Joe McDonald (10 February 1929 – 2003) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team. He was born in Blantyre, Scotland.[1]
He started his footballing career with Falkirk in 1951, and went on to make 79 appearances without scoring for the club before moving to Sunderland in 1954.[2] McDonald made his debut for Sunderland on April 16, 1954 in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield United at Roker Park.[1] While playing for Sunderland, he made 155 appearances, scoring one goal.[1] He joined Nottingham Forest; and made 109 appearances for them from 1958 until 1961 without a goal,[2] playing in the 1959 FA Cup Final and Charity Shield. Before retiring he played for non-league team Wisbech Town.[2]
He won his first cap for Scotland against Northern Ireland on 8 October 1955 in a 2–1 defeat at Windsor Park.[3] He went on to make one further cap for his country, in total making two, and scoring no goals.[4] McDonald also played for a Great Britain side chosen to play Northern Ireland in 1955, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Irish Football Association.
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