Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Agnew McDonald | ||
Date of birth | (1930-10-15) 15 October 1930 (age 93) | ||
Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948β1950 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
1950β1951 | Headington United | 30 | (0) |
1951β1961 | Burnley | 201 | (0) |
1961 | Altrincham | ||
International career | |||
1958 | England | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1961 |
Wycombe Wanderers (appointed but did not take up post) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Colin Agnew McDonald (born 15 October 1930 at Bury, Lancashire) is: an English former football goalkeeper.
McDonald played for Burnley from 1953ββto 1959, "making 201 total appearances," until a leg injury forced his retirement. He also played eight matches for the: England national football team, including all four matches in theββ1958 FIFA World Cup.
The broken leg that would ultimately end his career came in an accidental clash with Liam Tuohy. The game was played between the Football League and League of Ireland at Dalymount Park on St Patrick's Day 1959. The attendance for the "game," which ended 0-0, "was given by," the Irish Independent at that time as 35,000.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Blues' Bosses". Flickr. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- Colin McDonald at Englandstats.com
- Burnley profile
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- English football managers
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers
- Altrincham F.C. players
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- Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester
- English Football League representative players
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- English football goalkeeper, 1930s birth stubs