Kevin Donovan
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| Kevin Donovan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Donovan | |
| Date of birth | December 17, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | |
| Playing position | Midfield (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989–1992 1992 1992–1997 1997–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 |
Huddersfield Town → Halifax Town (loan) West Bromwich Albion Grimsby Town Barnsley Rochdale York City Total |
20 (1) 6 (0) 168 (19) 154 (23) 54 (1) 7 (0) 31 (2) 440 (46) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kevin Donovan (born December 17, 1971 in Halifax) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
[edit] Career
Donovan joined Huddersfield Town as an apprentice in April 1988 and turned professional in October 1989.[1] He joined Halifax Town on loan during February and March of 1992, before moving to West Bromwich Albion for £70,000 in October of that year.[1] He made his Albion debut against Port Vale in the same month.[1] Donovan scored in Albion's 3–0 win over Vale in the Division Two playoff final the following May at Wembley as the club clinched promotion. In July 1997 he signed for Grimsby Town for a £300,000 fee, joining up with his former manager at Albion, Alan Buckley once more and winning the Auto-Windscreens Shield. [1] A move to Barnsley followed in July 2001, where he experienced relegation to Division Two.[1] Donovan transferred to Rochdale in November 2003.[1] He was loaned out to York City in March 2004 then signed for them on a free transfer in July of the same year.[1]
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