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James Donnelly (footballer)

James Donnelly

Donnelly while with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name	James Elliot Donnelly[1]
Date of birth	(1893-12-18)18 December 1893[2]
Place of birth	Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland[2]
Date of death	3 June 1959(1959-06-03) (aged 65)[2]
Place of death	England[2]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1919	Royal Artillery
1919–1922	Blackburn Rovers	8	(0)
1922–1924	Accrington Stanley	54	(0)
1924–1925	Southend United	42	(0)
1925–1928	Brentford	79	(1)
1928–1932	Thames	36	(3)
1953	Clitheroe
Total		147	(4)
Managerial career
1933–1935	Građanski Zagreb
1936–1937	Turkey
1938–1940	AFC Amsterdam
1944–1945	AFC Amsterdam
1953	Clitheroe (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Elliot Donnelly (18 December 1893 – 3 June 1959) was an Irish professional football player and manager. As a player, he played as a full back in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Southend United, Brentford and Thames.^[1][4] After his retirement as a player, Donnelly became a manager and coach and as part of an FA coaching programme,^[2] he was sent abroad and managed Građanski Zagreb, Turkey and Amsterdamsche FC.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} He also held coaching roles at Thames, in Belgium and at AS Ambrosiana-Inter.^[2][10]

Donnelly served in the Royal Artillery during the First World War.^[11]

He was married to Jane Isherwood.^[12]