- Alex Donaldson
Football player infobox
playername = Alex Donaldson
fullname = Alexander Pollock Donaldson
dateofbirth =4 December 1890
cityofbirth =Barrhead ,East Renfrewshire
countryofbirth =Scotland
position = Outside-Forward
years =
1912–1921
1923–1924
clubs = "Belgrave FC"
"Balmoral United FC"
"Ripley Athletic FC"
Bolton Wanderers
Sunderland
Manchester City
Chorley
"Ashton National FC"
caps(goals) =
140
7 (0)
nationalyears = 1914–1922
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (1)
pcupdate = 23 June 07
ntupdate = 23 June 07Alexander "Alex" Pollock Donaldson (born
4 December 1890 inBarrhead ,East Renfrewshire ) was a Scottish footballer who played for "Belgrave FC", "Balmoral United FC", "Ripley Athletic FC", Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland, Manchester City, Chorley, "Ashton National FC" and the Scotland national team.Donaldson played as an Outside-Forward and won six international caps. He scored one goal at international level - against England in April 1920. All of his caps were earned while playing for Bolton Wanderers. Donaldson was signed by Bolton in 1912 from Ripley Athletic and made his debut against Chelsea on
7 September 1912 . He made a total of 147 appearances for Bolton over six seasons, scoring 6 goals.Donaldson very nearly played for England before being capped by Scotland. While heading for an English international trial match in Sunderland on
21 January 1914 , Donaldson revealed that he was actually born in Scotlandcite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,1746558,00.html|publisher=Guardian|title=Players who have been capped by more than one country|date=2006-04-05] . He earned his first Scotland cap a month later against Wales.References
External links
* [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=113143 International stats] at Scottish FA website
* [http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s474/st82135.htm Profile] at "thefootballnetwork.net
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