Alex Donald

For the player of the same name born in 1900, see Alec Donald.
Alex Donald
Personal information
Full name Alexander Donald[1]
Date of birth (1948-06-05) 5 June 1948[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Playing position Right-winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Port Vale 43 (0)
Derry City

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Alexander "Alex" Donald (born 5 June 1948) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right-winger for Port Vale between 1965 and 1968, and later played for Derry City.

Playing career

Donald had a successful trial with Jackie Mudie's Port Vale over the summer of 1965, having joined in July he signed as a professional by October.[1] He made his debut on 12 January 1966 in a 2–0 defeat by Bradford City at Valley Parade, in what was the youngest ever front-line in the history of the Football League – consisting of Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Paul Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19).[1] He played 11 Fourth Division games in 1965–66, before making 24 appearances in the 1966–67 campaign.[1] He featured ten times in the 1967–68 season under Stanley Matthews, before he was given a free transfer in May 1968, and moved on to Derry City.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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