Don Donovan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Christopher Donovan | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 2013 (aged 83) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Maymount Rovers | ||
| 1948–1949 | Dalymount Rovers | ||
| 1949–1958 | Everton | 179 | (2) |
| 1958–1964 | Grimsby Town | 238 | (1) |
| 1964–1969 | Boston United | 142 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1954–1957 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965–1969 | Boston United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Don Donovan (23 December 1929 – 26 September 2013) was an Irish professional football player and manager.
Career
He was a right back who played for Everton F.C. and Grimsby Town. Donovan joined Everton in 1951 from junior football in Ireland and went on to play 187 times for The Toffees scoring just twice.In August 1958, he was transferred to Grimsby Town for a fee of £5,000 where he played until 1964 before becoming player manager of Boston United. He was a huge success at Boston, winning League titles in each of his three seasons with the club.
At international level, he represented Republic of Ireland five times at senior level making his debut in November 1954 [1]
His son Terry Donovan was also a professional footballer who went on to play for the Republic of Ireland, and his grand-daughter is Keeley Donovan, the weather presenter.
Death
Donovan died on 26 September 2013.[2]
References
- ↑ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". Soccerscene.ie. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ↑ "R.I.P Don". Grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
External links
- Don Donovan, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Profile on Boston United site
- Profile on Everton site at the Wayback Machine (archived July 22, 2011)