Bob Donnelly (footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Robert Donnelly (9 September 1908 – 3 June 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Partick Thistle, Manchester City and Morton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Donnelly | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1908[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Craigneuk, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1969 (aged 60)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Carluke, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| 1931–1935 | Partick Thistle | 74 | (0) |
| 1935–1937 | Manchester City | 37 | (1) |
| 1937–1938 | Morton | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 108 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While with Partick, he was selected for a Scottish Football Association tour of North America in the summer of 1935; none of the matches was considered a full international.[5][6][7] He moved to Manchester City as a replacement for Sam Cowan for a £5,000 transfer fee a matter of days after his return from tour,[4] and was a member of the squad when the Citizens won the Football League championship in 1936–37, albeit he made only five appearances during the campaign[8][9] with the more experienced Bobby Marshall moving back from an inside forward role to play in the heart of the defence.
