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James Elliot Donnelly (18 December 1893 – 3 June 1959) was an Irish professional football player and manager. As a player, he played as a full back in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Brentford and Thames.[1][4] After his retirement as a player, Donnelly became a manager and coach and as part of an FA coaching programme,[2] he was sent abroad and managed Građanski Zagreb, Turkey and Amsterdamsche FC.[5][6][7][8][9] He also held coaching roles at Thames, in Belgium and at AS Ambrosiana-Inter.[2][10]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Elliot Donnelly[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 December 1893||
Place of birth | Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland[2] | ||
Date of death | 3 June 1959 65)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1919 | Royal Artillery | ||
1919–1922 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | (0) |
1922–1924 | Accrington Stanley | 54 | (0) |
1924–1925 | Southend United | 42 | (0) |
1925–1928 | Brentford | 79 | (1) |
1928–1932 | Thames | 36 | (3) |
1953 | Clitheroe | ||
Total | 147 | (4) | |
Managerial career | |||
1933–1935 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
1935–1936 | Güneş | ||
1936–1937 | Turkey | ||
1938–1940 | AFC Amsterdam | ||
1944–1945 | AFC Amsterdam | ||
1953 | Clitheroe (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Donnelly served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.[11]
He was married to Jane Isherwood.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 1920–21[3] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Southend United | 1924–25[13] | Third Division South | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
Brentford | 1925–26[14] | Third Division South | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
1926-27[14] | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
1927–28[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 79 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 1 | ||
Career total | 129 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 131 | 1 |
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