Clayton Donaldson

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Clayton Donaldson
Personal information
Full name Clayton Andrew Donaldson
Date of birth 7 February 1984 (1984-02-07) (age 24)
Place of birth    Bradford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Hibernian
Number 8
Youth clubs
Bradford City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002–2005
2002–2003
2003
2004
2004
2005–2007
2007–		 Hull City
→ Harrogate Town (loan)
→ Scarborough (loan)
→ Halifax Town (loan)
→ Harrogate Town (loan)
York City
Hibernian		 02 0(0)
13 0(4)
02 0(0)
04 0(0)
08 0(3)
86 (42)
18 0(5)   
National team2
2006–2007 England C 02 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 13:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Clayton Andrew Donaldson (born 7 February 1984, in Bradford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.

Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his debut in the Football League Trophy later that year. He sent out on loan to non-league clubs on four occasions, and with chances in the first-team at Hull limited, he was released in 2005 and sebsquently joined York City. In his first season at the club, he was voted as their Clubman of the Year and his second season saw him finish as the team's highest scorer and third highest scorer in the league.

He joined Hibernian in July 2007 after signing a pre-contract agreement with them in January whilst with York. He has played internationally for the England National Game XI, who represent the English non-league, with whom he won two caps.

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[edit] Biography

Born in Bradford[1] of Jamaican parents, Donaldson played football from an early age and was spotted by Bradford City when playing as a midfielder for his school side.

[edit] Career

[edit] Hull City

Donaldson turned professional with Hull City in August 2002, scoring on his first team debut in Hull's Football League Trophy match against Port Vale on 22 October 2002, having replaced Gary Alexander as a second half substitute.[2] He was sent out on loan to Harrogate Town in November, where he spent three months, scoring five goals,[3] before returning to Hull. He made his Football league debut for Hull on 8 February 2003, coming on as a late substitute for Damien Delaney in a 1–0 defeat at home to Lincoln City. He made one further appearance, as a substitute away to Boston United that season. In August 2003, Donaldson joined Conference National side Scarborough on a month's loan.[4] On his return to Hull he made two further first team appearances, both as a substitute in the Football League Trophy, before joining Halifax Town on a month's loan in February 2004.[5] With little prospect of a first team place at Hull, he rejoined Harrogate Town on a month's loan in September 2004,[3] and was voted Conference North player of the month in October.[6] At the end of the 2004–05 season, Donaldson was released by Hull, as manager Peter Taylor couldn't guarantee him first team football.[7]

[edit] York City

After his release by Hull, Donaldson was spoken to by Barrow,[8] but was eventually signed by York City in June 2005, with manager Billy McEwan saying: "He's a young player who is very hungry for his chance and he'll bring competition up front".[6] He made his debut for the team against Crawley Town in August.[9] His first goal for the team came in a 1–0 win against Cambridge United in September.[10] During his first season with York, Donaldson scored 16 goals and won the Clubman of the Year award.[11][12] He agreed a contract extension with York for the 2006–07 season in July.[13]

York manager McEwan compared Donaldson to Costa Rican Paulo Wanchope in September,[14] but following York's 2–0 defeat against Oxford United later that month, McEwan hit out against Donaldson's selfishness in attack, saying it cost them the game.[15] In late 2006, Donaldson became subject of much transfer speculation. Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy watched him in York's 1–0 victory over Altrincham, during which he scored his 12th goal of the season, in November 2006.[16] He was also watched by Scottish Premier League side Hibernian.[17] In response to this speculation, Donaldson said: "I don't read too much into the speculation. I've heard it before and nothing has happened so I will just keep my head down and enjoy my football until a point comes when the manager or board come and tell me they have had an offer they want to consider".[17]

Donaldson following York's 1–0 win over Oxford United on 28 April 2007.
Donaldson following York's 1–0 win over Oxford United on 28 April 2007.

On 18 December 2006, he rejected the offer of a new contract at York City, meaning he would be out of contact at the club at the end of the season.[18] Scunthorpe United and Peterborough United Director of Football Barry Fry both watched him in December 2006.[19][20] Fry was believed to have tabled a £100,000 bid for Donaldson, but this came nowhere near York City's valuation and they halted their bid at this amount.[20][21] He was reportedly given a £500,000 transfer valuation by York in January 2007.[22] A a cash-plus player bid from Accrington Stanley for Donaldson was rejected in January, which according to York was £25,000 and was termed as an "embarrassment" by York manager McEwan, and Accrington then upped their bid to a six-figure fee, but were told that Donaldson was not for sale.[23][24][25]

Donaldson was suspended for three games following his 51st-minute sending off for using his elbow in York's 2–1 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers on 20 January 2007.[26] York rejected a bid from Scunthorpe for Donaldson, with their approach falling short of the £500,000 York City's board have said would be needed to take Donaldson away from the club.[27] After this bid was rejected, manager Nigel Adkins said he would not pay "stupid money" for Donaldson.[28] Hibernian announced that Donaldson had signed a pre-contract agreement with them for a three-year deal on 29 January 2007,[29] and as he was 23 years old a month later, York were not entitled to any compensation under FIFA regulations.[30] York later turned down a £50,000 offer from Hibernian, which would have allowed them to bring Donaldson to the club immediately.[31] York boss McEwan wanted Donaldson to carry on playing for the club before he joined Hibernian at the end of the 2006–07 season, but demanded 100% commitment,[32] and also revealed that the club intended to fight against the "international loophole" that meant Donaldson could join Hibernian for nothing at the end of the 2006–07 season.[33] His agent, Andy Sprott, said suggestions he deliberately found Donaldson a deal in Scotland so York City would not receive any compensation was "not the case".[34]

Donaldson was to return from his suspension for York City's reserves against Sheffield United at KitKat Crescent on 6 February 2007,[35] but the game was frozen off,[36] eventually returning against Altrincham.[37] He scored for the first time for York since his suspension against Cambridge United, scoring a hat-trick on 13 March 2007.[38] He insisted he remained fully committed to York, after speculation concerning his commitment grew in April.[39] He finished the 2006–07 season with 24 goals in the Conference National, meaning he was third top scorer of the league.[40]

[edit] Hibernian

He scored his first goal for Hibernian in a pre-season friendly against Brechin City on 10 July 2007.[41] He made his Scottish Premier League debut against Hib's rivals Hearts in August 2007 and his first league goal for Hibs came against Falkirk in September, after winning and scoring a penalty.[42][43] Donaldson was later sent off in this match,[44] which resulted in a suspension.[45] His first game back was against Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup, who he scored against, after a solo run and shot.[46] He went on to score his first hat-trick for Hibs against Kilmarnock in the SPL later that month.[47]

He was linked with a move to Crewe Alexandra in February,[48] after being unable to figure in Mixu Paatelainen's plans at the club, meaning he was frozen out of the first-team at Hibs.[49]

[edit] International

Donaldson was named in the initial 22-man squad,[50] then eventually in the final 16-man squad for the England National Game XI team which played the Netherlands in November 2006.[51] He made his debut this match, coming on as a substitute in the last 15 minutes, during which he set up Dagenham & Redbridge striker Craig Mackail-Smith for the final goal, which England won 4–1.[52]

“ "I thought I had a decent chance of starting so I was a bit disappointed when the side was named but really I was just happy to be there because I've missed out on the final squad a few times. The manager (Paul Fairclough) had also seen the other strikers play before but had never seen me play so he was only going on what scouts told him, but I got a winners' medal from the tournament and an England cap, which I was delighted with and I hope there's more to come"

- Donaldson on his inclusion to the team.[17]

 ”

He was included in theI squad which played Northern Ireland in February 2007.[53] Billy McEwan contemplated withdrawing Donaldson from the game, after Donaldson's comeback for York City against Altrincham in February.

“ "We will try and pull him out of the Ireland game because he got kicked all over the place and I don't think it's right that we should send him there. He got targeted and was marked very tight and closely but you are going to get that and you need to be strong and win your individual battles. He was also rusty because he's not played football for three weeks. If he was razor-sharp he could have had four goals himself and I lost count of the number of one-on-ones we had. We scored four goals but we could have possibly had ten on another day"

- McEwan on possibly withdrawing Donaldson from the England National Game XI side to play Northern Ireland.[54]

 ”

He did play in the game against Northern Ireland, but was substituted after 50 minutes for Paul Benson, who scored England's only goal two minutes after coming in a 3–1 defeat for England.[55] He said he believes he can become an England international at Hibernian.[56]

[edit] Career stats

As of 29 September 2007.[1][57]
Club Performance
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hull City 2002-03 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
2003-04 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2004-05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 1
Harrogate Town (loan) 2002-03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scarborough (loan) 2003-04 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Subtotal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Halifax Town (loan) 2003-04 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Subtotal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2004-05 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
Subtotal 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
York City 2005-06 42 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 16
2006-07 43 24 1 0 0 0 3 0 47 24
Subtotal 85 40 2 0 0 0 3 0 90 40
Hibernian 2007-08 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 5
Subtotal 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 5
Total 104 47 2 0 2 1 6 1 114 49

[edit] Notes

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  2. ^ "Port Vale 3-1 Hull", BBC Sport, 2002-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-15. 
  3. ^ a b "Harrogate snap up Duxbury", Non-League Daily, 2004-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  4. ^ "Slade brings in Donaldson", Non-League Daily, 2003-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
  5. ^ "Halifax take Donaldson", BBC Sport, 2004-02-09. Retrieved on 2007-01-18. 
  6. ^ a b "York swoop for striker Donaldson", BBC Sport, 2005-06-23. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  7. ^ "Hinds And Donaldson Released", Hull City AFC, 2005-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. 
  8. ^ "TURNBULL`S TARGETS", Non-League Daily, 2005-06-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 
  9. ^ "York 0-0 Crawley Town", BBC Sport, 2005-08-13. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. 
  10. ^ "York 1-0 Cambridge", BBC Sport, 2005-09-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. 
  11. ^ York 2005/2006 player appearances. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
  12. ^ Former Clubman Of The Year Award Winners. York City FC. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
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  14. ^ Flett, Dave. "‘Donaldinho’ is our Wanchope to watch says McEwan", The Press, 2006-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. 
  15. ^ Hughes, Claire. "Clayton – Don’t be greedy", The Press, 2006-10-02. Retrieved on 2007-01-18. 
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  17. ^ a b c Flett, Dave. "Clayton plays down bid talk", The Press, 2006-12-02. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. 
  18. ^ "Donaldson rejects down York deal", BBC Sport, 2006-12-18. Retrieved on 2007-01-18. 
  19. ^ Flett, Dave. "Donaldson’s touch of class", The Press, 2006-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-01-18. 
  20. ^ a b Flett, Dave. "Posh push for Donaldson", The Press, 2006-12-30. Retrieved on 2007-01-18. 
  21. ^ "Posh will not up Donaldson offer", BBC Sport, 2007-01-03. Retrieved on 2007-01-18. 
  22. ^ "York put half a million price tag on striker", Non-League Daily, 2007-01-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. 
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  25. ^ Flett, Dave. "Stanley £25,000 bid for Clayton ‘derisory’", The Press, 2007-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. 
  26. ^ Flett, Dave. "Billy steps up search after Clayton sees red", The Press, 2007-01-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. 
  27. ^ Flett, Dave. "City reject new Clayton bid", The Press, 2007-01-24. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  28. ^ "Iron unlikely to up Clayton offer", The Press, 2007-01-25. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. 
  29. ^ Carroll, Steve. "Hibs net a ‘gem’ in Clayton", The Press, 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. 
  30. ^ Carroll, Steve. "Donaldson signs for Hibs", The Press, 2007-01-29. Retrieved on 2007-01-29. 
  31. ^ "Hibees told to wait for Clayton", Yahoo! Sport, 2007-01-30. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. 
  32. ^ Flett, Dave. "Carry on Clayton - McEwan", The Press, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-02-06. 
  33. ^ Flett, Dave. "Minstermen to approach FA in effort to get Donaldson compensation", The Press, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-02-05. 
  34. ^ "Deal was best for Clayton - Sprott", The Press, 2007-02-01. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. 
  35. ^ "Clayton back – in City’s reserves", The Press, 2007-02-06. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. 
  36. ^ Flett, Dave. "Ex-City defender’s glowing testimony for new recruit", The Press, 2007-02-08. Retrieved on 2007-02-08. 
  37. ^ Flett, Dave. "Look who’s back – it’s Clayton", The Press, 2007-02-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. 
  38. ^ Flett, Dave. "McEwan salutes hat-trick ace Donaldson", The Press, 2007-03-14. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. 
  39. ^ Flett, Dave. "Ascent into league fires City’s ‘Donaldo’", The Press, 2007-04-25. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. 
  40. ^ English Conference Top Scorers - 2006/07. ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  41. ^ Reports: Brechin 0 Hibernian 2. Hibernian FC. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
  42. ^ "Hearts 0-1 Hibernian", BBC Sport, 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  43. ^ "Falkirk 1-1 Hibernian", BBC Sport, 2007-09-15. Retrieved on 2007-09-16. 
  44. ^ "Collins left to rue sending off", BBC Sport, 2007-09-15. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. 
  45. ^ "Clay just desperate to hear Hibees roar", Scotsman, 2007-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. 
  46. ^ "Hibernian 2-4 Motherwell", BBC Sport, 2007-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. 
  47. ^ "Hibernian 4-1 Kilmarnock", BBC Sport, 2007-09-29. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. 
  48. ^ Flett, Dave. "Clayton’s Crewe’s control", The Press, 2008-02-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 
  49. ^ "Clayton Donaldson Keen To Grab First Team Chance Again", The Daily Record, 2008-03-07. Retrieved on 2008-03-24. 
  50. ^ "National call-up for Clayton", The Press, 2006-11-11. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. 
  51. ^ "Clayton makes the cut", The Press, 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. 
  52. ^ Flett, Dave. "Billy lets rip at international snub", The Press, 2006-12-01. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. 
  53. ^ "Donaldson makes England XI squad", BBC Sport, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-01-31. 
  54. ^ Flett, Dave. "Billy hails strength in depth as Minstermen revel in top-notch win", The Press, 2007-02-12. Retrieved on 2007-02-13. 
  55. ^ "Donaldson takes first 50", The Press, 2007-02-14. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. 
  56. ^ "I'LL USE HIBS TO WIN AN ENGLAND CALL-UP SAYS EASTER ROAD NEWBOY CLAYTON DONALDSON", The Daily Record, 2007-05-10. Retrieved on 2007-05-10. 
  57. ^ Player Details: Season 2004-2005. SoccerFactsUK. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.

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NAME Donaldson, Clayton Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Donaldson, Clayton
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Bradford, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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