Colin McDonald (soccer player, 1930)
| Colin McDonald | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Colin Agnew McDonald | |
| birthday | October 15, 1930 | |
| place of birth | Bury , England | |
| size | 187 cm | |
| position | goalkeeper | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1948-1961 | Burnley FC | 186 (0) |
| 1950-1951 | → Headington United (loan) | 30 (0) |
| 1965-1967 | Altrincham FC | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1958 | England | 8 (0) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1961 | Wycombe Wanderers | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Colin Agnew McDonald (born October 15, 1930 in Bury , Lancashire ) is a retired English football player who played as a goalkeeper.
Athletic career
McDonald joined Burnley FC in 1948 , where he played his way into the reserve team. A short time later he did his military service , during which he played for Headington United . Returned to Burnley in 1952, he was initially behind Des Thompson substitute goalkeeper and it took almost two years to make his competitive debut on the occasion of a 5-1 loss of his club to Aston Villa . Despite the five goals he conceded, he could no longer be displaced and was a regular goalkeeper in the following years. With good performances he led the club towards the top of the table and himself into the circle of the English national team . After he broke his shoulder in December 1956 and was temporarily replaced by Adam Blacklaw , it was not until 1958 before he was used in the national team. After his debut against the national soccer team of the USSR in the opening game of the soccer World Cup in 1958 , he was in all four games of the English team, which after a 0-1 defeat in the play-off at the end of the group stage against the USSR team tied on points with a goal by Anatoli Mikhailovich Ilyin retired early, first goalkeeper. He was also subsequently the first choice for both the club and the national team before he suffered a broken leg at a clash between national teams from the Football League and the League of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day in 1959. After complications that led to pneumonia, he had to end his professional career early and was inherited by the Scot Blacklaw. He later tried a comeback as a player in non-league football at FC Altrincham and coached some clubs such as Wycombe Wanderers or FC Bury .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McDonald, Colin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McDonald, Colin Agnew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bury , Lancashire |