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James Donnelly
Donnelly while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name James Elliot Donnelly
Date of birth (1893-12-18)18 December 1893
Place of birth Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Date of death 3 June 1959(1959-06-03) (aged 65)
Place of death England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1919 Royal Artillery
1919–1922 Blackburn Rovers 8 (0)
1922–1924 Accrington Stanley 54 (0)
1924–1925 Southend United 42 (0)
1925–1928 Brentford 79 (1)
1928–1932 Thames 36 (3)
1953 Clitheroe
Total 147 (4)
Managerial career
1933–1935 Građanski Zagreb
1935–1936 Güneş
1936–1937 Turkey
1938–1940 AFC Amsterdam
1944–1945 AFC Amsterdam
1953 Clitheroe (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Elliot Donnelly (18 December 1893 – 3 June 1959) was an Irish professional football player and manager. As a player, he played as a full back in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Brentford and Thames. After his retirement as a player, Donnelly became a manager and coach and as part of an FA coaching programme, he was sent abroad and managed Građanski Zagreb, Turkey and Amsterdamsche FC. He also held coaching roles at Thames, in Belgium and at AS Ambrosiana-Inter.

Personal life

Donnelly served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.

He was married to Jane Isherwood.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 1920–21 First Division 8 0 2 0 10 0
Southend United 1924–25 Third Division South 42 0 3 0 45 0
Brentford 1925–26 Third Division South 39 0 2 0 41 0
1926-27 39 1 5 0 44 1
1927–28 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 79 1 7 0 86 1
Career total 129 1 12 0 131 1

References

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  11. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees – Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 49. ISBN 0955294916. OCLC 316718484.
  12. "Archiefkaarten: James Donelly" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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  14. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.
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