Terry Donovan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terry Donovan | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1979 | Grimsby Town | 75 | (28) |
| 1979–1983 | Aston Villa | 24 | (11) |
| 1982 | Portland Timbers | 15 | (1) |
| 1983 | Burnley | 18 | (6) |
| 1983–1985 | Rotherham United | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1979–1981 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:11, 16 November 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Terry Donovan (born 27 February 1958 in Liverpool) is a former Irish football player.
Career
Donovan played for Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Portland Timbers, Burnley and Rotherham United during his club career and also played for Ireland's national team on two occasions.
Donovan contributed two goals in Villa's 5 – 0 victory over Valur in the early stages of 1981-82 European Cup. Villa would go on to win the tournament.
He has now owned his own mortgage advice firm in Grimsby for over 30 years. He is also the uncle of Grimsby Town youth team player Lawrence Heward, and the father of Keeley Donovan, the BBC weather presenter.
Honours
- Aston Villa
- Football League First Division (1): 1980-81
- FA Charity Shield (1): 1981 (shared)
- European Cup (1): 1982
- European Super Cup (1): 1982
External links
References
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.