed he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
He was able to visit Pittodrie as guest of honour for a match against Livingston in February of this year.