Personal information | |||
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Full name | David John Donaldson [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 November 1954||
Place of birth | Islington, [1] England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1972–1973 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1973–1979 | Millwall | 216 | (1) |
1979 | → Los Angeles Skyhawks (loan) | ||
1980–1984 | Cambridge United | 132 | (0) |
1984–19?? | Royston Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David John Donaldson (born 12 November 1954) is an English former professional football right back who made 348 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall and Cambridge United. [1] He also played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League and for non-league club Royston Town, and was on the books of Arsenal without making a first-team appearance.
Donaldson was born in Islington, London, and was an England schoolboy international before beginning his football career with Arsenal. [1] He was a member of their 1971 FA Youth Cup-winning side, [2] but never broke through to the first team. In June 1973, he transferred to Second Division club Millwall for £5,000. [3] The team were relegated in 1975, and Donaldson helped them achieve promotion back to the Second Division in 1975–76, [4] [5] and made 258 appearances in all competitions over a six-and-a-half-year period. [6] He acted as an emergency goalkeeper three times during his Millwall career. [7] He spent the summer of 1979 with the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League, [8] and on 5 February 1980, signed for Second Division Cambridge United for a fee of £50,000. [6] He made 132 league appearances for Cambridge [1] and was featured in a 2002 book, Cambridge United: 101 Golden Greats. [9] In 1984, he moved on to Royston Town of the Isthmian League. [10]
After retiring from football, Donaldson ran a fish and chip shop and then worked for a food company as sales manager. [5]
Arsenal
Millwall