Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard MacNaughton Donald | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 December 1993 | (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.