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Scottish footballer, broadcaster, and journalist

Dick Donnelly
Personal information
Full name	Charles Richard Donnelly
Date of birth	11 September 1941
Place of birth	Lochee, Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	21 July 2016 (aged 74)
Place of death	Balmullo, Fife, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Carnoustie Panmure
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1964	East Fife	79	(0)
	Brechin City	0	(0)
	Arbroath	0	(0)
Total		79	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Richard Donnelly (11 September 1941 – 21 July 2016) was a Scottish footballer, broadcaster, and journalist.

Early and personal life

Donnelly was born in Lochee, Dundee and attended Harris Academy in the city.

He was married with one son, one daughter, and three grandchildren.

After working as an apprentice at DC Thomson, Donnelly began his footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Carnoustie Panmure, East Fife, Brechin City and Arbroath. He made 79 appearances for East Fife in the Scottish Football League, and 107 appearances in all competitions.

Donnelly began writing Sunday match reports for The Courier in the late 1960s, before becoming a full-time journalist with The People's Journal and the Scottish Sunday Express.

He also broadcast on the radio with Radio Tay and Radio Clyde.

Pattullo, Alan (26 July 2016). "Obituary: Dick Donnelly, Dundee's 'Voice of Football'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
^ "Obituary - Dick Donnelly, broadcaster and one of the great voices of Scottish football". Herald Scotland. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
"EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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