Darren Donnelly

Darren Donnelly

Personal information
Full name	Darren Charles Donnelly
Date of birth	28 December 1971 (1971-12-28) (age 39)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
c 1985–1990	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1993	Blackburn Rovers	2	(0)
1993–1994	Chester City	9	(0)
1994–c 1997	Holywell Town	33	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Darren Donnelly (born 28 December 1971, Liverpool) is a former English footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Chester City.

Playing career

As a youngster growing up in Skelmersdale, Donnelly joined Blackburn and received press coverage in 1986 after being named best pupil during a course for the Lancashire Schoolboys team.^[1]

Donnelly made two league appearances for Blackburn in 1990–91 in the Football League Second Division, before moving to Chester in the summer of 1993 along with fellow Rovers youngsters Ian Berry and Lee Moss.^[2] Donnelly would be the only one of the trio to make first team appearances for the Blues,^[2] He was a used substitute in nine league games and one Football League Cup matches during 1993–94 as City won promotion from the Football League Third Division.^[3]

He did not play professionally again, moving to Holywell Town in the League of Wales.^[4]

Honours

Chester City

• Football League Third Division runners–up: 1993–94 (9 apps)

References

1. ^ "1986: Fred 'the weatherman' Talbot and soccer star Darren Donnelly". Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser. 2008-10-02. http://www.ormskirkmemories.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/10/1986-fred-the-weatherman-talbo.html. Retrieved 2009-12-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Sumner (1997), p 116
3. ^ Sumner (1997), stats section (1993-94)
4. ^ "Welsh Premier career details for Darren Donnelly". welsh-premier.com. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/component/playersearch/detail/313/player/10546. Retrieved 2009-12-05. 

Bibliography

• Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0. 

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Name	Donnelly, Darren
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Date of birth	28 December 1971
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
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