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Alex Donald
Personal information
Full name Alexander Donald[1]
Date of birth (1948-06-05) 5 June 1948 (age 76)[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Port Vale 43 (0)
Derry City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Donald (born 5 June 1948) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a Right winger for Port Vale between 1965 and 1968, and later played for Derry City.

Playing career

Donald had a successful trial with Jackie Mudie's Port Vale over the summer of 1965, having joined in July he signed as a professional by October.[1] He made his debut on 12 January 1966 in a 2–0 defeat by Bradford City at Valley Parade, in what was the youngest ever front-line in the history of the Football League – consisting of Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Paul Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19).[1] He played 11 Fourth Division games in 1965–66, before making 24 appearances in the 1966–67 campaign.[1] He featured ten times in the 1967–68 season under Stanley Matthews, before he was given a free transfer in May 1968, and moved on to Derry City.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1965–66 Fourth Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1966–67 Fourth Division 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
1967–68 Fourth Division 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 43 0 1 0 1 0 45 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Alex Donald at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)