Ian Donald (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Richard Donald[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
1968–1969 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1973 | Manchester United | 4 | (0) |
1973 | Partick Thistle | 1 | (0) |
1973–1975 | Arbroath | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ian Richard Donald (born 28 November 1951) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back for Manchester United, Partick Thistle and Arbroath in the 1970s. He later took up a position on the Aberdeen board of directors, before eventually becoming chairman in 1994.
Career
Born in
Donald was not with Partick for long, however, only making one appearance for the club before the end of the 1972–73 season, when he was transferred to Arbroath. In two seasons with Arbroath, though, Donald only managed four league appearances and he retired from playing at the end of the 1974–75 season.
In 1980, Donald was appointed to the board of directors at Aberdeen, before rising to the position of vice-chairman by 1986, and then becoming chairman in 1994. He left the post in 1998, and remained on the board until 2004, when he was appointed as the club's honorary president.[2]
References
- ^ "Ian Donald". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Donald exits Dons board". BBC Sport. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2008.