Robert Donnelly (9 September 1908 – 3 June 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Partick Thistle, Manchester City and Morton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Donnelly | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1908[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Craigneuk, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1969 (aged 60)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Carluke, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| 1931–1935 | Partick Thistle | 74 | (0) |
| 1935–1937 | Manchester City | 37 | (1) |
| 1937–1938 | Morton | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 108 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While with Partick, he was selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in the summer of 1935; none of the matches was considered a full international.[5][6][7] He moved to Manchester City as a replacement for Sam Cowan for a £5,000 transfer fee a matter of days after his return from tour,[4] and was a member of the squad when the Citizens won the Football League championship in 1936–37, albeit he made only five appearances during the campaign[8][9] with the more experienced Bobby Marshall moving back from an inside forward role to play in the heart of the defence.
References edit
- ^ Duchess of Richmond, Liverpool, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, 1 June 1935, via Ancestry (subscription required)
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ a b Partick Thistle Let Donnelly Away, Evening Telegraph, 26 June 1935, via Partick Thistle History Archive
- ^ "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1935 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ David Litterer (1 June 2011). "The Year in American Soccer - 1935". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Robert Donnelly, BlueMoon
- ^ Donnelly Robert Image 3 Partick Thistle 1934, Vintage Footballers
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