Dave Donaldson (footballer, born 1954)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Donaldson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1954[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1979 | Millwall | 216 | (1) |
| 1979 | → Los Angeles Skyhawks (loan) | ||
| 1980–1984 | Cambridge United | 132 | (0) |
| 1984–19?? | Royston Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970 | England Schoolboys | 8 | (0) |
| 1972 | England Youth | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David John Donaldson (born 12 November 1954) is an English former professional football right back who made 348 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall and Cambridge United.[1] He also played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League and for non-league club Royston Town, and was on the books of Arsenal without making a first-team appearance.
Career
[edit]Donaldson was born in Islington, London, and was an England schoolboy international before beginning his football career with Arsenal.[1] He was a member of their 1971 FA Youth Cup-winning side,[2] but never broke through to the first team. In June 1973, he transferred to Second Division club Millwall for £5,000.[3] The team were relegated in 1975, and Donaldson helped them achieve promotion back to the Second Division in 1975–76,[4][5] and made 258 appearances in all competitions over a six-and-a-half-year period.[6] He acted as an emergency goalkeeper three times during his Millwall career.[7] He spent the summer of 1979 with the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League,[8] and on 5 February 1980, signed for Second Division Cambridge United for a fee of £50,000.[6] He made 132 league appearances for Cambridge[1] and was featured in a 2002 book, Cambridge United: 101 Golden Greats.[9] In 1984, he moved on to Royston Town of the Isthmian League.[10]
Personal life
[edit]After retiring from football, Donaldson ran a fish and chip shop and then worked for a food company as sales manager.[5]
Honours
[edit]Arsenal
Millwall
- Football League Third Division promotion: 1975–76[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Dave Donaldson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b Attwood, Tony (8 May 2017). "8 May 1971 Arsenal win the Double for the first time". WoolwichArsenal.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Millwall: Transfer In". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Tonight's Lions Live show". Millwall F.C. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Fissler, Neil (18 December 2015). "Where are they now? Millwall's Division Three promotion winners 1976". The League Paper. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b "A to Z of Millwall players: A to D". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Emergency measures". Goalkeepers are Different. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "American Soccer League Players: Los Angeles Skyhawks". NASLjerseys.com. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Cambridge United: 101 Golden Greats". Desert Island Books. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "UK A–Z Transfers". Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Islington
- People from Islington (district)
- English men's footballers
- England men's schools international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Los Angeles Skyhawks players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Royston Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States