Daniel O'Donnell (27 February 1939 – April 2024) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brentford.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Brechin City and hometown club Dumbarton.[3][4] O'Donnell died in April 2024, at the age of 85.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel O'Donnell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | April 2024 (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | |||
| 1960–1962 | Brentford | 11 | (0) |
| 1960 | → Dumbarton | 1 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Brechin City | 3 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Tonbridge | ||
| Vale of Leven | |||
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Scotland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1960–61[6] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961–62[6] | Third Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Danny O'Donnell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 117. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Player Appearances and goalscoring records – O". Scottish Football Historical Archive. p. 586. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Scotland Junior Internationals". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ @BrentfordFC (4 April 2024). "All at Brentford were saddened to hear of the passing of former player, Danny O'Donnell 🙏 Danny played 11 games for the club during the early 1960s. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this sad time 🐝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 386. ISBN 0951526200.
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