Billy Donkin
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Full name
William Donkin
Date of birth
22 June 1900
Place of birth
Annfield Plain, England
Date of death
October quarter 1974 (aged 74)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Donkin | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Annfield Plain, England | ||
| Date of death | October quarter 1974 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Gateshead, England | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Twizzell United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1922 | Annfield Plain | ||
| 1922–1923 | West Stanley | ? | (?) |
| 1923 | Craghead United | ? | (?) |
| 1923–1924 | Preston Colliery | ? | (?) |
| 1924–19xx | West Stanley | ? | (?) |
| 19xx–1925 | Chester-le-Street | ? | (?) |
| 1925–1926 | Annfield Plain | ? | (?) |
| 1926–1928 | Spennymoor United | ? | (?) |
| 1928 | Nelson | 8 | (0) |
| 1928–1929 | Spennymoor United | ? | (?) |
| 1929 | Annfield Plain | ? | (?) |
| 1929–1930 | Shildon | ? | (?) |
| 1930–1931 | Blackhall Colliery Welfare | ? | (?) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Donkin (22 June 1900 – October quarter 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as a right-back. Born in Annfield Plain, he assisted several clubs in the north-east of England and also had a spell in the Football League with Lancashire outfit Nelson. After retiring from football in 1931, Donkin began to play cricket and was hired as a professional by several local clubs.
Billy Donkin was born on 22 June 1900 in the small mining village of Annfield Plain in County Durham. Aside from his time in Nelson, Lancashire, he lived in the north-east of England throughout his life. Donkin died in Gateshead in the October quarter of 1974, at the age of 74.[1]