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George Donkin
Personal information
Full name George William Cope Donkin[1]
Date of birth 1 December 1892[1]
Place of birth Carlton, South Yorkshire, England[1]
Date of death 1927 (aged 34–35)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1911 Wharncliffe Woodmoor
1911–1912 Royston Midland
1912–1913 Monckton Athletic
1913 Mirfield United
1913–1925 Barnsley 230 (20)
Total 230 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George William Cope Donkin (1 December 1892 – 1927) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley.[1][2][3]

Career

Donkin was born in Carlton and played junior football for Wharncliffe Woodmoor in 1910, Royston Midland in 1911, Monckton Athletic in 1912 and Mirfield United from where he signed for Second Division Barnsley in 1913 and made his Football League debut that November at Clapton Orient.[3] By the next season he had become a first team regular, however the interruption of World War I, during which he served in the Army, meant he lost four seasons of his career.[3] He played both sides of the War for Barnsley and he was an England trialist in an England v The North match in January 1922 and also represented Sheffield & Hallamshire in the annual match against Glasgow.[3]

An ever present in Barnsley’s 1920–21 campaign, he missed three matches as Barnsley finished third in the Second Division in 1921–22 campaign, narrowly missing out on promotion.[3] He played his last match in February 1925 and possibly suffered a career ending injury (as he received a payment for £250 from The Football League at the end of the season, presumably compensation for his injury), in total he scored 20 goals in 243 appearances, playing the whole time in the Second Division, retiring in 1925 and passing away two years later in 1927 in his mid-thirties.[3]

Career statistics

Source:[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 1913–14 Second Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
1914–15 Second Division 32 4 1 0 33 4
1919–20 Second Division 39 2 2 0 41 2
1920–21 Second Division 42 4 1 0 43 4
1921–22 Second Division 39 3 5 0 44 3
1922–23 Second Division 15 1 0 0 15 1
1923–24 Second Division 33 4 2 0 35 4
1924–25 Second Division 23 1 2 0 25 1
Career total 230 20 13 0 243 20

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f George Donkin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Donkin George Image 1 Barnsley 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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