Dick Donnelly

Charles Richard Donnelly (11 September 1941 – 21 July 2016) was a Scottish footballer, broadcaster, and journalist.

Dick Donnelly
Personal information
Full name Charles Richard Donnelly
Date of birth 11 September 1941[1]
Place of birth Lochee, Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 21 July 2016 (aged 74)
Place of death Balmullo, Fife, Scotland
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Carnoustie Panmure
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1964 East Fife 79 (0)
Brechin City 0 (0)
Arbroath 0 (0)
Total 79 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early and personal life

Donnelly was born in Lochee, Dundee and attended Harris Academy in the city.[2]

He was married with one son, one daughter, and three grandchildren.[2]

Career

After working as an apprentice at DC Thomson, Donnelly began his footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Carnoustie Panmure, East Fife, Brechin City and Arbroath.[2] He made 79 appearances for East Fife in the Scottish Football League,[3] and 107 appearances in all competitions.[2]

Donnelly began writing Sunday match reports for The Courier in the late 1960s, before becoming a full-time journalist with The People's Journal and the Scottish Sunday Express.[2]

He also broadcast on the radio with Radio Tay and Radio Clyde.[2]

gollark: I do not think globally restricting what people are allowed to *believe* is a good idea.
gollark: Er, that sounds bad.
gollark: Oh, so "isolationist" as in "no military interference", not "no interaction with other countries", that's good.
gollark: Global trade is pretty important and beneficial.
gollark: Um. No?

References
  1. Pattullo, Alan (26 July 2016). "Obituary: Dick Donnelly, Dundee's 'Voice of Football'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. "Obituary - Dick Donnelly, broadcaster and one of the great voices of Scottish football". Herald Scotland. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. "EAST FIFE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 August 2016.


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