Martin McDonnell

Martin McDonnell

Personal information
Full name	Martin McDonnell
Date of birth	27 April 1924(1924-04-27)
Place of birth	Newton-le-Willows, England
Date of death	13 April 1988(1988-04-13) (aged 63)
Place of death	Coventry, England
Playing position	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–	Earlestown	?	(?)
–	Haydock C&B	?	(?)
194x–1946	Everton	0	(0)
1946–1947	Southport	38	(0)
1947–1949	Birmingham City	32	(0)
1949–1955	Coventry City	232	(0)
1955–1958	Derby County	93	(0)
1958–19xx	Crewe Alexandra	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Martin McDonnell (27 April 1924 – 13 April 1988) was an English footballer who played as a centre half. He made 412 appearances in the Football League, playing for Southport,^[1] Birmingham City,^[2] Coventry City,^[3] Derby County^[4] and Crewe Alexandra.^[5]

McDonnell was born in Newton-le-Willows, then in Lancashire, in 1924. During the Second World War, in which he served as a paratrooper,^[6] he played local football for Earlestown^[7] and Haydock C&B^[8] before joining Everton. He left the club for Southport before the Football League resumed after the war. After one season Harry Storer signed him for Birmingham City as deputy for Ted Duckhouse. Two years later, Storer, now managing Coventry City, signed him again, and McDonnell remained at the club for six seasons and played 250 games in all competitions. When Storer took over as manager of Derby County, he promptly signed McDonnell for the third time. After three seasons with Derby, where he played more than 100 games in all competitions and helped the club to the championship of the Third Division North in 1956–57, McDonnell finished off his professional career at Crewe Alexandra. He died in Coventry in 1988.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Southport : 1946/47 – 1977/78". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/southport/southport.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 
2. ^ "Birmingham City : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/birmingham/birmingham.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 
3. ^ "Coventry City : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/coventry/coventry.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 
4. ^ "Derby County : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/derby/derby.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 
5. ^ "Crewe Alexandra : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/crewe/crewe.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
7. ^ Whalley, Alan (8 May 1997). "Those glory days are bulldozed". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1997/5/8/828398.html. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 
8. ^ "C&B's Everton eight". Warrington Guardian (Newsquest). 20 February 2003. http://archive.warringtonguardian.co.uk/2003/2/20/178569.html. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 

Honours

Derby County

• Third Division North: 1956–57

Persondata
Name	McDonnell, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	27 April 1924
Place of birth	Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England
Date of death	13 April 1988
Place of death	Coventry, West Midlands, England