Joe McDonald (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 2003 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Falkirk | 79 | (0) |
| 1954–1958 | Sunderland | 137 | (1) |
| 1958–1961 | Nottingham Forest | 109 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Wisbech Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 325 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1955 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965–1967 | Yeovil Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Joe McDonald (10 February 1929 – 7 September 2003)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team. He was born in Blantyre, Scotland.[2]
Club career
He started his footballing career with Falkirk in 1951, and went on to make 79 appearances without scoring for the club before moving to Sunderland in 1954.[3] McDonald made his debut for Sunderland on 16 April 1954 in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield United at Roker Park.[2] While playing for Sunderland, he made 155 appearances, scoring one goal.[2] He joined Nottingham Forest; and made 109 appearances for them from 1958 until 1961 without a goal,[3] playing in the 1959 FA Cup Final and Charity Shield. Before retiring he played for non-league team Wisbech Town.[3]
International career
He won his first cap for Scotland against Northern Ireland on 8 October 1955 in a 2–1 defeat at Windsor Park.[4] He went on to make one further cap for his country, in total making two, and scoring no goals.[5] McDonald also played for a Great Britain side chosen to play Northern Ireland in 1955, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Irish Football Association.
References
- ↑ Joe McDonald, Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Joe McDonald". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Joe McDonald". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ↑ "Sat 08 Oct 1955 Northern Ireland 2 Scotland 1". London Hearts. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ↑ "Joseph McDonald". London Hearts. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
