Dick Donald

Dick Donald
Personal information
Full name Richard MacNaughton Donald
Date of birth (1911-02-20)20 February 1911
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 30 December 1993(1993-12-30) (aged 82)
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Utility player
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1933 Aberdeen 12 (2)
1933–1934 Dunfermline Athletic
1934–1939 Aberdeen 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard MacNaughton Donald (20 February 1911 – 30 December 1993)[1] was a Scottish footballer, businessman and football administrator. He is best known for his time as Chairman of Aberdeen during the club's most successful period in the 1980s, but he was also an important figure in the family firm, which operated cinemas, theatres and dancehalls in Aberdeen. He was inducted into the Aberdeen "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003.

  1. ^ Macdonald, Alastair (8 January 1994). "Obituary: Richard M Donald (registration required)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2008.