Personal information | |||
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Full name | George John Donnelly [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 May 1988||
Place of birth | Kirkby, Merseyside, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | Runcorn Town | 9 | (11) |
2007–2009 | Skelmersdale United | 47 | (36) |
2009–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | (0) |
2009 | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Stockport County (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2010–2011 | → Stockport County (loan) | 23 | (8) |
2011–2012 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | (5) |
2011 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2012 | Macclesfield Town | 15 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Rochdale | 78 | (13) |
2014–2015 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | (0) |
2015 | → Southport (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2015–? | Skelmersdale United | ||
2016 | AFC Liverpool | 9 | (3) |
2018 | Marine | 5 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2018 |
George John Donnelly (born 28 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
He has previously played for Skelmersdale United, Plymouth Argyle, Luton Town, Stockport County, Fleetwood Town, Macclesfield Town and Tranmere Rovers.
Donnelly has played internationally for England at non-league level.
As a youth player, Donnelly played for Liverpool. [3] He started his career with Runcorn Town and Northern Premier League Division One North club Skelmersdale United, becoming a prolific goalscorer. [4]
In March 2009 he joined Championship side Plymouth Argyle. [5] [6] Donnelly also had offers from Conference North clubs Southport and Fleetwood Town and Football League side Scunthorpe United. [5] [6] Donnelly made his debut for Plymouth on 18 April 2009 as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat at home against Doncaster Rovers in the Championship. [7]
On 28 August 2009, Donnelly signed on a one-month loan for Conference Premier club Luton Town, [8] where he made four substitute appearances.
He moved on loan to Stockport County on 29 January 2010, signing initially for one month. [9] He made his debut for the club as second-half substitute on 30 January in a match against Southampton. [10] His loan was later extended until the end of the season but he missed the last game of the season as his parent club Plymouth withdrew his loan. He scored 4 goals in the 19 games he played for the club.
In July 2010 he rejoined Stockport on loan for a further six months [11] in a spell which saw him score 8 goals in 27 matches.
On 6 January 2011 he moved to Fleetwood Town for a club record fee, believed to be in the region of £50,000. [12] He made his debut for the club on 8 January. [13]
In August 2011, George was the subject of speculation of an unusual bid from his former loan club Stockport County. Through the social networking site Twitter, County asked their fans who they would like to sign between Donnelly and Halifax Town forward Jamie Vardy. County director Tony Evans entered into negotiations with Fleetwood but valuations between the two clubs were irreparably different. [14]
Despite the Twitter interest, George signed for League Two club Macclesfield Town on an initial one-month loan on 9 September 2011. [15]
On 1 January 2012 he signed a two and half-year deal with Macclesfield Town after his loan period ended for an undisclosed five figure sum. [16]
On 15 May 2012 it was announced that Donnelly had signed for Rochdale for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal. [17] He made his debut on 11 August in a 4–3 defeat against Barnsley in the League Cup. [18] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 October in a 3–2 win against Accrington Stanley. [19] He scored his second goal on 13 October in a 2–1 defeat at home to Morecambe. [20]
On 1 September 2014, George joined Tranmere Rovers on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Rochdale. [21] Donnelly's contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2015.
In August 2016 he joined AFC Liverpool. [22]
Before turning professional as a footballer, Donnelly worked in a warehouse. [24]
He is also a personal trainer. [23]
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