He broke into the first team in the following season when he replaced the well-established inside left Joe Devine for six matches, scoring twice.

10 shirt, Dougall spent most of his time at Turf Moor in the reserves, and in February 1929 he returned to Scotland to join Clyde.

[6] Described in the local press as "in the Alex James class",[4] Dougall was able to combine skill with the ability to "beat a man on a sixpence",[4] although he did have a tendency to over-elaborate.

[9] For the 1931–32 season, Arthur Wilson was new manager George Kay's preference at inside-left and Dougall only made three further appearances for Southampton,[7] before he was transfer-listed at a fee of £500.

[4] After spending a season in the south of France with Sète, Dougall returned to the English First Division when he joined Arsenal in September 1933.