Stephen McDonald (footballer)

Stephen McDonald (1884 – 1964) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half, primarily for Falkirk[2] with whom he won the Scottish Cup in 1913.[3] Earlier in his career he had played for Dundee and been on the books at Aston Villa, but never made a first-team appearance for the Birmingham club.[4]

Stephen McDonald

Personal information
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	1964 (aged 79–80)
Place of death	Dundee, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Dundee North End
1906–1908	Dundee	13	(0)
1907	→ Brechin City (loan)
1908–1909	Aston Villa	0	(0)
1909–1917	Falkirk	222	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

The closest he came to any representative honours was an appearance in an SFL XI trial in 1910.[5]

References

1. Tallest Falkirk FC Players before WWII, Falkirk Football Historian, 3 June 2015
2. McDonald Stephen Image 1 Falkirk 1912, Vintage Footballers
3. "Association Football | Falkirk, 2; Raith Rovers, 0. | Scottish Cup—Final Tie". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
4. McDonald, Stephen, Aston Villa Player Database
5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)