A NEW book charting the career of Cherries legend Ted MacDougall has been released.

MacDou-Goal! follows the striker's rise from his roots in Inverness, through his playing and coaching career to the present day.

The 69-year-old remains Cherries’ post-war leading marksman, having plundered 119 goals in 198 league games and another 25 in as many cup ties.

MacDougall, who now lives in Florida, always visits Vitality Stadium when he returns to England.

An impressionable youngster under Bill Shankly at Liverpool, the Scottish international was prolific at York City, Cherries, Norwich City and Southampton.

He set an FA Cup record with nine goals in one game against Margate in 1971 and was the First Division's top scorer in 1975-76.

Rarely out of the headlines during the 1970s, there were also turbulent periods, the first following a big-money move to Manchester United, then a fiery spell at West Ham and a controversial end to his Scotland career.

MacDougall, who spent a season with Detroit Express, explains his decision to relocate across the Atlantic, where he formed his own club.

The book was penned by Cherries secretary Neil Vacher, who has held many different roles at the club since first watching them in the 1960s.