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Irish footballer

Willie Donnelly
Personal information
Date of birth 1872
Place of birth Magherafelt, Ireland
Date of death 1934 (aged 61–62)
Place of death Goalkeeper
Youth career
St Mungo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vale of Clyde
1893–1895 Hibernian 21 (0)
1895–1896 Clyde 17 (0)
1896–1898 Liverpool 6 (0)
1898–1900 Clyde 20 (0)
1900–1901 Celtic 3 (0)
1901–1902 Belfast Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Donnelly (1872–1934) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Vale of Clyde, Hibernian, Clyde, Celtic, Belfast Celtic and Liverpool during the 1890s and early 1900s.

Born in Magherafelt and raised in Scotland, he played for a number of Scottish teams and gained a reputation as an expert in stopping penalties before signing for Liverpool from Clyde in May 1896. He was the club's second-choice goalkeeper behind Harry Storer during the 1896–97 Football League season and had a run in the side after Storer was injured, becoming the second Irishman to play for Liverpool.

Returning to Clyde in 1898, Donnelly had joined Celtic by the 1900–01 Scottish Football League season and was a back-up option again, this time to Dan McArthur. He left Scotland for Belfast Celtic in mid-1901.

Notes

  1. Some sources give Donnelly's death as August 1948, others as December 1934

References

  1. (Hibernian player) Donnelly, Willie, FitbaStats
  2. (Celtic player) Donnelly, William, FitbaStats
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "LFC History profile - Willie Donnelly". lfchistory.net.
  5. ^ Falkiner, Keith (2012). Emerald Anfield. ISBN 9781444743869.
  6. Craig, Jim; Woods, Pat (2013). Celtic: Pride and Passion. Random House. ISBN 9781780577630.
  7. "Sign On For Ireland". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 2 July 1901. W. Donnelly, who kept goal for Glasgow Celtic last season has signed for Belfast Celtic The securing of Donnelly is a good stroke on the part of the Belfast club
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