Willie Donachie
Scottish football player and manager (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Donachie (born 5 October 1951) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Donachie had a long playing career, the majority of which was with Manchester City. He also played for Norwich City, Burnley, Oldham Athletic and Portland Timbers. Donachie played 35 times for Scotland and was selected in two FIFA World Cup squads (1974 and 1978). Towards the end of his playing career Donachie became a player-coach at Oldham, working with Joe Royle. Donachie has since worked for numerous teams in coaching roles.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Donachie[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1951-10-05) 5 October 1951 (age 72)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow,[1] Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Southport (head coach - women's team) | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1968 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1980 | Manchester City | 351 | (2) |
1980–1981 | Portland Timbers | 60 | (2) |
1981–1982 | Norwich City | 11 | (0) |
1982 | Portland Timbers | 31 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Burnley | 60 | (3) |
1984–1990 | Oldham Athletic | 169 | (3) |
Total | 682 | (10) | |
International career | |||
1972–1978 | Scotland | 35 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | Millwall | ||
2008 | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
2011–2014 | Newcastle United Reserves | ||
2015 | Temecula FC | ||
2018–2022 | Montserrat | ||
2022– | Southport (head coach - women's team) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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