Terry Donovan (footballer)
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (December 2015) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Grimsby Town | 75 | (28) |
| 1979–1983 | Aston Villa | 24 | (11) |
| 1983 | → Oxford United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1983 | Portland Timbers | 15 | (1) |
| 1983 | Burnley | 18 | (6) |
| 1983–1985 | Rotherham United | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1981 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Terry Donovan (born 27 February 1958) is an English-born former footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Playing career[]
Donovan played for Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Oxford United (loan), Portland Timbers, Burnley and Rotherham United during his club career and also played for Ireland's national team on two occasions.
He joined Villa for £72,000 in 1979 after establishing himself as a prolific scorer during three seasons with his hometown club Grimsby Town, helping them gain promotion from the Fourth Division.[2] Donovan contributed two goals in Villa's 5 – 0 victory over Valur in the early stages of 1981-82 European Cup. Villa went on to win the tournament.[3]
Personal life[]
He attended Clee Grammar School (it became Matthew Humberstone School in 1973).
Donovan's late Irish father, Don Donovan, also represented Grimsby Town and the Republic of Ireland and managed Boston United from 1965–69.[4]
He is the father of broadcaster Keeley Donovan.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ "Mariners Memories: Grimsby Town stat Terry Donovan". Grimsby Telegraph. Local World.[dead link]
- ^ "European Cup 1982 unlikely lads: Donovan at the double". Aston Villa F.C. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "R.I.P Don". Grimsby Town F.C. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Keeley Donovan". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
External links[]
- 1958 births
- Association football forwards
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- English people of Irish descent
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Living people
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Portland Timbers (1975–1982) players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English Football League players
- People from Tetney, Lincolnshire
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate footballers