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.[1][4] After his retirement as a player, Donnelly became a manager and coach and as part of an FA coaching programme,[2] he was sent abroad and managed Građanski Zagreb, Turkey and Amsterdamsche FC.[5][6][7][8][9] He also held coaching roles at Thames, in Belgium and at AS Ambrosiana-Inter.[2][10]
 Donnelly while with Brentford in 1926. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Elliot Donnelly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1893[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1959 (aged 65)[2] | ||
| Place of death | England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 | |||
Personal life
editDonnelly served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.[11]
He was married to Jane Isherwood.[12]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1920–21[3] | First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Southend United | 1924–25[13] | Third Division South | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1925–26[14] | Third Division South | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1926-27[14] | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 1927–28[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 131 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 84. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lost Legends: Mayo's Enigmatic Sports Stars – James Donnelly: Clare St to the Kadıköy King". North Mayo Heritage Centre.
- ^ a b "Donnelly". BRFCS.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Donnelly Jim Accrington Stanley 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Popis trenera kroz povijest" (in Croatian). povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Turkey National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "A Milli Takım Teknik Direktörleri TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Waarde Clubgenoot". afc.courant.nu. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Historisch overzicht". afc.courant.nu. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "L'inglese Donnelly del "Birmingham" consulente tecnico all' "Ambrosiana"". dlib.coninet.it. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees – Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 49. ISBN 0955294916. OCLC 316718484.
- ^ "Archiefkaarten: James Donelly" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Jim Donnelly 1924 – 1925". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.