James Donnelly (footballer)

James Donnelly
Personal information
Full nameJames Elliot Donnelly
Date of birth18 December 1899
Place of birthCounty Mayo, Ireland
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1920–1921Blackburn Rovers8(0)
1922–1924Accrington Stanley54(0)
1924–1925Southend United42(0)
1925–1928Brentford7(1)
1930–1932Thames36(3)
Građanski Zagreb?(?)
Güneş SK?(?)
Total147(4)
Teams managed
1935–1938Fenerbahçe
1936–1937Turkey
* 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.

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 1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Turkey National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=321