Bob Donaldson

Bob Donaldson
Personal information
Full name	Robert Donaldson
Date of birth	27 August 1868
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death	28 April 1947 (aged 78)
Place of death	Airdrie, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
000?–1891	Airdrieonians
1891–1892	Blackburn Rovers
1892–1897	Newton Heath
1897–1898	Luton Town
1898–1899	Glossop North End
1899–1900	Ashford United
Total
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Donaldson (27 August 1868 – 28 April 1947) was a Scottish footballer. He played as a forward.

Donaldson played for Airdrieonians and Blackburn Rovers before joining Newton Heath in 1892. He scored 66 goals in 147 appearances for Newton Heath. The first of these goals, scored against Blackburn Rovers on 3 September 1892, was also the club's first ever league goal. However, Newton Heath lasted just two seasons before demotion to the Second Division,^[1] where they remained when Donaldson retired from playing football in 1897.

Career statistics[]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newton Heath^[2]
	1892-93	26	16	1	0	2	0	29	16
	1893-94	24	7	3	3	1	0	28	10
	1894-95	27	15	1	0	1	0	29	15
	1895-96	17	7	3	2	0	0	20	9
	1896-97	29	9	8	5	4	0	41	14
	1897-98	8	2	0	0	0	0	8	2
Total		131	56	16	10	8	0	155	66

References[]

^ "Club History: Newton Heath 1877-1902". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
^ "THE WEBSITE OF DREAMS". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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[1] "Club History: Newton Heath 1877-1902". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

[2] "THE WEBSITE OF DREAMS". stretfordend.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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