Dave Donaldson (footballer, born 1954)

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Dave Donaldson
Personal information
Full name David John Donaldson [1]
Date of birth (1954-11-12) 12 November 1954 (age 68) [1]
Place of birth Islington, [1] England
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
– Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1973 Arsenal 0 (0)
1973–1979 Millwall 216 (1)
1979 → Los Angeles Skyhawks (loan)
1980–1984 Cambridge United 132 (0)
1984–19?? Royston Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David John Donaldson (born 12 November 1954) is an English former professional football right back who made 348 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall and Cambridge United. [1] He also played for the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League and for non-league club Royston Town, and was on the books of Arsenal without making a first-team appearance.

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Career

Donaldson was born in Islington, London, and was an England schoolboy international before beginning his football career with Arsenal. [1] He was a member of their 1971 FA Youth Cup-winning side, [2] but never broke through to the first team. In June 1973, he transferred to Second Division club Millwall for £5,000. [3] The team were relegated in 1975, and Donaldson helped them achieve promotion back to the Second Division in 1975–76, [4] [5] and made 258 appearances in all competitions over a six-and-a-half-year period. [6] He acted as an emergency goalkeeper three times during his Millwall career. [7] He spent the summer of 1979 with the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League, [8] and on 5 February 1980, signed for Second Division Cambridge United for a fee of £50,000. [6] He made 132 league appearances for Cambridge [1] and was featured in a 2002 book, Cambridge United: 101 Golden Greats. [9] In 1984, he moved on to Royston Town of the Isthmian League. [10]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Donaldson ran a fish and chip shop and then worked for a food company as sales manager. [5]

Honours

Arsenal

Millwall

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  4. ↑ "Tonight's Lions Live show". Millwall F.C. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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  6. 1 2 "A to Z of Millwall players: A to D". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Emergency measures". Goalkeepers are Different. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "American Soccer League Players: Los Angeles Skyhawks". NASLjerseys.com. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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