Andrew Donaldson (footballer, born 1884)

Andrew Donaldson (born 5 June 1884) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left for clubs including Motherwell,[1] Airdrieonians (three spells, making 337 Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup appearances in total and scoring 95 goals),[2] Celtic[3] and Third Lanark. In January 1915 he scored four goals for Airdrie in a 5–0 league victory over Rangers,[4][5] albeit this was during World War I when the SFL continued but wartime commitments and restrictions often affected the matches. Donaldson played regularly in the top division of Scottish football for 14 seasons, but never won a major trophy nor took part in a final[2] – however, Airdrie won the Lanarkshire Cup six times while he was with the club, and he is known to have been involved in the 1914 victory[6] but likely to have played in most if not all of the other finals.

Andrew Donaldson

Personal information
Date of birth	5 June 1884
Place of birth	Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Ashfield
1906–1908	Motherwell	63	(15)
1908–1911	Airdrieonians	92	(22)
1911–1912	Celtic	17	(6)
1912–1918	Airdrieonians	215	(64)
1918–1920	Third Lanark	44	(9)
1920	Airdrieonians	15	(5)
1920–1922	St Johnstone
1922	Dykehead
Total		446	(121)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

1. Andy Donaldson, MotherWELLnet
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. (Celtic player) Donaldson, Andrew, FitbaStats
4. Association Football., The Glasgow Herald, 5 January 1915
5. Donaldson, Andrew, The Celtic Wiki
6. Association Football., The Glasgow Herald, 3 January 1914