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Gary Donnellan
Personal information
Full name Gary Donnellan[1]
Date of birth (1962-07-03) 3 July 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth Paddington,[2] England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1980 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980 Chelsea 0 (0)
1980–1981 Watford 0 (0)
1981–1983 Reading 41 (5)
1983–1987 Wealdstone 116 (14)
1987–1990 Yeovil Town (13)
1990 Enfield
1990–1992 Slough Town 47 (7)
1992–1993 Hendon 24 (3)
Total 228+ (42+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Donnellan (born 3 July 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Reading.

Career

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Donnellan started his career as an apprentice at Chelsea, before being signed by Watford in 1980. Having only made one appearance for The Hornets, in the Football League Group Cup,[3] he moved to Reading, with whom he made 41 appearances in the Football League Third Division over the next two seasons.[1]

He then joined Wealdstone, and was a regular in the side that won the 1984–85 Alliance Premier League–FA Trophy "double".[4][5] In the latter part of the 1986–87 season, Donnellan followed Wealdstone manager Brian Hall to Isthmian League club Yeovil Town and helped them finish as runners-up.[6][7] He contributed to their Isthmian League and Cup double in his first full season,[8] and made 47 appearances in the Conference over the next two seasons,[9] taking his totals to 129 appearances and 18 goals in all competitions.[10][11] Towards the end of the 1989–90 season, he was transferred to Enfield, struggling at the bottom of the Conference, for a club record £20,000.[12][13] He played eight times, scoring once, as his new team were relegated.[14] He later went on to represent Slough Town[15] and Hendon.[16]

Personal life

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Donnellan was born to Irish parents in Paddington, London.[2] His brother Leo played football professionally, as have Leo's sons Shaun and Leo junior.[17] Donnellan began working in financial services in 1990, and since 2004 has worked for independent financial advisers Kingsway Wealth Management.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gary Donnellan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Pope, Neil (14 February 1981). "I'm prepared to work hard at the game and make a success of my career" (JPEG). In Orton, Roland (ed.). Watford: Programme: Football League Division Two: Shrewsbury Town – via Old Watford.
  3. ^ "Digweed to Elkes" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. Trefor Jones. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 707, 710. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  5. ^ "Stones to celebrate 30th anniversary of the 1985 Double". Wealdstone F.C. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "The Yeovil Town Story: part 43: Season 1986–87 part two". Ciderspace. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ Sowden, Steve (13 April 2009). "Yeovil Town have set a new club record for the Football League". Yeovil Express. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ^ "The Yeovil Town Story: part 44: Season 1987–88 part two". Ciderspace. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. ^ Harman, John (ed.). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004. pp. 789, 801.
  10. ^ "Season 1986–87", "1987–88", "1988–89" and "1989–90 Appearances". Ciderspace. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Yeovil Town: Gary Donnellan Profile". Ciderspace. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  12. ^ "The Yeovil Town Story: part 47". Ciderspace. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Looking back: The 1989/90 season". The National League. November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  14. ^ Harman, John (ed.). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004. pp. 229, 233.
  15. ^ "Gary Donnellan". Slough Town FC. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Former Staff – Gary Donnellan". Hendon FC. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Shaun Donnellan hopes to keep playing alongside his younger brother Leo at Worcester City". Worcester News. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Where are they now?". WFC.net. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  19. ^ "About us". Kingsway Wealth Management. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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