James Donnelly (footballer)

James Donnelly
Personal information
Full name James Elliot Donnelly
Date of birth 18 December 1899(1899-12-18)
Place of birth County Mayo, Ireland
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1920–1921 Blackburn Rovers 8 (0)
1922–1924 Accrington Stanley 54 (0)
1924–1925 Southend United 42 (0)
1925–1928 Brentford 7 (1)
1930–1932 Thames 36 (3)
– Građanski Zagreb ? (?)
– Güneş SK ? (?)
Total 147 (4)
Teams managed
1935–1938 Fenerbahçe
1936–1937 Turkey
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

James Elliot Donnelly (born 18 December 1899) was an Irish professional football player and manager.

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Career

Playing career

Donnelly played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Brentford and Thames; in Croatia for Građanski Zagreb; and in Turkey for Güneş SK.[1]

Coaching career

Donnelly managed Turkish club side Fenerbahçe, as well as the Turkish national team.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Michael Joyce (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1899468676. 
  2. ^ "Turkey National Team Coaches". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/tur-coach.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
  3. ^ http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=321