 Donaldson with York City in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clayton Andrew Donaldson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York City (head of development) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Bradford City | ||
| 2000–2002 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Hull City | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Scarborough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | York City | 85 | (41) |
| 2007–2008 | Hibernian | 18 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Crewe Alexandra | 117 | (47) |
| 2011–2014 | Brentford | 136 | (46) |
| 2014–2017 | Birmingham City | 113 | (32) |
| 2017–2018 | Sheffield United | 26 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Bradford City | 55 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | York City | 33 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | (22) |
| 2023–2024 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | England National Game XI | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Jamaica | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Farsley Celtic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Clayton Andrew Donaldson (born 7 February 1984) is a professional footballer and manager who plays as a striker. He is currently Head of Development at York City.
He has played in the English Football League and Scottish Premier League for Hull City, Hibernian, Crewe Alexandra, Brentford, Birmingham City, Sheffield United, Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City, and at senior international level for the Jamaica national team.
Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first-team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year. He was sent out on loan to non-League clubs on four occasions, and with chances in the first team at Hull limited, he was released in 2005 and subsequently joined York City. In his first season at the club, he was voted as their Clubman of the Year and his second season saw him finish as the team's highest scorer and third highest scorer in the league.
He joined Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in July 2007, after signing a pre-contract agreement with them in January whilst with York. After a season at the club he left to return to England with Crewe Alexandra. After three years with Crewe, being the top goalscorer in League Two in his last season, he joined Brentford in 2011. He spent three years with the club, helping them gain promotion into the Championship in 2013–14, before signing for Birmingham City at the end of that season when his contract expired. After three seasons with Birmingham, he signed for another Championship club, Sheffield United, in August 2017. Spending just a year with the club, he moved to Bolton Wanderers in June 2018. He has since played in the lower league divisions of English football, with the likes of York, Gainsborough Trinity, and most recently, Farsley Celtic
Donaldson played internationally for the England National Game XI, who represent England at non-League level, with whom he earned two caps, before accepting an invitation to represent Jamaica in 2015.
- ^ "List of players given a free transfer: Sheffield United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 94. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Clayton Donaldson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Clayton Donaldson". Bradford City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021.