| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Donnelly | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1947[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1966 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | Motherwell | 74 | (10) |
| 1971–1978 | East Stirlingshire | 216 | (26) |
| 1978–1980 | St Roch's | ||
| Total | 290 | (36) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Donnelly (born 12 March 1947) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right half or inside right.
Having come to the attention of professional clubs as part of a successful school team at Cumnock Academy, Donnelly began his career at Rangers in 1964[3][2] but failed to break into the first team.[4] Released in 1968, he joined Motherwell and quickly became an important part of the team as they won the Scottish Division Two title in 1968–69 to regain the top-tier status they lost a year earlier.[2][4] Donnelly's importance in the side began to diminish, and in 1971 he moved on to part-timers East Stirlingshire,[5][6] where he was a regular for the next seven years[4][7] before retiring via a spell with St Roch's in the junior leagues.[7] By that point he had qualified as a school teacher in Glasgow.
His son Simon was also a footballer who played for clubs including Celtic and Partick Thistle, and for the Scotland national team.[3]