Bob Donnelly (footballer)

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.

Bob Donnelly
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(1969-06-03) (aged 60)[3]
Place of death Carluke, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[4]
Position(s) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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] After moving to Manchester City a matter of days following his from tour as a replacement for Sam Cowan for a £5,000 transfer fee,[4] he 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.

References
  1. Duchess of Richmond, Liverpool, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, 1 June 1935, via Ancestry (subscription required)
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  4. Partick Thistle Let Donnelly Away, Evening Telegraph, 26 June 1935, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1935 Tour of Canada and USA by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. David Litterer (1 June 2011). "The Year in American Soccer - 1935". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. Robert Donnelly, BlueMoon
  9. Donnelly Robert Image 3 Patrick Thistle 1934, Vintage Footballers
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