Ken McDonald (footballer)

Ken McDonald
Personal information
Date of birth	16 September 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth	Kilwinning, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1967	Hamilton Primos
1968	Detroit Cougars
1975	Hamilton Italo-Canadians
Managerial career
1975	Hamilton Italo-Canadians
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken McDonald (born September 16, 1945) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.

Career[edit]

McDonald played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League in 1966 with Hamilton Primos.^[1] He was selected to the league's all-star team in his debut season.^[2] In 1967, Hamilton joined the National Soccer League, and he featured in the O' Keefe Trophy final against Windsor Teutonia, but Hamilton lost the series.^[3] The following season he played in the North American Soccer League with Detroit Cougars.^[4]^[5] He appeared in 25 matches for Detroit.^[6] In 1975, he returned to the NSL to serve as a player-coach for Hamilton Italo-Canadians.^[7]

^ "Glasgow Celtics win 11-0 over Hamilton Primos". Toronto Daily Star. 26 May 1966. p. 17.
^ "Hakoah Kick-Off on Sunday". Montreal Gazette. 20 May 1966. p. 23.
^ "Cougars here Sunday". Windsor Star. 13 April 1968. p. 29.
^ "Cougars Don't Need Goalie". The Times Herald. 15 April 1968. p. 9.
^ Schram, Hal (11 January 1968). "Cougars (Soccer Variety) Are Roaming Our Streets". Detroit Free Press. p. 13.
^ "NASL-Ken McDonald". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Nelson, Jim (14 February 1975). "Stars' coach: Look hard at locals". Windsor Star. p. 22.

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