James Donnelly (footballer)

James Donnelly
Personal information
Full name James Elliot Donnelly
Date of birth (1899-12-18)18 December 1899
Place of birth County Mayo, Ireland
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Blackburn Rovers 8 (0)
1922–1924 Accrington Stanley 54 (0)
1924–1925 Southend United 42 (0)
1925–1928 Brentford 79 (1)
1930–1932 Thames 36 (3)
Građanski Zagreb ? (?)
Güneş SK ? (?)
Total 147 (4)
Teams managed
1935–1938 Fenerbahçe
1936–1937 Turkey

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


James Elliot Donnelly (born 18 December 1899) was an Irish professional football player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Donnelly played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Brentford and Thames; in Croatia for Građanski Zagreb; and in Turkey for Güneş SK.[1]

Coaching career

Donnelly managed Turkish club side Fenerbahçe, as well as the Turkish national team.[2][3]

References

  1. Michael Joyce (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Turkey National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. "A Milli Takım Teknik Direktörleri TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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