Kevin Donovan

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Kevin Donovan
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-17) 17 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Halifax, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1988 Elland Athletic
1987–1988 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Huddersfield Town 20 (1)
1992 →
Halifax Town
(loan)		 6 (0)
1992–1997 West Bromwich Albion 168 (19)
1997–2001 Grimsby Town 154 (23)
2001–2003 Barnsley 54 (1)
2003–2004 Rochdale 7 (0)
2004–2006 York City 31 (2)
2006–2007 Alfreton Town
Total 440 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Donovan (born 17 December 1971) is an English football coach, former professional player and sports co-commentator. He runs his own football academy that is linked to Brighouse Town.

As a player, he was a

Football League for Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Barnsley and Rochdale before finishing his career off in non-League football with York City and Alfreton Town
.

Playing career

Donovan started playing for Elland Athletic in the Halifax league as an 8-year old[1] before he joined Huddersfield Town, training at the centre of excellence, at 16 he became an apprentice and turned professional in October 1989.[1][2] He joined Halifax Town on loan during February and March 1992, before moving to West Bromwich Albion[1] for £70,000 in October of that year.[2] He made his Albion debut against Port Vale in the same month.[2] Donovan scored in Albion's 3–0 win over Vale in the Division Two play-off final the following May at Wembley as the club clinched promotion.

In July 1997 he signed for

Football League Trophy,[3] and in the play-off final, in which Donovan netted the only goal of the game.[4]
However, Donovan failed to score a single goal in the following season for the club.

Two more rather impressive seasons were spent at Blundell Park before Donovan confirmed the Grimsby supporters' worst fears and left to join rivals Barnsley.[1] His time at Oakwell was mainly blighted by injury problems, and he experienced relegation with the club,[2] and at the end of the 2002–03 season he was released by The Tykes. During his spell at Barnsley he scored once against Walsall in December 2001.[5]

Donovan was snapped up by Alan Buckley,[6] who had managed him at West Brom and Grimsby, and gave him a one-year deal for Rochdale[1][2] However, after another fruitless campaign, playing only seven times for 'Dale, Donovan was released by the club.[7]

His next port of call was at

Conference North, joining Alfreton Town
for a season before retiring from the game.

Personal life

Donovan runs a football school and coaches the junior side at Brighouse Town.[9]

He occasionally co-commentates for BBC Radio Humberside on Grimsby Town games.

Honours

Grimsby Town

  • 1997–98
  • 1997–98

West Bromwich Albion

  • 1992–93

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "About Me". KD Pro Coaching. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-85983-474-4
    .
  3. ^ "Buckley savours Wembley hat-trick". BBC Sport. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Grimsby bounce back to Division 1". BBC News. 24 May 1998. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Barnsley 4–1 Walsall". BBC. 8 December 2001. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Donovan trains at Dale". BBC Sport. 10 December 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Dale release Donovan". BBC Sport. 3 February 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Donovan signs York deal". BBC Sport. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Welcome to Kevin Donovan Soccer Schools". Archived from the original on 7 August 2008.
  10. ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9
    .

External links
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